Podcast appearances and mentions of Teddy Abrams

On this month's Interplay, Conversations in Music, I had the great pleasure of speaking with composer and conductor Teddy Abrams about his pathfinding work in Louisville and his new musical based on the life of Muhammad Ali. There is simply no one in classical music with greater depth of knowledge and with more intensity in seeking new and exciting ways of connecting with audiences. I just loved talking with him, and you will too! www.michaelshapiro.com

Teddy Abrams, Musical America's 2022 Conductor of the Year, starts his tenth season as music director of the Louisville Orchestra in the fall of 2024.  Teddy has been the galvanizing force behind the orchestra's extraordinary artistic renewal and commitment to innovative community engagement since his appointment in September 2014. Teddy is also a prolific and award-winning composer.  We'll hear an excerpt from his piano concerto written for his regular collaborator Yuja Wang, with whom he and the Louisville Orchestra made their Deutsche Grammophon debuts on the virtuoso pianist's March 2023 release, The American Project. He is now at work on ALI, a new Broadway musical about boxing legend and activist Muhammad Ali, which is scheduled to receive its fall 2024 world premiere in Louisville, the boxer's birthplace, before opening on Broadway in spring 2025. Teddy Abrams remains in high demand as a guest conductor, which is how I met him.

It's Kislev! That means time for Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. We'll tell you the story, and the history of why the story itself is told the way it is. And we kibitz with Louisville Orchestra Music Director Teddy Abrams about Jewish composers' place in the American music tradition. Teddy tries to trick us into some free therapy [disclaimer: we are rabbis, not therapists!] and we commiserate over his hit Christmas single that never was. “I think seven people have heard it,” he says. Listen to our Kislev episode and join their numbers!

Yuja Wang gives a dazzling solo performance in the world premiere recording of a major new work specially written for her by her friend Teddy Abrams. Although originally conceived as a short companion composition to Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Abrams' Piano Concerto blossomed to become a 35-minute standalone showpiece. Celebrating the richness of America's musical culture and the sheer depth and breadth of Yuja Wang's virtuosity, the work now features on Yuja Wang · The American Project. Also included on the album is You Come Here Often?, created for the star pianist by another close friend, Michael Tilson Thomas. Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.comThis album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Teddy Abrams makes his second appearance on Beethoven Walks into a Bar this week, joining Mike and guest hosts Joe LeFevre (tuba) and Jessica Nance (viola). Teddy recently led the orchestra in a program including former podcast guest Caroline Shaw's The Observatory, Holst's The Planets, and Missy Mazzoli's Violin Concerto featuring the dazzling Jenny Koh. Hear how it went, this week on Beethoven Walks into a Bar!

