Podcasts about vocal arts

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If you're enjoying the content, please like, subscribe, and comment! Please consider supporting the show! https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/worldxppodcast/support​⁠ - https://youtube.com/@peterbarber?si=qvSNdjEkfsk7480NThe Bass Gang - https://youtube.com/@thebassgangofficial?si=NE22aN4Lc4gqQMDkPeter Barber is an American opera singer, music producer, YouTuber, and podcaster. He is currently a member of the Arizona Opera Studio, where he has performed Basilio in The Barber of Seville, Capulet in Roméo et Juliette, Masetto in Don Giovanni, and Colline in La Bohème. Peter has spent multiple summers performing with The Santa Fe Opera, the Aspen Music Festival, and Music Academy of the West. At this point, he has performed over 30 operatic roles. Outside of the opera world, Peter has grown a substantial audience on YouTube, surpassing 260,000 subscribers via musical analysis videos, music videos, and his podcast, Vocal Arts. He is also a founding member of award-winning musical group, The Bass Gang. They have released four EPs, as well as numerous singles, amassing over 25 million views/streams between YouTube and Spotify alone..______________________Follow us!@worldxppodcast Instagram - https://bit.ly/3eoBwyr@worldxppodcast Twitter - https://bit.ly/2Oa7BzmSpotify - http://spoti.fi/3sZAUTGYouTube - http://bit.ly/3rxDvUL#opera #operasinger #performance #acapella #bass #producer #solo #artist #interview #open #environment #singer #singing #vocals #explore #explorepage #podcastshow #longformpodcast #longformpodcast #podcasts #podcaster #newpodcast #podcastshow #podcasting #newshow #worldxppodcast

Hometown Radio 12/02/24 3p: Vocal Arts Ensemble previews their upcoming holiday concert

Tanglewood Music Center (TMC) Fellows experience music making at the highest level, enjoying close mentorship from members of a world-class orchestra, intensive and inspiring coaching from resident faculty, thought-provoking classes with distinguished visiting musicians, and myriad performances from the BSO and a diverse array of guest artists. It is often said: A summer at Tanglewood is a rite of passage for any young musician. This morning we welcome Dawn Upshaw, TMC's Head of Vocal Arts.

Hometown Radio 04/29/24 3p: Vocal Arts Ensemble then By the Sea Productions

Hometown Radio 11/27/23 4:30p: LeAnn Standish from SLOMA then Spotlight on the Vocal Arts Ensemble

If you're enjoying the content, please like, subscribe, and comment! Please consider supporting the show! https://anchor.fm/worldxppodcast/support Peter's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterBarber Peter Barber is an American bass-baritone and recent graduate of the prestigious Academy of Vocal Arts. Now, he finds himself in the Marion Roose Pullin Studio at Arizona Opera, where he is currently covering Alfonse and De Lacey in the world premiere of Frankenstein by GreggKallor. In the Spring 2024 season at Arizona Opera, Peter will be performing Basilio in The Barber of Seville, Count Capulet in Romeo and Juliette, and Masetto in Don Giovanni, while covering Leporello. Last summer, he returned to Music Academy of the West ('19) to perform Colline in La Bohème under the baton of Daniela Candillari. Outside of the opera world, Peter has grown a substantial audience on YouTube, surpassing 115,000 subscribers via videos with in-depth musical analysis of contemporary music, musical covers, and full-length conversations with voice professionals, many of which have achieved significant acclaim in their respect fields. Some guests include; Lisette Oropesa, Janet Varney, Geoff Castellucci, Lauren Paley, and Elizabeth Zharoff. He is also one of the founding members of a musical group called The Bass Gang (Bobby Bass, Peter Barber, Tomi P, and Marwan Ayman), which was formed during the pandemic, and consists of four bass singers that collaborated virtually from all over the world until August of 2023 when they convened in Brno, Czechia to shoot professional music videos for their 3rd studio EP. ______________________ Follow us! @worldxppodcast Instagram - https://bit.ly/3eoBwyr @worldxppodcast Twitter - https://bit.ly/2Oa7Bzm Spotify - http://spoti.fi/3sZAUTG Apple Podcasts - http://apple.co/30uGTny Google Podcasts - http://bit.ly/3v8CF2U Anchor - http://bit.ly/3qGeaH7 YouTube - http://bit.ly/3rxDvUL #acapella #morning #morningroutine #basssinger #opera #bass #bassacapella #bassgang #geoffcastellucci #avikaplan #vocalart #vocalperformance #youtube #audio #audioengineer #wxpp #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #podcastlife #podcastshow #longformpodcast #longformpodcast #podcasts #podcaster #newpodcast #podcastshow #podcasting #newshow #worldxppodcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldxppodcast/support

Peter Barber's full vocal analysis of one of the greatest scenes in opera, the Commendatore scene from Mozart's iconic opera, Don Giovanni. Peter recently had the immense honor of performing the title role of Don Giovanni at The Academy of Vocal Arts, which inspired him to share the audio of this analysis on designated podcast platforms. The sharing of this audio has thus created a new series (the "Analysis Essentials Series") within the larger podcast umbrella, where Peter will choose his favorite musical and vocal analyses to share in between interview episodes. Please enjoy this extensive breakdown of one of the most famous moments in opera history.

Do you come from a science background? Anatol Silotch, MD, shares how voice acting got him through medical school, theatrical experiences in a standardized patient program, dispels myths around medical narration and reveals his picks for a voice actor's ‘medical dream team.' Mentioned on the show: Doctor Says Voiceovers by Anatol Silotch, MD Enjoyed the […]

Hometown Radio 05/24/23 3:30p: Vocal Arts Ensemble previews their upcoming concert

Today, it's Midday on the Arts. We begin with a conversation about a program designed to help further the educations and careers of young people of color in classical music. It's called Shared Voices, and it connects students studying at HBCUs with the top schools of music and conservatories across the country. It is the brainchild of Denyce Graves, one of the most acclaimed opera singers of her generation. As a performer, teacher and the founder and artistic director of the Denyce Graves Foundation, she has been a fierce advocate for artists of color, and a leader in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in classical music. Denyce Graves is the Rosa Ponselle Distinguished Faculty Artist in Voice at Johns Hopkins University's Peabody Institute here in Baltimore. She also teaches at the Julliard School in New York City, and at the University of Toronto. She joins us on Zoom… And with Tom in the studio is JoyAnne Amani Richardson. She's an acclaimed pianist, composer and conductor, who serves as the Music Director of the Denyce Graves Foundation.  (Photo credit: Denyce Graves-Montgomery by Devon Cass)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hometown Radio 03/07/23 4p: Spotlight on Vocal Arts Ensemble

Have you ever watched an Italian “West Side Story”? Ciao! Siamo Gabriele e Angelique. Benvenuti nel nostro podcast! We are passionate language learners, and we record for you the language learning podcast we'd like to play when we learn new languages Our podcast in mixed English and simple Italian helps beginners and intermediate Italian language learners enjoy engaging content about Italy, its language, and its culture from day 0 of their language learning journey. Today, we'd like to share with you our conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Turner, a third-generation Italian American who decided to pursue a professional musical career. She is now the Director of Vocal Arts at St. Thomas University. Music has been a lifeline for Elizabeth. Nowadays, you will often find her busy teaching kids and young adults to learn how to sing. We chatted with her about her Italian roots, Italian American culture, her love for music, and her Broadway musical called, “Ciao Bambino”. It's a story about a young Italian woman named Elizabetta who embarked on a journey of self-discovery as she chases the American dream right after WWII. Will she make it? You'll have to find out by watching her musical next year. In this episode, we also included clips of some songs featured in the “Ciao Bambino” musical. If you're curious to learn about Elizabetta's story, you can read her story via Kindle. In the meantime, you can support us by leaving us a review in Apple Podcast and on Spotify and joining our Patreon community. Listen NOW and learn about what it means to be Italian American and how music can shape the way we perceive our cultural history. --- Where to find Elizabeth Turner and her work: Liz Turner's website Ciao Bambino musical Instagram --- Did you like our episode? Rate us! If you have any thoughts or comments on our podcast, e-mail us at theitalianescapepodcast@gmail.com. Also, Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Support us using Patreon Sign up for our newsletter Book your language classes and get extra $10 italki credits Music credits: storyblocks.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/italian-escape-podcast/message

Your voice...perhaps the most underrated and misunderstood human ability. For an ankle sprain, you go see a trainer, a physical therapist, a sports doc, you wear a brace, get taped, do some exercises. For vocal injuries, for vocal dysfunctions, what do you do? How do you make your voice better? How do you improve your performance? Well, just like athletes, vocalists have vocal coaches, speech therapists, and voice doctors whose life's work is dedicated to keep vocalists performing. So to learn more about caring for the professional voice, Yasi and Steven talk to Robert Sataloff, MD, world renowned otolaryngologist and the leader of The Voice Foundation, the world's oldest and leading organization dedicated to voice research, medicine, science, and education. He is joined by Deanna McBroom, AATA liaison to The Voice Foundation, Singing Teacher and Singing Voice Specialist through the Voice Institute at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC.For the Voice Foundation, go to https://voicefoundation.org/For Athletes and the Arts, go to https://www.athletesandthearts.com/For more on Dr Sataloff, go to https://drexel.edu/medicine/faculty/profiles/robert-sataloff/Bios:Deanna McBroom, MM is a Singing Teacher and works as a Singing Voice Specialist through the Voice Institute at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. She has worked closely with MUSC laryngologist Dr. Lucinda Halstead to treat injured singers since they both attended The Voice Foundation's annual symposium in 1986. She recently retired from college-level teaching at The College of Charleston, where she led the voice program in providing conservatory-level training in a Liberal Arts & Sciences environment. She's also maintained a singing career for 40+ years, performing in recitals, orchestral concerts, and operas throughout the US and in Europe. Ms. McBroom is the Steering Committee representative to Athletes and the Arts from both The Voice Foundation (TVF) and from the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA). Her passion for healthy singing led her to assist both NATS and PAMA with their 2019-2021 guidelines and research tools for singers and teachers to deal with Covid-19. She frequently presents research papers and workshops at international meetings; journals with articles published include Journal of Voice and College Music Symposium. Robert T. Sataloff, MD, DMA, FACS is Professor and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Academic Specialties, Drexel University College of Medicine. Dr. Sataloff is Director of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences Research at the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, and Director of Otolaryngology Education at Lankenau Medical Center. He also holds Adjunct Professorships in the Departments of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University, Temple University and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; and he is on the faculty of the Academy of Vocal Arts. He serves as Conductor of the Thomas Jefferson University Choir. Dr. Sataloff is also a professional singer and singing teacher.Dr. Sataloff is Chairman of the Boards of Directors of the Voice Foundation and of the American Institute for Voice and Ear Research. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Voice; Editor Emeritus of Ear, Nose and Throat Journal;...

Hometown Radio 11/15/22 4p: Spotlight on Vocal Arts Ensemble

If you're enjoying the content, please like, subscribe, and comment! Please consider supporting the show! https://anchor.fm/worldxppodcast/support Peter's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterBarber Peter Barber is a professional opera singer, music producer, and bass vocalist, currently training as a Resident Artist at The Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. Over the last five years, he has performed over twenty operatic roles, and competed in numerous international vocal competitions. In January of 2020, Peter made his professional operatic debut with Pacific Opera Project in Los Angeles, while completing his master's degree in Vocal Arts and Performance from the University of Southern California. This summer, he will be joining the Santa Fe Opera as an Apprentice Singer, one of the top summer programs in the world for up-and-coming opera singers. Outside of the opera world, Peter is a music producer, and accomplished bass vocalist. Since the start of the pandemic, he has grown his YouTube following from under 100 subscribers to over 44,000 by making musical covers, as well as in-depth “reaction and analysis” videos, breaking down performances in terms of vocal techniques, arrangements, artistic choices, and overall presentation. Peter also started a group of four bass singers called The Bass Gang, who are in the process of making their second album, May the Bass Be With You, Vol. 2, which will be released throughout the month of May on YouTube and all streaming services. ______________________ Follow us! @worldxppodcast Instagram - https://bit.ly/3eoBwyr @worldxppodcast Twitter - https://bit.ly/2Oa7Bzm Spotify - http://spoti.fi/3sZAUTG Apple Podcasts - http://apple.co/30uGTny Google Podcasts - http://bit.ly/3v8CF2U Anchor - http://bit.ly/3qGeaH7 YouTube - http://bit.ly/3rxDvUL #acapella #basssinger #opera #bass #bassacapella #bassgang #geoffcastellucci #avikaplan #vocalart #vocalperformance #youtube #audio #audioengineer #wxpp #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #podcastlife #podcastshow #longformpodcast #longformpodcast #podcasts #podcaster #newpodcast #podcastshow #podcasting #newshow #worldxppodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/worldxppodcast/support

Conductor Gary Thor Wedow has often found inspiration for his music-making in the visual arts. But a recent visit to an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art gave Wedow, a specialist in Baroque opera, an altogether new view of ancient Greek and Roman art — and early music. "We used to think all Classical Greek and Roman statues were all virginally white marble," Wedow says on the latest episode of the Classical Post podcast. "But [historians] have learned that most of them were painted with a bright array of colors, which made me think so much about early music. We used to think of it as something remote, restrained, but now I feel as performers we have to find more colors and more variety." Wedow will soon have ample opportunity to find colors and chiaroscuro — strong contrasts between light and dark — in Handel's seldom-performed opera Atalanta. Beginning on November 9, Wedow leads singers from the Juilliard Opera and the school's period-instrument ensemble, Juilliard415, in three performances of this delightful but seldom-performed work. A mythological opera written in 1736 to celebrate the wedding of England's Prince of Wales, Wedow likens Atalanta's plot to that of Hallmark Channel rom-coms, filled with comical misunderstandings, love at first sight — and a whole lot of sunny, exuberant music. In this episode, Wedow talks more about the joy of working with young artists at Juilliard, where he serves on the Vocal Arts faculty, and how he sees the role of a conductor as "bringing the ship safely into harbor through a storm." Plus, he shares a slew of recommendations for exploring the Queens borough of New York City — from his favorite spots for Mexican, Japanese, and eastern European food, to drinks at the Museum of the Moving Image and a trip to the grave of Mozart's notorious librettist, Lorenzo da Ponte. — Classical Post uncovers the creativity behind exceptional music. Dive into meaningful conversations with leading artists in the world today. Based in New York City, Classical Post is a touchpoint for tastemakers. Visit our website for exclusive editorial and subscribe to our monthly newsletter to be notified of new content. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok. Classical Post is an ambassador for NED, a wellness company. Get 15% off their products like CBD oil and many other health-based products by using our code CLASSICALPOST at checkout.

