Why Music? Clips
Listen to live performances and discussion from the Radio 3 Why Music event
"...probably the richest musical experience I've had."
Members of the SLEEP audience at Wellcome Collection reflect on their experience
Neil Cowley: Three piano solos
The pianist Neil Cowley performs three solo pieces live for Radio 3's Jazz Line-Up.
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"Could you conceive of a life without music?"
James Rhodes talks music and mental health & performs Gluck/Sgambati's Melody from Orfeo
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Finn Peters: Sleep Music 2
Finn Peters and group perform Sleep Music 2, live for Radio 3's Jazz Line-Up.
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How does music trigger and influence our emotions?
Psychologist John Sloboda & pianist Joe Stilgoe show how music provokes different emotion
Martin Speake vs Matthew Yee-King
Martin Speake improvises interacting with the computer algorithms of Matthew Yee-King.
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What parts of the brain do we use when we listen to music?
Neuroscientist, Robert Zatorre describes what music does to our brains.
Scrufizzer: Play,Pause & Rewind and Conquering
Scrufizzer performs original compositions from the Body of Songs project.
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Mara Carlyle and Max de Wardener: Follow Me Through
Mara Carlyle and Max de Wardener perform Follow Me Through from the Body of Songs project
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SLEEP preview: Max Richter talks to Late Junction live
As he prepares to perform his 8-hour work SLEEP, Max Richter explains the ideas behind it
Ghostpoet: A Plateful of Liver
Ghostpoet performs A Plateful of Liver from the Body of Songs project.
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Music and Empathy - Professor Eric Clarke
Prof. Eric Clarke talks to Tom Service about how music can increase our levels of empathy
