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Welcome to conduct(her), a podcast where two sisters are on a mission to amplify female voices on the podium by interviewing female and female ally mentors, teachers, and conductors in the music world while exploring the gender divide. Season 1 resources: - conduct(her) playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Y5j4q4eoeKPsauinybbxe?si=fbe251ecc6934821 Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conducther/support

conduct(her) with Kyra Stahr and McKenna Stenson


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    Latest episodes from conduct(her)

    Morna Edmundson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 66:38


    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Moana Edmundson, the Artistic Director of Elektra and AnChor Choir.

    Dr. Jan Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 57:32


    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Jan Taylor, who served as Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Prairie View A&M University from 1996 - 2022.

    Dr. Tracy Wong

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 71:16


    Today on conduct(her), Kyra and McKenna interview Canadian/Malaysian conductor Dr. Tracy Wong.

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    Dr. Shireen Abu Khader

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 71:59


    Today on the conduct(her) podcast Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Shireen Abu Khader, founder of https://dozanworld.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Season 3: Wrap Up & Reflection!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 47:30


    Join McKenna and Kyra as they recap and reflect on Season 3! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Jonathan Martin - conduct(her) composer competition winner!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 29:17


    Join McKenna and Kyra as they interview Jonathan Martin, the winner of Season 3's composer competition. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Katerina Gimon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 74:54


    Today on conduct(her) McKenna & Kyra interview Canadian choral composer Katerina Gimon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Dr. Marques Garrett

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 70:52


    Today on conduct(her) McKenna & Kyra interview Dr. Marques Garrett. This episode is focused on sharing information about the Black women composers featured in Dr. Garrett's publication "The Oxord Book of Choral Music by Black Composers" available on Oxford Press. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Rachel Massey & Kateri Lavacek #conduct(her)k12

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 49:43


    Today on conduct(her) we will hear from two exceptional K-12 educators: Rachel Massey & Kateri Lavacek. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Jocelyn Hagen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 67:04


    Today on conduct(her) McKenna & Kyra interview acclaimed composer Jocelyn Hagen. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Tara Sikon, Puja Ramaswamy, & Allison Cheng #conduct(her)k12

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 49:43


    Today on conduct(her) we will hear from three exceptional K-12 educators: Tara Sikon, Puja Ramaswamy, & Allison Cheng. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Stevie Hirner, AJ Rodriguez, & MarĂ­ Esabel Valverde (pt. 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 39:39


    Today on conduct(her) join McKenna & Kyra as they interview Stevie Hirner, AJ Rodriguez, & MarĂ­ Esabel Valverde. This panel focuses on how to best be an ally to Trans singers in our choral community. This episode will be released in two parts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Stevie Hirner, AJ Rodriguez, & MarĂ­ Esabel Valverde (pt. 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 64:52


    Today on conduct(her) join McKenna & Kyra as they interview Stevie Hirner, AJ Rodriguez, & MarĂ­ Esabel Valverde. This panel focuses on how to best be an ally to Trans singers in our choral community. This episode will be released in two parts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Dr. Andrea Ramsey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 77:00


    Today on conduct(her) McKenna & Kyra interview acclaimed composer, conductor, and teacher Dr. Andrea Ramsey. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Annie Stanger & Nythia Martinez #conduct(her)k12

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 57:12


    Today on conduct(her) McKenna & Kyra interview two exceptional K-12 educators: Annie Stanger & Nythia Martinez. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    MarĂ­a Guinand

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 75:16


    This week on conduct(her) McKenna & Kyra interview internationally renowned choral conductor MarĂ­a Guinand. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Dr. Mary Cohen & Dr. Cathy Roma (pt. 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 59:46


    Today on conduct(her) McKenna and Kyra interview Dr. Mary Cohen and Dr. Cathy Roma. This episode will be aired in two parts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Dr. Mary Cohen & Dr. Cathy Roma (pt. 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 52:25


    Today on conduct(her) McKenna and Kyra interview Dr. Mary Cohen and Dr. Cathy Roma. This episode will be aired in two parts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Grace Jeong & Colleen Hickey #conduct(her)k12

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 35:03


    Today on conduct(her) McKenna & Kyra interview two exceptional K-12 educators: Grace Jeong and Colleen Hickey. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Jennifer Rosenblatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 91:33


    Today on conduct(her) McKenna and Kyra interview Jennifer Rosenblatt, co-founder and co-creator of Musicspoke (https://musicspoke.com/). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Jess Edelbrock & Dr. Marcela Molina (pt. 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 52:28


