Podcast appearances and mentions of Robert Spano

Maestro Robert Spano celebrates 50 years of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra broadcasts on WABE ahead of his upcoming performances with the ASO on March 20, 22, 27, and 29. Plus, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s former principal clarinetist Laura Ardan reflects on her time working with Robert Spano.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conductor Robert Spano joins us to celebrate 50 years of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra broadcasts on WABE. Plus, “Edgewood Heavy” takes the spotlight for our series, “Speaking of Music,” and Dr. Scott Stewart discusses the scores of some late Fall blockbusters currently in theaters and streaming on TV.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Music Director Laureate Robert Spano returns for a two-week residency this week. The longtime leader of the ASO discusses his upcoming performances with the symphony. Plus, the 14th annual Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade returns this Saturday, and we visit with the event's creator, Chantelle Rytter.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today I present to you the American lyric tenor Frank Lopardo, who from 1984 through 2014 appeared in all the major opera houses of the world, celebrated particularly for his Mozart and Rossini roles. Too often today these superb singers even from the recent past are forgotten by today's audiences, and my listeners know that it is always a mission of mine to celebrate great artists who, for whatever reason, are not in the forefront of the public's awareness. In Frank's case, I suggest it has absolutely nothing to do with his stellar voice and astounding technique. Some singers are content to do their job and live their lives and serve the music and the art form to the best of their considerable abilities without engaging in antics or self-destructive behavior. A quick glance at Frank's accomplishments and the musicians with whom he collaborated makes it immediately clear that his career unfolded naturally and organically at the highest levels. Today's episode explores the infinite variety of Lopardo's artistry and his impeccable musicianship and technique, which aided him in his pursuit of always discovering new aspects of the central roles in his career. Conductors with whom he collaborated (and as heard on the episode) include Georg Solti, Claudio Abbado, Ion Marin, Riccardo Muti, Robert Spano, and the late Seiji Ozawa. While Lopardo was never tempted to move outside the natural confines of his lyric voice, he did in the final years of his career, move into some of Verdi's larger lyric tenor parts, in operas like Un ballo in maschera and Simon Boccanegra, both of which are sampled here. We also hear Frank in duet with some of his favorite colleagues, including memorable Chilean sopranos Verónica Villarroel and Cristina Gallardo-Domâs. It was all I could do not to entitle this episode Lopardopalooza, ‘cause that's exactly what it is! Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford.

Travel expert and PBS host Rick Steves joins us for “ATL Up and Away.” Plus, Jim Gibbs, founder of Gibbs Gardens, details their daffodil display, which is the world's largest, and we hear about celebrated former Atlanta Maestro Robert Spano's new job in Washington, D.C.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lee Mills is internationally recognized as a passionate, multifaceted and energetic conductor. In naming Mills as the ‘New Artist of the Month' for March 2022, Musical America praised his ‘omnivorous musical temperament eager to try out highly contrasting musical styles and approaches.'As you'll hear, Lee left his mark wit the Seattle Symphony during the COVID pandemic, stepping in at crucial times. The League of American Orchestras selected Lee Mills for the 2018 Bruno Walter National Conductors Preview where he conducted the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. In 2017 he was selected as a semi-finalist in both the Sir Georg Solti International Conducting Competition and the Opera Royal de Wallonie-Liege International Opera Conducting Competition. In addition, he conducted alongside David Robertson in the highly acclaimed U.S. Premiere of John Cage's Thirty Pieces for Five Orchestras with the Saint Louis Symphony.    At the invitation of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Music Director Marin Alsop, he received the prestigious BSO-Peabody Institute Conducting Fellowship in 2011. Under the tutelage of Gustav Meier and Marin Alsop, Mills received his Graduate Performance Diploma and Artist's Diploma in Orchestral Conducting at the Peabody Institute. He was a conducting fellow at the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen during the summers of 2012 and 2013, working closely with Larry Rachleff, Robert Spano and Hugh Wolff. Lee Mills graduated cum laude from Whitman College, where he studied with Robert Bode.

This podcast features American composer Jennifer Higdon in a wide-ranging conversation with Raymond Bisha, during which she describes the long swathe of influences on her composing career. The musical spotlights comprise extracts from her latest recording for Naxos of two powerfully engaging works: the Concerto for Orchestra, written in 2002 and demanding virtuosity from principal players, individual sections and the entire orchestra alike; and her pyrotechnic Duo Duel, a concerto for two percussionists written in 2020, that boasts a killer cadenza (during which you should hold on to your hat) and a diaphanous opening (for which you should hold your breath, and with which this podcast begins…).  This recording features solo percussionists Matthew Strauss and Svet Stoyanov, with the Houston Symphony conducted by Robert Spano

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss the UK's prickly relationship to the European Court of Human Rights with former President of the Court, Robert Spano

Jennifer Higdon wrote her Concerto for Orchestra for the Philadelphia Orchestra and its then-Music Director Wolfgang Sawallisch who gave the work its premiere in 2002. Since then it's been recorded by the Atlanta Symphony and, on a new Naxos album just out, by the Houston Symphony - both conducted by Robert Spano. The new recording finds the Concerto for Orchestra joined by a much newer work, Higdon's double percussion concerto, Duo Duel (2020), played by the artists who commissioned it, Svet Stoyanov and Matthew Strauss. James Jolly caught up with Jennifer Higdon to talk about the two works' beginnings, and about how the composer manages her amazingly busy schedule. This week's podcast is produced in association with the Lake George Music Festival where you can enjoy classical music among some of America's most spectacular scenery. Visit lakegeorgemusicfestival.com to find out more.

What is the European Convention on Human Rights, how does it impact what the UK government can do and what would the ramifications be if the UK left it?Joining David Aaronovitch in The Briefing Room:Dr. Ed Bates, Associate Professor, University of Leicester School of Law. Author of The Evolution of the European Convention on Human Rights. Robert Spano, Partner at Gibson Dunn, Former President of the European Court of Human Rights. Dr Joelle Grogan, Head of Research, UK in a Changing Europe. Tom Hickman, Professor of Public Law, University College London.Production: Ben Carter, Kirsteen Knight and Diane Richardson Production co-ordinator: Sabine Schereck Sound: Graham Puddifoot Editor: Richard Vadon

‘Sfilh - Gebed' In mijn Wonderkamer verzamel ik graag ‘muzieken' die een traditie in zich dragen. De muziek van de Argentijnse componist Osvaldo Golijov is diepgeworteld in de Joodse muziek. Er klinken eeuwenoude flarden in door. Osvaldo Golijov Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, I. Prelude David Krakauer, klarinet Kronos Kwartet (album: Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind)   Osvaldo Golijov Three Songs, voor sopraan en orkest. II. Lua Descolorida Dawn Upshaw, sopraan Atlanta Symphony Orchestra o.l.v. Robert Spano (album: Oceana)

Angel Subero is a Venezuelan trombonist who attended the Conservatorio Itinerante in Caracas, Venezuela, where he studied with the legendary Michel Becquet. After coming to the United States in 2001, he attended  Boston Conservatory, where he studied with Lawrence Isaacson, and New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Douglas Yeo. He also studied with John Rojak at the Aspen Music Festival. Subero has performed with numerous orchestras, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Boston Ballet, Pittsburgh Symphony, American Composers Orchestra, the Venezuela Symphony, Simon Bolivar Symphony, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, to name a few. He has worked with such conductors as John Williams, Seiji Ozawa, Kurt Masur, Sir Colin Davis, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Keith Lockhart, and Robert Spano, among many others. In the realms of jazz, Latin and commercial music, Subero has appeared with artists such as Bob Brookmeyer, Aretha Franklin, Slide Hampton, Jim McNeely, Claudio Roditi, Danilo Perez, Chris Botti, and many more.

Synopsis The thick historical novels of the 19th century French writer Alexandre Dumas, Sr. are packed with some fact and a lot of fiction. Chapter 22 of "The Three Musketeers," for example, set during the 17th century reign of King Louis XIII, begins as follows: "Nothing was talked of in Paris but the ball which the aldermen were to give to the king and queen in which their Majesties were to dance the famous 'La Merlaison' — the favorite ballet of the king. Eight days had been spent preparing for the important evening. The city carpenters erected risers for the guests; the hall would be lit by two hundred huge candles of white wax, a luxury unheard of; and twenty violins were ordered, the price for them double the usual rate, since they would be playing all night." In this case, Dumas was referencing a real event. On today's date in 1635, at Chantilly castle, a gala ballet premiered. It depicted in stylized dance the Louis's favorite activity: hunting the blackbird ("la merlaison" in French). The choreography, the costumes, and music were all created by the King himself—who also danced several of the lead roles. It got a rave review in the press of the day. If there were any critics, we suspect Cardinal Richelieu, the dreaded power behind the throne in Dumas's novel—and in real life—had them hauled off and "dealt with." Ah yes, it's good to be King. Music Played in Today's Program Louis XIII Roi de France (1601 - 1643) Ballet de la Merlaison Ancient Instrument Ensemble of Paris; Jacques Chailley, conductor. Nonesuch LP H-71130 On This Day Births 1835 - Austrian composer and conductor Eduard Strauss, in Vienna; He was the youngest son of Johann Strauss, Sr.; 1864 - Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist Johan Halvorsen, in Drammen; 1901 - American composer Colin McPhee, in Montréal, Canada; 1926 - American composer Ben Johnston, in Macon, Ga.; 1928 - American composer Nicolas Flagello, in New York City; Deaths 1842 - Italian composer Luigi Cherubini, age 81, in Paris; 1918 - French composer Lili Boulanger, age 24, in Mezy; 1942 - Austrian composer Alexander von Zemlinsky, age 70, in Larchmont, N.Y.; Premieres 1807 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 (first public performance), in Vienna, at a benefit concert conducted by the composer; 1885 - Franck: symphonic poem "Les Dijinns" (The Genies), in Paris; 1897 - Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1 (Gregorian date: Mar. 27); 1908 - Ravel: "Rapsodie espagnole" (Spanish Rhapsody), in Paris; 1911 - Scriabin: Symphony No. 5 ("Prometheus: Poem of Fire"), in Moscow, conducted by Serge Koussevitzky and with the composer performing the solo piano part (Julian date: Mar. 2); 1981 - Stockhausen: opera "Donnerstag, aus Licht" (Thursday, from Light), in Milan at the Teatro alla Scala; This is one of a projected cycle of seven operas, each named after a day of the week; 1994 - Peter Maxwell Davies: "Chat Moss" (the name of a quagmire in Lancashire) for orchestra, in Liverpool by the orchestra of St. Edward's College, John Moseley conducting; 2000 - Corigliano: "Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan," at Carnegie Hall, by soprano Sylvia McNair and pianist Martin Katz; An orchestrated version of this song-cycle premiered in Minneapolis on October 23, 2003, with soprano Hila Plitmann and the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Robert Spano; Others 1895 - Italian tenor Enrico Caruso, age 22, makes his operatic debut at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples, singing the lead tenor role in Domenico Morelli's comic opera "L'Amico Francesco." Links and Resources On Louis XIII

The introductory first opera of Wagner's RING cycle is a unique and fascinating work in its own right: both a lively fantasy and a trenchant satirical allegory. Seattle Opera Dramaturg Jonathan Dean introduces DAS RHEINGOLD, with musical examples from previous Seattle Opera productions including 1977 (conducted by Henry Holt and starring Malcolm Rivers), 1995 (conducted by Hermann Michael and starring Julian Patrick), 2005 (conducted by by Robert Spano and starring Ewa Podles), and 2013 (conducted by Asher Fisch and starring Mark Schowalter). Special thanks to Alex Minami.

