Podcasts about eastern music festival

The 1920s Carolina Theatre in Charlotte reopens in March 2025 after a decade of planning, fundraising and construction. The $80 million project was led by the Foundation for the Carolinas. On this week Piedmont Arts podcast, we tour the renovated building and hear about upcoming events. Also, news about turmoil at the Eastern Music Festival and Opera Carolina. Pictured: Exterior of the Carolina Theater; credit David Boraks. Pictured: Lobby of the Carolina Theater; credit David Boraks. Pictured: Douglas Young (left) and Sean Seifert; credit David Boraks. Pictured: Stage of the Carolina Theater; credit David Boraks.

The 1920s Carolina Theatre in Charlotte reopens in March 2025 after a decade of planning, fundraising and construction. The $80 million project was led by the Foundation for the Carolinas. On this week Piedmont Arts podcast, we tour the renovated building and hear about upcoming events. Also, news about turmoil at the Eastern Music Festival and Opera Carolina. Pictured: Exterior of the Carolina Theater; credit David Boraks. Pictured: Lobby of the Carolina Theater; credit David Boraks. Pictured: Douglas Young (left) and Sean Seifert; credit David Boraks. Pictured: Stage of the Carolina Theater; credit David Boraks.

On Tuesday, the Berklee College of Music will host its annual Middle Eastern Music Festival, now in its 16th year, featuring music of Georgia.

Karen Birch Blundell is a New York City based performer and teaching artist. She is English horn of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and the Associate Principal Oboe/English horn of the Eastern Music Festival. She performs with ensembles throughout the Northeast including; the American Symphony Orchestra, Albany Symphony, Hartford Symphony, New Jersey Festival Orchestra, Norwalk Symphony and Springfield Symphony Orchestra.​Prior to her time in NY, Karen was Second Oboe/English horn with the Sarasota Orchestra. While in Florida, she regularly performed with neighboring orchestras including the Florida Orchestra and the Naples Philharmonic. She has been a guest musician with The Houston Symphony, The Houston Ballet Orchestra and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Beyond the Classical realm, Karen has toured the US with the New Sousa Band and performed with mega stars including Bernadette Peters, Idina Menzel, Mannheim Steamroller and The Who.Karen holds a Bachelor of Music from Oberlin Conservatory where she studied with James Caldwell. She completed her Master of Music at the Hartt School of Music with Humbert Lucarelli. She also studied with Robert Atherholt, Alex Klein and John Mack. She also held a fellowship at the New World Symphony under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. To learn more about Karen, and follow her journey, visit the link https://www.karenbirchblundell.com/ Visit the Self-Care Institute at https://www.selfcareinstitute.com/ Support the showVisit www.creativepeacemeal.com to leave a review, fan voicemail, and more!Insta @creative_peacemeal_podcastFB @creativepeacemealpodBonfire https://www.bonfire.com/store/creative-peacemeal/Redbubble CPPodcast.redbubble.comCreative Peacemeal READING list here Donate to AhHa!Broadway here! Donate Dachshund Rescue of Houston here Interested in the Self-Care Institute with Dr. Ami Kunimura? Click here Interested in Corrie Legge's content planner? Click here to order! Looking for custom orthotics? Foot and Shoe Solutions is your answer. Click here for more.

