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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 Robert Watt, former Assistant Principal Horn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.   Robert Lee Watt was born in Neptune, New Jersey the 4th child of seven. His father, Edward Watt Jr. played trumpet professionally in a Jazz ensemble, “The New Jersey Squires of Rhythm.” When Robert was eight years old he got curious about his father's trumpet, kept high on a shelf. Too short to reach it, Robert conscripted his little brother Tony to help. But with Tony on his shoulders he lost his balance, causing both of them to fall to the floor, trumpet in hand.  Robert then attempted to fix the dents in the instrument by using a hammer. The badly damaged trumpet was the way Robert's father discovered his interest in horns. After a serious reproach, Robert's father tried to teach him trumpet. However, it wasn't until years later that Robert discovered the instrument he really wanted to play.    While helping his father clean out a room in the basement Robert discovered some old 78 recordings. The curious Robert gave the old recordings a spin. It was the “William Tell Overture” on hearing the French horns on that recording he asked his father what instrument came in after the trumpet. His father informed him that it was a “French horn” “A middle instrument that never gets to play the melody like the trumpet…why, do you like that horn?” His father asked. Robert replied, “It gives me chills when I hear it, I love it. That's what I want to play.” His father informed the young Robert that it really wasn't the instrument for him. Explaining that it was an instrument for thin-lipped white boys. “Your lips are too thick to play that small, thin, mouthpiece. You'd be better suited for the trumpet like you father.”  Upon reaching high school Robert seriously pursued the French horn. Approaching the band director of his high school in Asbury Park, Robert was again told that his lips were too thick to play the French horn. After being persistent, the band director gave Robert an old French horn that barely worked.  Nevertheless, Robert advanced quickly and was soon winning auditions for honor bands and orchestras throughout the state of New Jersey, bringing great honor to his high school. After high school Robert was accepted to the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where he majored in music and studied French horn with Harry Shapiro of the Boston Symphony. Mr. Shapiro took great interest in Robert pushing him hard. At the end of his first year Mr. Watt was asked to perform the Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1, with the Boston Pops Orchestra under Arthur Fiedler. The following summer he received a fellowship to the Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood. Returning to the Conservatory for his third year Mr. Watt was informed by the president's office that the Conservatory had financial problems and that all scholarships would be canceled for the coming year. At the end of his junior year at the Conservatory Mr. Watt was informed by his French horn teacher that it was time for him to audition for a position in a major symphony orchestra. On the advice of his teacher, Mr. Watt chose Los Angeles and Chicago. When Mr. Watt returned from his audition journey, he had made the finals at both auditions. Two months later The Los Angeles Philharmonic offered him the position of Assistant First Horn. Making him the first African American French horn player hired by a major symphony orchestra in the United States. Mr. Watt joined the ranks of only a handful of African Americans playing in symphony orchestras in these United States. According to the American Symphony Orchestra League, that represented less than 2% of the total, out of twenty-six top orchestras. Mr. Watt held his position until 2007, a career spanning 37 years.  Mr. Watt performed several times as soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta and several orchestras in the Los Angeles area as well as the Oakland Symphony performing the Richard Strauss Second Horn Concerto While a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Mr. Watt has performed with principal and guest conductors that included: Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Ormandy, Eric Leinsdrof, Carla Maria Giulini, Pierre Boulez, Zubin Mehta, Henry Lewis, James De Priest, Michael Tilson Thomas, Herbert Blumstedt, Andre Previn, Marin Alsop, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Christoph Von Dohnányi. Included among the many world renown artists he has performed with were:     Yo-Yo Ma, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Wynton Marsalias, Henry Mancini, Gladys Night, Isaac Hayes, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Barry White, Rihanna, Paula Abdul, Herbie Hancock, Lalo Schifrin, The Carpenters, Benny Carter, Quincy Jones, Bon Jovi, Elton John and film composer, John Williams. He has played on film scores of: Spiderman II, Rush Hour, Mission Impossible, Spike Lee's “Miracle at St. Anna, Golf and many others.  Mr. Watt has played the music for the Twentieth Century Fox cartoons, The Simpsons, American Dad, Family Guy and King of the Hill for the past three years. He played on the five hour TV special “The Jacksons, an American Family” under Harold Wheeler, and played for several years for the TV program “Startrek Voyager.” In the late 80's Mr. Watt helped organize an African American Brass Quintet, “The New Brass Ensemble” which performed throughout the United States and abroad.  Mr. Watt has done public speaking lecturing on music and African history in the Los Angeles area. He was hired as guest professor at Los Angele City College teaching the course, “Music of Black Americans”. Recently Mr. Watt executive produced a short film in memory of his friend Miles Davis. The film is based on the musical composition “Missing Miles” by Todd Cochran, commissioned by Mr. Watt, for French horn and piano. The short film was chosen by the Pan African Film Festival and the Garden State Film Festival.  Mr. Watt is a licensed airplane pilot with an instrument rating. He is a saber fencer and he speaks German and Italian.