    Today on conduct(her) McKenna and Kyra interview Jess Edelbrock and Dr. Marcela Molina of the Tucson Girls Chorus. This episode will be aired in two parts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Jess Edelbrock & Dr. Marcela Molina (pt. 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 54:33


    Today on conduct(her) McKenna and Kyra interview Jess Edelbrock and Dr. Marcela Molina of the Tucson Girls Chorus. This episode will be aired in two parts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Caelyn Davis & Angelica Brooks #conduct(her)k12

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 49:43


    Today on conduct(her) McKenna & Kyra interview two exceptional K-12 educators: Caelyn Davis and Angelica Brooks. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

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    Dr. Sandra Snow

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 74:31


    Today on conduct(her) McKenna & Kyra interview Dr. Sandra Snow. As conductor, pedagogue, and scholar, Sandra Snow is widely acknowledged as one who brings singers of all ages and abilities to artful performance through an understanding of the music and its context in the world around them.  Dr. Snow is Director of Choral Programs and Area Chair of Conducting at the Michigan State University College of Music where she oversees graduate programs in choral conducting. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Moira Smiley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 65:19


    Today on conduct(her) McKenna & Kyra interview Moira Smiley. An active composer and performer, Mora has written commissions for ensembles such as the LA Master Chorale, Conspirare, Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble, Mirabai, American Choral Directors Association, and countless others.  Her arrangements and original compositions for choir – especially those with her signature body percussion – are performed by millions of singers around the world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Season 2: Wrap Up & Reflection!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 42:03


    Today on conduct(her), McKenna & Kyra reflect on season two, share some life updates, and launch the new #conductherk12 initiative. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Klo Garoute

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 42:44


    Klo Vivienne Garoute is a conductor, singer, voice teacher, and composer/producer with specializations in choral music and audio production technologies. She carries a B.M. in Electronic Production & Design from Berklee College of Music and currently studies in the M.M. program in Choral Music at the University of Southern California --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Dr. Zanaida Robles

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 78:17


    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Zanaida Stewart Robles, an award-winning Black American female composer, vocalist, and teacher. She is a fierce advocate for diversity and inclusion in music education and performance. Born, raised, and educated in Southern California on the occupied lands of the Gabrielino-Tongva people, she is in demand as a composer, vocalist, clinician, and adjudicator for competitions, festivals, and conferences related to choral and solo vocal music.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Suzi Digby, OBE

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 73:20


    Suzi Digby was born in Japan and lived in Hong Kong, Mexico and the Philippines before settling in London, Cambridge and now Bath. She is an internationally renowned choral conductor and music educator. She has trail-blazed the revival of singing in UK schools and the community over three decades. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Dr. Maggie Burk

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 66:25


    Margaret (Maggie) Burk is a conductor, choral singer, and composer dedicated to the transformative power of choral music. She is the recently-appointed Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsion. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Dr. Kathy Romey

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 70:45


    Today on conduct(her) McKenna & Kyra interview Dr. Kathy Romey. Dr. Romey is the Director of Choral Activities at the University of Minnesota where she oversees the graduate program in choral conducting and conducts choirs. She is also the Artistic Director of the 200-voice symphonic chorus, The Minnesota Chorale. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Dr. Pingyi Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 67:55


    Welcome to conduct(her.) We are so excited to have Pingyi Song on with us today.  Today on conduct(her), McKenna & Kyra interview Dr. Pingyi Song. Song is a music faculty at McCall School of Visual & Performing Art and serves as the Director of Choral Activities at Coker University. Song is an active conductor, clinician, music educator, and choral director for multiple professional, collegiate, community, church, and children's choirs in both the United States and China. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Dr. Karin Hendrickson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 84:29


    Today on conduct(her), McKenna & Kyra interview conductor Karin Hendrickson. Karin, a conductor equally at home with opera and orchestra, maintains an international profile as an exceptional orchestra and opera pedagogue. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Elaine Stanford

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 61:06


    Today on conduct(her), McKenna & Kyra interview Elaine Stanford, Music Specialist for Loudoun County Public Schools. Prior to teaching in Loudoun County, Mrs. Stanford was the Choral Director at Oakton High School where she was twice named Teacher of the Year. She then spent five years as the Music Resource Teacher in Fairfax County Public Schools. Mrs. Stanford is a frequent guest conductor, adjudicator, and accompanist.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Dr. Carole Ott Coelho

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 68:27


    Today on conduct(her), McKenna & Kyra interview Dr. Carole Ott Coelho. Coelho is the Associate Director of Choral Activities at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her degrees include the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts in conducting from the University of Michigan where she studied with Jerry Blackstone and Theo Morrison. She also holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where her primary instrument was French Horn. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Dr. Amelia Nagoski

