Podcasts about rockford symphony orchestra

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:32:26 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/105-jazzy-journey 04ede87b7173b40b16d887af95188bce 105 full with Principal Keyboard Joel Ross, Assistant Concertmaster Rachel Handlin, & host Javier Roman no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:18:25 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/104-rso-at-the-arcade 69052a2faa54d1dc98444c41bae70d82 104 full Recorded live at SoundBites with Assistant Conductor Ben Firer & Guest Artist Joel Baer no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

“A big part of being a musician is believing in yourself and saying ‘yes' to the little opportunities that come your way. Sometimes we can get down on ourselves. We think, ‘I'm not cut out for that.' Believe in yourself and what you can do, no matter what the situation... Don't be afraid to say ‘yes,' to try out for that show or audition for that ensemble. Encourage your students to do the same thing because you never know where those opportunities are going to take you.”Jessica Koenig loves sharing her passion for music and the relationships it forges with people of all ages and backgrounds. She joined choir at the age of 9 and has never stopped singing! At age 17 she was selected as a featured soloist during Pope John Paul II's visit to St. Louis. Jessica went on to receive her BS in Music Education from William Jewell College in 2003. After several moves, she spent 13 years teaching general music at a private K-8 school where her children's choir consistently had 60-80 students. They were featured in choral festivals, twice performed the Star Spangled Banner at Harlem Globetrotters games, and led music at countless church services.Jessica accepted a public middle school choir position in 2022 in order to reach a more dynamic group of families. During her second year there, her treble ensemble was one of two middle school choirs to achieve a Superior-Plus rating at the Illinois Grade School Music Association's State Organization Festival and also shared the stage with the Rockford Symphony Orchestra. Jessica's choirs are known for their pure sound and strong tonality.She became the Co-Artistic Director of Kantorei in 2024. Kantorei is the premier 4th-12th grade community choir in Rockford, IL. This organization is committed to offering an excellent choral education to all students who love to sing without the barriers of cost and is funded completely on donations. Jessica lives in Rockford, IL with her three talented children. Find more information about Kantorei at kantorei.com.To get in touch with Jessica, you can e-mail her at jessica.leigh.koenig@gmail.com or visit kantorei.com.Email choirfampodcast@gmail.com to contact our hosts.Podcast music from Podcast.coPhoto in episode artwork by Trace Hudson

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:28:26 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/102-mozart-meets-mahler ad0ac3954542141e6b8af3c6b8d7fae1 102 full with Music Director Yaniv Attar and host Phil Davidson no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:18:01 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/101-holiday-pops-2024 022750e996a6f919fdf563b5d0f04b54 101 full with Guest Conductor Kevin Stites and host Phil Davidson no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:19:41 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/100-the-nutcracker-2024 d986016266a5aa8305fc3f713590ebe4 100 full with Choreographer Lucas Segovia, Music Director Yaniv Attar and host Javier Roman no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:31:16 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/99-symphonic-classics fd0fb006b1c8334a16861cffada02d5c 99 full with Music Director Yaniv Attar and host Phil Davidson no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:39:20 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/98-tchaikovsky-and-rachmaninoff f7e5ec49e97be3c876b2c8e2f9787c0e 98 full with Music Director Yaniv Attar and host Phil Davidson no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:26:46 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/b97-202425-season-description-masterworks-5 cc96d8bf9cdee72d2f5805060bcc7bd6 97 bonus Beethoven's 9th on May 10, 2025 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 15:25:14 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/b91-202425-season-description-masterworks-1 81ff08e79fee433ff8ea5db309f2c401 91 bonus Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff on September 14, 2024 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:13:40 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/b92-202425-season-description-pops-1 567f1a9d7a3f4b7b8e72b57f6eaa7416 92 bonus Spooktacular on October 26,2024 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:18:11 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/b93-202425-season-description-masterworks-2 666f47688db16c4b52f1b41a6ba82f38 93 bonus Symphonic Classics on November 16,2024 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:21:13 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/b94-202425-season-description-masterworks-3 9ea188bbfb385757cf2eed3d241b84e5 94 bonus Mozart Meets Mahler on January 18, 2025 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:24:35 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/b95-202425-season-description-masterworks-4 208083104d1fb45d983fcd8850f43fda 95 bonus Ellis Island: Dream of America on March 8, 2025 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Wed, 01 May 2024 14:56:15 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/90-soundscapes 2dc6f2b6f63ba11056e2afd28a1a1a84 90 full with Music Director Yaniv Attar and host Phil Davidson no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 17:07:07 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/89-the-french-connection 30bb79875813c8c8fdec01f43bd8346a 89 full with Music Director Yaniv Attar and host Margo Stdeman no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:40:03 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/88-french-music-with-a-jazz-flair 49780e95187f86c4bd6e0f0eda58c294 88 full with Artistic Coordinator & RSO Concertmaster Michèle Lekas and host Margo Stedman no Rockford Symphony Orchestra 1429

