How the internet saved a community opera

How the internet saved a community opera

 “We’ve only gone and done it!” A line from Will Todd’s new community opera for Opera North.   In early 2020, Opera North joined forces with Northern Heartlands to create ‘Song of our Heartland’, with Will Todd and librettist Emma...
“Never take yourself too seriously”

“Never take yourself too seriously”

Will Todd talks to Karolina Silkina from the International Choral Bulletin    Q: “How did you start to create music?”  Q: “Which composers inspire you?”  Q: “What is your composition technique?” Just some of the questions...
#ShareTheLove

#ShareTheLove

On Mother’s Day 2019 some of the country’s greatest composers and musicians, including Dame Evelyn Glennie, John Rutter, Will Todd and Debbie Wiseman OBE launched #ShareTheLove – a new campaign by national charity Soundabout to raise awareness of the vital role...
Will Todd talks about Passion Music

Will Todd talks about Passion Music

  Composer Will Todd talks about the ideas and spiritual inspirations behind his new recording of  Passion Music for BBC Radio 4.     Listen to the complete broadcast The jazz choral work written in 2018 for the choirs of St Martin in the Fields and...