It's the end of my first semester at the University of Hawaii and my roommate Shannon and I are cramming for finals. At around 9p at night, we decide to take a break so we go get a bite to eat at King's Bakery.  After our delicious late night snack of Sweet Hawaiian Bread French Toast, we hop back on our mopeds, wind in our hair, heading back towards our dorm. That's the last thing I remember.  The next thing I do remember is waking up in a hospital bed five days later. The pain is so severe I can barely turn my head. I learn that a masonry cement truck had run a red light and hit us.  I'm dizzy, nauseous and my head is pounding as the doctor comes into my room. I ask him if he can give me something for the pain. “No Kymberlee, I'm sorry. We can't give you anything because your brain is swelling right now.”  What?!  “You're going to have trouble with dizziness and nausea for a really long time. You'll probably have trouble with balance and headaches for the rest of your life.”  Ready for the bad news? According to him, I've also lost my sense of taste and smell… forever. Now, lying in this bed, I have a choice to make. I can let others decide what happens in my story next, or I can take the reins of my story instead.  I chose the latter. And because of that pivotal decision, doors and opportunities opened up to me that would have never been options. Dreams have come true all because I took my life in my own hands. My guest today, Kurt Kanazawa, also had a choice to make when he was faced with a diagnosis. He was on a very specific life path when everything changed. In this episode, you'll hear about it and answers to questions such as: What's the benefit behind telling the story that you don't necessarily want to tell? How can your history spawn creative storytelling for other creators? And what's a powerful way to open a story? What you will learn in this episode: What is possible when you take control of your story Why the truth of your story can't remain hidden for long What it means to be real in your storytelling (no matter the medium) Who is Kurt? Kurt Kanazawa is an actor and writer born in Los Angeles and partly raised in Hawai'i. He graduated from The Juilliard School in Vocal Arts, and lived for several years in Italy, where he starred in the Italian drama series, Provaci Ancora Prof! He is fluent in Italian, and is of Japanese and Filipino descent. He is based in Los Angeles.  Most recently, Kurt can be seen in the ensemble feature film No No Girl, a multi-generational Japanese American family drama, written/directed by Paul Daisuke Goodman. At Tribeca, Cannes, Hawai'i, and BFI London Film Festivals, he played Stanley Hayami in A Life in Pieces: the Diary and Letters of Stanley Hayami, a V/R film co-produced by the Japanese American National Museum, and has also appeared on Bosch: Legacy and Grey's Anatomy. Trained in martial arts, and an alumnus of Columbia University, UCLA TFT, and the Manhattan School of Music, he was formerly an award-winning opera singer. After a diagnosis of vocal dystonia ended his singing career, a casting director scouted him in Rome, where he landed his first acting gig. Links and Resources: Kurt Kanazawa @kurtkanazawa on Instagram Eight East Productions @nonogirl_movie on Instagram Storytelling School Website @storytellingschool on Instagram @storytellingSchool on Facebook

On this episode, stage director Ken Cazan and conductor Adam Turner share their insights into the musical THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA. This is Ken's 20th season directing at Central City Opera, and Adam has worked on the music side for seven seasons since 2011, first as associate conductor, then as guest principal conductor. Ken and Adam dig into the story and sounds of this Tony-Award-winning musical, elaborating on the cast, the universal themes in the story, and the inspiration behind the work. And in celebration of our 90th Anniversary, they share what makes Central City Opera special to them. Ken Cazan is currently a Full Professor, Resident Stage Director, and Chair of Vocal Arts and Opera at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where he has worked since 2004. He is in demand internationally as a stage director and masterclass clinician. In 2017, he was inducted into the Grove Dictionary of Music as an expert in the works of Benjamin Britten. Conductor Adam Turner is currently Artistic Director of Virginia Opera. He is a champion of new works, and first emerged on the international stage at age 25 when he took over conducting responsibilities of a production of Les Miserables in Germany. Find out more about Ken and Adam on past episodes of the Central City Opera Podcast at ccopodcast.org. Have questions or want to provide feedback? Email us at podcast@centralcityopera.org. To hear more stories from inside Central City Opera and buy tickets to the shows, visit us at centralcityopera.org.

Eric Jordan grew up in Davis, and while he was in high school he fell in love with the opera. The world ended up being his stage. Performing around the country and the world, he ended up with the Metropolitan Opera in New York. In New York he suffered a massive stroke which eventually ended his career as an opera singer. While performing in opera productions, he also had an alter ego (as The Opera Cowboy) and performed country music, especially Johnny Cash songs. In this episode of Listening Lyrics, Eric joins us as we listen to some of his story and music, both in opera and as the Opera Cowboy. Bass Eric Jordan has been sought by opera companies for his trademark "big bass and presence to match" (Opera News). His voice is described as possessing "a resonant, ringing tone that" (St Louis Post-Dispatch), and The New York Times opines that his "powerful, nuanced singing and thoughtful acting amounted to a wholly remarkable portrayal." Eric Jordan holds music degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles and the New England Conservatory of Music. A 1998 regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, he received additional training with the Central City Opera House Association, the International Institute of Vocal Arts, and the Israeli Institute of Vocal Arts.

Eric Jordan grew up in Davis, and while he was in high school he fell in love with the opera. The world ended up being his stage. Performing around the country and the world, he ended up with the Metropolitan Opera in New York. In New York he suffered a massive stroke which eventually ended his career as an opera singer. While performing in opera productions, he also had an alter ego (as The Opera Cowboy) and performed country music, especially Johnny Cash songs. In this episode of Listening Lyrics, Eric joins us as we listen to some of his story and music, both in opera and as the Opera Cowboy. Bass Eric Jordan has been sought by opera companies for his trademark "big bass and presence to match" (Opera News). His voice is described as possessing "a resonant, ringing tone that" (St Louis Post-Dispatch), and The New York Times opines that his "powerful, nuanced singing and thoughtful acting amounted to a wholly remarkable portrayal." Eric Jordan holds music degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles and the New England Conservatory of Music. A 1998 regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, he received additional training with the Central City Opera House Association, the International Institute of Vocal Arts, and the Israeli Institute of Vocal Arts.

If you're enjoying the content please subscribe, like, and comment! Peter's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterBarber Peter Barber is a professional opera singer, music producer, and bass vocalist, currently training as a Resident Artist at The Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. Over the last five years, he has performed over twenty operatic roles, and competed in numerous international vocal competitions. In January of 2020, Peter made his professional operatic debut with Pacific Opera Project in Los Angeles, while completing his master's degree in Vocal Arts and Performance from the University of Southern California. This summer, he will be joining the Santa Fe Opera as an Apprentice Singer, one of the top summer programs in the world for up-and-coming opera singers. Outside of the opera world, Peter is a music producer, and accomplished bass vocalist. Since the start of the pandemic, he has grown his YouTube following from under 100 subscribers to over 44,000 by making musical covers, as well as in-depth “reaction and analysis” videos, breaking down performances in terms of vocal techniques, arrangements, artistic choices, and overall presentation. Peter also started a group of four bass singers called The Bass Gang, who are in the process of making their second album, May the Bass Be With You, Vol. 2, which will be released throughout the month of May on YouTube and all streaming services. Peter's career is currently a direct split between these two radically different worlds of operatic performance and online content creation, and he hopes to continue pursuing these passions to higher and higher levels in the years to come. @worldxppodcast Instagram - https://bit.ly/3eoBwyr @worldxppodcast Twitter - https://bit.ly/2Oa7Bzm Spotify - http://spoti.fi/3sZAUTG Apple Podcasts - http://apple.co/30uGTny Google Podcasts - http://bit.ly/3v8CF2U Anchor - http://bit.ly/3qGeaH7 YouTube - http://bit.ly/3rxD #acapella #basssinger #opera #bass #bassacapella #bassgang #geoffcastellucci #avikaplan #vocalart #vocalperformance #worldxppodcast #wxpp #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #podcastlife --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/worldxppodcast/support

Instagram: @josephparrishh • Joseph Parrish previously performed operatic roles with the Asheville Lyric Opera as well as the Cincinnati Opera. He already holds a degree from Cincinnati's Conservatory of Music and is currently pursuing his Master's degree in Vocal Arts at The Juilliard School.

Celebrated opera singer and recitalist Stephanie Blythe is the Director of Graduate Vocal Arts Program at Bard College. This Saturday, November 6 at 8pm Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program presents “Songs from the Real World: The French Cabaret” with Stephanie Blythe and the Bard Vocal Arts Program.

Bryan Hymel is a professional opera singer, father, and a member of the Board of Directors for the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. Praised by The New York Times for his “unflagging stamina and impetuous abandon” during his 2012 Metropolitan Opera debut as Énée in Les Troyens, Bryan Hymel went on to be awarded the Metropolitan Opera's Beverly Sills Artist Award for his achievements in the production. He is also the winner of the 2013 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera for his trio of performances in Les Troyens, Robert le diable, and Rusalka at London's Royal Opera House. An exclusive recording artist for Warner Classics, his first solo album Héroïque earned Hymel the coveted Georges Thill Prize by the Académie Nationale du Disque Lyrique and the Newcomer of the Year Award from ECHO Klassik. Additional recordings include La Damnation de Faust with Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, Robert le Diable with Daniel Oren and the Opera di Salerno, as well as DVD recordings of Carmen, Les Troyens, Robert le Diable and Les Vepres Sicillienes all from the Royal Opera House in London.   Bryan and I talked about the realities of a career as an opera singer, starting a family as an opera singer, the psychological challenges of the business, vocal technique, and much more. Please welcome Bryan Hymel.

This week we welcome Jordyn Foley.  Jordyn manager just happens to be her single mother who Jordyn calls her biggest fan.  Listen in as we hear Jordyn discuss her career, her momager and the effects of cyberbullying after appearing on the X-Factor.   Bio: Jordyn has performed extensively throughout the Bay Area and Southern California. At age 12, Jordyn competed on the television show the "X-Factor", and holds the title of the youngest contestant in the show's history. Performing in various plays and musical theatre productions since the age of 7, Jordyn has worked with many Bay Area theatre companies and has taken guitar and performance lessons from the Lead Singer of Boston, David Victor. Favorite roles include- Cinderella “Into the Woods”, Belle “Beauty and the Beast”, Dorothy Gale “Christmas in Oz”, Ariel & Rapunzel “Wish Upon a Star”, Helen Keller "The Miracle Worker" and Annie “Annie”. Jordyn started having a love for classic rock at a ver young age. Her mother, Deena, put her through her own version of the school of rock, and ever since then, it quickly became Jordyn's favorite genre. By professionals in the industry, Jordyn has been compared to being a mix of Ann Wilson and Stevie Nicks, which to Jordyn, in one of the biggest compliments she has ever gotten. In addition to music, Jordyn has also worked in TV/Film and on various cast albums and recording projects, the most recent being Avery Scanlon's Jazz album (Aurora), where Jordyn is the lead vocalist on several songs such as "Waiting Game" "Can't keep you off my mind" and "Mariana's Web". When she is not performing, Jordyn enjoys teaching voice and drama to underserved youth through the Aspire program. In addition to working with "The Cinderella Company, " Jordyn is also an active member of the volunteer performance troupe in the Peter Pan Foundation. Through PPF Jordyn works with groups such as the Make A Wish Foundation, where she helps grant wishes as several Disney face characters, and Children's Hospital Oakland, where she has the honor of bringing some Disney magic to the amazing little warriors who are patients there. Currently, Jordyn is in college working towards her BFA in Vocal Arts at California Institute of the Arts. Jordyn is an optimistic, joyful ball of energy and aspires to be a working recording artist and actress.   IG: @jordynsingz TikTok: @jordynfoley

Rod Gilfry is a professional opera singer, two-time Grammy nominee, actor, and voice teacher, and is acclaimed world-wide in opera, musicals, recitals and cabaret. He has performed in all the world's music capitals, and appears on over 30 recordings. An important part of his 75-role repertoire are the 12 leading roles he has created in new operas. These include David Lang's solo opera the loser with The Los Angeles Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Thomas Adés’s The Exterminating Angel. Despite cancellations due to COVID, Rod has upcoming performances with Renee Fleming, the Metropolitan Opera, and more. Rod is in his 12th* year as a Professor of Vocal Arts at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles. Outside of the musical world, Rod has become a true renaissance man, cultivating the skills of mixology with his full-scale home-bar, and he has even learned how to weld and shape metal. Rod was my voice teacher at USC for two years, and it was both a joy and an honor to work with him. Despite being an absolute master of his craft, he wouldn’t hesitate to strike up a conversation about a NASA space-launch, and all the sophisticated science that goes into it. He is truly one-of-a-kind. Please welcome Rod Gilfry.