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:10:46 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/87-great-ladies-of-swing 9d78ae8f8a3a6a307e8fb5e201e158ac 87 full with Conductor Ben Firer and host Margo Stedman no Rockford Symphony Orchestra 1039

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 17:13:40 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/86-romance-poetry-valentines 314c422e4240e15f589c421615296081 86 full with Music Director Yaniv Attar and host Phil Davidson no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 22:05:18 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/84-music-by-candlelight-2024 e41d0d3728ecabefabd2fe064e3132e7 84 full with Principal Bassoon Karl Rzasa and host Margo Stedman no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 21:23:53 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/83-holiday-pops-2023 84f0cd2140acd19b3fd0d7b2a22dc45a 83 full with Kevin Stites and host Phil Davidson no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:45:15 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/82-the-nutcracker-2023 e076751b7ad463d1e6f54494f778286d 82 full with host Margo Stedman no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 19:01:08 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/81-beethovens-fifth 158f4577a83719f0fd89663620b89387 81 full with host Phil Davidson no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:21:08 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/80-yanivs-salute-to-boston-pops 02c73d1156ec5608cee0a203894ee6f6 80 full with host Phil Davidson no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 21:05:04 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/79-rso-chamber-brass 9b3894293c9b73d4176bd5fdff65df2f 79 full with RSO Principal Trumpet Mark Baldin and host Margo Stedman no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Season# 4 Episode # 5 - Davis Park is in downtown Rockford, Illinois. We chose this location to celebrate 815 Day (Rockford's original area code). Here are some of the topics we tossed around. Autumn, clothing layering, birthdays, going shopping together, celebrity deaths, game shows, attitude, Rewound Radio, “trust me”, Polaroids, Angry by The Rolling Stones, our listeners around the world, Muskie fishing, Liz's blog, no Twitter for Tim, being annoying, Fred VanVleet, items into space, Sunshine on My shoulders, weather at Sturgis, Coronado Theater, Rockford Symphony Orchestra, and On-The-Waterfront festival.