In this special episode of Tonescapes, we remember the late Michael Morgan, former director of the Oakland Symphony, whose interview stands as a poignant testament to his musical legacy. Just before his passing, Michael graciously shared his profound insights and reflections on a lifetime dedicated to music. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonescapespodcast/message

Born in Fairborn, Ohio and raised in California Josiah Woodson started his musical journey under the tutelage of his mentor Khalil Shaheed in Oakland Ca at the age of 14. Beginning in Shaheed's own Oaktown Jazz Workshop among the now prominent musicians like Ambrose Akinmusire, Dayna Stevens, Jonathan Finlayson, and Geoffrey Countrymen, Josiah later went on to complete his undergraduate degree at the prestigious Oberlin Conservatory of Music. The late founder and director Wendell Logan alongside Marcus Belgrave, Billy Hart, and Donald Byrd among other mentors helped prepare Woodson for the masters program at New England Conservatory where he graduated with academic honors under the continued instruction of John McNeil, Cecil McBee, Jerry Bergonzi, and Danilo Perez.Since graduating, Josiah has gone on to pursue his career in New York, performing with such greats as Branford Marsalis, the late Mulgrew Miller, Ben Williams, and the late Clarence Clemons as well as recording with rappers Yasin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and Curren$y as well as recording on the grammy winning album “4” with Beyoné Knowles .Woodson's career has flourished after moving overseas to Paris, France where he has worked with musicians such as Mario Canonge, Gregory Privat, Arnold Doleman, Swaele Mbappe, Logan Richardson, Hermon Mahori, China Moses, and Blitz the Ambassador (Samuel Bazawulé).Notable performances include a season-opening performance of Woodson's own “Suite Elemental” (written, arranged, and scored for symphony orchestra by Josiah) with the Oakland Symphony, winning the 2019 Sibiu Jazz Competition, tours in Lebanon and Niger with Woodson's own projects, the unveiling of Moncer's fashion line with Pharrell Williams and Tobé Nwingwe in Milan, and the Scoring of Samuel Bazawule's first film “The Burial of Kojo” which went on to international success.Discography:Josiah Woodson “Suite Elemental”Beyoncé “4” (grammy winning)Mario Canonge “Zouk Out”Andy Narell “Like a Child”Olivier Robin title tbd release 2024David Garlitz - Cobra Fantastic title tbd release 2024Curren$y - “Pilot Talk”Mario Canonge/Michel Zenino “Quint'up”Mario Canonge/Michel Zenino “Quint'up II”David Levy's Out to Lunch “Melvin's Rockpile”David Levy's Out to Lunch “Excuse me while I do the Boogaloo”David Levy's Out to Lunch  “Uptown 6”David Levy's Out to Lunch  “Out to Lunch presents Etson”Sarah Thorpe title tbd release 2024Netflix's “The Eddy” series soundtrack “Falling” + appearance in ep #1https://www.facebook.com/josiah.woodson/Support the show

Synopsis On this day in 1934, an excited crowd of locals and visitors had gathered in Hartford, Connecticut, for the premiere performance of a new opera entitled Four Saints in Three Acts. The fact that the opera featured 16 saints, not 4, and was divided into 4 acts, not 3, was taken by the audience in stride, as the libretto was by the expatriate American writer, Gertrude Stein, notorious for her surreal poetry and prose. The music, performed by players from the Philadelphia Orchestra and sung by an all-black cast, was by the 37-year old American composer, Virgil Thomson, who matched Stein's surreal sentences with witty musical allusions to hymn tunes and parodies of solemn, resolutely tonal music. Among the locals in attendance was the full-time insurance executive and part-time poet, Wallace Stevens, who called the new opera (quote): "An elaborate bit of perversity in every respect: text, settings, choreography, [but] Most agreeable musically… If one excludes aesthetic self-consciousness, the opera immediately becomes a delicate and joyous work all around." The opera was a smashing success, and soon opened on Broadway, where everyone from Toscanini and Gershwin to Dorothy Parker and the Rockefellers paid a whopping $3.30 for the best seats—a lot of money during one of the worst winters of the Great Depression. Music Played in Today's Program Virgil Thomson (1896-1989) Four Saints in Three Acts Orchestra of Our Time; Joel Thome, conductor. Nonesuch 79035 On This Day Births 1741 - Belgian-born French composer André Grétry, in Liège; 1932 - American composer and conductor John Williams, in New York City; Deaths 1709 - Italian composer Giuseppe Torelli, age 50, in Bologna; 1909 - Polish composer Mieczyslaw Karlowicz, age 32, near Zakopane, Tatra Mountains; Premieres 1874 - Mussorgsky: opera “Boris Godunov”, at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, with bass Ivan Melnikov in the title role, and Eduard Napravnik conducting; This was the composer's own revised, nine-scene version of the opera, which originally consisted of just seven scenes (Julian date: Jan.27); 1897 - Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 1 (Gregorian date: Feb. 20); 1904 - Sibelius: Violin Concerto (first version), in Helsinki, by the Helsingsfors Philharmonic conducted by the composer, with Victor Novácek as soloist; The revised and final version of this concerto premiered in Berlin on October 19, 1905, conducted by Richard Strauss and with Karl Halir the soloist; 1907 - Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1 in Vienna, with the Rosé Quartet and members of the Vienna Philharmonic; 1908 - Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in St. Petersburg, with the composer conducting (Julian date: Jan. 26); 1909 - Liadov: “Enchanted Lake” (Gregorian date: Feb. 21); 1910 - Webern: Five Movements, Op. 5, for string quartet, in Vienna; 1925 - Cowell: "Ensemble" (original version for strings and 3 "thunder-sticks"), at a concert sponsored by the International Composers' Guild at Aeolian Hall in New York, by an ensemble led by Vladimir Shavitch that featured the composer and two colleagues on "thunder-sticks" (an American Indian instrument also known as the "bull-roarer"); Also on program was the premiere of William Grant Still's "From the Land of Dreams" for three voices and chamber orchestra (his first concert work, now lost, dedicated to his teacher, Edgard Varèse); 1925 - Miaskovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 7, in Moscow; 1934 - Virgil Thomson: opera "Four Saints in Three Acts" (libretto by Gertrude Stein), in Hartford, Conn.; 1942 - Stravinsky: "Danses concertantes," by the Werner Janssen Orchestra of Los Angeles, with the composer conducting; 1946 - Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3 (completed by Tibor Serly after the composer's death), by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conducting and György Sándor as the soloist; 1959 - Elie Siegmeister: Symphony No. 3, in Oklahoma City; 1963 - Benjamin Lees: Violin Concerto, by the Boston Symphony, with Erich Leinsdorf conducting and Henryk Szeryng the soloist; 1966 - Lou Harrison: "Symphony on G" (revised version), at the Cabrillo Music Festival by the Oakland Symphony, Gerhard Samuel condicting; 1973 - Crumb: "Makrokosmos I" for amplified piano, in New York; 1985 - Earle Brown: "Tracer," for six instruments and four-track tape, in Berlin; 1986 - Daniel Pinkham: Symphony No. 3, by the Plymouth (Mass.) Philharmonic, Rudolf Schlegel conducting; 2001 - Sierra: "Concerto for Orchestra," by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch conducting; Others 1875 - American composer Edward MacDowell admitted to the Paris Conservatory; 1877 - German-born (and later American) composer Charles Martin Loeffler admitted to the Paris Conservatory; 1880 - German opera composer Richard Wagner writes a letter to his American dentist, Dr. Newell Still Jenkins, stating "I do no regard it as impossible that I decide to emigrate forever to America with my latest work ["Parsifal"] and my entire family" if the Americans would subsidize him to the tune of one million dollars. Links and Resources On Virgil Thomson More on Thomson