Dr. Sixto F. Montesinos Jr. is assistant professor of music and head of instrumental studies at Saint Mary's College of California in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is an active Mexican-American conductor, flutist, music educator, and scholar researching new and effective ways to strengthen Mexican-American relations through the study and performance of music. These include overcoming stereotypes as well as Mexican, LGBTQ+, and LatinX representation in the field of music education, repertoire, and performance He is the artistic director of the Saint Mary's College Jazz Band as well as its Chamber Musicians program. He also oversees the instrumental private lessons faculty at The College.  Dr. Montesinos is a regular guest conductor with the Awesöme Orchestra, a Bay-Area organization that amplifies voices of marginalized folk, forms deeper partnerships with communities and organizations as well as creates more equity and representation at every level. The mission of the Awesome Orchestra is also to make awesome orchestral adventures accessible to musicians and the public. He has also been a guest conductor with the Youth Musical Theater Company, most recently for their spring 2022 production of Stephen Sodnheim's Sweeney Todd.  He presented a clinic in December  2021 at the 75th Annual Midwest Clinic entitled "Surpassing La Cucaracha dn the Mexican Hat Dance" and spoke to the importance of diversifying Mexican-themed repertoire for instrumental ensembles and debunking common musical stereotypes,   Dr. Montesinos earned a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Wind Conducting from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey where he studied with Professors William Berz, Kraig Alan Williams, and Darryl J. Bott. His terminal research project focused on the evolution and socio-political influence of wind bands in Mexico from the War of Independence to the Mexican Revolution. During his time at Rutgers, Dr. Montesinos also served as a teaching assistant with the Rutgers University Marching Scarlet Knights participating in performances for President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. During the fall and spring, he worked as a Graduate Assistant Conductor of the Rutgers Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Winds. In 2016, he programmed and conducted with the Rutgers University Concert Band, the United States premiere of two wind pieces by Colombian composer Victoriano Valencia: Chande and Tango from his larger series Ritmos de la Tierra. He also presented and conducted Valencia's music in March of 2018 at the new music reading session during the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Eastern Division Conference at Yale University. Before moving to California, Dr. Montesinos served as Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Ferrum College in southwest Virginia where he established The Ferrum College Panther Marching Band, Ferrum College Mountain Winds, and Ferrum College Iron Mountain Brass. Enrollment in the band program doubled under his tenure. He also served as music department coordinator and developed the curriculum to create a Bachelor of Arts in Music degree. Dr. Montesinos led an initiative to establish an Appalachian Folk Music Program and started a guest artist recital series designed to bring live music to the Ferrum College community throughout the year. Before his doctoral studies at Rutgers University, he was a public school high school band director at Jersey Village High School, a high school within the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District in Northwest Houston. In this capacity, he assisted with the instruction of a 300-member marching band, four concert bands, and conducted the all-school musical. He also taught beginning instrumental classes at the middle school feeder. At Jersey Village, He was the primary conductor of the Symphonic II band. Symphonic II earned division one ratings at the University Interscholastic League (UIL) Concert and Sightreading Contest. Dr. Montesinos completed a Master's Degree in Orchestral Conducting at the University of Texas at Arlington under the tutelage of his long-time mentor and former high school orchestra director, Dr. Clifton Evans. Montesinos also completed additional studies in wind and orchestral conducting at the following programs: The Frederick Fennell Memorial Conducting Masterclass at the Eastman School of Music and the Cincinnati Conservatory, The University of North Texas Conductors Collegium, The Art of Band Conducting at the University of Texas at Austin, The International Conductors Workshop and Competition at Mercer University, and The International Institute for Conductors in Bacau, Romania. Additionally, he worked closely and shared the podium with H. Robert Reynolds as a doctoral conducting student during a week-long residency at Rutgers University. As a flutist, Dr. Montesinos was a featured soloist at the 70th Annual Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference performing Gabe Mussella's Cumbia de Xavier with the Ridgeview Middle School Percussion Ensemble. He has also been on the faculty at FlootFire Houston. He completed a Bachelor's Degree in Instrumental Music Education at the University of Houston Moores School of Music where he performed two graduate-level flute recitals and was principal flute of the University of Houston Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra. Upon graduation from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, he was awarded a full-tuition scholarship to study flute performance at Arizona State University in Tempe where he completed two years of flute studies before attending the University of Houston. In high school, he studied flute at the American Festival for the Arts Summer Music Conservatory with Kirsten “Kiki” Larsen and at the Brevard Music Center in North Ca rolina as a pupil of Thomas Robertello. He was a flute student of Judy Dines, second flutist of the Houston Symphony, for two years and performed with the Houston Symphony twice at Jones Hall. He has played for Carol Wincenc at The Juilliard School and Leone Buyse, Christina Jennings, and Robert Langevin in various masterclasses. He is also a proud alumnus and supporter of the Virtuosi of Houston Youth Chamber Orchestra and the Greater Houston Youth Orchestra. In 2004 he toured China extensively as an orchestral flutist with the Northwest Houston Symphony. Dr. Montesinos enjoys working outside of the United States and has established strong ties with high school and middle school band directors in Peru. In March of 2017, he gave a week-long seminar to local high school and middle school band directors in Lima, Peru as part of their required professional development. Most recently he was a featured speaker on marching and concert band techniques in January of 2018 at the PERUBANDAS National Congress in Lima, Peru. Additionally, he held interim teaching positions at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania as conductor of the concert band and at Lewisville High School in Lewisville, Texas as director of the orchestra program. He has also served as the Associate Dean of Students at the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, North Carolina. His writing has been published by the Instrumentalist Magazine and internationally by the WASBE Journal. Montesinos is a native of the town of Coyoacan in Mexico City where he began his musical career at the early age of four studying piano at the prestigious Yamaha Institute.

For 61 years, the nationally recognized Eastern Music Festival (EMF) in Greensboro has been providing first rate educational opportunities to hundreds of young musicians from across the country and around the world. The festival also includes top notch performances featuring faculty, students, and internationally renowned soloists. Conductor Gerard Schwarz, who is the Eastern Music Festival music director, talks about this year's festival, the educational opportunities it provides young musicians, and the Adolphus Hailstork work the EMF Orchestra will premiere. He also talks about why he keeps coming back to Greensboro year after year. Learn more about the Eastern Music Festival Pictured: Gerard Schwarz; photo by Ben VanHouten

