Podcasts about artistic planning

SPAC President Christopher Shiley and Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Sobol join us this morning for a preview of their Summer Season including highlights from the New York City Ballet and the Philadelphia Orchestra.When last we met, Chris was SPAC's Senior Vice President of Artistic Planning and now has been promoted to President. He is now overseeing SPAC's programming and day-to-day operations in alignment with the organization's goals for the future. And he works collaboratively with Elizabeth and, the Board of Directors.

Colleen Kollar Smith, Executive Director for UCSD's ArtPower shows, is joined by Liz Bradshaw, ArtPower's Associate Director of Artistic Planning and Outreach, to talk about free matinee shows offered to K-12 schools in San Diego County; its LaunchPad program; and upcoming ArtPower shows.About Spotlight and Cloudcast Media"Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 19 years.  "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local. For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit www.cloudcastmedia.us.Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting.  About Mission Fed Credit UnionA community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community, helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations.  For more information on the many services for San Diego residents, be sure to visit them at https://www.missionfed.com/

Portland Opera 2/23/25 full An interview with Alferlynn Roberts, Director of Artistic Planning and Operations at Portland Opera about their 60th anniversary, The Opera's programs, about diversity and inclusion, and the upcoming 2025/2026 season. 1497 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:57 +0000 Rc3zh6EzVA0oLtH4OOtsQv0jdO8ludfn arts,performing arts Let's Talk Portland arts,performing arts Portland Opera 2/23/25 Audacy Portland's locally produced public affairs radio show. Our show is community focused and features timely topics of interest to the Portland Metro area. Let's Talk Portlandis hosted by Gary Bloxom. He interviews newsmakers and experts on topics ranging from business, health, education, and the environment, to science and technology and non-profit work happening in our community. Also featured are authors and artists with interesting discussions on the arts and popular culture. We thank you for listening to Let's Talk Portland.  2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Arts Performing Arts False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amp

Kathleen O'Mara didn't expect to win Operalia when she travelled to Mumbai for the renowned competition, but since winning first place, she's been offered roles around the world. Listen in as she discusses her journey to the competition, her experience as a member of LA Opera's Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program, and her upcoming roles with Senior Director of Artistic Planning, Paul Hopper.

The annual Tanglewood on Parade concert brings together the best of The Boston Symphony Orchestra and The Boston Pops in a day full of family fun and lively music, culminating in an exciting evening of performances and fireworks.The evening concert will include special tributes to late Maestro Seiji Ozawa – the former head of the BSO died earlier this year at the age of 88.Tony Fogg is the Vice President for Artistic Planning at The Boston Symphony Orchestra and he joins us with a preview of Tanglewood on Parade.

Tony Fogg is a dear friend to this program and has been with us since we first broadcast here some 2-decades. Tony was born in Australia and was trained as a pianist at the Brazilian Academy of Music and at the University of Sydney. In 1994 at the invitation of Seiji Ozawa, he came to the USA to take up the position of Artistic Administrator of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Now, as Vice-President of Artistic Planning, he assists BSO Music Director, Andris Nelsons, with the scheduling of all performances by the BSO, as well as overseeing the Pops and Tanglewood Music Festival.

Originally from Canada, Joanne currently holds the position of Director, Artistic Planning & Participation, at New Zealand Opera in Auckland, New Zealand where she has been a department head since 2014.  On this episode the two musicians talk about craft, technique, the business of music and they discuss the differences and the similarities between their careers.  Find out more about Joanne and New Zealand Opera at www.nzopera.comWatch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cIK_3xtfHBY www.dontgiveup.co.nzSupport the Show.

In this episode, we will explore "Phenomena," a Sheng concerto commissioned by China's NCPA Orchestra. The program features European composer Bernd Richard Deutsch, Sheng virtuoso Wu Wei, and NCPA Orchestra's Head of Artistic Planning, Tang Ning. They discuss the ancient Chinese mouth organ, the Sheng, and its unique integration into Western classical music.

The 47th Annual Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival is taking place June 29 and 30 at SPAC in Saratoga Springs, New York. Festival Presenter and Producer Danny Melnick and Vice President of Artistic Planning at SPAC Christopher Shiley join us with a preview.

The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) will welcome back its resident companies -- New York City Ballet and The Philadelphia Orchestra -- to their summer home in Saratoga for a celebratory season that will feature masterworks from the classical cannon, alongside SPAC premieres and debuts. Before they arrive, SPAC will host the Freihofers Saratoga Jazz Festival, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will continue their residency, there educational programs and CulinaryArts@SPAC events. President and CEO of SPAC Elizabeth Sobol, and Vice President of Artistic Planning at SPAC Christopher Shiley join us to tell us more.

Christian Thompson is the Artistic Director of the Orchestre de Paris. Having started his musical journey as a full-time chorister at Windsor Castle, his vast career has included roles as Head of Artistic Planning for the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir and the Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm; 'Délégué Artistique' at the Auditorium de Lyon; Director of the Verbier Festival Academy; and representing major artists as an agent in London. Ahead of our recording, Christian said that I could challenge him as much as I liked, which immediately left me with a hunch that he would bring both fascinating insight and candour to the table. Spoiler alert: he didn't disappoint.In this episode, Christian discusses what 'excellence' means to him, whether age matters in the context of artistic quality, and all the plates that require spinning in order to curate a major orchestra's concert season. He recounts what it was like to programme journalistically during the early months of the pandemic, with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra continuing to play live while the world was silent. He also shares with me his hopes for an opera about a certain American politician...Read more about the Orchestre de Paris hereThis episode was recorded in September 2023.-------------------Follow The Classical Circuit on InstagramDid you enjoy this episode? If so, ratings and reviews help a lot with visibility, if you have a spare moment... *bats eyelashes*No offence taken if not.--------------------This podcast is also available to listen to via The Violin Channel--------------------Music: François Couperin - Le Tic-Toc-Choc ou Les MaillotinsPerformed by Daniel Lebhardt--------------------The Classical Circuit is made by Ella Lee (radio music producer by trade, pianist at heart).-------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Louis Lohraseb has been an opera fan for as long as he can remember, first becoming enamored with the art form after hearing a performance on tv. Now, he's back in Los Angeles, a former Young Artist here at LA Opera, conducting this season's The Barber of Seville. Listen in as Louis discusses his journey to conducting, the mentors who shaped his career and his favorite musical moments in The Barber of Seville, with Senior Director of Artistic Planning, Paul Hopper. Playing now through November 12, tickets to The Barber of Seville are available at LAOpera.org.

