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The Trombone Corner Podcast is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass and The Brass Ark.  Join hosts Noah and John as they interview Dr. Brittany Lasch, trombone soloist and professor at Indiana University.   About Brittany: A winner of the S&R Foundation Washington Award and Astral Artists National Auditions, trombonist Brittany Lasch brings authenticity and unshakeable commitment to all aspects of her music-making. Increasingly in demand as a soloist with orchestras and brass bands alike, Brittany balances an intensive performance career with her role as a sought-after educator and newly appointed Assistant Professor of Trombone at the renowned Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. As a serial collaborator and commissioner of composers, Brittany is a musical explorer creating new repertoire for her instrument from some of today's most compelling voices, and true ambassador in expanding recognition for the trombone as a powerful solo voice for today. Brittany has appeared as a soloist with ensembles ranging from the U.S. Army Band “Pershing's Own”, Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass, and for concerto performances with the Queens Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra, Bucks County Symphony, Bowling Green Philharmonia, Manhattan School of Music Philharmonia, and others across the country. With playing described as “masterful” (Syracuse Post-Standard), American Record Guide recently hailed Brittany as an "excellent soloist" across a diverse range of repertoire.  Brittany has been a featured guest artist at numerous festivals, including the International Trombone Festival, the International Women's Brass Conference, and the American Trombone Workshop. She was a winner of the National Collegiate Solo Competition hosted by the U.S. Army Band, the Eisenberg-Fried Brass Concerto Competition at the Manhattan School of Music, the Zulalian Foundation Award in Boston. Her trombone quartet Boston Based won the 2017 International Trombone Association's Quartet Competition. In 2018, Brittany was awarded 2nd place in The American Prize Solo Instrumentalist competition. A prizewinner in numerous other competitions, she received the coveted John Clark Award upon graduation from the Manhattan School of Music for outstanding accomplishment in brass performance. For six seasons, Brittany was the Principal Trombone of the Detroit Opera Orchestra at the Detroit Opera House. She has performed with orchestras nationwide, including the San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Nashville Symphony, The Florida Orchestra, Toledo Symphony Orchestra, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Rhode Island Philharmonic, the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, the Vermont Symphony, Albany Symphony, Syracuse Symphony, and the New World Symphony in Miami Beach. She participated in the Verbier Festival Orchestra for two summers, and has also appeared at the Spoleto USA Festival, the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan, the Castleton Festival, and the Aspen Music Festival. An active presence in the global trombone community, Brittany's performances for the current and past seasons include Argentina's Trombonanza, Portugal's Gravíssimo Festival, as well as appearances in Japan and Korea. As an advocate for new music, Brittany has commissioned and performed several new pieces for the trombone, including acclaimed composer Reena Esmail's major Sonata for Trombone and Piano, which she commissioned for her Astral Artists recital in Philadelphia. Brittany gave the premiere of the orchestrated version of Martin Kennedy's Theme and Variations for Trombone and Orchestra with the BGSU Philharmonia under the direction of Dr. Emily Brown. She also recorded the work with the BGSU Philharmonia, which was recently released on the Albany Records label. Other recent projects include collaborations with composers Inez McComas, Adam Har-zvi, and David Miller. Her debut solo album Dark Horse features works by Samuel Adler, Tony Plog, Reena Esmail, Shawn Davern, and the album's pianist, Thomas Weaver. A native of Park Ridge, Illinois, Brittany earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Boston University, where she received the Brass Department Award. She also holds a Master of Music degree from Yale School of Music. With a deep commitment to education, she has previously served as faculty at the College of Musical Arts at Bowling Green State University and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. She has also been a featured teacher and performer at summer festivals, including the Sewanee Music Festival and the DC Trombone Workshop. Recent residencies include those at the University of Central Arkansas, James Madison University (Tromblow'in), University of Iowa, Oklahoma State University, Stetson University, the University of Florida, and as the guest artist at the 2023 Frühling Posaunen hosted at Ithaca College. She has presented masterclasses at universities across the country and internationally. Brittany Lasch is an Edwards Trombone Performing Artist. She also proudly uses and endorses ChopSaver Lip Care. Outside of music, Brittany has recently completed her eleventh full marathon and loves spending time with her cats, Clove and Poppyseed.

The Horn Signal is proudly brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass. Join hosts John Snell and Preston Shepard as they interview horn players around the world.  Today's episode features Greg Roosa, 2nd horn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. About Greg: Gregory Roosa was appointed Second Horn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic by Gustavo Dudamel in September 2012. Prior to that he held the Fourth Horn position in the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra beginning in 2003. His previous positions include Fourth Horn with the Kennedy Center Opera and Ballet Orchestra, and Fourth Horn with the Colorado Symphony in Denver. A native of Troy, Michigan, Roosa attended the University of Illinois and studied with Ralph Froelich at the University of South Florida. In 1992, he moved to Chicago to study with Dale Clevenger, Principal Horn of the Chicago Symphony. He was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago for three seasons. Active as a freelance musician in the Chicago area for eight years, Roosa played in the Broadway shows Ragtime, Phantom of the Opera, and Miss Saigon. He also played with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, including a European tour and two recordings. Roosa has appeared as soloist and clinician at numerous universities and horn workshops around the world. Roosa has performed with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Queensland Orchestra in Australia, as well as with the Florida Orchestra and Detroit Symphony in the U.S. He was a member of the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra from 1999 to 2012, where he met his wife, Amy Jo Rhine, the Third Horn of LA Phil. Together they have two young boys, Norton and Sutton.

Natalie Oliver-Atherton, Ms. Senior America 2024/2025, Mrs. Centennial 2023 & Mrs. Colorado American 2023, boasts an illustrious career spanning over two decades as the Music Director & Conductor of the internationally acclaimed vocal ensemble, S.T.A.R.S. (Singers Taking Action Reaching Souls). Her journey has taken her across the globe, captivating audiences with her extraordinary talents.   Natalie's passion for music was evident from a young age. Remarkably, she could sing before she could articulate coherent sentences.By the tender age of thirteen, she had already assumed the role of choral director and conductor, a role she initially embraced at her childhood church. Her professional journey commenced at age 17 when she graced the stage as a soloist at the iconic Carnegie Hall. It reached a pinnacle years later as she performed in the enchanting setting of the French Riviera for the late Prince Rainier of Monaco.   As a singer and actress, Natalie has left an indelible mark in the world of entertainment. Her impressive credits include the role of the Gypsy Acid Queen in two international tours of “The Who's Tommy” (Germany/Canada), Constance in David Merrick's “Oh, Kay!,” Andrea Devereaux in “Once on This Island,” and the thought-provoking “A Brief History of White Music.”Her talents have also graced the silver screen, with notable appearances in feature films such as “Mississippi Masala” (opposite Oscar winner Denzel Washington) and “Amazing Grace & Chuck” (alongside Jamie Lee Curtis and Gregory Peck).   On the regional stage, Natalie's versatility shines through. She has portrayed Mary Magdalene in “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Ronnette in “Little Shop of Horrors,” Annie in “Porgy & Bess,” and Mayme in “Intimate Apparel,” earning her a well-deserved Denver Post Ovation Award nomination for best supporting actress in a musical. Most recently, she enthralled audiences as Tryshia in “The Last Session” at Town Hall Arts Center and starred in the new musical “Trav'lin” alongside Broadway veteran Milton Craig Nealy at Arvada Center before the COVID pandemic.   Natalie's vocal prowess extends to prestigious orchestral performances, including appearances as the soprano soloist with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, where she delivered captivating renditions of Duke Ellington's “Sacred Concert” and “Too Hot to Handel.” She has also graced the stages of the Florida Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, and Sinfonia Gulfcoast with her mesmerizing vocals.  Her journey also led her to headline at the former Stardust Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in their original production, “Enter the Night,” and opened for the esteemed poet laureate, Dr. Maya Angelou. Natalie's dynamic range and versatility were on full display as she embodied the role of Mother Wisdom in a new opera about the life of Mary Magdalene titled “Woman of Light,” earning her a second Denver Post Ovation Award nomination as best supporting actress in a musical.   As Mrs Colorado American 2023 she has lent her services to collect toys for our military children at Ft. Carson, raised $18,000 to benefit Lifespark, Alzheimer's Foundation, Colorectal Cancer, Global Down Syndrome, the Sock It To Em Sock Campaign, as an ambassador for the homeless and underserved communities and is currently a nominee to fund raise for the Leukemia, Lymphoma Society, competing to be their largest fundraiser who will be named Visionary of the Year 2024.  Beyond her remarkable career and community activism, Natalie finds fulfillment in her family life. She resides just outside Denver, Colorado, with her husband of 28 years, Jeffrey, and takes immense pride in being the mother of three beautiful children: Justin (32) Rachael (27) and Serea (23). Together with her husband, she serves as an instructor and coach at their private vocal and acting studio, the Namasté Works Vocal & Acting Studio. Furthermore, she holds the esteemed position of Executive Director at The Namaste Works Foundation, operating under the moniker The Namasté Works Arts Alliance. This nonprofit is dedicated to identifying and nurturing the talents of young adult performing artists, guiding them toward the next stage of their development, and inspiring them to become Ambassadors for Humanity who generously share their gifts, talents, and abilities with the world.    