Dr.Kathleen Tesar is an incredibly accomplished musician, author, and education administrator with years of experience in the field. She currently serves as the Associate Dean of Enrollment Management at the Juilliard School, having overseen the offices of admissions and financial aid for over five years. She began training in violin at the age of 9 and now holds a Masters of Music in violin performance. She's worked professionally in an orchestra in Venezuela and the Alabama Symphony, was a violin teacher at the Alabama School of Fine Arts and the Eastern Music Festival, and even ran her own private studio in Birmingham. She is also apart of the founding team of the company College Prep for Musicians and co-wrote the company's book College Prep for Musicians. Listen to our insightful episode for artist tips, university application advice and so much more!! Guest: Kathleen Tesar College Prep for Musicians (https://www.collegeprepformusicians.com/) Hosted by: Amber Dhall (@amber_dhall, @beyond.the.film on Instagram) Jasma Zhou (@jasma_fusion_cuisine on Youtube and Instagram) Contact information: Email - offthechartspodcastt@gmail.com Instagram - @offthecharts_podcast

Interview with Awadagin Pratt, Professor of Piano and Artist-in-Residence at the University of Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music. Pratt is also on faculty at the Eastern Music Festival, and is the Artistic Director of the Art of the Piano Festival in Cincinnati. "If you can't hear exactly where the problem is, then you can't fix the problem." - Pratt instagram - @detoursinmusicpodcast Facebook - Detours in Music Podcast YouTube - Detours in Music Podcast website - www.detoursinmusicpodcast.com email - detoursinmusicpodcast@gmail.com Podcast artwork - Ana Hart Podcast music - Jack Yagerline --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/detoursinmusic/support

Our sponsor: Houghton Hornswww.houghtonhorns.comTommy Dobbswww.tommydobbspercussion.comDr. Tommy Dobbs is the Instructor of Music - Percussion at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, Treasurer for the Arkansas Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society (PAS), and a member of the PAS University Pedagogy Committee. He received his Doctor of Music and Master’s of Music degrees in Percussion Performance from the Florida State University, and his Bachelor’s degree in Percussion Performance from the University of North Florida.An active performer and educator, Tommy has performed recitals and given master classes at universities and secondary schools throughout the United States and abroad. Tommy is currently the Principal Percussionist for the Fort Smith Symphony; a member of Duo Breedlove, an Arkansas based saxophone and percussion duo; and a member of Wind and Wood, an Arkansas based clarinet and percussion duo. During the 2019/2020 season, he looks forward to Presenting a clinic entitled "Accessory After The Fact: How To Prevent Criminal Sounds Within Your Percussion Section" at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago as well as several College Music Society and NACWPI Conference Performance and, by the summer 2020, the release of a solo album of all commissioned works and a duo album with Dr. Andrew DeBoer (Clarinet). All recordings will be engineered by Garnet House Productions and released on their label. He has performed and presented at conferences such as The College Music Society (International, National, and Regional), the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors Conferences (International and National), the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Various Day of Percussion Conferences, The World Saxophone Congress in Croatia, the International Navy Saxophone Symposium, Various College Band Directors National Association Regional Conferences, and various American Bandmasters Association Regional and National Conferences. Currently, he is a member of the College Music Society (CMS), the Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association (ASBOA), NACWPI, and the Percussive Arts Society (PAS).Previous appointment include: serving as Acting Principal Percussionist for the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra (Florida) and Principal Timpanist for Sinfonia Gulf Coast (Florida) in 2013/2014 as well as section percussion/assistant timpani for the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Georgia Coastal Symphony, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Tallahassee Ballet, and Sinfonia Gulf Coast.An active champion of new music, he has premiered and/or commissioned works by Per Andreasson, Adam Silverman, John Psathas, Ivan Trevino, Marc Mellits, Nathan Daughtrey, Brett Dietz, Luis Rivera, Benjamin Fraley, Jamie Whitmarsh, Frank Pesci, William Funk, and Michael Taylor.As a professor, Tommy’s students have been accepted to reputable music programs across the United States, including Florida State University, The Eastman School of Music, the University of North Texas, University of Texas in Austin, University of South Carolina, and the University of North Florida. His students have also held positions in various All-County, All-Region, and All-State Bands as well as attended festivals such as the Eastern Music Festival, the Leigh Howard Stevens Marimba Seminar, and the Bob Becker Xylophone Soloist Seminar. Recent student successes include Justin Ball, UAFS Senior Percussionist, placing 1st in the Great Plains International Marimba Competition and Christopher Ha, UAFS Alumni (15') appointed as the Assistant Director of Bands at Kimmons Junior High in Fort Smith, Arkansas.Support the show (https://thatsnotspit.com/support/)

