That's Not Spit, It's Condensation!: Recent Episodes
Ryan Beach
“That’s Not Spit, It’s Condensation” is a weekly podcast with conversations and discussions about all things music. In it, we’ll peel back the layers of what makes great musicians great, hoping to inspire others to achieve their maximum potential.http://thatsnotspit.com
In this episode, I share the full story of my recent audition for the Principal Trumpet position with the Philadelphia Orchestra — one of the highest-profile trumpet auditions in the world. I made the finals, but the real takeaway wasn’t the result. It was the stillness, clarity, and confidence I felt throughout the entire process, even when things weren’t going my way.
If you’re a trumpet player, brass musician, or anyone preparing for orchestra auditions, I hope this story gives you insight into how mindset, identity, organization, and deliberate practice all come together under pressure.
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In this episode of That’s Not Spit, It’s Condensation, I sit down with tubist and teacher Ron Von Dreau to talk about what it takes to build and sustain a thriving private teaching studio.
Ron has taught in Texas for decades, managing studios of 60–80+ students while also teaching at the university level, directing band programs, and balancing freelance performing. His story is full of lessons for anyone building a teaching career: from starting with only a handful of students to learning the business side of teaching, earning trust with parents and band directors, and keeping students motivated year after year.
We cover:
-Ron’s eclectic career path from chamber music to teaching to band directing
-How he grew his Texas studio to over 80 students
-The importance of reputation, professionalism, and communication
-Pedagogical “non-negotiables” that guide his teaching
-Why fundamentals and flexibility matter more than flashy methods
-The business realities of running a private studio (payments, scheduling, taxes)
-His advice for young teachers starting out
Whether you’re a brass player, a music educator, or someone curious about what it takes to make a living teaching, this conversation is packed with insight, honesty, and practical advice.
👉 If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share it with a friend who might benefit from Ron’s wisdom.Taken from "That's Not Spit, It's Condensation!" Episode
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In this episode, I'm going to break down the real reason auditions feel so brutal—and what separates the winners from everyone else. It's not luck. It's not just talent. It's a learnable set of skills that anyone can develop.
If you’ve ever walked off stage thinking “I thought I was ready… what happened?”—this is for you.
You’ll learn:
✅ The mindset shift that changes everything
✅ Why fundamentals actually matter
✅ The power of a clear, consistent plan
✅ And what most people misunderstand about deliberate practice
If you're ready to take auditions seriously—and stop leaving your success up to chance—listen to this episode and apply what you learn.
If you’re interested in working with me in my audition program, click the link below for more info:
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In this episode, we break down how to master lip trills, develop faster and cleaner technique, and play with more freedom—without adding tension.
You’ll learn why “lip trills” aren’t actually about the lips, how to train your air and embouchure for effortless control, and the exact exercises that build dazzling technique you can trust in any performance.
We also explore how brass band playing can transform your musicianship, the mindset shifts that speed up progress, and practical advice for staying motivated and consistent.
What you’ll learn:
•How to do lip trills on trumpet (and why most players overcomplicate them)
•Trumpet flexibility exercises that improve range and control
•How to build speed and clarity without overthinking
•The embouchure setup that makes lip trills easier
•Why brass band playing develops dynamics, blend, and endurance
•Mindset tips for overcoming plateaus in your playing
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Dr. Douglas Lindsey joined the faculty at the University of Oklahoma in the Fall of 2023. Prior to his time at OU, Dr. Lindsey was the Associate Professor of trumpet and brass area coordinator at Kennesaw State University.
As a soloist, he has performed many times each at the International Trumpet Guild conference, at the Atlanta Trumpet Festival, at the Trumpet Festival of the Southeast, in numerous faculty and guest soloist recitals across the country, and with many high school, community and college bands across the country. Recently, in collaboration with pianist Kristy Olefsky, Dr. Lindsey released his first solo album, Impressions of France. Alongside pianist Judy Cole, he has performed solo recitals all over the Southeast as a founding member of Duo Trompiano.
As an orchestral musician, he has performed as principal trumpet of the Memphis Symphony, as section trumpet with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, as principal trumpet of the Georgia Symphony Orchestra, as section trumpet with the Macon Symphony, and spent two summers as an orchestral fellowship winner at the Aspen Music Festival.
His love of building community through music is highlighted by his leadership role in the Georgia Brass Band where he served as President and Principal Cornet for many years. This work culminated in the Georgia Brass Band earning their highest ever placement at NABBA. Recently in 2023 he was tapped to play principal cornet for the award-winning Fountain City Brass Band. In addition to a large variety of concerts in the United States, the band will also travel to England to compete alongside some of the world's finest bands. In addition to brass bands, Dr. Lindsey has spent time on tour in the award-winning University of Wisconsin Brass Quintet and as a member of the Mirari Brass Quintet.
Previous to earning his DMA at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Lindsey studied with Allan Dean at Yale, earning his Master of Music with the distinction of winning the John Swallow excellence in brass prize. Prior to Yale he studied with Ray Mase, Louis Ranger, Kevin Cobb, Scott Moore and Richard Rulli. Dr. Lindsey received his music performance and music education degrees magna cum laude from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. Dr. Lindsey is a Mercer and Barker mouthpiece and Schilke trumpet artist.
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In this episode of That's Not Spit, It's Condensation, I sit down with Victor Djonorh, longtime band director at Summit Middle School and assistant director at Edmond Santa Fe, to dive deep into the realities of teaching music at the middle and high school level.
We cover:
🎵 How he accidentally became a tuba player
🎓 Lessons from his time at Oklahoma City University
👨🏫 What he wishes he knew as a first-year teacher
💡 How he keeps students engaged (and why relationships are everything)
📈 The balance between high standards and student well-being
🎺 Why modeling on your instrument matters more than you think
🧠 How he stays inspired through burnout and busy seasons
Whether you're a music educator, band director, or just curious about how great teachers make a difference, this episode is full of insight, humor, and practical wisdom.
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In this episode, I’m joined by Johanna Yarbrough, who recently transitioned from her role as second horn with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra to become the Professor of French Horn at Louisiana State University. What begins as a conversation about career trajectory quickly unfolds into a vulnerable and deeply insightful look at the realities of orchestral life—and what it means to grow beyond it.
Johanna shares her early path through public school band, studying abroad in Norway with Frøydis Ree Wekre, and winning the DSO job straight out of Colburn. But we go far beyond the résumé. We dig into:
The hidden toll of orchestral pressure on mental health
How her identity became entangled with achievement
Learning to separate musical excellence from personal worth
The challenges of orchestra culture, groupthink, and navigating difficult personalities
What she now sees as her mission: helping students become not just better players, but better people
From beta blockers and burnout to purpose and pedagogy, this episode explores the messy, human side of a music career. Whether you’re an aspiring orchestral musician, a college student, or a seasoned player wondering “what’s next,” Johanna’s story will hit home.Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts!
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Doug McVey is the founder of Vennture mouthpieces. He guides the technical direction of Vennture, oversees the development of VennCAD, and designs the tooling and processes used to produce Vennture custom mouthpieces.
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Michael Anderson is the recently retired Professor of Trumpet at the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University. He is a member of the International Trumpet Guild Board of Directors and ITG Journal editorial committee, Executive Director of the Guild’s web site, and chairman of the ITG technology committee. He is the ITG Journal columnist for Trumpet Technology and has presented and performed at several ITG Conferences. Previously to his OCU appointment, he was on the music faculty of Dana College in Blair, Nebraska.
Anderson was project manager of the ITG Journal anniversary CD-ROM, distributed to guild members in 2001 and is currently working on a DVD of all Journal articles and music supplements for the membership to be released in 2008. He founded and administrates the Trumpet Players’ International Network (TPIN), the oldest and most active Internet discussion list dedicated to the trumpet.
His degrees are from Illinois State University (BM), and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (MM). Primary teachers have been Dennis Schneider, Herbert Koerselman, and Arnold Jacobs. During his 2003 sabbatical, Anderson observed and studied with master teachers including Bill Adam, Vincent DiMartino, Ronald Romm, Michael Ewald, Karl Sievers, and William Pfund.
Anderson is a tenured member of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, the Lyric Theater Orchestra and the New Covenant Methodist Church Band. He performs regularly as a duo with Oklahoma City University Organist Timothy Olsen. He was a member of the Lincoln (Nebraska) Symphony Orchestra for 21 years, and performed often with the Omaha Symphony and Opera Omaha. He was a founding member of the Omaha Brass Ensemble, and the Nebraska Brass, and was a member of the Palladium Brass Quintet. He was musical director for the Omaha Big Band and the Omaha Jazz Youth Project. He is an active freelance trumpeter, and has played for countless national tours; recording sessions; and jazz, orchestra and chamber music events.
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Karl Sievers grew up in Louisville, KY. His teachers include Leon Rapier, former principal trumpet in the Louisville Orchestra; Louis Davidson, former principal trumpet in the Cleveland Orchestra; William Adam at Indiana University; and others. Karl holds a DMA in Trumpet Performance, is in his 24th season as principal trumpet in the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, and has recently retired from a Presidential Professorship at the School of Music at the University of Oklahoma. In addition to his orchestral work, he plays lead trumpet in jazz, commercial, and Broadway show venues. His passions outside of music include fitness, motorcycles, fishing, and family.
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William A. Baker, was appointed Bass Trombonist of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra in 2024 by Music Director Enrique Mazzola. He also currently serves as the Principal Bass Trombonist of the Monterey Symphony, a post he has held since 2018. From 2021-2024, Will primarily performed with the San Francisco Symphony, including over 200 performances, and European Tour, and the 2023 SFS recordings with Maestro EsaPekka Salonen.
A native of Walnut Creek, California, Will has performed with the San Francisco Opera and Ballet, the Detroit Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Alabama Symphony, and Malaysian Philharmonic.
Will began his professional career in Iowa, performing as the tenured member of Orchestra Iowa from 2013-17 and the Des Moines Symphony since 2014-18. In 2016, while artist in residence with the Southeast Iowa Symphony (SEISO), Will commissioned and premiered a new bass trombone concerto by composer Robert Tindle titled At Sixty Miles An Hour. In 2018, Will premiered the Wind Ensemble arrangement with Travis Cross and the UCLA Wind Ensemble.
Will graduated Cum Laude from UCLA with a BA in music performance, studying Euphonium and Bass Trombone with Patrick Sheridan. He then earned a Masters Degree in Bass Trombone performance at Northwestern University where he studied with Michael Mulcahy, Randall Hawes, Peter Ellefson, and Tim Higgins. After school, Will continued his studies with Kyle Covington of the San Diego Symphony, and all the members of the San Francisco Symphony brass section.
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Dr. Jennifer Oliverio is a celebrated cornet and flugelhorn player who holds the positions of principal cornet with the Fountain City Brass Band and flugelhorn with the Athena Brass Band. Jen is currently the Assistant Professor of Music in trumpet at Missouri Western State University and one of the directors for the Fountain City Youth Brass Academy.
Jen is an avid supporter of new music for cornet and flugelhorn, having commissioned and premiered solo works by Lucy Pankhurst, Dorothy Gates, Kevin Day, Andrea Hobson, Jen Mitchell, and Joel Collier for her premiere solo album Enigma. Her work on Enigma received overwhelmingly positive reviews and was nominated for the 4barsrest Album of the Year, a silver medal in the Global Music Awards, and winner of the 2023 American Prize in brass performance. Jen has served on the board of directors for the Fountain City Brass Band, the Athena Brass Band, the Visionary Panel for the National Youth Brass Band of America, and currently as the column editor for the International Trumpet Guild’s cornet column.
As a clinician, Jen regularly performs and presents at national and international festivals including: the International Trumpet Guild Conference, Brass Institutes of America, International Women’s Brass Conference, PRIZM Chamber Music Festival, and the Eastman Summer Trumpet Institute. In her freelance work, Jen has performed as an extra with the Kansas City Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Alabama Symphony and is a founding member of the Trilogy Brass Trio.
As a teacher, Jen has had students accepted as semi-finalists in the National Trumpet Competition, semi-finalists for the International Trumpet Guild solo competitions, and as winners in the North American Brass Band Championships solo and ensemble competitions.
Jen is proud mother to son Ben and wife to husband Patrick.
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Grace O’Connell is a highly diverse musician with equal passions for soloing, orchestral playing, and chamber music. Grace frequently plays in the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and Huntsville Symphony Orchestra trumpet sections and is also a dynamic soloist and active competitor in national and international competitions. Most recently she was named first place winner of the Roger Voisin Memorial Trumpet Competition (2024). She was also named first place winner in the International Trumpet Guild Solo Division (2023), MTNA Young Artist Solo Division (2022), as well as the National Trumpet Competition Undergraduate Division (2022). She has been a featured soloist with the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra, Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band, and Middle Tennessee Sinfonietta. In 2021 and 2023, Grace was the recipient of two separate URECA Grants from MTSU, aiding her in completing several solo trumpet recordings for digital release which are available on various music streaming platforms.
She is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree from Yale University and holds a Bachelor of Music from Middle Tennessee State University. Her primary teachers include John Aley, Michael Arndt, and Kevin Cobb.
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Christopher Smith brings nearly 20 years of major orchestral and ensemble experience to the role of Principal Trumpet of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. Prior to joining the SDSO, he was 4th/Utility Trumpet with l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) for 11 years, and served as Acting Associate Principal Trumpet from 2015-18. He has performed with OSM on eight international tours (two as Associate Principal Trumpet), numerous live broadcasts on Mezzo TV and Medici.tv (several as Principal Trumpet), and five recordings, including as lead trumpet on MIKA et l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal.
Prior to joining OSM in 2008, Mr. Smith performed for eight years in “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, one of the world’s finest wind ensembles and America’s oldest continuously active professional musical organization. The Marine Band’s mission is to provide music for the President of the United States and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, performing at The White House for The Presidential Inauguration, events of national importance, holidays and ceremonies. Members of The Marine Band also participate in state funerals and full honors funerals at Arlington National Cemetery, including live trumpet performances of “Taps” on national television, which Mr. Smith provided on numerous occasions. He also performed on five U.S. tours totaling over 40 concerts and, as an E-7 Gunnery Sergeant, supervised and mentored junior Marines. Mr. Smith also led small ensembles and was a co-founder of the Valor Brass quintet, which performed two tours and over 10 recitals, including a standing-room-only recital at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago. As a decorated veteran of the Marine Corps, Mr. Smith is a strong supporter of the United States military and is thrilled to connect as a member of the SDSO with the military community in the greater San Diego area.
In addition to his tenured roles in OSM and The United States Marine Band, Christopher Smith has served as Associate Principal Trumpet in the Seattle Symphony (2011-12 season), Acting Principal Trumpet in the Pacific Northwest Ballet (2017-18) and 2nd Trumpet with the Des Moines Metro Opera (2010-11). He has also performed as Guest Principal Trumpet with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and Grand Rapids Symphony; lead trumpet with the singer MIKA; guest performer with the group Pink Martini. He has taught as an adjunct instructor at McGill University, led over 30 masterclasses throughout North and South America and privately coached both professional and collegiate trumpet players.
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In this episode, we're talking about my experience auditioning for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. We'll cover how I prepared, what I did differently, what I learned, the rounds themselves, and my thoughts on the outcome.
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In the fall of 2024, Matthew Vangjel will begin teaching at the University of Missouri Kansas City. Matthew Vangjel was previously the Julian R. and Sidney Nicolle Carruth Associate Professor of Trumpet at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he teaches trumpet and coaches chamber music. He also held positions at the University of Texas-San Antonio and the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. Vangjel is a passionate music educator and frequently spends his free time teaching at camps and studying pedagogy. In the summer, he can be found at LSU’s Stately Oaks Summer Camp and coaching the National Youth Brass Band of America. He also taught at the University of Costa Rica’s brass camp, Foro Bronces 2017, in San Jose.
In addition to his current duties at LSU, Vangjel is an active performer locally and nationally. He was a member of the Mirari Brass Quintet (Ariel Artists) with whom he toured actively both in the United States and abroad for a decade. Most memorably, Mirari spent two weeks touring China and released its second album, renewed, reused, recycled. Vangjel is also a member of the internationally acclaimed Fountain City Brass Band (FCBB), a British-style brass band based in Kansas City, KS. He can be heard as solo flugelhorn on all of the FCBB albums and as a featured soloist on Over the Rainbow and Celtic Impressions.
Since the Summer of 2019, Vangjel has been principal trumpet of the Mobile Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, and the Kansas City Symphony. He has been called upon as a featured soloist with the Fort Smith Symphony, Northland Symphony Orchestra, and the Kansas City Civic Orchestra. His first solo album, Still and Quiet Places, was released by Summit Records in the Fall of 2019. As a soloist or member of chamber ensembles, Vangjel is a frequent performer at the International Trumpet Guild Conferences, the International Trombone Festival, the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference, and the North American Brass Band Association Championships.
Vangjel studied at the University of Missouri - Kansas City (DMA), the University of Michigan (MM), and James Madison University (BM- Music Education). His primary teachers include Keith Benjamin, Bill Campbell, Jim Kluesner, and Nancy Taylor. He loves making music with his trumpet-playing wife, Jena, and family hiking trips with his daughter, Isla, and dob, Beaux.
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Anthony Prisk joined The Philadelphia Orchestra as second trumpet in August 2013. He came from the Houston Symphony, where he was second trumpet for 11 seasons, and the New World Symphony, where he was a trumpet fellow for four seasons. In the past 20 years he has played internationally with several orchestras and music festivals, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Grant Park Festival Orchestra, the Montreal Symphony, the Boston Symphony, the Moscow Philharmonic, and many others. He has participated in several music festivals, including Classical Tahoe, the Cabrillo Music Festival, the Spoleto Festival USA, the Tanglewood Music Center, the Pacific Music Festival, the Music Academy of the West, and the Aspen Music Festival.
Mr. Prisk won two international trumpet competitions through the International Trumpet Guild and Second Prize in the National Trumpet Competition. He was a soloist with the New World Symphony, the Temple Wind Symphony, the Texas Medical Center Orchestra, and several youth orchestras. He can be heard on numerous recordings with The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Houston Symphony, the New World Symphony, the Spoleto Festival Orchestra, and the McGill Symphony.
Teaching is a passion for Mr. Prisk. He is currently on the faculty at Temple University and the Peabody Institute in Baltimore. He can also be found teaching at summer music festivals including the Philadelphia International Music Festival, the Luzerne Music Center, and the Monteux School and Music Festival. He is also involved with the All City program sponsored by The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Mr. Prisk received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois, where he studied with Ray Sasaki and Michael Ewald, and his master’s degree from McGill University, where he studied with Paul Merkelo. His other main influences were John Hagstrom, Michael Sachs, and David Bilger. Mr. Prisk is originally from Lombard, IL, in the suburbs of Chicago and currently resides in South Philadelphia.
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Dr. Joseph Gray is the Associate Director of Bands and trumpet instructor at the University of North Alabama. Before coming to Florence, he served on the music faculty at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and as a noncommissioned officer and senior instrumentalist with the U.S. Army Music Program. During his military service, Dr. Gray was a member of the Army Material Command Band at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama and the Maneuver Center of Excellence Band at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Dr. Gray is principal trumpet with the Shoals Symphony Orchestra and performs regularly with the Huntsville and Chattanooga Symphony Orchestras. He has performed with numerous orchestras across the country, including the New Mexico and Madison Symphony Orchestras and held the position of Principal Trumpet with Opera Southwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dr. Gray was also a featured soloist with the UNA Baroque Ensemble’s tour of Costa Rica in the Spring of 2019. Some of Dr. Gray’s recordings can be heard on the Naxos label and his performances have been featured on the nationally syndicated radio program “Performance Today”.
He has been involved in the drum corps activity for 25 years. As a performer, he was a member of the Velvet Knights and Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps. As an educator, he has served as the brass caption head of Esperanza Drum and Bugle Corps and as a member of the educational staffs for the Academy and Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps.
Dr. Gray completed his DMA in trumpet performance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music where he was a recipient of the Eugene M. Bolz Fellowship. Dr. Gray completed his Master of Music at the University of New Mexico and his Bachelor of Music at the California State University, Long Beach.
He currently resides in Florence, Alabama with his beautiful wife, Michelle, and their three children, Mia, Emmet and Abigail. Dr. Gray is a vintage motorcycle enthusiast and avid home coffee roaster.
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Ben Gunnarson is a trumpet player and music educator based in Los Angeles, California. He is currently Principal Trumpet of the Bay Philharmonic and also is a member of the Disneyland Band. After growing up in Frederick, MD, he earned is Bachelor’s Degrees in Trumpet Performance and Music Education from Indiana University and is pursuing his Masters Degree at the University of Southern California under the mentorship of Thomas Hooten and Jennifer Marotta. He also studied abroad in Vienna, Austria with Vienna Philharmonic trumpet player Rudolph Amon. Mr. Gunnarson was a Fellow and Teaching Assistant at the 2023 Brevard Summer Music Festival and participated in the 2022 National Brass Ensemble Academy at San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Other notable teaching experiences include the Bluecoats, The Company, the Santa Clara Vanguard, the USC Trojan Marching Band, Tonebase, Disney Performing Arts, and the Disney Youth Education Series.
Mr. Gunnarson’s performing credits include the Tony® and Emmy® winning broadway production of BLAST! The Music of Disney, the LA Film Conducting Institute Studio Orchestra, Seth MacFarlane Big Band, the American Youth Symphony, California Young Artists Symphony, Modesto Symphony Orchestra, Oakland Symphony, Cinematic Brass, the Disneyland All-American College Band, the Disneyland Candlelight Herald Trumpets, the San Francisco Wind Ensemble, and in productions of West Side Story, Dreamgirls, South Pacific, Mack and Mabel, and Cabaret. He is active in the L.A. recording studios, including Warner Brothers Studios, Fox Studios, Capital Records, EastWest Records, and Evergreen Studios. Mr. Gunnarson has been involved with Drum Corps International since 2013 as a performing member of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps including their championship season, as well as their 2022 Alumni Corps. In 2023, his trumpet quintet achieved first place at the National Trumpet Competition representing the University of Southern California. Most recently, he was selected to be a member of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in Washington, D.C.
Ben maintains a large private teaching studio and is an active freelancer in LA, and currently serves as Vice President and Co-Founder of the Los Angeles Brass Alliance. The group has world-premiered over 30 new works for brass ensemble, and provides inclusive educational and fellowship opportunities for emerging professional musicians across the L.A. region. He lives in Buena Park with his fiancé Elizabeth, who is an exquisite tuba player, and their cat, Avery.
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Daniel Carson comes to the CSO after previously holding the position of principal bass at the Alabama Symphony Orchestra from 2013-16, and having performed with numerous other American orchestras, including those in Atlanta, St. Louis, Minnesota and Kansas City.
Carson was a fellow at the New World Symphony, under the direction of co-founder and Artistic Director Laureate Michael Tilson-Thomas and has also been a fellow at the Aspen Music Festival and School, the Music Academy of the West, and the Tanglewood Music Center. Originally from Glenview, Illinois, Carson studied double bass with Andrew Anderson, a member of Lyric Opera of Chicago and Grant Park orchestras. He was a member of the youth music program Midwest Young Artists Conservatory throughout high school.
Carson earned a Bachelor’s degree in performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he studied with Lawrence Hurst and Bruce Bransby. Later he earned a Master’s degree from the University of Southern California, studying with David Allen Moore of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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Wiff Rudd began teaching trumpet and serving as Brass Area Coordinator at Baylor University in 2002. Previous teaching posts include Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of Arkansas. A founding member of Rhythm & Brass, he is also an active soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. He has been a featured soloist in Carnegie Hall on multiple occasions and at several National Trumpet Competitions and International Trumpet Guild Conferences. Rudd has performed and presented master classes at more than 350 universities and music festivals on five continents. He serves as principal trumpet with the Waco Symphony and performs regularly with the orchestras of Houston (Moscow 2012), Dallas (Europe 2013 and 2016), and Harrisburg. Baylor’s trumpet ensembles have won six prizes at the National Trumpet Competition since 2009, including three first place wins. In 2010, Rudd received the Award for Outstanding Teaching and was named the Centennial Professor, which provided funding for research in collaborative practice. The resulting book, Collaborative Practice Concepts, was released at the 2013 and has been adopted by many university trumpet studios across the country.
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Dr. Jesse Cook has been hailed by Fanfare Magazine as a trumpeter with “technical surety, a shining tone, dynamic control, a smooth legato, and real imagination.”
Dr. Cook is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of Central Florida and the Principal Trumpet of the Atlantic Classical Orchestra. He has also held appointments as Principal Trumpet of the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra, Albany Symphony Orchestra, and as the Studio Professor at Valdosta State University (GA), Pittsburg State University (KS), and Northeastern State University (OK).
Dr. Cook received his DMA from the University of Texas at Austin. He regularly plays with The Florida Orchestra and has appeared with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, Alabama Symphony and the Jacksonville Symphony. Dr. Cook has also appeared as a soloist with the Brass Band of Central Florida, in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #2 with the Austin Bach Cantata Project, Bernstein's Mass for Wind Ensemble and Brass Quintet with the Austin Symphonic Band, the Wind Ensemble at the University of Texas at Austin, and L'Histoire du Soldat with the Round Top Festival Orchestra Faculty.
Dr. Cook is also a founding member of the Palisade Trumpet Collective, a leading professional trumpet ensemble in the United States. PTC has commissioned several new works for trumpet ensemble and toured across Texas, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee, and will release its debut album, “Palisades: New Music for Trumpet Ensemble” in June 2023 on Mark Records.
A frequent recitalist and clinician, Dr. Cook has performed for and instructed students at universities across the United States of America and Europe. He is a regular judge at competitions with the International Trumpet Guild and National Trumpet Competition, has written several articles published in the International Trumpet Guild Journal and was an invited speaker at the 2019 National Trumpet Competition, the 2019 International Trumpet Guild Conference, the 2017 Georgia Music Educators Association Conference, the 2014 Texas Music Educator Association annual conference, and the 2014 International Trumpet Guild conference.
