Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone

• Toby Purser in conversation with Roger Kneebone

  Toby Purser is Head of Conducting at the Royal College of Music in London. His musical interests encompass symphonic, operative and contemporary repertoires alongside film music and intercultural collaborations. He founded the Orion Orchestra in 2005 and is its artistic director. Toby has been guest conductor with many leading orchestras across the world. In this conversation we explore the many facets of a conductor’s role. https://www.tobypurser.co.uk

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• Wayne Meeten in conversation with Roger Kneebone

  Wayne Meeten is a distinguished craftsman whose work builds on ancient Japanese metalworking techniques and is profoundly influenced by Tai Chi. Wayne has studied in Japan, working with leading experts in the field. His works are created from a flat sheet of metal using only a hammer. He has won numerous awards for his work, which is in many private and public collections. In this podcast he traces his journey from his early days working in a jeweller’s shop in Brighton through a series of unpredictable twists and turns. http://www.wvmstudio.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqH56YPO5zM

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• Janis Wong in conversation with Roger Kneebone

  Dr Janis Wong is Data and Technology Law Policy Advisor at The Law Society of England and Wales. She holds a PhD in computer science and is especially interested in the intersection between legal practice, technology, computing and artificial intelligence in today’s rapidly changing environment. 

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• Howard Phipps in conversation with Roger Kneebone

  Howard Phipps is an artist and print maker, well known for his wood engravings which often focusing on the natural world, with haunting images of landscapes and trees and a vivid sense of place. He exhibits widely, his work features in the collections of many museums and galleries and he has won numerous prizes. He has been a member of the Society of Wood Engravers since 1985.    https://howardphipps.co.uk

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• Adele Wagstaff in conversation with Roger Kneebone

  The portrait artist Adele Wagstaff trained at Newcastle University and the Slade School of Fine Art. She has been shortlisted for the Jerwood Drawing Prize and the BP Portrait Award and her work has been exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery. Alongside her work in the UK she spends time in Egypt, working on portraits of people along the Nile. Adele teaches a wide range of students, including life classes at the Royal Academy of Arts, which is where we first met. In this conversation we explore similarities and differences between our areas of work. https://www.adelewagstaff.co.uk

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