Podcasts about musical studies

Welcome to The UpWords Podcast, where we discuss the intersection of Christian faith in the academy, church, and marketplace. In today's episode, we are delighted to welcome painter and author Bruce Herman and Mia Chung-Yee — concert pianist, music professor, and executive director of the Octet Collaborative at MIT.In this episode of the UpWords Podcast, hosts Daniel Johnson, Bruce Herman, and Mia Chung-Yee explore the profound connections between creativity, faith, and the arts. They discuss the legacy of composers like J.S. Bach and Mendelssohn, the personal journeys of the speakers in their artistic expressions, and the evolving role of music and art in spiritual and community life. The conversation emphasizes the importance of integrating art into worship and the discipline required in artistic practice, ultimately highlighting the shared human experience through creativity.The speakers explore the intersection of faith, art, and academia, emphasizing the importance of grounding transcendence in reality. They discuss the role of discipline in worship and art, the challenges faced within the modern academy, and the tension between artistic expression and academic expectations. The conversation highlights the need for a holistic approach to education that embraces both the arts and sciences, encouraging young artists to integrate their faith into their creative endeavors while remaining humble and committed to their craft.Host:Daniel JohnsonGuests:Bruce Herman: Painter, writer, and speakerMia Chung-Yee: Concert pianist, music professor, and executive director of the Octet Collaborative at MITGuest Backgrounds:Mia Chung-Yee:Internationally known concert pianistFounder and executive director of the Octet Collaborative, a Christian Study Center at MITWinner of the Concert Artists Guild Competition (1993)Recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant (1997)Educational background: Bachelor's degree from Harvard College, Master's degree from Yale University, PhD from the Juilliard SchoolFormer Professor of Music and Artist in Residence at Gordon College (1991-2011)Current Professor of Musical Studies at the Curtis Institute of MusicBruce Herman:Painter, writer, and speakerArt exhibited in over 150 national and international exhibitionsCollections include the Vatican Museum of Modern Religious Art in Rome and various museums in the United States and CanadaNearly four decades of teaching at Gordon College, founding chair of the Art DepartmentEducational background: BFA and MFA degrees from Boston University College of Fine ArtsKey Topics Discussed:The role of Christian faith in the arts and academiaThe intersection of faith and creativity in the marketplacePersonal journeys and career highlights of Bruce Herman and Mia Chung-YeeInsights into the Octet Collaborative and its mission at MITReflections on the impact of faith on artistic expression and professional developmentThe legacy of composers like J.S. Bach and MendelssohnThe evolving role of music and art in spiritual and community lifeThe importance of integrating art into worshipThe discipline required in artistic practiceThe challenges faced within the modern academyThe tension between artistic expression and academic expectationsThe need for a holistic approach to education that embraces both the arts and sciencesEncouraging young artists to integrate their faith into their creative endeavors while remaining humble and committed to their...

Ambre Dromgoole (she/her/hers) is a doctoral candidate in the Departments of Religious Studies and African American Studies at Yale University. She graduated from Oberlin College & Conservatory in 2015 with a B.A. in Musical Studies and Religion, where she received the Jonathon Kneeland Prize for Religion and the Africana Studies Award for Artistic Excellence and Community Service upon graduation. She then obtained an M.A. in Religion from Yale Divinity School and Institute of Sacred Music with a concentration in Black Religion and the Arts receiving the Hugh Porter Prize of Distinction. Ambre is interested in the convergence of Black religion and popular culture, focusing on the emergence of various musical genres from women in the Black Holiness-Pentecostal tradition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ambre Dromgoole (she/her/hers) is a doctoral candidate in the Departments of Religious Studies and African American Studies at Yale University. She graduated from Oberlin College & Conservatory in 2015 with a B.A. in Musical Studies and Religion, where she received the Jonathon Kneeland Prize for Religion and the Africana Studies Award for Artistic Excellence and Community Service upon graduation. She then obtained an M.A. in Religion from Yale Divinity School and Institute of Sacred Music with a concentration in Black Religion and the Arts receiving the Hugh Porter Prize of Distinction. Ambre is interested in the convergence of Black religion and popular culture, focusing on the emergence of various musical genres from women in the Black Holiness-Pentecostal tradition. Read "What Breonna Taylor and Sister Rosetta Tharpe Taught Me About Black Women and Friendship" https://therevealer.org/what-breonna-taylor-and-sister-rosetta-tharpe-taught-me-about-black-women-and-friendship/ Follow Ambre Dromgoole on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ambrelynae Visit Ambre Dromgoole's website: https://www.ambredromgoole.com/ Visit Sacred Writes: https://www.sacred-writes.org/ Follow Sacred Writes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sacred_Writes