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 18:28:34 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/78-yaniv-attars-rso-debut a70cc8aca1fde98d1f73b5a7acdd1a9b 78 full September 9, 2023 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:13:04 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/77-202324-season-description-pops-1 b5f55ba610ec7e0f255913aadfcf33f3 77 full Yaniv's Salute to Boston Pops on October 21, 2023 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 17:18:12 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/76-star-spangled-spectacular-2023 20a26cdb13e529da5cc796df4166e35b 76 full Conducted by Linc Smelser on July 2, 2023 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Fri, 19 May 2023 19:09:00 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/t71-202324-season-description-masterworks-1 c0b33e6e5219dcc4cab4f9d8db09f55d 71 trailer Yaniv Attar's RSO Debut on September 9, 2023 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Fri, 19 May 2023 19:29:11 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/t72-202324-season-description-masterworks-2 90cbc1af507ac300f356901c4fb9fba7 72 trailer Beethoven's Fifth on November 18, 2023 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Fri, 19 May 2023 19:36:52 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/t74-202324-season-description-masterworks-4 af6db0ec6821421df77208f2429219f7 74 trailer The French Connection on April 13, 2024 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Fri, 19 May 2023 19:39:47 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/t75-202324-season-description-masterworks-5 9d711ee24c99d36906fb59c2ad33fef6 75 trailer Soundscapes on May 11, 2024 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Fri, 19 May 2023 19:32:50 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/t73-202324-season-description-masterworks-3 6c0549baae60193ef800ef685842b820 73 trailer Romance, Poetry & Valentines on February 10, 2024 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 15:22:38 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/70-americana-with-kevin-stites d6974caaa92878e8a706a8639b5648a7 70 full with host Phil Davidson no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 15:20:56 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/65-vlad-vizireanu-preconcert-lecture e2a16b075ef1c7449b504ba2f0996027 65 full recorded live at the Coronado on 11/12/22 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:31:29 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/63-music-director-finalist-vlad-vizireanu 639766ddeda0df8496c158cb7cfc3de4 63 full with host Phil Davidson no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:16:00 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/62-yaniv-segal-preconcert-lecture 07ca92c5f4b36613e17f98205c8b5259 62 full recorded live at the Coronado Performing Arts Center on 10/22/2022 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 17:00:34 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/60-music-director-finalist-yaniv-segal 921e261b07b22e62783e4b8141168b8d 60 full with host Margo Stedman no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 15:17:53 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/59-radu-paponiu-pre-concert-lecture 2cf66d79038cd6b91ee654e063a86132 59 full recorded live at the Coronado on 9/24/2022 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 15:07:17 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/56-preconcert-lecture-with-eric-garcia 384c4cde8b5a3d2d76eefe7430984124 56 full recorded live at the Coronado on 8/27/2022 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Mon, 16 May 2022 14:58:58 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/53-pre-concert-lecture-with-alastair-willis abb81d417ed13411752bed955352ffc0 53 full and Guest Artist Sandeep Das no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Tue, 03 May 2022 16:28:51 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/50-miller-pre-concert-lecture aca9449269e5e23a33b829e3bd649160 50 full recorded live at the Coronado on Apr 30, 2022 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:49:49 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/47-pre-concert-lecture-with-andrew-crust 481caa117b9faebec47dd8348246e1de 47 full recorded live at the Coronado on Mar 19, 2022 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 23:00:17 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/43-terrell-pre-concert-lecture 76cdd66bef3b763752c9f9929dff8ef8 43 full recorded live at the Coronado on Feb 12, 2022 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Season #2 Episode #1 – SPECIAL NOTE: A sampling of the Rockford Symphony Orchestra's show from February 12, 2022 can be heard immediately following our exit music. This is likely going to be one of our most unique shows. In the background, you will progressively hear the individual rehearsals begin for the Rockford Symphony Orchestra. The Coronado Theater has a rich history and provided conversation about John F. Kennedy, music cheat sheets, Liberace, the color of lies, tunnel vision, woodwinds, acts of every kind, a fortune cookie the size of a volleyball and the reason Liz and Tim began taking off their clothes the minute they stepped into the auditorium. Don't miss each episode's photo gallery at lifes3x5s.com, a way to contribute ideas to our podcast and the Tip Jar.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:55:36 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/40-attar-pre-concert-lecture 373969614dc7aa0df0d651fbae40e8e5 40 full recorded live at the Coronado on Jan 15, 2022 no Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Episode #11 – We were within the recording studios at the Rockford Symphony Orchestra offices. It was a day of giggles over the dumbest things. Surrounded by fun and creativity in the Riverfront Museum Park in Rockford, Illinois. From piano lessons and haunted hotels to birthday adventures and hoarding. Going to Liz Camp and inventing golf according to Robin Williams. Remembering reading for the blind and applying temporary tattoos to your toes in Vegas. Visit lifes3x5s.com for each episode's photo gallery, a way to contribute ideas to our podcast and toss a little something in our Tip Jar.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 16:05:17 +0000 https://rockfordsymphony.podigee.io/36-new-episode b24f1f1da4dcc104a124307e3c4629c8 36 full with Steven Larsen and host Phil Davidson no Rockford Symphony Orchestra with Steven Larsen