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Stephen M. Wadsack serves as the Instructor of Trumpet and director of Wright State University's Jazz Studies program offerings. In addition to his responsibilities with the trumpet studio and jazz studies, Stephen teaches courses in music history, coaches chamber music ensembles, and serves as the coordinator of the Faculty Brass Quintet. Prior to his appointment at Wright State in the Fall of 2022, Wadsack previously served on the faculties of Wilmington College (OH), Thomas More University (KY), and the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). He is also a certified K-12 music educator, endorsed to teach instrumental, choral, and general music.
As a performer, Stephen regularly appears with a wide variety of ensembles throughout the tri-state area, ranging from major symphony orchestras to chamber music groups, jazz ensembles, and Baroque period performance groups. Recent credits include ensembles such as the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Cincinnati May Festival, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Dayton Jazz Orchestra, Kentucky Baroque Trumpets, Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra (KY), Richmond Symphony Orchestra (IN), and Springfield Symphony Orchestra (OH). Wadsack is also in demand as a commercial/jazz trumpeter and recording artist; he can regularly be seen and heard performing in the live band at Kings Island amusement park, which entertains over 3.5 million guests over an 8-month season. Stephen has recently performed as a featured recitalist for the Troy-Hayner Center Soloist Recital Series, and as soloist with the Butler Philharmonic Orchestra (OH), Wright State University Treble Chorus, Round Lake High School Jazz Ensembles (IL), Wilmington High School Symphonic Band (OH), and the University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra (WY). In the Fall of 2022, Stephen made his debut as a Guest Conductor with the North Platte District Honor Band in Casper, Wyoming.
As an academic researcher, Wadsack is published in both the International Trumpet Guild (ITG) Journal and Wyoming Windsong, the Wyoming Music Educators' Journal. In 2022, Stephen was invited to present research at both the 2022 North American Baroque Trumpet Conference and the 2022 ITG Conference; topics include a paper presentation on the trumpet nomenclature of J.S. Bach, as well as a presentation on the college audition process for prospective high school and graduate students pursuing a program in applied music. In addition to his appointment at Wright State, Wadsack maintains an active schedule as a guest artist/clinician for various high school, collegiate, and professional programs around the United States. To date, Stephen has engaged in residencies, masterclasses, and recitals at over 60 middle school, high school, and university music programs; he has also been a featured performing artist at numerous regional, state, and national music conferences.Outside of musical pursuits, Stephen enjoys connecting with friends, family, and current/former students. He is very passionate about the outdoors, hiking, fly fishing, distance running, and traveling to new places (especially National and State Parks). At home, Stephen regularly enjoys hosting board game nights, reading, all things coffee, and even brewing his own beer. He is also particularly proud of his Wyoming heritage (Go Pokes!). Stephen is happily married to his wife and "adventure partner", Casey, who is a certified social worker. Together, they have begun working to present research-based strategies on implementing trauma-informed pedagogy in the realm of higher education.
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As the current Principal Trumpet of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and graduate student in trumpet performance under John Rommel at Indiana University, Micah's career and studies in music have prepared him to succeed professionally at a high level of musicianship. Micah completed his undergraduate studies at Northwestern University and has had ample opportunity to play in high-caliber ensembles and with a wide range of world-renowned brass players.
Micah has had the privilege of studying with many leading orchestral trumpet players in the United States, most prominently Tom Rolfs, Michael Sachs, and David Bilger, principal trumpets of the Boston, Cleveland, and Philidelphia Orchestras respectively. Along with these players, Micah has been able to study with and be mentored by brass players in the National Symphony Orchestra, Cincinati Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Ochestra, and the New York Philharmonic. Micah has had the opportunity to perform across the country and beyond with world-class conductors including, Steve Lockhart, Damon Gupton, Ken David Masur, Tito Muñoz, Ankush Kumar Bahl, Ken Lam, Katharina Wincor, and Joann Falletta.
Along with his high degree of instruction and influence, Micah have also gained valuable orchestral experience at intensive programs such as the Berlin Opera Academy and the Brevard Music Center. There, some of his most memorable performances included playing alongside soloists Joshua Bell and Kirill Gerstein. In addition, Micah is an active substitute with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Carmel Symphony Orchestra, and the New World Symphony in Miami where he recently played on opening night of their 35th season.
Outside of the trumpet, Micah is a Real Estate agent based in Virginia and enjoys the outdoors, cooking, and teaching younger musicians.
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Benjamin Wright joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra trumpet section in July 2002 as fourth trumpet. From 2006 to 2009, he was acting assistant principal trumpet of the BSO, and in 2010 became second trumpet of the BSO, where he occupies the Arthur and Linda Gelb Chair.
Wright began playing the violin at age three, and the trumpet when he was ten. He hails from a long line of musicians going back to his great-grandfather, a bandleader and cornetist in Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show. Wright studied at the Interlochen Arts Academy and received his bachelor's in music at the Cleveland Institute of Music. In 1996 Wright won the International Trumpet Guild and National Trumpet competitions, as well as the Cleveland Institute of Music Concerto Competition, and was awarded the Bernard Adelstein Prize for trumpet performance upon graduating in 1997.
Following two years as a member of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, Wright spent two years as fourth trumpet in the Chicago Symphony. He has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. His appearances as guest principal trumpet with the San Francisco Symphony included performances of Mahler's Eighth Symphony.
Benjamin Wright has given masterclasses at the Manhattan School of Music and Interlochen Center for the Arts, and has been a faculty member for the Bar Harbor Brass and the National Orchestral Institute.
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SFC Kevin Paul grew up in Los Angeles, California, and is currently a member of The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” in Washington, D.C. He performs with the Ceremonial Band and Herald Trumpets. In 2018, Paul became a founding member of the U.S. Army Trumpet Ensemble, a group comprised of trumpeters from all factions of Army Music: Premier Bands, Regional Bands, and the U.S. Army School of Music. From 2013 to 2018, Kevin served with The United States Army Field Band and Federal Brass quintet. As a soloist, Kevin Paul has been featured with The U.S. Army Field Band on several concert tours, including performances of George Gershwin’s Preludes (arranged for trumpet) and John William’s With Malice Toward None from the
motion picture “Lincoln.” Before joining the Army, Kevin served as Acting Principal Trumpet of the China National Symphony in 2013. Kevin attended the Manhattan School of Music in New York City where he earned a master's degree in music. He also holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Mannes College of Music. Kevin studied with many current and former members of the New York Philharmonic including Vincent Penzarella, Tom Smith, Phil Smith and former principal trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera, Mark Gould.
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Dr. Scott Belck currently serves as the Director of Jazz Studies and Professor of Music at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) where he directs the CCM Jazz Orchestra and teaches applied Jazz Trumpet.
He is a founding member of critically acclaimed Tromba Mundi contemporary trumpet ensemble and has toured as a member of Grammy Award winning funk legend Bootsy Collins’ Funk Unity Band as lead trumpet. He has served as trumpet and cornet soloist with the Air Force Band of Flight in Dayton, Ohio where he also held the post of musical director for the Air Force Night Flight Jazz Ensemble. He is the Founding Artistic Director Emeritus of the Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra.
His playing credits include recordings lead trumpet/guest soloist with the Cincinnati Pops featuring the Manhattan Transfer and John Pizzarelli, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the Van Dells, and jazz soloist with the University of North Texas One O’clock Lab Band with whom he recorded four CDs as jazz soloist and section trumpet.
He has performed as principal/lead trumpet with the St. Louis Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra of the Dominican Republic, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Lexington Philharmonic, the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and as section trumpet with the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra and the Duluth Festival Opera.
He has performed as lead trumpet for shows/concerts of Christian McBride, Jimmy Heath, Aretha Franklin, Gerald Wilson, the Detroit Jazz Festival Orchestra, Linda Ronstadt, John Lithgow, Donna Summer, Maureen McGovern, Michael Feinstein, Lalo Rodriguez, Sandy Patti, Tito Puente Jr., Tommy Tune, Manhattan Transfer, Lou Rawls, Patti Austen, The Coasters, Yes, Ben Vereen, Doc Severinsen, the Temptations, Olivia Newton-John, Neil Sedaka, the Blue Wisp Big Band, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, the Dayton Jazz Orchestra, the Ink Spots, the Four Freshmen, The Frankie Avalon, Fabian, Bobby Riddell, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Frankie Valli, The Maritime Jazz Orchestra of Canada as well as touring Broadway shows and regional and national recording sessions.
He has performed as a leader, musical director, or sideman with many top jazz players on the scene today including: Fred Hersch, Rich Perry, Adam Nussbaum, Lew Soloff, Randy Brecker, Slide Hampton, Jim McNeely, Claudio Roditi, John Riley, Rick Margitza, Bob Belden, Jimmy Heath, Bobby Watson, Tom Harrell, Tim Hagans, Regina Carter, Wes Anderson, John Hollenbeck, Steve Turre, Conrad Herwig, Gordon Brisker, Hank Marr, Marvin Stamm, Gerry Mulligan, Kenny Garrett, John Fedchock, Phil Woods, Ed Soph, John LaBarbera and Diane Schuur.
He has also served as the Artistic Director of the Dayton Jazz Orchestra, the Jazz Central Big Band, and the Miami Valley Jazz Camp in Ohio. He is the author of the text “Modern Flexibilities for Brass”, published by Meredith Music and distributed by Hal Leonard. In his spare time, he is the CEO and founder of Lip Slur World Headquarters.
Belck’s new book “Progressive Lip Flexibilities for Brass” is quickly becoming one of the most popular sarcastic lip slur books in the lower South-Central Ohio River valley region. Scott Belck is a Powell Signature Trumpet Artist.
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Peter Bond was a section trumpeter at the Metropolitan Opera for 28 years. Prior to the Met, he was Principal Trumpet of the New Mexico Symphony (1987-82) and a busy freelance musician in Atlanta (1980-87).
The focus of Mr Bond’s early years were drum and bugle corps and big band jazz, but in his 20’s he began serious study of orchestral trumpet with John Head (Atlanta SO). He also did “outpatient” work with Vincent Cichowicz, Arnold Jacobs, Adolph Herseth, Robert Nagel, and his Met colleague James Pandolfi. These experiences, along with 28 years of opera, inspired him to create his own pedagogy based on literal singing and speech. His method book, “The Singing Trumpet” will be released by Carl Fischer in April.
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Dr. Jesse Cook has been hailed by Fanfare Magazine as a trumpeter with “technical surety, a shining tone, dynamic control, a smooth legato, and real imagination.”
Dr. Cook is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of Central Florida and the Principal Trumpet of the Atlantic Classical Orchestra. He has also held appointments as Principal Trumpet of the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra, Albany Symphony Orchestra, and as the Studio Professor at Valdosta State University (GA), Pittsburg State University (KS), and Northeastern State University (OK).
Dr. Cook received his DMA from the University of Texas at Austin. He regularly plays with The Florida Orchestra and has appeared with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, Alabama Symphony and the Jacksonville Symphony. Dr. Cook has also appeared as a soloist with the Brass Band of Central Florida, in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #2 with the Austin Bach Cantata Project, Bernstein's Mass for Wind Ensemble and Brass Quintet with the Austin Symphonic Band, the Wind Ensemble at the University of Texas at Austin, and L'Histoire du Soldat with the Round Top Festival Orchestra Faculty.
Dr. Cook is also a founding member of the Palisade Trumpet Collective, a leading professional trumpet ensemble in the United States. PTC has commissioned several new works for trumpet ensemble and toured across Texas, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee, and will release its debut album, “Palisades: New Music for Trumpet Ensemble” in June 2023 on Mark Records.
A frequent recitalist and clinician, Dr. Cook has performed for and instructed students at universities across the United States of America and Europe. He is a regular judge at competitions with the International Trumpet Guild and National Trumpet Competition, has written several articles published in the International Trumpet Guild Journal and was an invited speaker at the 2019 National Trumpet Competition, the 2019 International Trumpet Guild Conference, the 2017 Georgia Music Educators Association Conference, the 2014 Texas Music Educator Association annual conference, and the 2014 International Trumpet Guild conference.
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Stephen M. Wadsack serves as the Instructor of Trumpet and director of Wright State University's Jazz Studies program offerings. In addition to his responsibilities with the trumpet studio and jazz studies, Stephen teaches courses in music history, coaches chamber music ensembles, and serves as the coordinator of the Faculty Brass Quintet. Prior to his appointment at Wright State in the Fall of 2022, Wadsack previously served on the faculties of Wilmington College (OH), Thomas More University (KY), and the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). He is also a certified K-12 music educator, endorsed to teach instrumental, choral, and general music.
As a performer, Stephen regularly appears with a wide variety of ensembles throughout the tri-state area, ranging from major symphony orchestras to chamber music groups, jazz ensembles, and Baroque period performance groups. Recent credits include ensembles such as the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Cincinnati May Festival, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Dayton Jazz Orchestra, Kentucky Baroque Trumpets, Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra (KY), Richmond Symphony Orchestra (IN), and Springfield Symphony Orchestra (OH). Wadsack is also in demand as a commercial/jazz trumpeter and recording artist; he can regularly be seen and heard performing in the live band at Kings Island amusement park, which entertains over 3.5 million guests over an 8-month season. Stephen has recently performed as a featured recitalist for the Troy-Hayner Center Soloist Recital Series, and as soloist with the Butler Philharmonic Orchestra (OH), Wright State University Treble Chorus, Round Lake High School Jazz Ensembles (IL), Wilmington High School Symphonic Band (OH), and the University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra (WY). In the Fall of 2022, Stephen made his debut as a Guest Conductor with the North Platte District Honor Band in Casper, Wyoming.
As an academic researcher, Wadsack is published in both the International Trumpet Guild (ITG) Journal and Wyoming Windsong, the Wyoming Music Educators' Journal. In 2022, Stephen was invited to present research at both the 2022 North American Baroque Trumpet Conference and the 2022 ITG Conference; topics include a paper presentation on the trumpet nomenclature of J.S. Bach, as well as a presentation on the college audition process for prospective high school and graduate students pursuing a program in applied music. In addition to his appointment at Wright State, Wadsack maintains an active schedule as a guest artist/clinician for various high school, collegiate, and professional programs around the United States. To date, Stephen has engaged in residencies, masterclasses, and recitals at over 60 middle school, high school, and university music programs; he has also been a featured performing artist at numerous regional, state, and national music conferences.
Outside of musical pursuits, Stephen enjoys connecting with friends, family, and current/former students. He is very passionate about the outdoors, hiking, fly fishing, distance running, and traveling to new places (especially National and State Parks). At home, Stephen regularly enjoys hosting board game nights, reading, all things coffee, and even brewing his own beer. He is also particularly proud of his Wyoming heritage (Go Pokes!). Stephen is happily married to his wife and "adventure partner", Casey, who is a certified social worker. Together, they have begun working to present research-based strategies on implementing trauma-informed pedagogy in the realm of higher education.
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In this episode, I'm sharing 5 thoughts I wrote down in my audition journal when preparing for the St. Louis principal trumpet audition:
- You have to be effective before you can be efficient
- I've learned things that will make me better at my job
- There is a time to learn, and a time to recall
- Use phases when preparing for an audition
- Auditions are an opportunity to get better, and I'm grateful for that opportunity
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In this episode, I wanted to share my audition process, some of the tough parts during the process of preparing, and two reasons why I think my audition process was successful, even though I haven't auditioned yet.
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Following three successful seasons (1996-1999) as Acting Principal Trumpet of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Karen Donnelly was unanimously appointed Principal Trumpet in October 1999, and continues to enjoy each year with this wonderful ensemble.
A native of Regina, Saskatchewan, Karen picked up a trumpet for the first time in her elementary school band program and she was hooked. Her formal training includes a Bachelor of Arts in Music program at the University of Regina and later a Master's of Music from McGill University.
Karen held the position of Principal Trumpet with Orchestra London (Canada) from 1994-1996, and performed with many ensembles in southwestern Ontario during her time there.
Since she burst on the Ottawa scene in 1996, Ms. Donnelly has done concerts and interviews for CBC (French and English), performances with the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, Rideau Lakes Brass Quintet, and the large ensemble, Capital BrassWorks. In 2008, Capital Brass Works released its third album, “Gabriel’s Sister” featuring Ms. Donnelly as soloist.
Karen has been featured with professional orchestras, community amateur orchestras, and many local school bands. These include the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra, Kington Symphony, Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra London, Hannaford Silver Street Band, Maple Leaf Brass Band, Parkdale Orchestra and the Regina Catholic Schools Honour Band.
Music education has always been, and continues to be, very close to Karen’s heart. Her work with the Rideau Lakes Brass Quintet and Capital BrassWorks creates opportunities for educational concerts and workshops in schools. Through the NAC Music Education programs, Karen has given master classes in Switzerland, Mexico, China, United States, United Kingdom and Canada from coast to coast. Ms. Donnelly joined the teaching staff at the University of Ottawa in 2002, and since 2009, Karen has been assisting with the Leadingnote OrKidstra program.
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David Koch earned his master’s degree from the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, studying under Paul Merkelo. Mr. Koch has performed with Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, has played principal trumpet with Orchestre Symphonique de Sherbrooke, and the Flint Symphony, and is the Principal Cornet of Griffon Brass Band. Mr. Koch earned his bachelor’s degree at Grand Valley State University in Michigan, and was the winner of both the 11th International Trumpet Seminar Solo Competition and the 10th CIMVO Conference Solo Competition in L’Olleria, Spain as well as the second place winner of the 2017 International Trumpet Guild Orchestral Excerpts Competition. He spent the summer of 2017 in Santa Barbara, California at the Music Academy of the West.
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Questions covered in this Q and A episode:
- How do you organize your practice when you have one month to learn 30 excerpts?
- Does learning another instrument diminish your primary skills?
- What is my deadlift PR?
- How do you save a bad chop day?
- If you could change one thing about American music education, what would it be?
- What's one excerpt that has always been a challenge for me, and how did I overcome its challenges?
- Ways to structure practice for an upcoming audition?
- How do you improve sound quality?
- How was experience with powerlifting/fitness impacted how I handle performance anxiety?
- How do I organize/plan out my practice for efficient practicing?
- Have I experienced burn out? If so, how did I deal with it while continuing to perform?
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Valerie Sly currently serves as principal horn of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. She previously held positions as principal horn of the West Virginia and Adrian (Michigan) Symphony Orchestras, and in summer 2021, joined the Des Moines Opera Orchestra as third horn. Ms. Sly has also frequently performed with the Virginia, Richmond, Colorado, and
Memphis Symphonies, as well as the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra.
Ms. Sly has appeared twice as a featured soloist for the Vermont Mozart Festival, performing concerti with the festival’s chamber orchestra in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, her chamber ensemble, Izula Horns, appeared as featured artists in the Boulanger Initiative’s inaugural Women Composers festival. Summer orchestra fellowships include Spoleto Festival USA, Lucerne Festival Academy, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, and Colorado College
ummer Music Festival. In September 2021 she returned to Lucerne as a member of the festival’s alumni ensemble.
Ms. Sly is currently completing a DMA degree at the University of Colorado Boulder under the tutelage of Michael Thornton. She also holds a master’s degree from the Yale School of Music where she studied with William Purvis, and a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin Conservatory where she studied with Roland Pandolfi.
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Dr. Joseph Cooper joined the dynamic and accomplished brass studios at Oklahoma State University as the Assistant Professor of Trumpet in Fall 2019. He teaches applied trumpet lessons to music performance and music education majors, directs trumpet ensembles, and teaches courses in high brass methods, among other resposibilities. Prior to OSU, he taught applied trumpet at The University of Texas at San Antonio from 2015-2019 and at Texas Lutheran University from 2011-2018.
Dr. Cooper is a member of RotoЯ Brass. A new brass duo created to promote new commissions and elevate the trumpet and horn chamber music setting. The RotoЯ Brass inaugural performance will be in March 2020 at the International Duo Symposium where they will be featured guest artists. The other member of RotoЯ Brassis Dr. Zachary Cooper, Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Horn at the University of Montana, Dr. Joseph Cooper’s identical twin brother.
Cooper is an active performer having appeared frequently with the Austin Symphony Orchestra, Austin Symphony Brass Quintet and Austin Opera in recent years. Additional performances include the Colorado Symphony, Houston Grand Opera, and the Breckenridge Music Festival orchestras, among others.
Trumpet students of Dr. Cooper succeed at all levels. College students under his direction have been admitted to top graduate music programs in trumpet performance, have performed at summer festivals nationally and internationally, hold positions in regional ensembles, have won TMEA teaching scholarships, and have become successful band directors. His private lessons students have auditioned into the National Youth Orchestra and NYO2, have been accepted into music conservatories as performance majors, regularly achieve positions in All-State ensembles, and have been invited to perform at the National Trumpet Competition.
He holds degrees from powerhouse trumpet programs including Indiana University- Bloomington (BM), Rice University (MM) and The University of Texas at Austin (DMA). His former teachers include John Almeida, John Rommel, Marie Speziale, and Ray Sasaki. He is a member of the International Trumpet Guild and served on the Conference Artist Committee for the 2018 ITG Convention held in San Antonio, Texas.
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Kathleen Costello has served as Principal Clarinet with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra since 2006. Since joining the orchestra she has appeared as soloist with the renowned clarinetist David Shifrin, in addition to appearing as soloist in a variety of formats, including Steve Reich’s NY Counterpoint, a performance which was regarded as “flawlessly executed” by ARTS bham.
Committed to both new music and innovation in the arts, Kathleen continues to spend time in Pittsburgh performing as a founding member of the ensemble IonSound Project. Dedicated to commissioning works of new music and collaborating with artists in a variety of disciplines, IonSound Project has received critical acclaim for their original programming, fresh approach to contemporary music, and commitment to the city of Pittsburgh. In addition to commissioning dozens of compositions, IonSound has premiered more than 80 works by 20th and 21st century composers. The group has a recording of the chamber music of Jeremy Beck on the Innova label, and has recently recorded a disc of works by Philip Thompson featuring a bonus disc of multimedia collaborations commissioned by IonSound.
Prior to her tenure with the ASO Kathleen has held positions with the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater Orchestra, the Youngstown Symphony, the Lancaster Festival Orchestra, and the Strings Festival Orchestra in Steamboat Springs Colorado. She has also performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Charleston Symphony, the Canton Symphony, the Wheeling Symphony, and the Renaissance City Winds.
Kathleen holds a Master of Music degree from Duquesne University where she studied with Ron Samuels, and holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University where she was a student of Russell Dagon. She has also studied with the former Second and Eb clarinetist of the Buffalo Philharmonic, Dan Johnston.
Over the past few years Kathleen has rekindled her love for drawing and portraiture. With preferred mediums of charcoal and colored pencil, she has explored a variety of subject matter including music related material. She resides in Birmingham, Alabama with her husband and two children.
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Dr. Andrew Stetson maintains a versatile career as a performing artist, clinician, educator, and scholar. As an orchestral musician, he has performed with the Alabama Symphony, Albany Symphony (NY), Boston Philharmonic, Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Lubbock Symphony, and Steamboat Springs Symphony Orchestras. In addition to performances with the Texas Tech Faculty Brass Quintet, Dr. Stetson has performed with Boston Chamber Music Society and as part of the Monadnock Music Festival. As a soloist, Dr. Stetson presents numerous recitals throughout the United States and has appeared as a featured soloist with the Texas Tech Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band. Prior to his appointment at Texas Tech, he placed in the International Trumpet Guild Solo Competition and performed in the live rounds of the National Trumpet Competition.
Winner of the 2016 Hemphill-Wells New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, a university-wide honor at Texas Tech University, Dr. Stetson continues to serve as a committed and diligent educator. Students of Dr. Stetson have performed in both solo and ensemble rounds of the National Trumpet Competition, performed as a finalist in the Ellsworth Smith International Trumpet Solo Competition, won positions with full-time military ensembles, and gained entry into top graduate programs. In 2017 and 2018 his entire applied studio was invited to compete in various ensembles as part of the live invite-only rounds of the National Trumpet Competition.
As a clinician, Dr. Stetson has presented at numerous high schools throughout the country and at large educational conferences such as the Texas Music Educators Association Clinic and Convention and the Florida Music Educators Association Convention.
Dr. Stetson received the Bachelor of Music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music, the Master of Music degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Boston University. His principal studies have been with Charles Schlueter, Eric Berlin, Terry Everson, and Thomas Siders.
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Trombonist Logan Chopyk is a proud San Diego native, having moved back home recently after over a decade of university study (UCLA ’08, Northwestern ’10, Indiana University ’15). Mr. Chopyk is a seasoned orchestra musician, having played with groups such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the New World Symphony as well as having held two principal trombone posts in regional Midwest orchestras. He joined the San Diego Symphony Orchestra in 2015.
As a chamber musician, Mr. Chopyk has toured and played with Presidio Brass, Skinny Lips and the Sound Malfunction, Millennium Chamber Players and the 2009 national trombone quartet champions NU Bones. With a doctoral minor in music education, Mr. Chopyk is Lecturer of Trombone at University of San Diego and has a vibrant studio of local middle and high school players. Logan Chopyk loves playing, singing and writing songs for his new daughter and collaborating with his star-pianist wife, Tina Chong.
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Jared Rodin has been Principal Trombone of the ICO since 1985, and last appeared as soloist in 1993, presenting the premier of “Morph” by Ken Kugler. Active in commissioning and presenting new works, Jared has premiered two other works by Frank Glover, (“Remembrance” and “Welcome to the Skeleton Circus”), “Beneath the Surface” by Steve Allee and “Concerto” with wind ensemble by Stan Adams.
After first appearing as Guest Artist at the International Trombone Camp in Germany, he returned as guest in Italy and was subsequently named to the faculty where he appeared for the next ten years coaching, teaching and concertizing with some of the world’s most prominent trombonists, including Joe Alessi, Ron Barron, Joe Burnam, Abbie Conant, Stuart Dempster, Jay Friedman, Michael Mulcahy, Charles Vernon and Jiggs Wigham.
Presently, Jared is serving as Acting Bass Trombone of the Indianapolis Symphony, and has recently performed with the Chicago Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Alabama Symphony, Chicago’s Music of the Baroque and the Grand Teton Music Festival. A long time ago, he was bass trombonist of the Italian National Radio Orchestra in Turin, where he met his beautiful wife Debbie (ICO first violinist).
