Podcasts about winnipeg symphony orchestra

Kenton and Dan discuss a few recent Star Wars news stories: The Acolyte was the second most streamed show on Disney+ last year: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/01/27/why-the-acolyte-was-disneys-2-most-watched-show-of-2024-and-still-cancelled/ Ryan Gosling is eyeing a role in the Star Wars universe: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/24/ryan-gosling-for-star-wars-it-might-be-the-end-of-the-franchise-as-we-know-it Henry Cavill was also in talks to take on a Star Wars role: https://comicbookmovie.com/sci_fi/star-wars/star-wars-rumor-round-up-henry-cavill-in-talks-natalie-portmans-cut-obi-wan-kenobi-role-more-a215916 And Kenton went to see Return of the Jedi in concert with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra: https://wso.ca/whats-on/mo4-star-wars-return-of-the-jedi-in-concert/ Find Dan in other internet places: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/danwatches_movies ⁠⁠⁠ Follow Kenton on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kentonlarsen⁠

On this episode I chatted to the Maestro Alexander Mickelthwate about his journey from Germany to OKC. Born and raised in Frankfurt, Germany, Mickelthwate grew up in a home filled with classical music. He received his degree from the Peabody Institute of Music, and has worked with orchestras in Atlanta, Winnipeg and Los Angeles. He is Music Director Emeritus of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in Canada, and in 2022, accepted the position of Music Director for the prestigious Bear Valley Music Festival in Bear Valley, California. In early 2023, Mickelthwate traveled to Hanoi where he was Guest Conductor at the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra. Since he's been in Oklahoma, Mickelthwate has received numerous awards and honors, including being twice-named “The Face of Music” by 405 Magazine. The OKC Friday newspaper named him one of the “Top 50 Most Powerful,” and the Ladies Music Club of Oklahoma City lauded him “Musician of the Year.” https://www.okcphil.org/about-us/history/alexander-mickelthwate/ Huge thank you to our sponsors. The Oklahoma Hall of Fame at the Gaylord-Pickens Museum telling Oklahoma's story through its people since 1927. For more information go to www.oklahomahof.com and for daily updates go to www.instagram.com/oklahomahof The Chickasaw Nation is economically strong, culturally vibrant and full of energetic people dedicated to the preservation of family, community and heritage. www.chickasaw.net Diffee Ford Lincoln Third generation Oklahoma business, the Diffee family continues to do business the right way, the family way. Go to www.diffeeford.net for all your new and used car needs and follow them on instagram www.instagram.com/diffee_ford Dog House OKC - When it comes to furry four-legged care, our 24/7 supervised cage free play and overnight boarding services make The Dog House OKC in Oklahoma City the best place to be, at least, when they're not in their own backyard. With over 6,000 square feet of combined indoor/outdoor play areas our dog daycare enriches spirit, increases social skills, builds confidence, and offers hours of exercise and stimulation for your dog http://www.thedoghouseokc.com/ #ThisisOklahoma

This week on The Reel Debaters celebrate May the 4th with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra showing A New Hope, merchandising, The Phantom Menace 25th anniversary, The Acolyte trailer, revisiting the proper order of how to watch, new generations of Star Wars fans, watching with your kids and lots moreStarring Micheal Petrow Charles Fernandes Doug Darling Join the episode now and leave your comments on our voicemail or ask a question on our QuoraAsk a QuestionRD voicemail TwitterFacebookInstagramYoutubeDonate to the causeAbout UsEach week a cast of film-obsessed nerds with selected colleagues and friends sit down and use one of our many patented formats to compare, contrast, and insult each other for your cinematic amusements with situational debates created from their favorite films and shows Example: Could James Bond be a Chef? Should The Ghostbusters have their own restaurant?What would Indiana Jones and Lara Croft's wedding look like?Maybe you wanna find out if Conan The Barbarian could teach Sex Ed?You get the picture.At The Reel Debaters, we have all your film needs covered, arguing the best releases big and small, and reassessing great films in between debates you can also listen to The Reel Talk Sessions where we trade stories, behind-the-scenes knowledge, and thoughts on the world of motion pictures and television and bonus content with Special Features, which are interviews from behind the scenes in the film industry.Welcome to Where The "Art" Of Cinema Meets The Power Of Debate.New episode every SaturdayMeet your cast:Micheal Petrow Film And Entertainment Sales/Executive Producer/HostMartin Navarro Comedian/HostJimmy Skinner Comedian/HostRob Strachan Home Theatre Expert/HostIan Bawa Filmmaker/HostMark Cowell String Bean Comics/HostCharles Fernandes The Nerdgasm Show/HostEmily Clark Dodge baller/HostProductionRecorded at Sick Bad Panda Studios Recorded and Engineered by Micheal Petrow

Paul Williamson is featured in this podcast, performing excerpts from Beethoven's Piano Sonatas 22-28. Named one of CBC Music's “30 under 30” Canadian classical musicians, Paul Williamson is a first prize winner of the piano category of the Canadian national music festival (2014), the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Association national piano competition (2017), and a prizewinner of the WMC McLellan Competition (2020) and the Shean Piano Competition (2022). As a soloist, he has appeared with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. the University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra, and the Fraser Valley Symphony Orchestra. He has performed alongside Julian Pellicano, Alexander Mickelthwate, Aiyun Huang, Orli Shaham, and Jim Walker. He has appeared at Morningside Music Bridge, Orford, Kneisel Hall, Aspen, Hornby, Scotia, Agassiz, and has held residency at the Avaloch Farm Music Institute. Paul holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Manitoba and a Master of Music degree from the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where he continues to study with Fabio Bidini in the Artist Diploma program. Most recently, Paul returned to the University of Manitoba to serve on the faculty as a piano instructor for the 2022 Winter term. His other musical influences include David Moroz and Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Paul is grateful for the support of the BC Arts Council. Over more than two decades, Mark Travis has served as a writer, producer, broadcaster, lecturer, podcaster, voiceover artist, multi-cam director, video editor, and audio engineer. Currently Director of Media Production for the New York Philharmonic, he has directed the Orchestra's broadcasts, hosted by Alec Baldwin, since 2003. The concert was recorded on October 26, 2022, at St Leo Auditorium in Bonita Springs, FL.

