Podcasts about spoleto festival

Ever had one of those “I'm a total failure, and I'm never going to be invited to play with these folks again” moments?In this month's chat, pianist Orli Shaham shares a deeply personal story about a performance at the Spoleto Festival in Italy, where rehearsals went so badly, that the piece she prepared was pulled from the program. It felt like a “complete failure” at the time, but the experience prompted her to evaluate her preparation process. Which eventually led to one of her career highlights - a performance of John Adams's first piano concerto, in Carnegie Hall, where Adams came onstage during the applause and gave her the greatest compliment she could have asked for, as he said “You got it. You really got it.”If you've ever struggled with feeling out of your depth, this episode is for you.Get all the nerdy details right here:Orli Shaham: On Overcoming Setbacks and Learning to Trust the Process* * *Have you ever wondered why it is exactly that things often sound better at home than they do on stage? If you've been confused (and frustrated) by the inconsistency of your performances, I put together a FREE 4-minute quiz called the Mental Skills Audit, which will help you pinpoint your mental strengths and weaknesses, and figure out what exactly to adjust and tweak in your preparation for more consistently optimal performances. It's 100% free, takes only 4 minutes, and you'll get a downloadable PDF with a personalized breakdown of where you stand in six key mental skill areas. You'll also get the Pressure Proof Practice Challenge, a free 7-day email course where you'll learn specific practice strategies that will help you perform your best, even under pressure. Take the quiz here: bulletproofmusician.com/msa

In this episode, I speak with Martha Jackson Jarvis, an acclaimed sculptor whose work has been showcased in numerous exhibitions across the U.S. and internationally. She has received several prestigious awards, including the Creative Capital Grant, the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and the 2024 DAR Women in the Arts Recognition Award.Born in 1952, Martha grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia, and now lives in Washington, D.C. She holds a BFA from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University and an MFA from Antioch University, and she has studied mosaic techniques in Ravenna, Italy.Her public and corporate art commissions include projects for the Philip Morris Corporation, Merck Company, Fannie Mae, Washington Metro Transit Authority, and the Spoleto Festival.Martha Jackson Jarvis shares the significance of scale in her work and how it shapes her artistic approach. She shares her ongoing quest for knowledge and the courage required to stand firm as an artist. Martha reflects on her journey, highlighting the importance of making art a central part of her identity.Martha also offers valuable insights on time, urgency, and living in the moment. She emphasizes the necessity of making every day count and actively nurturing one's dreams and goals. You can connect with Martha at https://www.instagram.com/mjjstudio/Why do you listen to this podcast https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqYe7Kp9yTItZY5--I0NP05GAgqDyo-hCyGUrNO13Xj8yp4g/viewform

Mississippi's water has received plenty of scrutiny these last few years. Consumer Reports, Mississippi Today, the Clarion Ledger and Mississippi Public Broadcasting partnered to test water systems all over the state and found widespread contamination. The Gulf States Newsroom's Danny McArthur joins us to discuss what residents will do now that they know what's in their water.   Operatic tenor Jamez McCorkle impressed audiences and critics with his appearance in the world premiere of Rhiannon Giddens' “Omar” at the Spoleto Festival in 2022, which won a Pulitzer Prize. McCorkle continued making debuts in opera houses across the country in the title role.    Now, the New Orleans native returns home this weekend for a Summer Gala Concert. He joins us to discuss his time on the road and his next steps.   The Marigny Opera Ballet is gearing up for its 2023-2024 season with a new executive director leading the company. Evan Hammond, who previously served as general manager of the Marigny Opera House Foundation, tells us about his new position and what's in store for audiences in the season ahead.   Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Diane Mack. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman and Aubry Procell.   You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12:00 and 7:30 pm. It's available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts.    Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to.   Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allyson Devenish uncovers the remarkable story of an African American composer and musician who made his life in London and Paris in the early twentieth century. Edmund Thornton Jenkins was a composer, musician and band leader from Charleston in South Carolina who travelled to London in 1914. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music for seven years and became a sub-professor. In 1919, at Wigmore Hall, he conducted his own work, A Folk Rhapsody, which incorporated themes from spirituals and songs of the Gullah fisherman of his native Charleston. As well as composing some of the earliest music in the European concert tradition to incorporate jazz rhythms and the folk melodies and spirituals of his home town, Edmund was also wildly successful as a dance band leader and recorded some of the earliest British jazz records in 1921 playing clarinet and saxophone. His early death, in 1926, far from home, meant his story almost faded away. His music, shipped back to the US after his death in 1926, remained almost entirely unperformed. Only one piece of Edmund's work has been commercially recorded: Charlestonia which was premiered in 1925 and reconstructed in the 1980's, by the composer Vincent Plush from manuscripts held at the Centre for Black Music Research at Columbia College in Chicago. Now, nearly a hundred years later, the pianist Allyson Devenish travels to Charleston to hear about Edmund's roots and to meet some of the people trying to bring his music the recognition it deserves. She traces his musical life in London and Paris and returns some of Edmund's music to the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied for seven years and performs it with some students and alumni, including the violinist Braimah Kanneh-Mason. Edmund Thornton Jenkins' story is told in a biography by Jeffrey Green and we are grateful for his invaluable help in researching this programme. Contributors include: Kellen Gray Assistant Conductor of the Royal National Scottish Orchestra and Associate Conductor of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra who conducted the premiere of Edmund T Jenkins' piece Rhapsodic Overture, (reconstructed by Tuffus Zimbabwe) for the Spoleto Festival in 2022. John Kennedy, Resident Conductor and Director of Orchestral Activity at the Spoleto Festival. Wojciech Milewski, Music Director of the Charleston Opera Theatre and the Summerville Orchestra who has made the parts and score for Charlestonia publically available. Dr Bernard Powers, historian and Director of the Center for the Study of Slavery in Charleston. Victoria Smalls, Director of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. Braimah Kanneh-Mason, violinist and Royal Academy of Music alumnus who performs Edmund T Jenkins' Reverie Fantasie with Allyson Devenish. Tamara Tare, a student at the Royal Academy of Music who sings Edmund T Jenkins' That Place Called Italy, accompanied by Allyson Devenish. Jeremy Ng, a student at the Royal Academy of Music who performs Edmund T Jenkins' Prelude Religieux. Emily Woolf, the archivist at Wigmore Hall. Adam Taylor, the librarian at the Royal Academy of Music. Dr Stephanie Doktor, Assistant Professor, Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University. Professor Catherine Tackley, Head of the Department of Music at the University of Liverpool. Presenter: Allyson Devenish Producer: Natalie Steed A Rhubarb Rhubarb Production for BBC Radio 3

David Keith Williamson was born in Melbourne on 24 February 1942 and brought up in Bairnsdale. He studied mechanical engineering and psychology at the University of Melbourne and Monash University, graduating in mechanical engineering in 1964. He lectured in both these subjects and worked as a design engineer for General Motors. His first play, The Indecent Exposure of Anthony East, was produced by the Tin Alley Players at Melbourne University's Union Theatre in 1968. David Williamson's career as a dramatist began when La Mama produced three of his short plays and The Coming of Stork in 1970, followed by The Removalists in 1971, launching him to become one of Australia's best known and most widely performed playwrights and one of Australia's leading screenwriters. Some of his more than fifty produced plays include Don's Party, The Department, The Club, Travelling North, The Perfectionist, Sons of Cain, Emerald City, Top Silk, Money & Friends, Sanctuary, Dead White Males, After the Ball, Face to Face, Up For Grabs, A Conversation, Charitable Intent, Soulmates, Birthrights, Amigos, Influence, Lotte's Gift, Scarlet O'Hara at the Crimson Parrot, Let the Sunshine, Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica, Don Parties On, At Any Cost? (co-written by Mohamed Khadra), When Dad Married Fury, Managing Carmen, Rupert, Cruise Control, Jack of Hearts, Odd Man Out, Sorting Out Rachel, Nearer the Gods, and Family Values.    His plays have been produced by all the major Australian theatre companies – with twenty Sydney Theatre Company productions and twenty-two at Sydney's Ensemble Theatre. His plays have been translated into many languages and performed internationally, including; The Removalists at Royal Court London, New York, Germany, France and Los Angeles; Don's Party at the Royal Court and in Scandinavia; The Club at Kennedy Center for Arts in Washington DC and then a Broadway transfer, Hampstead Theatre London, Toronto; The Perfectionist at Hampstead Theatre and the Spoleto Festival; Money & Friends in Los Angeles, and in Poland and Canada; Sanctuary in NZ, Antwerp, Belgium, Hong Kong and Singapore; Up For Grabs on the West End starring Madonna, and Rupert at the Kennedy Centre Washington DC in 2013. David has directed eight professional productions of his own work and written many radio dramas.  David has written (or co-written) fifteen feature films, including the original screenplays for Petersen, Eliza Fraser, (starring Susannah York) Gallipoli, The Year of Living Dangerously (both starring Mel Gibson), Phar Lap and Balibo. His writing feature adaptations of his own plays include The Removalists, Don's Party, The Club, Travelling North, Emerald City and Sanctuary. For television he adapted On the Beach, wrote The Four Minute Mile, A Dangerous Life, The Perfectionist, and The Department. David was the first person outside Britain to receive the George Devine Award (for The Removalists). His many awards include twelve Australian Writers' Guild AWGIE Awards, five Australian Film Institutes' Awards for Best Screenplay and, in 1996 The United Nations Association of Australia Media Peace Award.  In 2005 he was awarded the Richard Lane Award for services to the Australian Writers' Guild. David has received four honorary doctorates and been made an Officer of the Order of Australia, as well as having been named one of Australia's Living National Treasures. David's memoir Home Truths was published by Harper Collins and shortlisted for the 2022 National Biography Award.A much lauded revival of his play Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica is currently playing a season at the Ensemble theatre in Sydney.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