Heralded as "[one] of the most powerful voices of our time" by the Los Angeles Times, bass-baritone Davóne Tines has come to international attention as a path-breaking artist whose work not only encompasses a diverse repertoire but also explores the social issues of today. As a Black, gay, classically trained performer at the intersection of many histories, cultures, and aesthetics, Tines is engaged in work that blends opera, art song, contemporary classical music, spirituals, gospel, and songs of protest, as a means to tell a deeply personal story of perseverance that connects to all of humanity. Davóne Tines is Musical America's 2022 Vocalist of the Year. During the 2022-23 season, he continues his role as the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale's first-ever Creative Partner and, beginning in January 2023, he will serve as Brooklyn Academy of Music's first Artist in Residence in more than a decade. In addition to strategic planning, programming, and working within the community, this season Tines curates the “Artist as Human” program, exploring how each artist's subjectivity—be it their race, gender, sexuality, etc.—informs performance, and how these perspectives develop throughout their repertoire. In the fall of 2022, Tines makes a number of important debuts at prominent New York institutions, including the Park Avenue Armory, New York Philharmonic, BAM, and Carnegie Hall, continuing to establish a strong presence in the city's classical scene. He opens his season with the New York premiere of Tyshawn Sorey's Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) at the Park Avenue Armory, also doubling as Tines' Armory debut. Inspired by one of Sorey's most important influences, Morton Feldman and his work Rothko Chapel, Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) takes after Feldman's focus on expansive textures and enveloping sounds, aiming to create an all-immersive experience. Tine's solo part was written specifically for him by Sorey, marking a third collaboration between the pair; Sorey previously created arrangements for Tines' Recital No. 1: MASS and Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM. Peter Sellars directs, with whom Davóne collaborated in John Adam's opera Girls of the Golden West and Kaija Saariaho's Only the Sound Remains. Tines' engagements continue with Everything Rises, an original, evening length staged musical work he created with violinist Jennifer Koh, premiering in New York as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival. Everything Rises tells the story of Tines' and Koh's artistic journeys and family histories through music, projections, and recorded interviews. As a platform, it also centers the need for artists of color to be seen and heard. Everything Rises premiered in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles in April 2022, with the LA Times commenting, “Koh and Tines' stories have made them what they are, but their art needs to be—and is—great enough to tell us who they are.” This season also has Tines making his New York Philharmonic debut performing in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, led by Jaap van Zweden. Tines returns to the New York Philharmonic in the spring to sing the Vox Christi in Bach's St. Matthew Passion, also under van Zweden. Tines is a musician who takes full agency of his work, devising performances from conception to performance. His Recital No. 1: MASS program reflects this ethos, combining traditional music with pieces by J.S. Bach, Margaret Bonds, Moses Hogan, Julius Eastman, Caroline Shaw, Tyshawn Sorey, and Tines. This season, he makes his Carnegie Hall recital debut performing MASS at Weill Hall, and later brings the program to the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, Baltimore's Shriver Hall, for the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and as part of Boston's Celebrity Series. Concerto No. 1: SERMON is a similar artistic endeavor, combining pieces including John Adams' El Niño; Vigil, written by Tines and Igée Dieudonné with orchestration by Matthew Aucoin; “You Want the Truth, but You Don't Want to Know,” from Anthony Davis' X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X; and poems from Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, and Maya Angelou into a concert performance. In May 2021, Tines performed Concerto No. 1: SERMON with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He recently premiered Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM—created by Tines with music by Michael Schachter, Caroline Shaw, Tyshawn Sorey, and text by Mahogany L. Browne—with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. Also this season, Tines performs in El Niño with the Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by composer John Adams; a concert performance of Adams' Girls of the Golden West with the Los Angeles Philharmonic also led by Adams; and a chamber music recital with the New World Symphony.Going beyond the concert hall, Davóne Tines also creates short music films that use powerful visuals to accentuate the social and poetic dimensions of the music. In September 2020, Lincoln Center presented his music film VIGIL, which pays tribute to Breonna Taylor, the EMT and aspiring nurse who was shot and killed by police in her Louisville home, and whose tragic death has fueled an international outcry. Created in collaboration with Igée Dieudonné, and Conor Hanick, the work was subsequently arranged for orchestra by Matthew Aucoin and premiered in a live-stream by Tines and the Louisville Orchestra, conducted by Teddy Abrams. Aucoin's orchestration is also currently part of Tines' Concerto No. 1: SERMON. He also co-created Strange Fruit with Jennifer Koh, a film juxtaposing violence against Asian Americans with Ken Ueno's arrangement of “Strange Fruit” — which the duo perform in Everything Rises — directed by dramaturg Kee-Yoon Nahm. The work premiered virtually as part of Carnegie Hall's “Voices of Hope Series.” Additional music films include FREUDE, an acapella “mashup” of Beethoven with African-American hymns that was shot, produced, and edited by Davóne Tines at his hometown church in Warrenton, Virginia and presented virtually by the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale; EASTMAN, a micro-biographical film highlighting the life and work of composer Julius Eastman; and NATIVE SON, in which Tines sings the Black national anthem, “Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing,” and pays homage to the '60s Civil Rights-era motto “I am a man.” The latter film was created for the fourth annual Native Son Awards, which celebrate Black, gay excellence. Further online highlights include appearances as part of Boston Lyric Opera's new miniseries, desert in, marking his company debut; LA Opera at Home's Living Room Recitals; and the 2020 NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards.Notable performances on the opera stage the world premiere performances of Kaija Saariaho's Only the Sound Remains directed by Peter Sellars at Dutch National Opera, Finnish National Opera, Opéra national de Paris, and Teatro Real (Madrid); the world and European premieres of John Adams and Peter Sellars' Girls of the Golden West at San Francisco Opera and Dutch National Opera, respectively; the title role in a new production of Anthony Davis' X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X with the Detroit Opera (where he was Artist in Residence during the 2021-22 season) and the Boston Modern Opera Project with Odyssey Opera in Boston where it was recorded for future release; the world premiere of Terence Blanchard and Kasi Lemmons' Fire Shut Up In My Bones at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; the world premiere of Matthew Aucoin's Crossing, directed by Diane Paulus at the Brooklyn Academy of Music; a new production of Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex at Lisbon's Teatro Nacional de São Carlos led by Leo Hussain; and Handel's rarely staged Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo at National Sawdust, presented in a new production by Christopher Alden. As a member of the American Modern Opera Company (AMOC), Tines served as a co-music director of the 2022 Ojai Music Festival, and has performed in Hans Werner Henze's El Cimarrón, John Adams' Nativity Reconsidered, and Were You There in collaboration with composers Matthew Aucoin and Michael Schachter.Davóne Tines is co-creator and co-librettist of The Black Clown, a music theater experience inspired by Langston Hughes' poem of the same name. The work, which was created in collaboration with director Zack Winokur and composer Michael Schachter, expresses a Black man's resilience against America's legacy of oppression—fusing vaudeville, opera, jazz, and spirituals to bring Hughes' verse to life onstage. The world premiere was given by the American Repertory Theater in 2018, and The Black Clown was presented by Lincoln Center in summer 2019.Concert appearances have included John Adams' El Niño with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin under Vladimir Jurowski, Schumann's Das Paradies und die Peri with Louis Langrée and the Cincinnati Symphony, Kaija Saariaho's True Fire with the Orchestre national de France conducted by Olari Elts, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Michael Tilson Thomas leading the San Francisco Symphony, Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Royal Swedish Orchestra, and a program spotlighting music of resistance by George Crumb, Julius Eastman, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Caroline Shaw with conductor Christian Reif and members of the San Francisco Symphony at SoundBox. He also sang works by Caroline Shaw and Kaija Saariaho alongside the Calder Quartet and International Contemporary Ensemble at the Ojai Music Festival. In May 2021, Tines sang in Tulsa Opera's concert Greenwood Overcomes, which honored the resilience of Black Tulsans and Black America one hundred years after the Tulsa Race Massacre. That event featured Tines premiering “There are Many Trails of Tears,” an aria from Anthony Davis' opera-in-progress Fire Across the Tracks: Tulsa 1921.Davóne Tines is a winner of the 2020 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, recognizing extraordinary classical musicians of color who, early in their career, demonstrate artistic excellence, outstanding work ethic, a spirit of determination, and an ongoing commitment to leadership and their communities. In 2019 he was named as one of Time Magazine's Next Generation Leaders. He is also the recipient of the 2018 Emerging Artists Award given by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and is a graduate of The Juilliard School and Harvard University, where he teaches a semester-length course “How to be a Tool: Storytelling Across Disciplines” in collaboration with director Zack Winokur.The Truth In This ArtThe Truth In This Art is a podcast interview series supporting vibrancy and development of Baltimore & beyond's arts and culture. To find more amazing stories from the artist and entrepreneurial scenes in & around Baltimore, check out my episode directory. Stay in TouchNewsletter sign-upSupport my podcastShareable link to episode ★ Support this podcast ★

Tuesday Concert with Sarasota Orchestra Broadcast - Beethoven and Copland for August 2, 2022 Enjoy the music as Russell Gant hosts Our Tuesday Concert with Sarasota Orchestra recorded last December featuring the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 with pianist Conrad Tao, and guest conductor Teddy Abrams leads the orchestra in Copland's famous ballet; "Appalachian Spring."  Originally broadcast Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 8:00 PM on Florida's Classical Music Station…WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.