A Prayer to the Dynamo was written in response to a commission from the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. It received its first, and so far only performance at the orchestra's New Music Festival on 3 February 2012. As noted by the festival's curator, composer Matthew Patton, it represented a turning-point in Jóhannsson's career, having been written without any of the narrative constraints involved in composing for film. “He never wrote a piece for orchestra this big, this long, and with this much freedom.” This recording will turn a much-deserved spotlight on to a work Patton has described as a “lost symphony” and introduce it to audiences worldwide. Track Listing:1 Suite from The Theory of Everything I_ A Model of the Universe2 II_ Domestic Pressures3 III_ The Origins of Time4 IV_ Forces of Attraction5 V_ Cambridge, 19636 A Prayer to the Dynamo Part 17 A Prayer to the Dynamo Part 28 A Prayer to the Dynamo Part 39 A Prayer to the Dynamo Part 410 Suite from Sicario I_ Target11 II_ Desert Music12 III_ MelancholiaHelp support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

In this episode you will hear from recording artist and musician Mike Janzen, interviewed by seasoned journalist, Lorna Dueck. You will also have the opportunity to listen to some of his latest music, based on the Psalms. Music has informed and shaped Mike Janzen's entire life. He has a unique background in the disciplines of jazz, classical, and popular music, combined with a technical piano prowess.His portfolio includes commissioned pieces for the CBC, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and Steve Bell, as well as original arrangements of Broadway tunes for the symphony orchestra, which he performed with Sarah Slean and the Mike Janzen Trio across the country. Please enjoy this episode as we dive into Mike's remarkable journey of debilitating illness, community supports, and what led him to the Psalms. ---Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.caConnect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesocietyWhether you're well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world's best-selling book.  This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca. Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate---Learn more about Mike Janzen: mikejanzentrio.comListen to Overflows (Psalm 16): open.spotify.com/track/5UiN4ZvWP99JcnRtR0jPy0---

These ‘tiny horses with giant spirits' once lived alongside Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island. But after contact with Europeans, they were culled to near extinction. Now the small but hearty breed is making a comeback, thanks to a growing number of Indigenous people. Artist and knowledge keeper Rhonda Snow was a small girl when she overheard some elders talking about the Ojibwe Spirit Horse and was captivated. She has dedicated her life to recovering and reclaiming the spirit horse and making sure the little ponies thrive. Madahoki Farm is an Indigenous tourism and gathering space in Ottawa and home to Stanjii, Kita, Sweetgrass, and Cedar. Trina Mather-Simard is the executive director and helps look after the spirit horses there. Ken MacDonald raises his Ojibwe Spirit Horses under a wide-open Manitoba sky. When he's not caring for his ponies, Ken plays French horn for the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Ken teamed up with Rhonda Snow, Cree composer Andrew Balfour and Anishinaabe hand drummer Jodi Contin and they created The Spirit Horse Returns. Jodi Contin shares what inspired her compositions in The Spirit Horse Returns and explains how her community of Wasauksing First Nation lived and worked with the ponies many years ago. Darcy Whitecrow and his partner Kimberlee Campbell brought the horses back to Seine River First Nation and opened Grey Raven Ranch. There, they run a program for youth that shows Ojibwe Spirit Horses still hold the important role of teacher and helper for the Anishinaabe.

Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, is a classical composer, citizen of the Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma and is dedicated to the development of American Indian classical composition. His Washington Post review states that “Tate is rare as an American Indian composer of classical music. Rarer still is his ability to effectively infuse classical music with American Indian nationalism.” Tate is Guest Composer/Conductor/Pianist for San Francisco Symphony Currents program Thunder Song: American Indian Musical Cultures and was recently Guest Composer for Metropolitan Museum of Art's Balcony Bar program Home with ETHEL and Friends, featuring his commissioned work Pisachi (Reveal) for String Quartet. Recent commissions include Shell Shaker: A Chickasaw Opera for Mount Holyoke Symphony Orchestra, Ghost of the White Deer, Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra for Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Hózhó (Navajo Strong) and Ithánali (I Know) for White Snake Opera Company. His music was recently featured on the HBO series Westworld. His commissioned works have been performed by the National Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony and Chorus, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Ballet, Canterbury Voices, Dale Warland Singers, Santa Fe Desert Chorale and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. Tate has held Composer-in-Residence positions for Music Alive, a national residency program of the League of American Orchestras and New Music USA, the Joyce Foundation/American Composers Forum, Oklahoma City's NewView Summer Academy, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and Grand Canyon Music Festival Native American Composer Apprentice Project. Tate was the founding composition instructor for the Chickasaw Summer Arts Academy and has taught composition to American Indian high school students in Minneapolis, the Hopi, Navajo and Lummi reservations and Native students in Toronto. Mr. Tate is a three-time commissioned recipient from the American Composers Forum, a Chamber Music America's Classical Commissioning Program recipient, a Cleveland Institute of Music Alumni Achievement Award recipient, a governor-appointed Creativity Ambassador for the State of Oklahoma and an Emmy Award winner for his work on the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority documentary, The Science of Composing. In addition to his work based upon his Chickasaw culture, Tate has worked with the music and language of multiple tribes, such as: Choctaw, Navajo, Cherokee, Ojibway, Creek, Pechanga, Comanche, Lakota, Hopi, Tlingit, Lenape, Tongva, Shawnee, Caddo, Ute, Aleut, Shoshone, Cree, Paiute and Salish/Kootenai. Among available recorded works are Iholba‘ (The Vision) for Solo Flute, Orchestra and Chorus and Tracing Mississippi, Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, recorded by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, on the Grammy Award winning label Azica Records. Tate earned his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Northwestern University, where he studied with Dr. Donald Isaak, and his Master of Music in Piano Performance and Composition from The Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with Elizabeth Pastor and Dr. Donald Erb. He has performed as First Keyboard on the Broadway national tours of Les Misérables and Miss Saigon and been a guest pianist and accompanist for the Colorado Ballet, Hartford Ballet and numerous ballet and dance companies. Mr. Tate's middle name, Impichchaachaaha', means “his high corncrib” and is his inherited traditional Chickasaw house name. A corncrib is a small hut used for the storage of corn and other vegetables. In traditional Chickasaw culture, the corncrib was built high off the ground on stilts to keep its contents safe from foraging animals.