In this episode Nick and Andy talk with Carol Wilson and Lauren McNeese, co-founders of NTX Vocal Arts. They are vocalists who have enjoyed successful operatic careers and have dedicated themselves to teaching the next generation of vocalists. They describe how aspiring classical vocalists should be preparing to succeed in the 21st century and why they should embrace entrepreneurship. To learn more about the people and topics mentioned in this episode see the show notes at https://www.artsentrepreneurshippodcast.com/episodes/119-lauren-mcneese-carol-wilson-ntx-vocal-arts

There's ART & Entertainment for the entire family, or come solo! Mark calendars for both, June 4th & 5th because those days will be packed with 18 artists. 31 pieces of visual art, sculptures, pottery and jewelry. Share this event with your artsy friends and family. Oh yes, it’s a family event because it’s celebrating art through a fusion of “History, Visual, Instrumental, Vocal Arts & Cultural Dance.” There is a great collaboration of community partners involved in planning and bringing the fun to the First Annual GRACEFEST that include: SouthEnd ARTS, The Brooklyn Collective, Studio 229 on Brevard, Blumenthal Arts, Center City Partners and Arts & Science Council. As we are coming out of both the pandemic and painful social injustices witnessed in the media, Charlotte is ready for healing and there is no better way to show some love in Charlotte, North Carolina May 4th & 5th. Limited space and reservations and masks required for the inside portion of this event. Purchase tickets here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve had a singing lesson, a harmony lesson, and Paula can play one song on the glockenspiel. Clearly she’s ready for the logical next step: Grand opera! The LA Opera’s Jeremy Frank returns to transform Paula into a diva. Also, “significant women” are being put on the US quarter. What about insignificant women? We have some suggestions for the mint... GUEST Jeremy Frank Associate Chorus Master and Assistant Conductor at LA Opera  Lecturer in the Vocal Arts and Opera Department at USC www.jeremymfrank.com HOUSE BAND Jan Van Gold Electric Guitar https://janvangold.wordpress.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi everyone, and welcome to Vocal Arts, the podcast that explores the world of professional voice artists. My name is Peter Barber, and I'll be your guide along this path of vocal performance. What's that? Oh, why am I qualified to host this show? Well, for starters, I got my master's degree in, you guessed it, "Vocal Arts and Performance" from the University of Southern California. I trained one-on-one with world-class singers, and learned all about the physiology and function of the human voice from leading voice scientists. Beyond that, I currently sing opera professionally as a Resident Artist at the Academy of Vocal Arts. Since quarantine started, I began producing my own a cappella music, from arranging and recording to mixing and mastering. I've performed in basically every genre from EDM to chamber choir, and with an undergrad major in audio engineering, I can comfortably bridge the gap between live performance and studio recordings, from the grandiose space of a 3000-seat opera house to the intimate, sound-proof booths used in voiceover. But perhaps most importantly, I'm just a young artist, fascinated by the various careers in vocal performance, and inspired to learn more about them from the best and brightest vocal talent the world has to offer. Thank you so much for joining me on this journey, and no matter what your involvement is within the world of vocal arts, I hope that here, on this podcast, you can both learn something and enjoy. This is Peter Barber, and I'll see you next time on Vocal Arts.

Hey old friend!! Carrie St Louis is a rockstar AND an classically trained soprano. Carris is best known for her portrayal of ‘Glinda' in the Broadway and national touring company of Wicked, for her portrayal of ‘Sherrie' in the Broadway and Las Vegas companies of Rock of Ages, and as the closing Lauren in the Tony Award winning Best Musical, Kinky Boots. Dan and Carrie go WAAAAY back to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival back in their high school theater glory days. They've been circling each other for over a decade and then they auditioned together for the Anastasia national tour. Dan pooped his pants before he went into the audition room, but that's a story for another time. This was one of our most hilarious interviews. Along with Carrie being an absolute looney tune, she is insightful, introspective, thoughtful, and we loved chatting with her. After graduating from the Thornton School of Music at USC with a degree in Vocal Arts., she went on to play Amanda Bell in the world premiere of Justin Love at LA’s Celebration Theater, which received an LA Drama Critics Circle Nomination for Best Production. She then moved to Las Vegas to open Rock of Ages at The Venetian Hotel, for which she was awarded Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical by Broadway World Las Vegas. Carrie made her Broadway debut as Sherrie in Rock of Ages in 2014. Later that year, she went on the road as Glinda in the national tour of Wicked. In 2016, Carrie returned to Broadway, starring as Glinda at the Gershwin Theater, for which she was nominated for a Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Best Female Replacement in a long running show.  Her sold-out solo cabaret show in LA, Here I Go Again, received a Broadway World nomination for Best Female Cabaret in 2012.  Her second solo show, Something Good, played to sold out crowds at New York’s iconic Feinstein’s/54 Below as well as cabaret clubs across the United States. Her third solo show, Always In The Ballpark, Usually In The Wrong Seat, is currently playing at 54 Below. In 2016, Carrie had the honor of performing "For Good" with her Wicked co-star, Jennifer DiNoia, for First Lady Michelle Obama at a United Nations event in New York City. She’s guested in concert with the band Foreigner, and she’s sung the National Anthem for the LA Dodgers, LA Lakers, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, New York Islanders and the PAC-12 Tournament. In 2017, she starred Off-Broadway as Annette Hargrove in Cruel Intentions: The Musical, based on the cult-classic film, which received an Outer Critics Circle nomination for Best Off-Broadway Musical. In the Spring of 2018, Carrie joined the company of the 2013 Tony winner for Best Musical, Kinky Boots, as Lauren. She was the final Lauren when the show closed in 2019 after six incredible years on Broadway. Carrie has appeared in multiple television shows. She played Becca Mainzer on Elementary (CBS), working alongside Lucy Liu, Jonny Lee Miller, and Jon Michael Hall. She also appeared as Alice on the hit TV show Younger (TVLand) opposite Sutton Foster. This summer, she can be seen on Blindspot (NBC). Carrie just wrapped an indie film titled The Blonde Experiment, which should be released in the coming year. Carrie was set to begin rehearsals for a brand new Off-Broadway show directed by Jeff Calhoun and written by famous author, Jodi Piccoult, called Between The Lines. Set to open at Second Stage Theater this summer, it is currently postponed to Spring 2021 due to Covid-19. Carrie is also a vocal coach who travels often for masterclasses while also maintaining a private studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rod Gilfry is a two-time Grammy nominee, singer and actor, and has performed in all the world's music capitals, and appears on over 30 commercial recordings. He was born and raised in Southern California, and earned degrees from California State University Fullerton, and the University of Southern California. From 1987 to 1989 he was a member of the Frankfurt Opera ensemble, and from 1989 to 1994 he was a member of the Zurich Opera ensemble. Rod is acclaimed world-wide in opera, musicals, recitals and cabaret. An important part of his 75-role repertoire are the 12 leading roles he has created in new operas. Recent performances include the Los Angeles Opera productions of David Lang's solo opera the loser, Matthew Aucoin's Crossing, and Eurydice; and Jake Heggie's It's a Wonderful Life at the San Francisco Opera. He was recently Claudius in Brett Dean's Hamlet at the Glyndebourne and Adelaide Festivals, a role he will reprise at the Metropolitan Opera next year. His tour with Renée Fleming in Kevin Puts’s The Brightness of Light began with concerts at the Tanglewood Festival, Colorado Symphony and the Kennedy Center, and will resume with the Dallas Symphony, Los Angeles Opera and Chicago Lyric Opera. Mr. Gilfry is in his 12th year as a Professor of Vocal Arts at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles.

Head of College - Dulwich College Seoul Originally from Iceland, Gudmundur went on to be educated at University College London (UCL) and the University of Sheffield where he studied archaeological science. He has directed numerous research excavations for UCL, the National Museum of Iceland and the University of Cambridge, focusing mostly on Viking age and Medieval settlements. Gudmundur has always had a love of music and studied at the Reykjavik Academy of Singing and Vocal Arts and the Royal Academy of Music, London as a bass vocalist. He has performed various operatic roles and given numerous lieder and oratorio recitals. As an educator Gudmundur has worked for international schools in Serbia, Italy, China and the United Arab Emirates. Prior to joining Dulwich College Seoul, Gudmundur was the Rektor of the United World College Red Cross Nordic on the west coast of Norway. He is passionate about community voice, appreciative inquiry and the role that critical thinking plays in furthering democracy and citizenship. With close to 20 years of experience, Gudmundur has taught Theory of Knowledge, Geography, Music and Critical Thinking, and has worked mostly within the International Baccalaureate framework. He has an MA in Education from the Westminster Institute of Education/Oxford Brookes University. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/future-school-leaders/message

Writer: Rom WatsonRom Watson is the author of the full-length plays Image and Likeness, Manifesto of Silence, Pickle Juice, The Norma Conquests: The Three Faces of Norma, My Fair Norma, The Importance of Being Norma; Lying Beneath the Surface and Pinocchio in The Bronx; the 10-minute plays A Twin Out of Time, The Test, Three Syllables of Shame, Celebrity Death Watch, Performance Anxiety, Mead and Stu go Caroling and Mr. Cuddles; and the libretto for Chamber Music for Bonsai Trees, which is based upon a short novel in the public domain. Twelve of his 30 short plays have been produced, and others have had readings at The Road Theatre, Moving Arts, The MET Theatre, Fierce Backbone, Alliance Repertory Company, Unknown Theatre, The Laura Henry Studio, Celebration Theatre, Neo Ensemble Theatre and the ALAP festivals Dramapalooza, Dramapocalypto and Dramakaze. He is a member of The Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights and has been a member of The Dramatists Guild of America, Inc. since 1996. More at http://www.romwatson.com/Director: Jan SwankJan Swank has produced and directed over 300 theatre productions and appeared in over 100 in his professional career. He was Managing Artistic Director of three different theatres over 35 years. His production of The Diviners won four awards, including Best Producer (Director) and the Audience Award at the International Festival in Dundalk, Ireland. He attended Indiana-Purdue Ft. Wayne, Southern Oregon University, and the University of South Dakota. He holds a BFA in Classical Theatre, an MA in Theatre, and an MFA in Theatre Directing. He is a South Dakota Arts Fellow, a member of Actors' Equity Association, and a decorated veteran of the U.S. Army. He and his wife Jill live in Rapid City, South Dakota.CAST David Trice as RandallDavid Trice is pleased to have worked with Bernadette Armstrong a second time. The first was in her one-act play "Joan." He is very glad to be back. He has numerous Film and Television credits. He has been on "Big Bang Theory" "Mom" "Criminal Minds" and "Parks and Recs." His most recent was "Homecoming 2" ep 4 on Amazon PrimValerian Ruminski as WardValerian is the founder and Artistic Director of the Nickel City Opera, Buffalo NY., and is a graduate of the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. He is the recipient of many prestigious grants and awards including the Lincoln Center Martin Segal Award, a Richard Tucker Grant, a William Mattheus Sullivan Foundation Grant, a Gerda Lissner Foundation Grant, the 2000 MacAllister Award, winner of the NJ Verismo Competition, the NYSTA Coloratura Competition and the Marcella Sembrich Vocal Competition sponsored by the Kosciuszko Foundation.Sound Production: Recorded at ES Audio Services in Glendale, CA. Recorded and Mixed by: Hall CantrellSound Editor: Hall CantrellSound Effects: Ryan MarshSupport the show (https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/open-door-playhouse)

With a singing foundation in choirs as an 8 yr old, Valerian Ruminski went on to sing pop music in his teens and 20's. Looking to get out of his hometown, he and fellow Buffalonian, Emmy Award winning Jack Levy moved to LA via 2 years in Alaska working in fish canneries in 1988. Valerian sang, wrote songs, Jack played keyboards and drum machine with their first band Paradox. They ended up with a spec deal at A&M Records that materialized into a few recorded tracks. Valerian went on to a BA in Vocal Studies at University of Buffalo and the scholarship only AVA (Academy of Vocal Arts) diving into classical music training and opera. ​ Valerian has been performing internationally for 25 years in major opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera in NYC, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Opera de Montreal, Musica Viva (Hong Kong), Opera de Monte Carlo, Opera Ireland and the New Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv. Valerian also created Nickel City Opera, a non profit arts organization in Buffalo, NY now in its 12th year. In 2011, Valerian was honored to be inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame in 2011. He currently lives in Palm Springs, CA.    ALL OF US was written between May and October 2020 during lockdown. This project is a culmination of 30 years of musical experience and ability honed by constant exposure and involvement in opera performances and orchestral jobs. The theme of the CD is one of global community and equality. Human rights and freedom are stressed. All of Us, the song, is an anthem for humanity.   Valerian Ruminski has infused a deep love for the pop genre into each and every track on his new CD ALL OF US. His hope is that anyone who listens to it might regain some appreciation for melody, harmony and lyrics which seem to have faded somewhat in the 21st century.   Find more of Valerian: Facebook: ​facebook.com/TwinfishRecords  Website: www.ImpresarioProject.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time's mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let's create together.  Follow Us: Instagram | Twitter Created by CurtCo Media Concept by Jenny Curtis Theme music by Chris Porter A CurtCo Media Production See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 6 - Val Starr (dean of students, Academy of Vocal Arts) - Ms. Starr, a parent of two PBCC alumni, shares how the AVA has incorporated PBCC members in their opera performances. She also remembers her sons’ time in the choir and how the lessons they learned have helped develop them into the men they are today.

Ep. 109: Rachel Fine, Executive Director and CEO of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Let's Talk Off The Podium with Tigran Arakelyan. Rachel Fine is Executive Director & CEO of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Prior to joining The Wallis team in 2015, she worked as Senior Consultant for the DeVos Institute of Arts Management. Drawing upon a 22-year career in the arts as a versatile administrator, educator and fundraiser, as well as a professional classical pianist, Fine has served as Executive Director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) and Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC), where she helped found the Young Men’s Ensemble, a rare choral group for young men with changing voices. She has also held leadership positions for The Juilliard School’s Department of Vocal Arts, Santa Fe Opera, the Aspen Music Festival and the renowned San Francisco-based period ensemble Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. Fine completed a Fellowship in 2001-02 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts under the guidance of then-President Michael M. Kaiser. Fine was also selected to participate in the 2012 Leadership L.A. program (SCLN), the Los Angeles County Arts Commission’s 2008-09 Arts Leadership Initiative and the 2007-08 Wells Fargo New Executive Directors Institute of Southern California’s Executive Service Corps. She is founding Mentor of the Los Angeles Emerging Arts Leaders’ mentorship program, former Board member of the Association of California Symphony Orchestra and USC’s Thornton School of Music, and current Advisory Board member of the Pasadena Conservatory of Music. An accomplished pianist, Fine studied at the Eastman School of Music and the University of California,Irvine, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in music. She also attended graduate school in musicology at Yale University. In 2014, Fine taught Arts Leadership in the graduate school of USC Thornton School of Music. She and her husband, Christopher Hawthorne, the Chief Design Officer for the City of Los Angeles, have two children who love the arts.  In this podcast we talk about Rachel Fine's journey from a young accomplished pianist to a leading CEO/Executive Director. She talks about the unique work that the Wallis does in Los Angeles, her passion for arts leadership, hobbies and much more! For more information about Rachel Fine and The Wallis please visit: https://thewallis.org © Let's Talk Off The Podium, 2020

It’s June 17th, 2020, and we’re talking music today with Professor Lisa Sylvester, Chair of Vocal Arts and Opera at USC’s Thornton School of Music, and even more importantly, Saint Mark’s music director! If you think music performance is facing serious challenges these days, you’re correct. Lisa is here to help put things in perspective.