Producer Chelsea Tafoya and host Stephen Satterfield discuss their web series, “The Descendant Cookout.” Plus, artist Jaia Robinson takes the spotlight in today's edition of “Speaking of Art,” and we visit with Gaetan Le Divelec, the new Vice President of Artistic Planning for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) is ready to welcome back its resident companies -- New York City Ballet and The Philadelphia Orchestra -- to their summer home in Saratoga for a celebratory season that will feature masterworks from the classical cannon, alongside SPAC premieres and debuts.And there is an amazing amount of other cool things happening as well. To find out what is on tap – we welcome our friends from SPAC and getting the run-down.We do so this morning with Elizabeth Sobol, president and CEO and Christopher Shiley - Vice President of Artistic Planning of Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

The Fisher Center at Bard, currently celebrating its 20th Anniversary Season: Breaking Ground, will present its 16th year of Spiegeltent programming for Bard SummerScape 2023. The Spiegeltent, installed annually on the Bard grounds, serves as a platform for cutting-edge live music, performance, dancing, and more.Caleb Hammons is Fisher Center Director of Artistic Planning and Producing and he joins us with a Spiegeltent season preview.

In this episode, we host Reem Allam, the new Associate Director of Artistic Planning at the Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi and former executive manager and artistic programmer of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival in Egypt. Reem passionately advocates for the transformative potential of festivals in fostering collective consciousness, cultural shifts, and economic growth and firmly believes in the role of the arts and creativity as political instruments to safeOnguard artists' freedom of expression. Furthermore, Reem discusses the challenges and dynamics of the arts sector in Egypt, particularly the lack of local support structures. Finally, she touches on her new role at NYU Abu Dhabi and how she aims to leverage the larger resources there to continue supporting and connecting the artistic community.

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good podcast. We talk about tech that does some kind of social good, but we also like talking about how tech could maybe be a little less evil. In this episode we're joined by Thomas Young, Creative Director for Looking Glass Creative, a Partner of Flannel & Blade, the Director of Artistic Planning for ReThink Theatrical, and a Co-Founder of Vital Little Plans.  On the agenda is the impact of AI on creativity and the art world at large. Book mentioned: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff ---------------------------- Listeners, what did you think? We'd love to hear your thoughts.  Get in touch on twitter @techforgoodlive or Email at hello@techforgood.live  We'd love it if you gave us a nice iTunes review and told your pals about this podcast! Thanks to podcast.co for hosting our podcast.  Also, please don't forget this podcast is run by volunteers and we survive on sponsorships and donations. Right now one of our primary goals is to make sure all of our podcast episodes are accessible by making sure EVERY episode is transcribed. Sadly this costs money and we desperately need your help to make this become a reality! So if you've ever tuned into one of our podcasts or attended one of our events please consider chipping in the price of a cup of coffee.

This week Newport Classical is the subject of the program with Trevor Neal, Director of Artistic Planning. We talk about their upcoming 2023 Music Festival Concert Season at many venues throughout Newport. For more information you can go to https://www.newportclassical.org

We continue our Black women in the Arts Series with the incomparable Jennifer Arnold. She was a delight to speak with. Her journey and story are remarkable. At a young age, she declared her path and embarked on the journey of a lifetime.Hearing her story left me in awe. The experiences she shared reminded me of a great movie filled with adventure and passion. Not only is she on the stage as a violist, but she uses her superpowers to help orchestras navigate diversity through the Black Orchestral Network of which she is a founding member. Join in my delight and enjoy our conversation on the Black Women Amplified Podcast. Monica, Black Women Amplified Please support the podcast with a purchase of merch. www.blackwomenamplified.com/shop. Send us a pic and we will post it on our socials. Jennifer Arnold, Viola Bio:Violist Jennifer Arnold is currently the Artistic Advisor to the Richmond Symphony, a freelance musician and arts consultant living abroad in Taiwan with her husband through the summer of 2024. She recently departed her position as Director of Artistic Planning and Orchestral Operations with the Richmond Symphony (VA) after helping to successfully lead the orchestra safely through the ongoing pandemic, allowing the orchestra to keep performing for the community. Jennifer is passionate about expanding the symphonic canon and focuses her artistic planning skills on creating opportunities for diverse voices to be publicly heard.Prior to her appointment in RVA, she enjoyed 15 seasons as a violist with the Oregon Symphony in addition to serving as Director of Artistic Operations for 45th Parallel Universe in Portland, OR. Jennifer performs as a member of the Gateways Festival Orchestra, Sphinx Symphony, Oregon Bach Festival, and with string quartet, mousai REMIX. A highlight of her career, Jennifer finds immense joy in teaching each summer at the Sphinx Performance Academy for young Black and brown musicians ages 12 – 17. She is a founding member of the Black Orchestral Network and holds memberships with ISBM, ASTA, SAA, AFM Local 99, and the Urban League. In her free time, Jennifer enjoys volunteering, mentoring, languages, traveling, kdrama, and karaoke.  Follow her on most platforms @24caratviolaThank you for listening! Please share with your tribe and leave us a great review. Appreciate it!Join our waitlist for the Power Story Formula. An incredible course designed to help you choose, build and monetize an impactful story. www.monicawisdomHQ.com to sign up. Join our private community. Women EmergedEnjoy your day, Monica Wisdom

In this week's WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to a very special radio play...A Christmas Carol...as adapted for radio from Charles Dickens' novella by Anthony E. Palermo.