Hello everyone, This is Mirko Guerrini, and I welcome you to the Jazz Transcription Clinic, a monthly interviews podcast where we talk with accomplished jazz doctors about their lives, careers and their personal transcription secrets. On this episode of the Jazz Transcription Clinic Podcast Mirko Guerrini interviews the guest jazz doctor: Roberto Occhipinti Listen to Roberto Occhipinti's answers to the questions below: Why do you transcribe? 04:34 What do you expect to bring home from a transcription?  11:36 How do you choose the solos you transcribe? 18:34 What is your transcribing methodology? 20:18 How do you practise the solos you transcribe? 26:06 How do you incorporate ideas from the transcriptions into your playing? 43:44 Which transcription of yours is your favourite? 49:10 Bassist Roberto Occhipinti was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on March 25, 1955. He comes from a prominent musical family that includes two guitarists: younger brother Michael and cousin David. Michael Occhipinti is a well-known sideman and co-founder of NOJO -- the Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra. At the University of Toronto, beginning in 1972, Roberto Occhipinti studied under Thomas Monohan and was mentored by Joel Quarrington and especially the acclaimed jazz bassist Dave Young. He was a member of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in the mid-'70s, the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra in the early to mid-'80s, and the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra in the mid- to late '80s; was principal bassist with the Esprit Orchestra from 1986 to 1994; and was a longstanding member of Arraymusic from 1979-2000. By 1997, Occhipinti began working with Cuban expatriate jazz pianist Hilario Durán, then saxophonist Jane Bunnett's Spirits of Havana, NOJO with guest Sam Rivers or Don Byron, the Toronto sextet Soul Stew, Marty Morell, Gorillaz, Englishman Damon Albarn's Mali Music, the Russian Globalis Symphony Orchestra, the True North Brass, Jovino Santos Neto, the Gryphon Trio, the St. Lawrence Quartet, and Via Salzburg. Also a well-respected producer, Occhipinti has worked for Hilario Durán, Dafnis Prieto, Quartetto Gelato, and the Shurum Burum Jazz Circus, and has been a music director and orchestra contractor for films and commercials. He received an Artist Diploma from the University of Toronto in 1999, and in 2001, as part of Bunnett's Spirits of Havana, he shared the Juno award for Best Global Album. In 2005 he received his own Juno as producer of Durán's New Danzon CD. Other awards include the National Jazz Award for Producer of the Year in 2005 and 2006, and Acoustic Group of the Year for his own band in 2005. In 2006 he received a SOCAN award for the cartoon series George Shrinks.  In this episode, Roberto explains his personal transcribing approach and shows how to profit from every transcription you make. Among all the great things that Roberto says, my favourites are:  'What I put on paper when I transcribe is not what was originally written on paper, I write what I hear';  'I am always looking for good stuff to steal'. 'As Clark Terry use to say: Imitate, Assimilate, Innovate' 'You don't do justice to Dexter Gordon when you write his solos on paper' 'Most of the times, when I transcribe, I do it for the specific purpose of getting paid' 'The whole point of transcribing is to figure out why the player did that thing, why it works and why it appeals to you' Artists mentioned in this episode: Clark Terry, Dexter Gordon, Dave Liebman, George Russell, Richard Davis, Gorillaz, Jamiroquai, Joe Henderson, Mike Smith, Miles Davis,  a.o. You can check Roberto Occhipinti here:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Occhipinti You can check Mirko Guerrini's music here: https://mirkoguerrini.bandcamp.com Mirko Guerrini is a D'Addario artist, playing D'Addario mouthpieces and reeds. I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast is being recorded. I pay my respect to their Elders, past and present, and the Aboriginal Elders of other communities who may be here today.