How does one complete an internship during a pandemic? Campus Greensboro Director Lizzy Tahsuda is joined by CG Fellows Malik Britton and Kelly Farmar, who are both working hybrid internships, to discuss how employers and interns can build strong relationships when they're rarely - or never - in the same room.   Thanks for joining us! This episode is sponsored by Truliant Federal Credit Union Visit Truliant here --------------------- Today's host is Lizzy Tahsuda, the Director of Campus Greensboro, a program that housed under the Action Greensboro branch of the Greensboro Chamber.   ---------------------   1:02 - Lizzy welcomes listeners to the podcast and shares some background about the Campus Greensboro Program, an internship fellows program that connects local college students to great internship positions while also giving them professional development and leadership training.    2:15 - Lizzy asks Caroline Glover, a student engagement consultant with Campus Greensboro, to introduce herself, as well as their Campus Greensboro guests, Malik Britton and Kelly Farmer. Kelly is a rising senior at Elon interning at the Eastern Music Festival, and Malik is a recent graduate from Guilford College who is currently interning with Xtern Software.    6:10 - Lizzy asks Kelly and Malik about the pros and cons about working both in-office and remotely during the pandemic, as this is the first cohort that has had to operate virtually. They discuss the balance of working from home and keeping themselves on task, while also practicing safe and healthy measures whenever they need to be in the office around other people.    8:33 - Malik and Kelly describe how they have used the Campus Greensboro Program to network with professionals and grow their connections in the community. It has been challenging, having to operate mostly online due to Covid-19, but both feel that they have connected with coworkers, mentors, and other Campus Greensboro Fellows. Many people seem open to meeting, virtually or in-office, which has also been a benefit.   11:22 - Lizzy asks what online tools the organizations have been using for interns to stay connected and on task. Kelly talks about Trello for project management and the Google Chat feature to communicate with each other, even if they're in the office. Malik's team uses x-chat to keep in touch and send updates to each other.   12:48 - Lizzy asks what they have done to make the best of their experience as a fellow during Covid-19 and the virtual platform they've had to work within. Kelly speaks about another fellow that she works with, as well as her mentor, who has helped connect her with other professionals who are happy to have zoom calls and informational interviews. Malik echoes Kelly's experiences, highlighting that his mentor has been a tremendous help in his professional development and growing his network.    15:53 - Kelly and Malik speak to how virtual work platforms, Zoom meetings, and growing technology know-how are helping their generation connect more widely with professionals in new focus areas, gain different perspectives, and develop their ability to easily work in a virtual and face-to-face world.    18:57 - Lizzy asks if there's been anything the Fellows have been surprised by in their experience with working virtually, and how technology can still be improved on. Kelly recommends increased flexibility for students and teams in different timezones, to improve collaboration. Malik expresses gratefulness that this pandemic has forced him to jump into new technologies and learn how to use different tools in order to get his work done.  23:58 - Lizzy explains how Covid-19 has impacted so much of our lives, but especially the internship opportunities for students and job prospects of recent graduates; she asks the Fellows how the Greensboro Community can support them in this current situation. Kelly describes anxiety around the arts industry disappearing, but finding ways to make a community and connections around that shared interest will help keep hope going. Malik stresses showing empathy for others and employers being open to young professionals that don't have a lot of experience. Their generation has a lot to offer to companies and organizations, and have learned so much about adaptability, technology, and teamwork through this experience.   ---------------------   Campus Greensboro website: https://campusgreensboro.org/ Campus Greensboro Summer Fellows Program: https://campusgreensboro.org/apply/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CampusGreensboro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/campusgreensboro/ Learn more about Campus Greensboro at campusgreensboro.org. ---------------------   Remember to subscribe for new episode notifications each week. Make sure to follow impact. The Boro on social media! Facebook, Instagram and Twitter: @gsochamber Visit the Chamber website at greensboro.org.

Aaron Tindall is a tuba celebrity and has enjoyed a beautiful career that he has worked his tail off for. This is one of the most personal interviews I've had in that we talk about failure, being in HUNDREDS of thousand of dollars of debt (and how that tested his marriage) and the incredible ride music has taken him on. This guy is a treasure, and I hope you enjoy hearing from him.To find Aaron:Instagram: @tindalltubaFacebook: @frosttubasWebsite: tubatindall.comOfficial Bio:With his orchestral playing praised as "a rock-solid foundation" and his solo playing described as being "remarkable for both its solid power and its delicacy", Aaron Tindall is the principal tubist of the Sarasota Orchestra and the associate professor of tuba and euphonium at the Frost School of Music - University of Miami. In the summers he teaches at the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, NC, where he also serves as Principal Tuba with the EMF Festival Orchestra under the direction of Gerard Schwarz.Aaron has served as the acting principal tubist of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, held the principal tuba position with the Aspen Festival Orchestra where he was an orchestral fellow, and has collaborated as guest tubist with orchestras such as the Teatro alla Scala Opera and Ballet Orchestra - Milan Italy, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - Australia, National Symphony Orchestra-Kennedy Center, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. He is a frequent soloist, guest artist/clinician, and orchestral tubist throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. He has been featured at all of the International Tuba and Euphonium Conferences since 2006, performed in England with the National Champion Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band, and his solo playing has been heard on NPR's "Performance Today" radio show. Tindall has been a prizewinner of many competitions (solo & chamber) across the world. He has also been a two-time finalist in the prestigious Concert Artist Guild Competition, and released three highly acclaimed solo recordings; Transformations (Winner of the International Tuba Euphonium Association's Roger Bobo Excellence in Recording Award, and winner of two 2017 Global Music Awards), This is My House...(Awarded two 2015 Global Music Awards), and Songs of Ascent.Aaron is an International Yamaha Performing Artist, and a Denis Wick - London artist and design specialist, having recently designed their complete Ultra Range AT signature series tuba mouthpieces.