Growing up in Chicago, Jared began his studies with a distant relative, Gerald Myrow and continued with Gerhart Schmeltekopf before going off to Southern Illinois University at Carbondale where he continued with Gene Stiman and Mel Jernigan, then of the St. Louis Symphony. Graduate studies at IU Bloomington brought him to the tutelage of Lewis Van Haney and Keith Brown, also at the Music Academy of the West, where he was honored with the “Outstanding Brass Player” award. He also counts among his mentors, Frank Crisafulli, Arnold Jacobs and Michael Mulcahy of the Chicago Symphony.
Adjunct Instructor of Trombone at Butler University, Jared has been Lecturer at Northwestern University, Visiting Lecturer at IU Bloomington and Instructor at Ball State and Purdue Universities. He has also presented masterclasses at Cincinnati College-Conservatory, University of New Mexico and Hochschule fur Musik in Trossingen, Germany.
No stranger to other musical idioms, Jared has toured and performed with a vast array of entertainers and jazz musicians including Natalie Cole, Frank Sinatra, The Who, Johnny Mathis, Henry Mancini, Andy Williams and trombonists Slide Hampton, Bill Watrous and Kai Winding. He has also played in many Broadway show pits. As a recording artist, Jared can be heard on the Music Heritage Society, Liscio, Archaeus, Delos, Fonit Cetra, Friggemall, Sea Breeze Jazz and Monarch Jazz labels.
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A versatile performer on the modern trumpet, Baroque trumpet, and Renaissance cornetto, Jason Dovel joined the University of Kentucky School of Music faculty in 2013, where he is currently associate professor of trumpet. At UK, his responsibilities include applied trumpet lessons, trumpet literature, trumpet ensembles, Baroque trumpet, and the faculty brass quintet. He serves as faculty sponsor of UK Education Abroad programs in Greece and Australia and is also founding director of the UK Summer Trumpet Institute, UK Baroque Trumpet Symposium, as well as the Certificate in Baroque Trumpet. During his 2021 sabbatical, Dovel served as Visiting Professor of Trumpet at Ionian University in Corfu, Greece. He has also taught at Northeastern State University, North Central Texas College, and the University of North Texas.
Dovel enjoys a busy schedule as a soloist and clinician, having appeared at more than 80 universities and festivals in the United States and abroad. He has recorded four highly acclaimed solo CDs; his debut album, Lost Trumpet Treasures, was released in 2014 as a collaboration with pianist Edward Neeman. The International Trumpet Guild Journal reviewer wrote, "On every track, Dovel's and Neeman's nuanced, stylistic interpretations and technical mastery are on full display." The American Record Guide described the disc as "spectacular" and praised Dovel's "full tone and terrific technical skills." The Brass Herald lauded the disc as "well-conceived and well-performed." His second solo CD, Ascent: New Music for Trumpet, was released in 2016 and features eight new works for trumpet, four of which are his original compositions.
As an modern orchestral trumpeter, he is principal trumpet of the Lexington Chamber Orchestra, Lexington Theatre, and Kentucky Bach Society, and spends summers playing in the Charlottesville Opera Orchestra (Formerly Ash Lawn Opera) in Virginia. As a Baroque trumpeter, he regularly appears with many of the country's leading period instrument groups. As a chamber music entrepreneur, he is a founding member of Quintasonic Brass, Clarino Collective, and the early music group Sonitus Clarissima.
A dedicated pedagogue with a passion for research in teaching, he has published twenty-five journal articles in the Music Educators Journal, International Trumpet Guild Journal, The Instrumentalist, and the Journal of the Art College of Inner Mongolia University in China. He is also editor of The Big Book of Sight-Reading Duets for Trumpet, published by Mountain Peak Music.
Also active as a composer and arranger, his works have been performed at the International Trumpet Guild Conference, National Trumpet Competition, Midwest Trumpet Festival, Kentucky Music Educators Association Conference, and at the Exploring Brass in Greece International Festival. His works are published through Prestissimo Press, Hickman Music Editions, Mountain Peak Music, and the Baroque Trumpet Shop.
Jason Dovel is grateful for the tutelage of many wonderful teachers, including Keith Johnson, George Novak, Charles Saenz, James Kluesner, Charlie Geyer, Barbara Butler, Barry Bauguess (Baroque trumpet), and Bruce Dickey (cornetto).
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Demondrae Thurman is professor of music in euphonium and chair of the Brass Department at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.
Thurman has an outstanding international reputation as a euphonium soloist, having performed in Europe, Asia, and throughout North America. Many of America’s premier colleges and universities have hosted him as a performer and teacher, and he continues to be in high demand. Over the past 10 years, he has been an invited guest artist/ clinician at many of the world’s prestigious euphonium festivals, including the International Tuba Euphonium Conference, U.S. Army Band Tuba and Euphonium Conference, and Leonard Falcone Competition.
Thurman is also an active chamber musician. He plays first euphonium and trombone in the Sotto Voce Quartet, which tours extensively. He also plays first baritone horn in the Brass Band of Battle Creek, a British brass band comprised of many of the world’s best brass and percussion performers. In addition to his chamber music work, he is indemand as a euphonium specialist for symphony orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony, Sarasota Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, and Philadelphia Orchestra.
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Michael Krall (the program director for WBHM and our guest from episode #130) and I are discussing what makes the second movement of Dvorak's 9th symphony great, and we're aiming to do it in a less academic, more casual way. I hope you enjoy this episode. Let me know what you think!
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3 years already?!? It's gone by fast. Thank you to all who listen. It means more than you can know. Hopefully this discussion of the book "Mindset" by Carol Dweck, and how the mindsets might present in musicians is interesting and helpful for you!
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David Cohen is the Associate Principal Trumpet of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. He joined the MSO in 2013 after playing Principal Trumpet with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra for three seasons. Outside of the MSO, Mr. Cohen has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Alabama Symphony, and has played guest principal trumpet with orchestras all over the world, including the Fort Worth Symphony, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Phoenix Symphony, and the Malaysian Philharmonic.
Mr. Cohen received his Bachelor’s of Music from Northwestern University where he studied with Barbara Butler and Charles Geyer. He was appointed Principal Trumpet of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra during his senior year of college. He spent one summer attending the National Orchestral Institute in College Park, Maryland and two summers as a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Festival in Lenox, Massachusetts. Mr. Cohen has had additional studies with Thomas Rolfs and Christopher Martin. Mr. Cohen is on faculty at the DePaul School of Music in Chicago.
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Dr. J. Peyden Shelton has emerged as an accomplished performer, teacher, and clinician throughout the United States. In 2014, he was the winner of the National Trumpet Competition's Graduate Soloist Division performing Joseph Turrin's Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra. Since that time, he has performed recital and solo performances at numerous universities and music venues across North America. As an ensemble and chamber musician, Dr. Shelton has performed with ensembles including the Utah Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Washington Chamber Opera, Syracuse Symphony, New World Symphony, U.S. Army Field Band, and the Eastman Wind Ensemble. He is one of the newest members of the internationally renown, Mirari Brass Quintet (miraribrass.com), and is one of the founding members of both the electro-acoustic chamber ensemble, Fifth Bridge (fifthbridge.org), Ascent (@ascentensemble), and the new Nova Trumpet Collective (novatrumpets.com).
As an educator, Dr. Shelton currently serves as the Assistant Professor of Trumpet and the University of Utah’s School of Music. Dr. Shelton has also served on the faculties at the University of Rochester and Cornell University. He is a frequent guest at festivals and clinics throughout the United States providing a unique and effective approach to fundamental brass development. In addition, Dr. Shelton is a strong supporter of new music, especially that which reflects a contemporary compositional voice for trumpet and piano.
If you have any interest of studying trumpet performance at the University of Utah or taking private lessons, please feel free to contact Dr. J. Peyden Shelton in the Contact Me section of this website, or find out more information at The University of Utah’s School of Music website.
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Known for his strong and beautiful sound, Mergen is currently a member of the trumpet/cornet section of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. He also performs with the Blossom Festival Band in Ohio and is a founding member of Valor Brass. In addition, Mergen has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., the Washington Symphonic Brass, the Singapore Symphony in the Republic of Singapore, the Harrisburg Symphony in Pennsylvania and the Choral Arts Society of Washington. He was a Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center in Lenox, Massachusetts, and attended the Aspen Music Festival. He has worked with conductors Seiji Ozawa, Leonard Slatkin, Osmo Vanska, John Williams and Bramwell Tovey.
Dedicated to education, Mergen currently serves as guest artist and applied faculty at the Penn State Honors Music Institute teaching trumpet. In addition, he has given numerous master classes at world-class institutions including The Juilliard School, University of Michigan, Eastman School of Music, University of Illinois and many others. He has brought his passion for music education to middle and high schools in the Washington D.C. area as part of the Marine Band’s “Music in the Schools Initiative,” formulating a rich program for brass quintets, which he has led in numerous performances. Mergen also maintains a studio of private trumpet students.
As an active soloist, Mergen’s solo performances include numerous appearances with the “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band and most recently with the Allentown Band, which was televised in Pennsylvania. He sounded Taps for the White House moment of silence in observance of 9/11 in 2018 and 2019 as well as the 2017 nationally televised Memorial Day Concert at the US Capitol. He also co-commissioned Hanging by a Thread, a four-movement work for solo trumpet and solo tuba with wind ensemble by James Stephenson and with his brother Paul gave the U.S. premiere with the DePauw University Concert Band in 2018. Recordings of his solo performances can be heard on both the “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band YouTube channel and website. Additional non-solo recordings include numerous volumes of the U.S. Marine Band’s annual recording as well as the Valor Brass recording Inaugural.
Mergen began his musical journey at age nine. His early studies included The Juilliard School Pre-College and the Kinhaven Music School summer program. He received his Bachelor in Music degree in both Trumpet Performance and Music Education from the University of Michigan, his Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance from Eastman School of Music, and he completed the Doctor of Music Arts degree in Performance from The Catholic University of America in 2008. He is honored to have studied with Charles Daval, Charles Geyer and the late Armando Ghitalla.
A lifelong learner, when not performing or teaching, Mergen further channels his passion for music into creating arrangements for brass quintet and trumpet ensemble, and exploring the history of the trumpet and cornet.
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Scott Leger, from The Woodlands, TX, is pursuing his Master of Music degree from the Yale School of Music. Previously, he studied Music Education, Performance, and Mathematics at Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts, graduating summa cum laude. Leger has spent summers at a variety of music festivals including the Tanglewood Music Center, National Repertory Festival, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, and others. He has received many awards, most recently winning Second Prize at the International Horn Competition of America. Other awards include an Honorable Mention in the Woolsey Concerto Competition (performing Oliver Knussen’s Horn Concerto), SMU’s Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Music, and being one of two winners of the Meadows School of the Arts’ Undergraduate Concerto Competition, where he performed Gordon Jacob’s Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra. As a chamber musician, he has appeared on the Yale School of Music’s Vista recital series and on Yale’s Oneppo Chamber Series. He has arranged music for horn, wind quintet, and other instrumentations, with the specific goal of adapting genres and styles that are uncommon for these ensembles, to refresh and expand the repertoire.
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Dr. . Jesse Cook is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of Central Florida, and has also held appointments at Valdosta State University (GA), Pittsburg State University (KS) and Northeastern State University (OK). Dr. Cook received his DMA from the University of Texas at Austin. Among others, he has enjoyed performances with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Kansas City Symphony, and the Jacksonville Symphony. Dr. Cook has also appeared as a soloist in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #2 with the Austin Bach Cantata Project, Bernstein's Mass for Wind Ensemble and Brass Quintet with the Austin Symphonic Band, the Wind Ensemble at the University of Texas at Austin, and L'Histoire du Soldat with the Round Top Festival Orchestra Faculty.
A frequent recitalist and clinician, Dr. Cook has performed for and instructed students at dozens of universities across Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Texas, Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Oklahoma. He has also written several articles published in the International Trumpet Guild Journal and was an invited speaker at the 2019 National Trumpet Competition, the 2019 International Trumpet Guild Conference, the 2017 Georgia Music Educators Association Conference, the 2014 Texas Music Educator Association annual conference and the 2014 International Trumpet Guild conference.
Dr. Cook's principal instructors were Ray Sasaki, Mark Hughes, Mark Ridenour and Channing Philbrick.
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In this episode, we're continuing the conversation Patrick and I started on a previous episode (#61) about Oliverio Studios.
Patrick Oliverio is currently solo cornet with the Fountain City Brass Band, Adjunct Professor of Trumpet at Saginaw Valley State University, and is an active clinician and private lessons instructor in the Detroit metro area.
He has had the pleasure of performing with ensembles such as the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Kansas City Symphony, Kansas City Ballet, and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.
Patrick began his music education at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville which he attended for his undergraduate degree in trumpet performance. During his time in Fayetteville, Patrick had the pleasure of performing with The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, Arkansas Philharmonic, and the Fulbright Brass Quintet. Some of his selected achievements include: winning 1st and 2nd place at the state and regional level of the MTNA Soloist competition and the International Trumpet Guild’s Scholarship Competition in 2011, 2012, and 2013.
In 2013, Patrick moved to Kansas City with his wife Jennifer Oliverio and joined the award-winning group the Fountain City Brass Band. Since becoming full-time members, the FCBB have won their 7th US Open Competition and 5th North American Brass Band Championship. He also had the opportunity to tour with Fountain City to Gateshead, England in 2017 when they placed 2nd in Brass in Concert and 3rd in the Scottish Open Championship.
In 2016, Patrick began his graduate studies at the University of Missouri - Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance. During his masters studies Patrick had the pleasure of playing in the Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and the Conservatory Wind Symphony under the direction of Professor Steven D. Davis. Patrick was a member and a soloist of the Wind Symphony during their featured performance at the 2017 CBDNA conference in Kansas City. That same year Patrick placed 1st in the Graduate Solo Division of the National Trumpet Competition in Denver, Colorado.
In 2018, Patrick accepted a Graduate Teaching Assistantship at Michigan State University for his DMA studies. While at Michigan State Patrick has performed with the Beaumont Brass Quintet, Symphony Orchestra, and the Wind Symphony under the direction of Dr. Kevin Sedatole.
Patrick has studied with phenomenal teachers such as Frank Campos, Ed Carroll, Justin Emerich, Dr. Richard Rulli, and Dr. Keith Benjamin.
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Karen Houghton has been a private horn instructor for over forty years and has taught in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for the past thirty years. During this time, she has had over one hundred high school students place in the prestigious Texas Music Educators Association All-State Bands/Orchestras. Several of her former students now hold professional teaching and playing positions across the country. Karen enjoys teaching all levels and loves to see each student excel and reach their potential on the horn. She studied horn with Fred Fox at California State University, Long Beach, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in music performance. Other notable teachers were James Decker, Michael Hoeltzel (HFM Detmold) and William Scharnberg. Karen has held the positions of second horn in the Long Beach Symphony, Co-Principal horn in the Orquesta Sinfonica del Valle (Cali, Colombia) and is currently 2nd horn in the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra, in addition to freelancing in the DFW area. Karen is an owner of Houghton Horns.
Janet B. Nye, in addition to freelancing in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, has been a member of the Waco and Irving Symphony horn sections for over twenty years. Janet is enthusiastic about teaching horn and has had a successful private horn studio for over twenty-five years. Many of her former students are teaching and performing professionally today. As an active educational consultant for Houghton Horns, Mrs. Nye, along with her colleague, Karen Houghton, has presented engaging and informative horn pedagogy clinics at universities, music educator conventions, camps, schools and horn symposiums throughout the United States. They are co-authors of Recipe for Success: A balanced curriculum for young horn players, a comprehensive method book for the first three to five years of playing. The book has received international acclaim and is heralded as being “…the best and most extensive horn method to come out in a long time.” She has toured for seven summers throughout Germany with the Christian brass ensemble Eurobrass and can be heard on the 2006 GerthMedien Eurobrass recording: Give Thanks to the Lord, Danket dem Herrn. She received her BME from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and her MM in Horn Performance from Baylor University. Currently, Janet resides in Arlington, Texas, with her husband Rick Nye, a Waco native, and their two sons.
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With playing hailed as "invigorating and clear" by Naples Daily News, Yamaha Artist David Dash performs in orchestras and chamber music concerts across the United States. David is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and a member of the Grammy Award-winning Santa Fe Opera Orchestra. David is also Principal Cornet of the North Carolina Brass Band and Principal Trumpet of the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle. Prior to his UNCSA appointment, he served as Assistant Principal Trumpet of the Naples Philharmonic and was a member of "The President's Own" United States Marine Band, where he performed as a soloist and toured much of the United States. David has also performed with the symphonies of Atlanta, Baltimore, Charleston, Charlotte, Greensboro, Richmond, Sarasota, San Francisco and Winston Salem; the Florida Orchestra; and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He has performed as a soloist with the UNCSA Wind Ensemble, "The President's Own", Naples Philharmonic, Richmond Philharmonic and many community groups. As a member of the Naples Philharmonic, David performed in a wide variety of genres, including pops, opera, ballet, baroque, educational concerts and masterworks. While in "The President's Own" Marine Band, he performed "Taps" at the nationally broadcast PBS National Memorial Day Concert and performed frequently at the White House and state functions.
An avid chamber musician, David performs with his wife Mary Elizabeth Bowden in the Dash Duo and Watson Brass, the faculty brass quintet at UNCSA. While in the Naples Philharmonic, he performed several annual recitals with the Naples Philharmonic Brass Quintet. He was a member of the Bay Street Brassworks and the Echelon Brass Quintet and has performed with the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival.
His recordings with the Santa Fe Opera include Cold Mountain and The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, which won a Grammy for best opera recording. Additional recordings include American Anthems with the Gramercy Brass Band (Koch International), albums with the Manhattan School of Music Opera Theater (Albany Records), Carmen Symphony and Other Classics (Naxos Records) and Symphonic Dances with "The President's Own" Marine Band.
David received his Bachelor of Music from Rice University and his Master of Music from the Manhattan School of Music. He attended the Orchestra Institute in Attergau, Austria and the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. His teachers include Armando Ghitalla, Robert Sullivan, Mark Niehaus, Tim White, Jim Hamlin, René Shapiro, Andy Balio and John Morrison.
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PDSA, or Plan-Do-Study-Act, is an iterative, four-stage problem-solving model used for improving a process or carrying out change.
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If you’ve ever had a question or comment about the station’s programming, or were looking for a story from WBHM or NPR, chances are you’ve spoken with WBHM’s Program Director Michael Krall. His job includes overseeing the station's on-air staff and curating the program schedule.
You can hear Michael hosting Morning Edition or All Things Considered from time to time, and listen out for his interviews with artists and other interesting people who make their way through Birmingham.
Originally from Chappaqua, N.Y., Michael came to WBHM in September of 1998 from WCBU in Peoria, Illinois. A graduate of the University of Maine, he’s spent his entire career in public radio working in WKNO in Memphis and WSCL in Salisbury, Maryland, as well as Maine Public Radio.
In his free time, Michael enjoys hiking, attending concerts, and playing Scrabble.
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In this episode, we're talking about one of the uncomfortable realities of playing in an orchestra: the need to defend your art form. Using the current issues happening in the San Antonio Symphony, as well as other orchestra that have experienced hard times in the past, I'll share my thoughts on how we can think about combating misinformation in our community, our managements, and more.
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In this episode, Kathleen Costello and I discuss the stories we tell about symphonic music. Specifically, we'll cover these 4 questions: "Why does creating or experiencing classical music matter?", "What is unique about symphonic music?", "How does the experience between live and recorded music differ?", and "What is the role of an orchestra in its community?"
I hope this episode is thought provoking and helps you gain language to use in sharing about our important art form!
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Samuel Rothstein was appointed as the Assistant Principal and Bass Clarinetist of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra beginning at the start of the 2015-16 season. He received his bachelor’s degree in music performance from Northwestern University where he studied with J. Lawrie Bloom and Steve Cohen. Prior to joining the ISO, Mr. Rothstein was a member of the Richmond Symphony in Richmond, Virginia, and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. He has performed with the Chicago, Milwaukee, Virginia, New World, and Illinois Symphony Orchestras as well as the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. Additionally, he was the clarinet player for the 25th anniversary national touring company of Les Miserables and has also performed in the orchestra of other various productions for Broadway Chicago. Summer festival appearances include the National Repertory Orchestra, Spoleto Festival USA, and the Tanglewood Music Center. After two summers as a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center, Samuel was invited to return for a third summer as a member of the New Fromm Players, focusing on the study and performance of contemporary music.
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Originally from Brazil, Dr. Nairam Simoes enjoys a multifaceted international career as a performer, music educator, and clinician with a wealth of knowledge particularly in chamber and Brazilian music. He is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Arkansas State University, Department of Music. Prior to his appointment at A-State, he served as trumpet faculty at Lamar University and Texas A&M-Kingsville. In addition to his teaching duties, he serves as the editor of the Orchestra Section Profile column for the International Trumpet Guild Journal, editorial council for the Brazilian Brass Music and Brazilian Trombone Association. Dr. Simoes is on the board of directors of the Brazilian Trumpet Guild, an ITG affiliate chapter.
As an active performer, he has played with the Symphony of Southeast Texas, Dayton Philharmonic, Lexington Philharmonic, Springfield Symphony, Kentucky Symphony among others. He has been a featured soloist with the Lamar University Symphonic Band, the Joao Pessoa City Band, and in multiple occasions with the Symphony of Paraiba and Youth Symphony of Paraiba.
Dr. Simoes has presented masterclasses all across the United States and in South America including the University of North Texas, Colorado State University, Utah University, Texas A&M Commerce, Stephen F. Austin State University, University of New Mexico, Harding University, University of Campinas in São Paulo (Brazil), University of Southern Mississippi and many others. He was a featured artist for the 2022 and 2021 International Trumpet Guild Conferences, faculty for the 2019 Brazilian Trumpet Conference, 35th Winter International Music Festival of Santa Maria, the 2021 and 2016 Campina Grande International Music Festivals in Paraíba (Brazil), and presented a recital with ConcerTrio (chamber music) at the 2021 International Horn Symposium. He has also adjudicated for the National Trumpet Competition, TMEA and KMEA.
Through his career, he has commissioned and premiered several new works for trumpet. In the summer of 2021, he plans on recording an album that will be showcasing works for an unusual chamber music formation: trumpet, French horn and piano. This album will feature brand new commissions from acclaimed Brazilian composers and will be released by Fundamental Sounds. He has also commissioned pieces by many American composers, such as Eric Ewazen.
Dr. Simoes holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, a Master of Music degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Memphis. His primary teachers included Alan Siebert, Phil Collins, Eric Berlin, David Spencer, Kyle Millsap, Scott Moore, Marie Speziale, Jim Pandolfi, and Charles Schlueter.
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Jennifer Oliverio joined the faculty at Oakland University as the Assistant Professor of Trumpet in the Fall of 2020 where she teaches the trumpet studio and coordinates the brass ensembles. She is principal cornet of the Fountain City Brass Band, flugelhorn player in the Athena Brass Band, and gives regular masterclasses and clinics across the United States on the topic of British Brass Band cornet playing for the American trumpet player. Jen is currently working on a commission and recording project of new works composed for solo cornet/flugelhorn and piano that will be released in the Fall of 2021. She recently presented a warm up session for the International Trumpet Guild 2021 conference and acted as a teaching artist for the ITG youth trumpet competitions. Jen is on the board of directors for the Fountain City Brass Band, the Athena Brass Band, and is on the Visionary Panel for the National Youth Brass Band of America.
As an orchestral musician, Jen has performed as an extra with the Kansas City Symphony and the Alabama Symphony. She also performed as the second trumpet player with the Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra. As a chamber musician, Jen is a founding member of the Trilogy Brass Trio based out of Kansas City and has performed with Trilogy at the International Women’s Brass Conference.
As a teacher, Jen has had students accepted as semi-finalists in the National Trumpet Competition, semi-finalists for the International Trumpet Guild solo competitions, and as winners in the North American Brass Band Championships solo and ensemble competitions. Recently, her students also successfully won section captions in the Kapitol Cory Virtual Brass Band Competition for best cornet section.
Jen is proud mother to son Ben and wife to husband Patrick.
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This episode has a detailed discussion of common mistakes players make when sending in audition tapes. Hopefully it is helpful to you in making higher quality tapes for your next audition!
Staff Sergeant Ryan Brewer is a native of North Richland Hills, Texas and has been a member of The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” in Washington, D.C. since October 2020 where he performs with the Ceremonial Band. From 2016 to 2020, Ryan served with The United States Army Field Band as co-principal trumpet and commercial/lead trumpet player of the Concert Band and Chamber Brass quintet. In 2019 and 2020, Staff Sgt. Brewer was featured on multiple tours with The U.S. Army Field Band. He is also a founding member of the U.S. Army Trumpet Ensemble, the Army’s first musical recruitment group that includes representatives of both premier and regional bands. Before joining the Army, Ryan was an orchestral fellow at National Repertory Orchestra.
Ryan received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Texas and a Master of Music degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX where he served as the graduate trumpet assistant. Ryan’s principal teachers were Keith Johnson and Gary Wurtz with supplemental instruction by Chris Gekker, Mark Hughes, John Holt, and Adam Gordon.
Kevin Paul, trumpet, currently serves in The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” previously served in the U.S. Army Field Band, and has auditioned for every military band in Washington D.C. In addition to his rich and exciting performance career in the U.S. Army Band, he runs militarytrumpetjobs.com and tours and performs with the Army Music Trumpet Ensemble. Kevin is a wealth of knowledge on all things military music and I am so glad he took the time to answer these questions. There are so many fantastic career opportunities for musicians in the U.S. military bands and I hope this interview can shed some more light on the subject for anyone interested in pursuing these jobs. Please enjoy and feel free to leave questions or comments for Kevin below or in the official Audition Playbook discussion group.
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Dr. Scott Belck currently serves as the Director of Jazz Studies and Professor of Music at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) where he directs the CCM Jazz Orchestra and teaches applied Jazz Trumpet.
