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On this episode I talk with Sasha Wolff, creator of "Still I Run" and Debbie Thurlow about her role in this growing community. Still I Run is a non-profit organization and online community for runners whose mission is to raise awareness around mental health. We talk about both their running journeys and about the many opportunities this community has to help people with mental health issues through running. Here is the link to the fundraiser that I am running now: https://www.classy.org/fundraiser/3159927 Here is the link to the "Still I Run" website: https://www.stillirun.org/ Follow me on instragram: https://www.instagram.com/larunningmusic/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode I talk with composer Randall Standridge about his career as a teacher turned full time composer. We also cover topics on mental health, his great relationship with his husband Steve and family, fitness, broadway, marching band...literally all the things. This conversation has so many meaningful takeaways. To find out more about Randall, visit his website liked below. I also included links to the three pieces he detailed in the episode for reference. Keep doing the thing and the stuff and thank you for listening! Quotes: "When people ask me who my heroes are, I always say my parents. They told me I could be anything, do anything, and I believed them." "I had an impulse to create from an early age." "I realized that I was working away my life. We only get one life. So, I needed to choose to leave teaching to pursue my composition career completely." "I was grateful for the work because it was a distraction. There is no way that we can mentally prepare for what we went through the past year. There is no point in sitting around wishing things were different. I didn’t just sit down and grieve myself to waste. I can work on my music and throw myself into that." "What can this piece live without? Does this serve a purpose?" "I decided to make sure that the piece was a commentary on what was happening and not a representation." "The piece is meant to showcase the struggle to hold things together in the face of mental health issues. I am hoping that this piece will be a conversation that helps bring light to mental health." "I am a firm believer that if an opportunity doesn’t exist…create it." "A good relationship is not a great conversation that never ends." "Everyone is the hero of their own story." Website: https://randallstandridge.com/ Stonewall 1969: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpWZu9irFfY The Nine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaxIud-lMMw Unbroken: Coming Soon Follow Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/larunningmusic/ Full Bio: Mr. Standridge is currently published by Grand Mesa Music, Alfred Music, FJH Music, Wingert-Jones Music, Band Works Publications, Twin Towers Music, and Northeastern Music Publications. Mr. Standridge's music is performed internationally. He has had numerous works selected to the J.W. Pepper's editor's choice. His compositions Snake Charmer, Gently Blows the Summer Wind, and Angelic Celebrations have been included in the "Teaching Music Through Performance in Band" series. He has had numerous works performed at the prestigious Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois. His work Art(isms) was premiered by the Arkansas State University Wind Ensemble at the 2010 CBDNA conference in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and his work Stonewall: 1969 was premiered at the National LGBA conference in 2019. Mr. Standridge is also a contributing composer for Alfred Music's Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development series. In addition to his career as a composer, Mr. Standridge is the owner and editor for Randall Standridge Music, LLC and Grand Mesa Marching. He is in demand as a drill designer, music arranger, and colorguard designer for the marching arts, as well as a freelance artist/photographer and writer. He lives in Jonesboro, Arkansas with his family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Even on the most challenging days I ran because four miles meant I was running for four students. Running for them motivated me." Meghan Radimer is an elementary P.E teacher in Sussex County and was just honored as the first ever P.E teacher to be honored as "Teacher of The Year." this past school year. Meghan is also an active runner, completing 11 marathons in her lifetime. As an elementary physical education and health teacher, one of the most important skills she has had to master is learning how to motivate her students. On this episode we talk about her running journey, the 255 mile challenge that she took on to connect with her student's at the beginning of the pandemic, goal-setting, and so much more. Thank you for listening! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode I bring back Dr. Tom McCauley. He is the director of bands at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. We talk a lot about the past year during this pandemic and share strong messages about how to overcome the obstacles that life may throw your way. We also discuss what he did to get back to band this year as well as his recent articles that were published in "TEMPO" this year. You can follow me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/larunningmusic/ Stay Strong. Stay Consistent. Pursue Your Passions! DO THE THING AND THE STUFF!