International celebrated soloist Horacio Gutierrez talks about his performance with the Eastern Festival Orchestra at the grand finale of the Eastern Music Festival at Guilford College in Greensboro, NC. The concert includes Richard Strauss’ An Alpine Symphony, as well as the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 .

I had a chance to speak with grammy award winning guitarist, Jason Vieaux a couple of weeks ago in light of his upcoming release with the Escher String Quartet. Our interview was not quite as long as some of the others, but we were able to cover several really interest topics. Grammy winner Jason Vieaux, “among the elite of today's classical guitarists” (Gramophone), is the guitarist that goes beyond the classical. His most recent solo album, Play, won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo.Jason Vieaux has performed as soloist with over 100 orchestras in the U.S. and abroad. Additional recent and future highlights include performances at Caramoor Festival as Artist in Residence, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society the National Gallery of Art, San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre, Buenos Aires’ Teatro Colon, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, New York's 92Y, Ravinia Festival, and many other distinguished series. A first rate chamber musician and programmer, he frequently collaborates with artists such as the Escher Quartet, harpist Yolanda Kondonassis,accordion/bandoneon virtuoso Julien Labro, and violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. His passion for new music has fostered premieres by Jonathan Leshnoff, Avner Dorman, Jeff Beal, Dan Visconti, David Ludwig, Vivian Fung, José Luis Merlin, and more.Vieaux’s latest CD release is a performance of Jonathan Leshnoff’s Guitar Concerto with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (Naxos). He has two upcoming releases on Azica Records: a new album, Dance, with the Escher String Quartet (July 19, 2019), featuring works byBoccherini, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and Aaron Jay Kernis; as well as a new solo Bach album. Recent recordings include Jeff Beal’s “Six Sixteen” Guitar Concerto with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra (BIS); Infusion (Azica) with accordionist/bandoneonist Julien Labro; Ginastera’s Guitar Sonata, which is featured on Ginastera: One Hundred (Oberlin Music) produced by harpist Yolanda Kondonassis; and Together (Azica), a duo album with Kondonassis. In 2012, the Jason Vieaux School of Classical Guitar was launched with ArtistWorks Inc., an interface that provides one on one online study with Vieaux for guitar students around the world. In 2011, he cofounded the guitar department at the Curtis Institute of Music, and in 2015 was invited to inaugurate the guitar program at the Eastern Music Festival. Vieaux has taught at the Cleveland Institute of Music since1997, heading the guitar department since 2001. He has received a Naumburg Foundation top prize, a Cleveland Institute of Music Distinguished Alumni Award, GFA International Guitar Competition FirstPrize, and a Salon di Virtuosi Career Grant. His primary teachers were Jeremy Sparks and John Holmquist. Vieaux was also the first classical musician to be featured on NPR’s “Tiny Desk” series.You can find out more about his upcoming performances, appearances and recordings at jasonvieaux.comI caught up with Jason in between his busy family schedule. He was gracious with his time and we were able to chat about his upcoming releases, and some other really good things like how his approach to recording has changed over the years, his teaching career, balancing family life with performing, and much more.