He is a founding member of critically acclaimed Tromba Mundi contemporary trumpet ensemble and has toured as a member of Grammy Award winning funk legend Bootsy Collins’ Funk Unity Band as lead trumpet. He has served as trumpet and cornet soloist with the Air Force Band of Flight in Dayton, Ohio where he also held the post of musical director for the Air Force Night Flight Jazz Ensemble. He is the Founding the Artistic Director Emeritus of the Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra.
His playing credits include recordings lead trumpet/guest soloist with the Cincinnati Pops featuring the Manhattan Transfer and John Pizzarelli, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the Van Dells, and jazz soloist with the University of North Texas One O’clock Lab Band with whom he recorded four CDs as jazz soloist and section trumpet.
He has performed as principal/lead trumpet with the St. Louis Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra of the Dominican Republic, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Lexington Philharmonic, the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and as section trumpet with the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra and the Duluth Festival Opera.
He has performed as lead trumpet for shows/concerts of Christian McBride, Jimmy Heath, Aretha Franklin, Gerald Wilson, the Detroit Jazz Festival Orchestra, Linda Ronstadt, John Lithgow, Donna Summer, Maureen McGovern, Michael Feinstein, Lalo Rodriguez, Sandy Patti, Tito Puente Jr., Tommy Tune, Manhattan Transfer, Lou Rawls, Patti Austen, The Coasters, Yes, Ben Vereen, Doc Severinsen, the Temptations, Olivia Newton-John, Neil Sedaka, the Blue Wisp Big Band, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, the Dayton Jazz Orchestra, the Ink Spots, the Four Freshmen, The Frankie Avalon, Fabian, Bobby Riddell, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Frankie Valli, The Maritime Jazz Orchestra of Canada as well as touring Broadway shows and regional and national recording sessions.
He has performed as a leader, musical director, or sideman with many top jazz players on the scene today including: Fred Hersch, Rich Perry, Adam Nussbaum, Lew Soloff, Randy Brecker, Slide Hampton, Jim McNeely, Claudio Roditi, John Riley, Rick Margitza, Bob Belden, Jimmy Heath, Bobby Watson, Tom Harrell, Tim Hagans, Regina Carter, Wes Anderson, John Hollenbeck, Steve Turre, Conrad Herwig, Gordon Brisker, Hank Marr, Marvin Stamm, Gerry Mulligan, Kenny Garrett, John Fedchock, Phil Woods, Ed Soph, John LaBarbera and Diane Schuur.
He has also served as the Artistic Director of the Dayton Jazz Orchestra, the Jazz Central Big Band, and the Miami Valley Jazz Camp in Ohio. He is the author of the text “Modern Flexibilities for Brass”, published by Meredith Music and distributed by Hal Leonard. In his spare time, he is the CEO and founder of Lip Slur World Headquarters.
Belck’s new book “Progressive Lip Flexibilities for Brass” is quickly becoming one of the most popular sarcastic lip slur books in the lower South-Central Ohio River valley region. Scott Belck is a Powell Signature Trumpet Artist.
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In this episode, I'm opening up about my struggles with social media and answering some Instragram questions. I'm thankful for all of you!
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Trombonist Jeremy Wilson is acclaimed for the versatility and lyricism of his playing as well as his insight and commitment as a teacher. Currently Associate Professor of Trombone at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music, Wilson is something of a legend in trombone circles. On his first-ever audition attempt at the age of 25, he won a prestigious position with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and its sister organization, the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera. Just out of college, he honed his performance skills in Vienna as a member of one of the most renowned musical organizations in the world before returning to his home state to start a new chapter as an educator, soloist, and chamber musician.
He developed the BODY MIND SPIRIT Method over the course of several years as a response to the patterns of learning, music-making, practice, and behavior he observed in his work as an educator, both at Vanderbilt and across the globe. His YouTube videos on the subject have been viewed by thousands, and have helped musicians both young and old rediscover a passion for the music-making process, access their years of practice when in high-pressure performance situations, and perform works with stylistic integrity and expression.
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In this episode, I've selected some clips from an episode of "Dave Tate's Table Talk" to share with you all, and to discuss how his understanding of how to develop skill can be applied to musicians.
Dave 'Under The Bar' has been involved in Strength & Conditioning for over three decades. He has logged more than 40,000 hours of training and consulting with professional, elite, gen pop and novice athletes, trainers and coaches. He has spoken at over 100 events and authored 20 books, as well as, writing over 2000 articles for magazines and prominent websites. Dave competed in Powerlifting between 1983-2004 obtaining elite rankings in multiple weight classes. Dave is married to elitefts co-founder Traci Arnold-Tate where they resided in London, Ohio with their two sons. Personal Credo: Live, Learn, Pass on™.
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In this episode, Kathleen and I will break down the programs we used to learn a program including Stravinsky's "Octet", "Soldiers Tale", and Revueltas' "Ocho por Radio". We talk about why we made the programs, how they were constructed, what challenges we faced, what worked well, the result of the programs in rehearsal and concerts, what we would change, and a lot more in between.
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Susanna Klein is assistant professor of violin and coordinator of strings at her alma mater, Virginia Commonwealth University. Originally from Stuttgart, Germany, she has enjoyed a varied career as a violinist, educator and innovator on the East Coast. She has performed in orchestra and chamber music settings in Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy and Israel as well as throughout the United States. Currently she serves as violinist with both Trio 826, based in Iowa, and the trailblazer group Atlantic Chamber Ensemble (ACE) in Richmond. ACE has garnered national attention through its novel connections to audiences, recently detailed in Chamber Music Magazine.
As an orchestral musician, Ms. Klein served as principal second violin of the Richmond Symphony for five years. Other orchestral appointments have been with the Colorado Symphony, Memphis Symphony, Vermont Symphony (as acting concertmaster) and Rhode Island Philharmonic. Klein has played under the baton of notable conductors such as Marin Alsop, Sejii Ozawa, Yoel Levi, and Lorin Maazel. She participated in the music festivals at Tanglewood, Spoleto Italy, Shira, Kneisel Hall, and Nova Scotia Festival. She performs regularly at Wintergreen Performing Arts Festival, Cedar Valley Chamber Music Festival, and Loon Lake Live. She plays in the Richmond Symphony whenever her schedule allows.
Recording credits include One Ring Zero, Modern Groove Syndicate, Trio 826, Richmond Symphony, Virginia Symphony, and the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble. Ms Klein has written articles on practicing for ASTA Magazine, the Instrumentalist Magazine and Violinist.com.
A passionate educator, Prof. Klein was named 2018 Teacher of the Year by the Virginia ASTA chapter. In addition to her work at VCU, she has served on the violin faculty at the Governor’s School of Virginia Summer program, the Richmond Symphony Camp, and the Boston Youth Symphony. In 2010 she founded The Orchestra Project, a VCU/Richmond Symphony camp for talented string players, held every June on the campus of VCU.
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In this episode, I'm borrowing a few clips from an interview Tim Ferriss did with powerlifting champion, business owner, and coach Stefi Cohen to make some connections between the world of powerlifting and music.
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Amy McCabe, a resident of Washington D.C., has performed on her trumpet in a variety of genres across the globe. Amy is currently a trumpeter/cornetist in a premier military band which performs regularly at the White House and on national concert tours. She was recently a featured solo recitalist at the International Trumpet Guild conference, the International Women's Brass Conference, a chamber recitalist at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic and was a featured soloist with the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain. In addition, Amy has also performed with the New York Philharmonic, the National Symphony, Brass Band of Battle Creek, the Monarch Brass and was a featured soloist of the first National touring cast of the Tony and Emmy-award winning show, Blast! Amy has been a member of the Chicago Civic Orchestra, a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Festival, Spoleto Music Festival, Pine Mountain Music Festival, Artosphere Festival and was a member of the Walt Disney World Collegiate All-Star Big Band. She holds a degree in elementary education from Illinois Wesleyan University studying with Steve Eggleston and Judith Saxton, and a Master's degree in trumpet performance from Northwestern University, studying with Barbara Butler and Charles Geyer.
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Andrew Hitz has appeared as a soloist, clinician and speaker in over 40 states and 30 countries including Japan, Brazil, Russia and Singapore. He is probably best known for the 14 years he spent touring the world as the tuba player and co-owner of Boston Brass. Andrew has also performed with the National Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Utah Symphony, Kennedy Center Honors Orchestra, U.S. Army Field Band, U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West, Imani Winds, T’Ang Quartet, Dallas Brass, Alarm Will Sound, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Lin Manuel Miranda, Renée Fleming, Trey Anastasio, Steve Gadd, Medeski, Martin & Wood and as a soloist with the U.S. Army Blues and the Marine Band of Mexico.
As an Educational Ambassador for Jupiter Band Instruments, Andrew appears all over the world as both a teacher and performer. He has presented at over 20 state music educator conferences and taught master classes at some of the finest music schools in the world including Juilliard, the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and Yong Siew Toh Conservatory in Singapore. Andrew has also spoken about the music business and entrepreneurship at many colleges and universities including Northwestern University, Carnegie Mellon and the University of South Carolina, where he appeared as a thought leader specializing in marketing and social media at David Cutler's The Savvy Musician In Action Retreat.
Andrew hosts two podcasts through his latest venture, Pedal Note Media, a digital media company founded with former Boston Brass colleague Lance LaDuke. Pedal Note Media provides products and programs to educate, entertain and inspire music teachers, players and fans. "The Brass Junkies" is a podcast interviewing the best brass players in the world on everything from the serious to the ridiculous, just like the music business. Previous guests have included Joe Alessi, Carol Jantsch and Marty Hackleman. The other is "The Entrepreneurial Musician" which features interviews with some of the most successful people in the music business. Previous guests on TEM have included David Cutler of The Savvy Musician, Ranaan Meyer of Time for Three and Noa Kageyama of The Bulletproof Musician.
Andrew is also the author of "A Band Director's Guide To Everything Tuba: A Collection of Interviews with the Experts" which features interviews with Sam Pilafian, Pat Sheridan, Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser and others. The second volume, "A Band Director's Guide to Everything Trombone: A Collection of Interviews with the Experts", features interviews with Joe Alessi, Harry Watters, Ralph Sauer and others and is available now.
Andrew is proud to serve on the Board of Directors for the Mockingbird Foundation, a non-profit organization which has awarded over $1.8 million in grants to help bring music education to underserved populations.
Andrew is a graduate of Northwestern University. He studied with Rex Martin and was the Graduate Teaching Assistant for Sam Pilafian at Arizona State University.
Andrew lives in the Washington, DC area with his son Nicholas, his dog Izabella, and his wife Tiffany, who he thinks is the best band director in the country. He is an avid sports fan, loves history, and has seen the band Phish in concert 201 times
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Nathan Hudson is a composer and educator currently living in Atlanta. His music has been called “…simple, yet cinematic” (Sybaritic Singer) and “Tonal-lyrical-primal-old/new-synthetic and partakes of a rhapsodical quality in new ways…” (Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review). As a curator, Nathan has collaborated with author Ben Loory, the saxophone quartet ~Nois and has also curated at MISE-EN_PLACE Bushwick to present cross-disciplinary concerts of new music. The recipient of several awards, prizes and residencies, he has had works performed at colleges across the country and at festivals such as the: Aspen Music Festival and School, Avaloch Music Institute, Sewanee Summer Music Festival, Orford Music Festival, Carlsbad Music Festival, Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival, Lancaster New Sounds, National Trumpet Competition, International Trumpet Guild Conference, International Clarinet Association National Conference, and the International Double Reed Society Conference, among others.
Ensembles Nathan has worked with include ~Nois, F-Plus, Unheard-Of//Ensemble, Duo Cylindre, The Astralis Chamber Ensemble, The Zafa Collective, The Cavell Trio, Harmonie del Sur, Ritual Action and The Off-Broadway Trio. His music has been recorded by Unheard-Of//Ensemble and Duo Cylindre.
Nathan is a co-founder, along with Ginevra Petrucci, and serves as the executive director for the Flauto d’Amore Project. The Flauto d’Amore Project is a long-term, large scale commissioning project involving the creation of a new repertoire for the flauto d'amore, an instrument that, in its modern form, is completely unknown.
Nathan is the founder and director of the Forage & Flourish Contemporary Music Festival in Alpharetta, GA. Forage & Flourish is a week of concerts and student workshops focused on music written by living composers, and performed by internationally acclaimed faculty
In 2020 Nathan began the Next Generation Trumpet Competition. NGTC is a new music contest for trumpet featuring new works by established composers.
He holds a BM in Trumpet Performance from the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University, and MA in Composition from Stony Brook University and a PhD from Stony Brook University. His current and past teachers include Daniel Weymouth, Perry Goldstein, Matthew Barnson and Fred Cohen.
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Daniel Egan is an orchestral musician, teacher, and clinician currently residing in Houston, Texas. Professionally, he has performed with numerous orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, National Symphony, Houston Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Alabama Symphony amongst many others. In the opera pit he is a regular substitute with the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra. In the summer of 2021 Mr. Egan will return to the Verbier Festival for a third summer. Previous engagements have featured performances with such luminaries as Sir Simon Rattle, Valery Gergiev, Manfred Honeck, and Fabio Luisi. He received his graduate degree in trumpet performance at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, studying with Professors Barbara Butler and Charles Geyer. He received his undergraduate degree at Indiana University as a student of John Rommel. He is a founding member of Loop38, a Houston-based new music collective programming exciting concerts with the works of living composers. A passionate teacher, Mr. Egan has coached the Houston Youth Symphony since 2017 and performs clinics and masterclasses all over Houston. He maintains an active studio in the greater Houston area and in his spare time enjoys playing jazz, reading, and exercising. He can be reached for inquiry via his email: egan.daniel1111@gmail.com.
Dan is a great guy and a great player.
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Tommy Dobbs
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Dr. Tommy Dobbs is the Instructor of Music - Percussion at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, Treasurer for the Arkansas Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society (PAS), and a member of the PAS University Pedagogy Committee. He received his Doctor of Music and Master’s of Music degrees in Percussion Performance from the Florida State University, and his Bachelor’s degree in Percussion Performance from the University of North Florida.
An active performer and educator, Tommy has performed recitals and given master classes at universities and secondary schools throughout the United States and abroad. Tommy is currently the Principal Percussionist for the Fort Smith Symphony; a member of Duo Breedlove, an Arkansas based saxophone and percussion duo; and a member of Wind and Wood, an Arkansas based clarinet and percussion duo. During the 2019/2020 season, he looks forward to Presenting a clinic entitled "Accessory After The Fact: How To Prevent Criminal Sounds Within Your Percussion Section" at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago as well as several College Music Society and NACWPI Conference Performance and, by the summer 2020, the release of a solo album of all commissioned works and a duo album with Dr. Andrew DeBoer (Clarinet). All recordings will be engineered by Garnet House Productions and released on their label.
He has performed and presented at conferences such as The College Music Society (International, National, and Regional), the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors Conferences (International and National), the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Various Day of Percussion Conferences, The World Saxophone Congress in Croatia, the International Navy Saxophone Symposium, Various College Band Directors National Association Regional Conferences, and various American Bandmasters Association Regional and National Conferences. Currently, he is a member of the College Music Society (CMS), the Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association (ASBOA), NACWPI, and the Percussive Arts Society (PAS).
Previous appointment include: serving as Acting Principal Percussionist for the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra (Florida) and Principal Timpanist for Sinfonia Gulf Coast (Florida) in 2013/2014 as well as section percussion/assistant timpani for the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Georgia Coastal Symphony, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Tallahassee Ballet, and Sinfonia Gulf Coast.
An active champion of new music, he has premiered and/or commissioned works by Per Andreasson, Adam Silverman, John Psathas, Ivan Trevino, Marc Mellits, Nathan Daughtrey, Brett Dietz, Luis Rivera, Benjamin Fraley, Jamie Whitmarsh, Frank Pesci, William Funk, and Michael Taylor.
As a professor, Tommy’s students have been accepted to reputable music programs across the United States, including Florida State University, The Eastman School of Music, the University of North Texas, University of Texas in Austin, University of South Carolina, and the University of North Florida. His students have also held positions in various All-County, All-Region, and All-State Bands as well as attended festivals such as the Eastern Music Festival, the Leigh Howard Stevens Marimba Seminar, and the Bob Becker Xylophone Soloist Seminar. Recent student successes include Justin Ball, UAFS Senior Percussionist, placing 1st in the Great Plains International Marimba Competition and Christopher Ha, UAFS Alumni (15') appointed as the Assistant Director of Bands at Kimmons Junior High in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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Dr. Brianne Borden is newly appointed Visiting Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and member of the Potsdam Brass Quintet. Brianne is an active clinician and soloist, having presented recitals and masterclasses at numerous universities and conferences around the country. These include Colburn Conservatory, Ithaca College, University of North Carolina Greensboro, University of Northern Arizona, the Hawaii Youth Symphony, the International Trumpet Guild Conference and the International Women’s Brass Conference, among more. Brianne has competed in the National Trumpet Competition as both a soloist and an ensemble member, as well as having coached students successfully into the semi-final rounds of the competition. Brianne completed her doctoral studies in Trumpet Performance at Arizona State University, where, alongside her playing and appointment as Teaching Assistant, she researched heavily in the field of wellness for musicians and served as instructor for a weekly class titled Movement for Musicians.
Brianne is enthusiastic about performance as a tool for educational outreach and leadership. Evidence of this is shown in her participation as a founding member and current Personnel Director of the Phoenix Brass Collective and involvement in outreach programs such as the Aspen Music Festival and School with the Backcountry Brass Quintet. She has published multiple articles and developed workshops on ways to incorporate wellness into a musician’s lifestyle in order to counteract repetitive motion injuries, battle performance anxiety, and maintain a sustainable music career.
Brianne received her Master's Degree in Trumpet Performance from the University of Colorado - Boulder where she taught as Teaching Assistant as well as performed with the Graduate Brass Quintet. She is also a proud alumna of SUNY Potsdam where she received a Bachelor's Degree in Trumpet Performance and her love of brass chamber music was established in the Frackenpohl Honors Brass Quintet. Her principal trumpet teachers include David Hickman, Dr. John Ellis, Terry Sawchuk, Justin Bartels, and Herb Smith.
As an ERYT and YACEP certified yoga instructor, Brianne has been teaching yoga for seven years and actively leads teacher trainings in formats ranging from power, to yin, to yoga sculpt. She has held the position as Programming Manager through CorePower Yoga, where she also led trainings and taught weekly classes.
Brianne is proud to be an S.E. Shires artist.
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Marques Young - Q Sound
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Since wrapping up his 7-year career with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra in late 2015, the former Principal Trombone is now ready to take the music world by storm. With his rich experience in composing and performing music from his favourite genres jazz, R&B, hip hop and electro to soul, funk and classical music, audiences can expect nothing less than raw talent, skill and a continuous evolution from Q Sound.
Since moving to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2009 from New York, Q Sound or better known as Marques Young has made profound contributions to the development of the growing jazz culture in Southeast Asia. Through his bands 'Q Sound Band' and the 'Bassment Syndicate', he has led numerous performances at jazz venues throughout the region, including sold-out performances at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas as part of DFP’s Happy Hour Series. He’s also initiated several educational projects where he has had the opportunity to mentor outstanding young jazz musicians. Among these projects, the Jazz Camp at DFP, mentored by Marques and a number of young jazz stars from New York City, resulted in his appointment as artistic director of the Encounter Jazz Program.
Marques began his musical studies at age twelve with the euphonium under the direction of Gordon Manley. At sixteen, he was also playing trombone, and in 2001 was accepted into Arkansas Tech University School of Music, studying under Dr. Will Kimball. During his undergraduate studies, he received numerous awards and honors, including an invitation to the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Solo Competition, where he was awarded first runner-up.
In 2003, Marques began his studies at The Juilliard School under Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic. During his orchestral training at Juilliard, Marques found continued success in solo competitions. In 2005, he won the Frank Smith International Trombone Solo competition, and in 2006 won both The Eastern Trombone Solo Competition and The International Trombone Association’s Van Haney Orchestral Solo Competition. He was also a member of the award winning Trombone Ensemble “Dease Bones” and The Lionshead Brass Quintet. During his time in New York, Marques was invited to perform with the American Brass Quintet, Buffalo Philharmonic and New York Philharmonic.
In 2008, Marques was accepted into the Jazz Studies Program and received private instruction under jazz greats Wycliffe Gordon, Steve Turre, Ron Blake, and Carl Allen. He has also had the honor and privilege of performing and sharing the stage with a wide range of jazz legends, including Benny Golson, Paquito D'Rivera, Wynton Marsalis, Randy Brecker, Terri Lyne Carrington, Adam Rogers, Gil Goldstein, Helen Sung, Paulette McWilliams, Eddie Henderson, James Morrison, Marvin Stamm, Wycliffe Gordon, Benny Green, Buster Williams, Chris Botti, Victor Lewis, Clifford Adams, Christian Jacob, Gerald Wilson, Sheila Majid, Victor Goines, Maria Schneider, Valery Ponomarev and Lew Soloff. He has also performed with Lalah Hathaway, The Clark Sisters, Cheryl “Pepsi” Riley, Kim Davis, and Milo Z. Marques was a member of the West Village All-Star band “The Union,” led by Elan Lanier.
Currently based in both Malaysia and New York, Q Sound when not performing classic symphonic repertoire with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra can be found on stages with the Patrick Terbrack Quintet, Eleven Fela Orchestra, Najwa Mahiaddin, The Juny Brothers as well as Bassment Syndicate or in festivals in the region and beyond as a Thein performing artist.
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May workshop
In this episode, we'll cover the history of how the GOLD Method was developed, what's going to happen during my workshop in May, and who the workshop is for!
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Chicago based trumpeter and composer Josh Rzepka has been featured on NPR, PBS, and has been heard on jazz radio across the country and world. His album Into the Night reached the #9 position on the JazzWeek radio chart and the #5 position on the CMJ Jazz chart. He has been heralded not only for his jazz playing and composing, but also for his classical performances.
In 2019 Josh released his first book with co-author Roger Ingram, titled The Versatile Trumpeter: Duets Vol. 1, a collection of 16 original duets with supporting text and a play along recording. This groundbreaking book has received rave reviews from professionals and students all over the world.
Originally from Akron, OH, Josh has released four albums. His jazz albums include, Trumpet Genesis (2013), Into the Night (2011), and his debut album Midwest Coast (2009). His debut classical album was Josh Rzepka: Baroque Music for Trumpet (2010).
An active educator, Josh teaches trumpet in the Chicago metro area as well as lessons nationally and internationally to students of all ages over Skype. Josh’s methodology involves utilizing a students strengths to tackle the areas of playing that are deficient – always building from what the student already has success with. This allows the student to use already established habits to establish new positive habits while unlearning old undesirable habits.
He previously was the Jazz trumpet instructor at Chicago’s Merit School of Music. He has presented masterclasses and clinics at the high school and college level, and has been a written contributor to The Instrumentalist magazine.
Josh earned his BM from the Oberlin Conservatory with a double major in classical and jazz trumpet performance. He earned his MM in performance from Boston University’s College of Fine Arts.
Since the fall of 2015 Josh has toured nationally with classic rock sensation Under the Streetlamp performing to sold out crowds across the country. Josh has performed at famed venues including Cleveland’s Severance Hall, Boston’s Symphony Hall, Strathmore Hall, Cleveland’s NightTown, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Knitting Factory, as well as the Green Mill, Andy’s Jazz Club, and the Jazz Showcase in Chicago.
Josh has appeared on stage with the Detroit Symphony and Oklahoma City Philharmonic. As a soloist Josh has presented recitals and concerts ranging from the baroque, to modern, to original jazz.
Additional appearances include performing with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra led by internationally renowned trumpeter Sean Jones, the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, as well as many other ensembles and groups. He also has recorded with the likes of Detroit and Motown legend Marcus Belgrave, trombone extraordinaire Andy Hunter, and does session work writing charts and recording for indie, rock, and blues artists.
In 2011 Josh was recognized by the Akron Area Arts Alliance with their 2011 Arts Alive! Rising Young Star award. This biennial award was a big honor for Josh and he was thrilled to receive this great honor from his hometown of Akron.
Josh is a Denis Wick Artist.
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Grammy award winning Principal Trumpet of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Karin Bliznik has been performing professionally since the age of 23 with both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in music from Boston University and Northwestern University respectively. Karin has performed with a wide range of artists covering many genres such as pop artists Stevie Wonder, Kayne West, and the Temptations to world class orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and London Philharmonic. She has recently been invited and inducted into the newest class of voting members of the Recording Academy.
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Trumpet Artist Buddy Deshler is an ambassador for the transformative powers of the arts, champion of living composers, and agent for change in the instrumental music field. His bourgeoning career has taken him around the country, as well as internationally, and has allowed him to share the stage with ensembles such as the King’s Brass, The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass, Foden's Band, his own Vice City Brass, The Phoenix Brass Collective, and as of 2017, the illustrious Dallas Brass.
In addition, Buddy has performed with the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, York Symphony, Williamsburg Symphony, Delaware Symphony, Washington Chamber Orchestra, Concert Artists of Baltimore, American Festival Pops Orchestra, and more. His international performances have taken him to Le Domaine Forget in Quebec, the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada, and Santiago de Cuba.
As a performing artist for XO Brass, Denis Wick, Smith-Watkins cornets, and Hercules stands, Mr. Deshler tours nationally, conducting lectures and clinics everywhere from middle school through college students. His educational programs and masterclasses focus on sound pedagogical approaches to practice and the business acumen necessary for a modern career in music. His clinic, “The Entrepreneurial Student”, instills the idea that one can develop and execute the skills necessary to jump start a career in music while still being a "student" and has been presented at numerous colleges throughout the United States.
As an educator, Mr. Deshler serves as CEO, Artistic Director and Co-Founder of the Brass Institutes of Virginia LLC which encompasses the The Fredericksburg Brass Institute and Tidewater Brass Institute, two weeklong summer music festivals offering a rich immersion in master classes and seminars, large and small ensembles, instrument exhibits, participant recitals, and free concerts featuring renowned guest artists. Deshler is also an active member of the International Trumpet Guild by occupying the role of Youth Day Coordinator as well as being a frequent session host of Trumpet Ensemble Reading Sessions and Chamber Music seminars.