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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.

On this episode, we debut our new mics and update you on our 2024 goals! For our interview, we welcome Mark Debski, Principal Oboe of The Florida Orchestra! This episode is brought to you by Barton Cane (www.bartoncane.com/), Ugly Duckling Oboes (uglyducklingoboes.com/), Chemical City Double Reeds (www.chemicalcityreeds.com/)and Oboe Chicago (www.oboechicago.com). Thank you to our amazing sponsors!

Creativity through the lens of Mrs. Colorado American 2023, Actor, Singer, Dancer and Owner of Namasté Works Vocal & Acting Studio"I create a way that the desire of my heart is how I'm living through my life."Natalie Oliver-Atherton, Mrs. Centennial & Mrs. Colorado American 2023, spent 20 years as Music Director & Conductor of the internationally known vocal ensemble S.T.A.R.S. (Singers Taking Action Reaching Souls)and has spent many years touring the world.It's been said that she could sing before she could speak in cogent sentences.  And by the time she was thirteen she'd already tucked choral directing and conducting under her belt as her childhood church music director.  Professionally it began at age 17 as a soloist at Carnegie Hall and culminated years later in the French Riviera for the late Prince Rainier of Monaco.As a singer/actress her performance credits include the roles of the Gypsy Acid Queen in two international tours of the Who's Tommy (Germany/Canada); Constance in David Merrick's Oh, Kay!; Andrea Devereaux in Once on This Island; A Brief History of White Music. She can be seen in the feature films: Mississippi Masala (opposite Oscar winner Denzel Washington) and Amazing Grace & Chuck (with Jamie Lee Curtis and Gregory Peck).  Regionally, she was Mary Magdalene  in Jesus Christ Superstar; Ronnette in Little Shop of Horrors, Annie in Porgy & Bess and Mayme in Intimate Apparel, for which she received a Denver Post Ovation Award nomination for best supporting actress in a musical. Most recently, after a 14 year hiatus, she starred in the new musical Trav'lin with Broadway veteran, Milton Craig Nealy.  She has also performed as the soprano soloist with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra (Duke Ellington's Sacred Concert & Too Hot to Handel); and the Florida Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, and Sinfonia Gulfcoast.She has headlined at the former Stardust Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in their original production "Enter the Night".  Another highlight in her career was the honor of opening for poet laureate, Dr. Maya Angelou.  She has appeared as Mother Wisdom in a new opera about the life of Mary Magdalene (Woman of Light) and received a second Denver Post Ovation Award nomination as best supporting actress in a musical.   Natalie currently resides just outside Denver, CO with her husband Jeffrey of 25 years and is the proud mother of three beautiful children (Justin 30, Rachael 25, and Serea 21).  She and her husband are instructor/coaches of their own private vocal and acting studio, the Namasté Works Vocal & Acting Studio. And she is the proud Executive Director of a new non-profit, The Namaste Works Foundation d/b/a The Namasté Works Arts Alliance whose mission is to identify and assist talented young adult performing artists to the next stage of their development while guiding them to become Ambassador's for Humanity who will pay forward those gifts talents and abilities.Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/angelodiva60/FB -1. Natalie Oliver- Atherton2. Namaste Works Vocal & Acting Studio3. The Namaste Works Arts AllianceWebsites - namasteworks.netTNWAA.org

DING DING DING! If you've wanted to know what it's like to hang out in a musician's green room - now's your chance. Sybarite and trumpeter Alex Bender brings us into his dynamic life as a BRASS MUSICIAN! In this episode we give you INCREDIBLE advice on being a freelance musician, Alex tells us a scamtastic cruise ship story, we talk David Byrne Broadway fiasco and of course you'll find some snippets of garbage and gold along the way. We include a CAMEO and a BONUS gag story from Florida Orchestra violinist, Vivek Jayaraman. Now that's what I call ICING ON THE CAKE, BABY! 

Amy Andersson is an Internationally recognized, Grammy-winning conductor and producer. Named by British music critic Norman Lebrecht as “America's most watched Symphony Orchestra Conductor,” Andersson has been praised for her dynamic musicality, expressive technique and cross genre repertoire. She has toured to over twenty-two countries conducting concerts and recording sessions in symphonic, operatic, film, musical theatre and video game genres. She has appeared on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CBS Morning News, CBS Evening News and has garnered press coverage in the Wall Street Journal, Variety, Forbes, and Huffington Post. Andersson is founder and conductor of Orchestra Moderne NYC, which debuted at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and has won critical acclaim for her charismatic and visionary accomplishments as creator and conductor of Women Warriors: The Voices of Change, a live-to-picture symphony production and documentary film. Women Warriors has won over twenty-four international film and music awards including four Telly Awards, a Hollywood Music in Media Award, a GRAMMY in “Best Classical Compendium, a 2022 BMI “Impact Award,” a 2023 SCL “Jury Award” and has screened at film festivals in more than twelve countries, including the Fimucité International Film Music Festival in Tenerife. Known for her commitment to the music of living composers, she has conducted the works of composers Neal Acree, Elitsa Alexandrova, Peter Boyer, Nathalie Bonin, Jessica Curry, Miriam Cutler, Anne-Kathrin Dern, Greg Edmonson, Isolde Fair, Sharon Farber, Steve Jablonsky, Grant Kirkhope, Penka Kouneva, Bear McCreary, Martin O'Donnell, Kol Otani, Starr Parodi, Lolita Ritmanis, Garry Schyman, Yoko Shimomura, Jeremy Soule, George Strezov, Chance Thomas, Nobou Uematsu, Jack Wall, and Austin Wintory, among others, either on the concert stage or in recording sessions. Andersson has made guest appearances the St. Louis Symphony, Houston Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony, Honolulu Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Florida Orchestra, Spanish Philharmonic, Berliner Symphoniker, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Stockholm Concert Orchestra, Spanish National Youth Orchestra, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Classic FM Radio Orchestra of Bulgaria, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, Neiderrheinsche Symphoniker, LOH Orchestra Sonderhausen, Giessen Philharmonic, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Macedonian Philharmonic, Monte Carlo Philharmonic, Jeunesses Musicales Deutschland, Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, National Orchestral of Mexico, and at free-lance orchestras in Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy and Ireland. Andersson regularly conducted opera productions in Germany at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, National Theater of Mannheim, Stadttheater Aachen, Weikersheim Opera Festival, Rheinsberg Chamber Opera, and Schlosstheater Schwetzinger. In 2017 Andersson completed a two year, world tour of the live-to-picture concert Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses. Andersson is a devoted teacher and educator and known also for her work with youth orchestras. She was adjunct conducting faculty at the Universität der Künste Berlin, music director of the famed CPE Bach High School of Performing Arts in Berlin, and adjunct faculty in Media and Film Scoring at Brooklyn College/Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema. In Germany she conducted the Rheinberg Chamber Opera Festival and Weikersheim Opera Festival for four summer seasons of productions that featured rising opera singers and youth orchestras. She is currently conducting faculty at the USC Thornton in the Screen Scoring department, and the Hollywood Music Workshop in Baden, Austria. Current projects include Andersson as co-Executive Producer on the soon to be released film (2023)Tahlequah The Whale: A Dance of Grief, by filmmaker Daniel Kreizberg, featuring the music of Lolita Ritmanis. She is also conductor and co-producer of the soon to be released soundtrack.

Kenneth Thompkins was appointed Principal Trombone of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra by Neeme Jarvi. Prior to this appointment he held positions in the Buffalo Philharmonic and The Florida Orchestra and New World Symphony Orchestra.  He has also performed with the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Thompkins enjoys working with young musicians and has performed masterclasses and recitals at many universities including the Curtis Institute of Music, University of Michigan, and the Eastman School of Music. In 2017 Thompkins recorded Sonatas, Songs and Spirituals featuring the music of Alec Wilder, William Grant Still and Philip Wharton. Sonatas, Songs and Spirituals was the winner of The American Prize in Instrumental Performance for 2018-2019. He has performed as a soloist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Chineke! Orchestra and New World Symphony.  He also premiered “Troubled Water” trombone concerto by Carlos Simon with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 2023.  

