Sound Thinking

Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge

A podcast by the Faculty of Music at Cambridge where alumni talk to current students about their life in music, careers in the music industry, topical debates, and the currents steering music’s future directions.

3 Episodes

Episode 3: Shadi Seifouri interviews Professor Nick Marston
9/17/2026
26:02
In this podcast, Professor Nick Marston (Professor of Music Theory and Analysis and Director of Studies, King's College) reflects on his career and time at Cambridge as he prepares for his imminent retirement. Interviewed by PhD student Shadi Seifouri.
Episode 2: Apolline Gouzi interviews David Pickard OBE
12/11/2025
20:06
In our second episode, PhD student Apolline Gouzi interviews veteran festival director David Pickard OBE, who was Director of the BBC Proms from 2015-2024 and General Director of Glyndebourne from 2001–2015.
Don't miss an episode of “Sound Thinking” and subscribe to it in the GetPodcast app.
Episode 1: Georgia Denham interviews Julian Anderson CBE
7/18/2025
19:45
In the first episode of our new podcast, PhD student Georgia Denham interviews the composer Julian Anderson CBE, who is currently Composer in Residence and Professor of Composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Get the whole world of podcasts with the free GetPodcast app.

Subscribe to your favorite podcasts, listen to episodes offline and get thrilling recommendations.

A company from

Sound Thinking

Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge

3 Episodes

Episode 3: Shadi Seifouri interviews Professor Nick Marston

Episode 2: Apolline Gouzi interviews David Pickard OBE

Episode 1: Georgia Denham interviews Julian Anderson CBE