Podcasts about bramwell tovey

Jess Gillam meets jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant to swap some of their favourite music. Cécile is a 3 time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer and her music shows off her passion for storytelling and finding the connections between vaudeville, blues, jazz, baroque and folkloric music. She spoke to Jess ahead of her show at London Jazz Festival 2023 and picked some of her favourite voices from Maria Callas singing Puccini to flamenco star Camarón de la Isla and an air de cour by Gabriel Bataille.Jess brought along a string quartet by Caroline Shaw, a Hollywood inflected Concerto by Korngold and the most beautiful of songs by Aretha FranklinPLAYLIST:GABRIEL BATAILLE: Sortés soupirs témoins de mon mártire [Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, Annie Dufresne (soprano)] CAROLINE SHAW: Plan & Elevation – v. The Beech Tree [Attacca Quartet] WANDA JACKSON: Funnel of Love KORNGOLD: Violin Concerto, op.35 – 1st mvt [James Ehnes (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (cond)] ARETHA FRANKLIN: Ain't No Way PUCCINI: La bohème, Act 4 “Sono andati” [Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), La Scala Milan Chorus & Orchestra, Antonino Votto (cond)] POULENC: Stabat Mater – i. Stabat Mater dolorosa [Cappella Amsterdam, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Estonian National SO, Daniel Reuss (cond)] CAMARON DE LA ISLA: Yo vivo enamorao (Tangos) [Camaron De La Isla (singer), Paco De Lucía (guitar)]

durée : 00:16:51 - Poulenc : Orchestral Works - BBC Concert Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey - Le label Chandos fait paraître un enregistrement en hommage à la mémoire de Bramwell Tovey, tragiquement disparu en juillet dernier. L'album, enregistré en mars dernier, présente le bestiaire musical de Poulenc.

durée : 01:30:24 - En pistes ! du lundi 07 novembre 2022 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Ce matin, nous ouvrons avec le dernier disque enregistré du chef d'orchestre Bramwell Tovey. Nous écouterons également la musique de Bach par Ingrid Haebler ou encore celle de Frescobaldi par La Guilde des Mercenaires. En piste !

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

Join Russell Gant for our final Tuesday Concert with Sarasota Orchestra of the season.  It's a concert recorded last April and turned out to be music director Bramwell Tovey's final concert with the orchestra.  Maestro Tovey passed away just a few weeks ago. Listen for music by Richard Strauss, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Ravel, as we pay tribute on the radio.

Sadly, and tragically, Sarasota Orchestra's newly appointed music director, Bramwell Tovey has passed away.  In this edition of Our Tuesday Concert with Sarasota Orchestra, we remember Maestro Tovey as we bring you his first concert as music director from last fall, featuring the Symphony No. 7 by Beethoven.  Originally broadcast Tuesday, July 19th at 8:00 PM on Florida's Classical Music Station…WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.

On July 12th, 2022, the music world lost the much-loved conductor, pianist, and composer Bramwell Tovey. I had the great pleasure to chat with him back on 15th May 2020, when the world was in lockdown and in the full grip of the Covid pandemic. Much to my regret, it was the only time we chatted and I loved every second of our time together.  There have been countless heartfelt tributes to him since the sad news was announced that his cancer had returned and that he had lost his battle with it. I have decided that the best way to pay tribute to him is to re-release our chat and add on the six-minute chat we had after we had finished recording the episode. I found him to be a lovely man - ready to tell his story, not afraid to voice his opinions, and, as so many have also said, a great raconteur. Our chat has been one of my personal favourite episodes ever since I released it and honestly, I have probably listened to it again at least five times since! Farewell Bram - I know that wherever you are, you will be making friends, making music, and making everyone laugh.

Bramwell Tovey, the principal conductor and artistic director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic, died on July 12, 2022, one day after his 69th birthday. He joined the Philharmonic in 2018 after conducting many different orchestras, including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, where he helped to found the VSO School of Music. Artscape Producer James Baumgartner talked with David Beauchesne, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic, about the time he spent with Bramwell Tovey.

Bramwell Tovey, the principal conductor and artistic director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic, died on July 12, 2022, one day after his 69th birthday. He joined the Philharmonic in 2018 after conducting many different orchestras, including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, where he helped to found the VSO School of Music. Artscape Producer James Baumgartner talked with David Beauchesne, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic, about the time he spent with Bramwell Tovey.