Praised for his "commanding stage presence" and "rich, resonant bass," Kenneth Kellogg is quickly gaining recognition as a sought after young artist.  Born and raised in Washington, D.C, music has been a part of his life since grade school. Nurtured in the public school system by amazing music teachers, he participated in choirs throughout the city and began formal training at the Duke Ellington School of the Performing and Visual Arts as a Vocal and Visual Arts student.  Among his roles, many are staples of opera repertoire:  The title role, in Mozart’s Don Giovanni,  as well as Leporello and  Il Commendatore,  Mephistopheles in Gounod’s Faust, Don Alfonso in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte, Ramfis and Il Re in Verdi’s Aida, Colline in Puccini’s La Boheme, the title role of Handel’s Hercules, The King in Handel’s Ariodante, Osmin in Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Sarastro and the Speaker in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Sparafucile in Verdi’s Rigoletto, Fasolt in Wagner’s Das Rheingold. He led the cast in the west coast premier of Terence Blanchard’s Champion: An Opera in Jazz, as the champion boxer,  Young Emile Griffith, to rave reviews with Opera Parallele.  He in an Alumnus of the Adler Fellowship Program at San Francisco Opera and the Caftriz Young Artist Program at Washington National Opera.  He also trained at the Academy of Vocal Arts, Wolf Trap Opera and holds degrees from the University of Michigan and Ohio University.