Good morning, it's Tuesday August 24th and this is The Herald Review's podcast, the Daily Chirp. We're excited to bring you a closer look at one of our top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more.    Today - Cochise County Sheriff's Deputy Bobby Zavala is the Naco Elementary's first school resource officer. He's also the second Cochise County Sheriff's deputy to work as a school resource officer.    Now, some local history.   Did you know that Eusebio Francisco Kino, known as Father Kino, was a Tyrolean Jesuit, missionary, geographer, explorer, cartographer and astronomer born in the Holy Roman Empire? For the last 24 years of his life, he worked in the region then known as the Pimería Alta, which was modern-day Sonora in Mexico and southern Arizona. He explored the region and worked with the indigenous Native American population and proved that the Baja California Peninsula was not an island by leading an overland expedition there. By the time of his death, he had established 24 missions and visitas. Today, you'll find all kinds of things in Arizona named for him.   Today's history is brought to you by Benson Hospital. Benson Hospital's comprehensive rehabilitation team strives to get you back on your feet and improve your lifestyle. Offering Physical, Occupational and Speech therapy. For more information visit bensonhospital.org or call 520-586-2262.    Now, our feature story.    Cochise County Sheriff's Deputy Bobby Zavala is the Naco Elementary's first school resource officer. He's also the second Cochise County Sheriff's deputy to work as a school resource officer.    To him, this is truly a blessing, he absolutely loves it.   Naco Elementary School Superintendent Tim Mayclin said he had been trying for two years to get someone like Zavala to become the school's first SRO. But there was never any grant money available at the state level to make it happen.   That changed about a year and a half ago when Arizona Superintendent of Schools Kathy Hoffman visited the Naco School and was struck by a poster created by first graders during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.   The poster read that the first graders had a dream that we could get rid of all the guns and drugs. And when Hoffman went back to Phoenix, she saw there was a need for way more school resource officers out in the country.    She took some of the federal money and made it happen.   That's when Mayclin embarked on a search for an SRO. It was challenging, until he heard about Zavala.   The veteran deputy said he received a call about the job at the Naco School while he was living in Phoenix with his family. Zavala said he had been a full-time deputy with Cochise County since 2010, but became a reserve in 2019 because he wanted to pursue a graduate degree.    But after discussing it with his wife, Zavala decided that coming back to Cochise County was the best thing.   So he became a full-time Sheriff's deputy again — a requirement to be an SRO — and started his new gig at the Naco School in mid-July.   Mayclin explained that the need for an SRO at the Naco School has a lot to do with its location and the demographics of the area.   Being on the border adds a different dimension to things. They're in high poverty, and they're extremely rural.    So the fact that Zavala is a Bisbee native who is also bilingual improved the situation.   Mayclin said that someone coming here from Phoenix or Tucson just wouldn't have the same understanding.   Zavala says he wants to teach these young children that law enforcement here in the United States is here to help. Here to protect, and here to serve.   And so far the majority of the students have responded favorably to Zavala's presence, as have many nearby Naco residents who have told Zavala that they feel safe that he's at the school.    In the afternoon, after school lets out, Zavala sees to it that the same youngsters who crossed the international border without an adult get accompanied by him to the port of entry.   Most days he must make the same trip five and six times, until all the children have gone home to Sonora.   The daily walks to the border, like teaching the classes on Arizona law, have created a special bond between Zavala and the children.   To learn more about Zavala's amazing work visit us at myheraldreview.com   And before we continue, a quick message from our sponsors, Prestige Family Living.    Next - After serving as an assistant on the Buena volleyball team, it is Breanna McDaniel's time to shine.   With longtime Buena coach Todd Bradbury stepping down as head coach, McDaniel has been promoted. Now, McDaniel is focusing her efforts on building the program.   She's played the sport since she was 13 and for her, volleyball is a way of life.   Those close to McDaniel would describe her as a tough, hard-nosed coach who is focused on the task at hand.   The Colts host their Blue and White match on Thursday, Aug. 26. Buena's regular season begins on Tuesday, Aug. 31, hosting Marana Mountain View.    -- brought to you by our sponsors, Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative.   Bisbee artists and crafters have been busy creating art pieces from used books for the Altered Books event on Thursday! These one-of-a-kind creations will be displayed at the Central School Project from 4:00-7:00.   The number of attendees is limited to 36 people at a time and masks are required. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Copper Queen Library to pay for free books and programming for our Bisbee community.   Before we go, we'd like to take a moment to remember the life of    Wallace Atkins of Willcox. A native of Rockford Illinois, Wally was born in 1927. He was an only child. Wally attended Rockford schools and - after serving in the United States Army Air Corps - the University of Illinois. He spent much of his adult life involved in real estate and construction in Rockford and neighboring communities, and later started his own companies. Wally was a proud member of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Illinois, and was a Master Mason of the 32nd degree, Scottish Rite.   Everything and everyone was of interest to him. There were no boring life stories in his world. He never stopped exploring everything life offered. Skiing and sailing were early passions later replaced by travel. He studied languages all his life - the fact that he was never able to master another language was a disappointment to him but never an impediment to his pleasure in trying. Music in all forms was his lifelong joy and solace. At the age of 92 he was taking piano lessons. His greatest regret when leaving Illinois to relocate to Arizona was that he would be losing his evenings attending performances of the Rockford Symphony Orchestra.   He will be greatly missed. Thank you for taking a moment with us to remember and celebrate Wally's life.   Thanks for tuning in to the Herald Review podcast today, join us again on Wednesday! And remember, the Herald Review is here for you with local news you can trust. For more information on any of the stories you heard about today, visit us at myheraldreview.com. Right now you can become a member starting at just $1.99 per week.   Want to stay up to date on what's going on? 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with host Margo Stedman, Education and Community Engagement Director of the RSO, and guest Libby Parker