Our sponsor: Houghton Horns - Use code "Mergen" for 10% off all trumpet accessorieswww.houghtonhorns.comHoughton Horns virtual equipment consultation video -Equipment consultationKnown for his strong and beautiful sound, Mergen is currently a member of the trumpet/cornet section of “The President's Own” United States Marine Band. He also performs with the Blossom Festival Band in Ohio and is a founding member of Valor Brass. In addition, Mergen has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., the Washington Symphonic Brass, the Singapore Symphony in the Republic of Singapore, the Harrisburg Symphony in Pennsylvania and the Choral Arts Society of Washington. He was a Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center in Lenox, Massachusetts, and attended the Aspen Music Festival. He has worked with conductors Seiji Ozawa, Leonard Slatkin, Osmo Vanska, John Williams and Bramwell Tovey.Dedicated to education, Mergen currently serves as guest artist and applied faculty at the Penn State Honors Music Institute teaching trumpet. In addition, he has given numerous master classes at world-class institutions including The Juilliard School, University of Michigan, Eastman School of Music, University of Illinois and many others. He has brought his passion for music education to middle and high schools in the Washington D.C. area as part of the Marine Band's “Music in the Schools Initiative,” formulating a rich program for brass quintets, which he has led in numerous performances. Mergen also maintains a studio of private trumpet students.As an active soloist, Mergen's solo performances include numerous appearances with the “The President's Own” United States Marine Band and most recently with the Allentown Band, which was televised in Pennsylvania. He sounded Taps for the White House moment of silence in observance of 9/11 in 2018 and 2019 as well as the 2017 nationally televised Memorial Day Concert at the US Capitol. He also co-commissioned Hanging by a Thread, a four-movement work for solo trumpet and solo tuba with wind ensemble by James Stephenson and with his brother Paul gave the U.S. premiere with the DePauw University Concert Band in 2018. Recordings of his solo performances can be heard on both the “The President's Own” United States Marine Band YouTube channel and website. Additional non-solo recordings include numerous volumes of the U.S. Marine Band's annual recording as well as the Valor Brass recording Inaugural.Mergen began his musical journey at age nine. His early studies included The Juilliard School Pre-College and the Kinhaven Music School summer program. He received his Bachelor in Music degree in both Trumpet Performance and Music Education from the University of Michigan, his Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance from Eastman School of Music, and he completed the Doctor of Music Arts degree in Performance from The Catholic University of America in 2008. He is honored to have studied with Charles Daval, Charles Geyer and the late Armando Ghitalla.A lifelong learner, when not performing or teaching, Mergen further channels his passion for music into creating arrangements for brass quintet and trumpet ensemble, and exploring the history of the trumpet and cornet.Support the show (https://thatsnotspit.com/support/)

Tomorrow night, Saturday the 9th, the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra will begin its new season with a concert beginning at 8pm in the Tulsa PAC . It'll be the first time the TSO has performed in this space with an audience since the pandemic began (and masks as well as proof of COVID-19 vaccination -- or else proof of a negative COVID-19 test result -- will be required for entry). The evening will feature Shostakovich's Festive Overture, Coleridge-Taylor's Ballade, Liszt's Les Preludes, and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor"), the last-named featuring the renowned pianist Garrick Ohlsson. Our guest on ST is the distinguished guest conductor for this concert, Bramwell Tovey.

Tomorrow night, Saturday the 9th, the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra will begin its new season with a concert beginning at 8pm in the Tulsa PAC. It'll be the first time the TSO has performed in this space with an audience since the pandemic began (and masks as well as proof of COVID-19 vaccination -- or else proof of a negative COVID-19 test result -- will be required for entry). The evening will feature Shostakovich's Festive Overture, Coleridge-Taylor's Ballade, Liszt's Les Preludes, and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor"), the last-named featuring the renowned pianist Garrick Ohlsson. Our guest on ST is the distinguished guest conductor for this concert, Bramwell Tovey.