We're excited to have Kelly Hall Tompkins on the show!! http://www.kellyhall-tompkins.com/ind... Acclaimed by the New York Times as “the versatile violinist who makes the music come alive” and as a 2017 New York Times “New Yorker of the Year,” for her “tonal mastery” (BBC Music Magazine) and “Groundbreaking” recording projects (STRINGS Magazine), and featured in the Smithsonian Museum of African- American History, violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins is trailblazing an innovative, creative and entrepreneurial career as a soloist and chamber musician. Winner of a Naumburg International Violin Competition Honorarium Prize, Concert Artists Guild Career Grant, and Sphinx Medal of Excellence, Ms. Hall-Tompkins has appeared as soloist as the Inaugural Artist in Residence with the Cincinnati Symphony and with orchestras including the Dallas Symphony, Oakland Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Tulsa Philharmonic, Greenville Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of New York, Gateways Music Festival, for the Manhattan School Centennial Gala at Carnegie Hall with co-soloist Glenn Dicterow, under the baton of Leonard Slatkin, and a Brevard Festival Orchestra under the baton of Keith Lockhart. Additional concerts and recitals include the cities of Kiev, Ukraine; New York, Washington, Cleveland, Toronto, Chicago, Baltimore, and Greenville, South Carolina, and at festivals in France, Germany and Italy. For more information on the show, visit our website: www.counterpartsshow.com . . . . #Violinist #musician #broadway #fiddlerontheroof #johnhenrysoto #counterpartsshow #motivational #inspire #georgebatista #ascap #leaders

We're excited to have Kelly Hall Tompkins on the show!! http://www.kellyhall-tompkins.com/ind... Acclaimed by the New York Times as “the versatile violinist who makes the music come alive” and as a 2017 New York Times “New Yorker of the Year,” for her “tonal mastery” (BBC Music Magazine) and “Groundbreaking” recording projects (STRINGS Magazine), and featured in the Smithsonian Museum of African- American History, violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins is trailblazing an innovative, creative and entrepreneurial career as a soloist and chamber musician. Winner of a Naumburg International Violin Competition Honorarium Prize, Concert Artists Guild Career Grant, and Sphinx Medal of Excellence, Ms. Hall-Tompkins has appeared as soloist as the Inaugural Artist in Residence with the Cincinnati Symphony and with orchestras including the Dallas Symphony, Oakland Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Tulsa Philharmonic, Greenville Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of New York, Gateways Music Festival, for the Manhattan School Centennial Gala at Carnegie Hall with co-soloist Glenn Dicterow, under the baton of Leonard Slatkin, and a Brevard Festival Orchestra under the baton of Keith Lockhart. Additional concerts and recitals include the cities of Kiev, Ukraine; New York, Washington, Cleveland, Toronto, Chicago, Baltimore, and Greenville, South Carolina, and at festivals in France, Germany and Italy. For more information on the show, visit our website: www.counterpartsshow.com . . . . #Violinist #musician #broadway #fiddlerontheroof #johnhenrysoto #counterpartsshow #motivational #inspire #georgebatista #ascap #leaders