Cameron Bernard Jones / @cbjarts is set to be seen next on the West End in Ain't Too Proud! Cameron Bernard Jones is a London-based performing artist, voice actor and accent coach originally from New York City. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Voice & Opera Performance at Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music, located in Chicago, USA. While at Northwestern he also studied musical theatre, German, Italian, and linguistics. Professionally, Cameron has performed in the spheres of musical theatre, opera and choral singing. Major credits include: Porgy & Bess (Royal Danish Opera, Copenhagen; Spoleto Festival, USA), Showboat (Landestheater Linz), Hairspray (Bühne Baden, Austria), Motown the Musical (West End), and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (West End). As a voice actor Cameron has done voiceover work mainly for TV and film post-production. Projects include: Black Mirror season 5 episode 1 “Striking Vipers” (Netflix), Avenue 5 (HBO), the new 2019 Aladdin film, and the film Show Dogs. Cameron began professionally coaching American accents and dialects while in Motown, where he served as the in-house dialect coach. Since then, he has continued to coach a wide range of young and adult students, and professional actors of the screen and the stage, with in-person and online private coachings and masterclasses. https://cameronbernardjones.com/ https://builtforthestage.com/ - fill out the form and ask about our next fitness challenge! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cameron Bernard Jones / @cbjarts is set to be seen next on the West End in Ain't Too Proud! Cameron Bernard Jones is a London-based performing artist, voice actor and accent coach originally from New York City. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Voice & Opera Performance at Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music, located in Chicago, USA. While at Northwestern he also studied musical theatre, German, Italian, and linguistics. Professionally, Cameron has performed in the spheres of musical theatre, opera and choral singing. Major credits include: Porgy & Bess (Royal Danish Opera, Copenhagen; Spoleto Festival, USA), Showboat (Landestheater Linz), Hairspray (Bühne Baden, Austria), Motown the Musical (West End), and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (West End). As a voice actor Cameron has done voiceover work mainly for TV and film post-production. Projects include: Black Mirror season 5 episode 1 “Striking Vipers” (Netflix), Avenue 5 (HBO), the new 2019 Aladdin film, and the film Show Dogs. Cameron began professionally coaching American accents and dialects while in Motown, where he served as the in-house dialect coach. Since then, he has continued to coach a wide range of young and adult students, and professional actors of the screen and the stage, with in-person and online private coachings and masterclasses. https://cameronbernardjones.com/ https://builtforthestage.com/ - fill out the form and ask about our next fitness challenge! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The SLC Performance Lab is produced by ContemporaryPerformance.com and the Sarah Lawrence College MFA Theatre Program. During the course, visiting artists to the MFA Theatre Program's Grad Lab are interviewed after leading a workshop with the students. Grad Lab is one of the core components of the program where graduate students work with guest artists and develop group-generated performance experiments. David J. Diamond is a theatre consultant, producer and career coach for theatre artists. As a career coach, David works with individual theatre artists assisting them in goal setting, strategizing and actively pursuing their chosen career. Clients include directors, actors, designers, playwrights, musicians, visual artists, administrators and producers. Current projects include organizing and coordinating (along with Mia B. Yoo) the La MaMa International Symposium for Directors, now entering its 22nd year and The Playwright Retreat. The Symposium brings directors from around the world together to exchange ideas and interact creatively through workshops, rehearsals and performances. Specialized workshops and Residencies also take place. The Programs takes place at La MaMa Umbria International in Spoleto, Italy each summer. In addition we produce shows for the La MaMa Spoleto Open, a portion of the Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds.

Michael Mugrage, songwriter / producer / multi-instrumentalist, began his career in 1974 with is band "Blessings". He inked a deal with ABC records in Hollywood and worked with the legendary producer Gary Katz of Steely Dan.Michael was invited to join Orleans of “Still the One” and “Dance with Me” fame as lead guitarist during their 1982's recording of “One of A Kind”.  Michael toured with them nationally and performed with Orleans on Solid Gold's #1 Classics.James Brown, "the Godfather of Soul", Robben Ford and Bruce Hornsby are among the many other renowned artists that Michael has lent his diverse musical talents to. ABC's Good Morning America's recent, “Good to Go” song and campaign was written and produced by Michael Mugrage and Edd Kalehoff of Monday Night Football.  Michael, also an accomplished musical director, toured with Ronnie Spector, of “Be My Baby” fame for her Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall performances.  He also collaborated with the incomparable Felix Cavaliere of “The Rascals” on the major motion picture “Hiding Out” and “Speed Zone”, as well as being his musical director. Michael's 'first love' of songwriting, has credits that span over his 30 year career.  His songwriting highlights include VH1's first song aired; Smokey Robinson's  R&B hit “Sleepless Nights”.  Chaka Khan's “Naughty” and AWB's Alan Gorrie “Diary of a Fool”.  Michael's many TV and film credits include All My Children, HBO, Showtime, MSG Network and ESPN. Diane Dwyer Scanlon is a Grammy Award winning producer and composer.  Her songs have been recorded by platinum-selling artist Eva Cassidy as well as Vince Gill, Tramaine Hawkins, Darlene Love, Laura Branigan, and Antigone Rising to name a few.  She has been a writer for Peermusic and has songs administered by Kobolt Music.  Currently her extensive song catalog is with Dwyer Hills Music.As an artist she is known for her impassioned, blues-flavored guitar and soul-searching lyrics.  She has toured in the United States and Europe, playing such venues as the Montreux Festival in Switzerland, the Spoleto Festival in South Carolina, Madison Square Garden and the New Haven Coliseum.Currently she is spending her time in her Connecticut studio writing and producing.  During Covid she teamed up with longtime friend and musician Michael Mugrage forming White Feather Music Productions where they are developing young talent as well as writing songs performed by established singers and musicians. https://happyaccidentsband.com/michael-mugragehttps://www.dianescanlon.com/

For the last two weeks Charleston has been hosting the annual Spoleto USA performing arts festival. The centerpiece of this year's festival is the world premiere of an opera called “Omar.” "Omar" is Omar ibn Said, a West African scholar who was enslaved, first in Charleston and then in Fayetteville, N.C. Omar was Muslim, he read and wrote Arabic and he wrote his own autobiography. That text is what inspired the opera that is being performed for the very first time here in Charleston. Mena Mark Hanna, the general director of Spoleto Festival USA, explains the significance of this debut.Reporter Adam Parker, who has followed the creation of this opera for years, also shares some behind-the-scenes insight on the production.Find more stories about Omar ibn Said and the opera "Omar," plus photo stories and videos at postandcourier.com/omar.More coverage:Making ‘Omar,' Spoleto Festival's opera about an enslaved Muslim scholar in the CarolinasA quest for the true identity of Omar ibn Said, a Muslim man enslaved in the CarolinasUnderstand SC: How The Post and Courier searched for Omar ibn Said's true identityPhoto essay: Visual parallels in the 2 stories of OmarSpoleto Review: 'Omar' moves forward a crucial American story, and opera, tooUnderstand SC is a weekly podcast from The Post and Courier that draws from the reporting resources and knowledge of our newsroom to help you better understand South Carolina. This episode was hosted and edited by Emily Williams. The music featured in this episode is "In Search of Solitude" by Scott Buckley and"Bleu" by Komiku.

Jane Marla Robbins, a Finalist for a CAPS Grant in Poetry from the National Endowment of the Arts, is the author of the bestselling Poems of the Laughing Buddha; DOGS IN TOPANGA 2000-2018; and CAFÉ MIMOSA IN TOPANGA (winner, South California Book Publicists Poetry Award).  You can see and hear her read all three books on YouTube. Her poems have been published in many places, including The Cultural Weekly, Thrive Global, and The Scarlet Leaf Review. Commissioned by the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. to write and perform the one-woman play Reminiscences of Mozart by His Sister, she also performed it in Lincoln Center in New York.  Her one-woman play in verse, Miriam's Dance, about Moses' sister, was produced in New York and Los Angeles, as was her two-character play, A RADICAL FRIENDSHIP, about Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rabbi Abraham Heschel, (starring Ed Asner). Jane's best-selling self-help book, Acting Techniques for Everyday Life: Look and Feel Self-Confident in Difficult Real-Life Situations, and its accompanying deck of illustrated flashcards, won the Gold Axiom Business Book Award. Articles on her teaching, as well as her essays, have appeared in The Los Angeles Times. In New York, she starred in her three-character play, Jane Avril. After its Off-Broadway run, the play was translated into Danish and produced in Copenhagen. Also in the same city, she starred in her Obie-nominated one-woman play, Dear Nobody, which she co-authored with Terry Belanger, and which ran for a year in New York, was produced on CBS for Camera Three, and toured to London and all over the United States. Jane's play, Bats in the Belfry, was directed by Roscoe Lee Browne at the Spoleto Festival, and her one-act, Cornucopia, won the University of St. Thomas One-Act Play Competition Join me in this episode and learn why Jane is a Kickass Boomer! [00:01 - 06:48] Opening Segment Let's get to know Jane Marla Robbins The importance of having fun in life and how it can help you be more confident. Actors must have the self-confidence to be successful and it is not easy to be oneself at 50. [06:49 - 10:38] Gaining Self Confidence! Switching her careers from playing characters in movies, and television shows to “Being Jane Marla Robbins” Having someone that can help you trigger that self-confidence. Stage Fright: Being afraid is the same thing as being excited [10:39 - 17:06] Preparing Yourself Feel alive as possible Making sure you're emotionally accessible: “Being angry won't make you accessible” – Jane Marla Robbins Include spiritual preparation Relaxing your muscles, so you can breathe. “Just take three deep breaths; Pick up that Yoga book it's 2,000 years old of technique” – Jane Marla Robbins [17:07 - 20:40] The Importance of Laughing as We Don't Do This Enough. Laughter is Healthy Being strong in dealing with emotions, Living fully means being brave and taking risks. Standing for yourself. Jane discusses coaching people for job interviews Showing up as authentic as possible. [20:41 - 28:01] Do What You Love to Do It will make a difference when you are doing what you love to do. Allowing yourself to vent out. Overcoming obstacles and achieving success. Jane talks about her books Links below [28:02 – 30:44] Closing Segment Connect with Jane! Links below Tweetable Quotes: "When I see children be born, I remember what it feels like to be open to the mystery of life” – Jane Marla Robbins "When you're doing something, you love to do that will make a difference."- Jane Marla Robbins Email janemarlarobbins@gmail.comto connect with Sharon or follow her on LinkedIn or visit janemarlarobbins.com to learn more about her work.   Resources Mentioned Poems of Covid Perform Your Best Acting Techniques Acting Techniques for Everyday Life ----- BEE BOLD, NOT OLD. LEAVE A REVIEW and join me on my journey to become and stay a Kickass Boomer! Visit http://kickassboomers.com/ to listen to the previous episodes. Also check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.  You can also connect with me by emailing terry@kickassboomers.com.