with host Phil Davidson and RSO Music Director Steven Larsen

Tom Asher’s wood craftsmanship is as beautiful as it is intricate. Asher is the latest guest on “Meet the Artist,” the podcast from the Register Star newsroom where we meet the artist who makes our community a more beautiful place. Tom, a Rockford native since the mid-1980s, is retired from working as a trumpet player in orchestras in Nicaragua, Mexico and various cities in the United States, including the Rockford Symphony Orchestra. He’s turned his professional music career and his love of violins into a second career of making and repairing instruments, furniture, trinket boxes and other objects. When Tom is not in his basement workshop, he’s probably out riding his bicycle through the midwest countryside. In this podcast episode Tom shares many stories, including one about leaving a beloved music job in Nicaragua just as the Sandinistas overthrew the government in the midst of the Nicaragua Revolution in the late 1970s. Listen to the podcast online at rrstar.com, and subscribe to "From the Newsroom: Rockford Register Star" wherever you find your podcasts. More information Rockford Register Star: www.rrstar.com Host: Scott P. Yates; 815-987-1348; syates@rrstar.com; @scottpyates Tom Asher: http://woodenbackroads.com Jamin VanderHeyden: https://www.dangerousdecorations.com/ Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io "Spy Groove" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

A great concert coming to The Rockford Symphony Orchestra!

Considered “highly imaginative…with big ideas” (Baltimore Sun) and “stirring and uplifting” (Miami Herald), award-winning composer Jake Runestad (b. 1986) has received commissions and performances from leading ensembles and organizations such as Washington National Opera, the Netherlands Radio Choir, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Seraphic Fire, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Virginia Arts Festival, the Rockford Symphony Orchestra, Craig Hella Johnson and the Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble, Spire Chamber Ensemble, and the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. Dubbed a “choral rockstar” by American Public Media, Jake is one of the most frequently performed composers in the U.S.A. and travels extensively to work with ensembles as a clinician and resident composer. Jake Runestad holds a Master's degree in composition from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University where he studied with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts. Prior to graduate school, he studied privately with acclaimed composer Libby Larsen. A native of Rockford, IL, Mr. Runestad currently lives in Minneapolis, MN and his music is published by Boosey & Hawkes and JR Music. Join The Portfolio Composer community and support the creation of the platform on Patreon. Just $1/month to enable the creation of more great content to help you build your career! In this episode Jake discusses the value of learning from other composers, as well as: Time management F.A.Q.s Websites Commissions Meditation Website: www.jakerunestad.com Recommended Listening: Dominick Argento, Walden Pond Recommended Reading: Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values Give The Portfolio Composer a review on iTunes! This post contains affiliate links.

Discussion about the two Todd Rundgren and Rockford Symphony Orchestra concerts last weekend at the Coronado PAC in Rockford, IL and of course the RR Family Reunion Party! Special guests RSO Conductor Steve Larsen and TR RSO concerts drummer Eddie Zyne.

OrchesTRa discusssion and more!