Oakland's Paramount Theater is now recognized as one of the grandest examples of Art Deco architecture still in existence, but this masterpiece almost met the same fate as many other prestigious movie palaces of its era. Originally constructed in 1931, the Paramount was a torn and tattered dump by the late 1960s. At the time, the Oakland Symphony was looking for a new home, and its leaders realized that beneath decades of grime lay a unique gem. After extensive restoration, the Paramount reopened in 1973, and has been hosting icons like Bob Marley, Prince, Diana Ross, Bruce Springsteen, Jerry Seinfeld, and Chris Rock ever since.  On today's episode, the Paramount's head curator David Boysel discusses the turbulent history of this 2,996-seat venue as well as the backstory to his never-ending quest to keep the building in perfect condition. Expect to hear about the Paramount's famed architect Timothy Pflueger, the many historical mysteries that Boysel has solved over the years, the network of local artisans who keep the Paramount looking pristine, and much more. One additional note: This episode is a followup to a profile that I wrote for SF Gate last month. To see some truly stunning photos of the Paramount in all its glory and to read the article, visit: https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/paramount-theatre-curator-david-boysel-17595816.php If you have suggestions for topics I should cover in an upcoming article, please drop me a line: eastbayyesterday [at] gmail. I'm primarily interested in East Bay-related stories with a local history angle.

Oakland's very own Kev Choice is a classically trained pianist, emcee, producer, composer, educator and activist.  And now, he's got one more title to add to his roster: Board member of the Oakland Symphony.  It's an accomplishment years in the making, one that was just voted on earlier this week, as well as his continuation of involvement with Oakland's Cultural Affairs Commission, voted as vice-chair for the second time on that same night.  In this episode of “Bay Current”, Mallory Somera sat down with Kev Choice to talk about what he sees for the future of the Oakland Symphony and Cultural Affairs Commission and what it means for him to create a safe space for music in Oakland. Subscribe to Bay Current on the Audacy app, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, and Stitcher. Bay Current is on YouTube, on the KCBS Radio YouTube page. Music credits: Kev Choice's “Hero's Theme”, Kev Choice Trio's “Sometimes We Laugh, Sometimes We Cry” & “Adam's Point”.

We're excited to have Kelly Hall Tompkins on the show!! http://www.kellyhall-tompkins.com/index.html Acclaimed by the New York Times as “the versatile violinist who makes the music come alive” and as a 2017 New York Times “New Yorker of the Year,” for her “tonal mastery” (BBC Music Magazine) and “Groundbreaking” recording projects (STRINGS Magazine), and featured in the Smithsonian Museum of African- American History, violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins is trailblazing an innovative, creative and entrepreneurial career as a soloist and chamber musician. Winner of a Naumburg International Violin Competition Honorarium Prize, Concert Artists Guild Career Grant, and Sphinx Medal of Excellence, Ms. Hall-Tompkins has appeared as a soloist as the Inaugural Artist in Residence with the Cincinnati Symphony and with orchestras including the Dallas Symphony, Oakland Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Tulsa Philharmonic, Greenville Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of New York, Gateways Music Festival, for the Manhattan School Centennial Gala at Carnegie Hall with co-soloist Glenn Dicterow, under the baton of Leonard Slatkin, and a Brevard Festival Orchestra under the baton of Keith Lockhart. Additional concerts and recitals include the cities of Kiev, Ukraine; New York, Washington, Cleveland, Toronto, Chicago, Baltimore, and Greenville, South Carolina, and at festivals in France, Germany, and Italy. For more information on the show, visit our website: www.counterpartsshow.com . . . . #Violinist #musician #broadway #fiddlerontheroof #johnhenrysoto #counterpartsshow #motivational #inspire www.counterpartsshow.com

Michael Morgan, conductor of the Oakland Symphony Orchestra died last week at 63. Morgan was known as a virtuosic conductor and a passionate advocate for making classical music accessible to an Oakland community he was deeply invested in. He embraced a melding of musical genres, even bringing in comedian W. Kamau Bell and activist Dolores Huerta to curate playlists for his orchestra to perform. “Being a classical musician, being a conductor, being Black, being gay — all of these things put you on the outside,” Michael Morgan, said in 2013. “So you get accustomed to constructing your own world because there are not a lot of clear paths to follow and not a lot of people that are just like you.” We remember Michael Morgan with some of the musicians and performers he worked with.

Mary Fineman is from Baltimore, MD. She is an award-winning composer, pianist, singer/songwriter, and teacher, living in  Oakland, CA. She writes about the ordinary and turns it into the sacred, reminding us who we truly are. Her music traverses a large territory with songs reminiscent of Carole King, Schubert, and Sondheim. Her piano works evoke Satie and Copland within her unique landscape.She studied music theory with Grace Newsom Cushman and piano with Philip Cohen and Lauretta Altman in Montreal. She studied jazz at McGill and taught at Concordia University and Temple Junior College in Texas. Mary was a freelance accompanist for instrumentalists, dancers, and one classical whistler. Her music trajectory changed, suddenly, in 2003, when, she began hearing her own music, after visiting an energy healer. In 2014, she was commissioned by the James Irvine Foundation to orchestrate her song cycle It's About Love, performed by the Oakland Symphony under Maestro Michael Morgan. Mary has performed at the Paramount Theater, Piedmont Piano Company, the Marsh Berkeley, Hayward City Hall, Steinway Piano, and numerous fundraisers and house concerts. She's a participant in NACUSASF.org and CCPAS.org, and a proud member of the National League of American Pen Women. Mary is involved in recording over 80 works, including songs, piano, and ensemble pieces. She released four CDs with new CDs and a piano book planned for 2021. http://maryfineman.comhttp://wijsf.org

This week, Stefano Flavoni sits down with Michael Morgan, music director of the Oakland Symphony for the past thirty years, to discuss his perspectives on the classical music industry, both as the protege of some of the greatest musicians of all time (including Georg Solti, Leonard Bernstein, and Seiji Ozawa) and as one of the most prominent living African-American musicians. Maestro Morgan has appeared with some of the most prominent music institutions, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, New York City Opera, San Francisco Symphony, Vienna State Opera, and more. He is also the face and brain behind San Francisco Symphony's "Currents" series, which examines the cultural diversity and artistic sound worlds of the Bay Area and United States at large.