Section violist in the Florida Orchestra and member of the KINETIC Ensemble Sebastian Stefanović introduces the recently popular sport of Pickleball and all its quirky rules, terms, and sport etiquette. Follow Sebastian @sebanovic The Florida Orchestra www.floridaorchestra.org KINETIC www.kineticensemble.org Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/haydnmusicstand and follow us on social media @haydnmusicstand Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5dUvk9VrLWkQdfbrDGrKGM?si=328bf5c1370844fa --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/haydnmusicstand/support

Jim Nixon is the  Director of the St Pete Service Center and LGBTQ Liaison City of St. Petersburg, FL.He serves dual roles as Director of the St Pete Service Center and LGBTQ Liaison. As Director of the St Pete Service Center, he is responsible for the daily operation and strategic implementation of the St Pete Service Center, which processes citizen requests for assistance with services and distributes them to the responsible departments. As an LGBTQ liaison, He has an accessible and friendly ear to the city's LGBTQ community and elevates LGBTQ-related concerns to the city executive and other city officials. He serves as a spokesperson for the Mayor's Office to the local LGBTQ demographic and a representative of LGBTQ interests to the leaders of the St. Petersburg government. St. Petersburg is a city on Florida's gulf coast, part of the Tampa Bay area. It's known for its pleasant weather (hence its “Sunshine City” nickname), making it popular for golfing, boating, fishing, and beachgoing. Its waterfront parks host the Dali Museum, featuring surrealist works of art; the Museum of Fine Arts, with works ranging from ancient to contemporary; and Mahaffey Theater, home of the Florida Orchestra. ― GoogleElevation: 44′Population: 264,001 (2020)

Jim Nixon is the  Director of the St Pete Service Center and LGBTQ Liaison City of St. Petersburg, FL.He serves dual roles as Director of the St Pete Service Center and LGBTQ Liaison. As Director of the St Pete Service Center, he is responsible for the daily operation and strategic implementation of the St Pete Service Center, which processes citizen requests for assistance with services and distributes them to the responsible departments. As an LGBTQ liaison, He has an accessible and friendly ear to the city's LGBTQ community and elevates LGBTQ-related concerns to the city executive and other city officials. He serves as a spokesperson for the Mayor's Office to the local LGBTQ demographic and a representative of LGBTQ interests to the leaders of the St. Petersburg government. St. Petersburg is a city on Florida's gulf coast, part of the Tampa Bay area. It's known for its pleasant weather (hence its “Sunshine City” nickname), making it popular for golfing, boating, fishing, and beachgoing. Its waterfront parks host the Dali Museum, featuring surrealist works of art; the Museum of Fine Arts, with works ranging from ancient to contemporary; and Mahaffey Theater, home of the Florida Orchestra. ― GoogleElevation: 44′Population: 264,001 (2020)Support the showIf you enjoy these podcasts, please make a donation by clicking the coffee cup on any page of our website www.wheredogaysretire.com. Each cup of coffee costs $5 and goes towards bringing you these podcasts in the future.If you or you know someone who is interested in being a guest on the podcast, please contact me at mark@wheredogaysretire.com. Please join our Where Do Gays Retire Facebook group at Where Do Gays Retire? | FacebookThank you so much for listening!

Join Russell Gant for Our next Tuesday Concert with the Florida Orchestra. Michael Francis conducts the Piano Concerto No. 3 by Prokofiev with guest pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, and the Symphony No. 5 by Tchaikovsky. Originally broadcast Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 8:00 PM on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org.

Join host Russell Gant for Our Tuesday Concert with the Florida Orchestra.  Michael Francis conducts Robert Levin's completion of the Mozart Requiem featuring the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. Originally broadcast on September 27th at 8:00 PM.

Our Tuesday Concert with The Florida Orchestra Concert Broadcast - Shchedrin & Rodrigo for September 20, 2022 Listen as host Russell Gant presents Our Tuesday Concert with the Florida Orchestra. Michael Francis conducts the Carmen Suite by Shchedrin, and the Concierto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo with guest guitarist Milos. That's Tuesday night at 8:00 on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org.

Listen as host Russell Gant presents Our Tuesday Concert with the Florida Orchestra, as Michael Francis conducts the Piano Concerto No. 1 by Tchaikovsky with guest pianist Conrad Tao, followed by a performance of the complete ballet, the Firebird by Stravinsky. Originally broadcast September 13 at 8:00 PM on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org.

Join host Susan Giles Wantuck for the next Tuesday concert with The Florida Orchestra. Michael Francis conducts "A Silence Haunts Me" by Jake Runestad.  And Beethoven's Symphony Number nine, with soloists and the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. Originally broadcast September 6th at 8:00 on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org.

Listen as host Russell Gant presents our Tuesday Concert with the Florida Orchestra.  Michael Francis conducts the Piano Concerto No. 23 by Mozart with guest pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, followed by a performance of the Symphony No. 5 by Gustav Mahler. Originally broadcast August 30th at 8:00 on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org.

Listen as host Russell Gant presents our Tuesday Concert with the Florida Orchestra with Michael Francis conducting the Violin Concerto in D by Tchaikovsky featuring guest violinist Stefan Jackiw, and Rachmaninoff's final work, the Symphonic Dances. Originally broadcast August 23rd at 8:00 on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org.

Listen as host Russell Gant presents our first Tuesday Concert with the Florida Orchestra of the 2022 season, as Michael Francis conducts the complete Four Seasons by Vivaldi, along with Beethoven's mighty Symphony No. 5.  Originally broadcast Tuesday, August 16th at 8:00 PM on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org.

I find my colleague Anna Petersen is such an inspiring person both as an incredible musician in her role as an oboe and English horn player and teacher, and as founder of Passionflower Yoga. In this conversation, we talk about  life's challenges as a performer and the dangers of perfectionism and the importance of self-compassion, and how her experience as a yoga practitioner and teacher have supported her both physically,  psychologically and spiritually. Anna's positivity really comes through in her beautiful playing, which you'll get a taste of at the beginning of the episode, and in the way she has navigated some difficult life circumstances. Timestamps are included below in the description for the many topics that we touched on during this conversation. All these episodes are available in both video and podcast format and the transcript will soon be published to my podcast website leahroseman.com: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/anna-petersen-oboe-player-and-educator-founder-of-passionflower-yoga The performance of the Mozart Oboe quintet is used both with permission of Chamberfest and violinist Yosuke Kawasaki, violist Paul Casey and cellist Rachel Mercer (followers of this series will recognize several musicians!). Anna Petersen joined Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) as Second Oboe and English horn in 2013. She has performed orchestral and chamber concerts throughout Canada and the United States and internationally in China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and throughout Europe. Prior to joining NACO, she held positions as Principal Oboe of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and as B-contract Second Oboe of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. She has enjoyed guest appearances as Principal Oboe with the Pittsburgh, Detroit and Wichita Symphony Orchestras, The Florida Orchestra, the Lake Placid Sinfonietta, and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom she made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2013.  She has also recently performed with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in Auckland, New Zealand. Anna earned her Bachelor of Music Degree and Performer's Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. Her primary teachers include Richard Killmer and Suzanne Geoffrey. In addition to her musical life, Anna is also an internationally certified yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance, having completed 300 hours of training in Bali, Indonesia. Her yoga website: https://passionfloweryoga.ca/  Buy me a coffee? This podcast costs me a lot of time and money ! https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Timestamps:  (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:27) Mozart Oboe quartet 3rd movement  (00:06:03) Interview starts, with oboe demo Peter and the Wolf Prokofiev (00:07:05) English horn demo and discussion, breathing technique (00:09:38) Anna's musical history, Richard Killmer (00:11:42) Reed making (00:17:25) some oboe history (00:20:41) more about Richard Killmer (00:21:48) Anna's childhood and starting music (00:24:05) studies at Eastman (00:25:31) first job with Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (00:27:24) Auditions, self-compassion, growth mindset (00:32:18) teaching music, singing (00:34:55) Yoga, teacher training in Bali, gaining perspective (00:38:39) Anna's pre-playing routines (00:40:49) posture, body awareness (00:42:42) founding Passionflower Yoga (00:45:24) the loss of Marjorie (00:47:55) Syracuse Symphony and bankruptcy of the orchestra (00:50:10) path to joining the National Arts Centre Orchestra (00:51:13) pandemic shut-downs and first rehearsals (00:54:09) experiences in different orchestras, conductors, wind section (00:56:57) music education, how the pandemic has changed us (00:59:31) Yoga and teacher training, healing (01:03:52) why people should come experience orchestral concerts --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leah-roseman/message

Artis-Naples' refusal to grant its employees the exemptions required by state law are clear violations of Title VII. Constitutional expert, lawyer, author, pastor, and founder of Liberty Counsel Mat Staver discusses the important topics of the day with co-hosts and guests that impact life, liberty, and family. To stay informed and get involved - visit www.LC.org

