Jo Yee Chung, is the founder and Chief Executive of Olympias Music Foundation (OMF), a community-based charity, which amongst other things, offers free and sustained music lessons to children who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity. Jo, started out as a pianist and academic, undergoing both university and music college, and experiencing different types of music education, however, what really shaped her was some volunteering work in local schools in Manchester. but in this conversation, Jo tells Miche about herself, OMF and how, despite efforts, classical music could be much more inclusive to those it doesn’t always reach. 

We put the classical music world to rights!

For more information about Olympia's Music Foundation:

⁠https://www.olympiasmusicfoundation.com/⁠

Producer: Carlie Foster for Audio Always

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Michael Betteridge is a composer, working in many environments but mainly has a focus on high quality community music making. He is also the founder and musical director of The Sunday Boys, a low-voiced choir routed in the queer community. This ground-breaking choir are involved in projects that use music to create conversations about many 21st century issues as well as interesting ideas about how to run a 21st century choir. Michael was fascinated by music from a very young age, never really taking the conventional route, despite what may have been a conventional education. This conversation includes how the classical music industry is changing and how we can support adult amateur musicians to be the best they can be. 

We put the classical music world to rights!

For more information on Michael:

https://michaelbetteridge.com/

For more information on The Sunday Boys:

https://www.thesundayboys.com/

Producer: Carlie Foster for Audio Always

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