Lisa speaks with Bobby Conte Thornton about second chances, hard work, getting back to the core of why we do what we do and embracing your inner child. Bobby is a New York-based actor and singer who made his Broadway debut originating the role of Calogero in A Bronx Tale, directed by Robert De Niro and Jerry Zaks. He returned to Broadway this spring singing “Another Hundred People” as P.J. in Marianne Elliott’s gender-bent revival of Company. Other New York stage credits include My Fair Lady directed by Michael Arden and Starting Here, Starting Now directed by its lyricist, Richard Maltby, Jr. A graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, BCT starred as Danny Zuko in Grease at Paper Mill Playhouse and Enjolras in Les Misérables at the Muny while pursing his BFA. He subsequently trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Upon graduation, his regional stage credits include the new musical Last Days of Summer at George Street Playhouse, Two River Theater's all-male A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, the world premiere co-production of Ken Ludwig's A Comedy of Tenors at McCarter Theatre Center and Cleveland Play House, and three seasons at the Muny. BCT made his feature film debut in If Beale Street Could Talk, adapted and directed by Barry Jenkins. Television credits include “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”, “Madam Secretary” and “The Code”. His debut studio album, Along the Way, is available across all digital music providers. The record is based off his touring solo cabaret, Blame It on My Youth, which premiered at the historic Venetian Room in the Fairmont San Francisco prior to a sold-out engagement at Feinstein's/54 Below. As a concert artist, he has headlined at Lincoln Center, the Carolina Philharmonic and as Tony in Oakland Symphony’s concert version of West Side Story. A native of San Francisco, California, BCT currently resides in Manhattan and is quarantining in Big Sky, Montana. Follow @bobby_contehttps://www.amazon.com/Along-Way-Bobby-Conte-Thornton/dp/B0875RF2CY