According to this episode’s accomplished guest speaker, Trudy Schroeder, becoming a leader starts as soon as you take on your first job, not when you are given an executive title. Whether you are starting out in your career or are aiming to secure a leadership position this year, listen to this episode to learn what it takes to be a leader. This discussion focuses on what it means to take on a leadership role for a performing arts organization, yet the advice that Trudy kindly shares is relevant for any arts and cultural worker. Topics explored in this episode include: Leadership skills Leadership responsibilities Pivoting during the pandemic Succession planning Onboarding Opportunities and challenges Working for an orchestra Trudy Schroeder, OM Trudy Schroeder believes in the importance of a vibrant arts community to create the kinds of communities in which people can live and flourish. Her career has taken her from arts policy and program development for the City of Ottawa to roles as the executive director of the https://www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca/ (Winnipeg Folk Festival), and the https://wso.ca/ (Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra). She has been a life-long learner and an active volunteer on many boards and project groups. In July 2019, Trudy was honoured to be inducted into the Order of Manitoba for her contribution to the cultural life of the province. If you are looking for additional resources to help you along your journey in the cultural sector - visit https://my.captivate.fm/www.WorkInCulture.ca (WorkInCulture.ca )to access the #1 job board for artists, creatives and cultural workers in Ontario and more!

James Cohen is the founder and primary song writer of his band, James Cohen and the Prairie Roots Rockers who are a Winnipeg-based roots rock group and whose debut album was released in October 2011 on Soccermom Records / Warner Music Canada. Their self-titled album produced one single “So Long Sweet Deception” which charted for 16 weeks in early 2012 on the Mediabase Canadian Active Rock Top 50 Chart peaking at #32. The song “These Long Nights” was also featured in the movie soundtrack of “Gone Tomorrow” released in 2016. James graduated from the prestigious Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood, California and spent years honing his guitar playing and song writing skills. After several demos and playing with various collections of skilled musicians, James achieved his dream of an album release on a record label after refusing to give up and keeping his eyes firmly on the goals he had set. Since the album release, James has performed with his band at Canadian Music Week, the 2015 Grey Cup Festival and is set to perform with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in 2021. The band also plans on releasing an EP later this year featuring several new original songs. Follow Us: Instagram: www.instagram.com/crossborderpodcast/ Twitter: twitter.com/CrossBorderPod Facebook : www.facebook.com/CrossBorderInterviewPodcast/ Website: www.crossborderinterviews.ca/ Cross Border Interviews is owned by Miranda, Brown & Associates Inc.

In this episode, Trudy Schroeder, Executive Director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, spoke with Mariette Mulaire and Dayna Spiring about how they recomposed their current season to continue to enliven the summer through pop-up recitals, collaborations with local artists, and online events. They continue to strive to celebrate the community through music.The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) has been recognized for its emphasis on Canadian artists and composers. In fact, the Canadian Music Centre has awarded the WSO with an Award of Excellence for performing and commissioning the most new Canadian compositions of any orchestra in the country. 

“Every student has untapped potential. Talent X Effort = Ability and Achievement” - Andrew Klassen  Band Director at Menonite Brethren Collegiate Institute, Winnipeg Canada Welcome back to The Band Director's Lounge! Today I am chatting with Mr. Andrew Klassen who teaches at Menonite Brethren Collegiate Institute in Winnipeg, Canada. Andrew and I first got connected through a trip that I was going to be taking with my high school band students this spring and his school was going to host us for part of our tour. Together we had done much of the leg-work to get the exchange day organized and then….COVID hit one week before we were about to depart to Canada. In hindsight, it was good that things played out the way they did with the cancellation of our trip. However based on my interactions with Mr.Klassen from afar I wanted to get to know him and his program and share that with you. Background Andrew Klassen has taught 6-12 band at Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute for the past 33 years. Andrew is a graduate of the University of Manitoba, where he won numerous performance scholarships and competitions. He is the first saxophonist in Canada to be awarded the Royal Conservatory of Music Gold Medal for his ARCT diploma, and is a first prize winner of both the Lawrence Genser and Women's Musical Club Scholarship Competitions. Mr. Klassen has adjudicated throughout the Prairies, instructed in saxophone at the University of Manitoba and taught pedagogy at the University of Winnipeg. As a performer, he has played as a saxophonist with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and as a violist in the Bel Canto String Quartet, and is active in leading worship at Elmwood Mennonite Brethren Church.  He is a former Artistic Director and guest conductor of the Winnipeg Wind Ensemble. Mr. Klassen has also guest-conducted the University of Manitoba Wind Ensemble and Concert Band, the Manitoba Junior, Intermediate, and Senior Honour Bands, and numerous regional honour bands, community bands, and band camps. Andrew is a recipient of the Manitoba Band Association's Award of Distinction, the University of Manitoba's Excellence in Music Education Award, and has presented on music education topics at the Manitoba Music Conference.  Each August, Mr. Klassen coordinates a highly successful Junior Band Summer Camp which has served over 1200 students from 80 Manitoba schools the past 24 years. Episode Overview Background & MBCI (02:16) Band and music at MBCI (20:18) Scheduling, practice, rehearsal, practice logs (31:50) The Watkins-Farnum Performance Scale and grading (42:50) Talent X Effort = Ability and Achievement (58:40) Parent Buy-in (66:40) Being an active performer and modeling our craft (78:00) Books that have impacted teaching and musicianship (82:36) Advice for young directors (88:30) What makes a great band program? (92:14) And that wraps up today's episode. If you enjoyed this episode or any other episode, consider leaving a review on any of the platforms that you listen to the show on. Itunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or Facebook. Your reviews, with or without written feedback, help get the word out about the show. Also, if you are able to help promote this program I would greatly appreciate it! Please share episodes with friends and colleagues; a personal recommendation goes a long way in helping out with the show. If you like what you heard today consider purchasing one of the books mentioned in the podcast. Your purchases through the amazon links on the website help give us a little help in covering costs for hosting the show. You can also head over to TheBandDirectorsLounge.com and donate through our paypal account. Any donation large or small will help cover the operating costs of the program.  Thanks again for tuning in, I will see you back here next time in The Band Director's Lounge. Other Resources Andrew Klassen (Guest) Logan Burnside (Show Host) http://thebanddirectorslounge.com (Podcast Website) The Band Director's Lounge on Facebook (FB Website) Nominate a band director for the podcast Support The Band Director's Lounge Donate to support the podcast. Books mentioned in this episode: Everyday Wisdom for Inspired Teaching, Dr.Tim Lautzenheiser Classical Leadership - Teacher's Edition, Dr.Tim Lautzenheiser The Joy of Inspired Teaching, Dr.Tim Lautzenheiser

