Today we talk with conductor Kenneth Woods about expanding our understanding of Gustav Mahler by delving into the context and reactions to his world at Colorado Mahlerfest, why we must be more intentional in programming significant works from composers, and how we can gain a deeper understanding of a composers’ relationship to their music by how they revised it. …
PT103: The Power of a Premiere, with Kenneth Woods Read More »
Today we talk with John Devlin, Music Director of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, host of the Upbeat Podcast, and a founding contributor to EverythingConducting.com, about how to be the least-generic version of yourself, how to design a commissioning project that’s supremely exciting and relevant to your orchestra and audiences, and how innovative concert design can …
PT93: “Creating an Experience with Innovative Concert Design,” with John Devlin Read More »
Today we talk with Elizabeth de Brito, host of The Daffodil Perspective, the first gender-balanced, racially equitable, and inclusive classical radio show in the world, celebrating female composers every week. In its two years so far, Elizabeth has discovered and shared mountains of music that, unfortunately, you’ve never heard by women and composers of color …
Today we’re very excited to feature a fellow conductor and podcaster, Tigran Arakelyan. Tigran is the host of Let’s Talk Off The Podium, a podcast of interviews with professional musicians of all disciplines, including Classical and Jazz. Today we talk about the variety of guests and musicians that Tigran on his podcast and his new …
PT91: “Let’s Talk Off The Podium,” with Tigran Arakelyan Read More »
Today we talk with Rain Worthington, a self-taught composer with performances all over the country and the world. Our discussion covers how she started composing and without a background in theory, why a rigid analytical view of music can block creativity, and why we must not think of music as a competition.
This week we’re speaking with George Jackson, a London-Based conductor who works entirely as a freelancer and Guest Conductor. We’ve split this interview into three parts as an experiment we’re running on the podcast, and this third part is all about how we can use podcasts, film music, and Steve Reich to help revitalize Classical …
Today we chat with to chat with Julius P. Williams, President of the International Conductors Guild and professor of conducting and composition at Berklee College of Music. We’re also experimenting with releasing some shorter, more focused podcast episodes so today is Part 1 of two. This first episode from our talk with Julius is all …
PT79: “Conducting and Composing for the Ensemble you Have,” with Julius P. Williams Read More »
Today we’re starting a new program in which we interview select composers about their music and how they relate to orchestras, conductors, and audiences. We start off with Gary Kuo, an Emmy Award-Winning composer of music for television and the concert hall. Gary played as a session musician for hundreds of recording projects before turning …
PT76: “The Joy of Composing: When Music Serves its Purpose,” with Gary Kuo Read More »
If you’re a conductor in quarantine and willing to question the meaning of music and your place in the world, then this is the interview for you! We talk with conductor Christopher Rountree about how and why he realized he wasn’t interested in the standard career path for orchestral conductors, why classical music education is …
PT70: “Be a Place where Everybody Asks Questions,” with Christopher Rountree Read More »
Today we talk with conductor Matthew Salvaggio, Music Director of the Euclid Symphony, University Heights Band, and Orchestra 19 about how we can bring our volunteer and community ensembles to a new level by collaborating with new artists and composers. We talk about rehearsing and growing these groups to lead them towards greater music and …
PT63: “Elevate Your Community Groups,” with Matthew Salvaggio Read More »