Eric, a bboy and Hip Hop community contributor, sits down to discuss the importance of community and the creation of J.U.I.C.E. Follow @Instagram: noiseofthebrokeboysTwitter: BrokeBoysNoiseListen to the Audio on all Podcast platforms. All The Links Here: https://linktr.ee/NoiseOfTheBrokeBoysA broke degenerate hooligan documents conversations about being a Bboy, Breakin', Hip Hop, Dance, Art, Music, Creativity, Innovation, and the slow subtle crumble of society in audio form.----more----[Music]this episode noise of the broke boys isbrought to you by deodorantare you a large hairy purse paradingindividual with no regard for personalhygiene you attend social gatheringswith no self awareness of your ownpersonal body odors perhaps you're adancer that rolls on the ground for funallowing various dirt grime fungi andbacteria to collect on your grotesquebody if this is a constant struggle foryou perhaps it is a good idea to applydeodorant to your body before attendingsocial events such as your best friend'swedding or a family reunion no longerwill you cause scent inflicted faintingof others at the club you'll finally befree from causing your peers tospontaneously vomit at the first whiffof you get ready to make other dancersjealous of your new hygienic upgradeyattaman should not be used in lieu ofdaily bathing activities and othernecessary hygienic events do not use theordinary soap supplement or adjusted forrespiratory disease treatment and now onto the show in today's episode I sitdown with a b-boy I met when I moved tothe LA area about a year ago he is thepresident of juice an organization whoseaim is to support the local Los Angeleship-hop sceneI really respect the work they do pleaseenjoy this episode as I get to knowb-boy Eric hello everybody and welcometo the terrible trashcan talk show I amyour host Kurt rock ski and today I havea special guest his name is b-boy Ericjust you know government name he is thepresident of juice what's up man heyhow's it going thanks for having me yeahI'm glad you could comewhat I want to ask you because I don'tactually know what juice stands for butI like I just you know show up to youguys as practice and stuff and use yourfloor and everything so can you can youtalk to me a little bit about like whatjuices yeah so juice is an acronym Ialways tell people you know think aboutorange juice and theynever forget so say he's juice hip-hopand they go okay I remember looked thatup yeahbut juice is an acronym stands forjustice by uniting in creative energy soJu I see I'll say one more time it'sjustice by uniting and creative energyby uniting creative energy yeahinteresting okay yeah okay I think thatmakes sense yeah it's like yeah it'slike justice that's tight okay so thenum where are you the one who started itI know you're the president now but wereyou the one who started it or was it agroup collective or like how did thatactually fall into your lap yeah sothere's an interesting history of juicejuice has been around in Los Angelessince 2001 okay our founder she was amentor for incarcerated youth okay so Iwasn't the founder I kind of came inprobably earlier on in the existence ofjuice but still in this early stages butthe history of juice is that you knowwhen our founder was asking incarceratedyouth what could have made a differencein your life oh that was the bigquestion that she'd asked some of theyoung people that had made a mistake intheir life mm-hmm and just reflectingback on you know what could have made adifference they said you know you know Ireally wish I had a place that I can goto just a place that I could feel like Icould belong to yeah place that was safea place that I could feel that I wasaccepted for who I wasa place that did really interestingthings run by and for young people yeahspecifically hip hop arts not thetraditional YMCA or Boys and Girls Clubit's something that was more somethingthat I could relate to yeah and so whenasked that question you know those werethe items that our founder Don she saidyou know what if we had an organizationthat is in these underservedneighborhoodsthat could promote the free opportunityfor young people of any background tocome through to express themselvesthrough the hip-hop arts would not beamazing I mean well you know that couldmake you know life-changing things ifyou know these young people could havehad this opportunity in their life yeahso the history is over the yearsdawn formed a group of dancers to comeout and do festivals and get-togethersand this became a weekly eventeventually we ended up having a practicesession on Thursdays over on Vermont and8th Street in the Pico Union districtyou know specifically a neighborhoodthat had a lot of a lot of crime a lotof young people that you know probablydidn't have a path in their life but waseither in high school dropped out ofhigh school or was in transition betweenbeing a kid and being an adult and nothaving that path yet you know it's bestspecifically you know speaking with alot of the young people at juice theysaid you know I was a place in my lifewhere the streets were calling my nameyou know I just needed the house I needto make money you know I didn't have anoutlet but you know juice was a placethat I at least I can go to so we wereover on 8th in Vermont for a handful ofyears over time we moved to a coupledifferent locations and finally we endedup over at McArthur Parkstill in the same neighborhood at PicoUnion in the West Lake District and youknow we've been there since 2011 mmm2011 we became a 501c3 10:11 we did andwe decided to take that leap of faithand we had a fiscal partner before andsay hey let's let's go big and let'sfigure this thing out you know nothaving you know the specific road map weknew what we want to do we knew we weredoing something right we knew that therewas a need in the community and therewas just this huge following of artistsin the community that that came throughthe organization at one time in theirlives and hey you know what I metyou know my partner or I developed acraft in my in my art form because youknow there was a facilitator there thatjust kind of took me in under his wingor you know it just friendships developfrom here or you know it was the onething I could focus on in my life thatmade me feel like I could live again sowe knew were doing amazing work in thecommunity just you know in our capacityand you know our big thing was you knowlet's build a program that has you knowall the elements of hip-hop you know thethe four elements of em scene DJinggraffiti art and breaking and had thatall under one roof and and be able tohave a hip-hop collective where you knowhey I'm a graph writer but I also wantto learn how to be boy yes or you knowI'm a beat maker but I also you know Ilove I love graffiti art you know acrossyou know or I just I wanna learn how toDJ you know I've always seen these DJ'sout there so you know we were able tocreate an organization where we haddifferent facilitators that had aspecialty in their craft where theprogramming was it was unlike atraditional class or workshop programbut the idea was you know we wanted tocreate an organization that really kepttrue to the hip-hop arts where it wasjust really pure to peer teaching mm-hmmI think that was the key thing is iswhen you're able to work with youngpeople that feel the world is againstyou or just really not sure of places orpeople you know the best way to learnand the best way to develop friendshipsis really through that natural organicpeer-to-peer mentoring and where youknow doesn't matter where you come fromor where I came from you know we allcome from different backgrounds but wesee each other as friends as artists mmmand we're able to mentor each other ondifferent capacities you know it's it'syou know I always talk about you knowJuice is a place where you find peoplefrom all different backgrounds know somehave been educated and you know amazingIvy League schools or have amazingprofessions and some are just haven'teven finished high school but when wecome together it'swe share in this mentor of each otherand no one has seen as better than oneanother but we're all seeing each otheras friends and peers and I don't think Iwould have ever met the unique peoplethat I would have met unless it was forjuice because I just I would have neveryou know I think when we we get older wekind of have our own community andgroups that we connect with and so youknow for me you know my profession myday job you know I work in the city ofCalabasas you know a nicer neighborhoodyeah I work in commercial real estateand I deal with a lot of individualsthat are you know very savvy have beenvery well-off financially and then Itravel to downtown LA or the mid area ofLos Angeles and I and I and I connectwith people my age and older but stillyou know may be of a differentbackground but we connect on thisamazing level where I just I'm able toconnect and just feel a human again andand and live through these arts sothat's kind of the synopsis of juice isjust this community space where artistscome to it's free so anybody can kind ofcome through and find their own thingthere I've seen individuals that justcome just you know they see the b-boysand b-girls breaking in they just theyjust want to sit down and write andwatch and get inspired and you know Iget to know them and they'll go I didn'tknow you're amazing you know musician inthe Vocal Arts or something like thatya know I think it's important todevelop like a sense of community amongcreatives I mean I would say that a lotof times you know artists would maybethey I think it comes down to you knowpublic schools now don't really stressthe importance of creative arts and sosomeone who innately has this creativetendency in their life is somewhat likeshunned a little bit I think likesometimes they don't fit into school somuch and so that might you know go intohow widethey're you know feeling left outand so they don't have a community intheir typical day-to-day life and soit's important to find that communitybut you know I think once there see oncethey're seeing this they're like ohthere's so many people that are likethis and there they come from alldifferent walks of life and so I thinkthat it's it's such a great thing thatyou guys are doing this because it's ayeah it's a it's a great thing that isneeded in the community because I thinkit it's not it's not inherently in ourpublic school system and just in oursociety in general yeah you know it's Iover the years I've gotten to know a lotof young people that have been throughthe program and we always talk aboutsports in schools you know schools focuson traditional sports baseballbasketballmaybe soccer football but when it comesto the creative arts you know it's oneof those things that just it's notacademic in terms of scoring it doesn'thelp bring funding to our school sothose are things that are typicallydropped right away yeah and even thetraditional sports you know not everyoneis is laid out to to be excited or evenhave that natural ability within withincertain specific sports and so you knowwhat breaking does specifically I thinkit creates an avenue in an opening doorfor individuals that may not relate tobasketball football soccer and says heyyou know what but but breaking issomething that I can actively do and Ican learn how to do and I don't have tohave this natural ability to be you knowstrong or I don't have to be super tallto become Baska player you know and Ithink it it's the one one type ofactivity that I think anybody can beinvolved in and it doesn't cost youanything yeah and I think that's thegreatest thing it's you don't have tobuy uniforms you don't have to be partof a program that costs funds it's justyou know if you have space you have adesire you could do it wherever you wantya know that's what drove me to itbefore I was big into like martial artsand stuff and I just felt this likedisconnect between me and like a lot ofthe things the activities I was doingbecause it was always like oh you needto do it this way and this and I waslike I just want to do whatever the heckI want and so in a way I was like ab-boy before I even knew it breaking wasand once I stumbled upon breaking I waslike oh it's okay to do whatever thehell you want like it's encouraged infact if you're not doing thatit's discouraged you're you're a biterright so I was like man this is what Iwant to do this is like so fun it's youknow I love it because it's like anactive thing to do it's it keeps you inshape but you know it's encouraged tojust explore like different movementsand you can kind of make whatever youwant into something cool it's it's likeit's like taking you know a canvas andpainting and you just kind of turn itinto whatever you want that's how I lookat it and I had been a you know painterbasically my whole life before cominginto Breaking and so um it was like anatural thing for me to get into I meanobviously I needed to learn moves andstuff I needed to understand the colorpalette is what I could call it thecolor palette the techniques of how tohow to perform the dance but once Iunderstood that is like okay let me justput these pieces together in whateverway I can conceive of in my mind and Idon't know in its encouraged to do thatso I found that this is like what I wantto do this is I was like I say that Iwas like destined to be a b-boy you knowmy whole life really even though Ididn't know what breaking was until Iwas probably like 13 or something youknow so I think a lot of people probablyfeel the same way and a lot of peoplethat probably don't know what breakingis right now and so I I want to get themessage out to them that there is thiscommunity and I think that that's likethe mission statement of like juiceright and that you want to get thisthing out there so that people can cometo the community explore their differenttalents their different things buildtalents and you know ultimately becomepart of the hip-hop communityand do art together with us yeah I havean interesting story because I wasn't Iguess I wasn't I guess I wasn'tintroduced to hip-hop till much later onyeah I knew of hip-hop and you know Ilistened to hip-hop music mm-hmm but Ithink you know it didn't come till muchlater in my life where I reallyunderstood the true culture of hip-hopgoing back where I came from I I was agymnast growing up oh niceand so started when I was really youngdid it through college and my lastcompetition I was done oh I mean since Iwas probably five years old yeah Iworked out you know maybe five to sixdays a week three to four hours a daycompeted you know every other weekendand then one day it just it was I wasdone there was nothing left for me Ididn't have a desire to compete you knowany further I wasn't I wasn't at thatlevel either where I could go hey youknow is I could be in the top ten theUnited States I was you know I was I wasokay for where I was and and I had agood time doing it and I took a hiatusyou know I didn't even just stopped andI still kept in shape after I finishedschool I I moved to Japanmmm and I lived in Japan for about ayear and a half I always knew aboutbreaking but you know and I and Ibecause I was able to do some of themoves in gymnastics I saw you know breakdancers that time going oh hey that's athat's a that's a Thomas flare or that'sa team player and I was like yeah I wasdoing that when I was like six years oldyou know that's and so you know that wasthat came really natural to me I waslike get on my hands and I can do youknow an aerial flip you know that wassomething that I go yeah it's kind of inmy my bag of tricks you know so when Iwas in Japan I went to a universitythere had a relative that allowed me tokind of enter into a university justkind of as a spectator and okayit was really cool I stay there forabout almost half yearand I met this young man who was doing astyle of dance called tutting yeah infront of a glass mirror at theUniversity and I just went up to say heyyou know that's really cool yeah my nameis Eric and sure enough we just kind ofhit it off and he's like yeah I alsob-boy I am and so hey won't you comepractice with us yeah so he introducedme to his crew in Japan called chitinninja oh yeah yeah and then all of asudden you know this thing that I waspracticing since I was a fire his oldgymnastics all a sudden startedtransforming to a street dance and thenthat street dance became breaking yeahand then I started to go wow this isreally cool you know and and I just Ithink more so was just the need in thefeeling of being able to have a group tobe around and in just being able toexpress you know something that's verynatural in me in movement you knowgymnastics without perfection straightlegs and plenty of toes and eventuallyyou know it allowed me to just to go heywhat if I just bend my right knee andflex my front foot and just do somethingfunky you know and creating your ownpersonality through it but you know Ialready had that skill set at that ageand I was like you know this is reallycool but what I really learned is aboutcommunity and I think it was about thecrew aspect because I'd never had thatit reminded me about how I had a teamwhen I was in gymnastics and about someof the close relationships that I haveand it just allowed me to go how thiswould it feels like to be a crew andjust to share in and just yourexperiences with each otherpractice hard with each other eat witheach othershare stories with each other and justbe there for each other I felt that wasthat was kind of the opening up of whathip-hop culture was really all aboutyeah it's about that community and thatneed for belonging and just aboutsharing in your life so eventually youknow I startedaccessing learning about breaking andjust some of the basic fundamentals butyou know I was like I was always doingjust doing power moves I mean I didn'tlearn about the basic fundamental stepsoh thank godyou know what I was gonna do this nowand then see where it takes me but I wasreally into and eventually I came backto the United States and I was just kindof more aware about what you know Ilearned in Japan and they go gosh thismust exist here somewhere yeah yeah soone day you didn't even know you know soI was just you know cuz I didn't Iwasn't exposed to breaking I was exposedto a lot of hip-hop growing up and thenone day I was over at work and I heardthis girl talk about this place that isjust an open session yeah a lot ofreally dope b-boys and b-girls go dothey have an awesome MC program live DJthey have graffiti art walls I'm likewhoa so I just went up to her and sayhey I overheard you talking about thisplace can you tell me about it I'mreally interested it's just like yeahjust come follow me it's in LA yeah Iwas like okay and remind you so I grewup in the valley I was super suburbia Ohand I and I was living I think on thattime on the west side of Los Angeles soI was like oh la it's kind of dangerousout there isn't it yeah like I don'tknow you know um so I remember going outthere I was like where are we in LA cuzI never went to a Laker I've alwaysthought it was like a dangerous placeyeah I mean that's how sheltered I wasI'm growing up but you know sure enoughit was it was in it was in the heart ofLA and the minute I walked into juicethat one day I mean I felt this amazingfeeling over going wow there's so muchenergy here there's so many amazingtalented artists here and it's free andI just I was kind of in awe and I just Iwas just watching everybody collaboratetogether just people talking going wowthis is a place I really need to be atyeah that was my first experience and Ithink I sat down for the first 30minutes just watching cuz I was justlike wow there's just so much amazingthings going on here that's tight yaknow I I guess I probably have a similarexperience walking into one of the firstjams I've ever been to when I wasprobably 13right 14 13 14 I walked in and it's justlike all these people are just dancingbattling and I was like whoa okay atthat time I was like a skateboarder andyou know I was aware of like whatbraking was I could do a few moves orwhatever but I'd never been to an eventbefore and so I go in and I just seethese like top level guys but I didn'tknow who they were at that time but andI see them actually Rob Zilla was theirstuntman was their Cujo was there and Iwas like oh my god who's this guy justlike literally flying on his hands andand you know come to know it later it'slike oh that was Cujo yeah it just likeblew my mind to see that and thatthere's this huge community of you knowof b-boys because before that it waslike oh it's just some high schoolersthat get together in the lunchroom youknow at my high school cuz the janitorsaid we could be there until he comes inthere basically and so that's that thatwas breaking to me before that momentand so yeah it like hit me it hit melike a brick going oh there's this ismore than like what I'm what I thoughtit was you know it's more than justfreaking rolling around on the floorthis is like this is a real movement soyeah that's that's that's tightyeah was interesting you mentioned someof those names uh-huh stop man Rob Sillagood Joe because they've been aroundjuice since the very inception oh yeahand they they were actually very muchinstrumental and bringing together theorganization and the b-boy communitymm-hmm and so you know it's just amazinghow many b-boys and b-girls have beenthrough juice at one time in their lifeand have come through the doors you knowI always hear so many internationalvisitors come we go hey we heard aboutthis place in LA yeah and you have sucha long history of alleys you know b-boyswe used to watch on VHS tapes and noware on YouTube but this has been like aniconic spot where people have comethrough at least one time in their lifemm-hmm and so it's really cool to hearyou know how individuals from like JapanGermanyjust you know they'd say hey we're herewe want to take a picture of thisyou know Amazings yeah or a lot ofhistory has come from yeah yes is itreally it's always really encouraging tohear something like that yeah no I knewabout juice before I moved to LA I meanI had I probably known about it for along time I didn't know exactly what itwas but um it was like there was alwayslike a buzz around like what you knowwhat this is there's this thing out inLA and I had I only moved out here likemaybe less than six months ago and so Ihad no idea you know what I guess howdeep it was and so once I got here I waslike oh it's this is uh this is like areal like thing I thought it was justlike a dance studio or something youknow what I mean that had been aroundfor awhile but no this is like this isthis you guys have a whole freakinmission that you're trying to accomplishI mean you are accomplishing and so yeahit was just amazing to see that so thatand that's why I wanted to talk to youtoday so yeah um so you said you were inJapan about what age were you when youwere in Japan I was about 23 okay23 years old and so that's when youfirst got into breaking I thinkseriously okay taking it more seriouslyjust really training because before thatI mean you know I go to a party and Iwas like oh there's a circle here let meshow them how to do flares oh yeah yeahyou know so I kind of knew of did you dothe gymnast start where you're like yesI tried no I cuz I saw like I go thatlooks really corny if I'd you know do itlike like that I know you should havedone it you should have put on a wholeyeah and then just do it yeahbut but I would you know I would I wouldremember you know going to these likeevents where like you know a circlealways forms right and then you get homeyou know people going in there and doinga lot of like footwork and then all of asudden I go in there and you know atthat time of my life I was I was prettygood at gymnastics I was really in goodshape and soI was just doing like t flares yeah likeand then I was like super easy then I godried into like these flares where youknow it looked like gymnastics well Igot a funny story so the first time Icame to juice and I started to I startedget down and you know I started doingthese flares yeah there's a b-boy comesup to me and says gymnastics gymnasticshe knew right away because he goes youknow the way I did was like it was justyou know I was almost a splits - enginelike yeah like his flares were likepointed toes yeah you know and I wasable to do it in Reverse ways where elselike doing flares and spinning the otherway and yeah he pointed out right awayhe goesgymnastics so I always remember that andso yeah kind of go I go oh gosh it isthat obvious that's when you do abackflip and just do this yes yeah yeahthat's what I would have done but Ican't do that so but no yeah if I was ifI was a gymnast I would have totallyjust embraced it and been like most formperfect flares and then go yes and boomand you don't rip off your hoodie youguys it's hard underneath I don't know Ilike to mess around with stuff like thatbut that's tight so um so I guess whatage do you think you started breakingthen I like I think it was always partof me like gymnastics and they're likeshowcasing I always like to perform Ithink that was the aspect of somethingyeah and part of my lives were destinedto be a B so I would say seriouslyprobably around 23 24 I mean I didn'teven know what his sick stuff was I waslike yeah I just thought people ranaround like with I go oh there's anactual fundamental way to do this yeahyeah yeah and so I was like cuz I usedto pretend like you know just go oh Igot this you know and then you'rerunning around yeah and so it's funnynow because I a lot of young kids yeahand you know they always see what peopleare doing but they just run around withherand feet and thinking that's exactlywhat everyone else to do which is trueto a certain extent but I think you knowyou start to break it down you okaythere's an actual there's a formula tothis and there's usual hand-feetmovement that you know everyone learnsfrom mm-hmm yeah and I mean the bits andit's so deep - I mean there's like everylittle position you're putting your handand your foot is like a different movealmost I mean I have a whole thing aboutmy perspective of Fork but we don't haveto talk about that but so breaking soyou you always felt like you were kindof destined to be a b-boy you're a b-boyand a gymnast body I'd suppose and soyou came into it and you already had thearsenal as if you had been breaking yourentire life and just forgot to dofootwork or something yeah I gotta behonest I I didn't learn footwork tillmuch later on and then you know as youget older you know I think the powermoves become a little more difficultbecause it hurts your elbows or yourshoulders your wrists and so I mean forme like I even stopped doing playerslike five six years ago just because itwas just every time I did it I just ithurt my body a lot and so what I startedto do a little bit more was focus onstyle and just almost fundamentals andgo in the reverse way where I'm goingbackwards where I'm going all right Ican do these things that that you know Ican condition my body to not do so muchI guess power moves but I can go more tostyle and try to do what I can do withinmy age and and still feel healthyafterwards yeah yeah I mean I thinkthat's what's so great about breaking islike there's just it's such a branchingthing I mean there's so much I mean lookas someone outside looking in they'reprobably like I don't understand thisbut like when you go into it it's likeman there's so many things to learn thatthere's no way you're gonna learn it allin the your lifetime as a b-boy and so -taking pieces of everything and you canjust mix it in whatever way you want Ithat that is like so cool you know youryour style kind of develops as you agebecause of it like develops around whatyou're capable of in a way you know Imean like for me I started out doing alot of footwork then I started doingpower moves then I started injuringmyself and I stopped doing powerfulmoves and just started doing otherthings I started freestyling a lot moredoing more top rocks and you know otherlike flowy type of moveslots of transitions and stuff and then Idon't know now I'm where I'm at kind oflike dude like I can do moves but it'slike oh there's a risk to it I mighthurt myself so yeah one thing I loveabout breaking is is you know it's justthe the free flow of creativity I thinkcreativity comes from differentinspirations in your life mm-hmm andmaybe what you do outside of practice orthings that you see and I get a lot ofinspiration by watching other styles ofdance yeah and I love just you knowhouse dance or just different movementsand go wow that's really cool what if Iyou know you know create that movementin my top rocks and just be a little bitmore funky you know and yeah and I lovethat aspect of just being unique andjust developing your own style throughwhatever inspires you in lifeyeah I always got inspired by those oldlike corny kung fu movies that for somereason they were just so cool to seelike someone whooping the other dudesass and then he just like sits in somecrazy fries and he just you know hismouth moves and then it says somethingelse buddy oh dude my style is betterthan yours I always thought that thatwas the dopest thing ever and they wouldyou know I used to watch this one moviecalled the Buddhist fist a long time agoand this dude would just jump into thecraziest freezes and I was like dudethis guy's a b-boy like for reals he'sjust hitting I remember he hit thiscrazy like chair freeze on his elbow andhe's just pointing at the guy and he'sjust like talking shit like oh dudethat's loveand then you know he obviously gets upand whupped his ass or whatever but Ialways like that because it was just socorny but so dope yeah totallybut yeah the movement is so is so coolbut yeah just getting the inspirationanywhere I mean is is encouraged inbreaking in I think that that's theoverall I don't know message to be saidand and and why it resonates with me somuch and resonates with a lot of peopleyeah yeah so outside of hip-hop do youhave any other creative endeavors orhobbies in your life yeah so it soundsfunny but there's a couple things I liketo do one of them is scene karaoke mybrother are hell in the car I mean likewe're I'm not we're not good singers butdo you don't doubt yeah so that's one ofmy how would you say was one of mypassions I have a a singing group that Igo to every Wednesday oh dang so you'relegit and so we do karaoke everyWednesday and so I've been doing thisfor the last you know five or six yearsstraightthat's tight so I really enjoy thataspect of being creative but you knowsinging renditions of songs and in myown way what's your favorite song thisthing oh man you know that's a greatquestion I don't have oneyeah I would say you know all depends onthe crowd of like what type of musicthey like it okay and maybe that wouldbe like the song genre I would choosejust you know if if there was like awhole crowd of b-boys of what would youpick oh man it wouldn't be it wouldn'tbe a pop love song that's for suremaybe like a Bruno Mars song okay yeahjust something that has a little bitmore funk to it that what people can getinto and likeor whatever yeah 24-karat you know yeahyeah yeah just something that's likegroovy funky you know that people canall go yeah let's get down to the Hatokay so what about if it was like a likea senior citizen home yeah a seniorcitizen home well a funny thing youmentioned senior citizen home so one ofmy good friends right now what he'sdoing is he's going to different seniorcitizen homes and he's sitting upkaraoke at dude before that so andbecause it does a lot of things it helpsstimulate the mindyeah and whether they sing well or notit's it's the matter of readingsomething on television keeping you upand it justthey reflect on the past and I think youknow memory is a big thing with with youknow older folks and so there'ssomething there's something there's areally deep connection between singingthat stimulates the mind but also beingwith a read and do a little thing so theinteresting thing was I went to a seniorcitizen home and to join them in karaokenight yeahso they most of them probably won'trecognize you know anything that'sprobably from the 90s and on yeah unlessand they're like oh do you know likeDean Martin or something really old soone of the songs I sang just because Idon't really know a whole lot of reallyold songs I mean I seen a lot of Beatlessongs too but okay you know maybe somelike the Rascal Flatts like life is ahighway that just kind of is they maynot recognize it but the melody is kindof cool so they go they start to likeyou know maybe even dance to it a littlebit yeah yeah yeah that's tight so areyou like a pretty good singer in my mindI'm a pretty good singer but to otherpeople I'm probably just mediocre okayI've always wanted to learn to sing likeI've I've recently got pretty into likemusic production and I've like in mymind I've always been like oh I want tosing over these but I don't know I don'tknow how to sing I mean I kick I canfake it I do I mean me and my brotherwould always do karaoke and we we don'tdo it too often anymore but we used todo it literally like every week we wouldgo to this this Japanese restaurant inSacramento and we were just we would bethe only people doing it too and we werejust freaking take over the restaurantjust singingI don't know we would always sing likewelcome to the junglethose are tough songs yeah and those arereally hard hard songs to sing so I meanwe sucked at it so but um what was theother song I'd singI believe in a thing called love by thedark the darkness okay yeah that songwas all we were all about that one umyeah I don't know we tons of BackstreetBoys songs a shit those are classics youknow everyone knows some too so I was inJapan going back to that time period andI remember you know I would be new tothe location the area I didn't have anyfriends at that point I just knew youknow we have our days off you know fromwork because I taught English in Japanso you're doing like a jet program itwas it was a private school program okayand so on my days off you know like okayyou know what should I do there's allthese karaoke places all over the placebut I was like all right how does thisworkyeah I'm just gonna enter it so one dayI decided to go let me just check it outyou know and so I get there and it'slike yeah I like to sing karaoke this islike my broken English I make the brokenJapanese yeah and like one yeah just meshe's like I think they asked me likethree or four times like one just oneare you crazyand so I said yeah just me is that okayso and they did it by time so I rememberI would like jam you know like becausehe charged by hour so I invited her youknow and you have to order a drink -that's like their minimum oh okay so Iwould like pack and you know as manysongs like in and then do that and so Iremember going back to the class becauseI used to teach adults English hmm andwe were talking about karaoke and inthis one Japanese student of mine she'slike you know seeing karaoke by yourselfis like going to Disneyland by yourselfand running all the rides by yourselfthat's how weird it might be but I wasso into it I mean I loved it and I lovedbeing part of like a group sing karaokethat's a burnshe burned you pretty hook you know andthat's I guess it just kind of it waspart of something that I'd love to do isZ and I don't even know how to sing welllike I think in my mind I can sing okaybut in terms of seeing lessons and howto really resonate your voice and how todo it properly you know it's all beenself taught just like kind of somewhatlike breaking is but you know it's allbeen self talk you never took any voicelessons or anything never took anythingI've always thought about taking it Ijust don't have the time right now but Ithink eventually I'll probably do itjust cuz it's always been something Iwanted to learn right when I was youngerwe would go to my mom had us in likewhat is it called Sunday school and sowe would always we'd have to be a partof like a choir there so at a young agewe were learning how to sing you knowprobably through elementary school orwhatever and then you know and then Istopped doing that and but it always wasyou know I guess the little bit ofsinging lessons I had when I was youngerthrough that is it's really the onlything I've had but sometimes I'll watchlike youtube videos about how to likeuse your lungs better your diaphragmbetter I'm not a good singer though butit's something I definitely want to getgood at hey well you know what we got aset date and just bang it out you knowwhenever my brother has like a party athis house he has a little what's itcalled Magic Mike uh-huh and we justlike go off on it yeah so so I set up atmy placeuh-huh kind of this I have two Mike's ofa mixer and I have a karaoke programthat has tons of songs I just kind of gothrough that's things so I remembergoing to it was a juice offend we justall got together a lot of the staff andthe friends came by and my friend who'sa DJ yesyou're like because I brought the wholesystem over I brought my PA system themics the stands he's all like you'relike a DJ for care yeah because I waskind of likeall right next Sangha you know who is ondeck you know that's tight yeah dude Ialways was curious all right I alwayshad this weird idea that to do karaokeat a jam like while people are battlingjust have a deed I don't know how Iwould quite work but like you're playingmusic and then someone's up there justsinging like this song I don't know howit work quite like I always thought thatthat'd be so dope to make that happen itwould like totally lighten up the mood Ithink of a jam and that's I'm all aboutthat kind of thing yeah I I thinkbreaking away from the traditionalstructures that'll be interesting youknow one aspect about jams I love is youknow live music I mean gosh just havinglive music is so different it's so coolI remember going to one of Jeff's killsevents and it was awesome this had afull-on live band just going off youknow for a handful of songs and you knowit was just really cool just have thataspect of it like it was a concert yeahit feels like it and it you know andthey're just like a lot of times I sawit would be like the DJ is playing theirmusic and then this live band would justjump on and just put a bass line orwhatever you know and I always thoughtthat was tight they'd hit the drums andstuff they yeah kind of play along withit yeah we did a couple of jams over atthe park where we brought in drumsetsaxophone and we had two DJ's justspinning at the same time and usingother instruments along yeah it justreally created a different vibe and Ithought was really cool yeah yeah itcreates a concert vibe and it's it's notit's not even like you had an entireband or like you know they they had likea whole set that they were doing it wasjust some guys just playing you knowplaying to a song that's already existedthis is probably how they practice to behonest and so they were just like heyI'm down with this doo doo doo doo dooyou know playing that junk and theneverybody loves it so I I actually met afew drummers recently and I was like ehis this the kind of is this like how youpractice because this is like somethingthat b-boylove you know b-boys and b-girls loveand so if you ever wanted to just go toa jam or something or a practice evenand just jam out like it would bedefinitely yeah I I would invite thattoo to just like you know let's justspring out some congas and just havesome beats and just just freestyle itand just you know bringing other friendsjust want to have really cool rhythmsand just jam out to itbecause I love the diversity ofdifferent types of music as long as ithas like consistent beat that people areinto what's your favorite style of musicactually so what I listen to I listen tothe top 40 music oh you do okay I doalright and I think some of that comesbecause you know when I start to singkaraoke oh yeah that those are the songsI go okay those are kind of popular nowbut there's certain songs I go I reallylike that type of song yeah it's itdoesn't have to be all male singers tolike there there there there are TaylorSwift songs there's Halsey songs thatI'm into that I go okay that really hasa really cool melody and a beat I'mgonna sing the guy version of it okayyou know and a different key yeah but Ilisten top 40 but then you know when Iwhen I break and so forth I mean and Ican't listen to just the remixes and yesI'm a you know great funk and R&B thatjust is out there when when when anybodyasks me that question I always have ahard time answering it because I I canliterally find a song in any genre thatI like you know and so I mean maybe theanswer to the question is like whichJohn are do I find the most songs butthere's some John Rose I just haven'tyou know dug so deep into but I just Ijust love music like you know all hereI'll hear something weird that I'venever heard before and I'll go like okayI don't quite understand this yet butlet me give it a try and I you knowsometimes I'll get into it I'll go likeoh okay I see what they're trying to dobecause it's not it's not always justabout a lot I mean a lot of time there'sthey're trying todo something different musically andit's maybe just not understood at thattime because it's so different and Imean it's just it's fun to like breakdown what they were creatively doing intheir music yeah so and that that's whatI think is so fun about music and why somany different styles of music likeresonate with me and so yeah I like tolisten to some of the weird likeexperimental stuff that like doesn'teven have like a you know a steady beator anything because even that stuff yougood like you you want to break downlike what the heck is going on and it'slike it's so cool like once you startfiguring it out yeah and I think gettingmore into music production has helped mekind of break down music a lot betterinto so but yeah I don't know I you knowwhen I was younger I was really intolike rock music alternative you knowlike Nirvana the Third Eye Blind guysmmmthings like that Rage Against theMachine I was really into and then lateron I started getting more into hip-hopthat got more into like soul music funkmusic and stuff namely from breakingjazz music got a little bit into likecountry music recently I've been intolike mumble rap actually okay yeah a lotof people have like a kind of weirddisdain for it which at first when Iwhen I first heard I was like oh what isthis stuff and I kind of gave it a tryfor a while and then I started realizingyou know mumble rap is like thisgeneration the this generations way ofbeing like counterculture you know I'vetalked to a lot of people about thisactually on this podcast but hip-hop hasalways been like a somewhatcounterculture thing they want to dothen something new that no one else hasdone and like I really feel like that'swhat the mumble rap scene was all aboutwas like let's make music but we're nottrying to copy what these guys didbefore us let's do something new youknow much like punk how punk music theywould scream and you know kind of have ainaudible like noise almost I feel likethat's what momis doing and I've always liked punkmusic and so when I when I realized thatconnection to counterculture and likethem doing something different I reallygained like a huge respect I guess forit and I don't know yeah I think hip-hopis is very much you know that outletit's that it's that counterculture it'sit's creating something you always sayfrom nothing but you know it's reallyyou know having having that creativenesswith what you have yeah you know and andI think it's just it's a really uniqueway of expression you know I look backas to the evolution of hip-hop becauseyou know hip-hop culture has beenchanging over the years and I think itchanges I think as we come to the newage is what's what people you know gothrough in their lives kind of reflectthe outcome of how they express himselfyou know I think a lot of times peoplehave hip-hop and the culture kind ofconfused in some sense especially ifyou're not really involved in thecommunity to see what it's all about youknow that was one of the topics ofdiscussion is you know what is hip-hopright and I think people always go wellyou know hip-hop is is rap music yeahit's a style of dance yeah and I thinkthere's some type of you know disconnectbetween what is what is authentichip-hop you know so people go what iship-hop and what every time I and Iexplain hip hop to others that may nothave been involved in the culture righttell them it's about it's aboutcommunity it's about respect and loveit's about bringing you know positivityto to the worldit's about belonging family and andthese are all the the items that kind ofform what we call hip-hop today and soyou know what we try to do over at juiceis to kind of keep those core valuesabout having respect for everyone youknow it doesn't matter your backgroundand your race your color your talentanything you know everybody is welcomein hip-hop yeah and you know that's oneof the things that you know we prideourselves just to make surethat you know we want to make sure thedoors open for everybodyyeah hip-hop to me is like a lifestyleit's a it's a culture it's a lifestyleand it's um it's not it transcends Ithink all of the the you know the fourelements the four typical elements wetalked I think it I think it's um it'sit's much more than that it's it's alifestyle it's a it's a whole cultureand it's ever-growing I wouldn't besurprised if later on we start sayingthat there's five elements of hip-hop orsix elements of hip-hop you know what Imean and I think it's just because thebubble is growing more and we're likeyou know as more people getting involvedwith it where we're actually figuringout more about like what this all whatthis all is and and so you know I thinkin the next couple years we're gonnaprobably see more and more peoplegetting involved with it namelyyou know breaking is now gonna be in theOlympics so I think it's gonna open alot of people's eyes to what we do andso I wouldn't be surprised if there's aninflux of new b-boys you know coming inand trying to learn what hip-hop is andso I think having a good definedcommunity for them to and welcomingcommunity ready for them is like reallythe best way to handle that because it'snot you know this is a welcomingcommunity and so we wanna we want tomake that apparent you know when whenthat happens I don't know I don't knowif you have anything to say about thatit's yeah I'm you know breaking breakingis always meant to evolve over time withwhatever's going on in the world orwhatever's happening in our community alot of people ask me you know what doyou think about breaking in the Olympicsyeah and you know I think it's part ofits course you know I think breaking isalways meant to evolve hmm I see a lotof great things with having breaking aspart of a larger community yeah andpeople being exposed to something that'sreally importantI think what's important is to make surethat the information about what hip-hopis and what the true culture is is alsoexplained yeah and that there's rightpeople that are able to be part of youknow getting that information out topeople that may not know a lot abouthip-hop a breaking I think that's areally important figure to make surethat you know whatever the OlympicCommittee decides to do is to make surethat there's they keep that authenticityof the culture yeah yeah I was talkingto my friend Serge yesterday actuallyabout all this and he's like he's veryadamant about portraying hip-hopcorrectly like he really wants people tounderstand there's like a lot of I guessa struggle that was you know kind ofbaked into hip-hop and that he does hewants when people come in he doesn'twant to shoo them away or anything hewants to welcome them but then also likeeducate them about what this is and thatthey're not just coming into it as youknow just for the good I guess but butunderstanding everything about it youknow the history of it and that maybethere was some bad parts of that youknow namely that there's maybe some kindof oh you know it's kind of built out ofyou know the ghetto it's built out ofpoverty it was built out of you know abasic struggle in life and to get towhere it is now and so coming into ityou got to respect that as well and sothat was that was one of the main thingshe was he he wants to portray as youknow the scene evolves so which I whichI respect I think that's a that's a goodthing to do you know to always respectlike your history but also welcome inthe evolution of it so well anywayswe're hitting about an hour right now soI think we could probably wrap this showup do you have any lessbest words anything else I know wedidn't really talk about like a crewaffiliation or anything do you have acrew affiliation so I don't I don't havea crew affiliation I guess I get niceyou know there is a juice crew out therehere but oh is that yeah you gonnabattle fit yeah I mean they're prettygood but uh okay yeah I you know I Ilook at you know the evolution of alsojuice and where it has been where it'scome to and you know part of what wewant to continue to do is is build thismodel that we have is free spaces foranybody to come through to be able toexpress themselves in all areas I mean Ithink if you ask me you know what iswhat do I see in the future of juice andI go gosh I could see juice in in everycitycross country across the seas having alocation all over just a place wherepeople can come to to express themselvesutilizing the hip-hop arts as a tool forsocial change empowerment mm-hmm youknow arts education and just changingpeople's lives yeahso we're our future and our hope is tocontinue to do what we're doing continueto grow continue to build new teammembers but also establish new locationsacross you know different areas and yeahthat's what we're trying to do is is isorganically grow you know we've beenworking with the city in the county ofLos Angeles we have different locationsthat we could possibly open up but Ithink what's holding us back right nowis just the ability to staff and alsofinance some of those locations becauseit is a free program so a lot of thingsthat we do you know it's all either bydonations or individuals that reallybelieve in what we do and so you know ifwe have one of those you know wonderfulfunders one day that says hey you knowhow do we really help you guys reallytake this thing offyeah thing that could really change whatwe do and I think you know as we gettowards you know more popularity withthe Olympics and just the media and soforth you know our hope is to be able toalso maybe even ride thata little bit and you know grow what wedo yeah I would imagine there's probablya lot of opportunity for grants outthere I mean there already is but Ithink maybe as there's more popularitythere's there's probably more willing ofthe you know of these organizations andthe government to you know give you guysgrants to do what you do especially ifyou have a well-defined message and planyou know to execute it so I think youknow my mother she's a in art she's anartist in it and a teacher and so shewas doing a lot of similar kind of workin Sacramento where she was gettinggrants to do these well it was like it'slike a it's like a program it's ahealing program through art is I guessthe best way to describe it it's whereshe was she had um women who were youknow subject to abuse or whatever andthey came in did artwork to kind of likeas a therapy and so she was the teacherand organizer the director I don't knowall that stuff so she was doing all thegrant writing and everything to put thisprogram on and so she did that for avery very long time now now she'sretired but okay she still kind ofteaches a little bit but um but yeah Iimagine I mean cuz there's a need for itand so it's it's I imagine that there'stons of grasses right now what we'redoing is collaborating with largerorganizations yeah so we're gonna beworking with LAUSD and after-schoolenrichment programs we're finishing upour contract with them and we have aschool that we're specifically gonna dofree braking programs yeah and thenwe're gonna work with anotherorganization in the location that we'rewith that's already you know a prettywell-known youth organization andincorporating something hip and coolinto their program for some of theiryouth mm-hmm and then you know one ofthe other ideas that we're doing rightnow that we're working towards isopening up another location for juice onSaturday at the same time that we haveour program and being able to teach kidsand families specifically new tobreaking oh cool and so we have alocation already determined for thatand once again it's about staffing andI'm probably gonna end up doing thatportion of just kind of going with itand just seeing where it leads us yeahlike everything you know we try thingsand sometimes we learn from them and weget better at it yeah yeah well I thinkthat you're doing some amazing work andyou know I'm glad to hear that it'sgrowing and that you have big plans forthe future so stay tuned and I'd love tohave you back if you ever have time tocome and talk to more stuff do somekaraoke yeah dope dude so do you haveany like social media to shout out orwhatever I don't know yeah so you canfollow us on a juice hip-hop I would saylike orange juice so juice and hip hopthat's our that's our or handle so comefollow us yeah we're over at MacArthurPark every Saturday from 12:00 to 4:00and then cell is our Park in East LA onFridays from 6 to 8 p.m. free foreverybody free for everybody even meyeah dope cool thank you for for comingon dude this has been a great time Ithink this was a great episode I'mreally happy that you were able to comeand thank you guys for listeningall you zero listeners though sorry theshow 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My friend Andrew "Andy" Surrena began posting videos of him singing every day at 5pm from his soon-to-be inlaw's farmhouse in New York State amidst our nationwide quarantine. Andy's closing weekend as Romeo in Sarasota's Opera Romeo and Juliet had been cancelled and to encourage the singers to keep performing, the cast launched a 5'clock #SuddenlyOpera movement to encourage everyone to break into song wherever they were at that moment. (Read more here) I met Andy and his now fiance, Emily, during my first year in graduate school. Their friendship is something I hold dear to my heart and I asked Andy if he would sing for our Choir Baton community on Instagram Live. What I thought would be a fun opportunity for us to hear my talented friend turned into a conversation I will cherish forever. Amidst hearing Andy's singing voice, you'll hear him express how he is practicing as a solo singer these days - something every quarantined choir can relate to - and be encouraged by the optimism he and Emily share in response to the power of the arts within times likes these. Emily, a talented soprano in her own right decided to pursue a career in arts administration and is now the Associate Director of Vocal Arts at The Julliard School. There are so many amazing takeaways from three friends reuniting over an Instagram Live recording amidst the Coronavirus quarantine. Friends, family, and strangers joined us from around the world for this special recording and I'm excited to share it with you today. #morepeoplesinging    Choir Baton Host: Beth Philemon | Choir Baton Podcast Producer: Maggie Hemedinger For more information on Choir Baton please visit choirbaton.com and to follow us on Instagram @choirbaton @bethphilemon   Emily Wells is the Associate Director of Vocal Arts at The Juilliard School. As Associate Director she oversees all non-opera production performance activities and projects, assists with season planning and casting, manages select contracting and budgeting, and works on admission/recruitment initiatives for all programs. Before moving to New York City in 2013 to start her job at Juilliard, she held positions at the Aspen Music Festival and the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra. Emily holds a bachelor's degree from Syracuse University and master's degree from Northern Arizona University. Outside of the arts, Emily loves to run marathons and is chasing a Boston Marathon qualifying time. Connect with Emily on LinkedIn  