A son of a prominent musicologist, Daniel Raiskin grew up in St. Petersburg. He attended the celebrated conservatory in his native city and continued his studies in Amsterdam and Freiburg. First focusing on viola, he was inspired to take up the baton by an encounter with the distinguished teacher Lev Savich. From the 2020/2021 season Daniel Raiskin will be Principal Conductor of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition, he is Music Director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra since August 2018 and Principal Guest Conductor of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra from season 2017/18. Daniel Raiskin is also relentlessly committed to sharing his knowledge and passion with young musicians around the world. He devotes his time regularly to working with youth orchestras in a.o. Canada, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Russia and South Africa. He sat down with Ashley Bieniarz to chat about his life before his astounding conducting career, what led him down this musical path and shared some insight into the life of a Symphonic Orchestra Music Director. For more local music, check out the Winnipeg Music Project website. Thank you to UMFM 101.5FM. Music by Will and Art from Collector Studio.

Daniel has been a bassist in the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra since 2014. Very much an orchestral player, he studied at Indiana University and has performed with the Trondheim Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Verbier Festival, and the New York String Seminar. In addition to performing, he is an avid adventure cyclist, volunteer, and teaches with the local El Sistema program. Every summer Daniel makes a trip out west to play in the Oregon Coast Music Festival,  visiting friends, family, and parks along the way. We recorded this in July during our time at the Oregon Coast Music Festival. Show notes: Welcome Baby Finn! He will (I'm sure) be making his vocal debut on one of our upcoming episodes. Please ignore the extraneous background noise in this episode. We recorded this at Daniel's host house in Oregon and he is a delightful and friendly chap. The insane race Daniel mentioned is Actif Epica https://actifepi.ca Bike Jam, the other cool cycling event mentioned https://www.rainbowtroutmusicfestival.com/ His diet now includes more healthy fats like nuts and avocados, oatmeal for breakfast, and less bad sugars The co-op he volunteers at is the WRENCH Book recommendation: The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant  

positive effects of music, programming a season, where will the roads lead? AND MORE• This week we cut deep with Music Director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Raiskin. We talk about the process of becoming a music director, the difference in funding the symphony in… Read more The post Episode #77: Daniel Raiskin appeared first on Paper Cut Winnipeg.

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What kind of wildlife have you ever run into? The RCMP met a fox this week (1:10); Greg is grumpy about the Jets, and how did it go when we first tried to get our driver's license (7:42); Amusing text from listener on driver's license testing, & the head of the firefighters union in Winnipeg says they're getting called out for dangerous non-fire related situations (13:53); Mayor Brian Bowman hints property taxes might be going up higher than expected (21:07); Brett reads to kids at Ecole Howden IN FRENCH (28:53); MPI with the latest on their backlog, and numbers show many Manitobans... FAIL (32:20); the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra needs the Province to step up and help fix THE SHELL (37:43)