Hi! I'm a violinist and my podcast Conversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman follows my curiosity about fellow musicians: how did they get to where they are today, what are their perspectives on a life in music?James Ehnes is known internationally as one of the foremost violin soloists. He's a GRAMMY winner who's created over 60 acclaimed albums. I was honoured to speak at length with James Ehnes about his career, collaborations, current projects, and his approach with practice and preparation for concerts. Timestamps are below.  The video version is linked here, with transcript and bonus episodes: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e11-s1-james-ehnes Please follow the podcast and be notified of all the new episodes. I could really use some help and encouragement! Please leave me a tip here: https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:38) 2021 recordings Ysaye, Bach, Beethoven quartets (09:40) Ehnes String Quartet history (14:00) Seattle Chamber Music Society (19:40) solo Bach, different recording and performances (29:35) pacing yourself, importance of run-throughs (31:20) Paganini (34:50) repertoire choices, getting pigeon-holed as a performer (38:10) childhood in Brandon, Francis Chaplin, Sally Thomas, Meadowmount, Donald Henry (45:25) learning process, pace of preparation, rotation of repertoire (52:20) advice for music students (54:55) Intonation (59:30) Bramwell Tovey (01:04:05) Andrew Armstrong photo credit: Benjamin Ealovega --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leah-roseman/message

Playlist: Emerson String Quartet - Debussy String Quartet in G Minor, L. 91 I mov Animé et très décidéJames Ehnes, Bramwell Tovey, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - Barber Concerto For Violin and Orchestra Op. 14 I mov AllegroLeonard Bernstein, Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Gershwin Rhapsody in BlueSteve Reich, The Smith Quartet - Different Trains : I mov America - Before the War

Playlist: Lafayette String Quartet - Borodin String Quartet No. 2 in D Major III. Notturno: AndanteBerliner Philharmoniker - Tachikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathetique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso - AndanteChicago Symphony Orchestra , Daniel Barenboim - Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. AdagiettoJames Ehnes, Bramwell Tovey, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - Korngikd Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Op. 35 ii Romance: AndanteIn Time - 5:50

Bramwell Tovey has had a truly international career as a conductor and composer. I found out how the Salvation Army impacted his early life, how to pronounce 'Gerontius' and what is was like meeting Leonard Bernstein. We also get to hear extracts from one of his works in this episode which was possibly my favourite interview so far?!

Dylan sits down with composer Peter Meechan, speaking about his musical upbringing, musical influences, compositional process, life as a composer, his friendship and the impact of trumpeter Ryan Anthony, ideas to consider when planning for the fall and more! For this month’s featured repertoire, we feature the third movement of Pete’s, trumpet concerto, Renaissance of Wonder, composed for Ryan Anthony.In honour of the memory of Ryan Anthony, please consider donating to the Ryan Anthony Foundation: https://www.cancerblows.com/addgift.php?v2glid=126909Help Support the Band Room Podcast by Becoming a Patron Through Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/bandroompodBRP Storehttp://www.bandroompod.com/storeMusic used in this episodeKorn Symphony – Mov. II | At the Cathedral Gate by Peter Meechan Performing Ensemble: Royal Canadian Air Force BandCaptain Matthew Clark – ConductorRenaissance of Wonder, Hymn: Dreamer of dreams, the makers of music by Peter MeechanRyan Anthony, TrumpetPerforming Ensemble: Musicians of the Dallas SymphonyJerry Junkin – ConductorAbout PeterThe music of Canadian-based British composer Peter Meechan (b. 1980, Nuneaton, UK) is extensively performed throughout the world. His music has been commissioned, recorded, broadcast and performed by some of the world’s leading symphony orchestras, wind orchestras, brass bands, conductors and soloists, including: “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Black Dyke Brass Band, Jens Lindemann, Ryan Anthony, Bramwell Tovey, David Childs, Steven Mead, Patrick Sheridan, Les Neish, and many more. Meechan’s music is featured on over 120 commercial recordings and has been featured at festivals and clinics globally.Peter resides in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with his wife Michelle (a band teacher) and their miniature dachshund dogs: Stevie and Jurgen (not band teachers), and when not writing music can usually be found watching his beloved Liverpool Football Club.More information can be found at: www.MeechanMusic.comEpisode LinksPeter Meechan Websitehttp://meechanmusic.com/Ryan Anthony Foundation – Cancer Blowshttps://www.cancerblows.com/ryananthonyfoundation.php​Song of Hope, Ryan Anthony and The Dallas Windshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rBqVl7DxMURe:mission - Rubato (Live), Ryan Anthony, Trumpethttps://music.apple.com/us/album/re-mission-rubato-live/1485926816?fbclid=IwAR0xRed-rUs0_ItW-yvuAyEhsgkK_6-sOOZYdOJ1ZkjL9KaEL0Hn7lShGogRCAF Band (Can also find Above and Beyond Album info here)https://rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/rcaf-band/index.pageSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bandroompod)

