77. Nicole Wilson

In Episode 77, Seb and Verity are joined by violinist supremo and newly appointed Artistic Director of NSSO, Nicole Wilson.

Nicole has held positions with the LSO and ENO and works extensively as a freelancer, appearing as guest leader, in various west end shows and in major film sessions. She has also turned her hand to orchestral session fixing - her credits including the sixth Harry Potter movie. She co-produced a highly successful album for children - FunKey Rhymes - which has made her a huge star in the Philpott household. Nicole is the founder and managing director of Musical Orbit, a council member for ESTA and now bringing her boundless energy to NSSO. Exhausted? We don't know how she does it either!

We were hugely grateful to Nicole for sparing time on Good Friday to jump on a zoom call for a chat before she hit Mercedes Benz world....It's a jam packed conversation covering everything from the terrifying yet thrilling experience of recording Star Wars scores with the legend John Williams, to recording Old Macdonald via 'Is it Cake?'

Nicole discusses managing and overcoming performance anxiety and how Musical Orbit has helped match students with teachers from as far apart as Australia and Somerset. She also tells Seb and Verity what happened when her husband mysteriously vanished the day after her first child was born.....don't worry, there is a happy end to this (basically!)

This week's Intro and Outro sections are brought to you from a poorly ventilated bedroom in Premier Inn Rhyl.

You can find out more about NSSO here; https://www.nsso.org

Check out Musical Orbit here; https://www.musicalorbit.com

And here's a link to the excellent FunKey Rhymes on Spotify; https://open.spotify.com/album/4uxhrQDHM8aTs1ZXXebYeg

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