Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Composing | 20211128 | 20230826 (R3) | In the first of two programmes, singer Victoria Oruwari invites us to explore blind composers and how it is possible for a blind or partially sighted musician to commit notes to paper Victoria looks at composers from the past, including Bach and Delius, and from the present. When a composer cannot see the notes they are writing, what have been the challenges and what are the solutions? How has technology helped? How can a blind composer connect with performers and audiences? Featuring music by Rodrigo, Delius and Stevie Wonder Photo: Lilla Nyeki In the first of two programmes, Victoria Oruwari invites us to explore blind composers. Singer Victoria Oruwari invites us to explore the music of blind composers. |
| 2. Performance | 20211205 | 20230902 (R3) | In the second of two programmes, singer Victoria Oruwari explores blind or partially sighted performers across the ages. Blind herself, Victoria reveals how she and other blind musicians encounter, learn and perform music without actually being able to see the notes. Accessibility pioneer Louis Braille was himself an accomplished concert organist and invented a system of musical notation just as ground-breaking as his alphanumerical language Featuring music from Baluji Shrivastav's Inner Vision Orchestra, Paraorchestra, organist Angella Purll and pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii Photo: Lilla Nyeki Victoria Oruwari explores blind performers across the ages. Singer Victoria Oruwari invites us to explore the music of blind composers. |