  Today, I'm really excited to have Canadian pianist David Jalbert on the show!  David is an extraordinary person, a brilliant artist, and a very dear friend!   We have a great conversation and cover many topics, from finding yourself as an artist, to the importance of confidence in our progress, and how to learn and memorize music.  David is incredible (and hilarious!) and I know you will really enjoy his approach to all things music and find tons of value in this episode!  In this episode, David talks about: His musical journey, from a small town in the province of Quebec studying at the Conservatoire, the University of Montreal, the Toronto Royal Conservatory in Toronto, and Juilliard, leading to his professional career The wonderful musical program he took part in at the Conservatoire de Musique du Quebec The Canadian Music Competition and how competitions were a source of motivation for him How his curiosity and the fact that he “thrived on the forbidden” really helped him develop his technical skills How having many teachers taught him so much, but left him somewhat confused How he found himself back His learning process and how he realized that he could learn faster The importance of confidence in the learning process Memorizing music The importance of being organized How being interested in expanding our cultural horizon can positively affect our growth as an artist and give us “a leg up”   En français, nous discutons de : Son parcours musical, des débuts à aujourd'hui, en touchant à ses moments au Conservatoire de Musique de Rimouski, ses expériences au Concours de Musique du Canada, et ses études à l'Université de Montréal, la Glenn Gould School, et à Juilliard La motivation et l'inspiration qu'il a retiré de sa participation au Concours de Musique du Canada L'approche de la technique de Marc Durand qui a eu une grande influence dans sa vie Sa période à la Glenn Gould School et l'impact d'étudier avec plusieurs professeurs Son expérience avec Jérome Lowenthal et comment il a développé sa voix authentique À quoi sa pratique ressemble o   L'importance de la précondition – de se mettre dans le bon « espace mental » o   L'importance d'avoir un plan Son processus d'apprentissage et de mémorisation du répertoire   More Information about David Jalbert: Website: http://davidjalbert.com/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/davidjalbertpiano/videos Johannes Brahms: A Biography by Jan Swafford   Biography A virtuoso with a warm and elegant style and a wide-ranging repertoire, pianist David Jalbert has established himself among the elite of a new generation of classical musicians, and was named by the CBC among the 15 best Canadian pianists of all time. With his personal style, incomparable stage presence, and refined ear, he has wowed audiences and critics everywhere: “a deeply musical pianist” (Cleveland Plain Dealer), “a virtuoso in the best sense of the word” (La Presse), “…wide-ranging musical imagination, phenomenal technique, and an unerring lightness of being” (The Toronto Star). His first solo disc, dedicated to the works of Corigliano and Rzewski (in preparation for which he worked with both composers), was launched to great applause on Endeavor in 2004 and was followed in 2006 by a recording of Fauré's complete Nocturnes (a winning selection on La Tribune des Critiques de Disques, France-Culture). His 2008 release on the ATMA label, Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues opus 87, drew rave reviews, won an Opus Award, and was nominated for a Juno Award. He followed it up with an album dedicated to works by minimalist greats John Adams and Philip Glass (2010), and his 2012 recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations was met with unanimous praise. He recorded works by Poulenc and Satie on “Le Comble de la Distinction” (2015) and virtuosic transcriptions of Russian ballets by Stravinsky and Prokofiev in 2017, which earned him another Juno nomination. An accomplished chamber musician in both the hall and the studio, his releases include Poulenc's music for winds and piano (with the woodwind quintet Pentaèdre) as well as the Rachmaninov and Chopin Cello Sonatas with his long-standing musical partner Denise Djokic. With violinist Jasper Wood and cellist Denise Djokic, he is also a member of Triple Forte, a piano trio whose first recording was awarded a 2014 Prix Opus (Album of the Year). Jalbert has also collaborated with violinist Rachel Barton Pine, the Cecilia and Alcan string quartets, double-bassist Joel Quarrington (on another Opus-winning collaboration, the album Brothers in Brahms as well as a Schubert album) and with pianists Anton Kuerti, Wonny Song and Jean-Philippe Collard. As guest soloist, Jalbert has appeared with many orchestras, including the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, Orchestre Métropolitain, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, CBC Radio Orchestra, Bielefelder Philharmoniker, Gauteng Philarmonic and National Symphony of Ireland and others. He has collaborated with conductors Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Christoph Campestrini, Skitch Henderson, Jacques Lacombe, Bramwell Tovey, Mario Bernardi, Peter Kuhn, David Currie, Marc David, Dinuk Wijeratne and others and has performed in Canada, the United States, Mexico, South Africa and Europe. Jalbert's repertoire is expansive, and he plays Bach, Brahms, Stravinsky or Ligeti with equal pleasure. David Jalbert can be heard regularly on CBC Radio and Radio-Canada broadcasts, not only as a pianist, but also as a guest commentator. A national and international prize-winner, David Jalbert was the 2007 winner of the prestigious Virginia Parker Prize of the Canada Council for the Arts, has been awarded five Prix Opus by the Conseil Québécois de la Musique, was nominated for four Juno Awards, and is now an Associate Professor of piano at the University of Ottawa. He holds two Artist Diplomas: one from the Juilliard School in New York, the other from the Glenn Gould Professional School (Toronto). He received his Master's Degree from the Université de Montréal at age 21, winning the Governor General's Gold Medal (awarded yearly to the top graduate student of the University). His main teachers have been Jerome Lowenthal, Marc Durand, André Laplante, and Pauline Charron. He has also worked with Leon Fleisher, John Perry, Claude Frank, Gilbert Kalish, and Marylin Engle.   If you enjoyed the show, please leave a review on iTunes!  I truly appreciate your support! Visit www.mindoverfinger.com for information about past and future podcasts, and for more resources on mindful practice. THANK YOU: Most sincere thank you to composer Jim Stephenson who graciously provided the show's musical theme!  Concerto #1 for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra – Movement 2: Allegro con Brio, performed by Jeffrey Work, trumpet, and the Lake Forest Symphony, conducted by Jim Stephenson. Also a huge thank you to my producer, Bella Kelly!   MIND OVER FINGER: www.mindoverfinger.com https://www.facebook.com/mindoverfinger/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/mindoverfingertribe/