Flute 360 | Episode 44: “Competition Repertoire Guides with Jake Fridkis” (57:22) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Jake Fridkis who is the principal flutist with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. We talk about specific repertoire requirements for NFA and TFS competitions that are approaching. Repertoire includes Telemann’s Fantasie in A Major, Büsser’s Prélude et Scherzo, and Coleman’s Danza de la Mariposa! Finally, Jake gives some general tips to successfully prepare for a flute competition.    Episode 44 – Main Points: 0:28 – William S. Haynes Co. Website 1:40 – Repertoire requirements for NFA & TFS competitions. See links below. 2:19 – General suggestions for competition preparation. 3:06 – “If I was looking at the piece...the first thing I’d be focused on is how can I get all of this stuff on the page into my performance?” – Jake 4:08 – “If you go into any flute competition trying to improve your flute playing, as your first goal, you can’t lose!” – Jake 5:17 – “You don’t have control over the outcome, so don’t try to control it.” – Jake 6:33 – Telemann’s Fantasie in A Major 6:52 – “For Telemann, you are the show!” – Jake   10:14 – Jasmine Choi, James Galway, Emmanuel Pahud, Jean-Pierre Rampal 10:21 – Amy Porter’s DVD of Telemann’s 12 Fantasias 10:41 – Bärenreiter’s Publication, urtext edition 11:17 – Bach’s Partita in A minor for solo flute – BWV 1013 13:20 – Quantz’s “On Playing the Flute” 13:23 – Robert Donington’s “A Performer’s Guide to Baroque Music” 14:23 – Jed Wentz, flutist, conductor, and teacher 15:39 – Nicholas McGegan, conductor 16:57 – Kim Pineda, flutist and musicologist 18:08 – Early music experts 18:31 – Finger vibrato 19:06 – Summary of the Telemann 19:14 – Traverso flute– experiment with this instrument! 20:20 – Büsser’s Prélude et Scherzo 21:09 – Jake talks about the Prélude! 23:12 – “Be flexible with your dynamics.” – Jake 24:30 – “French music is all about flow. If you listen to Ravel and Debussy it’s this amazing wash of colors and sounds.” – Jake 24:49 – Melody at the 6/4 time signature 25:17 – Debussy’s “Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune” 26:22 – Ravel, composer 26:46 – Conservatoire de Paris 29:25 – “Those are real notes in real time.” – Heidi quoting Dr. Sarah McKoin 31:04 – Büsser’s Scherzo 32:58 – “Don’t be afraid to have fun; this is all happy, fun music!” – Jake 33:37 – Cadenza 35:04 – Film: Matrix (1999) 36:12 – “I practice fast things extremely slowly. It’s effective because I am working on my sound. Then, when I play fast, my air knows where to go.” – Jake 37:01 – NFA’s Professional Flute Choir Competition 38:34 – Valerie Coleman’s “Danza de la Mariposa” 39:10 – Valerie Coleman, flutist and composer 39:24 – “We can show our full range and what we can do with the flute.” – Jake 40:47 – Fanfare opening! 42:44 – Singing and playing as tone exercises. 44:53 – Extended Techniques: Flutter tonguing 46:54 – Butterfly House, Dallas, TX 48:14 – Listen to Valerie play! 48:30 – Listen to “butterfly” pieces for other instruments! 48:50 – Jake’s final competition suggestions. 49:32 – Eastern Music Festival’s Application 50:00 – David Cramer, flutist 53:31 – Jake’s YouTube Channel 54:40 – Jolivet’s Chant de Linos 55:08 – Conclusion 55:37 – Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 – upcoming FWSO concert! 55:48 – Pam Adams, FWSO flutist Episode 44 – Resources Mentioned: Jake’s YouTube Channel Jake’s Instagram Jake’s Twitter FWSO – Jake’s Bio NFA’s Professional Flute Choir Competition NFA’s Convention Performers Competition Texas Flute Society’s Myrna Brown Competition William S. Haynes Co. Flutes’ Instagram William S. Haynes Co. Flutes’ Twitter William S. Haynes Co. Flutes' Facebook Heidi Kay Begay's Website Episode 44 – Sponsors: Gold Level: William S. Haynes Co. Website Silver Level: Contact Heidi for more details! Bronze Level: J&K Productions’ Website

GRAMMY award-winning Classical guitar virtuoso Jason Vieaux is our guest for the first time today! Vieaux, “among the elite of today's classical guitarists” (Gramophone), is the guitarist that goes beyond the classical. NPR describes Vieaux as, “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation.” Among his extensive discography is the 2015 Grammy Award winning album for Best Classical Instrumental Solo, Play, from which the track “Zapateado” was also chosen as one of NPR's “50 Favorite Songs of 2014 (So Far).” In 2012, the Jason Vieaux School of Classical Guitar was launched with ArtistWorks Inc., an unprecedented technological interface that provides one-on-one online study with Vieaux for guitar students around the world. Vieaux has taught at the Cleveland Institute of Music since 1997, heading the guitar department since 2001. In 2011, he co-founded the guitar department at the Curtis Institute of Music, and in 2015 was invited to inaugurate the guitar program at the Eastern Music Festival. Pat Metheny has composed a 4-movement suite for Vieaux which will be premiered later this year. Finally, Vieaux is in the midst of recording a new Bach album on Azica records.