Ep. 118 - Conductor for the Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra, The Florida Orchestra, and Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Michael Francis is constantly finding solutions and methods to make classical music more accessible and relatable in the 21st Century. We chat about finding that connection with classical music, the importance of the arts in society, and what would Mozart be doing in the 21st century? - Directly support us through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FakingNotesPodcast Hang on Discord: https://discord.gg/ZVmA4xMcfu - Links to more Faking Notes: https://linktr.ee/FakingNotesPodcast ~rate us 5 stars for a video of Mozart playing Spinal Tap~

This episode is part of our series in collaboration with the hosts of the Classical Gabfest Podcast - conductors Tiffany Lu, William White, and Kensho Watanabe. Please go check out their show, and their episode featuring us! (Apple Podcasts) Conductor Tiffany Lu hails from Tampa, FL as well as the D.C.-Maryland region. In 2020, she joined the faculty of Sewanee University of the South as Visiting Assistant Professor and Music Director of the Sewanee Symphony Orchestra. Lu currently also serves as Conducting Associate of the Pierre Monteux School and Music Festival (Hancock, ME), Assistant Conductor with the Prince Georges' Philharmonic (Bowie, MD), and Associate Conductor with the Capital City Symphony (Washington, D.C.). During the 2019-2020 season, Lu debuted as guest conductor with Symphony New Hampshire and the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra. From 2015-2020, she was Music Director of the Wilmington Community Orchestra, and Assistant Conductor with the Capital City Symphony, creating groundbreaking and creative programming. She was also selected as Conducting Fellow for the Allentown Symphony in 2019 and 2020. Tiffany's diverse skill set includes professional work as a performing violinist (Chattanooga Symphony, The Florida Orchestra, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra), music librarian (Sewanee Summer Music Festival, National Orchestral Institute, DC Youth Orchestra Program, and the Music School of Delaware), and recording producer (Smithsonian Chamber Players, Virginia Symphony Orchestra). She also co-hosts a podcast, The Classical Gabfest.​ Lu holds degrees from Princeton University, Ithaca College, and the University of Maryland. -- We're super excited to announce that we're piloting a database of opportunities for creatives like you! The database features scholarships, grants, internships, & more. It will be updated monthly with new links, opportunities, and deadlines. All you have to do to access the database is sign up for our newsletter at creativebaggagepodcast.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creative-baggage/support

Our sponsor: Houghton Hornswww.houghtonhorns.comHoughton Horns TMEA videoswww.youtube.com/houghtonhornsWith playing hailed as "invigorating and clear" by Naples Daily News, Yamaha Artist David Dash performs in orchestras and chamber music concerts across the United States. David is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and a member of the Grammy Award-winning Santa Fe Opera Orchestra. David is also Principal Cornet of the North Carolina Brass Band and Principal Trumpet of the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle. Prior to his UNCSA appointment, he served as Assistant Principal Trumpet of the Naples Philharmonic and was a member of "The President's Own" United States Marine Band, where he performed as a soloist and toured much of the United States. David has also performed with the symphonies of Atlanta, Baltimore, Charleston, Charlotte, Greensboro, Richmond, Sarasota, San Francisco and Winston Salem; the Florida Orchestra; and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He has performed as a soloist with the UNCSA Wind Ensemble, "The President's Own", Naples Philharmonic, Richmond Philharmonic and many community groups. As a member of the Naples Philharmonic, David performed in a wide variety of genres, including pops, opera, ballet, baroque, educational concerts and masterworks. While in "The President's Own" Marine Band, he performed "Taps" at the nationally broadcast PBS National Memorial Day Concert and performed frequently at the White House and state functions. An avid chamber musician, David performs with his wife Mary Elizabeth Bowden in the Dash Duo and Watson Brass, the faculty brass quintet at UNCSA. While in the Naples Philharmonic, he performed several annual recitals with the Naples Philharmonic Brass Quintet. He was a member of the Bay Street Brassworks and the Echelon Brass Quintet and has performed with the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. His recordings with the Santa Fe Opera include Cold Mountain and The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, which won a Grammy for best opera recording. Additional recordings include American Anthems with the Gramercy Brass Band (Koch International), albums with the Manhattan School of Music Opera Theater (Albany Records), Carmen Symphony and Other Classics (Naxos Records) and Symphonic Dances with "The President's Own" Marine Band. David received his Bachelor of Music from Rice University and his Master of Music from the Manhattan School of Music. He attended the Orchestra Institute in Attergau, Austria and the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. His teachers include Armando Ghitalla, Robert Sullivan, Mark Niehaus, Tim White, Jim Hamlin, René Shapiro, Andy Balio and John Morrison.  Support the show (https://thatsnotspit.com/support/)

Join Russell Gant for the last Thursday Concert with the Florida Orchestra for this season featuring TFO's principal trumpet, Robert Smith, playing the much-loved Trumpet Concerto by Haydn.  Plus, Daniel Black conducts Beethoven's First Symphony.

Join Russell Gant for this Thursday Concert with The Florida Orchestra with a program featuring just one work, Mozart's Gran Partita. The orchestra's phenomenal wind section is taking on this monumental work this week all on their own, with no assistance of a conductor. That's Thursday night at 8:00 on Florida's Classical Music Station, WSMR.

Join Russell Gant for this Thursday Concert with the Florida Orchestra with a concert featuring the orchestra's principal horn; David Smith playing the Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3. It's Thursday night at 8:00 on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org.

Join host Russell Gant for this Thursday Concert with The Florida Orchestra with a true specialist of the Baroque and Classical periods guest conducting. Jeannette Sorrell leads a program of Telemann to Mozart. Tune in tonight and every Thursday at 8:00 PM on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org.

Join Russell Gant for this Thursday Concert with The Florida Orchestra with an arrangement of Mahler's Fourth Symphony for just 14 players! 8 PM on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org.

Join Russell Gant for this Thursday Concert with the Florida Orchestra with a program called American Heroes featuring Joan Tower's Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman and Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man, as well as a Percussion Concerto featuring the orchestra's principal percussionist John Shaw. Thursday Concert with The Florida Orchestra airs Every Thursday night at 8:00 on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org.

Join Russell Gant for our first Thursday Concert with the Florida Orchestra of the season with "Music of the Americas" featuring "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin, then to Mexico with the "Danzon No. 4" by Arturo Marques, some angelic music from Astor Piazzolla featuring principal bassoonist Josh Baker, followed by a visit to Appalachia with Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring." Tune in every Thursday at 8:00 PM on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9 FM.

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Synopsis The American composer Joan Tower says that explaining her own music is (quote) “sheer torture for me.” Understandably, she prefers to let her music speak for itself, and many of her works have simple generic titles like: “Piano Concerto” or “Concerto for Orchestra.” But audiences generally prefer more evocative titles, and on more than one occasion Tower has provided them.  On today's date in 1985, the Florida Orchestra premiered a piece by Tower entitled “Island Rhythms,” a celebratory work commissioned for the opening of Tampa's Harbour Island. Tower suggested that Caribbean music influenced the livelier outer sections of her new piece, and its central, slower section evoked the  image of an underwater swimmer rising slowly, but steadily towards the light. And for the St. Louis Symphony's oboist, Peter Bowman, Tower composed in 1989 an “Island Prelude,” for solo oboe and orchestra. When pressed to describe what sort of “island” she had in mind, Tower replied with (her) usual poetic eloquence: “The island is remote, lush and tropical with stretches of white beach interspersed with thick green jungle. Above is a large, powerful and brightly colored bird which soars and glides, … in complete harmony with its island home.” Music Played in Today's Program Joan Tower (b. 1938) — Island Rhythms (Louisville Orchestra; Lawrence Leighton Smith, cond.) Louisville 6 Joan Tower (b. 1938) — Island Prelude (Peter Bowman, oboe; Saint Louis Symphony; Leonard Slatkin, cond.) Nonesuch 79245

Synopsis The American composer Joan Tower says that explaining her own music is (quote) “sheer torture for me.” Understandably, she prefers to let her music speak for itself, and many of her works have simple generic titles like: “Piano Concerto” or “Concerto for Orchestra.” But audiences generally prefer more evocative titles, and on more than one occasion Tower has provided them.  On today's date in 1985, the Florida Orchestra premiered a piece by Tower entitled “Island Rhythms,” a celebratory work commissioned for the opening of Tampa's Harbour Island. Tower suggested that Caribbean music influenced the livelier outer sections of her new piece, and its central, slower section evoked the  image of an underwater swimmer rising slowly, but steadily towards the light. And for the St. Louis Symphony's oboist, Peter Bowman, Tower composed in 1989 an “Island Prelude,” for solo oboe and orchestra. When pressed to describe what sort of “island” she had in mind, Tower replied with (her) usual poetic eloquence: “The island is remote, lush and tropical with stretches of white beach interspersed with thick green jungle. Above is a large, powerful and brightly colored bird which soars and glides, … in complete harmony with its island home.” Music Played in Today's Program Joan Tower (b. 1938) — Island Rhythms (Louisville Orchestra; Lawrence Leighton Smith, cond.) Louisville 6 Joan Tower (b. 1938) — Island Prelude (Peter Bowman, oboe; Saint Louis Symphony; Leonard Slatkin, cond.) Nonesuch 79245

