On this episode of Bach to Basics we chat with Tenor Adrian McEniery. We not only talk about his career but also ask him questions we’ve always wanted to know about singing, like what makes a good sound? And what are all the different voice types? Where has the contralto voice gone? What makes great singers so individual? What effect does the body type have on a singers sound? What is tongue root? And what is so great about Opera? Adrian is a graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium, has won numerous vocal awards, is a Churchill Fellow, and has been twice nominated for Green Room Awards. He has worked for all the major Opera companies of Australia and New Zealand, and includes in his repertoire a number of Australian and world premiere performances. Tongue Root Video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v</a>=fPbJLXaPnZg   Adrian in Cavallis Giasone  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFY0nTHeOxQ" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFY0nTHeOxQ</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

S1 - EP 4 - The Pianist-  Stewart Kelly

What is a deceptive cadence? Why don’t we applaud between movements? Did we ever? What is A440? Where has the contralto gone?  Why is the twelfth root of 2 so important in music? Bach to Basics each week brings in a different instrumentalist into the studio to dig around in the nooks and crannies of Classical Music. Co-hosted by Sascha Kelly and Adam Branson, Bach to Basics shows that the simplest of questions don't always have the simplest of answers.