Anthony Plog on Music
180 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsConversations with performers, composers, and entrepreneurs. Join Tony and some of the world’s great musicians in interviews that are fascinating, illuminating, and funny (well, most of the time).
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Madeline Adkins, Bonus Room: Concertmaster of the Utah Symphony and International Violin Soloist
January 07, 2022 16:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBIn the Bonus Room, Madeline talks about Baroque performance practices and how she can use them in a modern-day orchestra. We end our conversation by talking about several of her impressive projects, the Haitian Orchestral Institute... and how she's rescued over 100 kittens! Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener of "A...
Madeline Adkins, Part 2: Concertmaster of the Utah Symphony and International Violin Soloist
January 07, 2022 16:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBAnother aspect of being a concertmaster is the relationship with both a music director and guest conductors. Madeline talks about her beginnings as a student and her college experiences. She explains the "real struggle" of playing a pizzicato together, and we end by discussing the challenges of being a guest concertmaster. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com...
Madeline Adkins, Part 1: Concertmaster of the Utah Symphony and International Violin Soloist
December 30, 2021 19:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBWhat is the role of a concertmaster? Who better to ask than Madeline Adkins? Madeline is concertmaster of the Utah Symphony and the Grand Teton Music Festival and has served as guest concertmaster with the Pittsburgh and Houston symphonies, among others. In addition, she has also appeared as soloist with orchestras throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Africa, and is equally at home as a chamber musician. In Part 1, I ask Madeline to discuss the role of concertmaster in an orchestra, first...
Kevin Day, Bonus Room: A leading young voice in the world of music composition
November 20, 2021 19:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBIn the Bonus Room, Kevin talks about how social media has been a huge help for his career, and how posting a piece can sometimes immediately create a huge following. Kevin then talks about how he plans to give back in the future as a teacher. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener of "Anthony Plog on Music," you'll ha...
Kevin Day, Part 2: A leading young voice in the world of music composition
November 20, 2021 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBKevin and I continue our conversation by talking about several of his pieces and how they came to be written, and several other topics including why a speech impediment at a young age may have actually helped him as a composer. We end this part of our conversation with my asking him what he thinks the most difficult aspect of composing is. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-mu...
Kevin Day, Part 1: A leading young voice in the world of music composition
November 12, 2021 22:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBComposer Kevin Day is currently earning his doctorate at the University of Miami Frost School of Music. But even at this early stage in his development, he has over 200 works to his credit, and his music has been performed by such eminent groups as the Boston Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, and the Houston Symphony. He is a composer to watch in the future! In Part 1 of our conversation, I ask Kevin to talk about his early development as a musician and composer, how he has been able to be so...
Gail Williams, Bonus Room: Internationally recognized hornist and brass pedagogue
October 30, 2021 20:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBIn the Bonus Room, Gail talks about how she tries to copy the way a singer would approach a phrase, and also how playing natural horn has influenced her interpretation of certain pieces. We end our conversation by talking about her concepts of teaching. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener of "Anthony Plog on Music,...
Gail Williams, Part 2: Internationally recognized hornist and brass pedagogue
October 30, 2021 20:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBWe continue our conversation with Gail talking about her time with the Chicago Symphony, and what it was like to sit next to Adolph Herseth and in front of Arnold Jacobs. I ask her to name some of her favorite conductors and why, and we end this section with Gail describing some of her chamber music experiences and being a founding member of both the Chicago Chamber Musicians and the Summit Brass. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the ...
Gail Williams, Part 1: Internationally recognized hornist and brass pedagogue
October 19, 2021 23:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBGail Williams has had a remarkable career as an orchestral musician, chamber musician, soloist and teacher. During the course of our conversation, we touch upon all of these creative aspects of her life and how her view of music and life is informed by these many experiences, both in music and in life. In Part 1 of our conversation, I ask Gail about her life growing up on a farm and how that experience has influenced all aspects of her life. We then talk about her early experiences as a pla...
Rob Roy McGregor, Bonus Room: Founder of Balquhidder Music and Former Trumpeter with the L.A. Philharmonic
September 27, 2021 18:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBIn the Bonus Room, Rob Roy talks about his career as a trumpet player, beginning with his lessons with Clifford Llyla and ending with his position in the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener of "Anthony Plog on Music," you'll have access to extra premium content and benefits inclu...
Rob Roy McGregor, Part 2: Founder of Balquhidder Music and Former Trumpeter with the L.A. Philharmonic
September 27, 2021 18:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBWe begin Part 2 of our conversation with Rob Roy talking about how he transferred his company to Carl Fisher Publications. We then move on to how people and certain companies violate copyright laws, and finally Rob Roy tells how the best selling book on flexibility by Bai Lin came to be published. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Con...