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 64:47


    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Amelia Nagoski. Dr. Amelia Nagoski is the co-author, with her sister Emily, of the New York Times bestselling Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle and the Burnout workbook. Her job is to run around waving her arms and making funny noises and generally doing whatever it takes to help singers get in touch with their internal experience. Check out their book Burnout here! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Dr. Julie Yu-Oppenheim

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 79:03


    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Julie Yu-Oppenheim. Award-winning choral conductor and music educator Dr. Julie Yu-Oppenheim is returning to Oklahoma to accept the joint leadership position of director of choral activities at the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University and artistic director of Canterbury Voices, Oklahoma's premiere symphony chorus. At the time of this interview, Dr. Julie Yu-Oppenheim was co-director of choral studies at Kansas State University. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Dale Trumbore

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 67:08


    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview composer Dale Trumbore. Dale Trumbore (b. 1987) is a Los Angeles-based composer and writer whose music has been called "devastatingly beautiful" (The Washington Post) and praised for its "soaring melodies and beguiling harmonies deployed with finesse" (The New York Times). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Maria Ellis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 82:18


    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Maria Ellis. Maria A. Ellis is a very passionate music educator, choral conductor, and creator of Girl Conductor LLC. She currently serves as the Director of The Sheldon's City of Music All-Star Chorus and is the host of Bach and Beyoncé - The Radio Show on Classic 107.3 FM The Voice for the Arts in St. Louis, MO. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Dr. Sharon Paul

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 66:40


    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Sharon Paul who holds the Robert M. Trotter Chair of Music at the University of Oregon, where she currently serves as Department Head of Music Performance and Director of Choral Activities. She is also the author of Art & Science in the Choral Rehearsal, published by Oxford University Press, which features many of the creative and evidence-based teaching strategies she has cultivated over her career. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    Carrie Tennant

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 70:10


    Today on conduct(her), Kyra and McKenna interview Carrie Tennant, Artistic Director of the Vancouver Youth Choir. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conducther/support

    McKenna & Kyra - Who we are!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 46:25


    Enjoy this bonus episode of conduct(her) featuring your two hosts, McKenna Stenson and Kyra Stahr. Gain insight about the inspiration of the podcast, the vision for the future, and their own answers to the fast five. As always, thanks for listening, and stay tuned for the incredible lineup of Season 2 guests coming to Spotify and Apple Podcasts Summer 2023! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conducther/support

    Dr. Jace Saplan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 80:55


    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Jace Kaholokula Saplan. Dr. Sapplan serves as the Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor of Choral Conducting & Music, Teaching, and Learning at Arizona State University. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conducther/support

    Dr. Mary-Hannah Klontz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 57:07


    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Mary-Hannah Klontz (their mom!) Dr. Klontz recently retired from teaching at Charles J. Colgan, Sr. High School, a magnet school for the fine and performing arts in Manassas, VA after 36 years of serving in public education. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conducther/support

    Dr. Jessica NĂ¡poles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 58:19


    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Jessica NĂ¡poles, Associate Professor of Choral Music Education at the University of North Texas. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conducther/support

    Dr. Amanda Quist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 63:10


    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Amanda Quist, the Director of Choral Activities at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. She directs the graduate program in Choral Conducting and conducts the award-winning Frost Chorale and Bella Voce. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conducther/support

    Dr. Jennifer Sengin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 64:11


    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Jennifer Sengin who is the Associate Director of Choral Activities at Georgia State University where she conducts the Women's Chorus and Choral Union and teaches graduate choral literature, graduate and undergraduate conducting, undergraduate choral methods, and supervises student teachers. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conducther/support

    Dr. Kari Adams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 65:11


    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Kari Adams. Adams is an Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education at Florida State University and conductor of FSU's treble chorus Levana (Women's Glee Club). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conducther/support

    Sierra Farquhar-Wulff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 61:43


    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Sierra Farquhar-Wulff who is former a graduate teaching assistant at CSU Fullerton. Next year Mrs. Farquhar-Wulff will be moving to England to continue her conducting studies at the University of Birmingham. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conducther/support

    Dr. Deanna Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 58:28


    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Deanna Joseph who is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at the Georgia State University School of Music where she conducts the University Singers and leads the master's program in choral conducting. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conducther/support

    Dr. Iris Levine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 70:21


    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Iris Levine, the founder and artistic director of VOX Femina Los Angeles, L.A.'s premier women's chorus. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conducther/support

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