Jane Marla Robbins, a Finalist for a CAPS Grant in Poetry from the National Endowment of the Arts, is the author of the bestselling Poems of the Laughing Buddha; DOGS IN TOPANGA 2000-2018; and CAFÉ MIMOSA IN TOPANGA (winner, South California Book Publicists Poetry Award).  You can see and hear her read all three books on YouTube. Her poems have been published in many places, including The Cultural Weekly, Thrive Global, and The Scarlet Leaf Review. Commissioned by the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. to write and perform the one-woman play Reminiscences of Mozart by His Sister, she also performed it in Lincoln Center in New York.  Her one-woman play in verse, Miriam's Dance, about Moses' sister, was produced in New York and Los Angeles, as was her two-character play, A RADICAL FRIENDSHIP, about Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rabbi Abraham Heschel, (starring Ed Asner). Jane's best-selling self-help book, Acting Techniques for Everyday Life: Look and Feel Self-Confident in Difficult Real-Life Situations, and its accompanying deck of illustrated flashcards, won the Gold Axiom Business Book Award. Articles on her teaching, as well as her essays, have appeared in The Los Angeles Times. In New York, she starred in her three-character play, Jane Avril. After its Off-Broadway run, the play was translated into Danish and produced in Copenhagen. Also in the same city, she starred in her Obie-nominated one-woman play, Dear Nobody, which she co-authored with Terry Belanger, and which ran for a year in New York, was produced on CBS for Camera Three, and toured to London and all over the United States. Jane's play, Bats in the Belfry, was directed by Roscoe Lee Browne at the Spoleto Festival, and her one-act, Cornucopia, won the University of St. Thomas One-Act Play Competition Join me in this episode and learn why Jane is a Kickass Boomer! [00:01 - 06:48] Opening Segment Let's get to know Jane Marla Robbins The importance of having fun in life and how it can help you be more confident. Actors must have the self-confidence to be successful and it is not easy to be oneself at 50. [06:49 - 10:38] Gaining Self Confidence! Switching her careers from playing characters in movies, and television shows to “Being Jane Marla Robbins” Having someone that can help you trigger that self-confidence. Stage Fright: Being afraid is the same thing as being excited [10:39 - 17:06] Preparing Yourself Feel alive as possible Making sure you're emotionally accessible: “Being angry won't make you accessible” – Jane Marla Robbins Include spiritual preparation Relaxing your muscles, so you can breathe. “Just take three deep breaths; Pick up that Yoga book it's 2,000 years old of technique” – Jane Marla Robbins [17:07 - 20:40] The Importance of Laughing as We Don't Do This Enough. Laughter is Healthy Being strong in dealing with emotions, Living fully means being brave and taking risks. Standing for yourself. Jane discusses coaching people for job interviews Showing up as authentic as possible. [20:41 - 28:01] Do What You Love to Do It will make a difference when you are doing what you love to do. Allowing yourself to vent out. Overcoming obstacles and achieving success. Jane talks about her books Links below [28:02 – 30:44] Closing Segment Connect with Jane! Links below Tweetable Quotes: "When I see children be born, I remember what it feels like to be open to the mystery of life” – Jane Marla Robbins "When you're doing something, you love to do that will make a difference."- Jane Marla Robbins Email janemarlarobbins@gmail.comto connect with Sharon or follow her on LinkedIn or visit janemarlarobbins.com to learn more about her work.   Resources Mentioned Poems of Covid Perform Your Best Acting Techniques Acting Techniques for Everyday Life ----- BEE BOLD, NOT OLD. LEAVE A REVIEW and join me on my journey to become and stay a Kickass Boomer! Visit http://kickassboomers.com/ to listen to the previous episodes. Also check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.  You can also connect with me by emailing terry@kickassboomers.com.

In our Replay today, this is the second week in a row where we talk about an interesting and challenging bathroom redo. In our Horror Story, Kevin begins remodeling a basement only to find out that one of the walls is inferior. Ooops! Today in our Featured segment we talk with the head of South Carolina Realtors about the myriad reasons that make this southern jewel so desirable as a place to relocate to or own rental property. Among other positives, South Carolina has lots of Atlantic shoreline (read Myrtle Beach, Kiawaha, Seabrook and Hilton Head Islands, one of the lowest property tax rates in the country and the allure of historic Charleston. Oh what a foodie town! And then there's the Spoleto Festival! Now wonder the state is booming with big industry and lots of jobs – and interesting things to do.

June Bradham is a widely recognized business leader and fundraising expert. Under her guidance and with her hands-on approach, she and her team at CDM (formerly Corporate DevelopMint) have led more than 200 successful fundraising campaigns ranging from $3 million to more than $100 Million.June founded Corporate DevelopMint in 1987. In 2018, Corporate DevelopMint rebranded as CDM: Change Develop Move. Over the past 40+ years, June has led the firm and her clients to unparalleled success through passion, commitment, knowledge, experience, expertise, and research. CDM's research includes a groundbreaking study of what drives fundraising success designed by an interdisciplinary team of PhD's, and a study of best practices in free healthcare clinics that was funded by the Duke Endowment.June works on product development for CDM, creating dozens of customized training programs for nonprofits. Her hands-on work with more than 250 boards has resulted in a unique format for solicitation training, as well as a unique process for aligning nonprofit staff and leadership with the communities they serve. As a consultant to one of the world's largest consulting companies, June has also developed and implemented training programs for fundraising consultants from more than 17 countries.In addition, June has personally served on more than 25 nonprofit boards, including service on the executive committees of most of those boards. A sampling includes the Darla Moore School of Business; the Citadel School of Business; the SC Chamber of Commerce; the Governor's School for Science & Math; the Community Foundation of Coastal SC; the Spoleto Festival; and Porter-Gaud School.June's articles appear in trade journals such as Advancing Philanthropy, Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, and Journal for the Advancement of Secondary Education. Her book, What Nonprofit Boards Want, was published in 2009 by John Wiley & SonsJune has received many top awards in her field, including Fundraiser of the Year from the Association of Fundraising Professionals International's Lowcountry Chapter (2012); the first CEO of the Year in Charleston Regional Business Journal's Most Influential Businesswomen Awards (2009); and the Women of Achievement Award from the Alliance for Women in the category of Economic Autonomy (2008).

This month, Spoleto Festival USA, a major performing arts event that's held annually here in Charleston, announced its 2022 programming lineup.That's always exciting, but it especially is this year, after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time since 2019, the festival will host international performers. And, after being postponed twice, Spoleto audiences are going to see the world premiere of a highly-anticipated opera.Called "Omar," and it's based on the autobiography of Omar ibn Said, a Muslim scholar who was made to board a ship bound for Charleston where he was enslaved and sold. We told Omar's story on this podcast June 2021, and we thought that now, with the show on the calendar for Spoleto 2022, would be a great time to revisit it. When we first shared this episode last year, photographer Gavin McIntrye and reporter Jennifer Berry Hawes had just published a big project on Omar's life. They did research here in Charleston, traveled to North Carolina where Omar lived out his later years and made a reporting trip to Senegal to try to find the place that Omar called home. In this episode, they shared what that reporting process was like and what their trip revealed about Omar Ibn Said's life. You find more details on "Omar" from Spoleto Festival USA here. Read more:A quest for the true identity of Omar ibn Said, a Muslim man enslaved in the CarolinasSpoleto Festival USA announces innovative 2022 program of 124 performances and eventsThe stage is set for a new chapter of Charleston's Spoleto Festival with 3 operas in 2022

This episode was originally broadcast in June 2009. John Beardsley is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Landscape Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He teaches courses in Landscape Architectural history, theory and writing. Concurrently, he serves as Director of Garden and Landscape Studies at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington DC. John has authored numerous books including the well-recognized EarthWorks and Beyond: Contemporary Art in the Landscape. In addition to teaching and writing, he has curated exhibitions for the Hirshhorn Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and The Spoleto Festival in Charleston. In Terragrams 19, John discusses how his interest in Land Art was born, his project Dirtywork, the Quilts of Gee's Bend, landscape strategies infiltrating from the outside, and his role as a teacher, curator and historian. This show employs visual chapters that update the show art to provide illustrations relevant to the ongoing onversation. If your podcast client does not support this, you can view the chapter art and their sources at this episode's webpage.

In this sixth episode, Maestro Steven Mercurio talks about his emergence as a composer and conductor, and his intersections with mid-20th century American composers including David Del Tredici, Lukas Foss, John Corigliano, and Gian Carlo Menotti leading to his tenure at the Spoleto Festival. Steven addresses the climate of music today, offering hope around politics and the pandemic.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/capricorn/donations

In episode three of our podcast, we will be spending time with resident Susan Sanders an art history major who moved to Charleston in the early 70's. She went on to work at the College of Charleston to help with their special events and later became the Director of College Relations. We talk to Susan about her time working for the Spoleto Festival including the very first year of its existence as Charleston prepares for another year of the beautiful festival in 2021.

What's up peaches! This week I am so excited to be sharing my conversation with Matthew Anchel. Matthew Anchel has been called "a voice to watch" by the Wall Street Journal. He has sung with companies both in the United States and internationally including The Metropolitan Opera, Staatsoper Stuttgart, Stadttheater Giessen, the Glyndebourne Festival, LA Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Oper Leipzig, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Spoleto Festival, Carnegie Hall to name a few. Mr. Anchel also has a large voice studio where he teaches singers who have appeared on Broadway and in major opera houses around the world as well as singer-songwriters, actors performing regionally and Off-Broadway and amateurs who just love to sing. When he is not teaching and singing opera he can be found on TikTok, where he has over 800,000 followers, performing in Cabaret Venues singing showtunes, writing original music, creating music videos, and working with Tracy Cox on their web series Angry Fat People.  TW: Talk of weight loss/weight gain, brief mention of EDs To connect with Matthew, find him on TikTok and Instagram @matthewanchel and www.matthewanchel.com And you can connect with me in the following ways: IG and Twitter @katieiswinnen Email me! peachpleasepodcast@gmail.com Bye peaches!