Part 2 with FSU Percussion Professor John W. Parks IV as he talks about growing up in Gastonia, NC, info about Wake Forest, UNCG and the Eastern Music Festival, and getting the percussion bug (01:10), going to Furman University (SC) for undergrad and his student teaching experiences (19:40), going to Northwestern for his Master’s and FSU’s Ethnomusicology program (33:15), getting his doctorate at Eastman, taking Comps there, and his first job at Samford University (AL) (52:40), his 3 years working at Kansas University (01:11:40), and he handles the Random Ass Questions (01:18:00).Finishing with a Rave on the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater (01:34:10).Links:Part 1 with JohnBeethoven: The Ninth Symphony (Revised) - David LevyJohn ShawEric SchweikertEastern Music FestivalJames WorthyLeonard Hamilton“Separate Ways” - Journey“Tom Sawyer” - RushCarmina Burana - Carl OrffGrant DaltonAngie Zator NelsonBrian ResnickMatt Gold“Merlin” - Andrew ThomasKrebs CycleClif WalkerDan McGuireJohn PaynterPatsy DashEd HarrisonMichael BurrittMichael UdowJohn H. Beck“Colas Breugnon” Xylophone ExcerptBlake TysonPayton McDonaldSteven OwenMegan ArnsAbby RehardMichael BakanDale OlsenDonald HunsbergerGwen DeaseNate BartlettLee VincentMcCoy TynerGirolamo FrescobaldiTracy WigginsKevin Bobo“Billie Jean” - Michael Jackson/Tony SuccarHellraiser trailerAlien trailerJaws trailerManos: The Hands of Fate trailer The Disaster Artist trailer“It’s Halloween” - The ShaggsConcerto for Marimba - Tomas SvobodaPiano Concerto in G Major, 2nd movement - Maurice RavelRaves:Alvin Ailey Dance Theater

TBJ85: Tom McCaslin, Tubist with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra on audition prep, recording yourself and all things Canada. Tom McCaslin, Tubist with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Soloist, Teacher, and Clinician has been described by Fanfare Magazine as “one of the contemporary tuba virtuosos”. Originally from Regina, Saskatchewan Tom’s playing and teaching have taken him around the globe. He has performed and taught in Canada, the United States, Switzerland, Portugal, Finland, New Zealand and Australia. As an orchestral musician he has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the North Carolina Symphony, the Regina Symphony, the Winnipeg Symphony, the New Mexico Symphony, the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música (Portugal), the Lahti Symphony (Finland) and was acting Principal Tuba in the Auckland Philharmonia (New Zealand).  In the summers he teaches at the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, NC, where he serves Principal Tuba with the EMF Festival Orchestra under the direction of Gerard Schwarz. The Boston Brass “I Left My Pants in Sarnia, Canada” story New gig in Calgary Canada jokes! Audition preparation How he developed his ears with the help of Sam (Pilafian) and then on his own Put a premium on recording himself (84 hours worth!) Trust in your own abilities Use physicality to override thought, play your way out of it Audition prep with Sam at Tanglewood Systematic Used a randomizer app, put excerpts in and created rounds for himself Daily round of most likely candidates Day of audition, puts himself in a cocoon, noise-cancelling headphones Listened to Bill Simmons podcast and pop music to keep his head clear Studying with Sam Pilafian at Arizona State University Travelin’ Light Studying jazz Boston Symphony audition The support within Sam’s teaching studio Recording solos with Sam as producer Christmas his first year at ASU story, audition prep, followed by turkey prep Teaching at East Carolina University Looking for the quality of person more than quality of player Teaching studio curation The importance of the Studio Class hour, setting the expectations Studying with Roger Bobo in Switzerland The Dog Whisperer “Sack of nicknick” story at Banff Lance’s spot-on Jens impression Andrew’s Banff story with Joe Alessi in Jens’ Porsche Sweat out the bad LINKS: Tom's website CPO Bio page Tom's Yamaha artist page Calgary Philharmonic YouTube channel Want to help the show? Here are some ways: Help others find the show by leaving a rating and review on iTunes. Show us some love on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Help us pay the bills (and get regular bonus episodes!) by becoming a Patreon patron. Show some love to our sponsors: The brass program at The Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University and Parker Mouthpieces (including the Andrew Hitz and Lance LaDuke models.) Tell your friends! Expertly produced by Will Houchin with love, care, and enthusiasm.