The international lawyer Robert Spano, originally from Iceland, has just completed his nine-year stint as a judge at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. For the last two and half of those nine years, he was the president of the court. In an exclusive interview with Joshua Rozenberg, he shares his thoughts on the relationship between the UK and the ECHR, on the Justice Secretary Dominic Raab's planned Bill of Rights, and on the future of democracy in Europe. Photo credit: Picture Credit: Image of Robert Spano, former President of the ECHR by Candice Imbert, Council of Europe. Presenter: Joshua Rozenberg Producer: Arlene Gregorius Sound engineers: James Beard in London and Matthieu Zisswiller in Strasbourg Researcher: Diane Richardson Production coordinator: Helena Warwick-Cross Editor: Simon Watts

Is the UK on a collision course with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg? So far the UK's relationship with the ECHR has been a good one, and the UK has proportionately fewer cases before the court than the other 45 member states. But might Justice Secretary Dominic Raab's Bill of Rights bill change that? Former judge Robert Spano, the president of the ECHR until last month, speaks to Joshua Rozenberg. Is it time to improve the legal protection of the UK's 3.6 million cohabiting couples? Many wrongly believe that after a period of time together or having children, they have similar rights to married couples or people in civil partnerships. But that is not the case, and the government recently rejected the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee's recommended reforms. In Scotland, cohabiting couples gained some statutory rights for the first time in 2006, but a report by the Scottish Law Commission now says that they need to be updated and made fairer. What is mine and what yours? Not always easy to answer. Say you're on a plane, and are using your tray table when the person in front of you reclines their seat - who owns the space above your knees? You or the other passenger? The authors of the book 'Mine!' tackle some ownership conundrums. And to end the series we hear some powerful reflections from Robert Spano on the future of democracy. Picture Credit: Image of Robert Spano, former President of the ECHR by Candice Imbert, Council of Europe. Presenter: Joshua Rozenberg Producer: Arlene Gregorius Researcher: Diane Richardson Production co-ordinators: Maria Ogundele and Helena Warwick-Cross Sound engineer: Graham Puddifoot Editor: Simon Watts

Synopsis On this day* in 1888, the orchestral suite “Scheherazade,” the most famous work of the Russian composer Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, was first performed in St. Petersburg. The suite evokes episodes from “The Arabian Nights.” Though Rimsky-Korsakov was Russian, and most often concentrated on operas based on RUSSIAN history and fable, it's ironic that his most popular work was inspired by folklore and fables from the Middle East. Until recently, Western knowledge of the Middle Eastern music was mostly limited to such second-hand accounts. But today, we're discovering first-hand both the traditional music of the Middle East and new works by contemporary composers from that part of the world. One of these is Iranian-born American composer Reza Vali, who was born in Ghazvin, Iran in 1952 and began his musical studies at the Teheran Conservatory. In 1972, he moved to Vienna and studied at the Academy of Music, and then came to America to study at University of Pittsburgh. Despite his training in Western technique, Vali has returned to the instruments and traditions of Persian music for inspiration. “Music is like the ocean,” he once said in an interview. “It moves between cultures. It doesn't have boundaries. But that doesn't mean that you have to lose your identity … you can have a pluralistic approach by also keeping your identity.” *Julian calendar date: October 22 Music Played in Today's Program Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) Scheherazade, Op. 35 Atlanta Symphony; Robert Spano, conductor. Telarc 80568 Reza Vali (b. 1952) Folk Songs Set No. 9 Alberto Almarza, flute; Alvaro Bitran, cello New Albion 077

Synopsis On today's date in 2002, a high-profile musical event occurred at Philadelphia's new Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. The city was hosting the 57th National Conference of the American Symphony Orchestra League, and the Philadelphia Orchestra was celebrating its 100th anniversary with eight new commissions, all to be premiered in the Orchestra's new Verizon Hall. On June 12th, the new piece was a Concerto for Orchestra by a 39-year-old composer named Jennifer Higdon. Higdon's “Concerto” opened the Philadelphia Orchestra's program, followed by Richard Strauss's tone-poem “Ein Heldenleben.” Both pieces were performed before an audience of orchestral professionals from around the country – not to mention Higdon's proud mother. Higdon, understandably a little nervous, quipped to a newspaper reporter, "You'll know my mother because she'll be the one crying BEFORE the piece starts." Higdon needn't have worried. Her “Concerto for Orchestra” was greeted with cheers from both its audience and performers – the latter in typically irreverent fashion, dubbed the new piece “Ein Higdonleben.” Higdon, the only woman among the eight composers commissioned for the orchestra's centennial project, calls herself a "late bloomer" as a composer. She taught herself the flute at age 15 and didn't pursue formal music training until college. She was almost finished with her bachelor's degree requirements at Bowling Green State University when she started composing her own music. Music Played in Today's Program Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962) –Concerto for Orchestra (Atlanta Symphony; Robert Spano, cond.) Telarc 80620

Throughout the summer, we'll be developing a brand podcast that will have a new name and a new sound. In the meantime, we'll be revisiting some of our favorite interviews from our first four years while still keeping you up-to-date on things to do in and around Atlanta. In 2018, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra conductor and music director Robert Spano announced that he'd be leaving the orchestra in 2021. The pandemic postponed that for a year, and he spent the 2021-22 season as co-artistic director with ASO principal guest conductor Donald Runnicles. This weekend, the ASO's season finale will also serve as Spano's farewell. Soon after the announcement of his departure, Bo Emerson spoke with Spano about his time in Atlanta leading the ASO and you can hear that on this week's podcast along with our usual roundup of some things to do in and around Atlanta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conductor and longtime ASO music director Robert Spano reflects on his upcoming final performances with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Plus, Attaboy, co-founder of Hi-Fructose magazine and creator of “Game of Shrooms,” shares his inspiration for creating an international art holiday based on the playful game of “Hide and Seek.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Robert Spano, President of the European Court of Human Rights, discusses with Daniel Sarmiento some of the main challenges of Europe's leading human rights court

Pianist Lisa Kaplan of eighth blackbird joins us to chat about the many evolutions of their organization, from the original ensemble to their many teaching endeavors. We chat about the Chicago Artists Workshop and Blackbird Creative Lab, two of the ways in which they continue to “move music forward” beyond their primarily performance-based projects. Kaplan shares about how the ensemble conceptualizes and puts projects—such as This is my Home—into action. We speak about how the organization integrates interns into their administrative process. And, we ask, "why 'eighth blackbird'?" Born in Motown, Lisa Kaplan is a pianist specializing in the performance of new work by living composers. Kaplan is the founding pianist and Executive Director of the four-time Grammy Award-winning sextet Eighth Blackbird. Kaplan has won numerous awards, performed all over the country and has premiered new pieces by hundreds of composers, including Andy Akiho, Jennifer Higdon, Amy Beth Kirsten, David Lang, Missy Mazzoli, Nico Muhly, George Perle, and Pamela Z. She has had the great pleasure to collaborate and make music with an eclectic array of incredibly talented people - Laurie Anderson, Jeremy Denk, Bryce Dessner, Philip Glass, Bon Iver, J. Ivy, Glenn Kotche, Shara Nova, Will Oldham, Natalie Portman, Gustavo Santaolalla, Robert Spano, Tarrey Torae, Dawn Upshaw and Michael Ward-Bergeman to name a few. As a proud, single-mama-by-choice, Kaplan has been having an incredible time raising and learning from her happy-go-lucky 4 year old, Frida. Musically as of late, she has also greatly enjoyed and appreciated the opportunity to do both composing and arranging for Eighth Blackbird as well as some producing. In 2019, Kaplan co-produced her first record, When We Are Inhuman with Bryce Dessner. Kaplan is a true foodie, gourmet cook, avid reader, crossword and Scrabble addict, enjoys baking ridiculously complicated pastry and loves outdoor adventures. She has summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, braved the Australian outback, stared an enormous elephant in the face in Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater and survived close encounters with grizzly bears in the Brooks Range of Alaska. The transcript for this episode can be found here. For more information about eighth blackbird, please visit their website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Spotify.

Synopsis For their February 2013 cover story, the editors of BBC Music Magazine, came up with a list of the 50 most influential people in the history of music.  Bach was on it, as you might expect – but so was Shakespeare. Any music lover can see the logic in that, and cite pieces like Mendelssohn's music for “A Midsummer Night's Dream” or Tchaikovsky's Overture-Fantasy entitled “Romeo and Juliet,” or all the great operas based on Shakespeare's plays, ranging from Verdi's “Falstaff” to a recent setting of “The Tempest” by Thomas Adès. And speaking of “The Tempest,” in New York on today's date in 1981, Sharon Robinson premiered a new solo cello suite she commissioned from the American composer Ned Rorem,  a work titled “After Reading Shakespeare.” “Yes,” says Rorem,  “I was re-reading Shakespeare the month the piece was accomplished… Yet the experience did not so much inspire the music itself as provide a cohesive program upon which the music be might formalized, and thus intellectually grasped by the listener.” Rorem even confessed that some of the titles were added AFTER the fact, “as when parents christen their children.“   After all, as Shakespeare's Juliet might put it, “What's in a name?” Music Played in Today's Program Ned Rorem (b. 1923) — After Reading Shakespeare (Sharon Robinson, cello) Naxos 8.559316 On This Day Births 1835 - Austrian composer and conductor Eduard Strauss, in Vienna; He was the youngest son of Johann Strauss, Sr.; 1864 - Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist Johan Halvorsen, in Drammen; 1901 - American composer Colin McPhee, in Montréal, Canada; 1926 - American composer Ben Johnston, in Macon, Ga.; 1928 - American composer Nicolas Flagello, in New York City; Deaths 1842 - Italian composer Luigi Cherubini, age 81, in Paris; 1918 - French composer Lili Boulanger, age 24, in Mezy; 1942 - Austrian composer Alexander von Zemlinsky, age 70, in Larchmont, N.Y.; Premieres 1807 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 (first public performance), in Vienna, at a benefit concert conducted by the composer; 1885 - Franck: symphonic poem "Les Dijinns" (The Genies), in Paris; 1897 - Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1 (Gregorian date: Mar. 27); 1908 - Ravel: "Rapsodie espagnole" (Spanish Rhapsody), in Paris; 1911 - Scriabin: Symphony No. 5 ("Prometheus: Poem of Fire"), in Moscow, conducted by Serge Koussevitzky and with the composer performing the solo piano part (Julian date: Mar. 2); 1981 - Stockhausen: opera "Donnerstag, aus Licht" (Thursday, from Light), in Milan at the Teatro alla Scala; This is one of a projected cycle of seven operas, each named after a day of the week; 1994 - Peter Maxwell Davies: "Chat Moss" (the name of a quagmire in Lancashire) for orchestra, in Liverpool by the orchestra of St. Edward's College, John Moseley conducting; 2000 - Corigliano: "Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan," at Carnegie Hall, by soprano Sylvia McNair and pianist Martin Katz; An orchestrated version of this song-cycle premiered in Minneapolis on October 23, 2003, with soprano Hila Plitmann and the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Robert Spano; Others 1895 - Italian tenor Enrico Caruso, age 22, makes his operatic debut at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples, singing the lead tenor role in Domenico Morelli's comic opera "L'Amico Francesco." Links and Resources On Ned Rorem An essay on "Shakespeare and Music"