Get a BTS look behind 5 business owners in Kimberly's first Crown's Council Mastermind with her clients, Stuart Morris, Susie Roberts, Kala Maxym, Lobro, and Spike Spencer. @crownyourselfnow This is an episode that is both long overdue and right on time. We recorded this episode way back in February, when the world was allowed to gather en masse, to celebrate, grow, champion, cheerlead, and lift each other up. And while we can all still do that virtually, there is just something to be said for gathering together as a community. Today on the podcast I have the honor and the privilege of introducing you to five of my extraordinary clients - Stuart Morris, Susie Roberts, Kala Maxym, Lobro, and, sure he's not one of my clients but we coach each other from time to time, my awesome hubby and our chef for this event, Spike Spencer. One of my favorite parts of being a certified high performance coach is bringing my clients to HPX where we get to connect in person, dive in, breakthrough, and experience a new level of empowerment, connectedness, and dreaming that . It's electric. It's magnetic. It's energy en mass and in motion. We then brought it down to feed our souls and ground into action in our first ever Crown's Council mastermind, which I held the day after. This allowed us to connect in, learn, plot, plan, breakthrough, and take what we learned from 3 days of immersion and actually implement, strategize and plan to pioneer the road ahead. The breakthroughs that occurred were immense. You'll even get to hear a few of them on this podcast. I long for the days when we will be able to gather together in a room of 2000+ people, and cheer and champion and grow together. Until those days, we have this episode. And what perfect timing indeed because, as you'll learn quickly on this episode, since HPX and our mastermind, two of my clients - Stuart and Susie combined forces to launch the US branch of the Institute of Professional Celebrants virtually! Their first training launches THIS MONTH! And now without further ado, the extraordinary humans whom I am blessed to coach... STUART MORRIS is a serial-entrepreneur, tech inventor, and trainer of entrepreneurs, his business' have literally changed a country - Moldova. He has a passion to see people lifted out of poverty by building sustainable businesses. He taught entrepreneurship at Henley Business School and other universities in Europe. He's a TedX speaker and the founder and CEO of the Institute of Professional Celebrants, which in just 9 months since inception grew to one of the top celebrancy training businesses in the UK. If you're in the UK, and you're Interested in helping others celebrate life's moments of transition? Get the skills and the certification by the Institute of Professional Celebrants: https://www.instituteofprofessionalcelebrants.org/ SUSIE ROBERTS is an integrative life coach and COO of the U.S. Operations of the Institute of Professional Celebrants. She helps people celebrate and navigate through life's milestone moments and she's a freaking POWERHOUSE. As a nurse for 30+ years she's successfully transitioned into creating her own freedom on her own terms, fearlessly. They just launched the Institute of Professional Celebrants in the US. If you're in the USA, and you're Interested in helping others celebrate life's moments of transition? Get the skills and the certification by the Institute of Professional Celebrants: https://www.iopcus.org/ KALA MAXYM is the Chief Event Composer of Five Senses Tastings as well as the Co-Founder of Song and Tonic. She brings her customer's brand stories to life through full sensory storytelling and tasting experiences. Her carefully paired events combine music, wine, food, and sweet treats infusing our lives with moments of beauty, purpose, and discovery. Her client list includes Diane Von Furstenburg, WeWork, Jim Beam, the Oakland Symphony, Douglas Elliman Real Estate, and Adobe. Experience Kala's business: Five Senses Tastings: http://fivesensestastings.com/ Want to connect deeper and discover new things you never realized you would enjoy? Travel your palette when you join Kala's monthly Music + Wine club: https://www.fivesensestastings.com/music-and-wine-club LOBRO is a support superhero and the founder of the Neon Positivity Show. Inspired by uber-positive video game characters and a passion for personal growth, Lobro wields the magic of positivity, personal development, and mindfulness, creating a safe and fun place for you to become your best self and glow boldly onward on Twitch. the https://lobro.tv/ Are you a video gamer or Twitch Streamer looking for a boost of boldness and to grow your glow? Subscribe to Lobro's Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/LobroTV Spike Spencer is the voice of relationships. He's the founder of Relationship Sales Dynamics, combining relationships with business to help people thrive in their communication both personally and professionally. He's also Amazon bestselling author of FOODGAME: A Man's Ultimate Recipe for Dating Success. And, okay, so he's my husband, too...so I am a little biased. 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Get a BTS look behind 5 business owners in Kimberly's first Crown's Council Mastermind with her clients, Stuart Morris, Susie Roberts, Kala Maxym, Lobro, and Spike Spencer. @crownyourselfnow This is an episode that is both long overdue and right on time. We recorded this episode way back in February, when the world was allowed to gather en masse, to celebrate, grow, champion, cheerlead, and lift each other up. And while we can all still do that virtually, there is just something to be said for gathering together as a community. Today on the podcast I have the honor and the privilege of introducing you to five of my extraordinary clients - Stuart Morris, Susie Roberts, Kala Maxym, Lobro, and, sure he's not one of my clients but we coach each other from time to time, my awesome hubby and our chef for this event, Spike Spencer.  One of my favorite parts of being a certified high performance coach is bringing my clients to HPX where we get to connect in person, dive in, breakthrough, and experience a new level of empowerment, connectedness, and dreaming that . It's electric. It's magnetic. It's energy en mass and in motion. We then brought it down to feed our souls and ground into action in our first ever Crown's Council mastermind, which I held the day after. This allowed us to connect in, learn, plot, plan, breakthrough, and take what we learned from 3 days of immersion and actually implement, strategize and plan to pioneer the road ahead.  The breakthroughs that occurred were immense. You'll even get to hear a few of them on this podcast. I long for the days when we will be able to gather together in a room of 2000+ people, and cheer and champion and grow together. Until those days, we have this episode.  And what perfect timing indeed because, as you'll learn quickly on this episode, since HPX and our mastermind, two of my clients - Stuart and Susie combined forces to launch the US branch of the Institute of Professional Celebrants virtually!  Their first training launches THIS MONTH!  And now without further ado, the extraordinary humans whom I am blessed to coach... STUART MORRIS is a serial-entrepreneur, tech inventor, and trainer of entrepreneurs, his business' have literally changed a country - Moldova. He has a passion to see people lifted out of poverty by building sustainable businesses. He taught entrepreneurship at Henley Business School and other universities in Europe. He's a TedX speaker and the founder and CEO of the Institute of Professional Celebrants, which in just 9 months since inception grew to one of the top celebrancy training businesses in the UK.  If you're in the UK, and you're  Interested in helping others celebrate life's moments of transition? Get the skills and the certification by the Institute of Professional Celebrants: https://www.instituteofprofessionalcelebrants.org/ SUSIE ROBERTS is an integrative life coach and COO of the U.S. Operations of the Institute of Professional Celebrants. She helps people celebrate and navigate through life's milestone moments and she's a freaking POWERHOUSE. As a nurse for 30+ years she's successfully transitioned into creating her own freedom on her own terms, fearlessly. They just launched the Institute of Professional Celebrants in the US.  If you're in the USA, and you're  Interested in helping others celebrate life's moments of transition? Get the skills and the certification by the Institute of Professional Celebrants: https://www.iopcus.org/ KALA MAXYM is the Chief Event Composer of Five Senses Tastings as well as the Co-Founder of Song and Tonic. She brings her customer's brand stories to life through full sensory storytelling and tasting experiences. Her carefully paired events combine music, wine, food, and sweet treats infusing our lives with moments of beauty, purpose, and discovery. Her client list includes Diane Von Furstenburg, WeWork, Jim Beam, the Oakland Symphony, Douglas Elliman Real Estate, and Adobe.  Experience Kala's business: Five Senses Tastings: http://fivesensestastings.com/ Want to connect deeper and discover new things you never realized you would enjoy? Travel your palette when you join Kala's monthly Music + Wine club: https://www.fivesensestastings.com/music-and-wine-club LOBRO is a support superhero and the founder of the Neon Positivity Show. Inspired by uber-positive video game characters and a passion for personal growth, Lobro wields the magic of positivity, personal development, and mindfulness, creating a safe and fun place for you to become your best self and glow boldly onward on Twitch. the https://lobro.tv/ Are you a video gamer or Twitch Streamer looking for a boost of boldness and to grow your glow? Subscribe to Lobro's Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/LobroTV Spike Spencer is the voice of relationships. He's the founder of Relationship Sales Dynamics, combining relationships with business to help people thrive in their communication both personally and professionally. He's also Amazon bestselling author of FOODGAME: A Man's Ultimate Recipe for Dating Success. And, okay, so he's my husband, too...so I am a little biased. But he's an extraordinary relationship coach, and considering I'm married to him, I'd say that's testament enough to his skillset on communication, connecting as a couple, co-leading with a strong woman (you know…me).  Want to make 2020 the year you love? Book  a 90-Minute consult with Spike: https://www.spikespencer.com/shop/make-2020-the-year-you-love After this episode, if you're an eager and excited to explore if coaching is a right next step for you, and you would love to get to know the next level work and version of you that can be unlocked through coaching, jump into a 90-Minute High Performance Acceleration Call with Me here: https://crownyourself.com/private-coaching Or, if you would just love to be in community with these extraordinary humans, and learn, and grow, and have a coach in your back pocket helping you grow your business and build your empire, then get on the waitlist for Revolutionary Empire Builders: https://crownyourself.com/revolutionaryempirebuilders   Thank you so much for tuning in! Please leave a review on iTunes here so we can keep the magic coming your way. And, one of the best ways to reprogram your subconscious mind is through hypnosis. Download my FREE 5-minute “You Are Worthy” hypnosis. GET YOUR FREE GIFT! MIND FULL Meals Book https://crownyourself.securechkout.com/mindful-meals-presale For a 90-Minute 1:1 Consult  https://crownyourself.com/private-coaching For more biz inspo + mindset tools, follow us on Instagram: @crownyourselfnow Follow my own mompreneur journey to #CrownYourself on Instagram: @kimberly.spencer Join the Facebook Group: "Crown Yourself Coaching" For more mindset, motivation, actionable strategies, and business-building tips, check out: crownyourself.com

