With a voice comfortable singing baroque repertoire and world premieres, Roderick Williams is one of the most sought-after baritones in the UK. He’s also an arranger and composer (he wrote music for King Charles’ coronation), but tells Andrew Ford that his most important label is ‘musician’. He’s in Australia for concerts at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, the Newcastle Music Festival, and with the Adelaide and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras. “We who believe in freedom cannot rest, we who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes” — Bernice Johnson Reagon (from the lyrics to Ella's Song) The pioneering US civil rights activist, composer, scholar and singer Bernice Johnson Reagon died last week at the age of 81. The vocal group she founded, Sweet Honey In The Rock, has elevated the voices and music of Black women in America for decades. We'll hear again from a Music Show interview from the eve of the 2000 US election where Reagon explains what drives her, and how singing and protest are so intertwined.  Roderick Williams' Australian performance dates: Friday 26 July - ACFM Opening Night Concert - Festival Feelings Saturday 27 July - AFCM Ray Golding Sunset Series 1 -Spanish Sunset Saturday 27 July - AFCM Governor's Gala - Angels, Demons and other Nasties... Sunday 28 July - AFCM SPECIAL EVENT Sunday Night Concert - Schubertiade Monday 29 July - AFCM Concert Conversations 2 withAlexandra Raikhlina, Christian-Pierre La Marca, Roderick Williams, Umberto Clerici and Stephen Johnson Wednesday 31 July - Roam with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Thursday 1 August - AFCM Ray Golding Sunset Series 4 - Brothers in Love Thursday 1 August - AFCM Evening Concert 3 - Baroque Temptations Saturday 3 August - AFCM Ray Golding Sunset Series 6-Distant Beloved Saturday 3 August - AFCM Closing Concert - Festival Farewell Sunday 4 August - AFCM After Party Friday 23 August - Newcastle Music Festival masterclass Friday 23 August - Newcastle Music Festival recital  Thursday 29 August - Fauré's Requiem with the MSO Saturday 31 August - Fauré's Requiem with the MSO  Sunday 1 September - Siobhan Stagg and Roderick Williams in recital Music in this show: Title: Ella's Song Composer: Bernice Johnson Reagon Artist: Sweet Honey In The Rock Album: Breaths Label: Cooking Vinyl COOK 008 Title: The Shepherd Composer: Roderick Williams, words William Blake Artist: Roderick Williams and Susie Allan Album: Vaughan Williams: A Birthday Garland Label: SOMM Recordings SOMMCD 0683 Title: Be Thou My Vision, Triptych for Orchestra Composer: Roderick Williams Artist: The Coronation Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano conductor Album: The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla: The Official Album Label: Decca 5574786 Title: When I was one-and-twenty Composer: George Butterworth, words A. E. Housman, arr. Roderick Williams Artist: Roderick Williams, Hallé Orchestra, Mark Elder Album: A Shropshire Lad: English Songs Orchestrated by Roderick Williams Label: Hallé CDHLL7559 Title: We Are The Ones Composer: Bernice Johnson Reagon, words June Jordan Artist: Sweet Honey In The Rock Album: ...Twenty-Five... Label: Rykodisc RCD 10451 Title: Ballad of the Broken Word Composer: Toshi Reagon Artist: Sweet Honey In The Rock Album: Still On The Journey Label: EarthBeat! 9 42536-2 Technical production by Ann-Marie Debettencor The Music Show is produced on Gadigal and Gundungurra Country