Anna Lapwood Interview | Organist | Conductor | Broadcaster - Keyboard Chronicles Episode 112

Anna Lapwood is a British organist, conductor, and broadcaster. Currently Director of Music at Pembroke College, Cambridge, Anna has a full schedule as both organist and conductor. We go in-depth in relation to some of the amazing instruments Anna has performed on, as well as a wide-ranging discussion on Anna's career and the challenges of classical music in the modern era more broadly. 00:00 - Introduction and Welcome 00:42 - Early Musical Upbringing: Piano, Harp, and Many Instruments 02:56 - Discovering the Organ (And Thinking It Was Stupid) 04:22 - Falling in Love with the Organ During the Oxford Scholarship 05:23 - Practicing 8 Hours a Day and Buying an Organ off eBay 06:40 - The Challenge of Limb Independence on the Organ 07:43 - Becoming Director of Music at Pembroke College at Age 21 10:07 - The Structure of Teaching Music at Cambridge University 11:19 - A Week in the Life at Pembroke College 13:14 - The Importance of Pastoral Care for Students 15:00 - Learning to Conduct and Leading Choirs 16:57 - Conducting vs. Performing on the Organ 18:15 - Recommitting to Organ Performance and Dealing with Rejection 20:36 - Overcoming Performance Anxiety During a Radio 3 Broadcast 22:01 - Choosing Repertoire and Arranging Film Music for Organ 24:43 - Transcribing Hans Zimmer's "Interstellar" Score and Going Viral 27:02 - Composition and Writing Music for Choirs 29:05 - Playing the Massive Royal Albert Hall Organ 31:12 - The World's Largest Organs in the US (Atlantic City and Philadelphia) 33:46 - Keeping Organ and Choral Music Fresh for Future Generations 35:07 - Attracting Younger and More Diverse Audiences 36:52 - What Shoes Does Anna Wear to Play the Organ? 38:01 - Promoting Women and Girls in Organ Playing 41:45 - The Bach-a-Thon and Supporting Musicians in Zambia 44:40 - Advice for Aspiring Musicians: Ignore the Critics 45:56 - Tag a Musician: Toral Azzolini Macheclare, Lucy Walker, and Jess Gillam 47:40 - Anna's Desert Island Discs/Pieces 51:07 - On-Stage Train Wrecks: Coming in a Beat Late on the Hallelujah Chorus 53:26 - Hopes to Play the Sydney Opera House Organ Discussion topics covered during the show: Anna's musical upbringing First exposure to the organ The approach to intensive practice of up to 8 hours per day Becoming Director of Music at Pembroke College at 21 How teaching music works at Cambridge A week in the life of Anna Lapwood and Pembroke College Developing as a conductor Releasing one's own work Insights into performance anxiety and 'getting out of one's head' Anna's love for film music and re-interpreting film music for the organ Anna performs 'Cornfield Chase' from the movie Interstellar  -    • Anna Lapwood - Cornfield Chase (From "Inte...   The power of film music as a 'gateway' to classical music Anna explores the Royal Albert Hall Organ -    • Anna Lapwood explores the inside of the Ro...   The largest organ in the world in Atlantic City USA -    • The Largest Musical Instrument in the World   Macy's Philadelphia Wanamaker Organ -    • A Look At The Famous Wanamaker Organ At Ma...   Comparing thoughts on the organ as an instrument now, to when Anna was first introduced to the instrument Anna and Bonobo perform together -    • Bonobo & Anna Lapwood perform Otomo live a...   Thoughts on keeping classical music fresh in the 21st Century and beyond A discussion on organist footwear - Organ Master shoes The Cambridge Organ Experience - https://www.cmp.cam.ac.uk/opportuniti... Bachathon for Zambia -    • #BachForZambia: Part 1   A tip for young players wanting to work in the music industry Three emerging artists Anna calls out: Toril Azzalini-Machecler, Lucy Walker, Jess Gillam Desert Island Discs: My One and Only Thrill - Melody Gardot, Soundtrack - Pirates of the Caribbean, Metamorphosen - Strauss, Bring Us, O Lord God - Sir William Harris, Intermezzo in A Major - Brahms Patreon -   / keyboardchronicles   Facebook -   / keyboardchronicles   Threads - https://www.threads.net/@thekeyboardc... Twitter -   / thekeyboardchr1   Instagram:   / thekeyboardchronicles