Nmon Ford With multiple Grammy-winning albums to his credit, Nmon Ford began his musical journey at age three as a piano prodigy, moving quickly to the study of multiple other instruments and, ultimately, singing. He started the season as the composer and librettist (and title-role singer) of Orfeus, A House Music Opera, which was scheduled for its world premiere at London's Young Vic Theatre (postponed due to Covid19). Nmon has appeared with the major orchestras of Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis, as well as Mostly Mozart Festival (Lincoln Center), San Francisco Opera, Los Angeles Opera, English National Opera, Hamburg State Opera, and Teatro Comunale di Bologna, with conductors including Robert Spano, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Kent Nagano, John Adams, and Marin Alsop. He has recorded for Universal Decca, Naxos (Songs of Innocence and Experience, winner of 4 Grammy Awards), Telarc (Transmigrations, Grammy Award winner), Concord, and Koch International. Additionally, Nmon is Managing Director of Branding, Marketing Strategy, and A&R for Lune Rouge Entertainment, a corporation started by Guy Laliberté, the founder and creative force behind Cirque du Soleil. Prior to Lune Rouge, Nmon was Vice President and Head of A&R at Universal Music Group's Verve Label Group (VLG), where he oversaw U.S. media and creative projects for Verve, Decca Gold, Deutsche Grammophon, Decca, Mercury KX and Paragon, in addition to collaborations with artists signed to Republic, Interscope, Capitol, Warner, and Sony. In this role he also directly managed the Decca Gold and Paragon labels, for which he led global initiatives and partnerships. During his tenure at Universal, VLG earned an Oscar, a Golden Globe, 10 Grammys, 18 Grammy nominations, and Billboard #1 rankings on multiple charts. Nmon joined Universal after having made a name for himself internationally as an artist and consultant. Prior to Universal, he was Co-Founder and Senior Director of Media and Communications at MATSTAT Consulting. In this position he led creative development and integrated marketing strategy for global clients including recording artists signed to Universal, Sony, Warner, and Live Nation; Target's Community Initiatives; TED Talks; Gujarat Raffia LTD (NGO partnerships with United Nations, UNICEF, and American Red Cross); and Scallywag Productions (Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Awards from Los Angeles Independent, Berlin, Chicago, London, and Serbian Film Festivals). Nmon is a Voting Member of the Recording Academy, a Contributing Member of the USC Alumni Association, and a Member of ASCAP. He earned his MBA in Marketing Management and Corporate Strategy and Entrepreneurship from California State University San Bernardino, and his Master of Music and Bachelor of Music—both with honors—from the University of Southern California, with additional studies in Journalism and Arts Administration.   Time Line 0.00 - 00.45 Intro Theme 00.46 - 4.49 Introducing Nmon 5.00 - 7.45 Nmon on being an artist 8.08 - 10.10 Detesting inconvenience 10.36 - 11.43 Practicality and evenness 12.48 - 14.30 The multiplicity of working roles 14.36 - 16.50 Self reflection and absence of self consciousness 17.08 - 21.08 Starting life as a performer - performing in church 23.40 - 24.40 Working at Universal Music 24.41 - 28.40 All artists have a twinge of crazy 28.51 - 35.57 Orpheus Production 37.32 - 41.00 The postponement of Orpheus 42.17 - 43.24 Star quality 43.25 - 47.12 Being the star of your own movie 47.30 - 50.28 Reflecting on the ‘exercise' 50.30 - 51.13 Outro   Quotes “So much of what I do as an artist is a function of practical necessity.” (Nmon) “Being an artist isn't really difficult.. .the difficulty comes in trying to make the learning curve for new avenues of creativity as short as possible.” (Nmon) “If there is a reasonable amount of time to get from one point to another and there's something in the way, I don't really have much patience for the thing that gets in the way. If it gets in the way of my structure… then it has to move. (Nmon) “If the one thing I thought I wanted to do had worked out the way I thought I wanted it to work out, I probably would never have progressed to the other stuff I have done, because  there would have been no need to.” (Nmon) “I can either stick with this one thing and just keep hammering away at it and trying to force it into something else or I can simply do all of these things, which are presenting themselves as opportunities and see where they go.” (Nmon) “Have you ever worked with an artist who is marginally sane or are they all a little crazy?” (Nmon) “Orpheus is so simple; presented so simply; what ended up being archetypes were so clear; there was no misunderstanding… “ (Nmon) “If I could have flicked the switch and turned off the pandemic for anything it would have been for going back to the communal experience of 'we're all connecting on a certain level' … and I felt blessed that the connective material was this thing… was Orpheus.” (Nmon)   References Orpheus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus Nmon performs ‘Slow Burn' from Orfeus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCN1oxPc9-Y   Further information Nmon Ford http://www.nmonford.com/ Twitter: @nmonford Instagram: @nmonford David Pearl Twitter: @davidpearlhere Instagram: @davidpearl_here Andrew Paine Twitter: @ItPainesMe                          

Synopsis One of the finest music schools in the world opened its doors in Philadelphia on today's date in 1924. The Curtis Institute of Music was founded with a $12 million dollar grant from Mary Louise Curtis Bok. For many decades, that initial grant provided full scholarships for all Curtis students. According to Mrs. Bok, “The aim is for quality of work rather than quick, showy results." Distinguished Curtis alumni have included performers like Hilary Hahn, Peter Serkin, and Richard Goode. And here's an impressive statistic: today Curtis alumni occupy nearly 25% of the principal desk positions in the top five American symphony orchestras. Curtis also graduated many famous composers as well, including Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, and Ned Rorem. To help celebrate its 75th anniversary in 1999, the Curtis Institute commissioned a new orchestral work from the American composer Jennifer Higdon, who had joined the school's faculty. Her “Blue Cathedral” was premiered by the Curtis Symphony in the spring of 2000. Higdon says her music is like “a story that commemorates living and passing through places of knowledge and of sharing – and of that song called life.” That description seems to fit the Curtis Institute as well. Music Played in Today's Program Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962) — Blue Cathedral (Atlanta Symphony; Robert Spano, cond.) Telarc 80596

I am going to go out on a limb and say that this is possibly my favourite interview so far! Robert (or is that Bob?!) Spano was everything one could hope for - wise, open, honest, and very funny. We found out that we shared a bad habit when we were students, we discussed how an assistant conductor "should" observe a rehearsal, we get very geeky looking at the scores on my shelves and he tells a funny story about score marking involving Oliver Knussen, Reinbert de Leeuw and himself, as well as many other funny stories! If you would like to hear the Patreon exclusive bonus mini-episode that comes attached to this episode, why not subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/amiconthepodium, and for a monthly fee starting from just £5 a month, you can access two new series of interviews, group Zoom meetings with other fans of the podcast and myself, a monthly bulletin about the podcast and my own career as well as articles, photos, videos and even conducting lessons from myself. If you listen via Apple podcasts, please do leave a rating and review - it really helps the podcast get noticed and attract more listeners. If you want to get involved on social media, you can via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/amiconthepodium) or Twitter (@amiconthepodium). This interview was recorded on 14th June 2021 via Zoom.

Lois Reitzes speaks with the ASO's Conductor and Music Director Laureate, Robert Spano, about the return to live performances.Plus, a conversation with Georgia State University Professor of Practice in Acting/Directing Susan G. Reid and her student, Nhadyne Baton Brown about the film “Artscape 2021”. The project was created by students from Georgia State University using Atlanta street art as a stage for a mix of spoken word and theatrical scenes, on subjects including the pandemic, social inequality, and the Black Lives Matter movement.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Cello Sherpa Podcast host, Joel Dallow, interviews Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's Music Director Robert Spano about his journey to one of the premiere posts of American orchestras and shares his advice for aspiring conductors and musicians.If you are looking for in person/virtual cello lessons, or orchestral repertoire audition coachings, check out www.theCelloSherpa.comFollow us on twitter @theCello Sherpa

Synopsis Today’s date marks two anniversaries in the life of American composer, teacher, and organist Leo Sowerby, who lived from 1895 to 1968. Sowerby was born on May 1st in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and on his 32nd birthday in 1927, was hired as the permanent organist and choirmaster at St. James’ Church in Chicago, where he remained for the next 35 years. Sowerby wrote hundreds of pieces of church music for organ and chorus, plus chamber and symphonic works, which are only recently receiving proper attention. It’s not that Sowerby was neglected during his lifetime–he won many awards, including a Pulitzer Prize in 1946–but many seemed “put off” by both his unabashedly Romantic style and his unprepossessing physical appearance. The younger American composer Ned Rorem, who took theory lessons from Sowerby, puts it this way: “Leo Sowerby was … of my parents’ generation, a bachelor, reddish-complexioned and milky skinned, chain smoker of Fatima cigarettes, unglamorous and non-mysterious, likable with a perpetual worried frown, overweight and wearing rimless glasses, earthy, practical, interested in others even when they were talentless; a stickler for basic training, Sowerby was the first composer I knew and the last thing a composer was supposed to resemble.” Music Played in Today's Program Leo Sowerby (1895 – 1968) Classic Concerto David Mulbury, organ; Fairfield Orchestra; John Welsh, cond. Naxos 8.559028 On This Day Births 1582 - Early Italian opera composer Marco da Gagliano, in Gagliano; 1602 - Baptism of English madrigal composer William Lawes, in Salisbury ; He was the younger brother of the more famous English composer Henry Lawes (1696-1662); 1872 - Swedish violinist and composer Hugo Alfvén in Stockholm; 1895 - American organist and composer Leo Sowerby, in Grand Rapids, Mich.; 1899 - Icelandic composer Jón Leifs, in Sólheimar; Deaths 1904 - Czech composer Antonin Dvorák, age 62, in Prague; 1978 - Soviet composer Aram Khachaturian, age 74, in Moscow; Premieres 1786 - Mozart: "The Marriage of Figaro" in Vienna at the Old Burgtheater; 1886 - Franck: "Symphonic Variations" for piano and orchestra, in Paris; 1909 - Rachmaninoff: "The Isle of the Dead," in Moscow, conducted by the composer (Julian date: April 18); 1925 - Piston: Three Pieces for flute, clarinet, and bassoon (his first published work), at the École Normale in Paris, by the Blanquart-Coste-Dherin trio; 1939 - Barber: "The Virgin Martyrs," with students from the Curtis Institute of Music on a CBS Radio broadcast, with the composer conducting; 1971 - Dave Brubeck: oratorio "Truth Has Fallen," at the opening of the Center for the Arts in Midland, Mich.; 1987 - Harrison Birtwistle: "Endless Parade" for trumpet, vibraphone and strings, in Zurich (Switzerland) by the Collegium Musicum conducted by Paul Sacher, with trumpeter Hakan Hardenberger; 2002 - Jennifer Higdon: "Blue Cathedral," by the Curtis Institute Symphony conducted by Robert Spano, commissioned to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Curtis Institute of Music; 2003 - Lukas Foss: Concertino ("Passacaglia, Bachanalia, Passacaglia") for vocal soloists, chorus and orchestra, by the New York Choral Artists and the New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur conducting; Others 1761 - Franz Joseph Haydn begins his 30-year tenure as Second-Kapellmeister at Prince Esterhazy's estate in Eisenstadt; In 1766, Haydn succeeded the much older composer Gregor Joseph Werner as First-Kapellmeister; 1825 - first documented American performance of Haydn's Symphony No. 100 ("Military") at Boylston Hall in Boston, at a benefit concert for Haydn's former pupil, Johann Christian Gottlieb Graupner (1767-1836); 1837 - American premiere of Rossini's opera "Semiramide" in New Orleans; 1938 - The German Reichsmusikkammer (Imperial Ministry of Music) forbids Aryan music instructors to teach pupils of Jewish extraction. Links and Resources On Sowerby An essay "Leo Sowerby at 100"