1. Danny Elfman’s Violin Concerto “Eleven Eleven”:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/02GpGlIYSLjPzANbHE9YBQ2. Julius Eastman’s Gay Guerrilla:https://open.spotify.com/track/3cSpVzEmTjohDSWxJtt5oS3. A reinterpretation of Mendelssohn’s Op. 44 string quartet:https://youtu.be/EZg31DhIrZoYou can listen to these before or after the episode, or you can pause our podcast and go listen to each piece as we introduce them. Panelists:Rafaela Dreisin is an arts engagement and marketing professional in Baltimore City. Formerly the Director of Audience Development for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Rafaela currently serves as the Associate Director of Marketing for Baltimore Center Stage. Additionally, Rafaela is the co-founder and co-organizer of Classical Revolution Baltimore, a chamber music series which has been brining classical music to new audiences for the past 9 years through performances in non traditional venues. Rafaela has been featured in the Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Magazine, the Baltimore Jewish Times and was invited to speak at TEDxMidAtlantic 2012.Stephanie Ray is a versatile performer and curator of musical projects in Baltimore City. Equally at home on flute, piccolo and alto flute, Stephanie loves exploring repertoire from living and diverse composers and styles. Since 2011 Stephanie has co-directed Classical Revolution Baltimore, which brings free classical music performances into non-traditional spaces such as cafes, bars and public spaces. She curates and performs with Pique Collective, an experimental ensemble that explores sensory enhanced experiences, original compositions and unique collaborations. She enjoys a busy freelance schedule, regularly performing with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Maryland Symphony Orchestra and as a core member of Mind on Fire.With over 30 years of experience, Dominic “Shodekeh” Talifero continues to make musical strides as a groundbreaking beatboxer, vocal percussionist and breath artist who pushes the boundaries of the human voice within and outside the context of Hip Hop music and culture. He currently serves as a musical accompanist and composer in residence for Towson University’s Department of Dance and is the founding director of Embody, A Festival Series of the Vocal Arts, which strives for artistic and cultural convergence through a variety of vocal traditions from the worlds from opera and throat singing to the many forms of vocal percussion. Over the years, Talifero has moved from Beatboxing’s Hip Hop roots to explore innovative and convergent collaborations with a wide range of traditional artists. He serves as the Beatboxer and vocal percussionist for the globally renown Alash, one of the world’s leading Tuvan Throat Singing ensembles, and features on their recent Smithsonian Folkways album release of Achai; and is serving as the resident Beatboxer and cultural ambassador of the local Baltimore chapter of Classical Revolution.More information at pauseandlisten.com. Pause and Listen was created by host John T.K. Scherch and co-creator/marketing manager Michele Mengel Scherch.

