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Super excited to announce new guest, Eric Wirsing, to The Story!Eric began his musical journey with piano at the age of five. Shortly after beginning piano, he also studied violin and drums. But at the age of 12 when Eric received his first electric guitar, he realized his true passion and path in his musical life and has not put it down since. In the 30+ years since striking those first notes, he has been deeply involved in music.Eric's obsession for the guitar led him to Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA in 1999. After leaving Berklee with his future wife Julie Schreiber, they moved to Harrisburg, PA where Eric performed in the Julie Schreiber Band; sharing the stage with such acts as, Halestorm, Lowen & Navarro, the Badlees and many more. While in Central PA, Eric taught guitar and bass professionally for 20+ years. Eric advanced his own study of guitar through instruction from bebop/jazz guitar legend Pat Martino, as well as world renowned fusion guitarist Greg Howe. In 2008, Howe hired Eric to transcribe and design the official guitar tab book for his most well-known album, Introspection.After teaching professionally for a few years, in 2011, Eric opened the doors to The Perfect 5th Musical Arts Center in Mechanicsburg where he was dedicated to bringing the best quality music education to the region. Eric kicked off the grand opening of The Perfect 5th by arranging a master class featuring world renowned, Grammy Award winning guitar icon Steve Vai.In 2015, Eric co-founded Central PA based, award winning, RUSH tribute band Solar Federation, considered one of the premier female-fronted RUSH tribute bands in the world. Solar Federation continues to perform today!Currently, Eric is also studying with Berklee professor Bruce Bartlett to advance his understanding of Jazz guitar.You can Find Eric and his projects here:Website: https://www.ericwirsing.com Solar Federation: https://solarfederationband.com Find The Story: https://www.coryrosenproductions.com/podcastsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-story/donations
Music Studio Startup: Helping music teachers thrive as entrepreneurs
We're doing a special series on the podcast this summer called Studio Snapshots. Rather than the in-depth, process-oriented interviews you're used to hearing, these rapid-fire interviews give us a glimpse in a guest's studio at a moment in time. They're part reflection, part anticipation of the future, and fully a celebration of where these teachers are today. Today I'm talking to Ken Thompson, owner of Musical Arts Center of San Antonio. A full transcript and resources from this episode can be found at MusicStudioStartup.com/snapshot001.
Later this week, the IU Opera and Ballet Theater returns to the Musical Arts Center present The Magic Flute, an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart set to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikanader. In this episode of the IU Classical Connections Podcast, we decided to collaborate with 3 IU music scholars who are well-versed in the art and the lore of the Magic Flute: Doctoral Music Theory student Mitia d'acol, Doctoral Musicology student Miguel Arrango-Calle, and of course, our very own IU Classical Connections Vice President and Doctoral Musicology Student Mingfei Li, who will be giving the pre-opera lectures for The Magic Flute this month.
Music Studio Startup: Helping music teachers thrive as entrepreneurs
Ken is on a mission to save classical music. His story is a testament to how long-term focus on one mission can have incredible results. About 20 years ago he opened the Musical Arts Center of San Antonio, a music school which, at the time of this recording, had 1,125 students and 39 teachers. In this episode, Ken talks about how his school came to be so large and how figuring out a viable financial model for his business was critical to being able to provide sustainable careers for his teachers. Full show notes available at musicstudiostartup.com/episode031
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In episode 72, Janae Cummings speaks to Sarah Wroth, associate chair of the ballet department at the Jacobs School of Music, and Georgia Dalton, graduating junior and the Sugar Plum Fairy in IU’s upcoming production of The Nutcracker. Tickets are still available for the performance, which runs from November 30 to December 3 at the Musical Arts Center on the IU Bloomington campus. #artsandhumanities
In episode 69, we speak to Halina Goldberg, professor of musicology, and Dominick DiOrio, associate professor of choral conducting at the IU Jacobs School of Music about the works and career of multi-award winning Polish composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki. The maestro will visit the IU Bloomington campus for Penderecki Conducts Penderecki: "ST. LUKE PASSION," which takes place Wednesday, November 15 at 8pm in the Musical Arts Center. #artsandhumanities