It's the first episode of The Everything Will Be Okay podcast! Our debut guest is conductor and composer Bramwell Tovey, who spoke to Jenna from his home base in Vancouver. Topics include the ABCs of shutting down an opera company in a pandemic, time for composing, and what it'll take for live shows to come back. Original music by Nate Douglas (@natedouglasband) Original artwork by Danika Lorèn (@danikalorenart) This podcast is a Schmopera production, created by Jenna Simeonov. https://schmopera.com/

Richard Bell and Face2Face host David Peck talk his new film Brotherhood, dignity and self sacrifice, putting others before ourselves, rites of passage, real boys and toxic masculinity. Trailer The film be will be available on the Super Channel in March 2020.Synopsis: Based on the harrowing true story that made newspaper headlines across North America in the 1920s, Brotherhood is a taut survival drama that feels timely and modern in this era of the very real Boy Crisis. A bristling piece of Canadian history, that is a clarion call for a return to Nature, as wonderful and lethal as it may be. A band of teenaged boys arrive at Long Point Camp on sprawling Balsam Lake for the ultimate Canadian experience: two weeks of games, kite-making, lacrosse, sing-a-longs, marshmallow roasts, canoeing, swimming and adventure. Great War veterans, Arthur and Robert have their own approach to educating and nurturing these boys who are pugnacious with raw personalities. Arthur and Robert set off across the lake in a thirty-foot Indian war canoe with the unofficial band of brother’s leader Waller and ten of his companions. When they encounter a freak summer storm and are capsized in the middle of the churning lake, the brotherhood's holiday descends into a soul-shuddering fight for survival. Only four will survive.About the Director: Richard wrote and directed Eighteen, shot in twenty days and made with only $800, 000, it co-starred acting titans Ian McKellen and Alan Cumming, and featured a score by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. It hopscotched the world at film festivals and was broadcast on City TV and Movie Central and the Movie Network. Bell was nominated for a Genie Award for co-writing the song “In a Heartbeat”, with composer Bramwell Tovey. Bell adapted the teen novel Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet by Joanne Proulx and penned a television pilot for Brightlight Pictures, a ‘prairie noir’ based on the fleet of Russell Quant detective novels by Anthony Bidulka. Bell got his start in the industry by writing and directing the micro-budgeted indie Two Brothers. It was shot for $545.00 and went on to gross $150,000 on DVD. Richard is a graduate of Studio 58, the only conservatory-style theatre training program in Western Canada. He is an alumnus of the TIFF Talent Lab, the Praxis Centre for Screenwriters’ Screenwriting Lab, and the CFC’s Writers’ Workshop at the Whistler Film Festival. Richard recently co-executive produced Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet for producer Kim Roberts. The film stars Cameron Monaghan, Peyton List, and Juliette Lewis.Image Copyright: Richard Bell and Karma Film. Used with permission. F2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission. For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here. With thanks to Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Conductor and Artistic Director Bramwell Tovey will miss several performances with the Rhode Island Philharmonic while undergoing treatment for cancer. #WPRO He talks about his recovery, and his accelerated treatment to enable him to return to the podium early in the new year. ri-philharmonic.org bramwelltovey.com

Conductor and Artistic Director Bramwell Tovey will miss several performances with the Rhode Island Philharmonic while undergoing treatment for cancer. #WPRO He talks about his recovery, and his accelerated treatment to enable him to return to the podium early in the new year. ri-philharmonic.org bramwelltovey.com