Synopsis On today’s date in 1899, Edward Kennedy Ellington was born in Washington, D.C. The son of a former White House butler, Elllington was born into a comfortable middle-class African American household. After piano lessons from the aptly named Miss Klinkscales, Ellington composed his first original piece, “The Soda Fountain Rag.” Two important mentors were a local dance band leader, Oliver “Doc” Perry and a high school music teacher named Henry Grant, who introduced Ellington to classical composers like Debussy. “From both these men I received freely and generously,” recalled Ellington. “ I repaid them as I could, by playing piano for Mr. Perry, and by learning all I could from Mr. Grant.” Always a stylish dresser, Ellington was nicknamed “The Duke” by friends, and while still in his teens, the five-piece dance band he formed was playing in New York City. That ensemble grew to 11 men by 1930 and to an orchestra of 19 by 1946. The Ellington orchestra was an ensemble of jazz virtuosos, and for them Ellington would compose some 2000 original works, a body of music extensively documented in public and private recordings, and now regarded as one of the most astonishing musical accomplishments of the 20th century. Music Played in Today's Program Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (1899-1974) The River Suite Detroit Symphony; Neeme Järvi, cond. Chandos 9154 On This Day Births 1879 - British conductor and occasional orchestrator-arranger of Handel scores, Sir Thomas Beecham, in St. Helens (near Liverpool); 1855 - Russian composer Anatoly Liadov (Gregorian date: May 11); 1888 - American popular song composer Irving Berlin (Isidore Balin) (Gregorian date: May 11); There are several possibilities concerning his birth city. It could be Tyumen or Tumen, any one of several villages near the city of Mogilyov, Russia (now Belarus), not the city in Siberia. 1885 - American composer Wallingford Riegger, in Albany, Ga.; 1899 - American composer and jazz band leader, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, in Washington, D.C.; 1920 - American composer Harold Shapero, in Lynn, Mass.; 1929 - Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe, in Launeceston; Deaths 1712 - Spanish composer and organist Juan Bautista José (Juan Bautista Josep; Joan) Cabanilles (Cavanilles, Cabanillas, Cavanillas), age c. 67, in Valencia; Premieres 1784 - Mozart: Violin Sonata in Bb, K. 454, at Vienna's Kärtnertor Theater in the presence of Emperor Joseph II, with the composer at the piano with Italian violinist Regina Strinasacchi; Mozart also performed one of his Piano Concertos, possibly the premiere performance of the Concerto No. 17 in G, K. 453 (see also June 13, 1784); 1798 - Haydn: oratorio "The Creation" at a private performance in Vienna at Schwarzenbgerg Palace; The first public performance occurred n March 19, 1799 (Haydn's nameday); 1927 - Vladimir Dukelsky (Vernon Duke): "Zephyr et Flore"ballet suite, by the Boston Symphony, Serge Koussevitzky conducting; 1928 - Miaskovsky: Symphony No. 9, in Moscow; 1929 - Prokofiev: opera "The Gambler" (sung in French) in Brussels; 1962 - Stravinsky: "Eight Instrumental Miniatures" (based on his "Five Fingers" of 1921), in Toronto by the CBC Symphony conducted by the composer; 1980 - John Williams: "The Reivers " (Suite for narrator and orchestra) with a William Faulkner, as part of the first concert Williams conducted as music director of the Boston Pops, with Burgess Meredith as narrator; 1988 - Peter Maxwell Davies: "Strathclyde Concerto" No. 1 for oboe and orchestra, at Glasgow's City Hall, by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by the composer, with soloist Robin Miller; 1990 - Philip Glass: chamber opera "Hydrogen Jukebox" (to poems by Allen Ginsberg), by the Philip Glass ensemble conducted by Martin Goldray, in a concert version presented at the American Music Theater Festival in Philadelphia; A staged production was presented at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, S.C,, on May 26, 1990; 1993 - Michael Torke: "Run" for orchestra, by the New York Philharmonic, Leonard Slatkin conducting; Others 1906 - Victor Herbert conducts a benefit concert at the Hippodrome in New York City for victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake; 1969 - On his 70th birthday, Duke Ellington receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House from then-President Richard Nixon. Links and Resources On Ellington

Synopsis On today’s date in 1899, Edward Kennedy Ellington was born in Washington, D.C. The son of a former White House butler, Elllington was born into a comfortable middle-class African American household. After piano lessons from the aptly named Miss Klinkscales, Ellington composed his first original piece, “The Soda Fountain Rag.” Two important mentors were a local dance band leader, Oliver “Doc” Perry and a high school music teacher named Henry Grant, who introduced Ellington to classical composers like Debussy. “From both these men I received freely and generously,” recalled Ellington. “ I repaid them as I could, by playing piano for Mr. Perry, and by learning all I could from Mr. Grant.” Always a stylish dresser, Ellington was nicknamed “The Duke” by friends, and while still in his teens, the five-piece dance band he formed was playing in New York City. That ensemble grew to 11 men by 1930 and to an orchestra of 19 by 1946. The Ellington orchestra was an ensemble of jazz virtuosos, and for them Ellington would compose some 2000 original works, a body of music extensively documented in public and private recordings, and now regarded as one of the most astonishing musical accomplishments of the 20th century. Music Played in Today's Program Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (1899-1974) The River Suite Detroit Symphony; Neeme Järvi, cond. Chandos 9154 On This Day Births 1879 - British conductor and occasional orchestrator-arranger of Handel scores, Sir Thomas Beecham, in St. Helens (near Liverpool); 1855 - Russian composer Anatoly Liadov (Gregorian date: May 11); 1888 - American popular song composer Irving Berlin (Isidore Balin) (Gregorian date: May 11); There are several possibilities concerning his birth city. It could be Tyumen or Tumen, any one of several villages near the city of Mogilyov, Russia (now Belarus), not the city in Siberia. 1885 - American composer Wallingford Riegger, in Albany, Ga.; 1899 - American composer and jazz band leader, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, in Washington, D.C.; 1920 - American composer Harold Shapero, in Lynn, Mass.; 1929 - Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe, in Launeceston; Deaths 1712 - Spanish composer and organist Juan Bautista José (Juan Bautista Josep; Joan) Cabanilles (Cavanilles, Cabanillas, Cavanillas), age c. 67, in Valencia; Premieres 1784 - Mozart: Violin Sonata in Bb, K. 454, at Vienna's Kärtnertor Theater in the presence of Emperor Joseph II, with the composer at the piano with Italian violinist Regina Strinasacchi; Mozart also performed one of his Piano Concertos, possibly the premiere performance of the Concerto No. 17 in G, K. 453 (see also June 13, 1784); 1798 - Haydn: oratorio "The Creation" at a private performance in Vienna at Schwarzenbgerg Palace; The first public performance occurred n March 19, 1799 (Haydn's nameday); 1927 - Vladimir Dukelsky (Vernon Duke): "Zephyr et Flore"ballet suite, by the Boston Symphony, Serge Koussevitzky conducting; 1928 - Miaskovsky: Symphony No. 9, in Moscow; 1929 - Prokofiev: opera "The Gambler" (sung in French) in Brussels; 1962 - Stravinsky: "Eight Instrumental Miniatures" (based on his "Five Fingers" of 1921), in Toronto by the CBC Symphony conducted by the composer; 1980 - John Williams: "The Reivers " (Suite for narrator and orchestra) with a William Faulkner, as part of the first concert Williams conducted as music director of the Boston Pops, with Burgess Meredith as narrator; 1988 - Peter Maxwell Davies: "Strathclyde Concerto" No. 1 for oboe and orchestra, at Glasgow's City Hall, by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by the composer, with soloist Robin Miller; 1990 - Philip Glass: chamber opera "Hydrogen Jukebox" (to poems by Allen Ginsberg), by the Philip Glass ensemble conducted by Martin Goldray, in a concert version presented at the American Music Theater Festival in Philadelphia; A staged production was presented at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, S.C,, on May 26, 1990; 1993 - Michael Torke: "Run" for orchestra, by the New York Philharmonic, Leonard Slatkin conducting; Others 1906 - Victor Herbert conducts a benefit concert at the Hippodrome in New York City for victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake; 1969 - On his 70th birthday, Duke Ellington receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House from then-President Richard Nixon. Links and Resources On Ellington

Executive Director and lutenist Deborah Fox of Pegasus Early Music joins the Soundweavers team to discuss the nature of leading an organization that curates both the repertoire and personnel for each concert. She speaks with us about the ways in which Pegasus is promoting antiracist practices in a musical style “largely written by white, male, Christian Europeans.” We chat about Pegasus Rising, the organization's program for promoting emerging artists in early music. We also talk about Pegasus' association with the Eastman School of Music's Arts Leadership Program and how the organization offers meaningful internships. And we finish with a conversation about how “even operas are chamber music…” Deborah Fox is a lutenist with a span of repertoire ranging from medieval to baroque music, as a soloist, chamber music player, and baroque opera continuo. She has performed with the major early music ensembles and festivals from Newfoundland to Australia, including the Carmel Bach Festival, Glimmerglass Opera, Les Violons du Roy (Montreal), Spoleto Festival, Opera Atelier (Toronto), Pinchgut Opera (Sydney), Concert Royal (NY), Haymarket Opera and Third Coast Baroque (Chicago), and others. She received the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Early Music at London's Guildhall School, specializing in the improvised accompaniment practices of the baroque. Her teachers have included Paul O'Dette, Pat O'Brien, and Nigel North. She has been a Teaching Artist for the Aesthetic Education Institute. She is the founder and director of Pegasus Early Music in Rochester, NY, and the director of NYS Baroque in Ithaca and Syracuse, NY. The transcript for this episode can be found here. For more information about Pegasus Early Music, please visit their website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. For more information about Pegasus Rising, please visit their website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. For more information about New York State Baroque, please visit them at their website, nysbaroque.com.

Bill Smitrovich is an exceptional TV and film *Actor, Director & Producer Pt. 1 Bill's favorite movies, directors and his big break in theatre doing an Author Miller play! {The WIN app Writing In Network! } *The November Man, "Penny Dreadful" Showtime Network, Independence Day & Co-Starred on A Nero Wolfe Mystery with Timothy Hutton and Maury Chaykin, had a recurring chief prosecutor role on The Practice and played a lieutenant in the Fox hit series Millennium. His many film roles include Key Exchange, Renegades, The Trigger Effect with Dermot Mulroney, Independence Day (1996) with Will Smith, a strong role as a public defender in Rob Reiner's Ghosts of Mississippi and Air Force One to name a few. Connecticut-born actor Bill Smitrovich (on May 16, 1947) started his acting career rather late. A Masters degree holder from Smith College and a former acting teacher at the University of Massachusetts, the hefty actor earned his big break in an understudy role in the world premiere of Arthur Miller's "The American Clock" at the Spoleto Festival, a production that went to Broadway. Other stage parts have included "Food from Trash," "Requiem for a Heavyweight," "Far East" and "Frankie & Johnny at the Claire de Lune." Bill was a founding member of the No Theatre Company, now in association with the Wooster Group, whose members included Willem Dafoe and the late Spalding Gray. Bill made his 1978 New York debut in the company's production of "The Elephant Man." *Thank you for listening & supporting the podcast :) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sneakies https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/anonymouscontent *Royal Girl* Funds will go to sound and editing. Paypal (friends & family) petcarebuddies@gmail.com https://www.patreon.com/sneakies Instagram @marylinartist LinkedIn: Marylin Hebert Please Subscribe to our YouTube:) https://www.youtube.com/user/Fellinijr/videos Zombie Diaries: https://youtu.be/tBmgi3k6r9A Our books :) Young Adult wizard book series: "Margaret Merlin's Journal" by A. A. Banks at Amazon! :) https://www.instagram.com/margaretmerlinsjournal/ MMJ Book I The Battle of the Black Witch https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Merlins-Journal-Battle-Black-ebook/dp/B01634G3CK MMJ Book II Unleashing the Dark One --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/filmaddicts/support