In this weeks WCRI Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to classical music inspired by education!  

When she was in college, if you would have told Kerry Smith that she would be anything other than a professional viola player, she would have told you to go fly a kite. How she ended up being an arts administrator and becoming the Director of Artistic Planning for the Sarasota Orchestra is a fascinating and heartwarming story. One that has seen her make beautiful personal connections and experience great loss of those she has come to admire most, including Bramwell Tovey, the Sarasota Orchestra's recently passed conductor.Listen to this week's podcast to learn about Kerry's life and career, the enormous challenges and fulfilling experiences she has had in her role with the Sarasota Orchestra since coming here in 2019,  the incredible season of performances with guest conductors and soloists she has put together, and the next steps for the Sarasota Orchestra as it begins another search for a new conductor and the process of building a new music center.All that and more on this week's episode of the Suncoast Culture Club Podcast.Come along and join the club!• Sarasota Orchestra Website & Facebook & Instagram & Twitter &  YouTube• SCF Music Program Website & Facebook & InstagramSupport the show

Head of Artistic Planning at the Royal Conservatoire Samantha McShane chats to me about a whole host of topics surrounding mental health throughout this episode. Sam is such a passionate advocate for openness and honesty surrounding mental health and it was really moving to hear about her own experiences as a French Horn student at the RCS. We covered so many topics including feeling like you had to change your personality in order to fit into the classical musician stereotype, how studying should have been more about finding your own identity as a musician and speaking your truth as an individual. We also covered how we both coped with anxiety and depression and the stigma that surrounded taking medication when we were both students and the incredible difference it has made to us both since. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this weeks WCRI Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they celebrate Riverdance.

Anthony Fogg is the BSO's Vice President of Artistic Planning. He joins us to discuss this season at Tanglewood.

In this weeks WCRI Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to the music of the Cello.

Anne W. Smith, the Commonwealth Club's Arts Member-led Forum chair, will moderate a discussion relative to restorative performing arts ideas and values, lingering pandemic issues and new implications for artist and audiences.  Sean Fenton, the “new kid on the block”, is executive director for the arts community service organization Theatre Bay Area. He will spotlight new approaches and thinking ideologies of large and small companies, including why  passion is central to leveraging  pathways through equity, diversity and inclusion as theatre's strongest future. Phillippa Cole, senior director of artistic planning at San Francisco Symphony, will share the emerging impact of Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen's sparks of innovation underneath his galvanizing leadership model of collaborating artist partners. Is this how the symphony will—as Partner Julia Bullock so aptly wrote—“unpick the institutional tangle?" Why will Davies Hall's collaborative space message prevail? And Carma Zisman, executive director of ODC/Dance, which was founded 50 years ago by Artistic Director Brenda Way, will talk about how ODC committed to 52-week full-time contracts for their dancers. It's a very radical move in the contemporary dance world that grounds ODC's 50th anniversary the impact of EDI issues, and the professional dance world's positioning right now. Join us for an enlightening conversation. We must try! About the Speakers Phillippa Cole is the senior director of artistic planning at San Francisco Symphony. She was previously the associate director of artistic planning for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, producing at London's Almeida Theatre, casting administrator of the English National Opera, and agent with Askonas Holt artist management company focusing on conductors, singers, and stage directors, including Michael Tilson Thomas , Magdalena Kozena and Sir Simon Rattle. She served as the Center's Performance panel chair at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Sean Fenton has been active in the professional Bay Area theatre community for more than two decades. He has worked as an actor, musician, director and administrator. He as performed at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, San Francisco Playhouse, Crowded Fire Theater, 42nd Street Moon, and Ferocious Lotus Theatre Company, among others. Backstage, he's been a leader at Bay Area Children's Theatre and Kaiser Permanente Educational Theatre, and he has developed audience research services at Wolf Brown's Intrinsic Impact program. Before taking the helm at ODC/Dance five years ago, Carma Zisman served as director of institutional advancement at The Walt Disney Family Museum. Previously she was the vice president of development at the World Affairs Council of Northern California, and development director of the College of Liberal & Creative Arts at San Francisco State University. SPEAKERS Phillippa Cole Senior Director of Artistic Planning, San Francisco Symphony Sean Fenton Executive Director, Theatre Bay Area Carma Zisman Executive Director, ODC/Dance Dr. Anne W. Smith Co-chair, Commonwealth Club Arts Member-led Forum In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on June 21st, 2022 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this weeks WCRI Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to the music of the harp.

In this weeks WCRI Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to the music of John Philip Sousa.

In this weeks WCRI Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.

In this weeks WCRI Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to Mozart's Requiem.

In this weeks WCRI Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to Mozart's comedy opera The Impresario.

In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to music of love...way before there was a heart emoji!

In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to music celebrating black composers that may have gone unnoticed for Black History Month!

Have you ever wondered how an orchestra puts a full season of concerts together? Nigel Boon, Director of Artistic Planning shows how he juggles multiple seasons of concerts involving many conductors, soloists, commissions, programs, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to music perfect for ringing in the new year!