  Today, I'm really excited to have Canadian pianist David Jalbert on the show!  David is an extraordinary person, a brilliant artist, and a very dear friend!   We have a great conversation and cover many topics, from finding yourself as an artist, to the importance of confidence in our progress, and how to learn and memorize music.  David is incredible (and hilarious!) and I know you will really enjoy his approach to all things music and find tons of value in this episode!  In this episode, David talks about: His musical journey, from a small town in the province of Quebec studying at the Conservatoire, the University of Montreal, the Toronto Royal Conservatory in Toronto, and Juilliard, leading to his professional career The wonderful musical program he took part in at the Conservatoire de Musique du Quebec The Canadian Music Competition and how competitions were a source of motivation for him How his curiosity and the fact that he “thrived on the forbidden” really helped him develop his technical skills How having many teachers taught him so much, but left him somewhat confused How he found himself back His learning process and how he realized that he could learn faster The importance of confidence in the learning process Memorizing music The importance of being organized How being interested in expanding our cultural horizon can positively affect our growth as an artist and give us “a leg up”   En français, nous discutons de : Son parcours musical, des débuts à aujourd'hui, en touchant à ses moments au Conservatoire de Musique de Rimouski, ses expériences au Concours de Musique du Canada, et ses études à l'Université de Montréal, la Glenn Gould School, et à Juilliard La motivation et l'inspiration qu'il a retiré de sa participation au Concours de Musique du Canada L'approche de la technique de Marc Durand qui a eu une grande influence dans sa vie Sa période à la Glenn Gould School et l'impact d'étudier avec plusieurs professeurs Son expérience avec Jérome Lowenthal et comment il a développé sa voix authentique À quoi sa pratique ressemble o   L'importance de la précondition – de se mettre dans le bon « espace mental » o   L'importance d'avoir un plan Son processus d'apprentissage et de mémorisation du répertoire   More Information about David Jalbert: Website: http://davidjalbert.com/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/davidjalbertpiano/videos Johannes Brahms: A Biography by Jan Swafford   Biography A virtuoso with a warm and elegant style and a wide-ranging repertoire, pianist David Jalbert has established himself among the elite of a new generation of classical musicians, and was named by the CBC among the 15 best Canadian pianists of all time. With his personal style, incomparable stage presence, and refined ear, he has wowed audiences and critics everywhere: “a deeply musical pianist” (Cleveland Plain Dealer), “a virtuoso in the best sense of the word” (La Presse), “…wide-ranging musical imagination, phenomenal technique, and an unerring lightness of being” (The Toronto Star). His first solo disc, dedicated to the works of Corigliano and Rzewski (in preparation for which he worked with both composers), was launched to great applause on Endeavor in 2004 and was followed in 2006 by a recording of Fauré's complete Nocturnes (a winning selection on La Tribune des Critiques de Disques, France-Culture). His 2008 release on the ATMA label, Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues opus 87, drew rave reviews, won an Opus Award, and was nominated for a Juno Award. He followed it up with an album dedicated to works by minimalist greats John Adams and Philip Glass (2010), and his 2012 recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations was met with unanimous praise. He recorded works by Poulenc and Satie on “Le Comble de la Distinction” (2015) and virtuosic transcriptions of Russian ballets by Stravinsky and Prokofiev in 2017, which earned him another Juno nomination. An accomplished chamber musician in both the hall and the studio, his releases include Poulenc's music for winds and piano (with the woodwind quintet Pentaèdre) as well as the Rachmaninov and Chopin Cello Sonatas with his long-standing musical partner Denise Djokic. With violinist Jasper Wood and cellist Denise Djokic, he is also a member of Triple Forte, a piano trio whose first recording was awarded a 2014 Prix Opus (Album of the Year). Jalbert has also collaborated with violinist Rachel Barton Pine, the Cecilia and Alcan string quartets, double-bassist Joel Quarrington (on another Opus-winning collaboration, the album Brothers in Brahms as well as a Schubert album) and with pianists Anton Kuerti, Wonny Song and Jean-Philippe Collard. As guest soloist, Jalbert has appeared with many orchestras, including the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, Orchestre Métropolitain, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, CBC Radio Orchestra, Bielefelder Philharmoniker, Gauteng Philarmonic and National Symphony of Ireland and others. He has collaborated with conductors Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Christoph Campestrini, Skitch Henderson, Jacques Lacombe, Bramwell Tovey, Mario Bernardi, Peter Kuhn, David Currie, Marc David, Dinuk Wijeratne and others and has performed in Canada, the United States, Mexico, South Africa and Europe. Jalbert's repertoire is expansive, and he plays Bach, Brahms, Stravinsky or Ligeti with equal pleasure. David Jalbert can be heard regularly on CBC Radio and Radio-Canada broadcasts, not only as a pianist, but also as a guest commentator. A national and international prize-winner, David Jalbert was the 2007 winner of the prestigious Virginia Parker Prize of the Canada Council for the Arts, has been awarded five Prix Opus by the Conseil Québécois de la Musique, was nominated for four Juno Awards, and is now an Associate Professor of piano at the University of Ottawa. He holds two Artist Diplomas: one from the Juilliard School in New York, the other from the Glenn Gould Professional School (Toronto). He received his Master's Degree from the Université de Montréal at age 21, winning the Governor General's Gold Medal (awarded yearly to the top graduate student of the University). His main teachers have been Jerome Lowenthal, Marc Durand, André Laplante, and Pauline Charron. He has also worked with Leon Fleisher, John Perry, Claude Frank, Gilbert Kalish, and Marylin Engle.   If you enjoyed the show, please leave a review on iTunes!  I truly appreciate your support! Visit www.mindoverfinger.com for information about past and future podcasts, and for more resources on mindful practice. THANK YOU: Most sincere thank you to composer Jim Stephenson who graciously provided the show's musical theme!  Concerto #1 for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra – Movement 2: Allegro con Brio, performed by Jeffrey Work, trumpet, and the Lake Forest Symphony, conducted by Jim Stephenson. Also a huge thank you to my producer, Bella Kelly!   MIND OVER FINGER: www.mindoverfinger.com https://www.facebook.com/mindoverfinger/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/mindoverfingertribe/