Teddy Abrams, the Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra who was recently named "Conductor of the Year for 2022" by Musical America, discussed the health of the Louisville Orchestra and his new idea called "LO Creators Corps" that will bring three musical composers to Louisville to write music for our city...

Conductor, pianist, clarinetist, composer, and Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra Teddy Abrams tells us all about his album All In from the Louisville Orchestra, which features his music as well as his clarinet stylings (and a few other treats to boot!).

Teddy Abrams, the Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra, talked about the orchestra's efforts to continue performing during the pandemic, the piano concerto he wrote over the past year, and the personal connection with artists and music...

Teddy Abrams, the Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra, talked about the orchestra's efforts to continue performing during the pandemic, the piano concerto he wrote over the past year, and the personal connection with artists and music...

The Everything Conducting team is joined by their phenomenal conducting colleagues Teddy Abrams, Lidiya Yankovskaya, and Tito Muñoz to talk all things programming!  Join us for this passionate and enlightening conversation where we dive into programming for our orchestras, for our audiences, and for our communities.  It is all here, in the latest EC Roundtable! 

Jim James is an American musician and songwriter who came to prominence as the lead singer for My Morning Jacket. Branching off into a solo career, James has found success displaying a kaleidoscopic approach to his disparate material, revealing few limitations.To listen to the full episode, including the featured music, visit... signlradio.com"Roots to Grooves" is a production of SIGNL.https://www.signlradio.comhttps://www.instagram.com/signlradiohttps://www.twitter.com/signlradiohttps://www.facebook.com/signlradiohttps://www.mixcloud.com/signlhttps://open.spotify.com/user/96mhz6qfjoztxbl2dpm0uj903?si=aAZpsoEnRAKdx85kr1QWhg

In our first Beethoven Walks into a Bar "Spring Short," Jason sits down with his old boss and good friend Teddy Abrams, Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra. We hear all about Teddy's creative and adaptive programming at the LO this year (with not only the pandemic, but in the aftermath of Breonna Taylor's death in Louisville," where they see orchestras heading in the future, and they catch up on all things whiskey related in the bourbon capital of the world. This week on Beethoven Walks into a Bar. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/ (Rolling Stone The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time) https://wfpl.org/great-podversations-yo-yo-ma-and-teddy-abrams/ (Podversation with Yo-Yo Ma and Teddy Abrams) https://www.npr.org/2021/03/26/981694099/music-is-music-a-rapper-and-a-conductor-cross-centuries-in-louisville (NPR Interview with Teddy Abrams, Jecorey Arthur, and Ari Shapiro)

Grammy award-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma speaks with conductor, composer, and musician Teddy Abrams about the power of music, healing cultural differences, and other timely topics. Yo-Yo Ma has recorded more than 100 albums, is the winner of 18 Grammy Awards, and has performed for nine American presidents, most recently on the occasion of President Biden’s inauguration. He has received numerous awards, including the National Medal of the Arts, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Kennedy Center Honors. He has been a UN Messenger of Peace since 2006, and was recognized as one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020. Teddy Abrams is the acclaimed Music Director of both the Louisville Orchestra and the Britt Festival Orchestra. Abrams has fostered interdisciplinary collaborations with organizations including the Louisville Ballet, the Center for Interfaith Relations, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Speed Art Museum, and the Folger Shakespeare Library. His rap-opera, ‘The Greatest: Muhammad Ali,” premiered in 2017, celebrating Louisville’s hometown hero. Abrams’ work with the Louisville Orchestra has been profiled on CBS News Sunday Morning, NPR, and in The Wall Street Journal.

Teddy Abrams first dreamed of leading an orchestra when he was just nine years old. Barely two decades later, this musical phenom now leads both the Louisville Orchestra and Oregon's Britt Festival. But Abrams isn't just another orchestra conductor; he's reinventing what an orchestra and its music can mean for a city and its people. He now dreams about far more than just waving a baton, and he's just as comfortable hanging out with hip hop stars, bluegrass musicians, gospel choirs, and social-justice activists as he is on the podium. Join us for this week's conversation as we sit down with the conductor extraordinaire to discuss how he's using the universal language of music to break down walls and heal a city, offering a path forward not just for his community, but for humanity. Download the executive summary for this episode at shawnnason.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An interview with conductor, clarinetist, pianist, improviser, composer, and my former boss, Teddy Abrams, music director of the Louisville Orchestra and the Britt Festival in Oregon. We discuss the roots of his eclecticism, his vision for the future of orchestras, and how music can be a driving force for positive change in a community.   Highlights Teddy’s background - 8:29 Listening to music at home - 9:05 His awakening - 11:26 Learning about composers - 14:51 How he became a Jazz pianist - 18:20 Learning so much - 26:46 The DNA of an orchestra - 29:06 We should all be learning - 30:34 Activating our individuality - 31:33 How people experience music - 42:58 Being the creative people for your organization - 49:51 Conservatories and audition process - 52:06 Playing an invisible game - 59:20 Training for musicians - 1:10:19 Accessibility to our music - 1:19:54 One of his favorite experiences during the pandemic - 1:21:00 Talking about religion and journalism - 1:31:56 Creating a culture that retains talent - 1:44:03 We should have an aspiration of greatness - 1:45:42 An idea of what an orchestra is - 1:49:48 Music brings people together - 1:51:50   Episode Resources Connect with Robert Hunt Simonds: roberthuntsimonds@gmail.com  http://roberthuntsimonds.com/ http://craigwagnermusic.blogspot.com  Connect with Teddy Abrams https://www.teddyabrams.com  https://twitter.com/teddyconducts?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.instagram.com/teddyconducts/?hl=en  https://www.facebook.com/teddyconducts  Teddy, Jim James, and LO musicians on The Tonight Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFYutf2VSqI  "Excellence: Can We Be Equal And Excellent Too?" by John W. Gardner: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XG5CDZF/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 