In this episode of Open Lid, Catherine McClelland, Honens Director, Artistic Planning catches up with Marcel and Elizabeth Bergmann, also known as the Bergmann Duo. Hear about how they met and started playing together, the impact competitions have had on their career, the different challenges of playing piano duet versus piano duo, what each of them brings to the duo, their relationship with contemporary composer William Bolcom, Marcel's compositions, and more! Learn more about the Bergmann Duo here.

In this episode of The Culture Bar, we reflect on the learnings and outcomes of the COP26 conference in Glasgow and how these can be integrated into delivering global creative projects whilst still conserving the planet. Our discussion also considers the merits (or not!) of digital and virtual experiences vs in-person interactions, as well as discussing what future methods are out there to ensure that cultural exchange still takes place. We are joined by four expert panellists to share in these reflections: Brandon Ferderer – Director of Global Community, Shared_Studios Samantha McShane – Head of Artistic Planning, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Rosanna Lewis – Creative Commissions and Culture & Development Lead, British Council Lauren Livesey – Partnerships Manager, Curatours Hosted by HP's Henry Southern The Culture Bar is a podcast series created by HarrisonParrott focussing on conversations in culture and the arts. Find us on Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Podbean, Deezer and all good podcatcher sites. Use #theculturebar or follow us on Twitter @_TheCultureBar to keep up with our latest releases A special thank you to Robert Cochrane as the composer of the theme tune music, and Merlyn Thomas our editor.

In this week's WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to a very special radio play...A Christmas Carol...as adapted for radio from Charles Dickens' novella by Anthony E. Palermo.

In this episode of Open Lid, Catherine McClelland, Honens Director, Artistic Planning catches up with  2003 Honens Laureate Roberto Plano to discuss all things competitions. Throughout the interview, you'll also hear Roberto performing works by Chopin, Respighi, Brahms, and Schumann. Follow Roberto on YouTube here and his family's YouTube here. 

Now that Lyric Opera has decided on bringing Macbeth to the stage in September 2021, it's time to figure out who will be on that stage. That's where Andreas Melinat the Vice President of Artistic Planning comes into the picture. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bringingupthelights.substack.com

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Evans Mirageas for a behind the scenes look at how the sausage is made.If you are looking for in person/virtual cello lessons, or orchestral repertoire audition coachings, check out www.theCelloSherpa.comFollow us on twitter @theCello Sherpa

In this episode of Open Lid, Catherine McClelland, Honens Director, Artistic Planning catches up with  2000 Honens Laureates Katherine Chi and Alessandra Ammara. The three discuss memories from the 2000 Honens International Piano Competition,  adventures from past tours,  how they stayed connected during the pandemic, and their appreciation for each other. Katherine and Alessandra perform a program of Claude Debussy,  Alexina Louie, and Sergei Rachmaninov. 

The SLC Performance Lab is produced by ContemporaryPerformance.com and the Sarah Lawrence College MFA Theatre Program. Each month a visiting artist to the MFA Theatre Program's Grad Lab is interviewed. Grad Lab is one of the core components of the program where graduate students work with guest artists and develop group-generated performance pieces monthly. Caleb Hammons is interviewed by Kyrie Ellison (SLC21) and Andrew Del Vecchio (SLC22). CALEB HAMMONS is a Tony and Obie Award-winning cultural producer and curator of performance working in Brooklyn and the Hudson Valley. Currently the Director of Artistic Planning and Producing at the Fisher Center at Bard, he facilitates Live Arts Bard, a professional commissioning, residency, and presenting initiative focusing on contemporary practices in the performing arts, produces an extensive portfolio of dance, theater, live music, and transdisciplinary performance projects, and co-curates the Bard SummerScape Spiegeltent. Prior to his time at Bard he was the Producer at Soho Rep in NYC and was the first Producing Director of Young Jean Lee's Theater Company from 2008 to 2011. He is the Co-Curator of the acclaimed Brooklyn-based performance series CATCH. Caleb holds a BFA from the NYU/Tisch Experimental Theatre Wing and was a member of the Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance's inaugural class at Wesleyan University. Photo is by Maria Baranova

In this episode of Open Lid, 2009 Honens Laureate Gilles Vonsattel discusses his  preparation to record Sir George Benjamin's  Shadowlines, including working with the composer himself, with Catherine McClelland,  Honens Director, Artistic Planning. Learn more about Gilles on his website: gillesvonsattel.com

Simon Woods joined the League of American Orchestras as President and CEO in 2020. Born in London, England, Mr. Woods earned a degree in music from Cambridge University and a diploma in conducting from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. From the late 1980s to the late 1990s, he worked as a record producer at EMI Classics in London, where he initiated and produced recordings at Abbey Road Studios and on location with many of the world’s foremost classical artists and ensembles. From 1997 to 2004, he was Artistic Administrator and later Vice President of Artistic Planning & Operations at The Philadelphia Orchestra. From 2004 to 2005, he was President & CEO of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, before moving back to the UK in 2005 to become Chief Executive of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, one of the United Kingdom’s leading symphony orchestras. Returning to the US in 2011, he became President & CEO of the Seattle Symphony, a post he held for seven years. In November 2017, Woods was appointed CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, a post he held until September 2019. From February to August 2020, Woods was Interim Executive Director of the Grand Teton Music Festival, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.Woods brings more than 30 years of experience working with orchestras. He is deeply committed to equity, to the role of arts organizations in community, and to nurturing the next generation of arts leaders. He is known throughout the sector as a highly trusted mentor to orchestra management professionals, emerging leaders, and conductors. For two decades he has contributed to the League of American Orchestras’ professional development programs, including acting as Director of the League’s signature immersive training program, Essentials of Orchestra Management. In March 2020 he joined the Board of Directors of National Arts Strategies.The Question of the Week is, "What are the characteristics of a strong organization in classical music?" Simon and I discuss what it was like becoming President and CEO of the League of American Orchestras during a pandemic, his experience running some of the biggest classical music organizations around the world, the difference between the American and British classical music scenes, what he hopes to pass on to the next generation of leaders, and why he hopes we do not go back to normal. You can find out more about the League of American Orchestras on their website, https://americanorchestras.org.