"In song, you have one of the most amazing diaries of any generation's culture at a given time," states Thomas Hampson. The esteemed baritone joins Bramwell Tovey for a concert of American music and songs, followed by Elgar's portraits of his own circle of friends in the Enigma Variations.

Composer Peter Meechan joins the show for a wonderfully thoughtful discussion that includes conversations about his career, music in England, the merits of self-publishing, composition, and the bar at the Royal Northern College of Music. Topics: Pete’s background growing up outside of Birmingham as the son of two folk musicians who surrounded him with music. A discussion of the band system in England including opportunities for young musicians and the Black Dyke Brass Band. How the bar at the Royal Northern College of Music led to the relationships and opportunities that helped Pete launch his career. The value of being self-published as a composer and the importance of retaining your copyright. Links: Meechan Music Royal Northern College of Music Stravinsky: Symphony of Wind Instruments Scott McAllister: Gone Melanie Brooks "Building Bridges through Music" Festival Biography: The music of Canadian-based British composer Peter Meechan is performed throughout the world. His music has been commissioned, recorded, broadcast and performed by some of the world’s leading wind orchestras, brass bands, conductors and soloists, including: “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey, Black Dyke Brass Band, Dunshan Symphonic Wind Orchestra, The Band of the Coldstream Guards, RNCM Wind Orchestra, Steven Mead, Jens Lindemann, Ryan Anthony, Les Neish, Linda Merrick, the BBC Concert Orchestra, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Rex Richardson, Jacques Mauger and many more. Meechan’s music is featured on over 100 commercial recordings and has been featured at festivals and clinics globally, including the Midwest Clinic, the International Trumpet Guild, the International Tuba and Euphonium Association, BASBWE conferences, and in 2014 his work “The Legend of King Arthur” was used as the set test piece at the British National Brass Band Championships, held in the Royal Albert Hall, London. Peter was the first ever “Young Composer in Association” with the prestigious Black Dyke Brass band, where he went on to serve as their “Composer in Residence”, a position he also held between 2012 – 2015 with The Band of the Coldstream Guards. He holds an undergraduate degree from the Royal Northern College of Music, a Master of Arts degree and a PhD (composition), both from the University of Salford where his principal tutor was Professor Peter Graham. Peter Meechan’s music is principally published by his own publishing house, Meechan Music.