Synopsis Today’s date marks two anniversaries in the life of American composer, teacher, and organist Leo Sowerby, who lived from 1895 to 1968. Sowerby was born on May 1st in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and on his 32nd birthday in 1927, was hired as the permanent organist and choirmaster at St. James’ Church in Chicago, where he remained for the next 35 years. Sowerby wrote hundreds of pieces of church music for organ and chorus, plus chamber and symphonic works, which are only recently receiving proper attention. It’s not that Sowerby was neglected during his lifetime–he won many awards, including a Pulitzer Prize in 1946–but many seemed “put off” by both his unabashedly Romantic style and his unprepossessing physical appearance. The younger American composer Ned Rorem, who took theory lessons from Sowerby, puts it this way: “Leo Sowerby was … of my parents’ generation, a bachelor, reddish-complexioned and milky skinned, chain smoker of Fatima cigarettes, unglamorous and non-mysterious, likable with a perpetual worried frown, overweight and wearing rimless glasses, earthy, practical, interested in others even when they were talentless; a stickler for basic training, Sowerby was the first composer I knew and the last thing a composer was supposed to resemble.” Music Played in Today's Program Leo Sowerby (1895 – 1968) Classic Concerto David Mulbury, organ; Fairfield Orchestra; John Welsh, cond. Naxos 8.559028 On This Day Births 1582 - Early Italian opera composer Marco da Gagliano, in Gagliano; 1602 - Baptism of English madrigal composer William Lawes, in Salisbury ; He was the younger brother of the more famous English composer Henry Lawes (1696-1662); 1872 - Swedish violinist and composer Hugo Alfvén in Stockholm; 1895 - American organist and composer Leo Sowerby, in Grand Rapids, Mich.; 1899 - Icelandic composer Jón Leifs, in Sólheimar; Deaths 1904 - Czech composer Antonin Dvorák, age 62, in Prague; 1978 - Soviet composer Aram Khachaturian, age 74, in Moscow; Premieres 1786 - Mozart: "The Marriage of Figaro" in Vienna at the Old Burgtheater; 1886 - Franck: "Symphonic Variations" for piano and orchestra, in Paris; 1909 - Rachmaninoff: "The Isle of the Dead," in Moscow, conducted by the composer (Julian date: April 18); 1925 - Piston: Three Pieces for flute, clarinet, and bassoon (his first published work), at the École Normale in Paris, by the Blanquart-Coste-Dherin trio; 1939 - Barber: "The Virgin Martyrs," with students from the Curtis Institute of Music on a CBS Radio broadcast, with the composer conducting; 1971 - Dave Brubeck: oratorio "Truth Has Fallen," at the opening of the Center for the Arts in Midland, Mich.; 1987 - Harrison Birtwistle: "Endless Parade" for trumpet, vibraphone and strings, in Zurich (Switzerland) by the Collegium Musicum conducted by Paul Sacher, with trumpeter Hakan Hardenberger; 2002 - Jennifer Higdon: "Blue Cathedral," by the Curtis Institute Symphony conducted by Robert Spano, commissioned to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Curtis Institute of Music; 2003 - Lukas Foss: Concertino ("Passacaglia, Bachanalia, Passacaglia") for vocal soloists, chorus and orchestra, by the New York Choral Artists and the New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur conducting; Others 1761 - Franz Joseph Haydn begins his 30-year tenure as Second-Kapellmeister at Prince Esterhazy's estate in Eisenstadt; In 1766, Haydn succeeded the much older composer Gregor Joseph Werner as First-Kapellmeister; 1825 - first documented American performance of Haydn's Symphony No. 100 ("Military") at Boylston Hall in Boston, at a benefit concert for Haydn's former pupil, Johann Christian Gottlieb Graupner (1767-1836); 1837 - American premiere of Rossini's opera "Semiramide" in New Orleans; 1938 - The German Reichsmusikkammer (Imperial Ministry of Music) forbids Aryan music instructors to teach pupils of Jewish extraction. Links and Resources On Sowerby An essay "Leo Sowerby at 100"

 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)

Season 4, Spring Semester 2021In 2010, Robert Spano and Rosemary Magee (then Vice President and Secretary) delved into Spano's musical background and metaphysical musings on music's power in our lives. Maestro Spano, music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, is also the Emory University Distinguished Artist in Residence for a three-year term from spring 2010 through spring 2012. Watch the original conversation. This conversation is introduced by host/Emory Arts employee Maggie Beker and Emory College student Anna Mola. Beker and Mola introduce the podcast and discuss the process behind Mola's current triptych paintings and how Covid-19 impacted its theme.This program is part of the Rosemary M. Magee Creativity Conversation endowed series.

Lois Reitzes interviews music director Robert Spano about the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's upcoming virtual Spring season; Mesia Salaita of ScienceATL about their app, Race Through Space; and Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter as well as artist and SCAD alumnus Brandon Sadler about the exhibition "Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design" at SCADFash.

Lois Reitzes interviews Atlanta Symphony Orchestra music director Robert Spano; Object Group artistic director Michael Haverty about 7 Stages' filmed production of "The Stranger" by Albert Camus; Judith Pishnery and Amy Miller about the Atlanta Photography Group's exhibit "APG To ATL: Airport 2020" on display in the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Ep. 137: Joseph Young, conductor. "Don't wait for people to open doors for you." Let's Talk Off The Podium with Tigran Arakelyan. In this episode Joseph talks about his early career as a high school band conductor, studying with Marin Alsop at the the Cabrillo Festival, attending the Peabody Conservatory and working as an assistant at the Baltimore Symphony. He also speaks about New Music USA, Amplifying Voices, conducting competitions, running, yoga, working with Robert Spano, stepping in to conduct at last minute, life changing moments (one of which is becoming an uncle) and much more. Praised for his suavely adventurous programing, Joseph Young is increasingly recognized as “one of the most gifted conductors of his generation.” Joseph is Music Director of the Berkeley Symphony, Artistic Director of Ensembles for the Peabody Conservatory, and Resident Conductor of the National Youth Orchestra–USA at Carnegie Hall. In recent years, he has made appearances with the Saint Louis Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Bamberger Symphoniker, New World Symphony Orchestra, Spoleto Festival Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música, and the Orquesta Sinfonica y Coro de RTVE (Madrid); among others in the U.S. and Europe. © Let's Talk Off The Podium, 2020

Introducing the American Muse Podcast!Hello! My name is Grant Gilman. I am a conductor, violinist, and author, based in Atlanta, Georgia. I grew up the son of 2 violinists, who both went to Eastman and became professionals. Beyond that, I have a pretty typical musician story. I was bitten by the music bug very young, and despite everyone, including my parents, constantly reminding me there is no money in classical music, I couldn't do anything else.I remember playing in youth orchestra and constantly breaking my bow hair. It is not unusual to break a hair every once in a while, but I did it regularly. I realized that I wanted to play my part AND the winds AND the percussion all at once, that's why I was pressing so hard. I knew, even then, that my place was on the podium. That's where I could be a part of all the sounds at once. Then my high school orchestra director let me conduct both my own composition and Elgar's famous Enigma Variations, both in concert. Well, that was it, no going back. I was going to be a conductor, for better or worse.So, I went to the Peabody Conservatory of Music, studied violin with Martin Beaver, former 1st violin of the Tokyo String Quartet, Misha Rosenker, and Pamela Frank, world renowned soloist and chamber player. It just so happened that one of the best conducting programs in the world is ALSO at Peabody, so I stayed for my Masters degree, and got to study with Gustav Meier (rest in peace, my friend) and Markand Thakar.After playing and conducting in various positions all over the country, I decided to get my doctorate. That took me to the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, or CCM as we call it, and I studied under Mark Gibson.Now, it just so happens I married up! My wife, Kim, is a fantastic horn player. After 10 years playing under JoAnn Falletta in the Virginia Symphony, she won 2nd horn with the Atlanta Symphony, under the baton of Robert Spano. So, after having grown up in south Texas, I now live in another very hot and humid area of the country. But, Atlanta is great!When I was still quite young, I would actually listen to my mother's collection of vinyl records. No, this is not a joke. She had tons of them! One that I found was so striking because I had never heard of the composer, and certainly not the piece, but the music blew me away EVERY time I listened to it. The conductor was Leonard Bernstein, leading the strings of the New York Philharmonic. The piece was Symphony No. 5 by William Schuman. And that is where my journey began.I never lost that sound from my mind, the optimism, boldness, complex, driving rhythmic movement, dense and engaging harmonic support. Until that moment I knew only the most prevailing composers of history. Now I had another world to discover.So I'm starting a podcast! The title is “American Muse”, in honor of William Schuman, which is what he titled his 10th and final symphony. This podcast is for all of those people, like my young self, that have never heard of these American orchestral composers from the 19th and 20th centuries. I want to find and share hidden and lesser-known gems that will brighten your day and bring depth to your world, as only art and music can do.Now of course our team will need help! You can expect to hear a collection of extraordinary guests that are experts in this field. I will be interviewing them, asking them some pointed questions that we think you will find not only entertaining but also very educational. And the first guest will be none other than JoAnn Falletta!Beyond that, we want you to be as involved as possible. We want to know if you have a composer or piece you would like us to feature. We love finding new pieces!Also, we want to know if you have a guest to propose I interview. Like the composers themselves, the experts in this niche can be just quite elusive.Furthermore, If you are an educator and have an idea, something that would tie in with your curriculum that would be of benefit to you, please reach out to us. We plan to dedicate an episode each season toward educating young musicians and students.Thanks for listening to my short introduction, and I hope you are as excited as we are! The show will be available anywhere you get your podcasts already, a video version will be on YouTube, and you can also find links and show notes on my website grantgilman.com/americanmusepodcast. Feel free to contact us with thoughts or ideas at americanmusepodcast@grantgilman.com.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-muse-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dopo la visita di Robert Spano, Presidente della Corte Europea dei Diritti dell'Uomo, Vladimiro Zagrebelsky su La Stampa racconta e analizza la situazione post attentato del 2016 alla presidenza di Erdoğan. Nonostante le riforme costituzionali, attuate in Turchia fin dall'ingresso nel Consiglio d'Europa del 1950, dopo quel giorno in Turchia vi è stata una retrocessione per quanto riguarda la garanzia dei diritti umani: si è assistito all'espulsione di professori universitari, di giudici fino agli addetti degli organi di stampa. Diventa sempre più complesso il dialogo europeo con la Turchia, soprattutto con i soprusi che anche attualmente avvengono sulla penisola.Cosa significa andare a scuola? La pandemia potrebbe cambiare il sistema scolastico ma l'educatore, come scrive D'Avenia sul Corriere della sera, deve avere la capacità di trasformare l'emergenza in opportunità

Hafta Sonu Siyaset‘in 36. bölümüne konuk olan eski Avrupa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesi (AİHM) yargıçlarından Rıza Türmen ile AİHM Başkanı Robert Spano’nun Türkiye ziyaretinin anlamını ve Türkiye’deki hukuk ve yargı sorunlarını konuştuk.

