Podcast appearances and mentions of mei ann chen

Sie stehen derzeit im Fokus der medialen Aufmerksamkeit, doch immer noch gilt: Frauen sind am Pult eine Seltenheit! Vor allem als Chefdirigentinnen renommierter Orchester sind Frauen auch 2025 noch die Ausnahme.   Das Haus Styriarte allerdings fühlt sich mit dirigierenden, musizierenden, singenden Frauen pudelwohl – selbst in der künstlerischen Führungsebene: Seit der Saison 2021/22 ist Mei-Ann Chen Chefdirigentin des Orchesters Recreation. Im Sturm hat die US-Amerikanerin mit taiwanesischen Wurzeln die Herzen der Musiker:innen und des Publikums erobert.   Aber wie schafft es ein junges Mädchen aus Taiwan an die besten Musikakademien Amerikas? Wie lernt man, eine männerdominierte Branche zu erobern? Warum braucht es ein Dorf voller Engel, um sich beim Speeddating in ein Orchester zu verlieben? Und warum dachte ihre Cousine eines Tages, Mei-Ann Chens sei komplett durchgedreht?  Absolute Konzerthighlights warten bis Herbst noch auf die herzliche Chefdirigentin und das Haus Styriarte. Auch dazu erfahren wir mehr in dieser Folge der Musikgeschichten mit Kirsten Hauser und Mei-Ann Chen.   Sollten Sie Fragen zu diesem Podcast haben, schreiben Sie uns bitte eine Nachricht an: info@styriarte.com   Die Musik in diesem Podcast: Bedřich Smetana: Die Moldau Sie hörten: Orchester Recreation, Dirigentin: Mei-Ann Chen Eine Live-Aufnahme vom 12. Februar 2024 im Stefaniensaal Graz  Antonín Dvořáks: 9. Sinfonie e-Moll op. 95 "Aus der Neuen Welt” Sie hörten: Styriarte Youth Orchestra, Dirigentin: Mei-Ann Chen Eine Live-Aufnahme vom 12. Juli 2024 in der Helmut List Halle Graz Sie finden dieses Video auf youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnGVZWpvwBM   Wissenschaftliches:  Malko International Conductors Competition   Konzerthinweise: “SOUNDFLIX#4”: 3. APRIL 2015, 9, 11.30 & 18 Uhr sowie 4. APRIL 2025, 9 & 11.30 UHR, Helmut List Halle Graz “Butterfly Lovers”: 7. APRIL 2025, 18 & 20 UHR, Stefaniensaal Graz “Unendliche Weiten”: 10. & 11. JULI 2025, 19 Uhr, Helmut List Halle Graz   Infos und Tickets auf www.styriarte.com 

She made history by becoming the first woman to win to the Malko Competition -- an international competition for young conductors held every three years by the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Taiwan American conductor Mei-Ann Chen talks about her trailblazing journey which took her from Taiwan's music schools to the best-known classical music chambers in the United States and Europe. Hosted by ICRT's Hope Ngo. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Ja, nein, vielleicht, puhh… Hallo!!?? Na klar!! So etwas Ähnliches oder ganz anderes vermutlich schoss Christoph Steiner wohl durch den Kopf, als ihn die Styriarte bat, das Steuer des neuen Kinderzimmers zu übernehmen.  Na dann: AHOI! Christoph Steiner, wer? Ja genau, DER Christoph Steiner: Kinder- und Jugendtheaterstar, Stella-Preisträger, Next Liberty Publikumsliebling, deutschsprachiger Poetry Slam Meister, Emil, Rotkäppchen, Wolf und und und…. Nun gut, ein bisschen Unordnung darf ja wohl noch sein. Wir sprechen hier ja immerhin vom Kinderzimmer im Hause Styriarte, das unsere große Bühne für kleines Publikum ist. Seit der Spielzeit 24/25 hat das Haus Styriarte einen speziellen, besonderen, märchenhaften, unbeschreiblichen, einzigartigen, lauten, fantastischen, hochauflösenden, bombastischen, klingenden, mutigen, abenteuerlichen, gespenstischen, unnachahmlichen, freien, sonderbaren, kunterbunten, klitzekleinen, kuscheligen Raum für Musik und Theater und Musiktheater für Menschen von 3 bis 18 Jahre. Und auf wen treffen wir dort? Auf Peter und den Wolf, einen ausgebüxten Schneemann, Benjamin Britten, alle Tiere dieser Erde, Michael Hell, das Universum, eine Ente, Mira Lobe, etwas andere Prinzessinnen, Noah, Sergej Prokofjew, den Verschwundibus, den Regenbogenfisch, Mei-Ann Chen, das Weltall und noch viele mehr.  Aber wie wär's, wenn wir am besten den Kapitän zu all dem befragen!?  Vorhang auf für:  Christoph Steiner, unseren Kinderzimmer-Kapitän   Sollten Sie Fragen zu diesem Podcast haben, schreiben Sie uns einfach eine Nachricht an: info@styriarte.com   Die Musik in diesem Podcast:Sergei Prokofjew (1891-1953) Peter und der Wolf, op. 67   Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Noye's Fludde, op. 59   Infos und Tickets auf www.styriarte.com