Hometown Radio 12/02/19 3p: Preview of upcoming concert by Vocal Arts Ensemble

In this episode of FEO on the Air we are joined by Patti Jannetta and John-Michael Erlendson from SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. Patti, J-M and Dave discuss the history of SING!, what makes the Accapella festival so unique, how they scout talent and how, through Innovation, they keep the festival vibrant and relevant year after year. They also talk about the session they will be conducting at the upcoming FEO 2020 Conference in Richmond Hill February 25-27, 2020 and why you should plan on attending that seminar. If you are interested in finding out more information, please visit www.singtoronto.com or if you'd like to hear a sample of what the SING! Festival is all about, tune in every Thursday night at 8 pm or Saturday night at 7 pm to www.maplemusiccafe.com/sing. If you're an FEO member and you'd like your services, festival or event highlighted to our members and the world, please give us a call, we would love to share your story. Contact Dave MacNeil at 519-742-2226 or through email dave@festivalsandeventsontario.ca.

Welcome to the second season of Thrive! We took a break but we are back and we are so excited about the lineup of guests we have for this season. One of our goals for season two is to bring in more creativity, more artistry, more music, and see where the intersection lies between entrepreneurship, success, and creativity. Because as someone who is an operatic singer, who came up to carve out a career on stage, and then pivoting into entrepreneurship and branding, a lot of what I bring to my business and what makes me unique and successful as a brand strategist comes directly from my expertise and my experience on stage and being an artist. Today, we are super excited to kick off this series in art and entrepreneurship with our guest Lisa Tamagini. Lisa is a singing teacher and an operatic soprano in New York city. She teaches students who have gone on to be on Broadway, who have graced operatic stages in the United States and in Europe. Some of her students have also gone on to appear on The Voice and American Idol. She is the real deal and a true artist.   In this episode, we talk about: 09:00 - How did Lisa become an Opera singer? 14:00 - Heather and Lisa talk about how to be superior at what you do to become a star in your industry. 17:00 - How do you know if someone has a potential to be a star? 19:00 - Lisa talks about maintaining and growing your career, and in being an artist. 22:00 - Lisa and Heather talk about why lessons and trainings are important for performers. 25:00 - Lisa and Heather talk about the “One thing.” 28: 00 - Why is targeting so important? 29:00 - Lisa and Heather talk about SIVA (Summer Institute for the Vocal Arts). 35:00 - What does it mean for Lisa to Thrive?   If you are an entrepreneur who wants to create celebrity buzz for your brand, if you want to show up as the best version of yourself, if you want people to know who you are so you can make a bigger impact, and carve a unique groove in your industry that only you can fill so that you feel completely, authentically expressed at the highest level, I would love to hear from you. My program on creating a celebrity brand status would be perfect for you. If you are interested in learning more about how to craft your message, how to position yourself as an authentic leader, how to show up visually so that you have that wow factor, and how to perform like a rock star, like a professional performer online, in the media, in front of the camera, on stage, then this program is for you. Go to this link to know more about  it - bit.ly/brandstarconsultation and schedule a consult with me.

Welcome to the second season of Thrive! We took a break but we are back and we are so excited about the lineup of guests we have for this season. One of our goals for season two is to bring in more creativity, more artistry, more music, and see where the intersection lies between entrepreneurship, success, and creativity. Because as someone who is an operatic singer, who came up to carve out a career on stage, and then pivoting into entrepreneurship and branding, a lot of what I bring to my business and what makes me unique and successful as a brand strategist comes directly from my expertise and my experience on stage and being an artist. Today, we are super excited to kick off this series in art and entrepreneurship with our guest Lisa Tamagini. Lisa is a singing teacher and an operatic soprano in New York city. She teaches students who have gone on to be on Broadway, who have graced operatic stages in the United States and in Europe. Some of her students have also gone on to appear on The Voice and American Idol. She is the real deal and a true artist. In this episode, we talk about: 09:00 - How did Lisa become an Opera singer? 14:00 - Heather and Lisa talk about how to be superior at what you do to become a star in your industry. 17:00 - How do you know if someone has a potential to be a star? 19:00 - Lisa talks about maintaining and growing your career, and in being an artist. 22:00 - Lisa and Heather talk about why lessons and trainings are important for performers. 25:00 - Lisa and Heather talk about the “One thing.” 28: 00 - Why is targeting so important? 29:00 - Lisa and Heather talk about SIVA (Summer Institute for the Vocal Arts). 35:00 - What does it mean for Lisa to Thrive? If you are an entrepreneur who wants to create celebrity buzz for your brand, if you want to show up as the best version of yourself, if you want people to know who you are so you can make a bigger impact, and carve a unique groove in your industry that only you can fill so that you feel completely, authentically expressed at the highest level, I would love to hear from you. My program on creating a celebrity brand status would be perfect for you. If you are interested in learning more about how to craft your message, how to position yourself as an authentic leader, how to show up visually so that you have that wow factor, and how to perform like a rock star, like a professional performer online, in the media, in front of the camera, on stage, then this program is for you. Go to this link to know more about  it - bit.ly/brandstarconsultation and schedule a consult with me.

- We meet Kodie Francis & Carrie Wall, two out of four Canadian mothers who shaved their heads for The #MomSquadChallenge in honour of their child’s #cancer journey. Donate: https://www.childhoodcancer.ca/momsquad - We're learning about the health benefits of #yoga with Silvana Talevska from Yoga & Lifestyle Sunday, May 12, 2018 at Noon on 105.9 The Region: http://bit.ly/1Plalmw http://www.yogaandlifestyle.com - Musicologist Eric Alper talks Songs About Doctors - http://www.twitter.com/thatericalper - It's going to be aca-awesome! What to expect at Sing! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival 2018, Canada's only major #acappella festival running May 23 to June 3 - Learn more: http://www.singtoronto.com & much more! SUBSCRIBE to What She Said on YouTube & never miss an interview! http://www.youtube.com/WhatSheSaidTalk Miss a show? Stream & download full shows for free on iTunes: http://www.apple.co/1U700c0 Follow us on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: @WhatSheSaidTalk Website: http://www.whatshesaidtalk.com What She Said! aims to inspire and uplift women by giving them a voice in pursuing their professional and personal goals through showcasing successful women across Canada and by creating opportunities for others to do the same. Tune in Saturdays & Sundays at Noon on 105.9 The Region or listen live: http://www.1059theregion.com

Suba Sankaran is pretty busy these days. In addition to a successful career as a performer with acts including Autorickshaw, Retrocity, and FreePlay Duo, she's also the co-artistic director of Sing! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. On this week's show, Suba joins Andrew to talk about the rising popularity of vocal music thanks to the success of media like Glee! and Pitch Perfect and artists like Pentatonix and Eh440. We also get into the unique nature of this increasingly popular but still remarkably tight-knit and collaborative musical community. Plus, hear how the 2018 edition of Sing! is coming together, and some of the innovative new artists and ideas to take in.