While Ed's records, particularly his Italian Trumpet, are worthy of praise, and although his students plague every imaginable institution of prestige; Ed's most lasting and important legacy without a doubt is the creation of the Center for Advanced Musical Studies at Chosen Vale. It is, to quote a statement (I find hilarious) made in the promotion of a recent brass album, “a minor miracle” that this festival has managed for to put the most important minds in the trumpet world together for 2 weeks in rural New Hampshire for 17 years. As a focal point of contemporary and new music, Chosen Vale with its renowned faculty has undoubtedly educated more young students in the trumpet music of the late 20th and 21st centuries than any other educational institution I am aware of. And much to the chagrin of staunch orchestral educational institutions the list of its notable alumni, and of their own professional accomplishments would humble even the oldest music festivals in the world. The fact alone that Ed gave Thomas Stevens a place to communicate his ideas to new generations, should put all of us blessed by this, is his debt forever. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/artssalon/support

A lot of what drives the world we live in is communication and it is as much about what is behind the words as it is about the words themselves, if not more so. Whether you’re in art or business or both, there is a constant need to be curious about everything that you don’t know, things that represent a bigger world than what we can ever hope to wrap our heads around. These are some of the most important takeaways from this conversation between Elizabeth Bachman and Kathleen Kelly, a pianist, opera coach, conductor, teacher and writer. Kathleen is the first American named as Director of Musical Studies at the Vienna State Opera. Having worked in such an international setting, her grasp on the topics discussed in this podcast is phenomenal. Join in as they delve into everything from philosophy, history, music and communication, gender perception and the various aspects of communication and how we can use it to move ahead in our lives and our society.

This week Raven Conversations talks to three members of the 133rd Army Band on earning their PhD in Musical Studies. Chief Warrant Officer Three Scott Pierson, the band master, recently defended his dissertation, earning his doctorate of musical arts in wind studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sgt. 1st Class Steve Friel, an instructor of music at Eastern Washington University recently completed his doctorate of musical arts in saxophone performance from the University of North Texas. Staff Sgt. Joey Castilleja, the superintendent of the Mabton School District, finished his PhD in philosophy in education, specializing in training and performance improvement. Following this conversation Sara talks with Connie Ozmer, a recent Elizabeth Dole Foundation Fellowship recipient about what the fellowship means and how she is working with military care givers. To learn more about the foundation go to: www.hiddenheroes.org If you have an idea for the podcast or would like to guest host please contact Sara at: sara.m.morris7.civ@mail.mil

Jonathan Coopersmith will never turn down a good challenge. Jonathan talks to Kai about a particular choir teacher in high school (17:50), the students at Curtis and a fascinating letter he makes them write (26:26), and how the composer George Crumb influenced him as his teacher (41:40). They also discuss his ventures in technology (47) and how Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein became his mentors (1:14:30). 

Arts Weekly Radio Show and Podcast. Listen 2 Ways--Radio on Saturday morning at 9:30 on Smooth Jazz 92.3 FM or from the podcast on our website www.AugustaArts.com My guest his week is Carol Cook who is leaving for Graz Austria in a few weeks to coach French Diction to opera students at the American Institute of Musical Studies. This program is a training ground for opera singers wishing to join an Opera Company in Germany or Austria. Who knew? Of course I covered events for the week-end and beyond. It was great to be back in the studio. Brenda

Alisa and Rachel sat down with Kathleen Kelly to talk about being mothers in this business of opera and creating new works to satisfy new audiences. Kathleen Kelly enjoys a wide-ranging and dynamic musical life as a pianist, opera coach, conductor, and master teacher. The first woman and first American named as Director of Musical Studies at the Vienna State Opera, Kathleen joined the faculty of the University of Michigan in 2015 as that school’s first Coach/Conductor of Opera.