Colorado-based conductor Jeremy D. Cuebas is quickly establishing himself as a symphonic, operatic, and contemporary musician in the Denver area. He acts as assistant conductor with the Fort Collins Symphony, will soon be starting as the first assistant conductor with the Aurora Symphony, and is regularly invited to lead ensembles as diverse as, Opera Fort Collins, the It Could Be Anything new music ensemble, and the Boulder Concert Band. Jeremy is the founder and co-host of Podium Time, a podcast of interviews and discussions with emerging and established conductors. In August 2019, Jeremy was invited to join the faculty of the International Conducting Workshop and Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria to assist with the program and produce videos and podcasts for promotion. The Podium Time Podcast reaches thousands of conductors and students each year, and its catalog of over 80 interviews includes conductors such as JoAnn Falletta, Teddy Abrams, Brett Mitchell, Kevin Noe, Christopher Rountree, Tito Muñoz, and Roderick Cox.

Today we talk with Teddy Abrams, music director of the Louisville Orchestra and the Britt Festival, about redefining the orchestra for maximum impact. We talk about the future of classical music after COVID-19 and why orchestras were hit particularly hard, everything wrong with how classical music approaches education and how we can change to actually make a difference, and the qualities that make a truly incredible and successful musician. We also discuss why every conductor should be considering how they approach leadership now, before you’re neck-deep in work again, and why we should define ourselves as “musicians” and not “Classical musicians.”You will learn:Why classical music, and orchestras in particular, were unprepared for the COVID-19 Pandemic, and how we can use this opportunity to enact great change in the organizations that will learn from it.Why seeing the orchestra as a performing institution is hindering the impact that we’re able to make in our communities.Why our current education programs are stuck in old paradigms, and how an evolving culture requires our orchestras to adjust with it.Why we should identify as “musicians” and not “classical musicians.”Why Beethoven, Mozart, and Brahms would never stand for the division between art and popular music that we’ve held onto, and why they would never recognize our current models for the orchestra.How Louisville is teaching its audiences to trust the orchestra and come to every concert.The types of people that should not be music directors, but focus on guest conducting insteadHow the education of conductors avoids teaching the important aspects of being a musical leaderFind this and all other episodes at PodiumTimePod.com. Subscribe and download Podium Time on your favorite podcast player and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @PodiumTimePod. You can also join our Facebook Group, the Podium Time Inner Circle to ask questions and continue the conversation after every episode. If you’d like to support the podcast monetarily and get bonus content, consider joining our Patreon community at Patreon.com/PodiumTimePod. .Support the show (https://patreon.com/podiumtimepod)

All Classical Portland is committed to giving our arts leaders and performers a platform throughout the year, and during this unique and difficult time, it is especially important to understand what’s happening in our local arts ecosystem. Through a series of written articles and on-air interviews, we will share the mic with our arts partners and friends and ask them to tell their story highlighting current joys, challenges, and innovations. This week, Suzanne Nance interviews the President & CEO of Britt Music and Arts Festival Donna Briggs, and the Music Director of Britt Festival Orchestra Teddy Abrams.

Teddy Abrams, Music Director of The Louisville Orchestra, talked about an event to celebrate Juneteenth tonight on the steps of Metro Hall...

Teddy Abrams, Music Director of The Louisville Orchestra, talked about an event to celebrate Juneteenth tonight on the steps of Metro Hall...

When I think of a greenhouse, I envision small seeds sprouting roots and then green shoots slowly rising toward the sunlight. The progress to grow may be slow at first but soon becomes rapidly transformational as the plant drinks in the nourishment of the heat, moisture, and sunlight in the greenhouse cocoon. Our guest this week, Hannah Rose Neuhauser, is the co-founder and program director of The Young Author's Greenhouse, an organization inspired by the 826 Valencia writing organization for children and teens launched by author Dave Eggers. The Louisville greenhouse, located in the Portland neighborhood, nurtures student writers in an imaginative writing space which includes a storefront called The Opposite Shop where you can find jars of sunshine and magic fish scales. But moving from the Shop through the portal into the organization's writing center, young writers enter a world where they are taken seriously by mentors who question and instill confidence. One of the coolest programs offered by The Young Author's Greenhouse is an annual song-writing event with Jim James, leader of the rock band My Morning Jacket, and Teddy Abrams, the young hip conductor of the Louisville Orchestra. Hannah Rose tells us what book she read in college that inspired her to start this nonprofit journey, what skill is more important than writing for volunteers with the Young Author's Greenhouse, and what perk of the program can entice even reluctant young writers to put their words on paper. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers 2- If you Can See the Stars, There is Still Light by The Young Author's Greenhouse 3- Into the Wolf-Dark Shadows by The Young Author's Greenhouse 4- Know My Name by Chanel Miller 5- The Last Wish by Andrezej Sapkowski (Short Stories) 6- Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe 7- Bluets by Maggie Nelson 8- The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Online Article mentioned: Flattened by the Curve www.mcsweeneys.net/columns/flattened-by-the-curve TV shows mentioned: 1- Derry Girls on Netflix 2- Sex Education on Netflix 3- Schitt's Creek on Hulu 4- Seinfeld on Hulu   You can find us on FB, instagram (@perksofbeingabookloverpod) and on our blog site at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com Perks airs on Forward Radio 106.5 FM and forwardradio.org every Wednesday at 6 pm, Thursdays at 6 am and 12 pm. We have purchased the rights to the theme music used.