Mary Persin, Vice President of Artistic Planning for the Pittsburgh Symphony with Jennifer Schliepper, Co Owner and Creative Director of Flying Scooter Productions, discuss the online series of concerts which can also be seen on Comcast On Demand, along with the 125th anniversary special presentation available with a $25 contribution. There will also be an edition created for broadcast on WQED13 of the anniversary celebration.

In the first episode of Open Lid, 2003 Honens Laureate Winston Choi discusses American composer Charles Tomlinson Griffes' Roman Sketches with Catherine McClelland, Honens Director, Artistic Planning.Catch up with Winston on YouTube: youtube.com/WinstonChoi

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Growing up in Cleveland, diversity in music, American orchestras, music publishers, accessibility, orchestral programming, the Sphinx Organization, and so many more topics are part of this fun and fascinating interview with Jennifer Arnold. To become a Down the Pit supporter, please visit www.Anchor.FM/Down-the-Pit https://vlajma.wixsite.com/jenniferarnoldviola https://www.richmondsymphony.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/down-the-pit/support

Episode 16:   Katie McGuinness, Director of Artistic Planning with the Indianapolis Symphony shares the behind the curtains secrets of what it is like to program an entire season for an orchestra. As a former pianist, Katie brings her wealth of musical knowledge and talents to the Indianapolis Symphony and uses it to navigate the challenging and daunting tasks of programming concerts, hiring conductors, and maintaing the artistic integrity of a major symphony orchestra. I know our listeners will really enjoy her fascinating insights!

Maria Manuela Goyanes, artistic director of  Washington DC's Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, is a theatrical force of nature.  She arrived from New York City's Public Theater in 2018 where she had been Director of Producing and Artistic Planning. Her role there included planning and supervising programming at all of the Public's five main stages, as well as Shakespeare in the Park and Joe's Pub.  She did all this in addition to teaching and mentoring theater artists as well as volunteering for the job of executive producer for 13P--a collective of mid-career playwrights who each wrote and directed one play which would get a full-scale production which Maria supervised. Did I mention that while she was at the Public she was also associate producer for Fun Home, Straight White Men and Hamilton?  A first-generation Latina-American, Maria Manuela Goyanes is an ideal fit for Woolly Mammoth which is known for producing new plays that are edgy, challenging, and thought-provoking.  It's a mid-sized theater with large footprint that nurtures talent and takes chances. It's adventurous theater—unafraid of making audiences uncomfortable and tackling social issues head-on--challenging both its artists and audiences in ways that are sometimes fun, sometimes difficult but always interesting.  In this podcast, Maria discusses what makes Woolly Woolly, how she brings the fullness to her background to her role as artistic director, and the challenges and opportunities this moment offers theater in general and Woolly in particular. Maria is a born raconteur—smart, engaging and engaged, with wonderful insights about theater. Itunes keywords: Maria Manuela Goyanes, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Pandemic, theater, equity

Maria Manuela Goyanes, artistic director of  Washington DC’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, is a theatrical force of nature.  She arrived from New York City’s Public Theater in 2018 where she had been Director of Producing and Artistic Planning. Her role there included planning and supervising programming at all of the Public’s five main stages, as well as Shakespeare in the Park and Joe’s Pub.  She did all this in addition to teaching and mentoring theater artists as well as volunteering for the job of executive producer for 13P--a collective of mid-career playwrights who each wrote and directed one play which would get a full-scale production which Maria supervised. Did I mention that while she was at the Public she was also associate producer for Fun Home, Straight White Men and Hamilton?  A first-generation Latina-American, Maria Manuela Goyanes is an ideal fit for Woolly Mammoth which is known for producing new plays that are edgy, challenging, and thought-provoking.  It’s a mid-sized theater with large footprint that nurtures talent and takes chances. It’s adventurous theater—unafraid of making audiences uncomfortable and tackling social issues head-on--challenging both its artists and audiences in ways that are sometimes fun, sometimes difficult but always interesting.  In this podcast, Maria discusses what makes Woolly Woolly, how she brings the fullness to her background to her role as artistic director, and the challenges and opportunities this moment offers theater in general and Woolly in particular. Maria is a born raconteur—smart, engaging and engaged, with wonderful insights about theater. Itunes keywords: Maria Manuela Goyanes, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Pandemic, theater, equity

Maria Manuela Goyanes, artistic director of  Washington DC’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, is a theatrical force of nature.  She arrived from New York City’s Public Theater in 2018 where she had been Director of Producing and Artistic Planning. Her role there included planning and supervising programming at all of the Public’s five main stages, as well as Shakespeare in the Park and Joe’s Pub.  She did all this in addition to teaching and mentoring theater artists as well as volunteering for the job of executive producer for 13P--a collective of mid-career playwrights who each wrote and directed one play which would get a full-scale production which Maria supervised. Did I mention that while she was at the Public she was also associate producer for Fun Home, Straight White Men and Hamilton?  A first-generation Latina-American, Maria Manuela Goyanes is an ideal fit for Woolly Mammoth which is known for producing new plays that are edgy, challenging, and thought-provoking.  It’s a mid-sized theater with large footprint that nurtures talent and takes chances. It’s adventurous theater—unafraid of making audiences uncomfortable and tackling social issues head-on--challenging both its artists and audiences in ways that are sometimes fun, sometimes difficult but always interesting.  In this podcast, Maria discusses what makes Woolly Woolly, how she brings the fullness to her background to her role as artistic director, and the challenges and opportunities this moment offers theater in general and Woolly in particular. Maria is a born raconteur—smart, engaging and engaged, with wonderful insights about theater. Itunes keywords: Maria Manuela Goyanes, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Pandemic, theater, equity