In our fifth episode, Ariel Wang talks to Liana Berube, classical violinist extraordinaire and founding member of the Delphi Trio. She tells us about her exploration of music, how she approaches pieces, vulnerability in being a performer, and more! Also, don't forget to check out her concerts - among others, she's playing on February 22nd with the Oakland Symphony on one of the Violins for Hope, which are restored violins owned by Holocaust victims. She will be one of the soloists for Vivaldi's concerto for 3 Violins in F. You can find more listings of her concerts at http://delphitrio.com or https://www.lianaberube.comIntro music is "Moontide" by Ariel Wang. Outro music is a surprise performance by Liana Berube - listen to the end to find out what it is. It is well worth it!You can find Ariel Wang's full album "Bridges" at arielwangmusic.bandcamp.com, Spotify, Apple Music, and more. This episode was engineered and edited by Ariel Wang. More about Sub Rosa Sound at https://subrosasound.org, or follow us on social media @subrosasound

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. Minister Daniel Buford joins us to talk about Art and Spirituality and his show at Colorlines Restaurant Feb. 2020 (reception 2/13, 5 p.m.) at the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights. 2. Emily Dickinson  - In Her Own Words  - Exclusive Solo Performance by Chetana Karel-Michaan, America’s Leading Theatrical Interpreter of Emily at Berkeley City Club, 7 p.m., Jan. 11, 2020. Directed by Andrea Adler. Co-written by Andrea Adler and Chetana Karel-Michaan. Music by Dale Zola. 3. Living Jazz director, Stacey Hoffman, joins us to talk about "In the Name of Love: 18th Annual Musical Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jan. 19, 7 p.m. at the Scottish Rite Center in Oakland. Visit livingjazz.org  4. We conclude with a conversation with Maestro Michael Morgan, Oakland Symphony, about the Celebration of Bernard Tyson & His Playlist, Friday, Jan. 24, 8 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre. Visit OaklandSymphony.org

1. Oakland Ballet Company Presents Graham Lustig's The Nutcracker with the Oakland Symphony, Dec. 21-22, 1 and 5 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre. The Artistic Director and Paunika Jones (Marie)  join us to talk about this year's production. http://oaklandballet.org/wp/performances/graham-lustigs-the-nutcracker/ 2. Ben Vereen excerpt (2012) 3.  Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, co-founder, The Poor People’s Campaign joins us to talk about: A National Call for Moral Revival organized a 25-state “We Must Do MORE: Mobilizing, Organizing, Registering, and Educating” national tour from September 2019 to May 2020. This tour stops in SF today. https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/more/ 4. Gabriel Christian and Chibueze Crouch join us to talk about Performing Disapora at CounterPulse this weekend, Dec. 11-14, 80 Turk, 7:45 p.m. with Cherie Hill's SheVerse.http://counterpulse.org/event/performingdiaspora2019/

Increasing revenue without jeopardising access is important to any performing arts venue. When one takes the perspective of an audience member, there are many opportunities to increase revenue per show without increasing ticket prices. Bernhard Kerres explains some of the options. Florence Price (1897-1953) is an almost forgotten American composer although her works are of stunning beauty. The Oakland Symphony recently performed her third symphony.