When I think of a greenhouse, I envision small seeds sprouting roots and then green shoots slowly rising toward the sunlight. The progress to grow may be slow at first but soon becomes rapidly transformational as the plant drinks in the nourishment of the heat, moisture, and sunlight in the greenhouse cocoon. Our guest this week, Hannah Rose Neuhauser, is the co-founder and program director of The Young Author’s Greenhouse, an organization inspired by the 826 Valencia writing organization for children and teens launched by author Dave Eggers. The Louisville greenhouse, located in the Portland neighborhood, nurtures student writers in an imaginative writing space which includes a storefront called The Opposite Shop where you can find jars of sunshine and magic fish scales. But moving from the Shop through the portal into the organization’s writing center, young writers enter a world where they are taken seriously by mentors who question and instill confidence. One of the coolest programs offered by The Young Author’s Greenhouse is an annual song-writing event with Jim James, leader of the rock band My Morning Jacket, and Teddy Abrams, the young hip conductor of the Louisville Orchestra. Hannah Rose tells us what book she read in college that inspired her to start this nonprofit journey, what skill is more important than writing for volunteers with the Young Author’s Greenhouse, and what perk of the program can entice even reluctant young writers to put their words on paper. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers 2- If you Can See the Stars, There is Still Light by The Young Author's Greenhouse 3- Into the Wolf-Dark Shadows by The Young Author's Greenhouse 4- Know My Name by Chanel Miller 5- The Last Wish by Andrezej Sapkowski (Short Stories) 6- Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe 7- Bluets by Maggie Nelson 8- The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Online Article mentioned: Flattened by the Curve www.mcsweeneys.net/columns/flattened-by-the-curve TV shows mentioned: 1- Derry Girls on Netflix 2- Sex Education on Netflix 3- Schitt's Creek on Hulu 4- Seinfeld on Hulu You can find us on FB, instagram (@perksofbeingabookloverpod) and on our blog site at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com Perks airs on Forward Radio 106.5 FM and forwardradio.org every Wednesday at 6 pm, Thursdays at 6 am and 12 pm. We have purchased the rights to the theme music used.

This week's All Songs Considered mix has joy and words of encouragement from Lucinda Williams, a group of artists in Kentucky vowing to "Lift Up Louisville," and more.1. Tenci: "Joy" from My Heart Is An Open Field2. Khruangbin: "Time (You and I)" from Mordechai3. Protomartyr: "Worm In Heaven" from Ultimate Success Today4. Teddy Abrams, Jim James, Will Oldham, Jecorey Arthur and More: "Lift Up Louisville" 5. Lucinda Williams: "When The Way Gets Dark" from Good Souls Better Angels6. Liar, Flower: "I am Sundress (She of Infinite Flowers)" from Geiger Counter7. The Lovely Eggs: "Long Stem Carnations" from I am MoronKeep up with the latest from NPR Music with our weekly newsletter. Sign up at www.npr.org/musicnewsletter

It was a short show this evening, but Hayley and the Knobs did get the chance to talk with comedian Jacob Williams and conductor Teddy Abrams about providing content during the COVID-19 pandemic…

It was a short show this evening, but Hayley and the Knobs did get the chance to talk with comedian Jacob Williams and conductor Teddy Abrams about providing content during the COVID-19 pandemic…

**Jim James** of **My Morning Jacket** is our special guest on Episode One, where he shares an exclusive recording of one of the first songs he composed as a teenager. Throughout the epic one hour interview, Jim and Dana also discuss solo projects, lyrics, and their mutual love of crème brûlée. Also featured in the episode is the **Music Director** for **Lousiville Orchestra**, **Teddy Abrams**, who joins Jim to discuss their collaboration on the album, **The Order of Nature**.Featuring fresh original music by:[The Cinelli Brothers](http://www.cinellibrothers.com/) - 'Your Lies'[Seasonal Beast](https://seasonalbeast.bandcamp.com/) - 'Dry Bones'[Them Fangs](https://www.themfangs.com/) - 'Life Do Change'[Listen on our YouTube Channel too!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8oILtkr26A)**Episode One Resources**Cheers, thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of SuperUnknown, please subscribe, share, and leave a review! Need more? Explore these show notes featuring some of the topics discussed during Dana's interview with Jim James:Hear the first song Jim James remembers listening to at three years old - [‘Leader of the Band' by Dan Fogelberg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsocZrEcp0Y) {4:18}Hear the first song he learned to play as a teenager - [‘Losing My Religion' by R.E.M.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtdhWltSIg) {4:42}[Listen to Rodan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_NKtGTstVw), a band from Jim's hometown of Louisville that he recalls was "one of the biggest influences on me." {6:08}[Watch Jim sing 'Rainbow Connection' with Kermit the Frog](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdjvDS0MhDE) at the Newport Folk Festival (Skip to 1:50 on video for Jim's appearance) {7:39}"Tree Of One Kind" is the name of the demo that Jim James shared on the show. It's one of the first recordings he ever did, and you can hear it exclusively in this episode! {11:34}Check out the website for the record label that he started in 2008, which now only 'exists metaphysically in space', [Removador](https://removador.com/) {20:03}Visit the Creme Bru-Log, [Jim's own personal crème brûlée review site](http://www.cremebrulog.com/), which is 'an online resource for critiques and tastings of crème brûlée from around the world'. {28:00}Learn more about [Teddy Abrams](https://www.teddyabrams.com/), Music Director and Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra, who created the arrangements on Jim's latest solo album, The Order of Nature {35:18}Did you like the new song 'Back To The End Of The World' from The Order of Nature, that was played during this episode? [Watch Jim, Teddy, and the Louisville Orchestra perform it live on Jimmy Fallon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFYutf2VSqI) {43:47}About Jim James:He fronts the Grammy-nominated band My Morning Jacket, he has an impressive solo career, and he has the best name ever. Jim James recently released an orchestral solo album, entitled The Order of Nature. ``````**Connect with SuperUnknown:**[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/superunknown_podcast/)[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/superunknownteevee)[Twitter](https://twitter.com/superunknown_tv)[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFVFR6vQClS63Ikq66r0q-w)