Hur gör tonsättare när de trollar fram den ljuvaste musik ur ord och bild? Hur många A4-sidors libretto behövs för en opera? Får tonsättare inspiration från ovan eller gräver de djupt i sitt inre? I de sex programmen i serien Ord och bild blir musik hör vi hur komponister skriver fram musik ur ord och bilder om: Grymhet, försoning, utanförskap, ordlekar, verkliga, dokumentära händelser. Ur riter, böner, respekt för språket, motstånd mot språket och glipor i språket. I det första programmet möter vi tonsättaren och musikern Paula af Malmborg Ward, en musikalisk mångsysslare som skrivit text och musik sedan barnsben. Det har bland annat blivit schlagertexter, ett antal operor med bland annat librettisten Kerstin Perski, en symfoni med text till en hjälpsam italiensk skomakare, Il Gallo Cortonese, och en samba, Sambal Dente, med text till Göteborgs symfoniorkester: Jag ville befria mej från samban ändå verkar det som om den tar över hela uttrycket jag älskar och hatar den den har mej i sin makt Den italienska texten till stycket Il Gallo Cortonese läses av Antonio Gammicchia. Paula af Malmborg Ward skriver musik i en röd stuga vid Göta Älv. Hon vann 2006 Prix Italia med radiooperan Hittekvinnan efter fem böcker av Kerstin Thorvall. Paula har varit hustonsättare vid Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester. Och för deras konserthus gjorde hon världens, förmodligen, första komponerade ring-in-signal. För instrumenten piccolaflöjt, trumpet, klarinett, triangel och virveltrumma. 1984 tävlade John Ballard i Melodifestivalen med Paula af Malmborgs text till schlagern Rendez-Vous. Så Paula har ingen stiff upper lip. Redan som trettonåring spelade hon dixieland-piano tillsammans med trombonisten Christian Lindberg. Paula har även gjort musik till SVT:s Julkalendern och Ernst Billgrens tv-serie AK3. Hon vikarierade som pianist med gruppen Stella I TV-succén På spåret. 2009 uruppfördes Paulas stycke evergreen med text, i Danmarks Radios nya konsertsal I Köpenhamn, av Malmö Symfoniorkester och Danska Radions Volakensemble. Och 2010 skidade Paula Tjejvasan och uruppförde sjungande sitt stycke JÅTPÅMF (Jag Åker Tjevasan PÅ Min Födelsedag) i spåret vid fem vätskekontroller. 15 oktober 2010 hade hennes opera Triumf och Tragedi urpremiär på Rotundan vid Kungliga operan i Stockholm. Librettot av Daniel Boyacioglu är influerat av brottaren Mikael Ljungbergs öde. En och annan dikt av levande och döda poeter (Levertin, Bei Dao, Szymborska, Aspenström, Tranströmer, Lina Ekdahl) har också fått musikalisk dräkt av Paula af Malmborg Ward. I programmet hör du Paulas egen berättelse om hur ord och bilder blir musik.   SPELLISTA: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman nr 1 Joan Tower Marin Alsop, Colorado Symphony Orchestra Tower_ Fanfares For The Uncommon Woman, Etc _ Alsop, Et Al   Bim Bom Bossa Brigas nunca mais / Älska mig konkret Paula af Malmborg Ward Paula af Malmborg Ward, sång, piano. Sören Svedestig, flöjt Henrik Söderholm, gitarr Privat inspelning   Hittekvinnan Paula af Malmborg Ward, musik och libretto Maria af Malmborg Linnman, Mikael Samuelson, Susanna Levonen,  Göran Martling. Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester. Dirigent: Mats Rondin Liveinspelning SR P2. Sändes annandag påsk 17/4 kl. 21.00 i P2   Ring-signal Paula af Malmborg Ward Tid: 020 Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester Privat inspelning   Rendez-vous Paula af Malmborg, text. Bjarne Nyqvist, musik. John Ballard   Cherry Berry                     Storbandsdrama i 6 scener Paula af Malmborg Ward Bohuslän Bigband Live Frölunda konserthus, 2009   Vill ni ha ett frostigt päron? Musik: Paula af Malmborg Ward Libretto: Magnus Nilsson Liveinspelning av SR juli 2002, Vadstena Tove Dahlberg, mezzosopran. Johan Hallsten, baryton. Vadstena operaorkester. Olof Boman, dirigent.   Ärret, Akt 1. Opera i två akter fritt efter Bulgakovs kortroman En hunds hjärta Paula af Malmborg Ward, musik. Kerstin Perski, libretto David Björkman, dirigent. Mikael Axelsson, Henrik Holmberg, Catarina Lundgren, Nicola Matisic, Balcarras Crafoord Liveinspelning Urprem. 4/7 Gamla Teatern, Vadstena, 2004   Sambal Dente Paula af Malmborg Ward Göteborgs Symfoniker Live Uruppf. SR P2. 4 sept 2002   Il gallo cortonese, sinfonia concertante, sats 3 Paula af Malmborg Ward Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester, Bramwell Tovey, dir Live Helsingborgs Konserthus           The Far Away Shore Paula af Malmborg Ward Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester. Dir. T. Ringborg P2 Live klassiskt 20071201 1500 Uruppf. Helsingborgs Konserthus 8/11 2007   Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman nr 1 Joan Tower Marin Alsop, Colorado Symphony Orchestra Tower_ Fanfares For The Uncommon Woman, Etc _ Alsop, Et Al   "En Decemberdröm" - Underjorden Paula af Malmborg Ward Paula af Malmborg Ward, dir. Göteborgs Symfoniker, Bohuslän Big Band, Svenska Blockflöjtskvartetten, Göteborgsmusiken, Trio TPB,  Per Strandberg, Fredrik Bergman. Musiken till 2005 års julkalender i STV   Operation kärleken - Musikdrama i en akt Paula af Malmborg Ward Smålands Musik och Teater, Jönköping 2002 Libretto: Kerstin Perski fritt efter arbeten från tre högstadieklasser i Jönköpings Län Dir: Joachim Gustavsson/Mika Eichenholz Medv: Christina Knochenhauer, Thomas Lander, Jesper Arin, Brita-Lena Sjöberg, Jönköpings Sinfonietta Privat inspelning   Bombpartyt Musik: Paula af Malmborg Ward Libretto: Lars af Malmborg. Efter en roman av Grahan Green. Orkester och solister vid Göteborgsoperan. B Tommy Andersson, dirigent. Liveinspelning.   Vill ni ha ett frostigt päron? Musik: Paula af Malmborg Ward Libretto: Magnus Nilsson Tove Dahlberg, mezzosopran. Johan Hallsten, baryton. Vadstena operaorkester. Olof Boman, dirigent. Liveinspelning av SR juli 2002, Vadstena   Il gallo cortonese, sinfonia concertante, sats 2 Paula af Malmborg Ward Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester, Bramwell Tovey, dir Live Helsingborgs Konserthus Privat inspelning   Evergreen Paula af Malmborg Ward Malmö symfonikerna. Danska radions vokalensemble P2 Live Nu!                                              Hittekvinnan Paula af Malmborg Ward, musik och libretto Maria af Malmborg Linnman, Mikael Samuelson, Susanna Levonen,  Göran Martling. Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester. Dirigent: Mats Rondin Liveinspelning SR P2.