My guest this week is flautist, Demarre McGill! Mr. McGill is the Principal Flute of the Seattle Symphony and has previously served as Principal Flute or acting principal of the Dallas Symphony, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Florida Orchestra, and Santa Fe Opera Orchestra. In addition to his orchestral career, Mr. McGill has gained international recognition as a soloist and chamber musician. He has appeared as a soloist with prestigious ensembles like Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He has participated as a chamber musician at festivals like Santa Fe, Marlboro, Seattle, and Stellenbosch chamber music festivals and is the co-founder of the McGill/McHale Trio alongside clarinetist, Anthony McGill, and pianist Michael McHale. Dedicated to training the next generation of classical musicians, Mr. McGill has appeared as a performer and educator in countries like South Africa, South Korea, Japan, Quebec, and throughout the United States. He is currently Associate Professor of Flute at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and is an artist-faculty member of Aspen Music Festival.Mr. McGill and I discuss the question, "What are elements of strong leadership in classical music?" We discuss what makes a leader, dealing with musicians as people, how to successfully lead a section, in what ways music education has evolved, and what he would like to see from leadership in classical music as they tackle issues of diversity and inclusion. You can find out more about Demarre McGill at his website, www.demarremcgill.com, and on his Instagram @demarremcgill.

Michelle Painter, The Florida Orchestra violin teacher, joined AM Tampa Bay to discuss how you can get free violin lessons for your kids.

Robert McCormick joins Tyler Kline on Modern Notebook to talk about his career and newest CD with Strings & Hammers. Bob, as many know him by, recently retired as a Professor of Music in percussion at the University of South Florida after 45 years of teaching. He also served as principal percussionist and assistant timpanist with the Florida Orchestra for 20 seasons; he is a former member of the Harry Partch Ensemble and has performed and recorded with high profile artists across all genres; and he holds numerous teaching and performance awards, including the 2006 Florida Music Educator of the Year, and the 2015 Percussive Arts Society Lifetime Achievement in Education Award. His McCormick Percussion Group has just released a CD in collaboration with the group Strings & Hammers, consisting of all new works commissioned by Bob.

Samuel “Adán” Martinez is a 20 year old local activist, strings teacher, musician, and a St. Petersburg native to the Tampa Bay area. He currently is a full-time Music Studies Major minoring in Entrepreneurship at the University of South Florida in Tampa, and he plays with the Tampa Bay Symphony. Adán began playing the viola at the age of 11 through the Fine Arts program at his middle school. He didn’t have access to weekly lessons or musical resources and had many different on-and-off lessons with various strings teachers in the area. By his junior year in high school, Adán would play his viola on the street corners in downtown St. Petersburg to earn money for his viola payments, private viola lessons, and overall living expenses. Busking every Friday and Saturday night opened up many different doors for Adán as he met retired musicians with musical connections to members of the Florida Orchestra who eventually would teach him. He went on to receive many local accolades his senior year from winning first place in the Mayor’s Youth Showcase to headling an event with John Legend. Adán believes that “Music was a great outlet for all of the negative aspects of his childhood/reality and opened his eyes as to how he could make a positive impact on other people’s lives through music.” Adán would like to promote the organizations Gathering of Women (you can contact them at thegatheringofwomen2@gmail.com) and The Arts Conservatory for Teens (https://www.actstpete.org/). Audio edited by Hyuntae Choi

This is Episode #200 with Interview guest, international Opera Singer and long time friend John Brancy! In this episode we talk about the last 100 episodes, the life happenings in between and times of global pandemic. We unpack Johns celebrations for winning a GRAMMY in 2020 for the Fantastic Mr.Fox Opera. And we dive quite a bit deeper into Johns fascination with what he calls the SING SENSE. Our ability to connect with sound, sensing our own voice and the impact of our sound in the vibratory field around us. Grammy Winning Baritone John Brancy‘s intense musicality and communicative power place him among the finest of baritones of his generation. Hailed by the New York Times as “a vibrant, resonant presence,” Brancy won First Prize in the Art Song Division of the 2018 Concours Musical International de Montreal. A win that recognized him as a premiere interpreter of Art Song repertoire in our time. The New Jersey native also won First Prize in the 2018 Lotte Lenya Competition in New York, Second Prize at the 2017 Wigmore Hall Competition in London and prior to that won the media prize in the 2017 Belvedere International Singing Competition in Moscow and first prize in the Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition in 2015. He is also a past winner of the Marilyn Horne Song Competition and the Sullivan Foundation Grand Prize. Brancy recently debuted with the Los Angeles Philharmonic (Meredith Monk’s Atlas) and San Francisco Opera (Billy Budd) and looks forward to premiering a new work by Michael Gandolfi with the Boston Symphony which will also mark Brancy’s debut at Tanglewood. Also on his 19/20 schedule are performances of Messiah for the US Naval Academy and the Florida Orchestra, Jonathan Dove’s Flight for Pacific Opera Victoria, Rameau’s Platee for his Des Moines Metro Opera debut, Brahms’ Deutsches Requiem for Opera National de Bordeaux and Puccini’s Messa di Gloria with the Rundfunkchor of Berlin. He has also been engaged by Semperoper Dresden, Paris’s Théâtre du Chatelet, Florida Grand Opera, The Carmel Bach Festival, San Francisco Symphony, Oper Frankfurt, Opera de Lorraine, Carnegie Hall, the Oratorio Society and Musica Sacra in New York. An alumnus of The Juilliard School in New York, Brancy has toured extensively with his collaborator, pianist Peter Dugan, they will receive their Wigmore Hall recital debut in fall of 2020. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/julian-guderley/support

American soprano Janice Chandler-Eteme’s astonishing range of concert literature includes Strauss' Four Last Songs (Reading, Baltimore, Syracuse, Harrisburg and Utah Symphonies; Florida Orchestra, Fort Wayne Philharmonic; Grand Teton and Texas Music Festivals); Philip Glass' Passion of Ramakrishna (Pacific Symphony); Mahler's Second Symphony (San Diego, Baltimore, Nashville, Cincinnati, Colorado and Pacific Symphonies; Rome's Santa Cecilia Orchestra); Haydn's Die Schöpfung (Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Symphonies); Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang Symphony (San Diego Symphony),  Lokumbe's Dear Mrs. Parks (Detroit Symphony) and Can You Hear God Crying? (Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia); the Brahms Requiem (San Diego, Baltimore, Colorado Symphonies); Mahler's Eighth Symphony (Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, American and Montreal Symphonies); Beethoven #9 (Cleveland Orchestra, New Jersey and Houston Symphonies), Barber's Knoxville:  Summer of 1915 (Festival Miami, Baltimore Symphony), Tippett’s A Child of Our Time (Dallas and Santa Rosa Symphonies) and Britten’s War Requiem (Lincoln and Santa Rosa Symphonies and Evansville Philharmonic).  ​Ms. Chandler-Eteme first came to international prominence as a favorite of  Robert Shaw.

Michael Francis, Music director of The Florida Orchestra, joined AM Tampa Bay to discuss what The Florida Orchestra is doing to keep the music going during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Acclaimed for her “superior vocal value” (Boston Globe), Korean-American Soprano Hein Jung has performed internationally in venues such as the Interharmony International Music Festival Concert Series in Italy (Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5), Bucheon Civic Choir/Philharmonic in Korea (Messiah) in Buchoen, Korea and recitals at Royal College of Musik in Stockholm, Sweden by the invitation of International Congress of Voice Teachers, at Kumho Performing Art Center and at Sejong Performing Art Center in Seoul, Korea. In US, she has performed as soloists and principal roles with the Florida Orchestra in both Masterwork and Coffee Concert Series (Night at the Oscars, Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5), Opera Tampa (Die Zauberflöte), Tanglewood Music Festival (Rage d’amour), San Francisco Opera Merola Program (Rape of Lucretia), Milwaukee Symphony (Die Zauberflöte), Madison Opera (Rigoletto), St. Petersburg Opera (Ariadne auf Naxos), Bel Canto Chorus (Lord Nelson Mass), Racine-Kenosha Symphony (Poulenc’s Mass in g minor), Tampa Oratorios Singers (Messiah, Lord Nelson Mass) and Madison United Orchestra and Choir (Mozart C minor mass). Equally beloved on the concert stage, Hein Jung has performed recitals in prominent series including Artist Series of Sarasota, Sarasota Concert Association, University of Wisconsin Madison Artist Series, University of Florida Recital Series, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Artist Series, and the American Liszt Society Annual Festival. Her recording of Songs of Franz Liszt, released by Centaur Records, was praised by American Record Guide: “Hein has the perfect voice-terrific ease in her upper register and a silvery clear tone.” Hein Jung’s performances have received rave reviews from Tampa Bay Times, San Francisco Chronicles, San Francisco Classical Voice, Capital Times, Hartford Courant, Herald-Tribune and Music Choonchoo, the Korean classical music magazine.