Maria Manuela Goyanes, artistic director of  Washington DC’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, is a theatrical force of nature.  She arrived from New York City’s Public Theater in 2018 where she had been Director of Producing and Artistic Planning. Her role there included planning and supervising programming at all of the Public’s five main stages, as well as Shakespeare in the Park and Joe’s Pub.  She did all this in addition to teaching and mentoring theater artists as well as volunteering for the job of executive producer for 13P--a collective of mid-career playwrights who each wrote and directed one play which would get a full-scale production which Maria supervised. Did I mention that while she was at the Public she was also associate producer for Fun Home, Straight White Men and Hamilton?  A first-generation Latina-American, Maria Manuela Goyanes is an ideal fit for Woolly Mammoth which is known for producing new plays that are edgy, challenging, and thought-provoking.  It’s a mid-sized theater with large footprint that nurtures talent and takes chances. It’s adventurous theater—unafraid of making audiences uncomfortable and tackling social issues head-on--challenging both its artists and audiences in ways that are sometimes fun, sometimes difficult but always interesting.  In this podcast, Maria discusses what makes Woolly Woolly, how she brings the fullness to her background to her role as artistic director, and the challenges and opportunities this moment offers theater in general and Woolly in particular. Maria is a born raconteur—smart, engaging and engaged, with wonderful insights about theater.

Clambakes and BBQ. A perfect lineup for July 4th. With the weekend around the corner, hear how to create a flawless clambake and BBQ from the best of the best, Woodman's and Greatest BBQ of New England. But what about fireworks? Listen in on how the Boston Pops are handling this July 4th weekend from Director of Artistic Planning, Dennis Alves. Also, listen in on what Max Reeves from Red's RI has to say about how the meat industry is doing since the pandemic.

On Thursday, June 18 on Facebook Live, Bawse With A Cause had an audience of some 2,000 viewers watching a conversation with six dynamic black women leading artistic operations around the nation.Jennifer Arnold, Director of Artistic Planning and Orchestral Operations at the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Danni Gee, Curator at SummerStage in NYC, Kaisha Johnson, Co-Founder and Founding Director of Women of Color in the Arts (WOCA), Toya Lillard, Executive Director of viBe Theater Experience in Brooklyn, and Taneshia Nash Laird President and CEO of Newark Symphony Hall. We heard their stories of how they came to their careers in the arts, about their dynamic leadership styles, heard how their institutions are being impacted by COVID-19, and about their triumphs and challenges as leaders in homogenous spaces.We did many deep dives into the insidious and deadly manifestations of racism and white supremacy and how people of color can fight against internalizing these harmful and intractable social ills. Each of the five leaders also gives their take on what truth and reconciliation and restorative justice look like in the arts world. in addition to our regular listeners, I hope reaches every cultural hallowed hall stagnated by old thinking and is now ready for new ideas and new leadership.

Vice President of Artistic Planning discusses what her colleagues in the orchestra world are thinking about returning to the stage. She introduces music by Brahms, remembers her time as a violist in the Biava Quartet and the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony and explains what the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is doing with the Extraordinary measures website.  

Matías Tarnopolsky is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Philadelphia Orchestra. He previously served as Vice President of Artistic Planning for the New York Philharmonic, Senior Director of Artistic Planning for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Producer for the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers. Before temporarily closing its doors, The Philadelphia Orchestra gave a final performance on March 12, 2020, to an empty hall, yet still reached half a million people through livestream, video, and public radio. In this episode, Erik and Matías talk about how amid this crisis and beyond, every arts organization must transition to a media company.

We sit down with Erik Malmquist the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's NEW Director of Artistic Planning & Operations to discuss the 20/21 season - as well as opera, Steve the dog, and Rachmaninoff's visit to Elgin!Support the show (https://www.elginsymphony.org/donate/ways-to-give/)

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Vice President of Artistic Planning, Mary Persin, stopped by the QED Morning Show to talk about the newly announced 2020-2021 season - the Orchestra's 125th.  She also talks about her Music 101 presentation taking place at Heinz Hall on Wednesday February 12th at 12:30pm.    

4 best sources for quality repertoire and how to use them1. Repertoire listsState lists & festival listsTeaching Music Through Performance Comprehensive List (2019) - Band, Orchestra & ChoirFrank Ticheli's List in the MBM Times MagazinesBest Music for High School Band (book)Best Music for Young Band (book)World Association for Symphonic Bands & EnsemblesTim Reynish (UK Conductor)2. Member-contributed content sitesWindrep.orgBand Directors Facebook Group3. A shortlist of quality publishers (not the usual suspects!)Brolga Music Publishing (Australia)Maecenas Music (UK)Piles Music (Spain)Manhattan Beach Music (USA)Bandquest - American Composer's Forum (USA)Windependence - Boosey & HwakesFJH Music (US)Grand Mesa Music (US)C Alan Publications (US)G&M Brand (UK)Barnhouse (US)DeHaske/Amstel (Europe)Bravo Music (Japan)4. Self-published composersSteven BryantMichael MarkowskiJodie BlackshawJames StephensonTemplate for your own repertoire list4 do's and don'ts of researching repertoireDon't just research pieces and composers you already knowDon't just listen to one recordingDo listen all the way throughDo look at the scoreAction StepsStart your own repertoire list. Download the template and start entering pieces you've done and pieces you're considering for your ensemble.Visit a publisher you haven't heard of before and go through the detective process. Select a piece you don't know that's at your ensemble's level and listen through with the score. Add it to your repertoire list.Share your action steps with us on Instagram! Take a photo or screen shot, tag us @conductingartistry and use hashtag #conductingartistryinactionKeep on learning!Check out our blog, resources and courses at ConductingArtistry.comFollow us on InstagramJoin the community FacebookCheck out our videos YouTube