In this episode, Liz and Steph talk with Mei-Ann Chen, Music Director of the ever-progressive, MacArthur award-winning, Chicago Sinfonietta. Ms Chen is known not only for her energetic style on the podium, but for being a champion for the mission of the Sinfonietta - diversity, equity and inclusion - on the stage, in their organization and in their programming. Liz and Steph had the joy of connecting with Mei-Ann over our common struggle as artists and the importance of vulnerability and authenticity in music and in life. Listen in on this rare and beautiful dialogue between two orchestral musicians and a world-renowned conductor: the authentic and utterly delightful Mei-Ann Chen!Follow us on FB and IG for a special bonus story from this episode!*Mentioned in this episode:Chicago Sinfonietta's “Project W”: https://www.chicagosinfonietta.org/projectw/Chicago Sinfonietta's Artist-in-Residence, Kathryn Bostic:https://www.chicagosinfonietta.org/artist-in-residence/*Mucca Pazza in concert with the CS:Battle of the Bands: Mucca Pazza x Chicago Sinfonietta FinaleSupport the show (https://paypal.me/violacentric)

 Today we're talking with Mei-Ann Chen, Music Director of Chicago Sinfonietta, about enhancing your rehearsals with Rehearsal Language, how she led the orchestra to win a MacArthur Award for their Theatrical and Diverse Programming, and how her Project Inclusion Conducting Fellows learn and prepare for a professional conducting career. This interview was originally recorded for the PT100 Livestream Extravaganza to raise money for the Conducting Fellowship through Chicago Sinfonietta. This is the full interview, including over 30 minutes that were cut from the livestream presentation. Please support Project Inclusion and learn more at https://www.chicagosinfonietta.org/education/project-inclusion. Today we discuss:Chicago Sinfonietta and the Project Inclusion Program (6:15)Who should apply to the Conducting Fellowship and what Mei-Ann is looking for in a conducting applicant (15:50)Rehearsal Language and Auditioning with confidence for Professional Orchestra (21:12)The most important lessons that Mei-Ann learned from her teachers, including Frank Battisti, Marin Alsop, Donald Runnicles, and Robert Spano (41:17)How Chicago Sinfonietta won a MacArthur Award for their theatrical and diverse programming (49:04)Project W and Mei-Ann’s Hidden Gem composers (55:36)Final Advice (1:08:50) Check out everything that Chicago Sinfonietta has to offer, including Project Inclusion, their virtual Membership, and their recordings for Project W on Spotify. Find this and all other episodes at PodiumTimePod.com. Subscribe and download Podium Time on your favorite podcast player and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @PodiumTimePod. You can also join our Facebook Group, the Podium Time Inner Circle to ask questions and continue the conversation after every episode. Want to send us an email? Use the contact page on our website! If you’d like to support the podcast monetarily and get bonus content, consider joining our Patreon community at Patreon.com/PodiumTimePod. If you’re in the market for a new baton, use our promo code “PodiumTime” at Pagubatons.com for 20% off your first order. Support the show (https://patreon.com/podiumtimepod)