http://rosemarysiemens.com Known for her love of sparkle and bling, quirky laugh, and warm, genuine personality, world-class improv violinist and vocalist Rosemary Siemens has mesmerized audiences around the world since the age of three. Hailing from a century-family-farm in Plum Coulee, Manitoba, but currently based in Vancouver, BC, Rosemary is a small-town farm girl dominating the world-stage playing a 300-year-old violin named “Sparkle” that was played in King Louis XIV’s orchestra. She’s performed four times at New York’s Carnegie Hall, played private concerts for two U.S. Presidents and Canadian Prime Ministers, and 16-time GRAMMY Award-Winner David Foster, and was the first violinist to ever perform at the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican since its first mass in 1483. In addition to having recorded nine-albums as a solo-violinist, Golden West Broadcasting recently commissioned Canadian composer Victor Davies to compose a violin concerto for Rosemary entitled “The Journey”, which was performed by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in a sold-out world premiere at Centennial Concert Hall. In August 2016, Rosemary’s hometown of Plum Coulee, Manitoba, unveiled a sign in her honour at the edge of the town that reads, “Plum Coulee, Home of Rosemary Siemens.” It inspired her to write, record, and release her debut bluegrass album titled, Plum Coulee, My Home, featuring her vocal debut accompanied by her band Rosemary & The Sweet Sound Revival. Since Rosemary’s album release in 2016, Plum Coulee, My Home, won “Best Country/Gospel Album of the Year” at Canada’s 2018 Gospel Music Awards, charted #11 on the Canadian Country-Music Sales Chart, won the 2016 Global Music Award for “Best Bluegrass/Country Album”, and was featured in Billboard Magazine. In March, 2017, Rosemary hit the road on her “Have a Little Faith” tour of Western Canada to promote her album, playing 11 shows in 10 cities including Vancouver, Winnipeg, Calgary, and her hometown area of southern Manitoba, where her boyfriend, now husband, award-winning jazz saxophonist Eli Bennett, interrupted her show by walking-down the isle while playing “Can’t Help Falling in Love With You” on his saxophone and proposed to her on stage in front of a sold-out audience. She said, “Yes!”, and the video of the proposal went viral and was featured on CBC National News, MSN News, and Yahoo. Rosemary has performed in over twenty-five countries as well as the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, Hockey Night in Canada, and concerts for Rolls Royce, Lamborghini, Bentley, Walt Disney World for Children’s Miracle Network, the Latin GRAMMY Awards, The Miss America Pageant, L’Oreal Paris, the World Entrepreneur Forum, the Egyptian Embassy in Washington, D.C., Canada’s Gospel Music Awards, and recently shared the stage in Nashville with gospel artist and 10-time GRAMMY Award-Winner CeCe Winans. Rosemary’s duo group “Roy & Rosemary” recently performed the world premiere of their composition, “The Courtial Concerto” written for the Ambassador of Rome at the world’s largest sacred music festival at the Vatican, and their music video of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” recently went ‘viral’ and has over eighteen million views on YouTube. Rosemary’s passion is to take her violin everywhere – to unexpected locations to touch, inspire, and make people smile through music. From performing for passengers stranded at the Calgary International Airport during Christmas, to bringing a man to tears with a version of the classic hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy” at Rome’s iconic Colosseum, to taking song requests for a U.S. retired veteran at a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Nashville, you never know where Rosemary will show up to touch people with her music. You can follow her exciting adventures on social media at @RosemarySiemens.

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

Like most we generally use coffee to kickstart our day, but we've discovered that a podcast can be just as effective to get the brain juices flowing! This was an early morning session where we sat down with Heather Wellenius - Director of Engineering @ Buoy Health. We set out to discuss the variable manifestation of culture and its perception-based definition - and ended up talking optimizing team performance and empowerment through ownership and empathetic enablement. Throw in a little Fiddle vs. Violin discussion and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and you've got a recipe for a whole lot of diverse learning and a great day. Give it a listen. Give it a rating. Enjoy!

Roots/folk/bluegrass ensemble [Hay Fever](http://www.hayfeverband.com/) may have come to their genre of choice via a different route than most bands. While their excellent debut album is steeped in roots tradition, vocalist Zohreh Gervais and multi-instrumentalist Greg Hay sat down to talk about the five-piece's deep classical background (Greg, for example, is a member of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra), and the way that has impacted their sound. This episode brought to you by the Park Theatre, which is host to [Prairie Diva presents Spring Fever: Burlesque Fusion Cabaret](http://www.facebook.com/events/1597646643653916/), April 27-28... and by our friends in Winnipeg's finest rap group, [3Peat](http://https://threepeatmusic.bandcamp.com/), who are playing a [fundraising show](http://www.facebook.com/events/395512404256728/) for their upcoming European tour on April 27 at the Good Will. Stay tuned for an interview with 3Peat on next week's podcast! We also wanted to give a huge shoutout to everyone who has supported the podcast so far this month -- whether that's through sharing a link, subscribing to the show, following us on social media, or by supporting the podcast financially via [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). Big hugs go out to Anthony Valade (oh man, I hope I pronounced your last name correctly!) and Omar Kinnarath, as well as =CF= and another new patron who chose to donate without a reward (i.e. without getting a shoutout on the show or the website). There are no words for what this support means. Thank you so much.

Roots/folk/bluegrass ensemble Hay Fever may have come to their genre of choice via a different route than most bands. While their excellent debut album is steeped in roots tradition, vocalist Zoreh Gervais and multi-instrumentalist Greg Hay sat down to talk about the five-piece's deep classical background (Greg, for example, is a member of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra), and the way that has impacted their sound.

00:00 - It's the 40th anniversary of Star Wars! On this day in 1977, the first Star Wars movie was released. 11:36 - The "Love Actually" reunion is happening tonight on NBC as part of Red Nose Day. 17:48 - AIRSHIPS! Are they the future for getting supplies to Northern Manitoba? We're joined by Dr. Barry E. Prentice, Professor at I.H. Asper School of Business, Department of Supply Chain Management, University of Manitoba 36:34 - True North: The Canadian Songbook, Friday-Sunday at Centennial Concert Hall with Eleanor McCain performing with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. We are joined by Eleanor, as well as Emmy Award winning composer Don Breithaupt, who produced the album. The tour (and accompanying album and hardcover coffee table book) features Eleanor's musical take on the likes of Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and many more. 53:59 - Carolyn Klassen, therapist with Conexus Counselling -- Her latest blog post at www.conexuscounselling.ca is called "10 Rules of Engagement", which features a section called "Lines. We. Will. Not. Cross.", which somewhat ties into our discussion last Thursday about the Toronto Blue Jays' Kevin Pillar using a homophobic slur. He apologized quickly, but Greg says when Pillar says "this is not who I am", that he's not taking ownership of his mistake. 72:15 - Happy 65th Birthday to 680 CJOB's Tom Milroy! The Broadcast Hall-of-Famer joins us while we play his son Kyle's tribute to him. 83:35 - Doors Open Winnipeg is being presented this weekend by Heritage Winnipeg, offering dozens of tours throughout our great city. We're joined by Heritage Winnipeg Executive Director Cindy Tugwell. 91:48 - Richard Cloutier & Julie Buckingham tee up THE NEWS.