Rob Roy McGregor, Part 1: Founder of Balquhidder Music and Former Trumpeter with the L.A. Philharmonic
September 17, 2021 19:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBRob Roy was playing trumpet with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra when he founded Balquhidder Music, a music publishing firm that has brought out a number of very popular pieces and studies in the brass music genre. In Part 1 of our conversation, Rob Roy talks about how and why he started Balquhidder Music and, since he wasn’t an entrepreneur before, how he set about learning to be a music publisher. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to con...
Kim Carballo, Part 2: Director of Reimagining Opera for Kids (ROK), Pedagogue and Collaborative Artist
September 05, 2021 23:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBIn Part 2 of our conversation, Kim talks about her work with the Amity Trio and also how, as a teacher at Indiana University, she works with both the brass and vocal departments. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener of "Anthony Plog on Music," you'll have access to extra premium content and benefits including: Ext...
Kim Carballo, Bonus Room: Director of Rethinking Opera for Kids (ROK), Pedagogue and Collaborative Artist
September 05, 2021 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.34 MBEvery year, Kim flies to Kenya to be part of a teaching exchange program, and in the Bonus Room, she shares some of her experiences of working with students in Kenya.
Kim Carballo, Bonus Room: Director of Reimagining Opera for Kids (ROK), Pedagogue and Collaborative Artist
September 05, 2021 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.34 MBEvery year, Kim flies to Kenya to be part of a teaching exchange program, and in the Bonus Room, she shares some of her experiences of working with students in Kenya. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener of "Anthony Plog on Music," you'll have access to extra premium content and benefits including: Extra Audio Con...
Kim Carballo, Part 2: Director of Rethinking Opera for Kids (ROK), Pedagogue and Collaborative Artist
September 05, 2021 23:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBIn Part 2 of our conversation, Kim talks about her work with the Amity Trio and also how, as a teacher at Indiana University, she works with both the brass and vocal departments.
Kim Carballo, Part 1: Director of Rethinking Opera for Kids (ROK), Pedagogue and Collaborative Artist
September 01, 2021 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBSimply put, Kim Carballo is a musician who uses her art to do good in the world, as an entrepreneur, performer, and teacher. She is the founder of Reimagining Opera for Kids (or ROK), a member of the Amity Trio, a teacher at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, and is also involved in an exchange program in Kenya and the Dominican Republic. In Part 1 of our conversation, I ask Kim to talk about Reimagining Opera for Kids, what it is, how it got started, and specifics such as t...
Kim Carballo, Part 1: Director of Reimagining Opera for Kids (ROK), Pedagogue and Collaborative Artist
September 01, 2021 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBSimply put, Kim Carballo is a musician who uses her art to do good in the world, as an entrepreneur, performer, and teacher. She is the founder of Reimagining Opera for Kids (or ROK), a member of the Amity Trio, a teacher at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, and is also involved in an exchange program in Kenya and the Dominican Republic. In Part 1 of our conversation, I ask Kim to talk about Reimagining Opera for Kids, what it is, how it got started, and specifics such as t...
David Collins and Sarah Sew, Bonus Room: Founders of Dublin Brass Week
August 21, 2021 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBIn the Bonus Room, our focus moves to David and Sarah’s teaching ideas and philosophies. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener of "Anthony Plog on Music," you'll have access to extra premium content and benefits including: Extra Audio Content: Only available to Contributing Listeners. Podcast Reflections: Tony's...
David Collins and Sarah Sew, Part 2: Founders of Dublin Brass Week
August 21, 2021 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBIn Part 2, David and Sarah speak about their playing careers, how they started, how they often bounce ideas back and forth and, among other topics, the difference between brass and string chamber music practice mentality. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener of "Anthony Plog on Music," you'll have access to extra pr...
David Collins and Sarah Sew, Part 1: Founders of Dublin Brass Week
August 08, 2021 04:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBTrumpeter David Collins and violinist Sarah Sew (pronounced See You) are a married couple who have done amazing work, both as players, teachers, and also entrepreneurs. The story of how and why they started the Dublin Brass Week with no previous experience is a story that is both inspiring and also informative. In Part 1 of our conversation, we talk about why they founded the Dublin Brass Week, some challenges and hurdles they (sometimes unexpectedly) ran up against... yet overcame, and the...
Allen Vizzutti, Bonus Room: Virtuoso Trumpet Performer, Composer and Teacher
July 28, 2021 21:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBIn the Bonus Room, Al and I discuss certain aspects of his composing life and, using a piece on which he is currently working, how he enjoys composing under a deadline. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener of "Anthony Plog on Music," you'll have access to extra premium content and benefits including: Extra Audio C...
Allen Vizzutti, Part 2: Virtuoso Trumpet Performer, Composer and Teacher
July 28, 2021 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBIn Part 2, Al and I continue our conversation by talking about his playing career, beginning with his joining the Woody Herman band to the present. And we have many enjoyable detours during this part of our conversation. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener of "Anthony Plog on Music," you'll have access to extra pre...