Hello! I'm super excited to go live for Podium Time on Saturday, February 20th. This episode includes some details about the live-stream and the full schedule of live QnA with some of our favorite guests.We'll be celebrating our 100th episode and raising money for the Project Inclusion Conducting Fellowship through Chicago Sinfonietta.Saturday, February 20thGreetings, Messages from our Guests, Embarrassing Videos - 1:00 p.m. Eastern TimeLive QnA with past favorites - 2:00 p.m. Eastern TimeThomas Taylor Dickey (PT20) - 2:00 p.m.Kevin Noe (PT42) - 2:20 p.m.Carolyn Watson (PT22) - 2:40 p.m.Tito Muñoz (PT61, 62) - 3:00 p.m.and Brett Mitchell (PT23, 25) - 3:20 p.m.Premier of a New Interview with Mei-Ann Chen - 3:45 p.m. Eastern TimeClosing QnA with Jeremy and Luke - 4:15 p.m.Livestream will be on the event page, our Facebook group, and our Facebook Page.Follow this link to watch even if you're not logged in: https://facebook.com/podiumtimepod/liveDonate to Project Inclusion here.Support the show (https://patreon.com/podiumtimepod)

In this episode, soprano Gabriella Di Laccio, founder and curator of the project DONNE, Women in Music talked to the amazing Taiwanese-American conductor Mei-Ann Chen. Praised for her dynamic, passionate conducting style, Mei-Ann is acclaimed for infusing orchestras with energy, enthusiasm and high-level music-making. She is the Music Director of the MacArthur Award-winning Chicago Sinfonietta since 2011 and a guest conductor worldwide. . Mei-Ann is also a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion in music and she shared so much of her personal experience, which was truly inspirational. . Mei-Ann Chen's website https://www.meiannchen.com/ . Chicago Sinfonietta http://www.chicagosinfonietta.org/ 

With a post-coronavirus return to music-making on the horizon for American orchestras, these institutions are bringing a renewed commitment to a healthier and more representative environment. We assembled three of the orchestra world’s superheroes to show us how it’s done. Jeri Lynne Johnson, JoAnn Falletta, and Mei-Ann Chen discussed their hopes and their priorities as their ensembles face the rest of 2020.