AİHM Başkanı Robert Spano'nun Türkiye ziyaretini AİHM eski yargıçı Rıza Türmen Son Tahlilde'de Onur Öncü'ye değerlendirdi. “Türkiye'nin çok ağır insan hakları sorunları var. AİHM'de çok büyük davaları var. Bu davalarla ilgili Spano'ya daha yakından bilgi vermek imkanı bulunacaktır. O bakımdan önemli bir ziyaret olduğunu düşünüyorum. Türkiye'de adalet sağlanamadığı için, AİHM Türkiye bakımından bu kadar önemli. Türkiye normal bir ülke olsa, adil yargılamalar yapılsa, bağımsız bir yargısı olsa o zaman AİHM tabi daha az önemli olacak… Türkiye'deki muhalif çevrelerin AİHM sisteminin içinde görmesi lazım ki dertlerini anlatabilsin."

AİHM başkanı yargıç Robert Spano'nun, OHAL esnasında KHK kıyımının en çok yaşandığı kurumlardan biri olan İstanbul Üniversitesi'nden bu cuma günü törenle fahri doktora almayı kabul ettiği haberi Türkiye ve Avrupa'da sert tepkilere yol açtı. Kendisi de bir KHK mağduru olan Ahval yazarı Prof Eser Karakaş, Spano'nun ziyaretinin AİHM ve itibarı açısından son derece sakıncalı olduğunu anlatıyor.

What makes a life? After the early death of her younger brother, Andrew Blue, this question consumed composer Jennifer Higdon. Her beloved orchestral work, Blue Cathedral was her creative answer to that question. Blue…like the sky.  Where all possibilities soar.  Cathedrals…a place of thought, growth, spiritual expression…serving as a symbolic doorway into and out of this world.  Join Amy Scurria this week for a very personal conversation with Pulitzer prize and 3 time Grammy award winning composer, Jennifer Higdon about her life, her meteoric rise to prominence in the music world, and how she has adapted to pandemic life.* List of works played on this episode:1. The Shallows for string trio and orchestra, from Jennifer Higdon's "Concerto 4-3", commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony, and the Wheeling Symphony. Performed by Time for Three and The Fort Worth Symphony with Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducting.2. Our Beautiful Country for men's chorus, from Jennifer Higdon's opera, Cold Mountain based upon the novel by Charles Frazier with a libretto by Gene Scheer. Commissioned by the Santa Fe Opera, Opera Philadelphia, and the North Carolina Opera. Performance by Chanticleer from their CD, Heart of a Soldier.3. Pale Yellow from Jennifer Higdon's Piano Trio. Commissioned by the Bravo-Vail Music Festival. Performed by Anna Akiko Meyers on violin, Alisa Weilerstein on cello, and Adam Neiman on piano. This work is available for purchase on the Naxos CD: "Jennifer Higdon: Piano Trio, Voices, Impressions"4. Blue Cathedral for full orchestra. Commissioned by the Curtis Institute of Music. Performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with Robert Spano conducting. This work is available for purchase on the Telarc CD: "Rainbow Body"

Crisis Textline - text 741741 to be connected with someone to talk to anytime, day or nightNational Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1-800-273-8255Jarrett’s playing has been called “magnificent” by the Palm Beach Daily News and “warm, romantic and seamless” by the South Florida Classical Review. Jarrett has performed with a number of different high-level ensembles, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, l’Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, the Flint Symphony Orchestra, the Ann Arbor Symphony, and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, Jarrett has performed under classical conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, Robert Spano, Simon Rattle, Susanna Mälkki and Peter Eötvös, as well as alongside jazz heavyweights such as Esperanza Spalding, Wayne Bergeron and Nicholas Payton.Jarrett has won several international competitions, including the New World Symphony Concerto Competition, the Marta Hidy Competition for Brass in Toronto, and concerto competitions across Canada and the U.S. Most notably, he won the top prize in the brass category of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal’s prestigious Standard Life Competition in 2014, becoming the first tubist to do so in the competition’s 75-year history. Additionally, Jarrett was a finalist in the XVI Tchaikovsky Competition (the inaugural year for brass participants) in St. Petersburg, Russia, and the only North American tubist to participate in the live rounds. Jarrett has performed as a soloist with the New World Symphony, the Albany Symphony Orchestra, the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Toronto, the University of Western Ontario Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble, and the London Concert Band. During the summers, Jarrett has performed with the Verbier Festival Orchestra, the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra, National Repertory Orchestra, the Spoleto USA Festival Orchestra, the Aspen Festival Orchestra and the Symphony Orchestra Academy of the Pacific. Jarrett was recently a guest on the popular Brass Junkies podcast, speaking largely about ways to improve one’s mental health as a musician in the 21st century. In his spare time, Jarrett volunteers with the Crisis Text Line, a global not-for-profit organization providing free crisis intervention and suicide prevention via SMS message.As an educator, Jarrett was formerly on faculty at New World School of the Arts at Miami Dade College, and has also served on faculty at the National Youth Orchestra of the United States and at Expressions Music Academy in Troy, Michigan.He earned a Bachelor of Music (Tuba Performance) with a minor in Ethics at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario in 2013 and two Masters degrees (one in Tuba Performance and the other in Chamber Music) at the University of Michigan in 2015. His principal teachers have been Brent Adams, Dennis Nulty, Fritz Kaenzig, Craig Knox, Warren Deck and Gene Pokorny. Jarrett is a Miraphone Artist and performs on the 1281 Petrushka F Tuba.Support the show (https://thatsnotspit.com/support/)

Ep. 118: Christopher Theofanidis, composer Let's Talk Off The Podium with Tigran Arakelyan. In this episode Mr. Theofanidis talks about his collaborations with Robert Spano, Sarah Chang, his most performed work the Rainbow Body, and working with soloists on a commissioned works. He also talks about scuba diving, cooking, having pieces performed more than once and much more. CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS (b. 12/18/67 in Dallas, Texas) has had performances by many leading orchestras from around the world, including the London Symphony, the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony, the Moscow Soloists, the National, Baltimore, St. Louis, and Detroit Symphonies, among many others. He has also served as Composer of the Year for the Pittsburgh Symphony during their 2006-7 season, for which he wrote a violin concerto for Sarah Chang. Mr. Theofanidis holds degrees from Yale, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Houston, and has been the recipient of the International Masterprize, the Rome Prize, a Guggenheim fellowship, a Fulbright fellowship to France to study with Tristan Mural at IRCAM, a Tanglewood fellowship, and two fellowships from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 2007 he was nominated for a Grammy award for best composition for his chorus and orchestra work, The Here and Now, based on the poetry of Rumi, and in 2017 for his bassoon concerto. His orchestral work, Rainbow Body, has been one of the most performed new orchestral works of the new millennium, having been performed by over 150 orchestras internationally. Mr. Theofanidis’ has written a ballet for the American Ballet Theatre, a work for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra as part of their ‘New Brandenburg’ series, and two operas for the San Francisco and Houston Grand Opera companies. Thomas Hampson sang the lead role in the San Francisco opera. His work for Houston, The Refuge, featurs six sets of international non-Western musicians alongside the opera musicians. He has a long-standing relationship with the Atlanta Symphony and Maestro Robert Spano, and has just four recordings with them, including his concert length oratorio, Creation/Creator, which was featured at the SHIFT festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. this year with the ASO, chorus, and soloists. His work, Dreamtime Ancestors, for the orchestral consortium, New Music for America, has been played by over fifty orchestras over the past two seasons. He has served as a delegate to the US-Japan Foundation’s Leadership Program, and he is a former faculty member of the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University as well as the Juilliard School. Mr. Theofanidis is currently a professor at Yale University, and composer-in-residence and co-director of the composition program at the Aspen Music Festival. For more information about Christopher Theofanidis please visit: https://www.theofanidismusic.com/index.html © Let's Talk Off The Podium, 2020

In his first public talk since taking over the presidency of the European Court of Human Rights, Judge Robert Spano speaked about "The Principle of Judicial Independence and the Democratic Virtues of Human Rights Law." The talk was followed by questions from the online audience, chaired by iCourts Director, Professor Mikael Rask Madsen.

Robert Spano, who recently commenced his tenure as President of the European Court of Human Rights in the difficult circumstances of lockdown and remote working, discusses with Rosalind English the challenges we face with government’s reliance on automated decision making. This is a question rendered particularly sharp with the pandemic and the conditions under which the restrictions will be lifted. 

