Today we’ve got a special episode with the conducting collaboration duo of Kevin Suetterlin and Mathias Elmer, Co-Music Directors of Sinfonietta Memphis. In this episode, we dive into how two conductors (and friends) can collaborate and learn together, plus how they founded the orchestra and create incredible engagement in their education programs. This episode also features …
Today we talk with Miguel Harth-Bedoya about the fundamental skills and the lost art of ear training for becoming a conductor. He is actively creating one of the few undergraduate programs in conducting in the U.S. and explains while it’s critical for conductors to start their fundamental training much earlier.
Most of you will know Gary Lewis from his Orchestral Conducting Symposium and as the Director of Orchestras at the University of Colorado Boulder. Or you may remember him from episode 2 of the podcast. But now we’ve got him here for a full episode all about learning to listen and enabling your orchestra to …
PT90: “Learning to Listen and Trusting the Orchestra,” with Gary Lewis Read More »
Today we’re excited to share this episode with Phil Aguglia all about his fascinating curriculum for his students starting their instruments in high school and how he developed it to lead young musicians towards growth and success, whether they continue to study music or not. Phil sought to both learn how great teachers teach and …
PT88: “Creating the Best Curriculum for your Beginner Students,” with Phil Aguglia Read More »
Today we talk with conductor Teddy Abrams, music director of the Louisville Orchestra and the Britt Festival, about redefining the orchestra for maximum impact. We talk about the future of classical music after COVID-19 and why orchestras were hit particularly hard, everything wrong with how classical music approaches education and how we can change to …
PT77: “How to Redefine the Orchestra for Maximum Impact,” with Teddy Abrams 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 »