Praised for her dynamic, passionate conducting style, Taiwanese-American conductor Mei-Ann Chen is acclaimed for infusing orchestras with energy, enthusiasm and high-level music-making, galvanizing audiences and communities alike. In our conversation we follow her musical evolution from shy violin player in her birth country, Taiwan, to dynamic, trailblazing, internationally sought-after conductor. Mei-Ann also shares the inspirational interaction with Martin Luther King that inspired the creation of the MacArthur Award-winning, Chicago Sinfonietta, the nations most diverse orchestra, of which she is the principle conductor and music director.   Here's a link to every Musical Mention in this episode: 0:19 Mei-Ann Chen 0:29 The World Music Foundation 1:33 Western Classical 1:34 Conducting 3:17 Violin 3:18 Piano 3:58 Melody 4:00 Thais Meditation: by Jules Massenet 4:25 Orchestra 5:39 Helen Quach (Guō Mei Jen) 7:07 Solfege 7:10 Note Sight Reading 8:21 National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra 9:56 Yo-Yo-Ma 11:08 Mozart 11:09 Brahmes 11:10 Beethoven 11:10 Tchaikovski 12:23 Taiwanese Folk 13:19 Minga 校園民歌 16:27 Pentatonic Scale 17:34 Impressionists 17:46 Claude Debussy 17:47 La Mer 18:02 Joseph Maurice Ravel 18:03 Mother Goose Suite 18:15 Giacomo Puccini 18:29 Mo Li Hua: The Jasmine Flower 18:33 Turandot 21:59 Vibrato 25:46 Antonin Dvorak 25:47 Symphony No. 9 in E minor (New World Symphony) 25:47 Carnegie Hall 26:15 Jazz 26:17 African Music 27:03 American Youth Orchestra 27:13 Benjamin Zander 27:44 Henryk Wieniawski 28:43 Music Score 28:44 Gustav Mahler 28:44 Mahler’s Symphony #5 29:19 Transposition 29:28 Soundcheck 29:40 Stand Partner 31:46 Notes 32:17 Music Teacher 32:28 Conductor 32:44 Assistant Conductor 32:49 Music Director 32:54 Guest Conductor 33:18 Memphis Symphony 33:28 Chicago Sinfonietta 33:41 Symphonic 34:35 Project W 34:55 Cidille Records 35:39 Project 19 36:34 Diwali Festival 37:04 Maestro Paul Freeman 37:55 Project Inclusion Freeman Fellowships 38:37 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 43:23 Concertino For Cell Phone And Orchestra 44:17 Conservatories 46:19 Pops 47:08 Beethoven’s “5th” 47:28 Felix Mendelssohn 47:28 The Hebrides Overture (aka Fingal’s Cave)” 50:51 Modest Mussorgsky 51:07 Jennifer Koh 51:13 Courtney Bryan 51:38 Maurice Ravel 53:29 Jennifer Higdon 53:34 Reena Esmail 53:34 Florence Price 54:04 Dora Pejacevic 58:19 Carmen 1:00:01 New York Philharmonic 1:02:19 Chicago Symphony 1:02:24 Florence Price 1:03:05  Yo-Yo Ma 1:03:08 Sheherazade 1:03:42 Harp Glissando 1:03:49 Eighth note 1:03:56 Principle harp 1:05:00 Berlin Philharmonic 1:05:04 Claudio Abbado 1:06:19 Intonation 1:06:38 Flat 1:06:54 Octave 1:06:56 Bassoon 1:06:58 Oboe 1:08:12 Maestro 1:09:09 Portland Youth Orchestra 1:09:35 Rite of spring 1:09:56 Beat 1:11:39 Percussion 1:11:40 Brass 1:12:54 Transition 1:12:55 Balance 1:13:08 Ensemble 1:16:40 Chicago Sinfonietta

Hur är det att vara dirigent – den som spelar på världens största instrument: symfoniorkestern? I en exklusiv intervju med världsstjärnan MEI-ANN CHEN får vi unika inblickar i både drivkrafterna och utmaningarna. Cellisten SAMULI ÖRNSTRÖMER i Malmö Symfoni Orkester sätter underfundiga ord på upplevelsen av att ingå i ett kollektiv av högpresterande individer. LYRAN tillbringade en oförglömlig dag & konsertafton på Malmö Live. Frukten blev vårt 19:e program, med en rykande färsk dikt av Niklas Törnlund och en dynamisk musikmix med allt från Mei-Anns darling Tjajkovskilj till Coldplays cellobaserade megahit Viva la Vida. Vi är visserligen jäviga men – det här får du inte missa!

Episode 25 - Mei-Ann Chen & Clarice Assad / Project W by Cedille Records

Why is classical music still so male and pale, and what can be done about it? Kim Chakanetsa talks to two leading female musicians who are working to challenge the status quo and open up orchestras to more women and people of colour. Of Nigerian-Irish parentage, Chi-chi Nwanoku realised that 30 years into an illustrious career as a double-bassist she was still one of vanishingly few non-white faces on the classical music stage. So in 2015 she started Chineke!, Europe's first majority-black and minority ethnic orchestra. Her project is already bearing fruit, with one of her members Sheku Kanneh-Mason, playing solo at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Mei-Ann Chen is a conductor from Taiwan, and Musical Director at the Chicago Sinfonietta - a professional orchestra founded in the 1980s to showcase the talent of African American and Latino musicians. As well as insisting on diversity in her orchestra and the music they play, Mei-Ann is passionate about opening up the overwhelmingly male-dominated world of conducting to more women, and says she would never have succeeded without a female mentor. You heard extracts from: Dances in the Canebrakes by Florence Price, performed by the Chicago Sinfonietta conducted by Mei-Ann Chen, which will be included on a new CD released in March 2019 on Cedille Records. The second movement of Dvorak's Ninth Symphony in E Minor "From the New World" performed by the Chineke! Orchestra, conducted by Kevin John Edusei. Available on Hyperion Records. (L) Image and credit: Mei-Ann Chen (R) Image: Chi-chi Nwanoku (credit: Eric Richmond)