Ep. 97: Martin Kuuskmann, Estonian-born bassoon virtuoso Let's Talk Off The Podium with Tigran Arakelyan Grammy nominated Estonian-born bassoon virtuoso, Martin Kuuskmann’s charismatic and commanding performances throughout the world have earned him repute as one of the leading solo instrumentalists of his generation. Kuuskmann has appeared with conductors Neeme, Paavo and Kristjan Järvi, Robert Spano, Tõnu Kaljuste, Risto Joost, Nikolay Aleksejev, Anu Tali, Mihhail Gerts, Kirk Trevor, Leonid Grin, and with orchestras such as Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, National Orchestra of Chile, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Lukes, Estonian Festival Orchestra, Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra, Macao Orchestra, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of the Norrlandsoperan, and many others. Constantly pushing the boundaries for new artistic and technical possibilities, Kuuskmann has premiered 11 bassoon concertos, all written and dedicated to him by some of the foremost composers of our time, including Erkki-Sven Tüür, Christopher Theofanidis, Eino Tamberg, Tõnu Kõrvits, Ülo Krigul, Gene Pritsker, David Chesky, Gregor Huebner and Charles Coleman. In this podcast we talk about Martin's start in music and specifically bassoon, collaborating with artists with various genres, repertoire and inspirational figures. We also talk about teaching and performing during Covid-19, concertos and life changing moments. For more information about Martin Kuuskmann please visit: http://kuuskmann.com/ © Let's Talk Off The Podium, 2020

In this series of podcasts, Seattle Opera Dramaturg Jonathan Dean gives listeners a taste of nine different types of traditional opera. Music Drama was the personal solution to the problems of presenting opera in nineteenth-century Europe developed by composer/librettist Richard Wagner, opera’s ultimate mad genius. These long, loud, big works challenge artists, audiences, and the art form itself. Their complex music and unique spins on old stories continue to attract, repel, and provoke all who encounter them. Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde (1865) serves as an example of the genre, as does the Richard Strauss opera Elektra (1909). Musical examples on this podcast drawn from Seattle Opera productions of Lohengrin 1994, conducted by Hermann Michael; Parsifal 2003, conducted by Asher Fisch and starring Stephen Milling; Die Walküre, conducted by Robert Spano, 2005 (starring Jane Eaglen) and 2009; Siegfried, 2013, conducted by Asher Fisch; and Tristan und Isolde (1998, conducted by Armin Jordan and starring Jane Eaglen and Ben Heppner; 2010, conducted by Asher Fisch; opening and English horn solo from the 1966 Bayreuth Festival recording conducted by Karl Böhm; conclusion of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Karajan (Deutsche Gramophon 1977); Elektra, Astrid Varnay and Leonie Rysanek with the orchestra of West German Radio conducted by Richard Kraus (Melodram 1953). Stay tuned for another podcast introducing another kind of opera next week!

Robert Spano, the Orchestra's Music Director – only the fourth in its history -steps down from his post at the end of the 2020-2021 season. Creative Loafing's Mark Gresham recently talked with Spano about the current season, his tenure with the orchestra and prospects for his future.

TBJ122: Shelagh Abate on playing horn on Broadway, meeting Sting and the importance of networking. She gives us a great overview of life in a Broadway pit and what it takes to get (and stay) there. From her bio: SHELAGH ABATE is unquestionably one of New York’s most sought-after musicians. Shelagh’s love for the horn is almost as old as her love for music itself. Known for her simultaneously warm and assertive sound, her versatility and musical intuition has earned her a place in the lexicon of NYC’s busiest performers. Shelagh has opened more than one dozen Broadway productions. Among them are Mary Poppins, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, South Pacific, Honeymoon in Vegas, Evita, Fiddler on the Roof, Anastasia, and most currently Disney’s Frozen. Since arriving in New York in 2006, she has performed regularly with The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Mostly Mozart Festival, The American Ballet Theater, The American Symphony Orchestra, The Opera Orchestra of New York, is third horn with the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra and has been principal horn of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra under the artistic direction of Jaime Laredo since 1999. During the course of her career, she has been conducted by some of the great musicians of our time; Seiji Ozawa, Simon Rattle, Andre Previn, James Conlon, Gunther Schuller, James DePriest, Robert Spano, Carl St. Clair, John Williams, Marin Alsop, Jaime Laredo, Keith Lockhart, and Placido Domingo, to name a few. Shelagh has established fluency in the commercial realm as well as the classical, having performed as part of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Michel Legrand, the ensembles of Earl McDonald, Gary Morgan, Jamie Baum, John Allmark, John Vanore and Greg Hopkins. Shelagh has recorded, performed live in concert, as well as on televised events with Sting, The Who, Tony Bennett, Rufus Wainwright, Lady Gaga, Barry Manilow, Joni Mitchell, Trey Anastasio, Club d’Elf, Josh Groban, Brian Wilson, Linda Ronstadt, and most recently with the 2019 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall. Chamber music has been at the very core of Shelagh’s success as a musician. A winner of the Coleman Competition (2000), and a founding member of the award-winning Triton Brass (Fischoff, Lyon & Concert Artist’s Guild, 2005), Shelagh has collaborated with her world-class and longtime colleagues in order to achieve what is only artistically possible through such an intimate medium. Together they have shared their gifts with many thousands of others through live performances, recordings, and through education. Shelagh will be returning as faculty with Triton Brass to the Boston University Tanglewood Institute for their 2019 season. She also served as faculty for more than a decade with the renown Atlantic Brass Quintet International Summer Seminar.  Through these summer programs, Shelagh is proud to have influenced, shaped and enriched the lives of many dozens of tomorrow’s musicians. Shelagh is an Artist in Residence at Boston College, and The Boston Conservatory of Music where she has performed and conducted clinics and masterclasses on a regular basis since 2003. Shelagh’s early musical influences include extensive study with the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Richard Sebring, Toronto Symphony’s principal horn Neil Deland, and renowned pedagogue and performer Laura Klock. She has been a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center and with The National Repertory Orchestra. Shelagh holds a B.A. from Boston College, an M.M. from The University of Massachusetts at Amherst where she was a recipient of the Howard W. Lebow Scholarship, and an Artist Diploma from The New England Conservatory of Music, where she was a Walkenier Scholar. Shelagh is proud to be a Stephens Horns artist, playing one of the very first horns handcrafted by Stephen Shires https://www.stephenshorns.com.   In this fun and lively discussion, we cover: In the Lexicon! Fun with pronunciations Amhad Rashad Baseball cards Erasers and jewelry Going to school with Andy Bove Trent Austin's bio writer Playing on Broadway eight times a week Playing Disney's Frozen Name-dropping  How playing on Broadway works Dealing with repetition How the sub pool works and how to get started as a player Dormant subs Networking The impact of social media on networking Jeff Nelsen Be nice Pit orchestra size and the state of the industry Horn job pool on Broadway Horn writing rant Horn: The Cornstarch of the Orchestra Triton Brass Working with Sam Pilafian Playing with famous people from Trey Anastasio to Barry Manilow and Sting Being married to Tony Kadleck Facebrace LINKS: Shelagh's site Triton Brass Vermont Symphony Orchestra Want to help the show? Here are some ways: Unlock bonus episodes galore by becoming a Patreon patron. We just launched a brand new Brass Junkies newsletter! It will change your life. Like, it's life-changing! Subscribe today to stay in the loop on all things Brass Junkies! Help others find the show by leaving a rating and review on iTunes or Apple Podcasts. Show us some love on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Show some love to our sponsors: The brass program at The Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University and Parker Mouthpieces (including the Andrew Hitz and Lance LaDuke models.) Buy Pray for Jens and The Brass Junkies merch at The Brass Junkies online store! Tell your friends! Expertly produced by Will Houchin with love, care, and enthusiasm.

Kelley sang the role of Federico Lorca in the original version of Osvaldo Golijov’s opera Ainadamar.Kelley earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California and her master's degree in Music from the University of California, Los Angeles.John Adams is an American composer, clarinetist, and conductor of classical music and opera, with strong roots in minimalism.Suzuki is a character in the opera Madame Butterfly, an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini.Roberto De Candia is an Italian operatic baritone.Maria Luigia Borsi is an Italian opera singer.Hadleigh Adams is an operatic baritone from Palmerston North, New Zealand. Hadleigh recently played Mercutio in Cincinnati Opera’s performance of Charles Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet.Die Fledermaus is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II.A breeches role (also pants role or trouser role) is a role in which an actress appears in male clothing.Tanglewood is a music venue in the towns of Lenox and Stockbridge in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts.The Cleveland Orchestra, based in Cleveland, is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the "Big Five".Requiem Canticles is a 15-minute composition by Igor Stravinsky, for contralto and bass soli, chorus, and orchestra.Cherubino is a character in The Marriage of Figaro, an opera buffa (comic opera composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart."The Composer" is a character in Richard Strauss's opera Ariadne auf Naxos.Das Lied von der Erde ("The Song of the Earth") is a composition for two voices and orchestra written by the Austrian composer Gustav Mahler.Cecilia Bartoli is an Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano opera singer and recitalist.“Voi Che Sapete” is an aria from The Marriage of Figaro.Renée Fleming is an American soprano, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions.Leontyne Price is an American soprano. She rose to international acclaim in the 1950s and 1960s, and was the first African American to become a leading performer, or prima donna, at the Metropolitan Opera, and one of the most popular American classical singers of her generation.Robert Spano is an American conductor and pianist.The Gospel According to the Other Mary is an opera/oratorio by John Adams.Peter Sellars is an American theatre director, noted for his unique contemporary staging of classical and contemporary operas and plays.El Niño is an opera-oratorio by John Adams.Aaron Copland was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later a conductor of his own and other American music.El Salón México is a symphonic composition in one movement by Aaron Copland, which uses Mexican folk music extensively.Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four German-language epic music dramas composed by Richard Wagner.Kelley grew up in Clovis, California.Audra McDonald is an American actress and singer. Primarily known for her work on the Broadway stage, she has won six Tony Awards, more performance wins than any other actor, and is the only person to win all four acting categories. McDonald was raised in Fresno, California.La Cenerentola is an operatic dramma giocoso by Gioachino Rossini.The Turn of the Screw is a 20th-century English chamber opera composed by Benjamin Britten.Claude Debussy was a French composer.Phyllis Curtin was an American classical soprano who had an active career in operas and concerts from the early 1950s through the 1980s.Donald Runnicles is a Scottish conductor.Louis Langrée is the music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.Evans mentions the following Mahler works: Symphony No. 2 (known as the Resurrection Symphony), Symphony No. 3, Symphony No.8, Rückert-Lieder, and Kindertotenlieder.The songs of Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Boy’s Magic Horn) by Gustav Mahler are voice-and-piano and orchestral settings of German folk poems chosen from a collection of the same name.The Rape of Lucretia is an opera by Benjamin Britten.Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.The Neruda Songs are a cycle of five songs composed for mezzo-soprano soloist and orchestra by the American composer Peter Lieberson for his wife, singer Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. Lieberson chose O'Connor as the first mezzo-soprano to sing his composition Neruda Songs live in concert after the death of his wife.Bernard Haitink is a Dutch conductor.The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is an American orchestra based in Atlanta, Georgia. Robert Spano has been its music director since 2001.Agustín Barrios was a Paraguayan virtuoso classical guitarist and composer, largely regarded as one of the greatest performers and most prolific composers for the guitar.Carmen is an opera by French composer Georges Bizet.The Dream of Gerontius is a work for voices and orchestra in two parts composed by Edward Elgar in 1900, to text from the poem by John Henry Newman.Wesendonck Lieder is the common name of a set of five songs for female voice and piano Wagner, Fünf Gedichte für eine Frauenstimme (Five Poems for a Female Voice).Hans Werner Henze was a German composer.Sea Pictures is a song cycle by Elgar consisting of five songs written by various poets.Jascha Heifetz was a Russian-American violinist.Kelley cites Dawn Upshaw, an American soprano, as her most important mentor.The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a 1984 novel by Milan Kundera, about two women, two men, a dog and their lives in the 1968 Prague Spring period of Czechoslovak history.Tidying Up with Marie Kondo is a reality television series developed for Netflix and released on January 1, 2019.Kelley mentions Here’s the Thing and Fresh Air as some of her favorite podcasts.Zero, aptly named for the amount of food you eat during a fast, is a simple tracker that helps users sync a fast with their biological clock.Spotify Technology S.A. is a Swedish media-services provider founded in 2006 with an app of the same name.Pandora is a music application.Metropol Restaurant & BarJessica Rivera is an American soprano of Peruvian-American ancestry.Kelley cites Nina Simone as one of her favorite musicians outside of classical music.

