Playing in an orchestra at the BBC Proms as a blind musician

In this episode of the Sound Without Sight podcast, we welcome recorder player James Risdon, whose work has led him from Bach to Bowie, the Middle Ages to Minimalism. He recently performed with Paraorchestra and the Breath at the BBC Proms.

James speaks about his experience as an orchestral musician, focusing on the Proms concert, including:

• The techniques he used to learn his parts, combining braille music and audio.
• His experiences of navigating rehearsals.
• And of course, performing in the Proms itself, including some audio clips…

Playing in an orchestra at the BBC Proms as a blind musician