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ChopSaver inventor, Dan Gosling, has worked as a professional trumpet player for more than 30 years. He earned degrees in trumpet performance from the University of Illinois and Northwestern University and has performed in every genre available to a modern-day player. Dan has served as principal trumpet of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and has done extensive work with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and the Louisville Orchestra.
After creating the ChopSaver formula, he formed Good for the Goose Products, LLC to market and distribute the product. Dan continues to perform on a freelance basis while serving as “The ChopSaver Guy” and President of the company.
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JoAnn is the Associate Principal/2nd Trumpet of the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. She is also a member of the trumpet section of the Reading Symphony in Reading, PA. Other performance experiences include the Baltimore Symphony in Maryland, New Jersey Symphony, State of Mexico Symphony in Toluca, Mexico, Taoramina Arte in Sicily, Adele, Josh Groban, and the Spoleto Festival. Prior to coming to Hawaii, JoAnn held a position with the Charleston Symphony in South Carolina. She received her Bachelor of Music from Boston University and a Master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music.
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Brandon Jochum is the owner/operator of Epiphany Home Recording Studio. He also masters this podcast, which is why you might recognize his name! We talk about his creative vision for his studio, why he started it, and the struggles of creating things for the world to see.
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Stuart Stephenson joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as Principal Trumpet at the beginning of the 2013-14 season. He has also been a guest musician with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, and the Kansas City Symphony.
Stuart is on faculty at the Aspen Music Festival and School and has performed at the Sun Valley Summer Symphony, Grand Teton Music Festival, and Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego. He is also on faculty at Emory University and Georgia State University in addition to maintaining a private teaching studio.
Stuart holds a bachelor’s degree from The Juilliard School and a master’s degree from Northwestern University. Stephenson’s notable teachers include Barbara Butler, Charlie Geyer, Chris Martin, Tom Rolfs, Tom Cupples, Adel Sanchez, Raymond Mase, and Mark Gould.
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Michael Anderson has been Professor of Trumpet at the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University since 2004. He is a member of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, The Norman Philharmonic, The OCU Faculty Brass Quintet and the Lyric Theater Orchestra. He is he proprietor of Performing Arts Photography. He is an active freelance trumpeter, and has played for countless national tours; recording sessions; and jazz, orchestra and chamber music events.
Anderson is a member of the International Trumpet Guild Board of Directors, Executive Director of the Guild’s web site since its inception, and head photographer at the annual ITG Conferences. He has presented and performed at several ITG Conferences.
Anderson founded and administrates the Trumpet Players’ International Network (TPIN), the oldest and most active Internet discussion list dedicated to the trumpet.
His degrees are from Illinois State University (BM - 1981), and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (MM - 1983). Primary teachers have been Dennis Schneider, Herbert Koerselman, and Arnold Jacobs.
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Deanna Sirkot is the Executive Director for the Greater Birmingham Arts Education Collab
The Greater Birmingham Arts Education Collaborative is a part of the Artistic Literacy Consortium, a statewide partnership funded by Alabama State Council on the Arts, the Alabama State Department of Education and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by the Alabama Arts Alliance and the Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts. The Arts Collab's mission is to empower our community to increase student access to quality arts education as part of the Artistic Literacy Consortium. The Arts Collab provides arts education programs to schools, convenes Birmingham’s Arts Education Network, and provides professional development to teachers and arts professionals on arts integration. The Arts Collab is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization.
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Jamie Rogan was born in 1971 in Columbus, Georgia to a musically supportive family. Jamie felt a calling to the drums early in his life and knew that he was destined to be a lifelong student and lover of the drums and music in general. Studying piano in elementary school before taking formal drum lessons gave him a musical foundation that he would need to feed and grow the musical hunger in his life.
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Steven Woomert joined the Toronto Symphony Orchestra as Associate Principal Trumpet in 2014. He has appeared as the Acting Principal Trumpet of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra and has performed with the Barbados Classical Pops All Star Orchestra, New World Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.
Born in Toronto, Steven began his musical studies at age five on violin and added trumpet studies at age 11. He completed his Bachelor of Music degree at Northwestern University, where he studied with Barbara Butler, Charles Geyer, and Christopher Martin. While he was at Northwestern, he was a member of the school’s entry that won First Prize in the Ensemble Division at the 2012 National Trumpet Competition. Steven continued his studies at The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory in Toronto where he studied with Andrew McCandless. In 2013, he was the winner of the International Trumpet Guild Orchestral Excerpts Competition. Steven has participated in many summer festivals, including the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, National Academy Orchestra, Banff Festival Orchestra, National Orchestral Institute, National Repertory Orchestra, and Spoleto Festival USA.
Steven and his father Barton have commissioned and recorded a CD of brand new music for two trumpets and piano, entitled Tandem. Besides performing, Steven enjoys joining some of his TSO colleagues on their volleyball team (The Gustav Bahlers).
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In this episode, I'll go over what my experience with healthy and unhealthy habits surrounding exercise, nutrition, life organization, and trumpet practice has looked like.
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Dennis Houghton earned his Bachelor’s degree in music performance at California State University, Long Beach, where he studied horn with Fred Fox. He went on to post-graduate study at HFM Detmold (Germany) with Michael Hoeltzel. Other notable teachers include James Decker and William Scharnberg. He has held the position of Co-Principal horn of the Orquesta Sinfonica del Valle (Cali, Colombia) and is currently 4th horn in the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra. Best known for his handicraft, Mr. Houghton seeks to combine the greatest qualities of artisanal brass craftsmanship with the advantages of new technology. His technical background in brass instrument repair, customization and restoration includes thousands of projects over more than thirty years, as well as consulting work with professional musicians, industry-leading music brands and corporations. Dennis’ outstanding service and reputation have yielded clients from across the United States and abroad. Dennis is an owner of Houghton Horns and serves as Head Craftsman.
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This episode is the second half of my conversation with Chris Smith that was released on December 30th, 2020. We cover a wide range of topics. I hope you enjoy!
Christopher Smith brings nearly 20 years of major orchestral and ensemble experience to the role of Principal Trumpet of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. Prior to joining the SDSO, he was 4th/Utility Trumpet with l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) for 11 years, and served as Acting Associate Principal Trumpet from 2015-18. He has performed with OSM on eight international tours (two as Associate Principal Trumpet), numerous live broadcasts on Mezzo TV and Medici.tv (several as Principal Trumpet), and five recordings, including as lead trumpet on MIKA et l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal.
Prior to joining OSM in 2008, Mr. Smith performed for eight years in “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, one of the world’s finest wind ensembles and America’s oldest continuously active professional musical organization. The Marine Band’s mission is to provide music for the President of the United States and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, performing at The White House for The Presidential Inauguration, events of national importance, holidays and ceremonies. Members of The Marine Band also participate in state funerals and full honors funerals at Arlington National Cemetery, including live trumpet performances of “Taps” on national television, which Mr. Smith provided on numerous occasions. He also performed on five U.S. tours totaling over 40 concerts and, as an E-7 Gunnery Sergeant, supervised and mentored junior Marines. Mr. Smith also led small ensembles and was a co-founder of the Valor Brass quintet, which performed two tours and over 10 recitals, including a standing-room-only recital at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago. As a decorated veteran of the Marine Corps, Mr. Smith is a strong supporter of the United States military and is thrilled to connect as a member of the SDSO with the military community in the greater San Diego area.
In addition to his tenured roles in OSM and The United States Marine Band, Christopher Smith has served as Associate Principal Trumpet in the Seattle Symphony (2011-12 season), Acting Principal Trumpet in the Pacific Northwest Ballet (2017-18) and 2nd Trumpet with the Des Moines Metro Opera (2010-11). He has also performed as Guest Principal Trumpet with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and Grand Rapids Symphony; lead trumpet with the singer MIKA; guest performer with the group Pink Martini. He has taught as an adjunct instructor at McGill University, led over 30 masterclasses throughout North and South America and privately coached both professional and collegiate trumpet players.
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In this episode, Karen Cubides and I dive into what the first year of working together has looked like for me.
Karen Cubides is the passionate and engaging founder and CEO of the Karen Cubides Agency based in Nashville, Tennessee. Her holistic approach to coaching her clients allows her to serve a wide range of well-established musicians and young professionals alike in unique and personal ways. Through her intimate understanding of the relationship between personal growth and professional achievement, Karen builds up the individual, the artist, and the professional within each of her clients as they master goal-setting, lifestyle balance, and the nuances of our evolving industry. Her commitment, care, and creativity have connected her with incredible individuals and organizations across the world.
Karen founded her agency early in her career out of her empathy for the people she worked with and admired. She firmly believes that musicians do not have to choose between promising careers and fulfilling personal lives. Her compassion has driven her time and again to better herself and her agency to bring out the best in each of her clients, both personally and professionally. By understanding and assessing the whole individual and not the performer exclusively, her clients continue to thrive in their creative passions and In their personal relationships. Karen has had the privilege of working with musicians of all backgrounds, from bird land to broadway and from the Philharmonic to the Blair School of Music.
As CEO of KCA and as an avid educator, Karen is a frequent lecturer on arts marketing and branding, appearing at the New England Conservatory, the Colburn School, the Curtis Institute of Music, Vanderbilt University, and Boston Conservatory, among other institutions. One of her greatest passions is serving young professionals as they navigate the tumultuous transition from student musician to professional artist. Karen created the Emerging Artists Program within KCA to meet this end. Her unique program allows these musicians to access mentorship, resources, and a thriving community of like-minded creatives at a fraction of the price. As such, the transition is much more tangible and attainable, and these young professionals can easily tap into the guidance they need.
Karen is also the founder and host of The Musician’s Guide to being Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise. This podcast Interviews cutting edge, deeply personal, and wonderfully insightful professionals In the music world and serves as a platform and resource for musicians of all levels. Featured guests on the podcast include Jennifer Wharton, Christian Griego, Jeremy Wilson, Demondrae Thurman, Roxy Coss, and more.
Karen resides in Nashville, Tennessee with her brilliant, husband Nick Laufer, Killebrew Coffee, and their rescue dogs, Aldo and Reina.
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Christopher Smith brings nearly 20 years of major orchestral and ensemble experience to the role of Principal Trumpet of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. Prior to joining the SDSO, he was 4th/Utility Trumpet with l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) for 11 years, and served as Acting Associate Principal Trumpet from 2015-18. He has performed with OSM on eight international tours (two as Associate Principal Trumpet), numerous live broadcasts on Mezzo TV and Medici.tv (several as Principal Trumpet), and five recordings, including as lead trumpet on MIKA et l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal.
Prior to joining OSM in 2008, Mr. Smith performed for eight years in “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, one of the world’s finest wind ensembles and America’s oldest continuously active professional musical organization. The Marine Band’s mission is to provide music for the President of the United States and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, performing at The White House for The Presidential Inauguration, events of national importance, holidays and ceremonies. Members of The Marine Band also participate in state funerals and full honors funerals at Arlington National Cemetery, including live trumpet performances of “Taps” on national television, which Mr. Smith provided on numerous occasions. He also performed on five U.S. tours totaling over 40 concerts and, as an E-7 Gunnery Sergeant, supervised and mentored junior Marines. Mr. Smith also led small ensembles and was a co-founder of the Valor Brass quintet, which performed two tours and over 10 recitals, including a standing-room-only recital at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago. As a decorated veteran of the Marine Corps, Mr. Smith is a strong supporter of the United States military and is thrilled to connect as a member of the SDSO with the military community in the greater San Diego area.
In addition to his tenured roles in OSM and The United States Marine Band, Christopher Smith has served as Associate Principal Trumpet in the Seattle Symphony (2011-12 season), Acting Principal Trumpet in the Pacific Northwest Ballet (2017-18) and 2nd Trumpet with the Des Moines Metro Opera (2010-11). He has also performed as Guest Principal Trumpet with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and Grand Rapids Symphony; lead trumpet with the singer MIKA; guest performer with the group Pink Martini. He has taught as an adjunct instructor at McGill University, led over 30 masterclasses throughout North and South America and privately coached both professional and collegiate trumpet players.
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Jonathan Kaplan joined the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra as 2nd Trumpet at the beginning of the 2017-2018 season. He has been a guest musician with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Phoenix Symphony, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, and the New World Symphony. Since 2019, he also has served as the 2nd Trumpet of the Central City Opera Orchestra during the summer, located in historic Central City outside of Denver, CO.
Originally from Eagle River, Alaska, Kaplan holds a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University and a master's degree from Rice University. Kaplan has also attended Brevard Music Center and Tanglewood Music Center, where he was the recipient of the Andre M. Come Fellowship. His notable teachers include Charles Geyer, Barbara Butler, David Hickman, Ben Nguyen, Kerry Maule, and Stuart King.
In addition to performing, Kaplan maintains a private teaching studio and enjoys spending time exploring Charlotte with his wife, who is a middle school band director in Union County Public Schools.
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Trombonist Brian Santero, hailing from the Hudson Valley region, is now in his third season with the New York City Ballet Orchestra as Principal Trombone. Previously, Brian held the same position with the San Antonio Symphony for a subsequent season in 2014 after joining the symphony as Associate Principal/2nd Trombone in 2013.
Frequently exploring the creativity of the trombone outside of the orchestra, Brian has performed solo recitals, given master classes, and collaborated on both contemporary and traditional chamber music performances. Recently, he helped found the Lincoln Center Trombones, a group dedicated to the advancement of the role of the trombone in the arts. As a competitor in international solo competitions, Brian won the grand prize of the Steven Zellmer Minnesota Orchestra Competition and the Lewis Van Haney Philharmonic Prize Tenor Trombone Competition in 2013. Earlier In 2011, he was the grand prize winner of the ITA Alto Trombone Competition and the Larry Wiehe Competition where he impressed people with his love of alto trombone and the virtuoso trombone exploits of Arthur Pryor.
Brian studied at the Curtis Institute of Music under the mentorship of Nitzan Haroz. In his spare time, Brian likes to brew delicious coffee with his wife and cat, and disconnect from the wired world in his compact woodshop.
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Mike Roylance is Principal Tuba with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, where he occupies the Margaret and William C. Rousseau chair.
At Rollins College, in Winter Park, Fla., Roylance served on the faculty conducting the brass ensemble and directing the Pep Band. Roylance was also the professor of tuba and euphonium at the University of Central Florida.
After relocating to Chicago, Roylance performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, and Seattle Symphony Orchestra. He also served as the principal tubist with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago for the 2001-02 season.
Prior to that, Roylance spent 15 years as a freelance musician and teacher in Orlando, Fla. He performed on tuba and electric bass in a wide genre of ensembles such as orchestras, chamber groups, Dixieland bands, big bands, and Broadway shows. He was a member of Walt Disney World's "Future Corps" and principal tubist with the Walt Disney World Orchestra. Roylance was also a member of Rosie O'Grady's Dixie-Land Jazz Band.
His career also includes performances in Europe and Japan. While in Japan, he performed as a soloist and taught masterclasses. His European performances have included the Classical Festival Orchestra in Vienna, Austria, and with the Sam Rivers Rivbea Jazz Orchestra in Portugal.
Attended University of Miami; B.A., Rollins College. Studies with former BSO Tubist Chester Schmitz, as well as former University of Miami professor Connie Weldon, James Jenkins (Jacksonville Symphony), Bob Tucci (Bavarian State Opera), Gene Pokorny (Chicago Symphony), and Floyd Cooley (San Francisco Symphony, retired).
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David Binder joined the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as Second Trombone in September 2015. He previously served as Co-Principal Trombone of the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki, Finland for three seasons and currently performs with the Grand Teton Music Festival during summers. He has also performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, Music of the Baroque (Chicago), the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Tapiola (Finland) Sinfonietta. As a soloist, David has performed recitals in Finland, Switzerland, and across the US; and has won solo competitions at the American Trombone Workshop, International Trombone Festival, and International Women’s Brass Conference.
David received a 2018 Kresge Artist Fellowship, awarded by Kresge Arts in Detroit, a program of The Kresge Foundation. The Fellowship is awarded in recognition of a demonstrated track record of artistic achievement and high quality work, and the potential to reflect, enhance, or impact communities within metropolitan Detroit. During the Fellowship year, David performed recitals of contemporary works for solo trombone and chamber ensemble.
A Chicago native, he completed his Bachelor’s degree with Brass Department Honors at Northwestern University, studying with Michael Mulcahy, Peter Ellefson, Timothy Higgins, and Randall Hawes. While at Northwestern, he was also a regular member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and studied additionally with Jay Friedman. During his time in Europe, David travelled extensively to study with prominent trombonists on the continent, including Ian Bousfield and Jamie Williams.
David has quickly become sought after as a teacher, presenting masterclasses at Northwestern University, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Indiana University. In Detroit he maintains a private studio and is heavily involved in the DSO Civic Youth Ensembles program, leading rehearsals and sectionals for low brass students.
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Wiff Rudd joined the faculty of Baylor University’s School of Music in 2002 as Professor of Trumpet and Brass Division Coordinator. From 1998-2002 he was Associate Professor of Music at the University of Arkansas, principal trumpet of the North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Boston Mountain Chamber Players. He served as Assistant Professor of Music at Oklahoma Baptist University from 1978-1985 and performed regularly with the Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra. Wiff received music degrees from Baylor University (BME) and the University of Northern Colorado (MM). His primary mentors include Ron Fox, William Pfund, the late Michael Ewald and Larry Skinner.
From 1985-1993 Wiff toured internationally with the Dallas Brass and is a founding member (1993) and manager of Rhythm & Brass. He plays with the Baylor Brass, is principal trumpet of the Waco Symphony and performs often with the symphony orchestras of Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, Harrisburg, and other orchestras throughout Texas. As an active soloist, he enjoys collaborating with orchestras and bands. He has participated in numerous commissions and has been a featured artist in several Carnegie Hall concerts, the annual Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, the Texas Music Educators Association Conference, the National Trumpet Competition, and International Trumpet Guild Conferences.
Wiff Rudd has performed in concert and presented clinics/master classes at more than 300 colleges, universities, and conservatories across the country and abroad. He has also appeared with Rhythm & Brass at the New York Brass Conference, the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute, Bands of America/Music for All, the Brevard Music Center, the Great American Brass Band Festival, MENC national and regional conventions, and the Music Educators Associations of Georgia, Oklahoma, Montana, Minnesota, Florida, Iowa, and New York.
He has adjudicated for the International Trumpet Guild and National Trumpet Competition Solo Competition Finals, the Louisiana Trumpet Solo Competition, and the State Solo Contests of Oklahoma and Texas. In 2009 and 2012 he served as the judges’ chair and performed recitals for the Concurso y Festival Nacional Inter-Universitario de Trompeta in Bogotá, Colombia.
His students have been enthusiastically involved with the National Trumpet Competition since 2008 in solo and ensemble divisions with multiple finalists in both. Baylor’s trumpet ensembles have placed 5th (2011), 4th (2009), 3rd (2012, 2014,2019) 2nd (2018) and 1st (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019) in the ensemble divisions of NTC.
Wiff’s most current project has been writing his second book, Side by Side: Building and Sustaining an Effective Community in the Music Studio. In 2010 Wiff received Baylor’s Outstanding Faculty Award in Teaching and was named the Centennial Professor, which provided a grant for his Collaborative Practice Concepts project. His publishing company, WR Enterprises, has released Aaron Witek’s book, Gordon Mathie: The Treasured Legacy of a Master Teacher and Performer (2014), Jordan Tucker’s Sonata for Trumpet and Piano (2015), and serves as an outlet for trumpet ensemble arrangements written for NTC competitions.
Wiff is affiliated with the International Trumpet Guild, the Texas Music Educators Association, and has been a Yamaha Performing Artist since 1988.
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Dr. Christopher Wilson is the Principal Trumpet of the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra and Artist/Associate Professor of Trumpet at Arkansas State University. The Journal of The Music Critics of North America described Wilson's playing as "eloquent" and "masterful" in a 2018 review. He is an active soloist and clinician and has performed throughout the United States, Italy and Japan, including multiple featured performances at International Trumpet Guild Conferences. Previously, Wilson was a member of the United States Air Force Band in Washington, DC, where he was a featured tour soloist performing the Arutunian "Trumpet Concerto."
Wilson has performed for numerous dignitaries and audiences around the world, including Presidents George W. Bush and Barrack Obama. In 2004, he performed at the funeral of former President Ronald Reagan. Live television broadcasts include a Veterans Day Celebration at the Strathmore Concert Hall in Bethesda, MD, which aired on PBS in 2008, and a Memorial Day performance at the National Capitol, which also aired on PBS in 2006 in collaboration with the National Symphony Orchestra.
Wilson released New Horizons in 2013, a solo album of new, original recital pieces for trumpet. The album was featured on National Public Radio as its "delight of the week." He often performs with the Arkansas Symphony, the Nashville Symphony, the Memphis Symphony and the Wheeling Symphony orchestras.
Wilson received his doctoral degree in trumpet performance at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, where he studied with Steve Hendrickson and Charles Daval. He earned a master's degree in performance and a bachelor's degree in music education at the University of Arkansas, where he studied with Wiff Rudd and Robert Bright.
Wilson's students have gone on to win positions in military bands, prestigious graduate schools and have competed multiple times at the National Trumpet Competition. In addition to his teaching at Arkansas State University, Wilson has been a clinician and faculty member at the Music for All Summer Symposium; the Orvieto Musica in Orvieto, Italy; and the Tennessee Governors School for the Arts. He teaches and performs at the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain. Wilson is a Yamaha Performing Artist/Clinician.
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Guy Piddington joined the San Francisco Symphony trumpet section, occupying the Ann L. & Charles B. Johnson Chair, in 2012. He has held positions with the Metropolitan Opera and the Syracuse Symphony, and he has performed and recorded with the New York Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, and Mariinsky Orchestra. He studied with Charles Geyer at the Eastman School of Music and Northwestern University, where he received his bachelor’s degree. He holds a master’s degree from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Philip Smith.
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Mark Houghton has been a member of the internationally acclaimed, Grammy Award winning Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 2014. Previously, he held principal horn posts in the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, the Phoenix Symphony and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Mark is a past prizewinner of national solo horn competitions, and has appeared as a guest artist or soloist with many notable orchestras and music festivals. Mr. Houghton earned a Bachelor’s degree with a Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music as a student of W. Peter Kurau. Further training included professional studies with William VerMeulen. A passionate educator, Mark has presented numerous clinics and masterclasses across the nation, and currently serves as Adjunct Professor of Horn at Duquesne University. As an owner of Houghton Horns, Mark is primarily involved in artistic ambassadorship, product research and development, social media, events, and strategic planning.
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Keith Benjamin joined the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance as professor of trumpet in 1989 with a Doctor of Musical Arts and a Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. While in New York, he performed with the Rochester Philharmonic and held principal chairs in three other orchestras. Current orchestra positions include principal trumpet in the Colorado MahlerFest, guest principal trumpet in Orchestra Iowa, and extra trumpet for the Kansas City Symphony.
In addition to orchestral playing, Benjamin is an active recitalist and chamber musician, and is first trumpet in the Missouri Brass Quintet. His recitals frequently feature contemporary music, and he has commissioned and premiered numerous works, including compositions of Samuel Adler, James Mobberley, Peter Hamlin, Stephen David Beck, Eugene O’Brien, and many others. Recital and concert appearances in Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, and more than 35 states are “traveling” highlights, and Kansas City also affords him the opportunity to have a lively professional career as a commercial, studio, and lead trumpet player; recent performances have been with Ben Folds, Peter Gabriel, and Idina Menzel. Benjamin has presented master classes and clinics at dozens of universities and colleges in the United States and overseas.
Benjamin is partnered with Los Angeles organist Melody Steed in Clarion, a trumpet and organ duo that emphasizes twentieth-century music. The duo has released two CD recordings on Gothic Records; the second recording, Clarion: New Vintage, is comprised of five commissioned American works. The duo completed a highly successful performance tour of Hungary in summer 2006. Plans for a third CD recording of all commissions are in place, with new works by Adler and Mobberley, as well as commissions from Steven Bryant, Anthony Plog, and Adam Schoenberg.
Benjamin is an artist-clinician for the Selmer/Bach companies. He makes his home in Kansas City with his wife Jennifer and their two sons, Duncan and Rowan.
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In this episode, I dive into the meaning behind my sign off for my podcast episodes, YouTube video, blog posts, and more. I hope it can serve as an encouragement to you!
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Jason Haaheim (pronounced HAW-heim) was appointed a Principal Timpanist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in 2013. In addition to performances at New York's Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, Mr. Haaheim can be seen and heard performing with the MET Orchestra on television, international radio, and Live in HD movie theater broadcasts. Mr. Haaheim is on faculty at the NYU Steinhardt School of Music and the Bard Conservatory of Music. A sought-after clinician, Mr. Haaheim gives masterclasses both nationally and internationally, and is the founder of the Northland Timpani Summit, the Deliberate Practice Bootcamp, and the Artful Timpani Auditioning seminar. He is also a frequent coach for The Orchestra Now (TON), the Carnegie Hall National Youth Orchestra (NYO), and the New York Youth Symphony (NYYS).
Mr. Haaheim’s guest principal timpanist engagements have included the All Star Orchestra, the Seoul Philharmonic, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, and the Milwaukee Symphony. He is the principal timpanist of the Lakes Area Music Festival, and has also been a resident artist of the Twickenham Festival. Prior to the Met, Mr. Haaheim was principal timpanist of the Southwest Michigan Symphony and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and he performed regularly as timpanist with the Madison Symphony, Illinois Symphony, Peoria Symphony, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and the Illinois Philharmonic.
Mr. Haaheim began studying piano in 4th grade, adding percussion studies in 5th grade. He holds a bachelor of arts degree with a double major in honors-music-performance and physics from Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN); he also holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from UC-Santa Barbara. Influential teachers have included John Tafoya (Indiana University, National Symphony), Dean Borghesani (Milwaukee Symphony), Jonathan Haas (Aspen Music Festival, NYU), and Robert Adney (Gustavus Adolphus College, MacPhail Music School). While auditioning and freelancing, Mr. Haaheim worked as a Senior Research and Development Engineer at NanoInk, a Chicago-area tech company. In this capacity, he gave invited talks on nanotechnology, authored multiple peer-reviewed publications, and was granted numerous patents. In 2017, this dual-career path was highlighted in an interview with Melissa Block on NPR’s Weekend Edition.