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!  Rebroadcast of Wed., Dec. 12, 2018 Show which features: Free Brown speaking about the Homeless Women Multi-Service Day at the West Oakland Youth Center tomorrow, 12/15, 9 AM; Kehinde Slater on the 3rd Annual Nutty Nutcracker at EOYDC, 12/15, 4:30 PM; Lynn Morrow re: Swing and Soul: Let Us Break Bread Together at Oakland Symphony, 12/16, 4 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre.

1. Candice Elder, East Oakland Collective, Free Brown & Chef Shelby (Experience FUEL Oak) discuss the Homeless Black Women: Multi-Service Day Dec 15th at the West Oakland Youth Center. Visit https://hopetaskforce.org/  .  2. Mrs. Kehinde Salter, Lyric Performing Arts Academy (LPAA) joins us to talk about the third annual?Jazzy Nutcracker?at the East Oakland Youth Development Center on Saturday, December 15th, 2018, 4:30 p.m. (doors 4 p.m.). Set to the music of Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite, this family-friendly event will provide children of all ages an afternoon of holiday fun.  3. Lynn Morrow, Ph.D. joins us to talk about the Oakland Youth Chorus @ Swing & Soul, Let Us Break Bread this weekend with the Oakland Symphony

Kugelplex is one of the West Coast’s purveyors of klezmer and Old World music. Since 2001, the group has performed its soulful music at concerts, festivals and Jewish lifecycle events throughout the United States. ​ Kugelplex has received awards from the Zellerbach Family Foundation and San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music and has been the klezmer-band-in-residence with the Oakland Symphony for the past 10 years. ​The ensemble features an all-star cast of Bay Area virtuoso musicians. Everyone in the ensemble tours internationally, performs/records with a wide range of bands, and then comes together as Kugelplex to play the music they so deeply love.

Fifty Years Later It is a privilege to present the rarely performed, Pulitzer Prize nominated oratorio Scenes from the Life of a Martyr composed by the esteemed African American female composer and educator Undine Smith Moore. Last performed by the Oakland Symphony and Chorus in 1986 with the composer in attendance, the work reflects on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. who will have passed 50 years and 4 days prior to our performance. Bay Area luminary Noah Griffin will narrate and soloists, Michele Kennedy , Crystal Philippi and Alex Taite will be accompanied by a full orchestra and chorus numbering 150 strong. Dr. Mark Sumner, Music Director Rev. Alyson Jacks, Associate Minister Reiko Oda Lane, Organ Noah Griffin, Narrator Michele Kennedy, Soprano Crystal Philippi, Soprano Alex Taite, Tenor Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound, Podcasting

Fifty Years Later It is a privilege to present the rarely performed, Pulitzer Prize nominated oratorio Scenes from the Life of a Martyr composed by the esteemed African American female composer and educator Undine Smith Moore. Last performed by the Oakland Symphony and Chorus in 1986 with the composer in attendance, the work reflects on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. who will have passed 50 years and 4 days prior to our performance. Bay Area luminary Noah Griffin will narrate and soloists, Michele Kennedy , Crystal Philippi and Alex Taite will be accompanied by a full orchestra and chorus numbering 150 strong. Dr. Mark Sumner, Music Director Rev. Alyson Jacks, Associate Minister Reiko Oda Lane, Organ Noah Griffin, Narrator Michele Kennedy, Soprano Crystal Philippi, Soprano Alex Taite, Tenor Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound, Podcasting

On this week's Do List, Stanford's A-lan Holt and KQED's Cy Musiker discuss Soltron, 'Bondage,' Wiliam Pope.L, the Oakland Symphony and more.

Oakland Symphony's nontraditional holiday tradition – Let Us Break Bread Together – is back December 11, 2016 at 4 PM at Oakland's Paramount Theatre. Enjoy many of your holiday favorites! 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panthers, and an important time in Oakland's history. Oakland Symphony will pay homage by performing music from the time including Motown classics, gospel and protest music of the 60's and 70's. Let us Break Bread Together will feature Oakland Symphony Chorus, Linda Tillery, Vocal Rush, Kugelplex, Mt. Eden High School Concert Choir, and Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir.                                                        Maestro Michael Morgan, Music Dirctor and Conductor, Dr. Lynn Morrow, OEBS Chorus Director, Mr. Terrence Kelly, Oakland Interfaith gospel Choir, and Ms. Ellen Hoffman, Pianist and Composer We close with Rodney Leon, architect, Ark of Return, Tribute to formerly enslaved Africans, permanent exhibit at United Nations in New York City (previously broadcast Aug.12,2014).  

We have a super knowledgeable trainer with us today.  here name is Amy Likar.  We will be talking about body mapping and the Alexander technique Amy Likar, flute and piccolo, is a member of the Oakland Symphony and teaches for their Music For Excellence (MUSE) program. As a freelance musician, she has performed with numerous groups throughout the Bay Area of California. Ms. Likar is a Certified Alexander Technique teacher and has studied the Alexander Technique for over 20 years and received her teaching certification and training from the Alexander Training Institute of San Francisco in 2012 studying with Frank Ottiwell, Robert Britton, Larry Ball, Rome Earle, Simone Biase and John Coffin. She has also studied the Alexander Technique and Body Mapping over the past 20 years with Barbara Conable. Ms. Likar maintains an active studio and coaches young students to professionals. She works with singers and instrumentalists on enhancing greater freedom and ease both physically and musically. www.amylikar.com   The post #45 Amy Likar – Body mapping and the Alexander technique appeared first on Eric W Su.