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode I have a conversation with Lois Hicks Wozniak. Lois is a fantastic musician, teacher, spin instructor, mother, and so much more! She shares so many strong stories on this episode. In the accelerando to the fine, Lois shares her most useless talent by singing "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" one word off!!! I hope you enjoy. Here is a link to her website: https://www.loishickswozniak.com/ Follow me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/larunningmusic/ Thank you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kim Roman is the first female head drum major of the Hawthorne Caballeros. On this episode we talk about the past, present, and future of drum corps as well as the 750 for the 75th campaign. Ready? Set. Go! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A native of Brooklyn, NY, Deryck Clarke (French horn) comes from a family of immigrants from Guyana, South America. He is a graduate of the High School of Performing Arts in New York City and the Curtis Institute of Music. He holds a BM from the North Carolina School of the Arts and a MM from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. His professional engagements include Soulful Symphony, the Martina Arroyo Foundation’s Prelude to Performance orchestra, Early Music New York, the Paula Kimper Ensemble, the Ray Chew Orchestra, Imani Winds, Oregon Symphony, Winston-Salem Symphony, Seoul Philharmonic, and Broadway productions of The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aida, and the US Tour of Oklahoma! Throughout his career Deryck has performed with renowned artists including Leonard Bernstein, Isaac Stern, Donnie McClurkin, Ashford and Simpson, Sir Andrew Davis, Aaron Copland, Paquito D’Rivera, and James DePriest. While in college, Mr. Clarke discovered his passion for teaching at the NY State Music Camp/Hartwick College Music Festival. He was faculty member at the Apple Hill Chamber Music Festival, the Juilliard School's Music Advancement Program and the Mannes College preparatory division. Mr. Clarke also served as Interim Music Director of the Harlem School of the Arts. As a NJ state certified music educator, Deryck received awards and recognition for his service as instrumental and vocal music teacher at the Mount Vernon Elementary School in Newark, NJ. He later served as Program Director of William Paterson University’s Music After School program in Paterson, NJ and Start the Music camp, and an artist-in-residence at the Cicely Tyson School of the Arts in East Orange, NJ. Deryck is currently the Educational and Community Outreach director for The Harlem Chamber Players and founder of the Harmony Effect, an instrumental music learning program. He serves on the Leadership Council of the Newark Arts Education Roundtable, the Education Committee for the American Federation of Musicians Local 802, and the Education Committee of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to 10Kforte and this great conversation with musician Adrienne Baker! We discuss music, inspiration, diversity and inclusion, and much more! Follow her on Instagram: @flutepursuit Go to her website: www.theflutepursuit.com Some great quotes from the episode include: “If I get through this I am going to stop giving it half steam…I am going to be fearless about this and not care about rejection or what people think.” "What should happen is that we treat everybody with respect. No matter how old they are, their beliefs, their background, we treat them with respect." "When you uplift the lowest among you, you uplift all of you." "This Is not a set it and forget it conversation when we talk about diversity and inclusion." The following bio is from Adrienne's website https://www.theflutepursuit.com Adrienne's background in music started as a toddler crawling around her mother's feet as she practiced Beethoven. Though active in her church as a pianist and singer, where her mother was Ministress of Music, she eventually discovered her love for the flute. Her musical journey on the instrument has taken her across the United States and to Europe. She currently champions music influenced by artists of color and works to expose audiences to these lesser-known composers. A socially conscious artist, Adrienne strives to use her voice to help others find theirs. Through her collaborative duo with saxophonist Seychelle Dunn-Corbin, NorthStar Duo, they work to promote and expose audiences to works for winds. Their first commission was Spirituals for Wind Duo, an arrangement of negro spirituals by composer Anthony Green. Their most recent commission includes a premiere in Boston of Elizabeth Gilenas’ Green Skies. Adrienne looks forward to continuing to explore their unorthodox instrumentation. Their current passions involve commissioning new works and championing pre-existing works by composers of color and women. A dedicated educator, Adrienne teaches privately - flute and piano - to students of diverse musical backgrounds and ages. There is no greater joy to her than to simultaneously foster a life long love of learning and appreciation for music. In addition to holding Suzuki Certification in Flute, she is a Teaching Artist in the RAMP Program through the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. While matriculating at Rutgers University to pursue a Doctorate in Musical Arts, Adrienne also composes and arranges. He first composition, Opal’s Boogie, was inspired by her friendship with her colleague’s family and their pugnacious and lovable pug, Opal. Adrienne will graduate in 2022. "Art is what remains of our dreams, fulfilled or unfulfilled, when we wake. My purpose is to serve as its outlet." You can follow me on Instagram: @larunningmusic ~DoTheThingAndTheStuff! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.