Bill Smitrovich is an exceptional TV and film *Actor, Director & Producer Pt. 1 Bill's favorite movies, directors and his big break in theatre doing an Author Miller play! {The WIN app Writing In Network! } *The November Man, "Penny Dreadful" Showtime Network, Independence Day & Co-Starred on A Nero Wolfe Mystery with Timothy Hutton and Maury Chaykin, had a recurring chief prosecutor role on The Practice and played a lieutenant in the Fox hit series Millennium. His many film roles include Key Exchange, Renegades, The Trigger Effect with Dermot Mulroney, Independence Day (1996) with Will Smith, a strong role as a public defender in Rob Reiner's Ghosts of Mississippi and Air Force One to name a few. Connecticut-born actor Bill Smitrovich (on May 16, 1947) started his acting career rather late. A Masters degree holder from Smith College and a former acting teacher at the University of Massachusetts, the hefty actor earned his big break in an understudy role in the world premiere of Arthur Miller's "The American Clock" at the Spoleto Festival, a production that went to Broadway. Other stage parts have included "Food from Trash," "Requiem for a Heavyweight," "Far East" and "Frankie & Johnny at the Claire de Lune." Bill was a founding member of the No Theatre Company, now in association with the Wooster Group, whose members included Willem Dafoe and the late Spalding Gray. Bill made his 1978 New York debut in the company's production of "The Elephant Man." *Thank you for listening & supporting the podcast :) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sneakies https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/anonymouscontent *Royal Girl* Funds will go to sound and editing. Paypal (friends & family) petcarebuddies@gmail.com https://www.patreon.com/sneakies Instagram @marylinartist LinkedIn: Marylin Hebert Please Subscribe to our YouTube:) https://www.youtube.com/user/Fellinijr/videos Zombie Diaries: https://youtu.be/tBmgi3k6r9A Our books :) Young Adult wizard book series: "Margaret Merlin's Journal" by A. A. Banks at Amazon! :) https://www.instagram.com/margaretmerlinsjournal/ MMJ Book I The Battle of the Black Witch https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Merlins-Journal-Battle-Black-ebook/dp/B01634G3CK MMJ Book II Unleashing the Dark One --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/filmaddicts/support

If you're listening to this podcast on Apple or Spotify, you're seriously missing out. The Trumpet Dynamics mobile app has content and exclusive bonuses you won't find on a third-party application. To access the mobile app, visit trumpetdynamics.com. https://podcastartistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/mutantrumpet.jpg (Click or tap here to see a photo of the mutantrumpet.) Composer/performer https://benneill.com (Ben Neill) is the inventor of the Mutantrumpet, a hybrid electro-acoustic instrument, and is widely recognized as a musical innovator through his recordings, performances and installations. Neill’s music blends influences from electronic, jazz, and minimalist music, blurring the lines between digital media and acoustic instrument performance. Neill has recorded eleven albums of his music on labels including Universal/Verve, Thirsty Ear, Astralwerks, and Six Degrees. Currently he is an Artist in Residence at Nokia Bell Labs where he is exploring new modes of emotion transfer and communication between people using music, visual media, and hybrid instruments. Performances include BAM Next Wave Festival, Big Ears Festival, Lincoln Center, Whitney Museum of American Art, Bing Concert Hall at Stanford, Getty Museum, Cite de la Musique Paris, Moogfest, Spoleto Festival, Umbria Jazz, Bang On A Can Festival, ICA London, Istanbul Jazz Festival, Vienna Jazz Festival, and the Edinburgh Festival, among many others. Neill has worked closely with many musical innovators including La Monte Young, John Cage, John Cale, Pauline Oliveros, Rhys Chatham, DJ Spooky, David Berhman, Mimi Goese, King Britt, and Nicolas Collins. Neill also leads concerts of La Monte Young’s The Second Dream of the High Tension Stepdown Line Transformer with an international brass ensemble; performances have recently been presented in New York, Amsterdam, Paris, Amsterdam, Huddersfield, Den Bosch, Oslo, Krems, Koln, Los Angeles, and Warsaw. Neill began developing the Mutantrumpet in the early 1980s. Initially an acoustic instrument (a combination of 3 trumpets and a trombone combined into one), he collaborated with synthesizer Robert Moog to integrate electronics. In 1992, while in residency at the STEIM research and development lab for new instruments in Amsterdam, Neill made the mutantrumpet fully computer interactive. In 2008 he created a new version of his instrument at STEIM, and returned there in 2016-17 to design Version 4.0 which made its debut 2019. See a more detailed history of the instrument https://benneill.com/portfolio/mutantrumpethistory/ (here). Other current projects include a collaboration with vocalist/composer Mimi Goese that explores the musical and poetic qualities of mathematics and science through collaborations with chaos mathematician Ralph Abraham and the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries. The new songs combine the interplay of Goese’s captivating vocals and the electroacoustic explorations of Neill’s self-designed mutantrumpet with sounds created from fractal mathematics and Hudson River environmental data. A native of North Carolina, Neill holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from Manhattan School of Music. He studied composition with La Monte Young and was also mentored by composer/performer Jon Hassell in the early 1980’s. Since 2008 he has been a music professor at Ramapo College of New Jersey. BEN NEILL PRESS QUOTES “Ben Neill is using a schizophrenic trumpet to create art music for the people.” Wired Magazine “Ben Neill performs the Mutantrumpet, a super-instrument of his own design that he also uses to control lights and other elements in the show. The music is a dense, continously-shifting tapestry of electronic beats.” Wired Magazine “The avant-garde and EDM come together in music by Ben Neill & his mutantrumpet.” WNYC New Sounds/John Schaefer “A creative composer, genius performer, and inventor of the mutantrumpet.” Time Out NY “Ben Neill...

Our sponsor: Houghton Hornswww.houghtonhorns.comJoAnn is the Associate Principal/2nd Trumpet of the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. She is also a member of the trumpet section of the Reading Symphony in Reading, PA. Other performance experiences include the Baltimore Symphony in Maryland, New Jersey Symphony, State of Mexico Symphony in Toluca, Mexico, Taoramina Arte in Sicily, Adele, Josh Groban, and the Spoleto Festival. Prior to coming to Hawaii, JoAnn held a position with the Charleston Symphony in South Carolina. She received her Bachelor of Music from Boston University and a Master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music.Support the show (https://thatsnotspit.com/support/)

In this episode, Dave and Andrew explore the first repeat winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Music. We covered Gian Carlo Menotti's The Consul in Episode 8 and now he's back again with The Saint of Bleecker Street. We were generally favorable toward The Consul, finding it an effective, if derivative opera. Will Menotti score another hit with this story of a young woman who displays the stigmata? If you're interested in The Saint of Bleecker Street, we recommend: The original Broadway cast recording from 1954 The TV movie version of the opera, broadcast on NBC in 1955 We also recommend exploring the Spoleto festival a bit more, both the Festival of Two Worlds held in Spoleto, Italy and the Spoleto Festival hosted in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

T. Alan Stewart wears many musical hats in the Baltimore/Washington DC area.  In addition to serving as principal bass with the Williamsburg Symphony and Roanoke Symphony, Alan has performed with the Baltimore Opera, National Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Spoleto Festival, Alexander Schnieder String Orchestra; and many other ensembles in the area. We cover a lot of ground in this conversation, digging into topics like Alan’s path through the music world, his time in the New World Symphony and subsequently working with Mstislav Rostropovich and the National Symphony, audition preparation, The Artist’s Way, diversity and inclusion in classical music, freelance life, and much more. I hope you enjoy Alan’s thoughtful insights and perspectives, and I can’t wait to spend some more time with him in the future! Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle! Contrabass Conversations production team: Jason Heath, host Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing Mitch Moehring, audio engineer Trevor Jones, publication and promotion Krista Kopper, archival and cataloging theme music by Eric Hochberg

In this final episode of Spoleto Backstage for 2020, cohosts Geoff Nuttall and Bradley Fuller mark the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth by taking a tour through the German composer’s three stylistic periods — early, middle, and late — with commentary and a listen to representative performances from the past twelve years of the Spoleto Festival chamber music series. After discussing Beethoven’s musical beginnings, Geoff and Bradley hear his Piano Trio Op. 1, No. 3, followed by the second and third movements of his Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20. The conversation then moves to Beethoven’s middle or “heroic” period, with performances of the haunting second movement of the composer’s “Ghost” Trio and the passionate opening movement of his “Kreutzer” sonata to illustrate this stylistic phase at the start of the Romantic era. A discussion of late-period Beethoven serves to introduce two pieces for string quartet by the composer, both from the final years of his life: the

This episode of Spoleto Backstage rounds out Geoff Nuttall’s list of top Spoleto Festival chamber performances from the past decade with a 2011 program featuring Franz Schubert’s Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667—better known as the “Trout” Quintet. As Geoff shares with Bradley Fuller in a conversation before the music begins, this sparkling chamber work gets both its nickname and the musical material for its theme-and-variations fourth movement from a catchy lied or art song Schubert wrote two years prior: “Die Forelle” (“The Trout”), op. 32, D. 550. Baritone Tyler Duncan performs this lied just before pianist Pedja Muzijevic joins string players Hsin-Yun Huang, Christopher Costanza, Anthony Manzo, and Geoff himself for the quintet it inspired. The concert opens with Niccolò Paganini’s fiendishly-difficult Moses Fantasy for cello and piano, a work based on an operatic aria by Gioachino Rossini and allegedly shaped by its composer’s prison sentence.