Michael Francis, Music director of The Florida Orchestra, joined AM Tampa Bay to discuss what's coming up at the Florida Orchestra?

Maestro Francis talks about the Mainly Mozart Festival, The Florida Orchestra, and his new position at Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz.

In this week's episode, Demarre McGill, principal flute with the Seattle Symphony, discusses the building blocks of efficient and mental practice: having discipline, nurturing energy, focusing on beauty, and applying patience in our approach. Demarre also elaborates on the importance of: The “starter teachers” and the diverse support system a young musician needs to blossom Combining discipline, spirit, and energy Being an excellent colleague Patience in slow practice, and how it helps us learn faster Finding the soul of the music & focusing on beauty Providing musical context to fix technical issues Focusing on the music to get in the right headspace for a performance Confronting the things we are not comfortable with in preparation for performances Contributing to your community Not giving up in the face of rejection Staying hungry in order to grow   The Mind Over Finger Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtQSB1IVNJ4a2afT1iUtSfA/videos   Don't forget to sign up for my newsletter to get your free guide to a super productive practice using the metronome!  This guide is the perfect entry point to help you bring more mindfulness and efficiency into your practice and it's filled with tips and tricks on how to use that wonderful tool to take your practicing and your playing to new heights! TURN THE METRONOME ON AND START PRACTICING BETTER AND LEARNING FASTER RIGHT NOW!  GET YOUR FREE METRONOME GUIDE TODAY AT www.mindoverfinger.com!!!!     MORE ABOUT DEMARRE: Website: https://www.demarremcgill.com/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVTwhPRg3lnSTSWxTROWz2w Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/demarremcgillflute/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/demarremcgill/   The Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth - Learning with the Masters featuring DSO flutist Demarre McGill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK_dsbJsw0o   Demarre McGill has gained international recognition as a soloist, recitalist, chamber and orchestral musician. Winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Sphinx Medal of Excellence, he has appeared as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Seattle, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Grant Park, San Diego and Baltimore symphony orchestras and, at age 15, the Chicago Symphony. Now principal flute of the Seattle Symphony, he previously served as principal flute of the Dallas Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Florida Orchestra, and Santa Fe Opera Orchestra. He recently served as acting principal flute of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and earlier with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. As an educator, Demarre has performed, coached and presented master classes in South Africa, Korea, Japan, Quebec and throughout the United States. With his brother Anthony, he was a speaker and performer at the 2018 League of American Orchestras Conference. He has also served on the faculties of the National Youth Orchestra of the United States, the National Orchestral Institute (NOI) at the University of Maryland, the Orford Music Festival, and participated in Summerfests at the Curtis Institute of Music. In August of 2019, he was named Associate Professor of Flute at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and is an artist-faculty member of the Aspen Music Festival and School. A founding member of The Myriad Trio, and former member of Chamber Music Society Two, Demarre has participated in the Santa Fe, Marlboro, Seattle and Stellenbosch chamber music festivals, to name a few.  He is the co-founder of The Art of Élan and, along with clarinetist Anthony McGill and pianist Michael McHale, founded the McGill/McHale Trio in 2014. Their first CD, "Portraits," released in August 2017, has received rave reviews, as has "Winged Creatures," his recording with Anthony McGill and the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. In 2019-20 the McGill/McHale Trio performs at New York City's 92nd Street Y, as well as in Washington D.C. and on chamber music series throughout the Midwest. Media credits include appearances on PBS's Live from Lincoln Center, A & E Network's The Gifted Ones, NBC's Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and, with his brother Anthony when they were teenagers, on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. A native of Chicago, Demarre McGill began studying the flute at age 7 and attended the Merit School of Music. In the years that followed, until he left Chicago, he studied with Susan Levitin. Demarre received his bachelor's degree from The Curtis Institute of Music and a Master's degree at The Juilliard School.   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. Join the Mind Over Finger Tribe here!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/mindoverfingertribe/     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 fantastic producer, Bella Kelly!   MIND OVER FINGER: www.mindoverfinger.com https://www.facebook.com/mindoverfinger/ https://www.instagram.com/mindoverfinger/    

Teddy Abrams is a widely acclaimed conductor, as well as an established pianist, clarinetist, & composer.  As Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra & Music Director & Conductor of the Britt Classical Festival, Teddy also served as Resident Conductor of the MAV Symphony Orchestra in Budapest, which he first conducted in 2011. A tireless advocate for the power of music, he continues to foster interdisciplinary collaboration with organizations including the Louisville Ballet, the Center for Interfaith Relations, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Speed Art Museum, & the Folger Shakespeare Library. His extensive community outreach continues to reach new audiences & bring classical music into increasingly diverse communities. Teddy’s previous seasons have included debuts at the Kennedy Center & with Colorado, North Carolina, & New Jersey Symphonies, as well as a return to the New World Symphony. Recent guest conducting highlights include engagements with the San Francisco, Houston, Vancouver, Phoenix, & Jacksonville Symphonies; Florida Orchestra; & Louisiana and New Mexico Philharmonics. He has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with the Indianapolis Symphony, & recently conducted them with Time for 3 for a special recording for PBS. Prior to these stints, he served as Assistant Conductor of the Detroit Symphony from 2012-2014. From 2008 to 2011 Teddy was the Conducting Fellow & Assistant Conductor of the New World Symphony (NWS) & conducted many performances, including subscription concerts & numerous other full & chamber orchestra events. He has conducted the NWS in Miami Beach, Washington, D.C. & at Carnegie Hall, with a recent return to conduct the NWS on subscription with Joshua Bell as soloist. An accomplished pianist & clarinetist, Teddy has appeared as a soloist with a # of orchestras—including play-conducting the Ravel Piano Concerto with the Jacksonville Symphony in Fall 2013—& has performed chamber music with the St. Petersburg String Quartet, Menahem Pressler, Gilbert Kalish, Time for Three, & John Adams, in addition to annual appearances at the Olympic Music Festival. Dedicated to exploring new & engaging ways to communicate with a diverse range of audiences, Teddy co-founded the 6h Floor Trio in 2008. Together, they founded & direct GardenMusic, the music festival of the world-renowned Fairchild Tropical Garden in Miami; they continue to tour regularly throughout the U.S. Teddy studied conducting with Michael Tilson Thomas, Otto-Werner Mueller and Ford Lallerstedt at the Curtis Inst. of Music, & with David Zinman at the Aspen Music Festival; he was the youngest conducting student ever accepted at BOTH institutions! He is also an award-winning composer & a passionate educator – he has taught at numerous schools throughout the USA. His 2009 Education Concerts with the New World Symphony (featuring the world premiere of one of Teddy’s own orchestral works) were webcast to 100’s of schools throughout South Florida. Teddy performed as a keyboardist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, won the 2007 Aspen Composition Contest, and was the Assistant Conductor of the YouTube Symphony at Carnegie Hall in 2009.  He has held residencies at the La Mortella music festival in Ischia, Italy & at the American Academy in Berlin.  He was a proud member of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra for 7 seasons, & graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor of Music, having studied piano with Paul Hersh.

Joseph Kreines is a legendary conductor in Florida and co-author of Music for Concert Band.  Topics: Joseph’s background in music and how a Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert featuring Artur Rubinstein inspired his career as a musician. How he came to Florida as the Assistant Conductor of the Florida Orchestra and his first steps as a conductor and clinician for young bands and orchestras in the state. The story of how, as a young conductor he caught the attention of the faculty at Tanglewood, including Lukas Foss and Aaron Copland. Advice for score study when approaching an unfamiliar work. A discussion of the works on his first Florida All-State Concert band and a more generalized discussion about literature. Links: Joseph Kreines Alfred Music Music for Concert Band Ruggles: Lilacs Carter: Capitol Hill March Glière: Symphony No. 3 'Ilya Muromets' Ribble: Bennet’s Triumphal Willan: Royce Hall Suite Biography: A native of Chicago, Joseph Kreines came to Florida as associate conductor of the Florida Symphony Orchestra, where he served for four years. Subsequently, he was conductor of the Brevard Symphony, associate conductor of the Florida Orchestra in Tampa, and musical director for several opera and musical theatre productions. He has served as clinician and guest conductor with some 300 bands, orchestras and choruses throughout the nation and also appears as piano accompanist at numerous recitals and festivals. In addition, Mr. Kreines has composed a number of original works for various media, and has made numerous transcriptions for concert band and brass choir, and other chamber ensembles, being particularly well-known for those of the music of Percy Grainger. He is also the author of Music for Concert Band, a selective annotated guide to band literature. Kreines received a Masters degree in Music from the University of South Florida and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago. He did additional study at the Tanglewood Music Festival in 1958 where he was chosen to participate in the conducting class with fellow classmates Zubin Mehta, Claudio Abbado, David Zinman, and Gustav Meier. In 2004, he was honored as an inductee to the Roll of Distinction in the Florida Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame.