Curt Ebersole has served as the Conductor/Music Director (John P. Paynter Memorial Chair) of the Westchester Symphonic Winds since 2008, fostering its exponential growth over the past ten years. He retired from Northern Valley Regional High School (Old Tappan, New Jersey) in 2013 after serving as Director of Instrumental Music for 31 years, and now teaches at The Masters School, in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree and a Master of Music in Conducting degree from Northwestern University, where he studied conducting with John P. Paynter and clarinet with Larry Combs, and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Clarinet Performance from SUNY-Purchase, where he studied with Ben Armato. He has served as a guest conductor and clinician for numerous county, regional, and all-state student ensembles, and adult community ensembles across the nation, including performances at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, and Symphony Space, and in Las Vegas, South Korea and Australia. His achievements include multiple teaching awards, ensemble performances as a clarinetist and basset hornist, and speaking/clinic engagements with the Midwest Clinic, TEDxOneonta, and several state music education conventions and conducting symposia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jon is a musical linguist , he loves playing numerous styles on both drums and percussion . BFA - Classical Percussion from S.U.N.Y. at Purchase studying Timpani with the principal of the Metropolitan Opera . He's performed with Aretha Franklin, Little Anthony and the Imperials , The Crystals, Shields and Yarnell , Jerry Vale , The Ocean City Pops , Garden State Philharmonic , Harrisburg Symphony , The Washington Ballet - Bodrahm Ballet Fest , Turkey , Mark Morris Dance company , The NY Tenors , Roy Orbison Buddy Holly Hologram Tour , Roy Merriwether Jazz Trio with Bassists Michale Wolf , Harvie S , Santi Dibriani , Greg Jones , Leon Dorsey , Jeff Carney . 2 records with Jazzers Jack Desalvo , Lee Marvin , Dan Willis , Bob Rodreguez , Arthur Lipner ,Todd Urban . Bluegrass Banjo Virtuoso Tony Trishka , The Mandala Jazz Octet with John Medeski , Folk Rock with Michelle Shocked ,The Washington Squares. World Music Fusion with The Peter Lewis Band featuring Hiram Bullock and Mathew Garrison . Brazilian Jazz with Cidiniho , and Ana Lu. Samba Batucada with The Sambanditos Featuring kenwood Dennard and Amir Ziv . Recorded Jingles with Mitch Stein , Josh Heinemann for Omni Music , Wits end productions - Circuit City , PBS , Fuse TV , CBS Sports , Outdoor Living channel ,They Might Be Gants On Broadway with with Addams Family Starring Nathan Lane and B.B. Neuworth , Next to Normal , In The Heights starring Lin Manuel , Jersey Boys , Tale of 2 cities , Les Mis , Pirate Queen, The Color Purple Featuring Chaka Khan , The Grinch , Fiddler on the Roof Starring Alfred Molina , Gypsy Starring Bernadette Peters , Imaginary friends , Chefs Theater , Flower Drum Song Starring Lea Salonga , Suessical Starring Rossie O'Donell, Cats , Saturday Night Fever , Hello Dolly Starring Bette Midler , My Fair Lady Starring Laura Benante , Summer ( The Donna Summer Musical ) Off Broadway - Jersey Boys , Zanna Don't , Feeling Electric Starring Anthony Rapp, Prominade Starring Andrea McArdle , Nunsense, Broadway Rox , Neil Berg's 100 years of Broadway , 50 Years of Rock Starring Janette Bayardelle Teaching - Private instruction , Master classes Syracuse University , Angelo Peteri School day of Percussion , Centennial High school , The Angel Foundation , Austin Texas - The Modern Drummer Festival with Kenwood Denard's MRO Ensemble . Drum Clinic Sam Ash Day of Percussion / Buddy Rich Scholarship Concert , NYC . Kids Outreach Workshop artist for Urban stages - NYC Public Libraries . Adjunct Percussion staff at The New School Jazz studies Department , NYC Endorsing artist for Paiste Cymbals , Drum workshop , Vater Sticks, Drum Tacs, Etymotic Research In Ear Monitors HE DOES ALL THE THINGS AND THE STUFF!!