#12 The Future of Music at Wadham | with Tom Hammond-Davies

Wadcast

In this episode, we talk to our new Director of Music, Tom Hammond-Davies. The Director of Music role has been newly envisioned, and Tom shares what this might mean for the future of music at Wadham. He also opens up about his own musical journey, confesses his latest listening habits, and shares how you can get involved with music in College.
To learn more about the new Wadham College Music Society, head to: https://wadhamcollegemusic.wixsite.com/wcms
Music Referenced in the episode:
Organ Music: Charles Marie Widor, Toccata (from Symphony No. 5) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmh3FHLz40w (played by Wayne Marshall)
Charles Wood, O Thou the central orb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIAqZSfkJVI
Bach motet: J S Bach, Der Geist hilft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUIwlujG0rA
George Shearing, Lullaby of Birdland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHlZ94wNF74
Erroll Garner, Misty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_tAU3GM9XI
Beyoncé's Renaissance https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mNIHUDGPKrgY-6pSM1JLFWhUc5iDHg1io&si=Rbojuejc95Pb1NGo

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Chương

1. Podcast Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Tom's first two weeks at Wadham (00:00:48)

3. How does Tom see the Director of Music role? (00:02:07)

4. What role does music play in the College beyond the Chapel? (00:03:02)

5. What were Tom's formative musical experiences? (00:05:22)

6. How did Tom end up at Wadham? (00:10:02)

7. How would Tom encourage someone to get involved in music? (00:13:20)

8. What is Tom listening to at the moment? (00:15:29)

9. Does Tom have any stories from his time at the Randolph? (00:17:50)

10. Podcast Outro (00:19:15)