We all have a story or a memory that we rely on to pick ourselves up when we're down. In this week's short story from a past Skip the Repeat guest, conductor Mei-Ann Chen tells the story of the time she was faced with the reality of not being able to get a Green Card, what she decided to do, and what she gained from that experience afterwards.   

Mei-Ann Chen used to drive a yellow Volkswagen Beetle. Mei-Ann talks to Kai about her fondest memories from her tenure as the former Musical Director of the Portland Youth Philharmonic, growing up in Taiwan in a family of teachers, and the mission of the amazingly diverse Chicago Sinfonietta. She shares the story of her struggle in her late 20s and how everything turned when the opportunity to conduct a youth orchestra came. 

When you hear the music of Pyotr Tchaikovsky, pretty much the last thing that comes to mind is self-doubt (Hello?! The man wrote actual cannons into his music!). But as conductor Mei-Ann Chenexplains, the Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture took him years to write because he was deeply self-critical. And his opinionated mentor, Mily Balakirev, didn’t help the situation. Learn all about Tchaikovsky’s creative process and about one of the most romantic pieces of music ever written in this episode. Music in this episode: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Claudio Abbado conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Audio production by Todd “Toddkovsky” Hulslander with very bad ballet dancing by Dacia Clay and editing by Mark DiClaudio. Mei-Ann Chen was in Houston for the Texas Music Festival, which continues through July 2nd. For more information, visit their website. 

How can Music Directors contribute solutions to challenges facing their communities today? Join a group of distinguished conductors who are artists, community leaders and cultural thinkers, for an enlightening conversation about musical citizenship. (This session is the culminating event of a symposium convened by Harman-Eisner Artist in Residence Yo-Yo Ma, on music and community mobilizing in the 21st Century.) Speakers: Yo-Yo Ma, Damian Woetzel, Mei-Ann Chen, Martha Gilmer, Robert Spano, Scott Speck, Michael Stern, Alastair Willis, David Alan Miller

Cedille Chicago Presents a single disc: our new May 26, 2013 release, Delights & Dances, featuring music for string quartet and orchestra including two world premieres — performed by the Harlem Quartet with the Chicago Sinfonietta, conducted by its new music director, Mei-Ann Chen, making her full-length album recording debut. Subscribe to the Cedille Email List to receive one free music track from each week's show!   Playlist for May 29, 2013 Delights & Dances MICHAEL ABELS (b. 1962) Delights & Dances for String Quartet and String Orchestra (13:03) From Delights & Dances Cedille Records CDR 90000 141 (Track 1) Harlem Quartet Chicago Sinfonietta Mei-Ann Chen, conductor BENJAMIN LEES (1924–2010) Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra III. Allegro energico (5:28) From Delights & Dances Cedille Records CDR 90000 141 (Track 4) Harlem Quartet Chicago Sinfonietta Mei-Ann Chen, conductor AN-LUN HUANG (b. 1949) “Saibei Dance” from Saibei Suite No. 2 (4:08) From Delights & Dances Cedille Records CDR 90000 141 (Track 5) Chicago Sinfonietta Mei-Ann Chen, conductor LEONARD BERNSTEIN arr. RANDALL CRAIG FLEISCHER (b. 1958) West Side Story Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra (excerpts) (23:41) Cha Cha Maria Tonight Cadenza Prologue America Quintet Cadenza 2 Finale From Delights & Dances Cedille Records CDR 90000 141 (Tracks 7–15) Harlem Quartet Chicago Sinfonietta Mei-Ann Chen, conductor