Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth on Aldeburgh Festival

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Tom Service introduces the best classical music and the latest stories from the arts world. Tom meets conductor and composer Ryan Wigglesworth, who is the featured artist at this year's Aldeburgh Festival. He talks about his long association with the festival where he first encountered his mentor and friend Oliver Knussen, his brand new viola concerto which will be premiered there, and the importance of music education and building musical communities. The bass-baritone Davóne Tines chats to Tom about his upcoming performance of his "Concerto no.3: Mass" at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. The piece explores self-reflection and was written collaboratively with Caroline Shaw and Tyshawn Sorey, as well as incorporating music by Handel and Bach. Our focus on Creators continues with the Danish String Quartet who talk about the making of their first album "Wood Works" in 2014, which featured their unique arrangements of traditional folk music from small Nordic villages; arrangements which have since been shared by musicians across the globe. To listen on most smart speakers, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Saturday Morning”.