Jim James of My Morning Jacket is our special guest on Episode One, where he shares an exclusive recording of one of the first songs he composed as a teenager. Throughout the epic one hour interview, Jim and Dana also discuss solo projects, lyrics, and their mutual love of crème brûlée. Also featured in the episode is the Music Director for Lousiville Orchestra, Teddy Abrams, who joins Jim to discuss their collaboration on the album, The Order of Nature. Featuring fresh original music by: The Cinelli Brothers (http://www.cinellibrothers.com/) - 'Your Lies' Seasonal Beast (https://seasonalbeast.bandcamp.com/) - 'Dry Bones' Them Fangs (https://www.themfangs.com/) - 'Life Do Change' Listen on our YouTube Channel too! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8oILtkr26A) Episode One Resources Cheers, thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of SuperUnknown, please subscribe, share, and leave a review! Need more? Explore these show notes featuring some of the topics discussed during Dana's interview with Jim James: Hear the first song Jim James remembers listening to at three years old - ‘Leader of the Band’ by Dan Fogelberg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsocZrEcp0Y) {4:18} Hear the first song he learned to play as a teenager - ‘Losing My Religion’ by R.E.M. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtdhWltSIg) {4:42} Listen to Rodan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_NKtGTstVw), a band from Jim's hometown of Louisville that he recalls was "one of the biggest influences on me." {6:08} Watch Jim sing 'Rainbow Connection' with Kermit the Frog (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdjvDS0MhDE) at the Newport Folk Festival (Skip to 1:50 on video for Jim's appearance) {7:39} "Tree Of One Kind" is the name of the demo that Jim James shared on the show. It's one of the first recordings he ever did, and you can hear it exclusively in this episode! {11:34} Check out the website for the record label that he started in 2008, which now only 'exists metaphysically in space', Removador (https://removador.com/) {20:03} Visit the Creme Bru-Log, Jim's own personal crème brûlée review site (http://www.cremebrulog.com/), which is 'an online resource for critiques and tastings of crème brûlée from around the world'. {28:00} Learn more about Teddy Abrams (https://www.teddyabrams.com/), Music Director and Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra, who created the arrangements on Jim's latest solo album, The Order of Nature {35:18} Did you like the new song 'Back To The End Of The World' from The Order of Nature, that was played during this episode? Watch Jim, Teddy, and the Louisville Orchestra perform it live on Jimmy Fallon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFYutf2VSqI) {43:47} About Jim James: He fronts the Grammy-nominated band My Morning Jacket, he has an impressive solo career, and he has the best name ever. Jim James recently released an orchestral solo album, entitled The Order of Nature. ``` ``` Connect with SuperUnknown: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/superunknown_podcast/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/superunknownteevee) Twitter (https://twitter.com/superunknown_tv) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFVFR6vQClS63Ikq66r0q-w)

Growing up with a piece of music is something very special for many instrumentalists, and that's something that violin soloist Rachel Barton Pine has done in this new recording (along with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra led by Teddy Abrams ), taking on two violin concertos: Dvořák's and Khachaturian's. Classiclectic host Kurt Hauswirth had an opportunity to speak with Rachel Barton Pine about this new release from Avie Records :