Robert McCormick is currently Professor of Music and director of the percussion program at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He served as principal percussionist/assistant timpanist with the Florida Orchestra for 20 seasons. He is a former member of the Harry Partch Ensemble and often performs with high profile artists of all genres. In 2010, he conducted the premiere performance of Chan Hae Lee’s Korean folk opera Simcheongga at the National Center of Performing Arts in Seoul. In March 2014 Robert performed the world premiere of Baljinder Sekhon’s Double Percussion Concerto at Carnegie Hall with percussionist Lee Hinkle. His myriad recordings with the McCormick Percussion Group, McCormick Duo and others continually receive the highest critical acclaim from composers and scholars. Robert is the host of the annual McCormick Marimba Festival which attracts major university marimba ensembles and performers from around the world. Robert was the 2006 recipient of the Florida Music Educator of the Year Award; the 2007 Grand Prize in the Keystone Percussion Composition Award, the 2010 University Distinguished Teacher Award and the 2015 Percussive Arts Society Lifetime Achievement in Education Award. He has also received several Global Music Awards for his CD recordings, many published on the Ravello label and distributed by Naxos. Bob is most proud of the many highly successful students he has had the opportunity to work with over the years.0:00 Intro and Hello 3:30 Summer practice, projects, and time management 7:40 With your free time? 11:10 Influential composers? What makes a new piece valuable to you as an artist? 14:22 Harry Partch? 19:40 McCormick Percussion Group? 25:30 Casey: Varese, Poème électronique, Ampex tape machines 39:35 Keeping cool in rehearsal? 42:25 Pieces for flute and percussion? 43:50 McCormick Marimba Festival? 49:10 Working with Anthony Cirone in the 70's? 52:00 Zack Browning's "Profit Beater"? 53:30 Snare drum technique and Forrest Clark? 54:47 Advocating new works? 56:12 The university teacher's role in guiding a student's repertoire choice? 58:40 Future shifts in music? Jobs and competition.   Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

Listen as The Florida Orchestra performs the 1812 Overture at Symphony Under the Starts 2019 at Raymond James Stadium. Featuring actual cannon fire!   It's not going to be the same hearing this performed in the Straz! I was invited to attend Symphony Under the Stars by some dear friends of mine. And while the Florida Orchestra performed numerous tunes with a pirate theme (Including the Theme from Pirates of the Carribean and Hook!) the start of the show and most anticipated was certainly the 1812 Overture. The 1812 Overture is know for a few things. 1) It was written as a Russian celebration for defeating Napoleon 2) The original performance included ringing every churchbell as well as firing actual artillery. So it's tough to pull off in an orchestral hall. Luckily, Raymond James stadium has one key ingredient to push this performance over the top... CANNONS! Watch the video and listen in to a nearly overwhelming performance by the Florida Orchestra... and if you were wondering where you've heard this before, V For Vendetta is the likely candidate. Watch the video   Catch your own Florida Orchestra Performance Download the Great Things Tampa Bay Mobile App

On this episode of SPx, Joe and Ashley are joined in the studio by Michael Pastreich. At the time of the recording, Pastreich was in his final days as the President and CEO of the Florida Orchestra. He has since stepped down from his position after 12 years of breathing life into the organization. In this acumen-rich episode, Pastreich shares stories of growing up surrounded by symphonies, the power of music, and its transformational impact on the larger community. He talks the essentials of board composition, breaking organizations out of crisis, and why he doesn't believe in vision.

Seemingly out of nowhere, Demarre McGill has quickly become the next “it” flutist. A recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, Demarre has dominated the audition circuit, holding Principal positions with the Florida Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, and Dallas Symphony. Demarre has also been Acting Principal Flute at the Pittsburg Symphony and most recently, at the Metropolitan Opera. Demarre is currently maintaining a jam-packed schedule: He has returned as Principal Flute at the Seattle Symphony, he has stepped in as Visiting Assistant Professor at CCM, and he continues to travel the country giving masterclasses and performing concerts. I snagged a few minutes with Demarre on his latest trip to New York City.

Today's "best of" episode features Certified Music Practitioner Lloyd Goldstein. About Lloyd Goldstein: When Lloyd was in sixth grade he had a dream. He envisioned playing the double bass in such a way listening audiences would be emotionally moved. He played the double bass through high school, but was unprepared for college and as a result, dropped out. While attempting to cut wood on a table saw, he sliced his finger open. Frantic, a voice in his head told him he would never be able to play again. Fortunately, his finger healed and for the first time he had a clear understanding and direction of what he wanted to do. Play the double bass. Lloyd’s experience playing the double bass encompasses both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from The University of Miami under the direction of Dr. Lucas Drew, a 21-year career with The Florida Orchestra, studying under the direction of world-renowned bassist Francois Rabbath; receiving diplomas in teaching and performance from The Institute Francois Rabbath, as well as being a certified music practitioner. Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle! Contrabass Conversations is sponsored by: D'Addario Strings This episode is brought to you by D'Addario Strings! Check out their Kaplan strings, which have versatility and control throughout the dynamic spectrum, rich tonal color palette, superb bow response, and beautiful balance. Robertson & Sons Violins For more than four decades, Robertson & Sons has specialized in providing the highest quality stringed instruments and bows to collectors, professional musicians, music educators, and students of all ages. Their modern facility is equipped with three instrument showrooms as well as a beautiful Recital Hall available to our clients to in their search for the perfect instrument and/or bow.   Upton Bass String Instrument Company Upton's Karr Model Upton Double Bass represents an evolution of our popular first Karr model, refined and enhanced with further input from Gary Karr. Since its introduction, the Karr Model with its combination of comfort and tone has gained a loyal following with jazz and roots players. The slim, long “Karr neck” has even become a favorite of crossover electric players. The English Double Bass Book The English Double Bass Book examines the great English double bass makers of the 18th and 19th Century, illustrating in fine detail the incredible work they produced. It also explores the fascinating story of how the double bass came to England, its development guided by the great Venetian virtuoso Domenico Dragonetti, and the rise and fall of the English double bass makers. To pre-order your limited-edition copy, please visit www.theenglishdoublebass.com. Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!

This episode is a deep-dive into developing bow strokes on the double bass.   Part 1 - bow stroke overview Part 2 - developing spiccato Part 3 - bow stroke deep-dive We feature highlights from past podcast guests on this topic: Matthew McDonald - Berlin Philharmonic Lloyd Goldstein - former member of the Florida Orchestra and a longtime Francois Rabbath student David Allen Moore - LA Phil and USC Ed Barker and Lawrence Wolfe of the Boston Symphony Michael Hovnanian - Chicago Symphony Ira Gold - National Symphony and Peabody Conservatory Lawrence Hurst - former Indiana University bass professor Recommended resources: Strokin’ by Hal Robinson (order it from Robertson & Sons) Ira Gold's Orchestral Bowing Workshop Check out more "best-of" episodes like this at contrabassconversations.com/highlights. Contrabass Conversations is sponsored by: The Upton Bass String Instrument Company.  Upton's Bohemian model is not about excess. With its simple lines, Gamba-style cornered and deep booming tone, its form is defined by purpose without ornament. Hand-built, with the same ergonomics and playability found in all of our models, the Bohemian double bass is being offered in four levels of build styles and price points, each carefully designed to meet unique requirements of its owner A440 Violin Shop - An institution in the Roscoe Village neighborhood for over 20 years, A440's commitment to fairness and value means that we have many satisfied customers from the local, national, and international string playing communities. Our clients include major symphony orchestras, professional orchestra and chamber music players, aspiring students, amateur adult players, all kinds of fiddlers, jazz and commercial musicians, university music departments, and public schools. Bass Violin Shop -  Offers the Southeast's largest inventory of laminate, hybrid and carved double basses. Whether you are in search of the best entry-level laminate, or a fine pedigree instrument, there is always a unique selection ready for you to try. Trade-ins and consignments welcome!  Check out what people are saying about the Bass Violin Shop on Facebook. Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!