The Metropolitan OperaNaomi Andre attended Westtown SchoolEric Mitchko is the General Director for the North Carolina Opera.Barnard College, Columbia UniversityThe Magic Flute is an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.Der Rosenkavalier is a comic opera by Richard Strauss.Tatiana Troyanos was an American mezzo-soprano of Greek and German descent, remembered as "one of the defining singers of her generation" (Boston Globe).Dame Gwyneth Jones is a Welsh operatic dramatic soprano.Kathleen Battle is an American operatic soprano known for her distinctive vocal range and tone.Khovanshchina is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky.Dialogues des Carmélites is an opera, divided into twelve scenes with linking orchestral interludes, by Francis Poulenc.Manon Lescaut is an opera by Giacomo Puccini.Columbia UniversityJessye Norman is an American opera singer and recitalist.Sieglinde is a character in Die Walküre, the second of the four music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.Leona Mitchell is an American operatic soprano and an Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame inductee.Mimi is a character in the opera La bohème, composed by Giacomo Puccini.Martina Arroyo is an American operatic soprano who had a major international opera career from the 1960s through the 1980s. She was part of the first generation of black opera singers of Puerto Rican descent to achieve wide success, and is viewed as part of an instrumental group of performers who helped break down the barriers of racial prejudice in the opera world.Aida is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi.Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is a New Zealand soprano.The Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand.Nabucco is an Italian-language opera composed in 1841 by Giuseppe Verdi.Samuel Ramey is an American operatic bass.Andrea Gruber is an American dramatic soprano particularly admired for her interpretations of the works of Puccini, Verdi, and Wagner.James Levine is an American conductor and pianist. He is primarily known for his tenure as Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera, a position he held for 40 years.Alfred Walker is an American operatic bass-baritone.Michèle Crider is an American lirico spinto operatic soprano.Mark Rucker, baritone, serves as professor of voice at MSU's College of Music.Porgy and Bess is an English-language opera by the American composer George Gershwin.Fidelio is Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera.Marian Anderson was an American contralto singer, one of the most celebrated of the twentieth century.Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, dubbed "The Black Swan" (a play on Jenny Lind's sobriquet, "The Swedish Nightingale”, was an African-American singer considered the best-known black concert artist of her time.James Alan Bland, also known as Jimmy Bland, was an African-American musician and song writer.Thomas Dartmouth Rice, known professionally as Daddy Rice, was an American performer and playwright who performed blackface and used African American vernacular speech, song and dance to become one of the most popular minstrel show entertainers of his time."Oh, Dem Golden Slippers" is a popular song commonly sung by blackface performers in the 19th century.Prada S.p.A. is an Italian luxury fashion house, specializing in leather handbags, travel accessories, shoes, ready-to-wear, perfumes and other fashion accessories, founded in 1913 by Mario Prada.Gucci is an Italian luxury brand of fashion and leather goods. Gucci was founded by Guccio Gucci in Florence, Tuscany, in 1921.Ralph Shearer Northam is an American politician and physician serving as the Governor of Virginia.Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones, known as Sissieretta Jones, was an American soprano. She sometimes was called "The Black Patti", a reference to Italian opera singer Adelina Patti.The Daughters of the American Revolution is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in the United States' efforts towards independence.Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political figure, diplomat and activist, and served as First Lady of the United States.Rosa Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.Mattiwilda Dobbs was an African-American coloratura soprano and one of the first black singers to enjoy a major international career in opera.Lillian Evanti was an African-American opera singer.Mary Lucinda Cardwell Dawson was an African-American musician and teacher and the founding director of the National Negro Opera Company.Theodore Drury, born in Kentucky, was a singer and music promoter.Dr. Kristen Turner’s work has been published in the Journal of the Society for American Music, and the Journal of Musicological Research. Her research interests are in 19th century opera, 19th and 20th century American musical culture, African American music, music and politics, and music and gender.Sir Rudolf Bing, KBE was an Austrian-born opera impresario who worked in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, most notably as General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1950 to 1972.Ulrica is a character in the opera Un ballo in maschera, an opera by Giuseppe Verdi.RCA Studio B is a music recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee built in 1956. Originally known simply by the name “RCA Studios”, it became known in the 1960s for being an essential factor to the development of the production style and technique known as the Nashville Sound.“O don fatale” is an aria from the opera Les Troyens, a French grand opera by Hector Berlioz.Dom Sébastien, Roi de Portugal is a French grand opera by Gaetano Donizetti.Leontyne Price is an American soprano. She rose to international acclaim in the 1950s and 1960s, and was the first African American to become a leading performer, or prima donna, at the Metropolitan Opera, and one of the most popular American classical singers of her generation.The Julliard SchoolWilliam Warfield was an American concert bass-baritone singer and actor.Alice Ford is a character in the opera Falstaff.Donna Anna is a character in the opera Don Giovanni.Franco Corelli was an Italian tenor who had a major international opera career between 1951 and 1976.Il Trovatore is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi.Madame Butterfly is an opera by Giacomo Puccini.Liù is a character in the opera Turandot by Giacomo Puccini.The Messa da Requiem is a musical setting of the Catholic funeral mass (Requiem) for four soloists, double choir and orchestra by Giuseppe Verdi.Joe is a character in the musical Show Boat by Jerome Kern.La Scala is an opera house in Milan, Italy.Otello is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi.Atlanta Symphony OrchestraRussell Thomas is an American operatic tenor.Robert Spano is an American conductor and pianist.The Gershwin Initiative at the University of MichiganHouston Grand OperaLyric Opera of ChicagoFrancesca Zambello is an American opera and theatre director. She serves as General Director of The Glimmerglass Festival and Artistic Director of the Washington National Opera.The Neil Simon Theatre, formerly the Alvin Theatre, is a Broadway venue built in 1927.Götterdämmerung is the last in Richard Wagner's cycle of four music dramas titled Der Ring des Nibelungen.Treemonisha is an opera by African-American composer Scott Joplin, who is most noted for his ragtime piano works.Harry Lawrence Freeman was a United States opera composer, conductor, impresario and teacher. He was the first African-American to write an opera (Epthalia, 1891) that was successfully produced.Voodoo is an opera in three acts with music and libretto by Harry Lawrence Freeman.William Menefield is a Cincinnati-born composer. How work Fierce will be premiered by the Cincinnati Opera in 2020.Sheila Williams is the author of Dancing on the Edge of the Roof, On the Right Side of a Dream, The Shade of My Own Tree and Girls Most Likely.

In Episode 19 of the Time To Be You Podcast, Hila Plitman, Grammy award winning vocalist, teaches her listeners exactly how to tap into their creative flow, citing the importance of just getting the process started and putting work out into the world, “even if you think it’s junk.” Besides her work in opera and contemporary classic music, Hila is an active songwriter, actress and mother of a young teenager. While juggling all these roles can prove difficult, Hila is no stranger to putting in the hard work necessary to fulfill all the roles she pleases. Hila has been working in the music industry since she herself was fourteen, and works smart, outsourcing the tasks she doesn’t gain energy from.   -- Questions asked in this episode: 1. Give us a brief background of yourself and what you do? 2. When writing and singing, how do you tap into your creative side when you are also a mother and so many things? 3. How does tapping into your creativity help run your business? 4. In songwriting I know artist tend to have a lot of self-judgement, how do you come from a place of just creating and not thinking about who will or will not like it? 5. How do you tap into the feelings of your body to create? 6. What would you say to someone that hasn't tapped into their creative energy or buried it for a long time, how do they get it back and nurture it?   --   Bio: Grammy award-winning vocalist Hila Plitmann is a glittering jewel on the international music scene, known worldwide for her astonishing musicianship, light and beautiful voice, and the ability to perform challenging new works. She has worked with many leading conductors, including Leonard Slatkin, Esa- Pekka Salonen, Thomas Adès, Carl St. Clair, Giancarlo Guerrero, Robert Spano and JoAnn Falletta, performing with the likes of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic and the London Symphony Orchestra. Hila is also emerging as a unique crossover artist, and her own songs and arrangements can be heard on YouTube and in live concert. She has accumulated an impressive catalogue of varied recordings, including Hans Zimmer's Grammy winning soundtrack for The Da Vinci Code, Eric Whitacre’s Good Night Moon with the LSO, and Oscar winner John Corigliano’s song- cycle Mr Tambourine Man with the Buffalo Symphony (for which she won a best female vocalist Grammy).   Some of her recent discs are Richard Danielpour’s Toward A Season of Peace and Corigliano's Vocalise, both released to critical acclaim on NAXOS. In constant demand as a singer of new and contemporary music, Hila Plitmann has appeared as a soloist in numerous world premieres, including: Pulitzer Prize winner David Del Tredici’s Paul Revere’s Ride with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Frank Zappa’s orchestral staged version of 200 Motels with the Los Angeles Philharmonic; the Dallas Opera world premiere of Mark Adamo's Opera Becoming Santa Claus; Richard Danielpour's Darkness in the Ancient Valley with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra; and Yuval Sharon and Annie Gosfield’s War of the Worlds with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and lives with her son and their cat in Los Angeles. www.hilaplitmann.com   -- Follow Laura on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/laura_loveandfit/

Virtuosic violinist Jennifer Koh is known for her commanding performances and technical assurance. Although she performs Tchaikovsky and Bach she's interested in finding the connection between the arts and music of all eras from traditional to now. Jennifer Koh tells us about some of the 60 works that have been written especially for her including a new work by Kaija Saariaho. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Sarah Zwinklis Music Bedeviled by Phil Kline Jennifer Koh, violin Sense by Kaija Saariaho Jennifer Koh, violin The Singing Rooms by Jennifer Higdon Jennifer Koh, violin; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra ; Robert Spano, conductor Graal théâtre: Delicato and Impetuoso by Kaija Saariaho Jennifer Koh, violin; Conner Covington, conductor; Curtis 20/21 Ensemble

Canadian Tubist Jarrett McCourt is the Acting Principal Tuba of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and the Tubist of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Prior to this, Jarrett was the Tuba Fellow of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida. Jarrett’s playing has been called “magnificent” by the Palm Beach Daily News and “warm, romantic and seamless” by the South Florida Classical Review. Jarrett has performed with a number of different high-level ensembles, including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Flint Symphony Orchestra, the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, and has also performed as Acting Principal Tuba with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Additionally, Jarrett has performed under classical conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, Robert Spano, James Gaffigan, Susanna Mälkki and Leonard Slatkin, as well as alongside jazz heavyweights such as Esperanza Spalding, Wayne Bergeron, and Nicholas Payton. In this fun and lively (and sometimes powerful and moving) conversation, we cover: "Warm, romantic and seamless" Chicago, playing with the Civic Orchestra Moving from Miami and driving from Florida to Illinois Playing with New World Symphony Playing with Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Exit interview with NWS CEO, Howard Herring The new concert hall for NWS, live projection of performances on the side of the building The differences in culture between New World and Civic and Winnipeg MTTs advice as a newbie in NWS His suggestions to NWS addressing mental health initiatives Mental health person on staff at U of Michigan School of Music Pressures on professional musicians Working for a suicide hotline for two years as an undergrad Basic self-care tactics (food, sleep, hydration, etc.) Connecting with audiences in more personal and genuine ways Developing coping skills Active listening, acknowledge realistically and offer concrete advice If you suspect something, express something His suggestions for systemic changes in educational and professional environments Help others feel comfortable Noa Kageyama Meditation Personal highlight reel Achievement/Gratitude journaling Baby steps Taking every day as it comes LINKS: Personal site New World Symphony profile Bulletproof Musician Want to help the show? Here are some ways: Help others find the show by leaving a rating and review on iTunes. Show us some love on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Help us pay the bills (and get regular bonus episodes!) by becoming a Patreon patron. Show some love to our sponsors: The brass program at The Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University and Parker Mouthpieces (including the Andrew Hitz and Lance LaDuke models.) Tell your friends! Expertly produced by Will Houchin with love, care, and enthusiasm.