This week's episode is brought to you by Stubhub. This week, host Lior Phillips is joined by Jim James of My Morning Jacket and Teddy Abrams, the conductor and music director of the Louisville Orchestra. The duo call in to discuss the origins of their new album, The Order of Nature, as well as the heart of music in their Louisville home, this project in relation to My Morning Jacket, and the value of having a conversation through music. Plus, the duo share stories behind the creation of their collaborative suite of symphonic rock compositions, as well as detail tales of ayahuasca, Megadeth, Edith Piaff, and transcendental meditation. And as if that weren't enough, Jim offers up his secret savory oatmeal recipe, so stay tuned! Head here for more info on Jim James. Head here for more info on Teddy Abrams and the Louisville Orchestra. For more from Lior Phillips and This Must Be the Gig, follow along on Instagram or Twitter, or like the show page on Facebook. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review via Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Teddy Abrams is a widely acclaimed conductor, as well as an established pianist, clarinetist, & composer.  As Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra & Music Director & Conductor of the Britt Classical Festival, Teddy also served as Resident Conductor of the MAV Symphony Orchestra in Budapest, which he first conducted in 2011. A tireless advocate for the power of music, he continues to foster interdisciplinary collaboration with organizations including the Louisville Ballet, the Center for Interfaith Relations, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Speed Art Museum, & the Folger Shakespeare Library. His extensive community outreach continues to reach new audiences & bring classical music into increasingly diverse communities. Teddy’s previous seasons have included debuts at the Kennedy Center & with Colorado, North Carolina, & New Jersey Symphonies, as well as a return to the New World Symphony. Recent guest conducting highlights include engagements with the San Francisco, Houston, Vancouver, Phoenix, & Jacksonville Symphonies; Florida Orchestra; & Louisiana and New Mexico Philharmonics. He has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with the Indianapolis Symphony, & recently conducted them with Time for 3 for a special recording for PBS. Prior to these stints, he served as Assistant Conductor of the Detroit Symphony from 2012-2014. From 2008 to 2011 Teddy was the Conducting Fellow & Assistant Conductor of the New World Symphony (NWS) & conducted many performances, including subscription concerts & numerous other full & chamber orchestra events. He has conducted the NWS in Miami Beach, Washington, D.C. & at Carnegie Hall, with a recent return to conduct the NWS on subscription with Joshua Bell as soloist. An accomplished pianist & clarinetist, Teddy has appeared as a soloist with a # of orchestras—including play-conducting the Ravel Piano Concerto with the Jacksonville Symphony in Fall 2013—& has performed chamber music with the St. Petersburg String Quartet, Menahem Pressler, Gilbert Kalish, Time for Three, & John Adams, in addition to annual appearances at the Olympic Music Festival. Dedicated to exploring new & engaging ways to communicate with a diverse range of audiences, Teddy co-founded the 6h Floor Trio in 2008. Together, they founded & direct GardenMusic, the music festival of the world-renowned Fairchild Tropical Garden in Miami; they continue to tour regularly throughout the U.S. Teddy studied conducting with Michael Tilson Thomas, Otto-Werner Mueller and Ford Lallerstedt at the Curtis Inst. of Music, & with David Zinman at the Aspen Music Festival; he was the youngest conducting student ever accepted at BOTH institutions! He is also an award-winning composer & a passionate educator – he has taught at numerous schools throughout the USA. His 2009 Education Concerts with the New World Symphony (featuring the world premiere of one of Teddy’s own orchestral works) were webcast to 100’s of schools throughout South Florida. Teddy performed as a keyboardist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, won the 2007 Aspen Composition Contest, and was the Assistant Conductor of the YouTube Symphony at Carnegie Hall in 2009.  He has held residencies at the La Mortella music festival in Ischia, Italy & at the American Academy in Berlin.  He was a proud member of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra for 7 seasons, & graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor of Music, having studied piano with Paul Hersh.

Jordan Jetson is a musician from Louisville, Ky and the leader of The United Legion of Doom, as well as a founding member of the Space Campaign. The unsigned artist has performed across multiple states with many different sectors of music, from hip hop to Orchestra. Jetson has been nominated for multiple awards for his multiple projects, most recent of which is entitled “Gentle Cosmic”. Other projects include Black Aria’s 1 and 2, Critical Mass, and the joint EP Inner Space. All are available on all major streaming platforms. Tune into our conversation hear about TheNickB, Yons, the Louisville Music scene in general, and SPACE, baby! Links Mentioned in the Podcast: Jordan Jetson: https://soundcloud.com/airjordanjetson https://jordanjetson.com/?fbclid=IwAR3GklOE3QCjwO9etrsX1oNCe4gdzeZ00flH0Y-M82zTJHX2jfBJgNkoTak https://www.leoweekly.com/2018/10/jordan-jetson-shooter-released-single-2018/ Danny Sogar: https://sogarsound.bandcamp.com/ TheNickB: https://soundcloud.com/thenickb Jecorey “1200” Arthur: https://1200llc.com/ The Space Campaign:http://www.thespacecampaign.com/home.html The United Legion of the Doom: https://www.uldoom.com/ Open Community Arts Center: https://www.facebook.com/opencaclou/ John Faughender: https://www.instagram.com/goosetheartist/ Yons: https://soundcloud.com/eonsd Boa: https://www.facebook.com/Boausamusic/ Church Friends: https://www.facebook.com/pg/CF502KY/about/ GRLWood: https://grlwood.bandcamp.com/ Mike Bandanna: http://www.mikebandanna.com/ Zlynn Harris: https://soundcloud.com/zlynn-harris Teddy Abrams: http://www.teddyabrams.com/

Teddy Abrams is the Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra. A passionate composer, conductor, and educator, his musical reach in Louisville, and around the world, knows no bounds. Through his inventive approaches to community musical outreach, he's helped reinvigorate a struggling orchestra and has inserted himself firmly into the broader Louisville music fold. Fearless and focused, Teddy's proving daily that music truly does make a city. He sat down with JC to talk about developing musical personas, breaking classical boundaries, Handel, Bach, Mozart, and more... This episode is sponsored by Crosley and Dauntless Distributing.

The NEW 48-Hour-Client Training: Click Here to Sign Up!   TIP of the DAY: In order to find the right market and the solutions, you have to try a lot of options! Get Your FREE Playbook Template - Click Here     Welcome to Conscious Millionaire, The High Performance Podcast with your Host, JV Crum III... Teddy Abrams is an American conductor, composer, clarinetist, and pianist. He is the Music Director and Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra and the Britt Festival in Oregon. Are you a coach, consultant, business owner or leader who is tired of feeling stuck or you just don't know which step to take next? Get in the High Performer Lane by downloading JV's new High Performer Formula with the exact steps for your to play at the top of your game. Download it by clicking here now. Like this Podcast? Then get every episode delivered to YOU!  Subscribe in iTunes Please help spread the word. Subscribing and leaving a review helps other coaches, consultants, or business owners find our podcast…and make their big difference. They will thank you for it.   Conscious Millionaire Podcast: With over 1,000 episodes and 12 Million Listeners in 190 countries, this is the podcast for coaches, consultants and service-providers who want to get more clients, make more money, and create a bigger difference and impact. Named by Inc Magazine as one of the Top 13 Business Podcasts for 2017!