Florida State University percussion professor John W. Parks IV is really passionate about the importance of teaching and learning the "right way" and this becomes a recurring theme throughout this remarkable conversation. Topics: John's musical background Trophy hunting in music education and putting the students first The type of students John brings to FSU and how he disarms "problem" students Use the local college to find a percussion teacher to come into your band room. Qualities necessary to becoming a successful teacher and having a plan! Teach skills, not pieces Percussion resources for teachers 2000 Eastman Wind Ensemble Japan tour Garnet House Productions Why college football coaches need to stop cursing so much! Links: Daniel's Orchestral Music Raynor Caroll: Symphonic Repertoire Guide for Timpani and Percussion Black Swamp Percussion Videos Vic Firth Percussion Videos John teaches the Porgy and Bess xylophone solo Percy Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry Anthony Iannaccone: Sea Drift (Mvmt I) 2017 Orange Bowl Bet with Jonathan Ovalle Garnet House Productions John W. Parks IV Biography: John W. Parks IV, Professor of Percussion at The Florida State University, holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music, Northwestern University, and Furman University and has studied with Patricia Dash of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, John Beck of the Rochester Philharmonic, Michael Burritt, Paul Wertico (formerly of the Pat Metheny Group), and John Beckford. He is artist/clinician for Malletech, Avedis Zildjian Cymbals, Black Swamp Percussion, and Remo. ​ Parks made his Carnegie Hall solo recital debut in Weill Recital Hall in May of 2007, and has performed with diverse performing organizations ranging from the Eastman Wind Ensemble on their 2000 tour of Japan and Taiwan and the Schlossfestspiele Orchestra of Heidelberg, Germany to the Kansas City, Alabama, Key West, Jacksonville, and Tallahassee Symphony Orchestras as well as the Florida Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, and Eastern Music Festival Faculty Orchestra. Dr. Parks also leads the FSU Percussion Ensemble, winners of the 2007 and 2011 Percussive Arts Society International Percussion Ensemble Competitions and the subject of four critically-acclaimed recordings (Volume One, Volume Two: Not Far From Here, Volume Three: Ten Windows, and Volume Four: Unknown Kind), and has appeared as performer/clinician at the 2011 Basilica Festival in Belgium, 2009 Thailand Brass and Percussion Conference in Bangkok, three Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinics, twelve Percussive Arts Society International Conventions, NACWPI, National Public Radio, and state MENC conventions. In 2006 he won a university-wide teaching award at FSU, and in 2013 was inducted into the Engineering Wing of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences as a voting member of the Grammy Awards. 

Mat Pombo, winner of the BMW Endurance Challenge in the Mini JCW Team Mini joined the guys this week, well Owen and Rich as Chad sounded more like static. There was two weeks worth of news to cover and the boys got on their soap box, but noone could take the opposing side in this one. The social media geek out segment may have gone on a little longer than usual and Rich really does love the Florida Orchestra despite his tone in the show.

Mat Pombo, winner of the BMW Endurance Challenge in the Mini JCW Team Mini joined the guys this week, well Owen and Rich as Chad sounded more like static. There was two weeks worth of news to cover and the boys got on their soap box, but noone could take the opposing side in this one. The social media geek out segment may have gone on a little longer than usual and Rich really does love the Florida Orchestra despite his tone in the show.

Today’s episode features Lloyd Goldstein, who has transitioned from playing in the Florida Orchestra to his current role working as a certified music practitioner at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa.  It’s so exciting to speak with someone who has continued to evolve so dramatically in his craft and career throughout his life.  Lloyd’s path is unconventional and inspirational.   We get into all sorts details about Lloyd’s life like his “burning bush” moment that propelled him into a career on the bass, his circuitous path to the Florida Orchestra, discovering François Rabbath, the multiple benefits he has experienced from his practice of yoga, and how he came to find himself in his current role as a certified music practitioner.   Links: Lloyd’s website PBS program featuring Lloyd’s work at Moffitt Music for Healing and Transition Program Albums and book Interview Highlights Early Years bass first musical instrument no bass lessons outside of 1/2 hour weekly public school lessons graduated high school early, started college at 16 decided at 20 that he wanted to study bass had a “burning bush” moment propelling him to the bass during a table saw injury began to study bass through several Florida schools, eventually began to study with Lucas Drew practicing 5+ hours a day got a job in the Florida Gulf Coast Orchestra, eventually became the Florida Orchestra stayed there for 21 years Discovering François Rabbath 10 years into his time at the Florida Orchestra, Lloyd felt like he had hit a wall in his bass playing went to George Vance workshop in Washington D.C. area where Rabbath was teaching that was “the” moment for him started making yearly trips to Paris to study with François would practice all day and walk around Paris at night learning the "first bow stroke” - the son premier on which all other bow strokes are based the forearm is the conductor and the wrist and fingers are relatively passive François says that we never unlearn anything - you don’t get rid of bad habits - you add new skills The Power of Practicing Yoga - 700 pieces of writing emanated from Lloyd’s first two years of practicing yoga and 400 drawings - eventually compiled into Lloyd’s book Inside Yoga Finding balance between organized practice goals and “obsessing” on something Working in a hospital environment Lloyd had started to compose simple melodies from which pieces emerged through yoga practice, kept getting this inner self message to do volunteer work began to volunteer at Moffitt Cancer Center learned about certified music practitioners through contact at Moffitt became certified and began to work in the Moffitt Arts In Medicine program took a year’s leave from the Florida Orchestra to try out this new career and loved it got hired as an artist-in-residence at Moffitt 8 years ago performing versus giving a gift of music details about the experience of performing in this setting the idea of entrainment and meeting patients where they are entrainment has two aspects to it: physical psychological/emotional

Today’s show features Brandon McLean, who just won the associate principal bass position for the Pittsburgh Symphony.  Brandon has most recently served as principal bass of the Colorado Symphony, and prior to that he held positions in the Vancouver Symphony and the Florida Orchestra.  Originally from Seattle, Brandon did his undergrad at the University of North Texas, his masters at the Boston Conservatory, and studied at Carnegie Mellon after that with Pittsburgh Symphony principal bassist Jeff Turner.  He played in the New World Symphony before landing his first gig with the Florida Orchestra. We dig into the details of the audition process, like how Brandon starts preparing long-term for the audition and how that preparation changes as the audition approaches, Brandon’s technique routine, which he keeps up throughout the audition process, the benefits of getting to practice in a large space like a concert hall, and routines in the days prior to the audition.  We also feature excerpts of Brandon performing the Dave Anderson Duets with Brendan Kane.   Books mentioned: Audition Success by Don Greene Performance Success by Don Greene Interview Highlights Audition Preparation Strategies the process starts right after finding out what the list is looks at what are the more problematic excerpts for him and begins by spending time on those about 5 weeks out, he starts to get more disciplined  for a long time did the system of ranking what the more difficult excerpts are and spending the most time on those, but he found that then the audition would come up and they’d ask for the excerpts that he didn’t spend as much time on breaks up practice session into 10 minute increments; practices for an hour or an hour-and-a-half in a couple of different segments in the day keeps himself disciplined to no more than 10 minutes on a specific excerpt breaks up the last as many ways as possible: top to bottom bottom to top skip and do every 3rd excerpt 2-3 weeks out, he shortens that 10 minutes per excerpt to 3-4 minutes per except so that he’s hitting everything briefly just about every day Brandon generally runs things at 75% tempo most of the time he can generally play this under tempo—it’s getting them up to tempo that’s the real issue there’s some point between that 75% and 100% tempo that he can usually solve most of the technical problems problems associated with fast excerpts were dealt with away from those excerpts - dealing with technical studies that helped  during audition prep, Brandon still spends at least 30-45 minutes still doing scales and technical exercises he cuts that down when getting really close to the audition Brandon’s Technique Routine pick a scale slow bow practice (whole notes) using Intonia software then does a different scale with half notes, quarter notes, etc - gets himself playing pretty quickly do something similar with arpeggios after that right hand practice string crossings spiccato exercises to get his right hand moving a little quicker Playing in a Large Space and Recording the benefits of getting to practice in a large space (concert hall) - he didn’t get this until later in life getting over the idea that he doesn’t really know what he sounds like objectively (similar to getting over the way your voice sounds when you play back a recording) the angle that you play the bass - no one else will ever hear your bass playing from that angle—it’s such a specific thing things started to turn on the audition front for Brandon when he started to get really serious about recording himself Brandon had a pretty steady path of progress in auditioning - not advancing, then getting to semis, then making finals, then runner-up for a bunch of auditions Brandon realized at a certain point that he just wasn’t a very natural audition taker had to start treat audition taking as his job dealing with the mental discipline of audition taking was something that took him a while to get a grasp of Don Greene books helpful in terms of centering, etc. Brandon has gotten away from thinking that he just needed to have a really good day to win an audition after teaching students and observing them nervous and not nervous, he has concluded that there isn’t nearly as much difference in the two states as the students think When he wasn’t doing well in auditions, he had actually lost those auditions months in advance Routines as the Audition Approaches usually flies in the day before - flying in too early usually psyched him out it’s amazing what tiny things can seep into your mind during an audition  when he goes, he generally doesn’t talk to people at the audition running is helpful doesn’t try to change anything lifestyle-wise coming up to the audition - changes only cause problems Links from Listener Feedback: Summer Camps for Bassists The Low Down by Danny Ziemann Paul Ellison Interview Todd Coolman Interview I Found a Dead Body