Tune into a conversation with Jonathan Coopersmith, Chair of Musical Studies at the Curtis Institute and Musical Director of the Philadelphia Voices, about the Resounding Voices Choral Series concert taking place at the Barnes on June 18, 2017. Hear all about this performance, which includes the rarely heard "Vigilia" by Rautavaara alongside other beautiful 20th- and 21st-century works, sung by the Philadelphia Voices and led by guest conductor Robert Whalen. NOTE: This performance was rescheduled from February 2017.

Oxford students discuss medieval songs. The thirteenth century was a time of great change in Europe. The cities of Florence, Paris and Arras became thriving commercial centres; following the disastrous reign of King John of England, the French crown had also grown significantly in strength. Into this world we find the trouvères, poets and musicians who wrote and sang about the pains of love, on politics, and of devotion to the Virgin Mary. Their songs, preserved in twenty song-compendia called Chansonniers, but also found scattered throughout many early medieval manuscripts, are a rare window into medieval vernacular culture. Host: Aled Walker (2nd year DPhil student, Mathematics, Magdalen College). Contributors: Meghan Quinlan (2nd year DPhil student, Musicology, Merton College), Joseph Mason (2nd year DPhil Student, Musicology, Lincoln College). ​

Oxford students discuss medieval songs. The thirteenth century was a time of great change in Europe. The cities of Florence, Paris and Arras became thriving commercial centres; following the disastrous reign of King John of England, the French crown had also grown significantly in strength. Into this world we find the trouvères, poets and musicians who wrote and sang about the pains of love, on politics, and of devotion to the Virgin Mary. Their songs, preserved in twenty song-compendia called Chansonniers, but also found scattered throughout many early medieval manuscripts, are a rare window into medieval vernacular culture. Host: Aled Walker (2nd year DPhil student, Mathematics, Magdalen College). Contributors: Meghan Quinlan (2nd year DPhil student, Musicology, Merton College), Joseph Mason (2nd year DPhil Student, Musicology, Lincoln College). ​

In this episode we finish up our conversation with Martin Koch, with the text "Wenn sich zwei Herzen scheiden" and an exercise from Dr. Augustin Ulrich Nebert's article "Das einzigartige -IG". Obviously we are focusing on the ending -IG again as well as devoicing/unvoicing final consonants and the voiced initial S. The text Wenn sich zwei Herzen scheiden was written by Emanuel von Geibel, a 19th century poet who was part of a linguistic society in Munich called Die Krokodile (the Crocodile Society). This text has been set by Mendelssohn and a plethora of other composers. For the exercise text, see Dr. Nebert's article "Das einzigartige -IG" and scroll down to page 10 under "Übungstext". The resources and summer programs I talked about in the episode are: Dr. Nebert's Sprechatelier--based in Halle, Germany, they have classes in every kind of public speaking in German, from diction lessons to media related speaking to debate and rhetoric, from Hochdeutsch through to every dialect. Dr. Nebert also studied singing as well as speech science. Special thanks to Dr. Nebert for recording his Übungstext for us! University of Miami Frost School of Music's summer program in Salzburg, Austria--a 5-week program for young singers and pianists, with many opportunities to take advantage of being in Salzburg during the summer Opera Festival (Festspiel) IPAI (The International Performing Arts Institute)--in Kiefersfelden, Germany (near Munich, on the Austrian border), a 3-week program for young singers and pianists with divisions for Classical/Opera and Musical Theater IMFA (The International Music Festival of the Adriatic)--in Duino, Italy (near Trieste), a 3-week program for young singers and pianists as well as composers and string players, which makes for a very interesting possibility of vocal chamber music and modern music AIMS (American Institute of Musical Studies)--in Graz, Austria, a 6-week program that has been around for over 40 years, for singers and pianists, plus an orchestral program to create their own festival orchestra Please feel free to contact me with questions, comments or suggestions here, at the Facebook page, on Twitter or directly at ellen@ellenrissinger.com

Italian saxophonist Gianni Vancini performed on the Dave Koz & Friends at Sea cruise and was one of the artists featured during the New Artists Spotlight show. Born in Mirandola, he studied saxophone under the instruction of Angelo Gabrielli and graduated with highest honors at the “Vecchi-Tonelli” Master Institute of Musical Studies in Carpi (MO) – ITALY.  His debut cd is called "Souls United" and Gianni will release a new cd called "Get Your Groove On" in January.