The NEW 48-Hour-Client Training: Click Here to Sign Up!   TIP of the DAY: In order to find the right market and the solutions, you have to try a lot of options! Get Your FREE Playbook Template - Click Here     Welcome to Conscious Millionaire, The High Performance Podcast with your Host, JV Crum III... Teddy Abrams is an American conductor, composer, clarinetist, and pianist. He is the Music Director and Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra and the Britt Festival in Oregon. Are you a coach, consultant, business owner or leader who is tired of feeling stuck or you just don't know which step to take next? Get in the High Performer Lane by downloading JV's new High Performer Formula with the exact steps for your to play at the top of your game. Download it by clicking here now. Like this Podcast? Then get every episode delivered to YOU!  Subscribe in iTunes Please help spread the word. Subscribing and leaving a review helps other coaches, consultants, or business owners find our podcast…and make their big difference. They will thank you for it.   Conscious Millionaire Podcast: With over 1,000 episodes and 12 Million Listeners in 190 countries, this is the podcast for coaches, consultants and service-providers who want to get more clients, make more money, and create a bigger difference and impact. Named by Inc Magazine as one of the Top 13 Business Podcasts for 2017!

This week’s guest is a big thinker, with his head in a million different places. He’s got a very public job that puts him in touch with a lot of people -- and the ensemble he leads had the number 1 classical album in the country last year -- but this was a rare opportunity to just sit down and talk with Teddy Abrams, music director of the Louisville Orchestra.

Conductor, pianist, clarinetist, composer, and Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra Teddy Abrams tells us all about his album All In from the Louisville Orchestra, which features his music as well as his clarinet stylings (and a few other treats to boot!).

Tony and Dwight talk about the NFL/Papa John’s, Dan Johnson, and talk to Teddy Abrams from the Louisville Orchestra

Tony and Dwight talk about the NFL/Papa John’s, Dan Johnson, and talk to Teddy Abrams from the Louisville Orchestra

Tony and Dwight interviews Teddy Abrams and talk about the new Louisville City Soccer Stadium

Tony and Dwight interviews Teddy Abrams and talk about the new Louisville City Soccer Stadium

Teddy Abrams in an American conductor, composer, clarinetist, and pianist. He is the Music Director and Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra and the Britt Festival in Oregon. Get the 5 proven steps to rapidly grow your business, make a bigger impact, and achieve your First Million. Attend the next LIVE First Million Webinar  with international business coach JV Crum III.  Like this Podcast? Then get every episode delivered to YOU!  Subscribe in iTunes Please help spread the word. Subscribing and leaving a review helps other business owners and entrepreneurs find our podcast…and make their big difference. They will thank you for it.   Conscious Millionaire Podcast: With over 500 episodes and 10 Million Listeners in 176 countries, this is the podcast for business owners and coaches who want to grow their businesses, make a bigger impact, and ultimately achieve their First Million! JV interviews the top entrepreneurs, experts, authors, and coaches on how to get the right mindset, develop your business systems, and execute to achieve bigger results, faster!  

Teddy Abrams in an American conductor, composer, clarinetist, and pianist. He is the Music Director and Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra and the Britt Festival in Oregon. Get the 5 proven steps to rapidly grow your business, make a bigger impact, and achieve your First Million. Attend the next LIVE First Million Webinar  with international business coach JV Crum III.  Like this Podcast? Then get every episode delivered to YOU!  Subscribe in iTunes Please help spread the word. Subscribing and leaving a review helps other business owners and entrepreneurs find our podcast…and make their big difference. They will thank you for it.   Conscious Millionaire Podcast: With over 500 episodes and 10 Million Listeners in 176 countries, this is the podcast for business owners and coaches who want to grow their businesses, make a bigger impact, and ultimately achieve their First Million! JV interviews the top entrepreneurs, experts, authors, and coaches on how to get the right mindset, develop your business systems, and execute to achieve bigger results, faster!  

Welcome to the National Orchestral Institute and Festival’s podcast series. Throughout this year’s edition of NOI we will be sitting down with visiting artists, administrators, composers, and participants in the festival for brief question and answer sessions to get their take on the state of music in 2016. Today I’m eager to share my conversation with conductor Teddy Abrams. At just 29 years old, Abrams has already had a sensational career. He has been a conducting fellow with the New World Symphony and the assistant conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He is currently the music director of the Louisville Orchestra and the Britt Festival Orchestra. Abrams is also an accomplished composer and performer. He was able to make time between rehearsals of this grueling program to talk to me about the pieces he had chosen, the role of musicians and orchestras in their communities, and a new work he had just recorded in tribute to Muhammad Ali. Find out more about Abrams at: http://www.teddyabrams.com/ The NOI+F website can be found here: theclarice.umd.edu/series/2016-nat…te-and-festival The schedule and more information about the Clarice can be found here: theclarice.umd.edu/

In the first episode of the podcast, hosts Josh Moss and Michelle Eigenheer dive into the Kentucky Derby, exploring the story of longtime jockey Perry Wayne Ouzts, as wells as the Louisville Orchestra's collaboration with Thunder Over Louisville. Teddy Abrams is a guest.