Active in many musical areas, Mr. Haaheim has also performed extensively as a chamber musician and jazz drummer. He collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma in a Civic Orchestra / Silk Road Ensemble performance, and recorded the premiere of Augusta Read Thomas’s “Terpsichore’s Dream” with members of the Chicago Symphony. Mr. Haaheim has performed with Chicago’s ensemble dal niente, and premiered Ryosuke Yagi’s “Mirrors…for timpani” with the UCSB Ensemble of Contemporary Music. Other projects have included drumming for the jazz-fusion quartet “The J3 Intent” and the alt-country band “The Lost Cartographers.” At Gustavus, Mr. Haaheim was selected for the honors recital and won first place in the orchestra’s concerto competition. Extra-musical interests include backpacking and hiking, rock climbing, and both downhill and cross-country skiing.
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In this episode, Carrie and I discuss her battle with addition to alcohol, and her journey from struggle to whole heart wisdom.
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Matthew Bronstein, born and raised in Agoura Hills, CA, received his bachelor’s degree in Horn performance from Roosevelt University in Chicago, where he studied with Dale Clevenger, the long-time principal horn of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. A highly praised freelancer in the Chicagoland area, he spent two years as a regular member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and has performed with the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Montreal, Milwaukee, and North Carolina, as well as the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra, and the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra. His versatility has allowed him to perform with the Chicago Jazz Ensemble and Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, while also working on multiple jazz and pop recordings with such recording studios as Hinge Inc., Engine Studios, and Transient Sound Inc. His attended summer festivals include the Spoleto Music Festival, the Midsummer Chamber Music Festival, Tanglewood Music Center, the Music Academy of the West, and the Round Top Music Festival. Matthew is an avid sports fan and plays in the Midwest Suburban Baseball league on the Chicago River Bandits.
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A native of Chicago, Illinois, Josh Jones started hitting things at age 2 and received his first drum set at age 3. Josh began his formal studies in percussion with the Percussion Scholarship Program under the direction of Chicago Symphony member Patricia Dash, and Chicago Lyric Opera member Douglas Waddell. He earned his Bachelor’s in Music from DePaul School of music and was the orchestra fellow of both the Detroit and Pittsburgh symphonies. Before his appointment to the Kansas City Symphony, he was the principal percussionist of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Josh has been featured at Carnegie Hall, on radio and television, and has had two short documentaries made about his musical development and experience. He also authored a percussion method book series, “Spatial Studies for Hitting Things”, and writes musical and philosophical blogs on his website, drummojo.com. Josh really enjoys giving back to the community as well as mentoring young musicians and traveling.
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Austin Pancner is an Indiana-based bass trombonist dedicated to solo, chamber, and orchestral performance. Austin serves as the principal bass trombone of the Terra Haute Symphony Orchestra, has appeared regularly with regional orchestras in Indiana, and has performed as a soloist with regional bands across Indiana and Wisconsin. In 2018, he was an American Trombone Workshop Division III finalist.
As a teacher, Austin runs an active middle school and high school low brass studio. His students have seen success at ISSMA state solo and ensemble and several have gone on to be accepted into prestigious undergraduate music programs.
Currently, Austin is pursuing a Doctor of Music in bass trombone at Indiana University. Before switching to bass trombone, he received a Performers Diploma and a Master of Music degree from Indiana University as well as a Bachelor of Music at Carthage College. Notable teachers include Denson Paul Pollard, Carl Lenthe, Pete Ellefson, Dee Stewart, and Paul Von Hoff.
Outside of music, Austin enjoys pursuing topics in musician health and wellness. He holds certifications in personal training and corrective exercise from the National Academy of Sports Medicine, a nutrition coach certification from Precision Nutrition, and is currently working on a Functional Movement System certification. With these certifications, Austin offers resources to help musicians build the tools needed to build an indestructible posture and prolong their performing careers.
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Maya Stone is a champion of music. She has commissioned and premiered several works by American composers. Recent projects include solo bassoon in Black Gospel Music, which includes collaborating with the composers Raymond Wise, Mark Lomax and William Menefield.
Stone gives recitals and master classes around the U.S. regularly. She has been a member of the Sphinx Orchestra since 2008, and won the second bassoon position with the Huntsville Symphony in 2007. She has played at the International Double Reed Society Conference, and performs regularly with orchestras around the South East. She is also a member of the Rushes Ensemble, which performs Michael Gordon’s piece of the same name; and Chatterbird, an alternative new music group that is unique to the Nashville, TN region.
Dr. Stone maintains an active teaching schedule whether in the academic or private setting. She held full-time professorships at universities in Tennessee, Ohio and Missouri from 2004-2013. For Spring 2019, she is an adjunct professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She also teaches a private studio of woodwind students in Nashville and Huntsville.
In addition to teaching and freelancing, Maya enjoys serving on the Regional Orchestra Players Association (ROPA) Executive Board as a Member At Large. She has served as the ROPA Delegate for the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Players Association, and currently serves as the Alternate Delegate.
Dr. Stone received her D.M.A. in bassoon performance from the University of Texas at Austin in 2010, an M.M. in bassoon performance and woodwind specialty from Michigan State University in 2003, and a B.M. in music education from SUNY Potsdam in 2001. Her teachers include Kristin Wolfe Jensen, Barrick Stees, and Frank Wangler.
Maya moved back to the South East a few years ago, and is thrilled to be living there again. She loves the green, rolling hills, the mountains, and the crisp sun so prevalent in the region.
You can follow Maya on her facebook music page: www.facebook.com/mayastonestudio.
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Minnesota native, Grant Johnson, joined the Pittsburgh Symphony as Assistant Librarian in 2019. He came to Pittsburgh after serving two years as Assistant Librarian with the Phoenix Symphony. Johnson has also held positions with the Minnesota Bach Ensemble and Aspen Music Festival. Additionally, he has worked in the libraries of the Cleveland Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, and St Paul Chamber Orchestra. Johnson is an active member of the Major Orchestra Librarians’ Association (MOLA).
Grant Johnson’s musical career began at an early age, starting violin at age four, piano at six, and organ in college. At age ten he became a member of the renowned Minnesota Boychoir, and with them toured and recorded extensively. As a violinist Johnson has played with many orchestras, including the Phoenix Symphony, and was concertmaster for multiple orchestras while in school at the University of Minnesota. With a passion for early music and historically informed performances, Johnson specializes in baroque organ music and has appeared as a featured performer for the American Guild of Organists.
An avid supporter of the arts, Johnson was Vice President of the Young Musicians of Minnesota, an organization dedicated to promoting and supporting classical music for young musicians. With them, he has been published and featured as a guest on Minnesota Public Radio.
In his free time, Johnson likes to stay active and enjoy the outdoors. His hobbies include rock climbing, Nordic skiing, trail running, cycling, tennis, and birding. He also likes to cook, travel, and attempting to golf.
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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 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, l’Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, the Flint Symphony Orchestra, the Ann Arbor Symphony, and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, Jarrett has performed under classical conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, Robert Spano, Simon Rattle, Susanna Mälkki and Peter Eötvös, as well as alongside jazz heavyweights such as Esperanza Spalding, Wayne Bergeron and Nicholas Payton.
Jarrett has won several international competitions, including the New World Symphony Concerto Competition, the Marta Hidy Competition for Brass in Toronto, and concerto competitions across Canada and the U.S. Most notably, he won the top prize in the brass category of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal’s prestigious Standard Life Competition in 2014, becoming the first tubist to do so in the competition’s 75-year history. Additionally, Jarrett was a finalist in the XVI Tchaikovsky Competition (the inaugural year for brass participants) in St. Petersburg, Russia, and the only North American tubist to participate in the live rounds. Jarrett has performed as a soloist with the New World Symphony, the Albany Symphony Orchestra, the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Toronto, the University of Western Ontario Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble, and the London Concert Band. During the summers, Jarrett has performed with the Verbier Festival Orchestra, the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra, National Repertory Orchestra, the Spoleto USA Festival Orchestra, the Aspen Festival Orchestra and the Symphony Orchestra Academy of the Pacific. Jarrett was recently a guest on the popular Brass Junkies podcast, speaking largely about ways to improve one’s mental health as a musician in the 21st century. In his spare time, Jarrett volunteers with the Crisis Text Line, a global not-for-profit organization providing free crisis intervention and suicide prevention via SMS message.
As an educator, Jarrett was formerly on faculty at New World School of the Arts at Miami Dade College, and has also served on faculty at the National Youth Orchestra of the United States and at Expressions Music Academy in Troy, Michigan.
He earned a Bachelor of Music (Tuba Performance) with a minor in Ethics at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario in 2013 and two Masters degrees (one in Tuba Performance and the other in Chamber Music) at the University of Michigan in 2015. His principal teachers have been Brent Adams, Dennis Nulty, Fritz Kaenzig, Craig Knox, Warren Deck and Gene Pokorny. Jarrett is a Miraphone Artist and performs on the 1281 Petrushka F Tuba.
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Born and raised in San Diego, Greg Hix currently serves as the Artist Liaison for the San Francisco Symphony. Prior to that, he was the Manager of Artistic Operations for the Grand Teton Music Festival in Jackson Hole, WY. He was a full-time member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the training orchestra of the Chicago Symphony, where he was able to sub on several occasions. He has an MM in horn performance from Northwestern University, where he studied with Gail Williams, Bill Barnewitz, and Jon Boen. Greg also holds a BA in horn performance from UCLA where he studied with Brian O’Connor, Christopher Cooper, and Patrick Sheridan.
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Micah Wilkinson has enjoyed a varied career as an orchestral musician, soloist, chamber artist, and teacher. He was appointed Principal Trumpet of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra by Manfred Honeck in September 2017. Wilkinson came to the Pittsburgh Symphony from the San Diego Symphony, where he served as Principal Trumpet for three years. He previously held positions with the Houston Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, the Oregon Symphony, and the Tucson Symphony. He performed recently in subscription programs as Guest Principal Trumpet with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Seoul Philharmonic. Professional summer festival appearances have included the Aspen Music Festival, Chautauqua Institute, Sun Valley Festival, Cabrillo Festival, Brevard Music Center, and Astoria Music Festival, where he was a soloist in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2. He performed to rave reviews as a featured soloist with the San Diego Symphony, recognized for his “complete confidence and refreshing catalogue of contrasting colors” (San Diego Story).
He is an accomplished teacher, clinician, and chamber music coach. In the summers, he has taught at the Aspen Music Festival and Round Top Festival Hill Institute in Round Top, TX. He also has served on the faculties of the University of Houston and Portland State University, and has presented master classes all over the world.
Wilkinson grew up in Norcross, Georgia. A proud graduate of St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, he pursued additional studies at Arizona State University and the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg, Germany. His primary teachers include Martin Hodel, David Hickman, Larry Black, and Anthony Plog. He lives in the South Hills of Pittsburgh with his wife Stefani, a professional oboist; their beautiful daughters Eleanor and Amelia; and their goofy Basset Hound Barber.
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Ethan Bensdorf joined the New York Philharmonic’s trumpet section on June 3, 2008, after spending the 2007–08 season as acting assistant principal trumpet with the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra in Naples, Florida. He received his bachelor of music degree from Northwestern University in 2007, where he studied with Barbara Butler, Charles Geyer, and Christopher Martin. While a student at Northwestern, Mr. Bensdorf spent two years performing with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the training orchestra for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and also performed with the New World Symphony and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s contemporary ensemble, MusicNOW. In May 2005, Mr. Bensdorf was selected to perform at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts representing Northwestern University as part of “The Conservatory Project” recital series.
In September of 2006, Mr. Bensdorf received the Armando Ghitalla International Trumpet Classic Award, which included solo appearances with the United States Coast Guard Band and the Berkshire Symphony Orchestra in Massachusetts. He also spent two summers as a participant in the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan; one summer at the National Orchestral Institute in Maryland; and was selected as a Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center in the summers of 2006 and 2007, where he received the Voisin Trumpet Award.
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Martin is an Artist/Teacher of Trombone and the youngest faculty member to hold the rank of full professor at Texas State University. He held similar positions at Henderson State University and Huston-Tillotson University. Dr. McCain’s students have also been extremely successful in solo and ensemble competitions including those hosted by the International Trombone Association, the American Trombone Workshop, and the Big 12 Trombone Conference and are regular winners of the Texas State University concerto competition. In recognition of his teaching, Martin received the College Achievement Award in Teaching and the Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Teaching. His students have been accepted into some of the nation's most prestigious graduate programs such as the Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, Yale University, Northwestern University, Manhattan School of Music and the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. In addition to his duties at Texas State, Martin has spent summers on the faculty of the Austin Chamber Music Festival, the Interharmony International Music Festival (Italy), the PRIZM International Chamber Music Festival, the SliderAsia Music Festival (Hong Kong) and the English Brass Academy (Croatia).
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In this episode, Lynn Hileman and I discuss what being in flow state looks like for musicians.
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Bassoonist Lynn Hileman is dedicated to the performance of post-classical contemporary and experimental music, orchestral and chamber music, electronic music, and interdisciplinary works.
She has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, the UK, and Latin America, appearing at such venues as the Festival Internacional de Sopros in Rio de Janeiro, the November Music and GLOW Festivals in the Netherlands, the Surround Festival in Brugge, Belgium, the Festival of Contemporary Art Music at Washington State University, and the Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival. She has also performed as a guest bassoonist with Clogs, Alarm Will Sound, and the Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble. Lynn makes up one half of the bassoon duo Tuple, and is a member of the contemporary bassoon collectives Dark in the Song and the Rushes Ensemble.
Equally at home traditional repertoire, she is principal bassoonist of the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra, and bassoonist with the Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival. She has performed with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Syracuse and New Haven Symphony Orchestras, and has been a frequent performer at the annual International Double Reed Society conference.
Hileman is currently Associate Professor of Bassoon at West Virginia University, where she also is co-director of the WVU Double Reed Ensemble and a member of the Laureate Wind Quintet. She holds degrees from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (BM), Yale University (MM), and the Eastman School of Music (DMA), where she was awarded the Andrew G. Bogiages Memorial Prize in Bassoon in 2004. Her teachers include John Hunt, K. David Van Hoesen, Frank Morelli, Christopher Millard, and Richard Beene.
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Lee Harrelson is a Professor of Music at Missouri Western State University. At Missouri Western, he serves as the Director of Instrumental Studies and instructor of low brass and chamber music. Dr. Harrelson attended the University of Southern Mississippi, where he studied music education and music performance before completing his masters and doctorate at the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Conservatory of Music and Dance.
Dr. Harrelson is the founder of the Fountain City Brass Band and currently serves as its artistic director and principal euphoniumist. The Fountain City Brass Band (FCBB) is one of America’s premiere brass and percussion ensembles and has been featured throughout the U.S. and Europe in concerts and competitions. The FCBB is currently the top-ranked brass band in the United States. Under Dr. Harrelson’s artistic leadership, the band has won eight North American Brass Band Association Championships, nine U.S. Open Brass Band Championships and one Scottish Open Brass Band Championship since it began competing in 2004. In 2011, All England International Brass Band Competition, as a member of the FCBB, Lee was named Best Instrumentalist; a first for an American at an English brass band competition. During his tenure, the FCBB has produced four commercial recordings, performed with countless world-class soloists and developed a youth brass program, the Fountain City Youth Brass Academy, that serves over 120 students per year.
Dedicated to furthering the brass band movement in America, Dr. Harrelson regular serves on the faculty of the North American Brass Band Summer School and in 2019, along with his wife Helen, founded the National Youth Brass Band of America.
In the fall of 2019, Dr. Harrelson was awarded the first-ever Visiting International Professor position with the world-famous Brighouse & Rastrick Band. In addition to working with and conducting the band, Dr. Harrelson was able to work closely with Professor David King, during preparations for the band’s appearances at the British Open Brass Band Championships (Symphony Hall, Birmingham) and the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain (Royal Albert Hall, London).
Dr. Harrelson can be heard on numerous commercially released recordings and has appeared throughout North America and Europe as a clinician, soloist and chamber musician. Lee Harrelson is a Buffet Group/Besson Performing Artist.
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In this episode, my lovely wife Kathleen Costello interviews me about the fundamentals routine programs that I've been writing for the past year. This was a fun discussion, and I hope it can help you start the process of designing your own programs as well!
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Hailed as “accomplished in mechanism and style” (Buenos Aires Herald), Jeremías is a member of the violin section of the Pittsburgh Symphony since 2019, and is building an intriguing musical life. His accomplishments began in his home country of Argentina, and have spread to the US, Europe, and Asia. A graduate from The Juilliard School, he has been awarded First Prize at the Argentinian Hebrew Foundation Competition and has soloed with the Teatro San Martín Youth National Symphony in Buenos Aires, the Córdoba National University Symphony and the New York Classical Players. While in New York, Jeremías has played at National Sawdust with Miranda Cuckson, and was a founding member of the New York-based Frisson Ensemble, a nine-people mixed chamber music group that performs in several chamber music series throughout the US and was featured in NPR’s Performance Today. He has also performed in numerous tours with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, at the Dresden Frauenkirche in Germany, with appearances on MediciTV, as well as at the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Canada, among many other venues throughout the US; serving as principal second violinist in several occasions. Other engagements include a tour of Nepal and Japan as part of the “Music Sharing” International Community Engagement Program where he performed in a string quartet with acclaimed violinist Midori at the Oji Hall in Tokyo, Phoenix Hall in Osaka, United Nations in Kathmandu, as well as in multiple refugee camps, shelters, and areas affected by the earthquake throughout Nepal.
In the summer of 2019 he joined the Grant Park Symphony (currently serving a 1-year third chair position). He has also played as concertmaster of both the New York Classical Players and of the “Ensamble Invasión” in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Jeremías has attended several summer programs including the Music at Menlo Chamber Music Festival: International Program; as well as the Aspen Music Festival where he collaborated in chamber music performances with Robert Chen and Edgar Meyer. He has also attended the Perlman Music Program, Taos School of Music, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, New York String Seminar Orchestra and the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival.
Jeremías made his first solo appearances at the age of 10 with the Córdoba Youth Orchestra with which he toured several halls in Argentina. In 2009, he was invited to play at the inaugural concert of the “Por los Caminos del Vino” Festival, and in the inaugural concert of the 2010 Young Concert Series at Femusc Festival in Brazil where he met Miriam Fried, who encouraged him to study with her at the New England Conservatory where he received his Bachelor of Music with academic honors. He has performed at Jordan Hall in multiple occasions with his former quartet (winners of the NEC Honors Ensemble Competition) and with the New England Conservatory Philharmonia, as well as performances at the Music for Food program, dedicated to raise funds for those in need in the Greater Boston area. Jeremías obtained his Master of Music from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Sylvia Rosenberg and Ronald Copes. He recently obtained a Professional Studies Certificate from the Manhattan School of Music where he studied with Glenn Dicterow, Lisa Kim, and Sylvia Rosenberg.
Jeremías is a recipient of the 2011, 2012 and 2013 “Fondo de Becas”, 2016 Teresa Gruneisen scholarships from the Argentine Mozarteum, the Ruth Katzman Scholarship, the Luria Foundation Scholarship, and the Mercantil Commercebank Scholarship.
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This episode is a bit of an episode within an episode. My mastering engineer Brandon Jochum takes us through the process of mastering a podcast episode while we mastered last weeks episode with Patrick Oliverio. I hope this is interesting and informative for you, and you're able to learn why the mastering process is important for high quality audio.
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Patrick Oliverio is currently solo cornet with the Fountain City Brass Band, principal trumpet of the Northland Symphony Orchestra, and is an active clinician and private lessons instructor in the Kansas City metro area.
He has had the pleasure of performing with ensembles such as the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Kansas City Symphony, and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.
Patrick began his music education at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville which he attended for his undergraduate degree in trumpet performance. During his time in Fayetteville, Patrick had the pleasure of performing with The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, Arkansas Philharmonic, and the Fulbright Brass Quintet. Some of his selected achievements include: winning 1st and 2nd place at the state and regional level of the MTNA Soloist competition and the International Trumpet Guild’s Scholarship Competition in 2011, 2012, and 2013.
In 2013, Patrick moved to Kansas City with his wife Jennifer Oliverio and joined the award-winning group the Fountain City Brass Band. Since becoming full-time members, the FCBB have won their 7th US Open Competition and 5th North American Brass Band Championship. He also had the opportunity to tour with Fountain City to Gateshead, England in 2017 when they placed 2nd in Brass in Concert and 3rd in the Scottish Open Championship.
In 2016, Patrick began his graduate studies at the University of Missouri - Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance. During his masters studies Patrick had the pleasure of playing in the Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and the Conservatory Wind Symphony under the direction of Professor Steven D. Davis. Patrick was a member and a soloist of the Wind Symphony during their featured performance at the 2017 CBDNA conference in Kansas City. That same year Patrick placed 1st in the Graduate Solo Division of the National Trumpet Competition in Denver, Colorado.
In 2018, Patrick accepted a Graduate Teaching Assistantship at Michigan State University for his DMA studies. While at Michigan State Patrick has performed with the Beaumont Brass Quintet, Symphony Orchestra, and the Wind Symphony under the direction of Dr. Kevin Sedatole.
Patrick has studied with phenomenal teachers such as Frank Campos, Ed Carroll, Justin Emerich, Dr. Richard Rulli, and Dr. Keith Benjamin.
Patrick is an endorsing artist for Bach Trumpets.
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California native David Rodgers is one of the most exciting young talents in Nashville’s jazz scene today. Currently an active member of Keb’ Mo’s band as keyboardist and musical director, he has also toured or performed with musicians including Taj Mahal, Kirk Whalum, and Jeff Coffin worldwide at the Montreux Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, and the Playboy Jazz Festival, among many others. David is a graduate of Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music (2017) where he pursued both classical and jazz piano performance, and also has a master’s degree in commercial composition and arranging from Belmont University (2019).
Combining his classical training with deep improvisational roots in both jazz and blues, he has won the 2018 Belmont University Concerto Competition, in which he won with his very own composition, “Concerto For Jazz Piano & Orchestra,” the 2016 Vanderbilt University’s Concerto Competition, as well as the 2016 James Miltenberger International Jazz Piano Competition.
His compositions have been performed and recorded internationally, including guest appearances at the 2018 Jazz Education Network’s Young Composers Showcase where the U.S. Airmen of Note played his winning big band composition, as well as in Canada where he was invited as a guest artist to the Banff Centre’s International Workshop in Jazz & Creative Music. In addition to being an active Korg-endorsed artist, he was also a finalist for ROLI’s first-ever International Next Awards for which he was invited to London to perform as a soloist.
He has released two genre-bending albums: Songs For A Generation (2017) andDoorways(2019).
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A San Diego native and avid disc golfer, Brendan Fitzgerald joined the St. Louis Symphony in September 2019 after spending two seasons with the Seattle Symphony. During this time, he performed on numerous recording projects with Ludovic Morlot, including the recent commercial releases of Marc-André Dalbavie’s Cello Concerto, John Luther Adams’ Become Desert, and Berlioz’s Requiem.
Fitzgerald began his musical studies in elementary school on piano and trumpet before discovering the electric bass in eighth grade. He played in multiple punk, metal, and acoustic folk bands before deciding to devote himself more fully to the study of orchestral literature, studying with Travis Gore, a current member of the Seattle Symphony. After some time in the San Diego Youth Symphony, he attended Interlochen Arts Academy as a senior, before pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Double Bass Performance at Northwestern University. In 2012, he enjoyed a revelatory summer at Domaine Forget, where he worked closely with renowned pedagogues Paul Ellison and David Allen Moore. He then attended the Aspen Music Festival in 2016 and 2017 as a fellowship recipient, performing alongside members of the Pittsburgh, Dallas, St. Louis, and San Francisco symphonies.
Fitzgerald’s strongest influence and mentor is his undergraduate teacher, Northwestern University bass professor Andy Raciti, with whom he had the honor to perform alongside as a frequent substitute musician with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. He is excited to begin work with Stepháne Denève and the rest of his SLSO colleagues, as well as enjoy the finest barbecue in the country.
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Ryan's Instagram - www.instagram.com/ryan_middagh (not insta_middagh. Episode was recorded in October, things changed!)
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Ryan Middagh is the Director of Jazz Studies at the Blair School. Middagh is an innovative educator, composer, arranger, saxophonist, band leader and clinician who has traveled the globe sharing his unique blend of talents and musical influences with audiences and music students. A passionate advocate for jazz education at all levels, he pursues creative programming and is devoted to reaching diverse communities through jazz.
An active jazz composer and arranger, Middagh has received numerous commissions from musicians and ensembles throughout the United States. He has written for numerous Grammy-winning artists, DownBeat award-winning educational ensembles, and his work has been recorded by prominent collegiate and professional ensembles. Some notable collaborations include arranging for Victor Wooten, Wycliffe Gordon, David Paich, Caleb Chapman’s Crescent Super Band, the Nashville Jazz Orchestra, and Middagh’s Blair School of Music colleague Jeff Coffin. Several of his works are published by UNC Jazz Press.
Equally skilled as a soloist, collaborator and band leader, Middagh performs at jazz festivals around the world, including tours and performances on behalf of the U.S. State Department. While at home, he is a top-call studio musician in Nashville and performs in a wide array of genres. Middagh has music directed, arranged and performed for two educational chamber concerts for the Nashville Symphony. In addition to leading his own jazz small groups, he has recently started the Ryan Middagh Jazz Orchestra, which features some of Nashville’s finest musicians and acts as a vehicle for his new compositions and arrangements. He has released two albums as a leader and is currently writing and recording his first professional big band project.
A scholar of jazz, Middagh has presented his research at multiple universities and conferences, hosted panel discussions on jazz composition and arranging, and presented at the International Jazz Composers’ Symposium. At Vanderbilt University he was the recipient of a 2017 Provost Research Studio Grant, and in 2018 received a Research Scholar Grant. Middagh is affiliate faculty for the Center for Latin American Studies.