00:00 - 23rd anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death // Pepsi ad with Kendall Jenner falls flat, gets pulled after the latest social media backlash 14:28 - Remembering the blizzard of 1997 on its 20th anniversary 18:35 - Scott Forbes, Professor of Biology at the University of Winnipeg -- 2011 was the flood of the century for those on the shores of Lake Manitoba and its tributaries, including the Assiniboine River. The Portage Diversion is once again moving water from the Assiniboine into Lake Manitoba. Should we be concerned? 36:29 - "South Pacific" is on this weekend at the Centennial Concert Hall, a co-production from Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and Rainbow Stage. We're joined by Ray Hogg, Artistic Director of Rainbow Stage, and Donna Fletcher, director of South Pacific. 54:52 - "Secrets of Survival" is a new documentary that is debuting on documentary Channel on Sunday, April 9th, the eve of Passover. It's described as "a remarkable human story revoling around universal themes of family, secrets, wartime chaos, and identity. We're joined by the man who made this documentary, Martin Himel -- a Canadian filmmaker and foreign correspondent. We're also joined by Malka Rosenbaum, one of the two subjects of the film. 74:52 - Stephen Colbert combines Sean Spicer saying 'phenomenal' with The Muppets performing "MANAMANA" 80:25 - Age of Electric ticket giveaway 86:20 - What's up with the GEESE? Sherrie Versluice from The Preferred Perch at 1604 St. Mary's Rd. solves some of the riddles about geese, including why the same two geese keep coming back to hang around Polo Park every year. 96:00 - Richard Cloutier and Julie Buckingham tee up THE NEWS

00:00 - Classrooms in Manitoba elementary schools will no longer be capped at 20 students. The Province is scrapping a limit on class sizes put in place by the old NDP government. -- Global News reporter Keith McCullough, & your thoughts. 24:50 - Charles Adler reads an essay entitled "You May Want to Marry My Husband", written by children's book author Amy Krouse Rosenthal, who has died at the age of 51 of ovarian cancer. 37:27 - Reese Precourt, 16-year-old founder of "Reese's Pieces Project 3.0", a bake sale now in its third year in support of Lighthouse Mission, happening Saturday March 18th 9am-4pm at Sherwin Williams on Pembina Hwy. 55:12 - Allison Price & Marty Adams, comedians with the Second City Guide to the Symphony, being performed this weekend at the Centennial Concert Hall with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. 74:18 - Andre Lewis, executive artistic director with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet -- 78th season announced today 85:43 - Bonus attempt at adding a U2 qualifer to the big draw for March 31st, then ticket giveaway for World of Wheels 94:17 - Richard Cloutier & Julie Buckingham tee up The News, then, the answer to today's trivia question

We speak with Ryan Shore, the conductor of Soundtracks Live, being performed Jan 20th-22nd at the Centennial Concert Hall with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra...

Brett & Greg are joined by Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra music director Alexander Mickelthwate to talk about "Wagner Unmasked", happening Friday and Saturday night (nov 4th/5th) at the Centennial Concert Hall. It's a historic occasion for Winnipeg and the WSO, since it's the first time EVER that audiences in Winnipeg have the chance to hear a complete act from Wagner's opera "Tristan und Isolde". 

In this episode of the Red Man Laughing Podcast we sit down with the genre bending Tanya Tagaq Gillis. Unconventional in her approach to Traditional Inuit Throat Singing, Tagaq has created a name for herself as a risk taking, innovating & dynamic World talent. Her new album, Animism, is being released by Canadian label, Six Shooter Records, on Tuesday May 27th. In our conversation we talk about everything from her own Indian Residential School experience (yes, she's a survivor), her creative process & her collaborations, Carnegie Hall with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra & how her art always ties her back to the land. FROM THE LABEL - Six Shooter Records Tanya Tagaq’s music isn’t like anything you’ve heard before. Unnerving and exquisite, Tagaq’s unique vocal expression may be rooted in Inuit throat singing but her music as much to do with electronica, industrial and metal influences as it does with traditional culture. This Inuk punk is known for delivering fearsome, elemental performances that are visceral and physical, heaving and breathing and alive. Her shows draw incredulous response from worldwide audiences, and Tagaq’s tours tend to jump back and forth over the map of the world. From a Mexican EDM festival to the Canadian High Commission in London, UK, her music and performances transcend language. Tagaq makes musical friends and collaborators with an array of like-minded talents: opera singers, avant-garde violin composers, experimental DJs, all cutting edge and challenging. Tanya’s albums make for complex listening, but her string of Juno nominations attests to her ability to make difficult music speak a universal tongue. Animism, the new album, was produced by west coast shape-shifter Jesse Zubot (Dan Mangan, Fond of Tigers). The record features Michael Red (Low Indigo), a sound sampler and DJ whose wild northern field recordings often serve as Tagaq’s de facto backing band, percussionist Jean Martin and Spanish opera singer Anna Pardo Canedo.   As always, thanks for listening. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast to get new episodes sent directly to your Email or iTunes. WEBSITEryanmcmahoncomedy.comredmanlaughing.com SUBSCRIBEwww.rmcomedy.com/fanclub BOOKINGinfo@ryanmcmahoncomedy.com