Ian Derrer leads the Kentucky Opera, fueled by a lifelong love of opera. He became the fifth general director in Kentucky Opera history in 2006 and leads the organization in their mission to entertain and educate a broad and diverse audience by producing opera of the highest quality. Derrer joined the organization after serving in his previous role as artistic administrator and a member of the senior management team of the Dallas Opera. Bitten by the opera bug as a young child, Derrer has worked with opera companies throughout the U.S. and in Italy. His experience from serving operas in Dallas, New York, Santa Fe and Charlotte has given him an opportunity to learn from leading general directors in the field. Their lessons on fundraising, audience development, branding, and community involvement give him a unique advantage. Derrer’s prior experience includes working as a scheduling coordinator for the International Institute of Vocal Arts in Chiari, Italy. He also interned at Columbia Artists Management, Inc. in the office of Ronald A. Wilford. Derrer received masters’ degrees in opera production, voice, and performing arts management from Northwestern University and Brooklyn College. He also completed a Bachelor of Music degree in voice performance from the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University.

This week on From the HeART, Joshua Vickery and Mary Thompson Hunt meet with Theresa Smith-Levin, Keith Newhouse, and Sean Duncan of Central Florida Vocal Arts.  

1. Israel Strikes Hamas Bases In Gaza Strip After Rocket Fire Israel has launched a series of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip after a rocket was fired into Israeli territory by an Islamist group in the coastal enclave. While the attack has been claimed by an Islamic State linked group, rather than Hamas, Israel says that Hamas is responsible for any attacks coming from its territory. #Gaza #ISIS #Rocket ____________________ 2. Israel And Hamas Reportedly Negotiating A Prisoner Swap New reports are saying that there are secret talks between Israel and Hamas to release several Israeli nationals who have been kidnapped and held by Hamas in exchange for Hamas prisoners. #Gaza #PrisonerSwap #Hamas ____________________ 3. Army Closes Off Border Area With Syria After Stray Fire Hits The Israeli army closed off border area with Syria to Israeli civilians following the rise of tension on the Israel-Syria border. #Syria #Army ____________________ 4. American Jewish Groups Shocked By Reversal On Western Wall American Jewish groups are furious after the Israeli government has frozen plans to build a new egalitarian prayer plaza by the Robinson's arch site at the Western Wall. #WesternWall #EgalitarianPrayer ____________________ 5. Ultra-Orthodox Parties Push For Control Over Jewish Identity Rabbi Dov Lipman, Former Knesset Member; Yesh Atid Party, Rabbi Dov Halbertal, Former Head of the Office of the Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Galia Sadan, Former CEO of the Council of Israeli Reform Rabbis; Rabbi at Beit Daniel Congregation of Tel Aviv, and Linda Avitan, Board Member with the Women of the Wall and Co-Chair of Adat Shalom Emanuel Masorti of Rehovot speaking at ILTV studio to discuss the national conversion bill that annuls non-rabbinate-performed conversions. #Judaism #Conversion ____________________ 6. Knesset Unanimously Votes To Ban Binary Options Industry The Knesset assembly unanimously voted in favor of an outright ban of binary and forex industry in Israel. Fraudulent scams have been hurting Israeli public image worldwide. #Knesset #Binary #Forex ____________________ 7. New Bill To Allow Immigrants To Quickly Get Israeli Passports The Knesset has just passed a bill that will allow new immigrants to receive passports as soon as they acquire citizenship, but the Israeli police are worried that this could be a gift to criminals. #Knesset #Passport #Immigrants ____________________ 8. Anglo-Immigrants Receive Prizes For Contributions To Israel The fourth annual Sylvan Adams Nefesh B'nefesh Bonei-Zion prize has been awarded in recognition of top English-speaking immigrants who've had a major impact in Israel. Prize recipients include doctors, educators, artists, athletes and more. #Prize #Immigrants 9. Israelis Cover Hit Spanish Justin Bieber Song ‘Despacito' Two Israelis made a remake of the famous Spanish song 'Despacito' in Hebrew. Ram Vashdi and Shoval Moshon uploaded their own cover version, and it's gotten over 10,000 views since it was uploaded. #Despacito 10. Israeli Opera Focuses On English, Italian And Hebrew Rona Israel-Kolatt, Director of the International Žamboki Masterclasses of Vocal Arts of Opera speaking at ILTV studio about Israel's school of opera that's emerging on the world stage. #RonaIsraelKolatt ____________________ 11. Mariah Carey In Israel For Press Conferences, Photoshoots Mariah Carey is the new face of the Israeli makeup brand “Premier Cosmetics.” Reportedly, she's received around 1.4 million dollars to represent the company. #MariahCarey #Premier ____________________ 12. Hebrew word Of The Day, LEAT | לְהַאֵט = SLOW Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today's word is "leat" which means "slow" #Hebrewwordofday _____________________ 13. The Weather Forecast Tonight should be partly cloudy with a low of seventy-four or twenty-three degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow you can expect a slight drop in temperatures with a high of eighty-six or thirty degrees Celsius. #Israelweather See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The Art of the Matter, we'll check out a play that imagines Prince Charles as King of England, visit Big Car's Tube Factory, and learn how an orchestra changes when it accompanies singers. We'll also meet the colorful new music director of Encore Vocal Arts and meet the first APA Classical Awards finalist.

Born in Jessup, Pennsylvania, Cossa studied with Anthony Marlowe in Detroit, Michigan, Robert Weede in Concord, California, and Armen Boyajian in New York City. He made his debut at the New York City Opera as Morales in 1961, and a week later sang Sharpless with the company. He won the American Opera Auditions in 1964 and was sent to Italy for debuts at the Teatro Nuovo in Milan and Teatro della Pergola in Florence.[2] He made his debut at the San Francisco Opera in 1967 as Zurga in Les pêcheurs de perles. His Metropolitan Opera debut took place on January 30, 1970 as Silvio in Pagliacci. Other roles there were Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Lescaut in Manon Lescaut, Marcello in La bohème, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliette, Masetto in Don Giovanni, Valentin in Faust, Yeletsky in Pique Dame, Germont in La traviata, and Albert in Werther. In 1976 he created the role of David Murphy in the world premiere of Gian Carlo Menotti's The Hero with the Opera Company of Philadelphia.[3] Cossa's left a few notable recordings of his best roles such as Belcore in L'elisir d'amore opposite Dame Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti, Achillas in Handel's Giulio Cesare opposite Norman Treigle and Beverly Sills, Nevers in Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots, again opposite Sutherland, Martina Arroyo and Huguette Tourangeau, and the baritone solo part in Roger Sessions' When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd. He can also be heard on the Classical Record Library's A Celebration of Schumann and Schubert with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He has sung as soloist with the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Israel Philharmonic, and the National Symphony. He was chosen by Licia Albanese to be the recipient of the Puccini Foundation's Bacccarat Award in 2004, and in 1993 was inducted into the Hall of Fame for Great American Singers at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. Cossa taught at the Manhattan School of Music and in 1988 he accepted a position as Professor of Music at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he became chair of Voice/Opera.   Also, a SWEET GUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Peacemakers and the crossroads of America are the themes for Encore Vocal Arts' final two concerts of this season. Sharon Gamble invited John Perkins, the ensemble's Artistic Director, and Tom McTamney, its Executive Director, to talk about the repertoire and special features of these two events. The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra helps youth and families develop life skills through the rehearsal and performance of music. Travis DiNicola spoke with founder and artistic director Betty Ford and MYO alumnus and new associate director Krystal Ford about how they are celebrating their 20th anniversary. The Indianapolis Museum of Art has opened A Gentleman from Indiana: Portraits from the Collection of Booth Tarkington, and Sharon spoke with guest curator Jacquelyn Coutre to learn about his collection.

Encore Vocal Arts is celebrating its 44th season with a new artistic director. Sharon Gamble invite Encore's Artistic Director John Perkins and Executive Director Tom McTamney to chat. Dance Kaleidoscope is opening their new season with the premier of REMEMBRANCES, a ballet about the Holocaust. Travis DiNicola spoke with Remembrances' choreographer, and former DK dancer, Brian Honigbaum about this challenging work. This Saturday, Storytelling Arts of Indiana celebrates its annual Ghost Stories at Crown Hill Cemetery with food trucks and scary stories. But as much as Sharon Gamble likes ghost stories, she was equally intrigued when Storytelling Arts accounced that its newest recipient of the Frank & Katrina Basile Emerging Stories Fellowship is 88 years old!

This week, on Music for Life, Music from DePauw...Mark Rabideauwe hear more stories from student singers Hannah Gauthier, Yazid Pierce-Gray, Julie Strauser, Laura Witte, and Dallas Gray about the interesting things they did this summer...professors Kristina Boerger, Craig Paré, and Steven Snyder come by to tell us about what the choirs, band, and jazz ensembles will be up to this semester...and 21CM director Mark Rabideau returns to talk about our new presence in downtown Greencastle! SOURCES From the 2015 Vocal Arts at DePauw summer camp for high school students, the DePauw Student Concert featured performances by some of our voice majors. In this episode, we hear soprano Sarah Pistorius and pianist Amanda Hopson performing "Allez, laissez-moi seul,” from Jules Massenet’s opera Cendrillon.Concluding the episode, from the closing concert of the 2015 Greencastle Summer Music Festival, guest pianist John Kamfonas and cellist Eric Edberg perform Alan Hovhaness’ Sonata, op. 255”

Encore Vocal Arts' Music Director Greg Ristow talks with Sharon Gamble about the inspirations for Imagine: The Life and Times of John Lennon. Travis DiNicola sast down with Award winning author Larry Sweazy to learn about his latest book titled "See Also Murder". Actor and educator Jack Fry spoke with Sharon from his home in Los Angeles about creating the one-man show Einstein! that he'll perform in Indianapolis the first week of May.

In this episode, our final episode of the academic year...seniors Anna Gatdula and Rachel Robin come in to tell us about their honors theses...Vocal Arts Camp, Summer 2014Hannah talks to student composer Stephen Shannon about an interesting recital he's giving...we hear about the roster for this year's Greencastle Summer Music Festival from its organizer, professor Eric Edberg...voice professor Caroline Smith gives us a preview of this summer's Vocal Arts at DePauw camp for high school students...and the Music for Life staff joins me for a conversation about our favorite moments from this year and some of the great things in store for us next year! SOURCES From this year's Senior Showcase of April 27th, tenor Joseph Leppek and pianist Amanda Hopson perform "It is monstorous to think of it..." from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Lowell Leibermann.From this year's Senior Showcase of April 27th, saxophonist Elizabeth King and pianist Amanda Hopson perform "Run, Bird" from Fuzzy Bird Sonata by Takashi Yoshimatsu. From this year's Senior Showcase of April 27th, clarinetist Damiel Hickey and pianist Tony Weinstein perform the Allegro Appasionato movement, from the Sonata no. 1 in F Minor, op. 120 by Johannes Brahms. From this year's Senior Showcase of April 27th, saxophonist Kevin Smith and pianist John Clodfelter perform the Andante et Allegro movement from the Concerto for Alto Saxophone by Henri Tomasi.From this year's Senior Showcase of April 27th, pianist Rachel Robin perform the Rondo Capriccioso in E Major, op. 14 by Felix Mendelssohn.

We're proud to be doing our rock and roll duty with this week's show. Mike has a chance to chat with the one and only Kim Mitchell - songwriter, killer guitar player, radio host, and a whole lot more. His latest release is 2007's Ain't Life Amazing (it is), though he's out on the road right now for a string of dates and you can hear him regularly on Q107. One particularly funny anecdote involves the ever-talked-about Bob Dylan. Tune in for that. Then, in the return of CM Academy, we'll speak with Aaron Jensen, the artistic director behind the third annual edition of Sing! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. Acts like The Nylons, The Kinsey Sicks, Alan Frew of Glass Tiger, Dan Hill, and many others are part of the programming, which includes not only a capella performances, but also daily workshops on vocal technique, the busienss of music, and more.

Juan Navarro, Tenor. Ha cantado opera en México, Estados Unidos Europa y Medio Oriente. Becado por SIVAM realizó estudios de perfeccionamiento operístico en Italia e Israel bajo la dirección de Joan Dornemann (Israel Vocal Arts Institute) y William Woodruff (International Institute of Vocal Arts), su debut operístico lo realizo como barítono, cantando la opera Carmen de George Bizet, con la orquesta sinfónica de jalapa.Su debut internacional lo realizó cantando el rol principal de Alfredo de la Traviata de Verdi, con foro Worth opera en Texas U.S.A.Su trabajo comprende un amplio repertorio de diversos roles como tenor lírico. Es considerado un artista polivalente ya que ha incursionado en muchos géneros musicales y teatrales. En 1999 es seleccionado para interpretar el rol de la súper producción de Broadway EL FANTASMA DE LA OPERA, en su primera versión en español. Misma que volvió a interpreta en la producción de MADRID en el 2002. Ha sido protagonista principal de las más importantes comedias musicales en México de los últimos tiempos, tales como: JESUCRISTO SUPERESTRELLA (Pilatos), FULL MONTY (Horse) y LOS MISERABLES (Javert, artista invitado). En el 2000 participa en el estreno mundial de la opera L´ES MARIMBAS DE L´EXIL, cantando en las ciudades de PARIS Y BESACON. También en el 2000, realiza su primera producción discográfica MI AMOR POR TÍ, dirigida por el maestro ARMANDO MANZANERO. En el 2002 comienza su trabajo como director de escena en México, dirigiendo la opera GIANNI SCHICHI de Puccini, misma que se presento en Aguascalientes en el 2002 y Sinaloa en el 2003. Síguenos en https://www.facebook.com/elestudioverdeyoro Descarga este y todos los podcast anteriores automáticamente a través de tu suscripción en iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/mx/podcast/el-estudio-verde-y-oro/id678936139?mt=2