The Sol Project’s Associate Artistic Director, David Mendizábal, and Producing Assistant, Joey Reyes, interview Maria Goyanes, Artistic Director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington D.C., and Stephanie Ybarra, Artistic Director of Baltimore Center Stage in Baltimore Maryland. They discuss leadership turnover, institutional values, and the changing landscape of the American Theater.  Maria Goyanes joined Woolly Mammoth Theater as the new Artistic Director in September 2018. Previously, she served as the Director of Producing and Artistic Planning at The Public Theater in New York City where she oversaw the day-to-day execution of the plays and musicals at the theatre’s five performance spaces, including the Delacorte Theater for the company’s Shakespeare in the Park programming. She also lead the season planning process as well as the theatre’s artistic programs, including Public Works, the Under the Radar Festival, and the offerings at Joe’s Pub. She is a faculty member at the Juilliard School, where she co-teaches a course on producing. She also creates the curriculum for Playwrights Downtown, the Playwrights Horizons Theater School at New York University. She serves as a board member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. She served as executive producer of the 13P playwrights collective and as the co-chair of the Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab. She was also the associate producer of Trinity Repertory Company. The League of Professional Theatre Women honored her with the Josephine Abady Award. She earned a B.A. at Brown University, where she was awarded the Susan Steinfeld Award. Stephanie Ybarra joined Baltimore Center Stage as the new Artistic Director full-time in December 2018. Previously, she served as the Director of Special Artistic Projects at The Public Theater, where she lead the Mobile Unit and Public Forum programs. She made her artistic producing debut with the original production of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brothers Size, for which she received the inaugural Producer’s Chair Award from the Foundry Theater. She went on to serve as the first Producing Director for Playwrights Realm and Producing Artistic Director for the Cherry Lane Theater’s Mentor Project, collaborating with artists such as Jen Silverman, Snehal Desai, Greg Moss and Awoye Timpo. In 2015, she was the recipient of TCG’s Continuing Education Grant, which took her to Peru to explore socio-political theater, and in 2016 she received the Congressional Award for Achievement in Excellence from Zara Aina, an international nonprofit dedicated to community engaged artmaking. Stephanie holds an MFA in Theater Management from Yale School of Drama. David (daveed) Mendizábal is an NYC based director, designer, one of the Producing Artistic Leaders of The Movement Theatre Company, and Associate Artistic Director of The Sol Project. Learn more about David and his work at www.davidmendizabal.com.  Joey Reyes serves as the Producing Assistant of The Sol Project and Executive Assistant at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, CT. Originally from Southern California, they have worked as a producer, administrator, and facilitator on the east coast since late 2017. IG & Twitter: @joeykangarooooo. Follow us on Facebook at The Sol Project and Instagram and Twitter at @solprojectnyc!

We are now in the throes of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops seasons, and on Episode 27 of the Podcast, we started a conversation about how a season comes together. Those conversations with CSO Director of Artistic Planning and Administration Nate Bachhuber and Pops Director of Artistic Planning Sam Strater were so robust that we now present part two of “How Does a Season Come Together.” As we asked for questions from our listeners in this episode, please send them to lsnow@cincinnatisymphony.org

The exciting 2019-2020 seasons for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops are upon us, but how does a season come together? How are concert programs built? How are guest artists identified and selected? On this episode of the podcast, - the first of a two-parter - we learn about the making of a season with CSO Director of Artistic Planning and Administration Nate Bachhuber and Pops Director of Artistic Planning Sam Strater.

