ABLE Voices Ep 81: Nicholas McCarthy

We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Ben Lunn. Ben Lunn is a music composer, conductor, musicologist, teacher and associate artist for Drake Music and Drake Music Scotland. As a composer, Lunn’s music reflects the material world around him, connecting to his North-Eastern heritage or how disability impacts the world around him or his working-class upbringing. Alongside this, he has become renowned for his championship of others, which have seen him creating unique collaborations with musicians from across the globe and developing unique concert experiences and opportunities for others. Today Ben will be speaking with Nicholas McCarthy.Nicholas McCarthy is a British pianist known for being one of the few one-handed concert pianists in the world. Born without his right hand, he has overcome significant challenges to establish an international career, performing in prestigious venues and with renowned orchestras. He is also a sought-after motivational speaker and advocate for musicians with disabilitiesFollow Ben online:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blunnmusic/Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/benlunnmusicFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/benlunnmusic/Follow Nicholas online:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicholasmccarthyofficial/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NicholasMcCarthyPianist/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/nmccarthypianoX: https://x.com/NMcCarthyPianoThe ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAAE Operations Coordinator, Daniel Martinez del Campo. The introduction music was written by Kai Levin and the ending song was written by Sebastian Batista. Kai and Sebastian are students in the Arts Education Programs at the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education.For more information about our programs visit us at https://college.berklee.edu/BIAAEFollow us for more weekly updates at:Instagram: @BIAAEFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BIAAE