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let's celebrate International Women's Day and Music in Our School's month with this episode from composer Mary Mary Kouyoumjian. Mary speaks in a strong way by sharing stories through music. Mary is a part of the Project 19 commission series with the New York Philharmonic. Project 19 was born of the conviction that an orchestra can participate in conversations about social imperatives and even change the status quo. Through Project 19, the Philharmonic can mark a “tectonic shift in American culture,” says President and CEO Deborah Borda, by giving women composers a platform and catalyzing representation in classical music and beyond. Project 19 launched in February 2020 with the first six World Premieres. The Orchestra will premiere the next two commissions in May–June 2020, followed by eight premieres in the 2020–21 season. The final three commissions will be premiered in future seasons. On this episode we discuss oppression, boundaries, adversity, comfort zones, and so much more. I hope you enjoy this conversation. is a composer with projects ranging from concert works to multimedia collaborations and film scores. As a first generation Armenian-American and having come from a family directly affected by the Lebanese Civil War and Armenian Genocide, she uses a sonic palette that draws on her heritage, interest in music as documentary, and background in experimental composition to progressively blend the old with the new. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judith LeClair is the principal bassoonist with the New York Philharmonic. This is a position she has held for 39 years! To accomplish your dream in life at age 23 is so rare these days. So on this episode we dive into her life, setting new dreams, and so much more. She is simply lovely. I hope you enjoy! Episode Quotes: 1." The orchestra is better than it has ever been." 2. "The level keeps rising and I need to keep raising my level. I'm very excited about that." 3. "He (Jaap van Zweden) wants perfection. He gets perfection. Everybody is on their best behavior. You can hear a pin drop." 4. "My favorite thing to do was to go into the basement and spend hours a day practicing. I knew that I had to do that. That was my happy place." 5. "There has to be something more than this." 6. "If you love it, go for it." 7. "The world needs joy and music and people helping each other be better." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jack Stamp was my own teacher during my undergraduate degree. He taught me more than music. He taught me about life. This episode is all about the impact that people have on our lives. I hope you learn a bit and enjoy. Consider writing a review and leaving a 5 star rating if you like the show. I appreciate all the help to continue growing this show. DESCRIPTION Jack Stamp is a composer and conductor with a witty way of describing the impact music has on us all. We discuss the people that shaped his musical life, divorce, finding love again, baseball, and so much more. Jack Stamp has inspired me in such a large way and I hope you enjoy our conversation. Episode Quotes: 1. No one learns from successes. You learn the most from your failures. 2. Seldom do members of a family grow through life under the same roof. 3. A divorce gives you perspective. When I was going through that trying time, my composition 'Gavorkna Fanfare' didn't jump out of the woodwork. It didn't console me. It was the people. 4. As a teacher, you create a safe haven for your students. 5. I might as well have had a jack hammer in my hand rather than a baton! 6. I'm here to prove that not all good composer's are dead. “But once in a while the odd thing happens, Once in a while the dream comes true, And the whole pattern of life is altered, Once in a while the moon turns blue.” ― W.H. Auden See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode Quotes: "I think that any time you are working towards something there are going to be failures along the way. And if there aren't, I'm not sure you are trying hard enough." "By being honest, I try to help and not hinder." "We met at a very dark time in my life. So you never know what's around the corner." "Live each day and if today is not working, there is always tomorrow." We are celebrating love on the 10Kforte show with Sheryl Staples ,associate principal of the New York Philharmonic and her husband, Barry Centanni, professional percussionist and educator. What you'll get on this episode: -How Sheryl and Barry met -The inside scoop on the new musical director of the New York Philharmonic -Barry's take on the differences in teaching and performing -The experience of being pregnant while performing and the impact that has on everyone -How Barry and Sheryl balance IT ALL!! Fall in love with these fabulous musicians!