Carmen is an opera by French composer Georges Bizet.The San Diego Opera Association (SDO) is a professional opera company located in the city of San Diego, California.La sonnambula (The Sleepwalker) is an opera semiseria in two acts, with music in the bel canto tradition by Vincenzo Bellini.Rusalka is an opera ('lyric fairy tale') by Antonín Dvořák.Eugene Onegin is an opera composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky.Oberlin College and ConservatorySeiji Ozawa is a Japanese conductor known for his advocacy of modern composers and for his work with the San Francisco Symphony, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.The Heart Mountain War Relocation Center was one of ten concentration camps used for the internment of Japanese Americans evicted from the West Coast Exclusion Zone during World War II by executive order from President Franklin Roosevelt after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941.The Holocaust was the World War II genocide of the European Jews.An American Dream is an opera by Jack Perla, a composer and pianist.Lyric Opera of ChicagoEverything Is Illuminated is a 2005 biographical comedy-drama film, written and directed by Liev Schreiber and starring Elijah Wood and Eugene Hütz. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer.Marie Kondo is a Japanese organizing consultant and author.Boris Goldovsky was a Russian-born conductor and broadcast commentator, active in the United States. He has been called an important "popularizer" of opera in America.Roméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet) is an opera by Charles Gounod.The Marriage of Figaro is an opera buffa (comic opera) composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.La bohème is an opera composed by Giacomo Puccini.Minnesota Opera is a performance organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Nicole Cabell is an American operatic soprano. She recently played Juliet in Cincinnati Opera’s production of Romeo and Juliet.Matthew White recently played Romeo in Cincinnati Opera’s production of Romeo and Juliet.Traditional Japanese theatre includes Kabuki, Noh(and its comic accompaniment, Kyōgen) and the puppet theatre, Bunraku.Jennifer Good is the Managing Director of Production at the San Francisco Opera.Santa Fe Opera (SFO) is an American opera company.Rupert Hemmings is the Vice President of Artistic Planning at the LA Opera.Paul Moser is an American philosopher who writes on epistemology and the philosophy of religion. He is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago and past editor of the American Philosophical Quarterly.Houston Ballet, operated by Houston Ballet Foundation, is the fourth-largest professional ballet company in the United States, based in Houston, Texas.William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist.Mozawa is a performing arts company that, through hybridity and fusion, aims to break down the barriers that exist between differing artistic media and cultures.Nabucco is an Italian-language opera by Giuseppe Verdi.Franco Zeffirelli was an Italian director and producer of operas, films and television.Origami is the art of paper folding, which is often associated with Japanese culture.Don Carlos is a (historical) tragedy in five acts by Friedrich Schiller.Sir Derek Jacobi is an English actor and stage director.Madame Butterfly is an opera by Giacomo Puccini.Ana Martínez is a Puerto Rican soprano.Kelly Kaduce is an American soprano.Robert Wilson is an American experimental theater stage director and playwright who has been described by the media as "[America]'s – or even the world's – foremost vanguard 'theater artist'".University of MichiganDePaul UniversityNorth Park UniversityThe Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera CenterAdler Fellowship ProgramDie Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow) is an opera by Richard Strauss.The Turn of the Screw is a 20th-century English chamber opera composed by Benjamin Britten.The Rake's Progress is an English-language opera in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky.Marco Polo is an opera by the Chinese-born composer Tan Dun.Carousel is the second musical by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics).My Fair Lady is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion.Stephen Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist known for more than a half-century of contributions to musical theatre.A Little Night Music is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.Isaac Mizrahi is an American fashion designer, TV presenter, and Chief Designer of the Isaac Mizrahi brand for Xcel Brands.Houston Grand Opera (HGO), located in Houston, Texas, was founded in 1955 by German-born impresario Walter Herbert.Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) is an American summer opera festival held in St. Louis, Missouri.Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 1979 musical thriller with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.American Gods (2001) is a fantasy novel by British author Neil Gaiman.Dark is a German science fiction thriller web television series.Uber Technologies, Inc. is an American multinational transportation network company offering services that include peer-to-peer ridesharing, ride service hailing, food delivery, and a bicycle-sharing system.The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, originally known as the Cincinnati-Covington Bridge spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky.Ohio River TrailThe Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City.Matthew mentions Beyoncé as one of his favorite artists outside of the opera world.

Patrick Chamberlain, Director of Artistic Planning for the NJSO, joins us to discuss the upcoming 18-19 NJSO Pops Season which includes Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, and the Disney Classic Mary Poppins. Check out the events listing to see all of the Upcoming Pops events: https://www.stnj.org/events

This episode of Impromptu is titled "Interfacing Art & Technology In Building Audiences." Orchestra President & CEO Allison Vulgamore loved having Jeremy Rothman, the Vice President of Artistic Planning at The Philadelphia Orchestra join her for this chat about LiveNote and other new forms of technology being used by the Orchestra.  

Betsy Borns interviews Eric Bloom, Director of Artistic Planning for The Broad Stage, and Founder and Artistic Director of The Santa Monica Repertory Theater. Eric makes both places go to destinations in Los Angeles. Eric is as gifted a producer as he is a performer. Eric and I talk about everything from community outreach to the human spleen.Trust me, This is one you won't want to miss! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

I sat down with dynamo, Jacqueline Taylor, out in Vail, Colorado last summer before and after we shared breakfast at the Little Diner (so good). She is the Director of Artistic Planning at Bravo Vail and we talk about our Inuksuit project, her work in Vail, as well as her many amazing projects when she worked at Lincoln Center, the 92nd St Y, Town Hall, and more. A must list for anyone with passion and curiosity about how to do great things as a producer and presenter. She is the best!

(left to right) Richard Lonsdorf and Edwin Outwater  A conversation with Richard Lonsdorf and Edwin Outwater of the San Francisco Symphony, hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Richard Lonsdorf is the programmer and Edwin Outwater the conductor of the San Francisco Symphony's annual summer series of concerts. In this interview, they talk about the upcoming series of concerts, which focus on popular classical music pieces and orchestral movie soundtracks. They also discuss the acoustics of different venues, how to program a series, what synch'ing a movie to a live orchestra entails, and the future of classical music. The San Francisco Symphony Summer Series consists of nine programs and twelve concerts, most (though not all) of which are in Davies Hall. More information can be found on the San Francisco Symphony Summer Series webpage. Edwin Outwater is Music Director of Ontario's Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (KWS), and regularly guest conducts the Chicago and New World Symphonies. Richard Lonsdorf is the Associate Director of Artistic Planning at the San Francisco Symphony. A shorter version of this interview was heard on Arts-Waves on KPFA. The post SF Symphony Summer Series appeared first on KPFA.

Joshua Winograde is the Senior Director of Artistic Planning at the Los Angeles Opera. In other words, he helps decide (along with Christopher Koelsch, Placido Domingo and James Conlon) on the singers who get hired to sing at the LA Opera. I had a real interest in sitting down with Josh, particularly because after 25+ years as a classical singer, I’ve never really known how things work behind the scenes at a major opera company- I bet you don’t, either. I hope you find what Josh had to say as interesting as I did. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jeremy Geffen, Carnegie Hall's Director of Artistic Planning, reflects on South Africa, the country of his birth.

Jeremy Geffen, Carnegie Hall's Director of Artistic Planning, and violinist David Harrington urge a young string quartet to be original and persistent.

Jeremy Geffen, Carnegie Hall's Director of Artistic Planning, and violinist David Harrington offer essential advice to emerging young artists.