Ep. 106: Yolanda Kondonassis, one of the world's premier solo harpists. Let's Talk Off The Podium with Tigran Arakelyan. Yolanda Kondonassis is celebrated as one of the world’s premier solo harpists and is widely regarded as today’s most recorded classical harpist. Hailed as “viscerally exciting” (The Chicago Tribune) and a “brilliant and expressive player” (The Dallas Morning News), she has performed around the globe as a concerto soloist and in recital, bringing her unique brand of musicianship and warm artistry to an ever-increasing audience. Also a published author, speaker, professor of harp, and environmental activist, sheweaves her many passions into a vibrant and multi-faceted career. Kondonassis has sold hundreds of thousands of albums and downloads worldwide and her extensive discography includes over twenty titles. She continues to be a pioneering force in the harp world, striving to make her instrument more accessible to audiences and push the boundaries of what listeners expect of the harp. She was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for the world premiere recording of Jennifer Higdon’s Harp Concerto with The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Azica Records, 2019). Her 2008 album of music by Takemitsu and Debussy, Air (Telarc), was also nominated for a Grammy Award. Since making her debut at age 18 with the New York Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta, Kondonassis has appeared as soloist with major orchestras in the United States and abroad including The Cleveland Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, and Hong Kong Philharmonic, to name a few. Other engagements include performances at renowned festivals including the Marlboro Music Festival, Spoleto Festival,Tanglewood Music Festival, and she has been featured on CNN and PBS, as well as Sirius XM Radio’s Symphony Hall, NPR’s All Things Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts,St. Paul Sunday Morning, and Performance Today.   Kondonassis is committed to the advancement of contemporary music for the instrument, with recent premieres including works by Bright Sheng, and Jennifer Higdon. Her extensive discography includes works by Rorem, Rochberg, Erb, Liebermann, Paulus, Fitch, Lash, Montsalvatge,Takemitsu, Cage, and Carter, among others. Her most recent book,The Composer’s Guide to Writing Well for the Harp, was released in 2019. In addition to her active solo, chamber music and recording schedule, Kondonassis heads the harp departments at Oberlin Conservatory of Music and The Cleveland Institute of Music, and presentsmasterclasses around the world.   In this podcast we talk about premieres, her new book, passion for writing, life changing moments and hobbies. Ms. Kondonassis also speaks about her non-profit, Earth at Heart and much more. For more information about Yolanda Kondonassis please visit: https://www.yolandaharp.com © Let's Talk Off The Podium, 2020

In this episode of Spoleto Backstage , Geoff Nuttall and Bradley Fuller look back on a concert performed as part of the 2016 Spoleto Festival Chamber Music Series. After discussing what makes it one of the most memorable performances from the past decade of the series, the two enjoy a listen to the program. Andrew Norman’s Garden of Follies comes first, featuring oboist James Austin Smith and pianist Pedja Muzijevic. Next is a baroque-era work inspired by a Cervantes novel: Georg Philipp Telemann’s Ouverture-Suite, TWV 55:G10 “Burlesque de Quixotte.” The concert concludes with Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, op. 19, performed by cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Inon Barnatan. After the concert, Bradley catches up with pianist and chamber-series regular Pedja Muzijevic to learn more about his current projects, programming decisions, and musical career—including what makes his involvement with Spoleto Festival so rewarding.

Episode No. 77 Dr. Joe Miller, Conductor of Westminster Choir and head of the Choral Department, and Dr Marshall Onofrio, Dean of the School of Fine Arts and Westminster Choir College, Princeton.As Westminster Choir celebrates its 100th Anniversary you will hear from its present conductor, Dr. Joe Miller and the Dean of the Choir College about the rich history of these 100 years. The great tradition of John Finley Williamson and Dr. Joseph Flummerfelt is the foundation of this great legacy now continued into the next century by Dr. Miller. He will give an explanation of the anniversary tour program and the significance of the pieces which he chose. Also hear about the future projects of the choir as they prepare for the annual Spoleto Festival in Italy and performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Dr. Onofrio looks into the complicated future of the Choir College as it moves to the Rider University campus in Lawrenceville, NJ. Marshall has complete confidence in a bright future for this worthy institution. With a strong alumni association here in Los Angeles, we are all hoping and praying he is correct in his forecast. MUSIC: I sat down under his shadow Bairstow: (CD: Martin Mass for Double Choir)MUSIC: O How Amiable Ralph Vaughan Williams (CD: Favorite Hymns and Anthems)MUSIC: Vocal Quartets, Op. 64 - An Die Heimat Brahms (CD: Singing for Pleasure)MUSIC: O Magnum Mysterium Elder (CD: The Heart’s Reflection)MUSIC: Sanctus from Mass for Double Choir Martin: (CD: Martin: Mass for Double Choir)Original Air Date: February 1, 2020

In today’s episode, we’re speaking with pianist Adam Birnbaum. We talked about the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, of which he recently became a member, how to build your career through forming meaningful relationships, the value of patience, his thoughts on teaching gigs, and much more. Support the Podcast: https://berniesbootlegs.com/supportConnect with Adam:Website: http://www.adambirnbaum.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adambirnbaumpianoYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtkjZg4XOdZKRbKH19nRAzQFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/adambirnbaumpiano/Connect with Bernie's Bootlegs:Website: http://berniesbootlegs.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berniesbootlegsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/berniesbootlegsTwitter: https://twitter.com/berniesbootlegsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/berniesbootlegs1Email: berniesbootlegs@gmail.comAppended biography, courtesy of adambirnbaum.com:"Adam Birnbaum is emerging as one of the top young voices in jazz piano. Since receiving a graduate Artist’s Diploma in jazz studies from The Julliard School in 2003, he has become a presence on the New York City scene as a leader and sideman, performing in such venues as the Village Vanguard, the Blue Note, Birdland, the Jazz Standard and Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. He has also performed on many national and world stages, including the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, the Kennedy Center, the Montreal Jazz Festival, The Spoleto Festival, The Red Sea Jazz Festival, The Rockport Chamber Festival, NPR Jazz Christmas, and the Capetown Jazz Festival.As a leader, Birnbaum has released four albums under his name in Japan and the U.S. His first release, Ballade Pour Adeline, received a Gold Disk award from As a leader, Birnbaum has released four albums under his name in Japan and the U.S. His first release, Ballade Pour Adeline, received a Gold Disk award from Swing Journal as one of the top albums of 2006. Adam’s U.S. debut Travels, released in 2009 under the Smalls record label, received enthusiastic reviews in Allmusic.com, All About Jazz and JazzTimes. Birnbaum’s recent release Three of A Mind, featuring bassist Doug Weiss and drummer Al Foster, was hailed as “an eloquent dispatch from the heart of the contemporary piano trio tradition” by the New York Times, and received an Editor’s Pick and four star review in Downbeat magazine.As a sideman, Birnbaum’s wide-ranging versatility and artistry have made him a first call for a wide variety of ensembles. He has performed or toured with established jazz artists such as Al Foster, Greg Osby, Regina Carter, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, and Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis, as well as with young artists such as Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society and Cecile Mclorin Salvant. Birnbaum has appeared as a sideman more than 25 albums."Support the show (http://berniesbootlegs.com/support)

In this episode, Marc Damoulakis, principal percussionist with the Cleveland Orchestra, discusses the importance of mindful exploration, flexibility, and patience in the learning process, time management, how to create a connection between our concept of sound and the motions necessary to execute that vision successfully, and he sends us off with very wise parting words! He elaborates on: How being competitive with himself helped him get to the next level in his career and how a healthy competitive mindset can be helpful to grow as a musician The learning process behind mastering so many instruments How learning other instruments can help us make new neural connections and expand our skills on our main instrument The Importance of not skipping over fundamentals and developing the patience to go through the necessary process Time management skills for students Incorporating a solid routine for daily practice Physical connection that learning entails: understanding “when it feels like this, it sounds like this” Why students need to take responsibility for their own learning The holistic approach to playing his teachers taught him What a typical daily regimen looks like for him today Handling a lot of repertoire Focus – timeline = create timeline of your own – prioritization The importance of knowing how quickly you can learn and push yourself to learn faster than you think His favorite tools in the practice room How the Feldenkrais Method helped him Why he believes that there's always room at the top   GET YOUR FREE METRONOME GUIDE TODAY AT www.mindoverfinger.com!!!!  TURN THE METRONOME ON AND START PRACTICING BETTER AND LEARNING FASTER RIGHT NOW!   MORE ABOUT MARC: The Cleveland Orchestra: https://www.clevelandorchestra.com/About/Musicians-and-Conductors/Meet-the-Musicians/A-L-Musicians/Damoulakis-Marc/ The Cleveland Institute: https://www.cim.edu/faculty/marc-damoulakis   Marc Damoulakis joined The Cleveland Orchestra in August 2006 and was appointed to the principal percussion chair in 2013.  He currently also teaches as a faculty member at the Cleveland Institute of Music.  He also presents clinics, masterclasses, and workshops at institutions and festivals worldwide, and performs as a soloist in a wide variety of performance settings.   Throughout his career, he has performed and recorded as a guest artist, including engagements with the New York Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Sarasota Orchestra, and the Hong Kong Philharmonic.  He performed and recorded with the National Brass Ensemble at Skywalker Ranch and Orchestra Hall in Chicago in 2015.  An active chamber musician, Mr. Damoulakis plays regularly with the Strings Music Festival, ChamberFest Cleveland, and the Sun Valley Summer Symphony “In Focus” Series, where he is also the principal percussionist.  He has performed with Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Gilmore Festival, New Music Consort, and the Pulse Percussion Ensemble.  In addition, Mr. Damoulakis is a founding member of the Time Table Percussion Quartet.   As a teacher, Marc Damoulakis has students holding positions in major symphony orchestras throughout the world and has led masterclasses and clinics throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.  He is committed to a biannual week-long teaching residency at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and is a regular participant in the North Western Percussion Symposium, and the National Youth Orchestra.  In addition, he serves as a judge of the annual Modern Snare Drum Competition.  In addition to his current work at CIM, he taught for seven years as a faculty member at DePaul University.  As a collaborative three-year project, he developed the K symphonic line of cymbals with the Zildjian Cymbal Company, instruments that are an important part of his sound collection with The Cleveland orchestra.   Prior to coming to Cleveland, Mr. Damoulakis lived and worked in New York, where he performed and recorded with the New York Philharmonic (2003-2006), served as principal timpani of the Long Island Philharmonic (1998-2006), and held the position of assistant principal percussion of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra (2003-2006).  He also performed as an active freelancer in New York, including playing in the orchestra for Phantom of the Opera on Broadway.   A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Mr. Damoulakis was exposed to music at a young age by his parents, who were both educators and musicians, in piano and tuba respectively.  He later spent four summers at Tanglewood, in addition attending the Spoleto Festival and Pacific Music Festival.  Marc Damoulakis holds a bachelor's degree in percussion performance from the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied under Chris Lamb (New York Philharmonic), Duncan Patton (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra), and James Preiss (Steve Reich ensemble).  He continued his studies for four years with the New World Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas (1999-2003).   Marc and his wife, Samantha, currently reside in Cleveland Heights with their son George, daughter Helen, and their dog Rocky.     If you enjoyed the show, please leave a review on iTunes!  I truly appreciate your support! Visit www.mindoverfinger.com for information about past and future podcasts, and for more resources on mindful practice. Join the Mind Over Finger Tribe here!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/mindoverfingertribe/     THANK YOU: Most sincere thank you to composer Jim Stephenson who graciously provided the show's musical theme!  Concerto #1 for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra – Movement 2: Allegro con Brio, performed by Jeffrey Work, trumpet, and the Lake Forest Symphony, conducted by Jim Stephenson. Also a HUGE thank you to my fantastic producer, Bella Kelly!   MIND OVER FINGER: www.mindoverfinger.com https://www.facebook.com/mindoverfinger/ https://www.instagram.com/mindoverfinger/