RundgrenRadio.com will be presenting two Todd Rundgren concerts where he will be accompanied by the Rockford Symphony Orchestra.  The concerts will take place on June 1st and 2nd of 2012 at the historic Coronado Performing Arts Center in Rockford, IL.  In September of last year, Todd performed concerts in the Netherlands with the Metropole Orchestra. The concerts in Rockford will be his first ever with an orchestra in the USA. RRFR = Rundgren Radio Family Reunion  

Watch the GoRockford vodcast as the Hill Family attends a performance of the Rockford Symphony Orchestra and visit the newly-renovated Rockford MetroCentre. To have extra tips sent to your cell phone, text GOROCK to 30364.

Here is a full-length recital showcase featuring a performance from double bassist Phillip Serna.  Visit Phillip online at www.phillipwserna.com Northwestern University School of Music Presents a Doctoral Recital Phillip Woodrow Serna, double bass In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Music in Double Bass Performance Double Bass Student of Michael Hovnanian Viola da Gamba Student of Mary Springfels assisted by: Shirley Trissell, piano Sunday, April 27, 2003, 8:30 p.m. Regenstein Recital Hall 60 Arts Circle Drive Evanston, Illinois Sonata in E-Minor, Op.38 (1862-1865)           Johannes Brahms For Violoncello and Piano                                     (1833-1897)     Allegro non troppo     Allegretto quasi Menuetto             Allegro       SHORT INTERMISSION Sonata No.2 in E-Minor, Op.6                               Adolf Mišek For String Bass and Piano                                     (1875-1955)     I. Con fuoco     II. Andante cantabile     III. Furiant: Allegro energico             IV. Finale: Allegro appassionato       SHORT INTERMISSION Sonata (1956)                                                    František Hertl For String Bass and Piano                                           (b. 1906)     I. Allegro moderato     II. Andantino     III. Rondo: Alla polka, moderato         [ENCORE] Vocalise, Op.34, No.14              Serge Rachmaninoff                                                                               (1873-1943) Program Notes Johannes Brahms' Sonata in E-Minor, Op.38 (1862-1865)     In the summer of 1862, Johannes Brahms composed the first two movements of the Sonata for Piano and Violoncello, Op. 38. He later added the final Allegro in June of 1865. Intended as an "homage to J.S. Bach," Brahms based the principal themes of the outer movements on Contrapuntctus 4 and Contrapunctus 13 from "The Art of Fugue." Indeed, beyond these thematic references, fugal interplay is the prevailing device employed throughout the work. The sonata was first performed in July of 1865, and submitted for publication to both Breitkopf & Härtel and Simrock in September of the same year. Breitkopf & Härtel refused to publish the work. Simrock soon accepted it, however, and it was probably published in early 1866. Brahms' famous description of the work, which accompanied his submission to Simrock, remarks that it is "a violoncello sonata which, as regards both instruments, is certainly not difficult to play.     David Cardon, Discordia Music     Discordia Music, a publishing company run by Professor Michael Hovnanian, publishes the edition used for this performance. Discordia specializes in publishing new works and transcriptions for the double bass, as well as to publish premium quality, well-researched, scholarly editions of music part of the standard double bass solo literature. Adolf Mišek's Sonata No.2 in E-Minor, Op.6     The typesetter, composer, conductor, and double bass player Adolf Mišek was born in Modletin, Czechoslovakia in 1875. At age 15, Mišek attended the Academy of Vienna, later conducting as choirmaster of The Czech Choir ,,Tovaovský" and Slavonic Chorus. Additionally, he conducted The Czech Academic Orchestra in Vienna. From 1890 to1894 Mišek was a student of the famous lecturer, Franz Simandl (1840-1912), who in Mišek's time was associated with the Vienna Conservatory, an institution that Mišek would later be engaged as bass professor. From 1920 to 1934 Mišek returned to his place of birth in Bohemia. He returned to Prague where he built a career as a soloist with the National Theatre. He died in Prague in 1955.     Mišek composed various works in different genres for voice, violin, chamber ensembles, and lastly for the double bass. His works for bass include a Scales Study, Legend op. 3 for Double Bass and Piano, a Capriccio (1899), Concert Polonaise, Sonata No.1 in A Major, Op. 5, Sonata No.2 in e minor, Op. 6, Sonata No.3 in F Major, and a Concert in C-major. František Hertl's Sonata (1956)     Composer and double bassist František Hertl was an active member in Czech music throughout his career. From 1920 to1926, Hertl studied double bass at the Prague Conservatory with Professor Fr. Cerny, also studying composition from 1933 to1936. Hertl was solo double bassist in the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (1929-1935) and Czechoslovak Radio Orchestra Prague (1935-1950).  