Today on The Working Artist Project Jason and I dive deep into the life and habits of the modern musician. We discuss a wide range of topics including, the cultural importance of music in New Orleans vs New York, family, business and most notably the drums! Whether you're a young musician looking for inspiration or a curious supporter of the arts, this episode is for you. I have a feeling you are going to enjoy listening to this one. Don't forget to hit the like button! Connect with Jason Here: http://jasonmarsalis.com/ Connect with us Here: http://secondlinearts.org Bio: From a tender young age, it was clear that Jason Marsalis had what it took to be great. Jason is the son of pianist and music educator Ellis Marsalis and his wife Dolores, and the youngest sibling of Wynton, Branford and Delfeayo. Together, the four brothers and their patriarch Ellis, comprise New Orleans venerable first family of jazz. Ellis and Dolores began to cultivate Jason's interest in music at age three, with the purchase of a toy set of drums. Jason is fond of telling the story of a game he and his parents would play with the drums. “When I was three, my parents bought me a toy drum set and the used to introduce me to an imaginary audience. They would say, ‘Ladies and gentleman introducing the fabulous Jason!' and I would come out and start banging away much to my parents delight. I too enjoyed it to the point that I started to go up to my parents unsolicited and say, ‘Dad, introduce me again!'” By age six, not only had Jason gotten his first real drum set, but he was also taking lessons from the legendary New Orleans drummer James Black. At age seven he was sitting in with his father's jazz group, as well as playingwith his trombonist brother Delfeayo. Jason was progressing so rapidly as a drummer that in 1984 his father started using him consistently on engagements. Jason was starting to become a seasoned road veteran before the age of nine, even traveling to the prestigious Berklee School of Music in Boston for older brother Delfeayo's recital. Though Jason had also taken up violin at age five, drums remained his primary focus throughout his grade school years. However, in his last year living in Richmond, VA,it was as a member of a junior youth orchestra that he first discovered the percussion section. The following year, Jason gave up the violin and focused exclusively on percussion. In 1991, he auditioned and was accepted to the acclaimed New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts High School (NOCCA). Throughout his high school years he continued to hone his skills by playing gigs with his father and brothers, as well as studying orchestral percussion techniques at the venerable Eastern Music Festival. Shortly after graduation from NOCCA in 1995, Marsalis ascended to the drum throne of a new group lead by virtuoso pianist and former sideman for Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts. Despite a demanding touring schedule with Roberts, Marsalis furthered his educational goals by attending Loyola University in New Orleans, as well as studying composition with notable classical composer, Roger Dickerson. While Marsalis made appearances with such international jazz luminaries as Joe Henderson and Lionel Hampton, he was visible on the New Orleans scene working with a diverse cross section of bands from Casa Samba (Brazilian), Neslort (jazz fusion) Summer Stages (children's theater), Dr. Michael White (traditional jazz) and many others. It was in 1998 that he co-founded the Latin-jazz group Los Hombres Calientes. While recording two albums with the group, Marsalis also produced two albums under his own name, Year of the Drummer (1998) and Music in Motion (2000), as well as producing reissues and current recordings of his father on their self-owned label, ELM Records. In 2000, Jason left the Los Hombres group to attain more focus with the Marcus Roberts trio. It was around that time the Marsalis started to play the... Support this podcast

Iconic American conductor Gerard Schwarz offers his insights about music and conducting gained from an illustrious career at the pinnacle of the classical music world. Topics: Maestro Schwarz' musical beginnings, the American Brass Quintet, and the New York Philharmonic Four steps to success: Talent, Hard Work, Say Yes, Stay Positive Tips for conductors including thoughts about becoming more artistic, even with young ensembles and score preparation The importance of listening to learn styles and listening to your own old performances to gain insight on the music The All Star Orchestra and the Khan Academy Keep analyzing yourself and the perception of your career to keep improving. The conducting institute at the Eastern Music Festival Jerry's Experiences with conducting wind band, particularly the Marine Band Schwarz' new book Behind the Baton: An American Icon Talks Music The relevance of music in modern society and the importance of music in education  Links: Gerard Schwarz Eastern Music Festival All Star Orchestra Khan Academy Mahler: Symphony no. 8 Schwarz: Above and Beyond Behind the Baton: An American Icon Talks Music Biography: Internationally recognized for his moving performances, innovative programming and extensive catalog of recordings, American conductor Gerard Schwarz serves as Music Director of The All-Star Orchestra an ensemble of top musicians from America’s leading orchestras featured in twelve television programs that have aired throughout the United States on public television, worldwide by internet streaming and is the basis for their Khan Academy education platform that has already reached over 4 million students. As in baseball, Schwarz created an “all-star” team of top musical athletes to encourage a greater understanding and enjoyment of classical music. All programs are now released by Naxos on DVD and are awarded four Emmy Awards and ASCAP Award. Schwarz also serves as Music Director of the Eastern Music Festival in North Carolina and Conductor Laureate of the Seattle Symphony. His considerable discography of over 350 showcases his collaborations with some of the world’s greatest orchestras including Philadelphia Orchestra,  London Symphony,  Berlin Radio Symphony, Orchestre National de France, Tokyo Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, New York Chamber Symphony and Seattle Symphony among others. Schwarz began his professional career as co-principal trumpet of the New York Philharmonic and has held leadership positions with Mostly Mozart Festival, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and New York Chamber Symphony. As a guest conductor of both opera and symphony, he has worked with many of the world’s finest orchestras and opera companies. Schwarz, a renowned interpreter of 19th century German, Austrian and Russian repertoire, in addition to his noted work with contemporary American composers, completed his final season as music director of the Seattle Symphony in 2011 after an acclaimed 26 years a period of dramatic artistic growth for the ensemble. In his nearly five decades as a respected classical musician and conductor, Schwarz has received hundreds of honors and accolades including Emmy Awards, GRAMMY nominations, ASCAP Awards and the Ditson Conductor’s Award. He was the first American named Conductor of the Year by Musical America and has received numerous honorary doctorates. The City of Seattle and named the street alongside the Benaroya Hall “Gerard Schwarz Place.