Since Middagh's arrival at Blair in 2014, the school's jazz program has received national and international recognition, including invitations to the 2017 Jazz Education Network Conference in New Orleans and performances overseas. In addition to creating a new jazz curriculum, Middagh has recruited an all-star jazz faculty and installed the Nashville Jazz Composers Collective as the Blair School’s jazz ensemble in residence. Guest performers have included Wycliffe Gordon, Rashawn Ross, Socrates Garcia, Vijay Iyer, Dave Liebman, Jim White, Chuck Owen, Dynamo and more.
Middagh pursues creative collaborations with the Blair School faculty and student ensembles; a product of which is the Blair Big Band’s first studio album, Such Sweet Thunder, which features Blair faculty Jeremy Wilson (trombone), Christina Watson (voice), Jerry Kimbrough (jazz guitar), Roger Spencer (jazz bass), Jeff Coffin (jazz saxophone), and also features Nashville jazz piano legend Beegie Adair.
Many of Middagh’s former students have successfully gone on to enter graduate music programs, win performance and composition competitions, and begin significant, fulfilling careers in the music industry in Nashville and around the world.
Middagh is an artist and clinician for Yamaha Saxophones and D’addario Reeds.
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This episode is about my thoughts on dealing with criticism. While I haven't dealt with people who are overtly rude or mean, I've had my fair share of people who have decided who I am, and nothing is going to change their mind. The good news for me is this: they aren't in the ring, so I don't have to worry about what they think! Check out the episode for more.
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In this episode, Michael Harper and I discuss a lip injury he sustained during his college education, and what his road back to healthy playing looked like.
Michael Harper joined the Jacksonville Symphony in January 2018 as 2nd trumpet. He has performed as a substitute musician with the Sydney Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Atlanta Baroque Orchestra (on baroque trumpet), New World Symphony, and Chicago Civic Orchestra. Mr. Harper has spent his summers as a member of the Tanglewood, Verbier, Lucerne, Aspen, NOI, AIMS, Chosen Vale, and Interlochen music festivals. He performed the Arutunian Trumpet Concerto with the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Jahja Ling in April 2016, having won the school’s concerto competition the fall prior. He won first prize in the 2016 Tuesday Musical Scholarship Competition brass division and second prize in the 2017 Edith Knox Performance Competition. In March 2010, Michael was featured on NPR’s From The Top with his trumpet trio, the only such ensemble to ever perform on the show.
Mr. Harper earned his Bachelor of Music in Trumpet Performance and in Music Theory at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, studying with Charles Geyer, Barbara Butler, Christopher Martin, and Robert Sullivan. He earned his Master of Music at the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM), studying with Michael Sachs and Michael Miller. While studying at CIM, Mr. Harper also developed a strong interest and earned certificates in Eurhythmics Pedagogy and Early Music Performance; he began playing the baroque trumpet and performed in the Case Western Reserve University baroque orchestra and chamber groups. He earned a Professional Studies Certificate at the Colburn Conservatory of Music, studying with Jim Wilt. Michael was born in Annapolis, Maryland, and began his musical studies on the bugle at the age of eight, studying with his father.
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Thomas Rolfs, Principal Trumpet of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops, began his career with the BSO in 1991 under Seiji Ozawa. He served first as 4th trumpet, and was later promoted by Ozawa to Associate Principal Trumpet. He was promoted to Principal Trumpet by James Levine. As a student, Mr. Rolfs was a Tanglewood Music Center Fellow in 1978, earned his bachelor of music degree from the University of Minnesota, and received his master of music degree from Northwestern University. He returned to Minnesota for a five-year tenure with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. As a soloist, Rolfs has performed with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops orchestras and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, as well as performing the posthorn solo in Mahler's Symphony No. 3 with the Dallas Symphony. At the request of John Williams, he was a featured soloist on the composer's Grammy-nominated soundtrack for the Academy Award-winning film Saving Private Ryan. He was also soloist in Williams's Summon the Heroes for the nationally televised Boston Pops concert on the Esplanade on July 4, 2001, under Keith Lockhart's direction. His varied performance background also includes appearances withthe National Brass Ensemble, Minnesota Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, Empire Brass, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the American Ballet Orchestra. Rolfs is a founding member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet, which is in residence at Boston University. As an educator, Rolfs has presented masterclasses throughout the world, including North America, South America, Asia, and Europe. He has served on the faculty of the Tanglewood Music Center since 1998, regularly coaches the New World Symphony, and teaches at both the New England Conservatory and Boston University.
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In this episode, we're diving into the benefits of organized practice. Specifically, how it can help develop discipline, lessen practice anxiety, and develop your own authority learning music.
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This episode is a departure from our regularly scheduled interview content. Kathleen Costello and I wanted to share what we're doing during this quarantine to try and stay safe, healthy, and happy. Some things have worked, others have not.
Find beauty, connect with others, and hang in there.
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Eric Yates serves as Associate Professor of Trumpet at the University of Alabama School of Music, principal trumpet of the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, first trumpet of the Alabama Brass Quintet, and a founding member of the internationally-touring Fortress Brass
Yates is also an in-demand soloist and clinician and has appeared throughout the United States and the world as a soloist, ensemble member, and teacher. He has performed in England, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Cuba, the Republic of Georgia, and numerous times in Russia where he has presented master classes and recitals at the St. Petersburg and Moscow Conservatories five times since 2009. He has also appeared at the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in Havana, Cuba; the American University of Rome, Italy; the Tbilisi State Conservatory in Georgia; and at numerous institutions in the U.S., including Emory University, Furman University, the University of Georgia, Mississippi State University, Western Carolina University, Northwestern University, and many others.
He has hosted the large regional trumpet conference the Trumpet Festival of the Southeast at the University of Alabama three times and serves on its board of directors, and he has judged several years at the National Trumpet Competition. He was awarded the Best Cornet Player of the 2006 U.S. Open Brass Band Championships; toured with the award-winning Fountain City Brass Band of Kansas City, MO; and served two years as Principal Solo Cornet of the Prairie Brass Band of Arlington Heights, IL. In 2012, he and four other university brass professors from around the United States formed the Fortress Brass, a quintet which has engaged in numerous tours in the U.S. and abroad.
Before his appointment at The University of Alabama in 2007, Dr. Yates was an active performer in the Chicago area as principal trumpet of the Northbrook Symphony, co-principal trumpet of the Chicago Brass Choir, and a faculty member of the Lake Forest College Department of Music and Wright City College Department of Fine Arts in Chicago. His performance career has included engagements with numerous professional orchestras in the United States, including the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, the South Bend Symphony, the Illinois Symphony, the Elmhurst Symphony, the Northwest Indiana Symphony, and the Nashville Symphony, and he performs regularly with the Alabama (Birmingham) Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. Yates’s trumpet performance skills and experience encompass all aspects of classical trumpet and cornet playing, from modern symphonic, chamber, and solo work to authentic period performance on historic natural trumpets. He earned his Doctor of Music degree in trumpet performance from Northwestern University, and his principal teachers include Charles Geyer, Barbara Butler, Vincent Cichowicz, and Gary Armstrong.
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Ben's Website - www.benwrighttrumpet.com
Benjamin Wright enjoys a varied career, performing as a member of the Boston Symphony, as a soloist and chamber musician, and teaching. Wright joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra trumpet section in July 2002 as fourth trumpet. From 2006 to 2009, he was acting assistant principal trumpet of the BSO, and in 2010 became second trumpet.
Wright began playing the violin at age three, and the trumpet when he was ten. He hails from a long line of musicians going back to his great-grandfather, a bandleader and cornetist in Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show. Wright studied at the Interlochen Arts Academy and received his bachelor’s in music at the Cleveland Institute of Music. In 1996 Wright won the International Trumpet Guild and National Trumpet competitions, as well as the Cleveland Institute of Music Concerto Competition, and was awarded the Bernard Adelstein Prize for trumpet performance upon graduating in 1997.
Following two years as a member of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, Wright spent two years as fourth trumpet in the Chicago Symphony. He has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. His appearances as guest principal trumpet with the San Francisco Symphony included performances of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony.
Benjamin Wright has given masterclasses at the Manhattan School of Music, Juilliard, Yale, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, University of Arizona, Temple University, Mannes, SMU, Baylor, Yale, and Interlochen Center for the Arts. He has been a guest faculty member for the Bar Harbor Brass Institute, the National Orchestral Institute, and, since 2003, faculty at the Tanglewood Music Center.
His students have performed as members of the Atlanta, Dallas, Utah, Sarasota, and Seattle Symphonies, as well as the Los Angeles Philharmonic and orchestras in Asia.
Mr. Wright is a Yamaha Performing Artist.
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Ryan's website - www.ryanrobertsoboe.com
Ryan's Instagram - www.instagram.com/ryanjroberts
Noted for his “beautiful”, “eloquent” and “exquisite” playing by the New York Times, Ryan Roberts is the newly appointed English horn/Oboe of the New York Philharmonic. Ryan has performed with many of the country's leading orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and the Ft. Worth Symphony. An award-winning oboist, Ryan received first prize at the International Double Reed Society's 2018 Young Artist Competition and the National Society of Arts and Letters' 2018 Woodwind Competition. Before joining the Philharmonic, Ryan spent one season as a member of the New World Symphony under the direction of Michael Tilson-Thomas. Ryan recently premiered Michael Torke’s Oboe Concertino with the Albany Symphony and recorded the work for Albany Records. An avid chamber musician, Ryan performs at the Marlboro Music Festival during the summer under artistic directors Mitsuko Uchida and Jonathan Biss; he has also collaborated in recitals with the Pacifica Quartet and Emanuel Ax.
As a Kovner Fellow graduate of The Juilliard school, Ryan studied with Elaine Douvas and appeared frequently as principal oboist of the Juilliard Orchestra. Ryan has been a member of the New York String Orchestra Seminar and spent three summers as the oboe fellow at the Aspen Music Festival. In 2016, Ryan was featured as a recital soloist aboard the Crystal “Symphony" cruise line touring Portugal, Spain, France and England.
Ryan has studied piano since age 5 and made his concerto debut at age 11. When he isn’t busy making reeds, Ryan enjoys practicing piano and running with his retired racing Whippet named Malley.
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Nick's website - www.nicklaufertrombone.com
Nick's Instagram - www.instagram.com/nicklaufertrombone
Trombonist Nick Laufer is an eclectic musician with experiences ranging across a wide array of musical styles. His enthusiasm and experience reaches from early Baroque to contemporary, from rock and jazz to Latin. Best known for his lead work in the professional trombone quartet Maniacal 4, Nick has performed hundreds of concerts in venues around the world. He also tours with country music superstar Toby Keith and he can play a mean sackbut, with engagements that include performances at the internationally-renowned Boston Early Music Festival. Acclaimed for his lyrical style and warm, burnished tone, Nick’s playing can be heard on numerous recordings and streaming platforms, and multiple television appearances include “CBS Late Night with Stephen Colbert”, “CMT Ultimate Kickoff Party”, “The 45th Presidential Inauguration”, “CMT Awards” and “ACM Honors.”
Born in Columbus, Ohio, Nick is a graduate of the University of North Texas. In the fall of 2019, Nick joined the faculty at the Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music as the Adjunct Artist Teacher of Trombone. He is the primary trombone instructor in Blair’s Precollege and adult program, The Blair Academy at Vanderbilt as well as Vanderbilt students who take elective trombone lessons as a part of a music minor and/or secondary major, including jazz.
He currently lives in Nashville and when he’s not playing trombone, enjoys spending time with his wife and two french bulldogs, drinking coffee and indulging in his perfect breakfast creations. Current endorsements include Buffet Group USA, Antoine Courtois Paris Trombones, Dansr, Inc., and Denis Wick, London
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www.willhutchinson.com
Will Hutchinson is a singer/guitarist who is best know for his unique voice, original music, and his combination of fingerstyle and rhythm guitar playing. For the last three years he has made many wonderful relationships with event hosts by providing exceptional music services, dependability, and communication. In addition to writing award winning songs of his own, Will appreciates the value of popular music and its ability to bring people together.
For this reason will has learned many popular songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, and today that people of all ages remember and recognize. Some of Will's favorite artists to cover from oldies through today are Elvis Presley, Etta James, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, The Band, John Denver, Fleetwood Mac, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Oasis, Prince, John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Adele and even a few acoustic renditions by OutKast, Gnarles Barkely, and Bruno Mars.
The nice thing about a good song with great melodies, lyrics, and chord changes is that they sound great in any context. Will prides himself on making each song he covers feel like his own and puts his own stylistic singing and guitar embellishments behind each song. Therefore, whether will is playing a country song, classic rock song, or R&B cover it is going to sound like him.
Notable performances: In the last 3 years, Will has been hired as a featured performer at the Nebraska Arts Council Art Chat conference, has provided music for Flatwater Shakespeare's production company, has been featured in the Lincoln Community Foundation Garden Music Series, Lincoln Exposed Music Festival, and Lincoln Calling Festival. On the national front he has been a showcasing artist at the Midwest Takeover Showcase in Austin, TX during SXSW, Nebraska Featured artist showcase at Folk Alliance International in Kansas City, as well as regional and national shows including the famed Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles. Will has also had the opportunity to appeared twice On Air on Nebraska Entertainment Television, ON AIR on KZUM 89.3FM(Lincoln), as well as providing music for TedEx Lincoln. Since becoming a full-time musician in 2016, will has had over 300 public and private performances.
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Thomas Siders joined the BSO as Assistant Principal Trumpet in January 2010 and was promoted to Associate Principal Trumpet in 2015. He is currently a member of the trumpet faculties at The Boston Conservatory, Boston University, and New England Conservatory. An active clinician, Mr. Siders has presented masterclasses at The Boston Conservatory, Louisiana State University, Miami University (OH), New England Conservatory, Northwestern University, and Rice University. Mr. Siders received degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and Rice University, where he studied with Ray Sasaki and Marie Speziale, respectively. Prior to his appointment to the BSO, Mr. Siders was a New World Symphony Fellow. He was also a Tanglewood Music Center Fellow in 2008 and 2009.
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Tom's Instagram - @flemingbassoon
Prior to joining the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Tom Fleming has performed in North and South America, the Caribbean, Asia and Europe. Having earned degrees from Yale University and the Manhattan School of Music, he was also a fellow at the New World Symphony. He has performed as concerto soloist in various venues, most notably Alice Tully Hall in New York City. His orchestral career has included engagements with the Seattle Symphony, Oregon Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington National Opera and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.
Fleming has participated in numerous summer festivals, such as the Bellingham Festival of Music, Lucerne Festival Academy in Switzerland and the Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival. As an alumnus of the high school conservatory at the North Carolina School of the Arts, he studied with the late Mark Popkin. During his college years, Fleming continued bassoon studies with Patricia Rogers, Frank Morelli and Sue Heineman.
Fleming plays a custom bassoon built by Benson Bell of Ontario, Canada.
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In this episode, Jeremy Wilson and I discuss his Body, Mind, Spirit project, what the study of music is really all about, winning the job the Vienna Philharmonic, leaving that job and starting his current job with Vanderbilt, and more.
Jeremy's youtube channel - www.youtube.com/jeremywilsontrombone
Jeremy's Instagram - www.instagram.com/jeremywilsontrombone
During his tenure in Vienna (2007-2012), Wilson performed hundreds of orchestral concerts at home and in 28 countries around the globe under the batons of the world’s leading conductors, including Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Gustavo Dudamel, Valery Gergiev, Mariss Jansons, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Simon Rattle, Christian Thielemann, and Franz Welser-Möst. At the Vienna State Opera, he played over 550 performances of 85 different operas and ballets, including five complete Wagner “Ring” cycles. He had the honor of performing with some of the greatest opera singers of our time, including Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Jonas Kaufmann, and Anna Netrebko, and his artistry is documented on numerous recordings.
A native of Tennessee, Wilson returned to his home state in 2012 to fulfill his long-time passion for teaching and devote more time to his young family. He accepted a full-time teaching position at Vanderbilt University but continued a busy performance schedule as well. During the 2013-14 arts season, he served as guest principal trombonist with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and subbed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He also has performed on several occasions with the Saito Kinen Orchestra at the special invitation of Maestro Seiji Ozawa.
In addition to his versatility as an orchestral player, Wilson is highly sought as a soloist and chamber musician. The winner of numerous solo competitions, he has been featured in concerto performances and solo recitals in venues across the country. As a chamber artist, he has performed with a range of brass ensembles, including Tri-Star Brass, Maniacal 4, and the award-winning trombone quartet from the University of North Texas, and he is a regular member of the Blair Brass Quintet, composed of Vanderbilt faculty. With his keen affinity for jazz, Wilson also was a member of the University of North Texas’s famed One O’Clock Lab Band, the University of Tennessee’s award-winning ensemble Tennessee Trombonery, and the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra. He recently released his debut album titled Perspectives.
Highly respected as a dedicated teacher and clinician, Wilson has given masterclasses and lectures around the United States. He has been a featured guest artist at the International Trombone Festival, the American Trombone Workshop, and the Trombones de Costa Rica Festival. His students have been finalists for several domestic and international competitions and have participated in many prestigious summer festivals. Wilson currently serves on the Vanderbilt Faculty Senate, is faculty advisor for the Pi Delta chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and is Music Director and Faculty Advisor of the Commodore Orchestra, a Vanderbilt campus orchestra comprised mainly of non-music majors. He recently received the Blair School's Faculty Excellence Award.
Wilson started studying music in the sixth grade, becoming a serious student of the trombone in high school. In college, he double-majored in music education and performance at the University of Tennessee, where he was a Presser Scholar, before getting a Master of Music at the University of North Texas, graduating in 2011. His teachers have included Don Hough, Vern Kagarice, Jan Kagarice, Tony Baker, and Tom Lundberg.
Wilson currently resides in Franklin, Tennessee, with his wife Kristi and their three children.
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In this episode, Kathleen Costello and I discuss all things chamber music related. From starting a group, how to pick new and innovative projects, and the challenges of doing it all yourself; if you are interested in starting a chamber music group, this episode is a must listen!
Kathleen's website - www.kathleenbcostello.com
Kathleen's Instagram - www.instagram.com/kathleenbcostello
Kathleen Costello has served as Principal Clarinet with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra since 2006. Since joining the orchestra she has appeared as soloist with the renowned clarinetist David Shifrin, in addition to appearing as soloist in a variety of formats, including Steve Reich’s NY Counterpoint, a performance which was regarded as “flawlessly executed” by ARTS bham.
Committed to both new music and innovation in the arts, Kathleen continues to spend time in Pittsburgh performing as a founding member of the ensemble IonSound Project. Dedicated to commissioning works of new music and collaborating with artists in a variety of disciplines, IonSound Project has received critical acclaim for their original programming, fresh approach to contemporary music, and commitment to the city of Pittsburgh. In addition to commissioning dozens of compositions, IonSound has premiered more than 80 works by 20th and 21st century composers. The group has a recording of the chamber music of Jeremy Beck on the Innova label, and has recently recorded a disc of works by Philip Thompson featuring a bonus disc of multimedia collaborations commissioned by IonSound.
Prior to her tenure with the ASO Kathleen has held positions with the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater Orchestra, the Youngstown Symphony, the Lancaster Festival Orchestra, and the Strings Festival Orchestra in Steamboat Springs Colorado. She has also performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Charleston Symphony, the Canton Symphony, the Wheeling Symphony, and the Renaissance City Winds.
Kathleen holds a Master of Music degree from Duquesne University where she studied with Ron Samuels, and holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University where she was a student of Russell Dagon. She has also studied with the former Second and Eb clarinetist of the Buffalo Philharmonic, Dan Johnston.
Over the past few years Kathleen has rekindled her love for drawing and portraiture. With preferred mediums of charcoal and colored pencil, she has explored a variety of subject matter including music related material. She resides in Birmingham, Alabama with her husband and two children.
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This episode is a little different than the others in that I'm not actually interviewing a musician for this episode. Instead, I interviewed Dr. Lisa Grupe, the faculty director at that Alabama Waldorf School, the school that my children attend. I had never heard of this education prior to being a part of this family, so I thought it would be important to create a resource for others to learn exactly how amazing this method of education is.
Alabama Waldorf website: https://www.alabamawaldorf.org/
Waldorf education information: https://www.waldorfeducation.org/waldorf-education
Administrator, Lisa Grupe, Ph.D., has a doctorate in Developmental Psychology and joined AWS faculty first as a kindergarten teacher. She completed her Waldorf Grades certification in 2003 and graduated a Grades class in May of 2009. In April of 2009, Dr. Grupe completed the Waldorf Administrative Certification program a year after starting as the School Administrator in 2010.
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Michael's website - www.playwritemusic.com
Michael's Instagram - www.instagram.com/playwritemusic
Michael Martin, born August 9, 1985 in Marietta, Georgia, became the youngest member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops as Third/Utility trumpet in July 2010, at the age of 24. Michael attended Northwestern University where he received both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Trumpet Performance studying with Barbara Butler and Charles Geyer. Prior to joining the Boston Symphony, Michael performed with a diverse array of professional orchestras, ensembles and performing artists including the Civic Orchestra of Chicago; the Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, and Chicago symphonies; the Axiom Brass; the Pacifica Quartet; “eighth blackbird”; and Sufjan Stevens. With the Boston Symphony, Michael can be heard on several upcoming albums with Music Director Andris Nelsons, including the GRAMMY-winning album, "Under Stalin's Shadow", releasing later this year.
Michael has long been devoted to both performing and creating music at the highest artistic level and has become an extremely sought-after musician in both disciplines, forging a unique niche within the world of professional music. After completing his studies at Northwestern University, Michael was invited to study doctoral-level orchestration at the University of Chicago with renowned conductor and composer, Cliff Colnot. Michael has collaborated with and been commissioned by members of the Atlanta, Boston, and Chicago Symphonies; the Boston Pops; the Los Angeles and New York Philharmonics; the Chicago Chamber Musicians; the Northshore Concert Band; the University of Houston Symphony Orchestra; Northwestern University’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble; as well as numerous high school concert band programs around the country including Avon HS (IN), Clear Creek HS (TX), Flower Mound HS (TX), Kell HS (GA), Kennesaw Mountain HS (GA), and North Hardin HS (TN). Michael is also the Brass Arranger for the seven-time DCI World Champion Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps of Rosemont, Illinois.
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Haley Bangs, a native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the Second Flute of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. She previously served as Assistant Principal/Second Flute of the Omaha Symphony, and Principal Flute of the United States Navy Band in Washington, D.C. She has also performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Annapolis Symphony, Evansville Philharmonic, New World Symphony Orchestra, and the Colorado and Breckenridge Music Festival Orchestras.
In addition to her performing career, Haley is a passionate educator. Her teaching career began as a flute instructor for Holland Music Studios in Rochester, NY in 2008. She also served as a group flute and oboe instructor for the Eastman School of Music’s New Horizons Band. During the summer of 2009, she was a teaching assistant for the Seattle Youth Symphony’s summer music program, the Marrowstone Summer Music Festival. From 2015-2017, Haley was the teaching assistant for the flute studio of Bonita Boyd at the Eastman School of Music, where she taught flute lessons and led studio classes for students of both the Eastman School of Music and University of Rochester. During her doctoral residency at the Eastman School of Music, Haley was a flute instructor for the Eastman Community Music School. She has also served as a teaching artist for the Very Young Composers’ Seminar, an educational program founded by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
Haley is a doctoral candidate at the Eastman School of Music where she earned her Bachelor of Music Degree in 2009. While performing in the U.S. Navy Band from 2009-2015, she was able to continue her graduate studies at the Catholic University of America and received her Master of Music Degree in 2015.
During her free time, Haley can be found taking care of her two dogs, Annie and Daisy, and enjoying the outdoors as much as she can. She is also an avid skier and scuba diver.
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Karen Cubides is a marketing/management consultant, educator, and professional saxophonist based in Nashville, TN. A multifaceted musician and arts entrepreneur, she is dedicated to bringing young musical artists the attention they deserve while providing them with personalized services and representation. A certified life coach focusing on goal setting, emotional intelligence, and neuro-linguistic programming, Cubides prides herself in cultivating real relationships with her clients to best understand their needs. Her insights into the intricacies of the music business world and what it takes to establish a promising professional career has connected her with many of the East Coast’s finest artistic talents.
As CEO of Cubides Artist Services, Cubides works with a stable roster of talented professional instrumentalists and is a frequent lecturer on arts marketing and branding. She currently founded an Emerging Artist Seminar, a reflection of one of her most ardent passions – to help up-and-coming performers navigate the tricky transition from student musician to professional artist. Cubides also serves as the Marketing Director of Fifth House Ensemble, using her marketing and branding expertise to share the chamber ensemble’s unique vision to collaborate with diverse communities, theater groups, folk bands, and emerging composers and performers.
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In this episode, we'll reflect on finishing one full year of podcasting. This past year has been one of the most fulfilling years of my life, and this podcast is absolutely the genesis of much of the good I've experienced. I begin by talking about why I started the podcast, the struggles at the beginning of the process (I even include a clip of the very first thing I ever recorded), and talk about how in order to get better at doing something, you have to actually start doing it. The connections I've made through the podcast are ones that I never would have made without this project as well. I hope you enjoy listening to my reflection of the first year of "That's Not Spit, It's Condensation!"
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Jared Rodin came to Indiana from Chicago, were he had been a student of Frank Crisafulli and Arnold Jacobs to earn the MM degree from Indiana University studying with Keith Brown and Lewis Van Haney. He earned his BM from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale under the tutelage of Gene Stiman and Mel Jernigan of the St. Louis Symphony.
Active as a clinician and soloist, Jared has commissioned and premiered many works for the bass trombone including "Morph"(1993 with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra) by Ken Kugler, "Concerto"(1998) by Frank Glover, "Beneath The Surface"(1997) by Steve Allee and another "Concerto"(1998) by Stan Adams. Jared has presented three concerts of music for trombone and strings with the Indianapolis String Quartet at the the Indianapolis Arts Garden. He has been soloist and clinician at Cincinnati College-Conservatory, University of New Mexico and the Hochscule fur Musik in Trossingen, Germany and directed three masterclasses at the Northwestern University School of Music this past spring.