Hertl was director as well as performing member of the Czech Nonet from 1936 to 1950 and 1963 to1966 in addition to his duty as conductor of the Radio Orchestra in Brno (1950-1961). As a pedagogue, Hertl was professor at the Prague Conservatory (1951-1961), at the Leoš Janácek Academy of Music Arts in     Brno (1954-1961), and at the Academy of Music in Prague (1953-1973).     Hertl wrote 35 compositions for orchestra including a Czech Suite (1947), Czech Dances (1947), and a Symfonietta for Oboe and Small Orchestra. Hertl composed a Sonata for Violoncello and Piano as well as various choral works. Hertl also composed a Concert Polka (1948) and a Concert for Double Bass (1957) premiered by František Pošta in 1958. He additionally composed a Prelude, Burlesca, Nocturno, and Tarantella (1969). As pedagogical works, Hertl wrote a Double Bass School  (1962) and 20 Studies  (1965) for Double Bass. The Sonata for Double bass and Piano (1956) was first recorded by his pupil Pavel Horak, a member of Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, now in retirement.  Hertl was directing during the recording process.     Information courtesy of Miloslav Jelinek of the Czech Society of Double Bassists Biography A native of Houston Texas, Phillip W. Serna (viola da gamba) is an active and enthusiastic performer of early music, as well as the contemporary, solo, orchestral, and chamber repertoires. Phillip earned his Bachelor of Music in double bass performance with Stephen Tramontozzi at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 1998. Phillip later completed his Master of Music at Northwestern University School of Music in 2001 as a Civic Orchestra of Chicago Graduate Fellow. On June 16, 2007, Phillip will receive the Doctor of Music degree from Northwestern University where he studied double bass with international soloist DaXun Zhang and formerly with Chicago Symphony Orchestra member Michael Hovnanian. Phillip studied viola da gamba with Newberry Consort founder Mary Springfels. Since 2003, Phillip has been principal double bass of the Northbrook Symphony Orchestra and has been recently elected to a two-year term on the Board of Directors of the Northbrook Symphony.  In addition, Phillip has performed regularly with other orchestras such as the Bach Chamber Orchestra & Choir, Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra, Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra, Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonic Orchestra, Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra, Racine Symphony Orchestra, Rockford Symphony Orchestra, Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Waukesha Symphony Orchestra, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra as well as the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. In March of 2007, Phillip will perform Giovanni Bottesini's Concerto No.2 in b-minor with the Waubonsie Valley High School Orchestra in Aurora, IL after having already performed Estonian composer Eduard Tubin's stirring Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra with Northwestern University's Summer Orchestra under the direction of Robert Hasty in July of 2003. Recently joining the board of the Early Music Chicago arts advocacy & performance organization, Phillip regularly performs on viola da gamba and period double bass/ violone with period instrument ensembles and organizations such as the Apollo Chorus of Chicago, Ars Antigua, Chicago Early Music Consort, Period Opera Cosi fan Tutte with Chicago Opera Theater, Classical Arts Orchestra, Comic Intermezzo, Early Music Chicago, the Janus Ensemble, the Newberry Consort, the Evelyn Dunbar Memorial Early Music Festival at Northwestern University, the Oriana Singers, the Second City Musick, and the Spirit of  Gambo - a Chicago Consort of  Viols, as well as the Concert for Compassion Viol Consort & the Forces of Virtue Ensemble and Choir, dedicated to raising money for disaster relief and other charities. In addition to his intense performance schedule, Phillip teaches lessons on double bass, bass guitar, guitar, viola da gamba, and presents master classes and workshops on modern and period double bass. As a passionate advocate of early music, Phillip has championed the viola da gamba with his initiative 'Viols in Our Schools,' bringing solo and chamber music for viols into Chicago area classrooms. Phillip also currently teaches at numerous institutions around the Chicago area. Phillip lives in Plainfield, IL with his best friend and wife, Magdalena.Program