Alternative classical composer Phillip Bimstein lives in Salt Lake City and Springdale, Utah, where he served two terms as mayor. A recipient of grants and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Meet The Composer, American Composers Forum, Austria’s Prix Ars Electronica and an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Bimstein’s music has been performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, the Bang on a Can Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Spoleto Festival and London’s Royal Opera House. Bimstein was born in Chicago and is a graduate of Chicago Conservatory of Music, where he majored in theory & composition. In the 1980s he led the new wave band Phil ‘n’ the Blanks, whose three albums and six videos were college radio and MTV hits. After further studies at UCLA in composition, orchestration and conducting, Bimstein took a hiking trip to southern Utah and never left. Fascinated by language and the ability of music to tell a story, he frequently incorporates text in his work. Refuge, his string quartet based on the book by Utah naturalist Terry Tempest Williams, was described as “sublime - elegant perfection” by the Deseret News. In 2005 Bimstein composed Lockdown, a techno tone poem based on the sounds and voices of a youth crisis center in southern Utah. In addition to public concerts, the work is presented as dialogue-promoting outreach to youth detention facilities and prevention programs. In 2006 Bimstein received his second Continental Harmony grant from the American Composers Forum to compose Zion Canyon Song Cycle based on the historical and contemporary stories of his community. Performed by his Americana folk chamber group Red Rock Rondo, it is the subject of an Emmy Award winning PBS -TV music special, which also won Bimstein an Emmy for music composition. In 2011 Bimstein composed a new song cycle for Red Rock Rondo and the Salt Lake Sympony based on the best-selling book by Ted Gup, A Secret Gift. In 2015 the Salt Lake Symphony premiered The Brahma Viharas, a symphony with English horn soloist (Charlotte Bell), which Bimstein composed based on four ancient Buddhist/Yogic contemplative practices that were developed over centuries to cultivate the qualities of lovingkindness, compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity in the human heart. Bimstein has practiced yoga, the brahma viharas and mindfulness meditation for more than 40 years, and teaches the University of Utah Honors course, “Opening the Mind’s Eye: Contemplative Practice & Higher Education.” Described by Outside Magazine as “America's only all-natural politician-composer,” Bimstein served two terms as Springdale mayor. Due to his successful efforts to bring harmony to his previously divided community, Parade Magazine dubbed Bimstein, “The Man Who Brought Civility Back to Town.” In 2017 Bimstein gave a TEDx Talk about his approach to community: How to Practice Politics with Music in Mind. Bimstein has served as Chair of the Utah Humanities Council (who awarded him the 2009 UHC Alumni Award and the Delmont R. Oswald Fellowship), Vice-President of the American Music Center in New York, and he is profiled in Who’s Who in America. Bimstein designs and teaches an interdisciplinary course in the University of Utah’s Honors College, “Composing a Community,” and he is a frequent keynote speaker on creativity, community and collaboration. Information about Bimstein’s music and other projects can be found at his website: www.bimstein.com

On this edition of Spoleto Backstage , host Adam Parker chats with Rob Taylor, director of Choral Activities at the College of Charleston, artistic director of the Taylor Festival Choir, and director of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Chamber Singers, about his series of choral concerts as part of Piccolo Spoleto Festival 2019. Sonatas and Soundscapes host Bradley Fuller speaks with Joe Miller, director of Choral Acivitives for Spoleto Festival USA and director of the Westminster Choir, about that group's performances at this year's festival. And we hear from directors Patric Caurier and Moshe Leiser about their contemporary production of Richard Strauss' opera "Salome" at Spoleto Festival 2019. You can subscribe to Spoleto Backstage in Apple Podcasts , Google Play , and Stitcher . Follow The Post and Courier's coverage of the festival on their website here . And learn more about Spoleto Festival USA on their website here .

It was a pleasure to chat with Anthony Manzo about his career as a chamber music double bassist, traveling with a bass (always an adventure!), the unique qualities of Anthony's bass, and much more. A special shout-out to Eric Roy of Upton Bass for connecting me with Anthony for this conversation! About Anthony Manzo: Anthony Manzo enjoys performing in a broad variety of musical forums - despite the ever-present complications of travel with a double bass! An artist with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Mr. Manzo is sought-after chamber musician who performs regularly at such noted venues as Lincoln Center in NYC, the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC, Bay Chamber Concerts in Rockport, Maine, and the Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival on Maryland's Eastern Shore. In addition, Mr. Manzo is also the Solo Bassist of San Francisco’s New Century Chamber Orchestra, and a regular guest artist with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony, and the Smithsonian Chamber Society near his home in Washington DC. Formerly the Solo Bassist of the Munich Chamber Orchestra, he has also been a frequent guest with Camerata Salzburg in Austria, where collaborations have included their summer residency at the Salzburg Festival, as well as two tours as double bass soloist alongside bass/baritone Thomas Quasthoff in Mozart's “Per questa bella mano” (with performances in Salzburg, Paris, Vienna, Budapest, and Istanbul). Links to Check Out: Anthony's University of Maryland page Anthony's Kennedy Center page about Anthony's removable neck conversion from Upton Bass Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle! Contrabass Conversations is sponsored by: Robertson & Sons Violins For more than four decades, Robertson & Sons has specialized in providing the highest quality stringed instruments and bows to collectors, professional musicians, music educators, and students of all ages. Their modern facility is equipped with three instrument showrooms as well as a beautiful Recital Hall available to our clients to in their search for the perfect instrument and/or bow. Upton Bass String Instrument Company Upton's Karr Model Upton Double Bass represents an evolution of our popular first Karr model, refined and enhanced with further input from Gary Karr. Since its introduction, the Karr Model with its combination of comfort and tone has gained a loyal following with jazz and roots players. The slim, long “Karr neck” has even become a favorite of crossover electric players. A440 Violin Shop An institution in the Roscoe Village neighborhood for over 20 years, A440's commitment to fairness and value means that we have many satisfied customers from the local, national, and international string playing communities. Our clients include major symphony orchestras, professional orchestra and chamber music players, aspiring students, amateur adult players, all kinds of fiddlers, jazz and commercial musicians, university music departments, and public schools. Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!

JANE MARLA ROBBINS A finalist for a CAPS Grant in Poetry from the National Endowment of the Arts, Jane is the author of Poems of The Laughing Buddha. You can see and hear her reading four of them on YouTube. Her first chapbook, Dogs in Topanga is, like this one, set in Topanga, where she lives. Commissioned by the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. to write and perform the one-woman play, Reminiscences of Mozart by His Sister, she also performed it at Lincoln Center in New York. Her one-woman play, Miriamâ??s Dance, in verse, about Mosesâ?? sister, was produced in New York and Los Angeles. Her most recent play, A Radical Friendship, a two-hander about Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Heschel, has been seen in New York and Los Angeles starring Ed Asner. Janeâ??s first book, the best selling Acting Techniques for Everyday Life: Look and Feel Self-Confident in Difficult Real-Life Situations, is the basis for a USC study showing how effective the techniques are for helping veterans at their job interviews. Its accompanying deck of cards, Perform At Your Best: Acting Techniques for Business, Social, and Personal Success, won the Gold Axiom Business Book Award. Jane teaches workshops with the techniques in Topanga, at universities and corporations, and coaches privately. Her first one-woman play, Dear Nobody, co-authored with Terry Belanger, was nominated for an Obie, ran for a year Off-Broadway, was produced on CBS, and toured to London and all over the United States. Also in New York she starred in her three-character play Jane Avril. Her one-acts include: Bats in the Belfry, produced at the Spoleto Festival; Cornucopia, winner of The University of St. Thomas One Act Play Competition; and Norman and the Killer, a co-adaptation for PBS. Jane has acted in movies (Rocky I, Rocky II, Rocky V, Arachnophobia); on TV (ER, The Heidi Chronicles); on Broadway (Richard III, Morning, Noon and Night); and played The Clown Ringmaster with Circus Flora. For more information go to www.janemarlarobbins.com

You can dance if you want to. And wear a tutu, too! Robert Carter is a dancer with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, an all-male drag ballet company that pays tribute to – and pokes fun at – the classical Russian stars of dance. The male dancers portray ballerinas (with great names like Ida Nevaseyneva), using their incredible athleticism to dance on pointe and exaggerate traditional choreography for comic effect. Robert was one of four dancers in the company featured in the documentary Rebels on Pointe, a Bobbi Jo Hart film revealing the history of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. Robert Carter’s story runs parallel to that of the fictional Billy Elliot. He grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, in a working-class family. His mother made sure that he and his sisters were exposed to the arts, and Robert was involved in community theatre at a very early age. The man who would become his dance teacher noticed him singing a solo at the Spoleto Festival and approached Robert’s mother to offer the opportunity for ballet lessons. Robert attended his first class when he was seven, and he has been dancing ever since. After high school, Robert received a scholarship to take a summer course in New York with the Joffrey Ballet School. His impressive resume also includes roles with the Bay Ballet Theatre, the Florence Civic Ballet, and the Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble. Robert joined Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo in 1995, and in his 23 years with the company, he has performed at some of the grandest venues in the world, including the Bolshoi Theatre and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Today he shares his journey from Charleston to New York and beyond, explaining the challenges of being gay in the South, the message of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, and his experience being featured in the documentary film about the company. Topics Covered • The origin of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo • How Robert got into ballet as a boy in South Carolina • How Robert’s father reacted to his desire to dance • Offended by prospect • How Robert coped with being a gay man in the South • Robert’s journey to NYC • The bias that pointe work is only for women • The message of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo • The Trockadero documentary, Rebels on Pointe • The physical demands of dancing with the Trocks • The benefits of pointe work for male dancers • Where the Trocks get their pointe shoes • Robert’s favorite ballerinas • The importance of acting ability in ballet • How to encourage more boys to do ballet • Why it’s acceptable to start ballet as an adult • Robert’s plans for the future