Robert Spano, the musical director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, is set to retire in the coming years. The 2020-21 season will be his final curtain call. But not before leaving classical music lovers with something beautiful and melodic to remember. Although a man known for championing contemporary composers, he is also grounded in the classics. AJC features reporter Bo Emerson has a revealing interview with the music conductor whose career has spanned more than three decades. Plus, host Shane Harrison shares things to do in Atlanta during the next 10 days, including the Big Shanty Festival in downtown Kennesaw.

Jennifer Higdon började komponera vid 21 års ålder, efter att mest ha lyssnat på rock, country och bluegrass. Hon komponerar kvalitetsmusik som samtidigt kommunicerar med många människor. Tonsättaren och virtuosa flöjtspelaren Jennifer Higdon är en av USAs flitigast spelade tonsättare och fick 2010 det finaste pris man kan få inom konstmusiken i USA, Pulitzerpriset, för sin Violin Concerto. Samma år vann Jennifer Higdons Slagverkskonsert en Grammy. Hennes musik finns inspelad på över 60 CD-skivor. Jennifer Higdons filosofi är enkel: Musiken måste sjunga, den måste tala, den måste kommunicera.Hon skriver musik för musikerna och för lyssnarna och tror stenhårt på att hon kan skriva kvalitetsmusik och samtidigt kommunicera med många människor. Om Jennifer Higdon har det skrivits att hon i sin musik hellre använder klangfärger och melodier än teman. Hon håller med: -Mitt klangfärgstänkade kommer ur mina kompositionsstudier hos tonsättaren George Crumb. George Crumb själv listar hennes musikaliska fingeravtryck så här: rytmisk vitalitet, spännande färgsättning och känslighet för nyanser och klang. Det var den världskända violonisten Hilary Hahn som beställde Violinkonserten. Pulitzerprisjuryn skrev: Jennifer Higdons Violinkonsert är ett djupt engagerande verk som kombinerar flödande lyrism med bländande virtuositet. Hilary Hahn drog åt tumskruvarna och hetsade Higdon att göra verket svårare och svårare. Pulitzerpriset förändrade Jennifer Higdons liv över en natt. Redan första dagen fick hon, som har eget notförlag, 200 nya beställningar. Hon hade dock inte tid för dem alla och slussade helt sonika beställarna vidare till andra tonsättarvänner. Jennifer Higdons notförlag heter Lawdon Press och förläggare är Cheryl Lawson, Jennifer Higdons hustru. De möttes i gymnasiet för 31 år sen, och de lever helt öppet för att kunna vara stöd och förebilder för unga lesbiska kvinnor. Många av Higdons stycken kräver att musikerna använder utökade tekniker på sina instrument, som överblåsning, omvänd fingersättning eller instrumentbyte. Stycket On A Wire skrev hon för gruppen Eight Blackbird och symfoniorkester. Eight Blackbird inleder stycket med att spela inuti en flygel med fiskelinor. Jennifer Higdon var här inspirerad av Bowed Piano Ensemble från Colorado. -Strängarna sjunger då på ett utsökt och mystiskt sätt, förklarar Jennifer Higdon. Jag gillar att ge publiken överraskningar och på det sättet dra in dem i skeendet på scenen. Jennifer Higdon fick uppdraget att skriva musik till 75-årsjubiléet för Curtis Institue of Music i Philadelphia där hon studerat och numera verkar som professor. Detta händer ett år efter att hennes bror Andy Blue Higdon dör i cancer, endast 33 år gammal. Jennifer skriver det vackra, personliga stycket Blue Cathedral, ett tonpoem, som varje weekend spelas någonstans i världen. Walt Whitmans poem When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd skrev han kort efter lönnmordet på president Abraham Lincoln, 1865. Jennifer Higdons tonsatte av delar av dikten och gav stycket titeln Dooryard Bloom. Det framförs av den Panama-Amerikanske barytonen Nmon Ford. - Nmon Ford är svart och det är vackert att just han sjöng vid premiären och desuutom spelade in stycket på skiva, säger Higdon. Det var ju Abraham Lincoln som upphävde slaveriet i USA. 2015 hade Higdons första opera Cold Mountain världspremiär. Librettot är baserat på den internationella bestsellern Åter till Cold Mountain av författaren Charles Frazier. Läs om Jennifer Higdon på nätet: http://www.jenniferhigdon.com/ http://www.composersforum.org/content/jennifer-higdon  Musiklista:Percussion Concerto Jennifer Higdon Colin Currie (percussion) & London Philharmonic Orchestra (Marin Alsop)              Marin Alsop Conducts MacMillan, Ades, Higdon LPO 0035 Blue Cathedral Jennifer Higdon Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Robert Spano, dir Robert Spano - Respons on the death of her brother Rainbow Body TELARC RECORDS CD 80596 Southern Harmony Jennifer Higdon Ying-Kvartetten United States_ Lifemusic (2) Jennifer Higdon Rapid Fire Jennifer Higdon Jennifer Higdon, flöjt "rapid.fire" I Virtuosi - IVR 501 Piano Trio, Sats 1 Pale Yellow Jennifer Higdon Anne Akiko Meyers, violin. Alisa Weilerstein, Adam Neiman, piano Higdon Piano Trio Voices Impressions  NAXOS 14590 On A Wire Jennifer Higdon Eight Blackbirds Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Robert Spano, dir. CD 1001 ASO Media Konsert for Violin & Orkeste Jennifer Higdon Hilary Hahn, violin Vasilij Petrenko, dir. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Hilary Hahn Violin Concertos Percussion Concerto Jennifer Higdon Colin Currie (percussion) & London Philharmonic Orchestra (Marin Alsop)                  Marin Alsop Conducts MacMillan, Ades, Higdon LPO 0035 Impressions For String Quartet/ 3. To the Point Jennifer Higdon CYPRESS-Kvartetten: /Ward, Cecily (Vl) Stone, Tom (Vl) Filner, Ethan (Vla) Kloetzel, Jennifer (Vlc)/ (Iens) Impressions For String Quartet/ 2. Quiet Art Jennifer Higdon Cypress-Kvartetten: /Ward, Cecily (Vl) Stone, Tom (Vl) Filner, Ethan (Vla) Kloetzel, Jennifer (Vlc)/ (Iens) Dooryard Bloom Jennifer Higdon Nmon Ford, baryton. Robert Spano, dir. Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Transmigration TELARC CD-80673

April 19, 2016 In this episode Sean has a captivating discussion with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra bass player Michael Kurth.  He discusses his earliest influences his including K.I.S.S., The Blues Brothers movie, beating a chest of drawers with a hammer, and his affinity for the rock band Tool, plus a preview of an exciting ASO recording session with music director Robert Spano for the 17-18 season.  Michael Kurth (b. 1971) has been a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra bass section since 1994. The Orchestra has given world premieres of two of his orchestral works, May Cause Dizziness in 2011 under Roberto Abbado, and Everything Lasts Forever in 2013 under Music Director Robert Spano. His third Atlanta Symphony Orchestra commission will be premiered in February 2016.          

March 7, 2015. Composer Jennifer Higdon discusses her viola concerto. Speaker Biography: One of America's most popular composers of art music, Jennifer Higdon is on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, holding the Milton L. Rock Chair in Composition Studies. She holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, the Curtis Institute of Music, and Bowling Green State University. In 2014 she received an honorary doctorate from Bowling Green, which named her one of its 100 most prominent graduates during the university's 2010 centennial commemoration. Higdon entered music as a flutist during her teenage years and she began composing at age twenty-one. She has studied conducting privately with Robert Spano and was a pupil of flutist Judith Bentley at Bowling Green. Robert Spano conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra and violinist Benjamin Beilman in performances of the Violin Concerto in Philadelphia in 2015. Higdon has also composed orchestral solo concertos for oboe, percussion, piano, and soprano saxophone. Her percussion concerto was awarded the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition. She is also the recipient of Guggenheim and Pew fellowships, and has received awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6766

As the lockout of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians enters its third week, the two sides appear to be digging in for a fight that threatens to get more acrimonious before it's resolved. "We're into the third week and the two sides haven't even sat down together," says Howard Pousner, a cultural reporter at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in this podcast. The orchestra management cancelled its opening night gala celebration, scheduled for Thursday, and musicians instead plan to stage a moment of "deafening silence" in a plaza across the street from the orchestra's home at the Woodruff Arts Center. All other performances through Nov. 8 have been called off as well. ASO president Stanley Romanstein said in a statement this week that the decision to cancel the performances was made "with a great deal of reluctance." On Wednesday, music director Robert Spano told the New York Times that "this is a dire and critical juncture for the city of Atlanta, which is in danger of losing the flagship of its culture." Spano also revealed that he put up $50,000 of his own money to fund the ASO's appearance at Carnegie Hall this past spring. Pousner reports that ASO management was caught off guard by Spano's comments, which broke a tradition of silence by music directors during labor disputes (14 composers too weighed in Thursday). The ASO's second lockout in two years follows strikes and lockouts at major orchestras across the U.S., including San Francisco, Detroit and Minnesota, as rising costs, shrinking endowments and sluggish or declining attendance have threatened their finances. In this podcast, Pousner also explains: Why this dispute hinges on bigger issues than a reported $2 million deficit. Why the orchestra has been experiencing budgetary woes for the past 12 years. How the public sentiment has shifted in this dispute. The challenges of arts fundraising in a "new money" city like Atlanta. Listen to the full segment above and tell us what you think about the dispute in the comments box below:

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

Dove talks with Alvin Singleton, the prize-winning composer who has adapted Dove’s work to music, and Robert Spano, music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Emory University Distinguished Artist in Residence. Moderated by Lois Reitzes, host of “Second Cup Concert” on WABE 90.1.