Episode 39: "Breathe" - A Conversation with Justin Emerich A nationally renowned trumpeter and teacher with extensive national and international performing experience, Justin Emerich is associate professor of trumpet at the MSU College of Music. Emerich’s orchestral experience includes serving as acting associate principal trumpet of the San Francisco Symphony, as well as performing with the St Louis Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, San Francisco Opera, Malaysia Philharmonic, Seoul Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, Grant Park Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Grand Rapids Symphony, Palm Beach Opera Orchestra, and the New World Symphony. He has been a featured soloist with the Seattle Symphony and the Fulcrum Point New Music Ensemble in Chicago. In April 2013, Emerich was singled out as one of the San Francisco Symphony's "superb soloists" by the San Francisco Chronicle. Emerich is also an avid chamber musician and has been a member of, and toured with, such groups as the Canadian Brass, Burning River Brass, Proteus 7, the Avatar Brass, and Pink Martini. Performing with these groups, he traveled extensively throughout Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, and all 50 states in the U.S. While with the world famous Canadian Brass, he performed as solo-piccolo trumpet and collaborated with the New York Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestra brass sections. Emerich and the Canadian Brass were also featured with the New Jersey Symphony and premiered a new work by Bramwell Tovey with the Vancouver Symphony. He is currently the piccolo trumpet of Burning River Brass. Emerich performed in numerous Broadway shows in New York City including Kiss Me Kate, Into the Woods, and 42nd Street. After earning his degree, he became artist-in-residence and assistant trumpet professor at Grand Valley State University. Emerich has performed with such artists as Diana Ross, Burt Bacharach, Natalie Cole, Wayne Newton, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Yo-Yo Ma, Gil Shaham, Doc Severinsen, Allen Vizzutti, Renee Fleming, Sufjan Stevens, Ben Folds, and Vanessa Williams. He has recorded for hundreds of TV, movie, and video game soundtracks, and can be heard as the lone trumpet on The Blind Side with Sandra Bullock. Emerich has recorded various CDs for the Columbia, SFS Media, Naxos, New World, Dorian, Burmermusic, LML music, and Albany record labels. Emerich, who comes to Michigan State University from a faculty position at the University of Las Vegas, is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music. 

Conductor Bramwell Tovey looks at works by Samuel Barber, Terry Riley, and Edward Elgar - all on his January 2017 Boston Symphony Orchestra program - from the perspective of a composer, and, in a 2014 interview, Murray Perahia describes the magnetic pull of music by Robert Schumann.

Star trumpeter Alison Balsom on touring Bramwell Tovey's piece 'Songs of the Paradise Saloon' with London Philharmonic Orchestra and the need to practice the natural trumpet