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode Quotes: "There are comfort pieces of music that travel with us throughout our lives. Those pieces supposedly stay the same, so it must be ourselves that are changing. It is the changing circumstances in our lives that allow the music to grow through someone. You can hear the changed life." "Lazy people memorize and that leads to mastery" On this episode: Joel Phillips is a capital “M” musician. He has taught theory and composition at Westminster Choir College for over 35 years! He has many valuable messages to share through music. His birthday was just this past Sunday so help celebrate with this episode. At the end of the show I ask each guest the one word they would like to be remembered by and I think it is fitting with this week being Valentine’s Day that Joel chose the word LOVE!! What you’ll get on this episode: • How Joel incorporates movement through music and the unlikely person he found total grace and beauty in (7:44) • Why music is such a simple gift and how through the arts, people can open their heart. He shares how this openness leads to inspiration and stunning communication (14:00) • Joel’s take on rap music! (16:00) • Did Mozart’s and Hamilton’s tireless work effort lead to their demise? (21:00) • How Joel relates comfort food to musical pieces that we carry throughout our lives (26:25) • How Joel teaches his students to be lazy! (30:49) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. McCauley is the director bands at Montclair State University where is is currently serving as the president of the music department. He has accomplished so much in the music scene and I wanted to have as much time as possible to pick his brain. He continues to pursue excellence while raising his daughter and finding time for his dog Luna and his football team the Pittsburgh Steelers!! Tom has an intriguing and open way of discussing his life through music and how he has made it to where he is today. Today you are going to get to know Tom as an a trumpeter, conductor, teacher, marathoner, and family man. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Wayne du Maine discusses the joys and challenges of living the life of a performing musician. We also discuss how he lives his life in a loud, strong way and the teachers and mentors that helped him get to where he is today. We also discuss the teachers that shed light on what not to do as an educator. We discuss hopes, dreams, family, softball, beer, and more! Enjoy this upbeat and fun hour with our friend Wayne du Maine.​A native of St. Louis, Wayne J. du Maine currently performs with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, American Composers Orchestra, New York City Opera, Rodney Mack Philadelphia Big Brass, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and with contemporary music ensembles such as Speculum Musicae, Sospeso, and ST-X Xenakis. Mr. du Maine is a member of the Manhattan Brass and with Mercury and the Brooklyn Philharmonic Brass Quintets, he is dedicated to performing and introducing live music to thousands of school children in the NYC area, NJ and PA. Wayne has worked with a broad spectrum of artists ranging from Leonard Bernstein and Leonard Slatkin to Hank Jones, Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Patti Lupone and Audra MacDonald. He has been a soloist with the orchestras of St. Louis, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. He can be heard on recordings with the New York Philharmonic, Met Opera Orchestra, numerous commercials, motion pictures and with Prince on his New Power Soul recording. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.