Why do we warble? | Toby Young | TEDxUAL
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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2016 · Nonprofits & Activism
Why does opera not connect with contemporary audiences? How can opera be made more appealing? Toby Young explores how his compositional practice is helping opera reach out to different people. Toby Young is a composer, researcher and curator from London. Since winning the BBC Proms Young Composer of the Year in 2006, Toby has written music for classical groups such as the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and choir of Westminster Abbey, as well as urban and EDM acts including Chase & Status, Jacob Banks and MOKO. Toby is also lecturer in music at Somerville College, Oxford, and Co-Director of the interdisciplinary Oxford Centre for Creativity in Research (OCCR). This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
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