A finalist for a CAPS Grant in Poetry from the National Endowment of the Arts, Jane is the author of Poems of The Laughing Buddha. You can see and hear her reading four of them on YouTube. Her first chapbook, Dogs in Topanga is, like this one, set in Topanga, where she lives. Commissioned by the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. to write and perform the one-woman play, Reminiscences of Mozart by His Sister, she also performed it at Lincoln Center in New York. Her one-woman play, Miriamâ??s Dance, in verse, about Mosesâ?? sister, was produced in New York and Los Angeles. Her most recent play, A Radical Friendship, a two-hander about Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Heschel, has been seen in New York and Los Angeles starring Ed Asner. Janeâ??s first book, the best selling Acting Techniques for Everyday Life: Look and Feel Self-Confident in Difficult Real-Life Situations, is the basis for a USC study showing how effective the techniques are for helping veterans at their job interviews. Its accompanying deck of cards, Perform At Your Best: Acting Techniques for Business, Social, and Personal Success, won the Gold Axiom Business Book Award. Jane teaches workshops with the techniques in Topanga, at universities and corporations, and coaches privately. Her first one-woman play, Dear Nobody, co-authored with Terry Belanger, was nominated for an Obie, ran for a year Off-Broadway, was produced on CBS, and toured to London and all over the United States. Also in New York she starred in her three-character play Jane Avril. Her one-acts include: Bats in the Belfry, produced at the Spoleto Festival; Cornucopia, winner of The University of St. Thomas One Act Play Competition; and Norman and the Killer, a co-adaptation for PBS. Jane has acted in movies (Rocky I, Rocky II, Rocky V, Arachnophobia); on TV (ER, The Heidi Chronicles); on Broadway (Richard III, Morning, Noon and Night); and played The Clown Ringmaster with Circus Flora. For more information go to www.janemarlarobbins.com

There are many great Charleston area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (843) 972-3833 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions. Today, I’m here with a real estate market update for the Charleston area. I’m reviewing some data from this year’s first quarter! Additionally, I’ll talk about some great events happening locally in the next few weeks.April is here and the azaleas are in full bloom! Our city looks beautiful this time of year. Summerville just had a great Flowertown Festival weekend. The weather was great for such a gorgeous event! It’s an opportune time to take a relaxing stroll through the Middleton or Magnolia Gardens. They’re definitely a must-see this season.We recently had 35,000 visitors in town for the Cooper River Bridge Run. Despite the rain, the event went on with flying colors. Isn’t that incredible? We also had the WTA Tennis Tournament on Daniel Island from April 2nd to the 10th.There’s still time to take advantage of other fun events happening this April in our area. Enjoy the 69th annual Garden Tours festival until the 25th. The Farmer’s Market has also already started with live performances. The Spoleto Festival is coming up in May, so it’s time to start planning for that, too!And now it’s time for a market update. Our housing market is booming here in Charleston. Market activity has increased while inventory levels have stayed incredibly low.  Prices increased to 6.6% compared to last year, but they’re doing so at a reasonable pace consumers can keep up with. In January and February, buyer activity increased 10% compared to 2015. The median sales price right now rests at around $235,000. Will buyer activity exceed 2005’s and 2006’s records?Charleston is at the top of the charts. Our city was voted number one by Conde Naste and other major publications. U.S. News & World Reports ranked our area as the 19th place to live in the entire country. If you’re thinking about buying or selling a home in Charleston, reach out via phone or email. I’d be happy to help answer any questions you might have!

We're featuring San Francisco Symphony Principal Double Bass and University of Michigan faculty member Scott Pingel on this week's show.  In addition to holding down the principal bass chair for the San Francisco Symphony, Scott taught for several years at the San Francisco Conservatory, and he served as Principal Bass of the Charleston Symphony prior to his appointment in San Francisco. This was really a great interview, and it was a pleasure to connect again with Scott (we played together for the Spoleto Festival over a decade ago).  You'll learn a lot about how Scott approaches practicing for auditions, his interesting path to becoming a bass player, and the instruments and bows on which he has spent the last several years performing. About Scott: Scott Pingel began playing the double bass at age 17 because of a strong interest in jazz, Latin, and classical music. In 2004, at age 29, he became the principal bass of the San Francisco Symphony and was named by the San Francisco Chronicle as one of the most prominent additions to the ensemble. Previously, Pingel served as principal bass of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, performed with the Metropolitan Opera, the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra, and served as guest principal with the National Arts Center Orchestra in Canada. His solo performances with ensembles such as the San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco Academy Orchestra, and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, and in recitals frequently consisting of his own arrangements, have been met with high critical acclaim. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with such luminaries as Yo-Yo Ma, Julia Fischer, Gilbert Kalish, Wu Han, Joseph Silverstein, Yefim Bronfman, and members of the esteemed Emerson, Miro, Pacifica, St. Lawrence, Danish, and Takacs Quartets. He can often be heard at the Music@Menlo and Music in the Vineyards festivals and on television and radio programs including NPR's Performance Today. Formerly active as a jazz musician and electric bassist, Pingel worked with greats including Michael Brecker, Geoff Keezer, and James Williams, and performed in venues from Birdland in New York to Fasching in Stockholm. Pingel has taught masterclasses at prestigious institutions such as the Curtis Institute of Music, The Julliard School, Colburn School, Boston University, Manhattan School of Music, Shanghai Conservatory, Beijing Central Conservatory, and the New World Symphony. Pingel's primary instructors were James Clute, Peter Lloyd, and Timothy Cobb. He earned a BM degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, a MM degree from the Manhattan School of Music, and spent two years as a fellow at the New World Symphony. Outside of music, Pingel spent many years studying the ancient Korean martial art of Hwa Rang Do, in which he holds a black belt. He was an instructor at the Madison Academy of Hwa Rang Do and founded the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Hwa Rang Do/Tae Soo Do Program, which continues to this day. Pingel lives in Ann Arbor with his wife, Iris, and their daughters, Hannah and Sophia. Vanhal complete performance with San Francisco Academy Orchestra Scott's "dueling banjos" cadenza video email: feedback@contrabassconversations.com phone (call-in number--we'll play your message on the show!): 415-952-5643

Photo By: Tina RowdenToday’s conversation covered a lot of ground. Listen in as Atom speaks about his approach to understanding the human condition, remorse and reconciliation, national self-determination and the stories he tells.BiographyWith fifteen features and related projects, Egoyan has won numerous prizes at international film festivals including the Grand Prix and International Critics Awards from the Cannes Film Festival, two Academy Award® nominations, and numerous other honours.  His films have won twenty-five Genies – including three Best Film Awards – and a prize for Best International Film Adaptation from The Frankfurt Book Fair.  Egoyan’s films have been presented in numerous retrospectives across the world, including a complete career overview at the Pompidou Centre in Paris, followed by similar events at the Filmoteca Espagnol in Madrid, the Museum of The Moving Image in New York and the Royal CINEMATEK in Brussels.His body of work – which includes theatre, music, and art installations – delves into issues of memory, displacement, and the impact of technology and media in modern life. His latest feature, REMEMBER, stars Christopher Plummer.Egoyan’s art projects have been presented around the world including The Venice Biennale and Artangel in London. Steenbeckett became part of The Artangel Collection, an innovative alliance with the Tate. His installation, Auroras, was recently on view at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin, in a program commemorating the centennial of the Armenian Genocide.Egoyan directed the North American premiere of Martin Crimp’s Cruel and Tenderfor the Canadian Stage theatre company in early 2012. His adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s Eh Joe was presented by The Gate Theatre in Dublin, where it won The Irish Times/ESB Award for Best Direction before transferring to London’s West End and The Lincoln Center Festival in New York.Egoyan directed the contemporary Chinese opera Feng Yi Teng for the 2012 Spoleto Festival in Charleston and the Lincoln Center Festival, New York. It was performed at the Luminato Festival in 2013, following the remount of Richard Strauss’s Salome with the Canadian Opera Company. Egoyan directed a new production Mozart’s Così fan tutte for the COC in 2014. His award-winning production of Wagner’s Die Walküre was performed in early 2015.Egoyan is a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Directors Guild of Canada, the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of Canada, the Writers Guild of America, and the Royal Canadian Academy of Art. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada.Egoyan is honoured with a 2015 Governor General’s Performing Arts Award.Ego Film ArtsNational past article.Trailer for Remember See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dec. 7, 2013. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey discusses music, poetry and creativity with country musician Rosanne Cash. Speaker Biography: Oldest daughter of country music icon Johnny Cash and stepdaughter of June Carter Cash of the legendary Carter Family, she holds a lineage rooted in the very beginnings of American country music, with its deep cultural and historical connections to the South. Rosanne's own thoughtful, genre-blurring approach, encompassing country, rock, roots and pop influences, has earned a Grammy Award, the Americana Honors and Awards' Album of the Year, and eleven #1 singles. A few recent projects include concerts and talks at the Spoleto Festival, Toronto's Luminato festival and the Festival of Arts and Ideas, and collaborations with the Minnesota Orchestra, Lincoln Center, and San Francisco Jazz. Speaker Biography: Natasha Trethewey served two terms as U.S. Poet Laureate (2012-2013). She is the author of four poetry collections, including her newest, "Thrall" (2012). Her other collections are "Native Guard" (2006), winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry; "Bellocq's Ophelia" (2002); and "Domestic Work" (2000). She is also the author the nonfiction book "Beyond Katrina: A Meditation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast" (2010). Trethewey also served as the Poet Laureate of Mississippi. Her other honors include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Study Center, and the Bunting Fellowship Program of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. She is the four-time recipient of the Book Prize from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters and has twice received the Lillian Smith Award for Poetry. She is also the recipient of the 2008 Mississippi Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts and was named the 2008 Georgia Woman of the Year. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6483

Join Candidly Candace as she talks with Gene Glave.Gene Glave is a registered nurse and Pediatric Services Manager for Roper Saint Francis Healthcare in Charleston. Diagnosed with breast cancer several years ago, Gene began writing a blog which lead to the production of a one-woman show called The Mammologues. It was extremely well received by audiences, winning Best Play and Best Actress for Gene in 2008. She was also named Health Care Hero by the Charleston Regional Business Journal in 2008 for bringing awareness to breast cancer. The Mammologues has been keeping Gene busy, with performances at the Spoleto Festival and upcoming appearances in Amelia Island, Florida and Nashville, Tennessee. She is active with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, heading up the Advocacy Alliance committee for the Lowcountry Affiliate. Gene is also an elder at her church, Sunrise Presbyterian on Sullivans Island. Gene has a wonderful husband and they raised three sons and lived to tell about it! They have lived on the Isle of Palms for thirty years. Listeners, the number to call in with questions or comments is 347-996-3381. You may also participate in a live chat during and after the live broadcast (Candidly Candace will join you for fifteen minutes following the live broadcast).

Contrabass Conversations regular contributor John Grillo and I recorded a follow-up episode to our recent Opera Excerpt Breakdown episode. In this episode we chat a little more generally about opera bass playing and how it differs from orchestral bass playing. John has played for numerous opera companies in the past, including the Pittsburgh Opera and Spoleto Festival die Due Mondi in Italy. He recently performed Wagner’s Ring Cycle as the only bass player (!). Learn more about John on his Contrabass Conversations page, check out his virtual recital, listen to the Opera Excerpt and Orchestra Excerpt breakdowns