BABIN AND COMPOSING FOR EUROCHESTRIES: INTERVIEW WITH KLASSIKARAADIO (ESTONIA)

Radio interview produced by Johanna Mängel from the radio station Klassikaraadio, part of the Estonian Public Broadcasting in Tallinn, Estonia. The interview was recorded during the Congress of the Fédération des festivals Eurochestries which took place from March 7 to 10, 2019 in Jonzac, France.

While the show is broadcasted in Estonian, guests reply in either French or English. The interviewees are Claude Révolte, President and Founding Member of Eurochestries, Sinéad Ryan, Marketing and Communications Officer at the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras, and Louis Babin, Canadian composer.

Louis Babin talks about his experience as a composer and as a conductor collaborating with youth orchestras, more specifically in the context of Eurochestries.

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The conversation with Louis Babin starts at 14’38” with a recording of the first movement of his symphonic poem Saint-Exupéry: Of Heart, Sand & Stars.