A faculty member of The International Trombone Camp, held annually in the province of Cuneo, Italy, Jared has performed as Guest Artist in recital and with notable trombonists Joe Alessi, Ron Barron, Michael Mulcahy and Charles Vernon. Additional works have been premiered in Europe including "Remembrance" and "Welcome to the Skeleton Circus" by Frank Glover, and others with the "Seraphim Trombone Quartet" at the A-DEvantgarde Festival in Munich, Germany.
Principal Trombonist with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Jared is a frequent guest of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and other regional orchestras including the Ft. Wayne Philharmonic and the symphonies of Marion, Muncie and Anderson. This past winter he invited to perform with Chicago's famed "Music of the Baroque". He was also bass trombonist with the Italian National Radio Orchestra of Turin, Italy for two seasons.
A versatile musician, Jared has performed with artists diverse as Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole, jazz trombonists Slide Hampton and Kai Winding, "The Who", and toured the US and Canada with entertainers Henry Mancini, Andy Williams, Johnny Mathis and Perry Como. Familiar with the orchestra pit, Jared has played hundreds of Broadway shows, opera and ballet in Indianapolis. As a recording artist, Jared has performed on numerous big band recordings, twice having been featured soloist.
Jared is Instructor of Trombone at Butler University, having held similar positions at Ball State and Purdue Universities.
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Recipient of the prestigious 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant and the 2017 Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, violinist Paul Huang is considered to be one of the most distinctive artists of his generation. The Washington Post proclaimed Mr. Huang as "an artist with the goods for a significant career" following his recital debut at the Kennedy Center.
This summer, Mr. Huang made highly acclaimed debut at Bravo!Vail Music Festival stepping in for violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter in the Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.4 with Chamber Orchestra Vienna-Berlin. Recent and forthcoming engagements include his recital debut at the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland, Aspen Music Festival, as well as appearances with the Mariinsky Orchestra with Valery Gergiev (St. Petersburg's White Nights Festival), Berliner Symphoniker with Lior Shambadal (Philharmonie Berlin debut), Detroit Symphony with Leonard Slatkin, Houston Symphony with Andres Orozco-Estrada, Orchestra of St. Luke's with Carlos Miguel Prieto, Seoul Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony and Grant Park Festival Orchestra with Markus Stenz, North Carolina Symphony and Charlotte Symphony with Gemma New, Buffalo Philharmonic with JoAnn Falletta, Pacific Symphony with Carl St. Clair, National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan with ShaoChia Lu and the Taipei Symphony with Jahja Ling (both in Taipei and on a U.S. tour). 2019-20 season will also see Mr. Huang giving the German premiere of Tan Dun’s Violin Concerto “Fire Ritual” with the Nuremberg Symphony with Kahchun Wong and appearances in the U.S. with the Tucson Symphony, New Mexico Philharmonic, Long Beach Symphony, Brevard Symphony, and Mobile Symphony.
Recital and chamber music performances this season will include Mr. Huang’s recital debut for People’s Symphony Concerts in New York, a recital tour across North America and Taiwan with pianist Helen Huang, as well as his debut at the Wolf Trap in Washington D.C. He will also return to Camerata Pacifica in Santa Barbara and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center for three separate tours in the U.S., Europe, and the Far East.
Mr. Huang's recent recital engagements included Lincoln Center's "Great Performers" series and return engagement at the Kennedy Center where he premiered Conrad Tao's "Threads of Contact" for Violin and Piano during his recital evening with pianist Orion Weiss. He also stepped in for Midori with Leonard Slatkin and the Detroit Symphony to critical acclaim. Mr. Huang has also made debuts at the Wigmore Hall, Seoul Arts Center, and the Louvre in Paris.
His first solo CD, Intimate Inspiration, is a collection of favorite virtuoso and romantic encore pieces released on the CHIMEI label. In association with Camerata Pacifica, he recorded "Four Songs of Solitude" for solo violin on their album of John Harbison works. The album was released on the Harmonia Mundi label in fall 2014.
A frequent guest artist at music festivals worldwide, he has performed at the Seattle, Music@Menlo, Caramoor, Bridgehampton, La Jolla, Santa Fe, Moritzburg, Kissinger Sommer, Sion, Orford Musique, and the PyeongChang Music Festival in Korea. His chamber music collaborators have included Gil Shaham, Cho-Liang Lin, Nobuko Imai, Mischa Maisky, Jian Wang, Frans Helmerson, Lynn Harrell, Yefim Bronfman, and Marc-Andre Hamelin.
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Jennifer Marotta is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. An active freelance musician based in Los Angeles, she regularly performs with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, and the St. Louis Symphony.
Marotta is currently a member of the Grand Teton Music Festival and the Music of the Baroque in Chicago. She was a member of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band from 2001 to 2005.
Originally from Naperville, Illinois, she earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University and her Master of Music degree from DePaul University.
Marotta was a visiting trumpet professor at UCLA in 2016 and was Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Kennesaw State University from 2006 to 2012. She was also a visiting professor at Illinois State University in 2006 and was an artist-in-residence at Emory University from 2006 to 2010.
Jennifer, along with her husband Thomas Hooten, is the most recent editor for Arban’s Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet, published by Carl Fischer. She serves on the board for the International Women’s Brass Conference and is the editor for their bi-annual newsletter.
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http://www.aubreyfoard.com/artist-bio.html - Aubrey's bio
https://miamimusicfestival.com/nick-platoff - Nick's bio
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Terry R. Rush just retired from 35 years as a high school orchestra, band and jazz band instructor. His last position was Instrumental Music Director at Lincoln Southwest High School. He was the Director of Instrumental Music at Lincoln High School for twenty-five years. His groups have traveled to Florida, Colorado, California, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and London, England as well as performing at the State Bandmasters Association State Convention numerous times. Prior to teaching at Lincoln High School, Mr. Rush taught at Pius X High School for five years. He has been a member of the Lincoln Symphony for 40 seasons and the Lincoln Municipal Band for 42 years serving as principal trombone as well as guest soloist. In 2001 Mr. Rush was appointed Assistant Director of the Lincoln Municipal Band. In 2002 he was appointed Assistant Music Director of the Lincoln Youth Symphony which has traveled to China, Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic and Italy during his tenure.
Mr. Rush serves as a low brass, jazz, marching and concert band clinician, has directed several conference honor bands as well as an adjudicator and guest soloist throughout the Midwest and has adjudicated for the Youth Music of the World International Band, Jazz Band and Orchestra Festival in Maastricht Holland in April of 1999. Mr. Rush was recently appointed by Youth Music of the World as Executive Director of the Nebraska All Star Band for the annual London New Years Day Parade and Executive Director of the Nebraska Honor Chamber Orchestra to participate in the annual London New Years Day Parade and Music Festival.
Mr. Rush is a past officer on the board of the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association. He is a past winner of the Donald A. Lenz Outstanding Nebraska Bandmaster, recipient of the John Philip Sousa Foundation National Legion of Honor Award and the Nebraska National Guard Medal of Freedom for his support to military music programs. Mr. Rush is the 2010 recipient of the Lincoln Symphony Golden Baton Award.
Mr. Rush and his wife Jacqueline, also a band director with Lincoln Public Schools, have three children, Ben, a Computer Developer and Programmer, Stacey, recently out of the United States Army Music program and Rob, an Iraqi Veteran stationed at Fort Benning, GA with the United States Army.
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In this episode, Jena Vangjel tells me the story of how she was forced to take a month off of practicing the trumpet because she had to have her thyroid removed. Jena and I dig down deep to find out what lessons she learned from taking so much time off, and what we all can learn from her.
Jena Vangjel, a native of Kansas City, Missouri, is a freelance trumpeter in Baton Rouge and the surrounding area. She has performed with the New World Symphony, the Alabama Symphony, the Charleston Symphony, the Louisiana Philharmonic, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. She is incredibly passionate about how music can create community, and works extensively with Street Symphony—a Los Angeles-based non-profit that brings high-level classical performances to the city’s most underserved citizens. Vangjel is a founding member of the Los Angeles Brass Quintet and is a member of the internationally acclaimed Fountain City Brass Band. She holds a Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance from The Colburn School in Los Angeles, CA, and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory.
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In this episode, we are going to discuss three things that I believe are essential to being successful as an orchestral musician: flexibility, focus, and fun. I chose these topics as ones that aren't as often discussed as things like being prepared, being on time, etc.
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In this episode, I speak with Jamie Whitmarsh, a freelance percussionist and composer in the Oklahoma City area. He discuss building a freelance career, as well as how to start your own large ensemble, and the challenges associated with that.
Here are some links Jamie gave me to share:
Composer Diversity Database
https://www.composerdiversity.com/composer-diversity-database
A fantastic tool to discover new music. There are so many new pieces out there that could change your life, this is one way to find some of them. You can search for pretty much anyone who isn’t a straight, white male, and select different instrumentation or genres.
New Music Box
https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/
This is a great way to stay plugged into the modern world of music. So many great articles are written, with lively discussions in the comments.
Oklahoma Modern Music Collective
https://www.okmmc.org/
OKMMC is dedicated to bringing the music of OUR time to audiences everywhere. We believe that the music being written now can be accessible, relevant, and relatable to everyone. Several ensembles are part of this - Duo Rodinia (clarinet and percussion), Great Plains Percussion Group (percussion collective), nu (recording chamber group), and the Oklahoma Composer’s Orchestra.
New Music Engine
https://www.newmusicengine.org/
This is a great platform for composers to find new opportunities or for performers to host calls for scores/competitions. OKMMC worked with them on multiple calls for scores, and they have been incredibly helpful.
Jamie's biography - https://www.jamiewhitmarsh.com/biography
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In this episode, we're talking with Jay Evans, the principal trombonist of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. We talk about the Grand Teton Music Festival, training for an triathlon event, what setting personal records in his musical practice, and much more. I hope you enjoy the episode!
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Jay Evans is currently Principal Trombonist of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held since October, 2000. As soloist, Jay has performed in numerous concerts including Jim Pugh's Concerto for Trombone and Nino Rota's Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra. He was also featured in a memorable concert with Olivia Newton-John and the ASO, performing on the Australian Aboriginal instrument, the Didgeridoo.
Spending his early years in Iowa, Jay's parents were tremendously supportive of his music studies. His father, a former tuba player, would humbly quote "...and I modestly took my place as the only and only bass, and I oompahed up and down the square" in reference to his being the only tubist of the Mason City High School band, inspiring Meredith Willson, while visiting, to include these lyrics in his musical, "The Music Man."
Jay received a Bachelor of Music degree at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, while holding the position of Principal Trombone of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra. He later received a Master of Music degree from North Texas State University, during which time he performed with the Dallas Cowboys Band. He later moved to New York City to perform monthly with the National Orchestral Association in Carnegie Hall, and frequently performed with the Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, American Symphony, New York City Opera National Company, the Springfield (MA) Symphony and Miss Saigon on Broadway.
As a Fellow in Trombone at the Tanglewood Music Center, Jay performed with notable conductors Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa and Jeffrey Tate. He was also a participant at the Spoleto Festival Due dei Monde in Spoleto, Italy, and Charleston, SC. Jay toured extensively throughout North America, Japan and Australia with the broadway production of, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber in Concert, starring Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman. And as a member of the highly acclaimed, 'Dallas Brass', Jay performed throughout the United States. Special appearances included solos with the New York Pops with Skitch Henderson in Carnegie Hall, the Philadelphia Pops with Peter Nero and the Cincinnati Pops with Erich Kunzel conducting.
Before settling in Alabama, Jay held positions with The Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Grant Park Orchestra. He still returns regularly to perform with Chicago's Music of the Baroque, and spends summers as a member of the Grand Teton Music Festival.
Jay Evans is currently a Low Brass Instructor at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, the University of Montevallo, and UAB, and maintains an active private teaching studio. He is a Shires Instruments Artist/Clinician.
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In this episode, Carlos answers the question "What is an orchestra's role in serving the community it is in?" In my journey to find out why musicians think classical music is relevant and important, Carlos' answer provides some important insight and wisdom as to why a community should care about having a symphony orchestra as part of it's culture.
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Carlos' bio -
Carlos Izcaray is Music Director of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and of the American Youth Symphony. Praised by the international press as inspiring, spirited and conducting with nuanced sensitivity, he has appeared with numerous ensembles across five continents and is now firmly established as one of the leading conductors of his generation. Throughout his career Izcaray has shown special interest and prowess in tackling some of the most complex scores in the symphonic repertoire, while also championing a historically informed approach.
On the symphonic platform he is leading ensembles such as the Pacific, St. Louis, North Carolina, Grand Rapids and Kitchener-Waterloo Symphonies, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin, Malmö Symfoniorkester, Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música, Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá, Orchestra Regionale dell’Emilia-Romagna, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Macedonian Philharmonic, Orquestra Sinfônica da Bahia, Kwazulu-Natal Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia, Venezuela Symphony Orchestra, and Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal de Caracas, among others. Izcaray’s latest recording, ‘Through the Lens of Time’, featuring Max Richter’s Recomposed: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and violinist Francisco Fullana, was released in March 2018 on the Orchid Classics label, and has garnered widespread attention and praise.
Izcaray is equally at home with opera repertoire, receiving rave reviews for his performances at the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Utah Opera, Opera Omaha, International Opera Festival Alejandro Granda in Peru, and in particular at the Wexford Festival Opera, where he has led many productions since the opening of Ireland’s National Opera House. His 2010 performances of Virginia by Mercadante won the Best Opera prize at the Irish Theatre Awards.
A strong believer of supporting the younger generations, Izcaray has worked extensively with the world’s top talents and leading music institutions, including his country’s own El Sistema. In 2014 he led a tour of the Filarmónica Joven de Colombia, and he has additionally worked with the Fundación Batuta, Neojiba in Brazil, London Schools Symphony Orchestra, and Cambridge University Music Society, where he has also taught conducting workshops. Following a project at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in summer 2015 he returned there for a performance with the World Youth Symphony Orchestra in 2017. Building on his passion for music education, he became the Music Director of the American Youth Symphony in autumn 2016.
A distinguished instrumentalist himself, Izcaray has featured as concert soloist and chamber musician worldwide, and served as Principal Cello and Artistic President of the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra prior to dedicating his career fully to the podium. Increasingly active as a composer, Izcaray’s orchestral work Cota Mil was premiered by the Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal de Caracas. April 2018 saw the premiere of his Strike Fugaz by the American Youth Symphony, commissioned in association with the Human Rights Watch to commemorate, and celebrate, the campaign for worldwide social justice, equality and freedom - a cause for which Izcaray is a proud and committed advocate. Izcaray’s Cello Concerto recei
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In this episode, we're going to discuss how discipline can be beneficial in our lives, using fun quotes to make it less horrible to talk about.
Read the blog post on my website for updated thoughts about my journey to being more disciplined!
https://thatsnotspit.com/2019/09/15/discipline-for-a-better-future-ep-28/
Here are the quotes from the episode:
"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment" - Jim Rohn
"Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly" - Julie Andrews
"A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering." - the current Dalai Lama
"No man is such a conqueror, as the one that has defeated himself" - Henry Ward Beecher
"One discipline always leads to another" - Jim Rohn
"You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You are not meant for crawling, so don't. You have wings. Learn to use them" - Rumi
"There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility to change them" - Dennis Waitley
"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there. You must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
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Mark Maliniak joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as Fourth/Utility Trumpet in September 2018. Mr. Maliniak has toured both nationally and internationally with The Cleveland Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and Buffalo Philharmonic. He has appeared regularly as guest principal trumpet with the Detroit Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Malaysian Philharmonic, and Tucson Symphony, where he was also a featured soloist. Mr. Maliniak has also performed with the Kansas City Symphony, New World Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, and Utah Symphony and has recorded with the Buffalo Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony and Utah Symphony.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Maliniak received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Baldwin-Wallace University Conservatory of Music as a student of Jack Sutte and a Master of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music as a student of Michael Sachs. He has had additional studies with Jack Brndiar, Michael Miller, and Lyle Steelman. Mr. Maliniak has attended the Music Academy of the West, Pacific Music Festival, Verbier Festival and Tanglewood Music Center, where he was the recipient of the Roger Voisin Trumpet Award. Mark Maliniak is a Conn-Selmer Performing Artist.
Jaclyn Rainey was appointed Associate Principal horn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2018. Prior to her appointment Ms. Rainey served as Third horn with the Atlanta Symphony for four seasons, Acting Principal horn with the Naples Philharmonic as well as Associate Principal horn with the Louisiana Philharmonic. Rainey, a Louisville, KY native, has performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Sarasota Orchestra and spent two summers as a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center. Rainey was a winner of the MTNA Senior Brass Solo Competition. During the summer of 2015 Ms. Rainey joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall and on their European Tour. Ms. Rainey has also served on the faculties of Georgia State University and Emory University.
She received her undergraduate degree in horn performance from the Eastman School of Music, followed by a masters degree at the New England Conservatory of Music. She has studied with W. Peter Kurau, Richard Sebring and James Sommerville.
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Bobby Horton was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. His life long passion for music and history began at an early age. With a trumpet playing father and a banjo-playing grandfather, he was exposed to a varied menu of music—from the sound of the big bands, jazz combos and classical to the old time sounds of Southern gospel, sacred harp, and “hillbilly” music.
Most of the men in his young life were World War II veterans, as he listened to their war stories he soon made the connection between these stories and the content of his school history books. When he was nine years old the United States celebrated the Centennial of the Civil War. This celebration brought the Civil War to the forefront of his interest and his love of history became deeply rooted.
In 1984, Horton was asked to produce the score for a feature film set in 1863 in Southern Indiana. While researching music from the mid 19th century, he uncovered literally thousands of tunes from that period. Combining his passion for music and Civil War history, he began recording what has now become fourteen volumes of authentic Civil War tunes in his home studio – playing all of the period era instruments and singing all the parts himself. This series is sold around the world and has led to a career in film scoring and a live presentation of these songs with the stories that accompany them. Bobby Horton is widely recognized as one of the country’s leading authorities of music from the Civil War period.
A seasoned performer, Horton is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and music historian. He has performed with the musical- comedy trio Three On a String, throughout the United States and Canada for 40 plus years. He has also produced and performed music scores for sixteen PBS films by Ken Burns - including “The Civil War”, and “Baseball,” two films for The A&E network, and twenty-one films for The National Park Service. His series of recordings of authentic period music has been acclaimed by historical organization and publications through America and Europe.
Bobby Horton resides in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama with Lynda, his wife of thirty-plus years. They have two adult children, Jonathan and Rachel.
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On this installment, we are featuring Will Baker. Will is the bass trombonist of the Monterrey Symphony, and he has subbed with the San Diego Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Alabama Symphony, and more. He also started Get Fluent, which he creates video and resources to help musicians improve their playing.
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Music in the episode - Will Baker
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This edition of "Winning the Job" features Chris Smith, who recently won the principal trumpet position with the San Diego Symphony. Chris has a wealth of knowledge to share about how to be successful in auditions, and also some real and practical advice to people who are thinking of auditioning for an orchestral position.
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Music in the episode - Chris Smith
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This episode features an amazing conversation with Barbara Butler, one of the trumpet professors at Rice University. Previously she taught at Northwestern University and the Eastman School of Music before that.
Not much that can be said about this interview other than it's Barbara speaking words of wisdom for almost three hours. I hope you get as much out of it as I have!
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In this episode I discuss the various lessons I learned from my experience not getting tenure in Indianapolis. Without going into detail, the lessons are:
1) When I receive feedback, I should make sure I understand
2) Goals are just goals
3) You're more than meets the eye
4) Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans
5) When you're going through hell, keep on going
Hopefully these lessons I learned can help encourage people at all stages of their career.
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In this installment of "Winning the Job", I was able to speak with Jeff Lewandowski and John Romero. Jeff recently won a job with the United States Army Field Band, and John Romero recently won principal trombone in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
Jeff gave some really great advice about how he used the audition process to understand how to give structure to his busy life of freelancing, in order to make sure he was totally prepared given the lack of time he had in his day. It's also inspiring to see how he made positive changes to his life in general through his preparation.
John shared how he came up with a brand new way to make sure his intonation was rock solid on his excerpts. I had never heard his method before, and I thought it was incredibly smart and interesting.
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Glenn is the librarian with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Before joining the ASO as librarian, he was the principal flutist with the Venezuelan National Orchestra.
Glenn has an amazing story. He had a picture perfect life in Venezuela, but because the country began to fail, he had to leave an start all over in Alabama. I hope this interview is able to give the listener some really good perspective on life, and also to see that everyone has a story. We should make as much of an effort as we can to learn peoples stories so that we can understand who they are and where they are coming from.
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In this episode, I talk about my preparation for the Chicago Symphony principal trumpet audition that was held in early June of 2019. I discuss what my original plan for my prep was, and how it changed as I went through the process. Finally, I give my thoughts on auditioning in general, and how to change our mindset to help ensure we can always have a successful audition.
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In this episode, I talk with Kathy White about how she built and maintains her successful career as a freelancer in the Southeast region. Kathy is principal clarinet of the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, and she subs frequently with many orchestras in the area as well. Not only does she have really wonderful advice about how to succeed as a freelancer, she also has really great words about how what a career in music means to her.
Freeway Philharmonic is a series dedicated to interviewing musicians who have built successful freelance careers in order to gain insight and inspiration from their stories.
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In this episode I talk with George Goad and Derek Fenstermacher about their success in recent auditions. George recently won associate principal trumpet with the Montreal Symphony and Derek won principal tuba with the St. Louis Symphony.
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In this episode I have a conversation with Calvin Falwell, 3rd/Bass Clarinet with the Sarasota Orchestra. We talk about how Calvin has used his desire to make things happen into multiple opportunities for his career and for his life.
Master Engineer - Brandon Jochum
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In this episode, we go into detail about all things related to changing your embouchure on a brass instrument. We aim to give encouragement for anyone going through an embouchure change, as well as a resource for any teachers who might see changing an embouchure as a solution to a students problem, but may not feel equipped to make it work.
Dr. Matthew Vangjel is professor of trumpet at Louisiana State University.
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In this episode we speak with Ansel Norris, who recently won second trumpet in the Naples Philharmonic and Joe LeFevre, who recently won principal tuba with the Kansas City Symphony about what they think helped them be successful in their auditions.
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In this episode I talk with Lisa Weinhold principal flutist of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. We talk about her life growing up, her educational opportunities, as well as her difficulties around the time that the Alabama Symphony went bankrupt in the 1990's. We also discuss her love and passion for dog training, and dig into how she makes sure she's prepared to play her orchestral parts at the highest level every week.
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Here is part two of my interview with Carlos Izcaray, music director of the Alabama Symphony orchestra. In this episode, he talks about how he was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma, and what it was like continuing to work and live life while going through chemotherapy. After that, we go into a pretty in depth discussion on the current state of life in Venezuela. It's hard to listen to a lot of what he talked about. This is a must listen episode!
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In this episode, I discuss what the teaching method of Arnold Jacobs, tubist with the Chicago Symphony from 1944-1988, and the practice of mindfulness have in common. At the end, I explain what connections I've made between the two and how I've applied them to my own trumpet playing.
Music in the episode - Andrew Miller
Master engineer - Brandon Jochum
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Winning the job is a series dedicated to finding out how people who have recently won auditions were successful.
In this episode, we talk with Nathan Clark and Sam Huss. Nathan Clark recently won a position with the Presidents Own Marine Band. Sam Huss recently won principal trumpet with the Richmond Symphony. Both of these players have some really great insight into what made them successful, you do not want to miss this episode!
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In this episode, I have a conversation with Carlos Izcaray, music director of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. It was a wonderful opportunity to get to speak with him and cover his life from his earliest musical memories to being named music director of our orchestra in Birmingham, Alabama. He gave me so much great content, we actually ran out of time, and so we had to make this part 1 of a two part interview.
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Join Chris Confessore, principal pops conductor of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and I as we talk about the music of Harry Potter! In this episode we will do a name that tune of sorts: we'll play a familiar theme from the Harry Potter movies and then we'll let you know what that theme represents and discuss each one a little bit.
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Freeway Philharmonic is a series in which we interview people with successful freelance careers and talk to them about how they built it from the beginning.
This episode will feature Dean Haist. Dean is an active trumpet freelancer in Lincoln, NE and the surrounding areas. He also has a business he started called Arts Incorporated, which services the musical community in Lincoln.
You can find more information here: http://www.artsincorporated.org/default.asp
Master engineer - Brandon Jochum
Music - Nebraska Brass
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In this episode, we have a conversation with James Sullivan, principal oboe of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Jim explains how he came to play the oboe, what he does to be prepared for such a demanding job, and why he started the Southern Oboe Intensive. He also shares with us some of the passions he has and how they have enriched his life.
James Sullivan's bio
Mastering engineer - Brandon Jochum
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In this episode we discuss successes and failures that I've had in my career, and tell a few funny anecdotes about times I experienced some embarrassing situations, but ended up learning a lot from them.
Music in the episode - Caelum by Ivy Garden
Master engineer - Brandon Jochum
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Winning the job is a series dedicated to finding out how people who have recently won auditions were successful.
In this episode, we talk to Jeff Strong and Tyler Lindsay about their recent audition successes. Jeff won third trumpet in the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Tyler won a position with the Presidents Own Marine band.
Mastering engineer - Brandon Jochum
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In this episode, we talk with Kevin Fitzgerald, assistant conductor of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and music director of the Alabama Youth Symphony Orchestra. He talks about his youth, his life as trumpet player, and we go into depth about his plans for the ASYO.
Master engineer - Brandon Jochum
Kevin Fitzgerald's bio
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In this episode, I discuss how my love of powerlifting has taught me valuable lessons in how to progress as a trumpet player. I break down how volume, intensity, and frequency are used in powerlifting, and how we can apply it to our musical practice.
Music in the episode - Empire Springs
Master engineer - Brandon Jochum
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This episode features an interview with Demondrae Thurman, an internationally renowned euphonium soloist. He has recently been appointed the position full professor of euphonium at Indiana University and also teaches low brass studies at Samford University. Some of the topics covered are conducting, free-lancing, orchestral playing, as well as social media as a marketing tool for musicians.
Master Engineer - Brandon Jochum
Demondrae Thurman bio
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