Allen Vizzutti, Part 1: Virtuoso Trumpet Performer, Composer and Teacher
July 18, 2021 20:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBAllen Vizzutti is known worldwide as a phenomenal trumpet player and soloist. But he is equally at home as a teacher and composer, and over the course of our conversation we talk about all of these creative areas of his life. I’ve known Allen for a great many years and have always been impressed not only with his playing, but also with his humility... in addition, of course, to his great sense of humor. In Part 1 of our conversation, we talk about Allen’s beginnings as a trumpet player, his...
Marcus Hummon, Bonus Room: Songwriter, composer, singer, playwright and author
July 14, 2021 22:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBIn the Bonus Room, Tony asks Marcus to talk about his youth, about the many places he has lived around the world, his beginnings as a singer and songwriter, and how he might just be the only country music song writer to both major in Islamic Studies in college and also be a sports jock. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing L...
Marcus Hummon, Part 2: Songwriter, composer, singer, playwright and author
July 14, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBIn Part 2, Marcus and I continue our discussion about writing, and eventually we come to the concept of inspiration vs. simply doing the work (spoiler alert: it turns out we are both on the same page). Marcus also discusses how finances work these days for a song writer (which is a business model totally new to me). Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to lea...
Marcus Hummon, Part 1: Songwriter, composer, singer, playwright and author
July 02, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBMarcus Hummon is a songwriter, composer, singer, playwright, and author. As a songwriter he has had a number of #1 songs in the country music genre and a Grammy Award to his credit. He has also written for film and has also written six musicals, 2 operas, and several books. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener of "A...
David Kuehn, Bonus Room: Music Administrator and Former Tubist
June 21, 2021 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBIn the Bonus Room, David speaks of his beginnings as a tuba player, studying in England (and living on two meals a day with his wife) and studying with Arnold Jacobs (and his almost... almost... meeting Frits Reiner). He also talks about mentoring and the idea that every student should consider having their very own Board of Directors. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music....
David Kuehn, Part 2: Music Administrator and Former Tubist
June 21, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBIn Part 2, David speaks on the subject of raising money for a music department and how to cultivate a donor. He also speaks of the importance of role models. And finally we discuss classical music in the world today and how to interest young people in coming to concerts. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener of "Anth...
David Kuehn, Part 1: Music Administrator and Former Tubist
June 14, 2021 23:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBDavid Kuehn has had a varied and rich career in music. He began his career as a tubist and teacher and then moved into administrative duties. Beginning as Assistant to the Dean/Assistant Dean at the University of North Texas, he then became Chairman of the Department of Music at California State University-Long Beach (CSULB), followed by the position of Dean at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance (UMKC). Then from 1993 to 2004 he was President at the Music ...
Mark Gould, Bonus Room: Trumpeter and Conductor
June 07, 2021 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBA section of Mark’s book, Gould on Music deals with music in a post pandemic world. Most of our time in the Bonus Room is spent on this subject, but we also talk about what it is like to teach as a player and also as a non/former player. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener of "Anthony Plog on Music," you'll have ac...
Mark Gould, Part 2: Trumpeter and Conductor
June 07, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBIn Part 2, Mark and I discuss differing views of interpretation, specifically with the Hindemith Sonata for Trumpet and Piano. The question is always this: How faithful should the performer be to the exact text of the music? Mark, of course, has some very definite ideas! We also talk about his time with the Metropolitan Opera, and end this part of our conversation with a discussion of historical performance practice. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a pl...
Mark Gould, Part 1: Trumpeter and Conductor
May 28, 2021 21:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBMark Gould is one of the most interesting, controversial, and hilarious musicians on the classical (and jazz) musical scene today. His new book, Gould on Music, is a fascinating look into many aspects of music, especially teaching. So it was interesting to hear Mark’s thoughts on so many different aspects of music and the music business. In Part 1 of our conversation, I ask Mark about a number of his ideas about teaching, how he approaches each individual student differently, and how using ...
Justin Bland, Part 2: Baroque and Modern Trumpet (and more!)
May 21, 2021 16:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBIn Part 2 of our conversation, I ask Justin about the different instruments he plays, the effect tonal keys can have on the nature of the music and why composers choose certain keys. And at the end of Part 2 we get into the weeds when talking about interpretive possibilities of the Haydn Trumpet Concerto. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! ...
Justin Bland, Bonus Room: Baroque and Modern Trumpet (and more!)
May 21, 2021 16:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBIn the Bonus Room, I ask Justin about how a student might get started playing Baroque music on the natural trumpet. We talk about social media and how it has helped his career, and at the end of our conversation I ask him where he sees himself in ten years. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener of "Anthony Plog on Mu...
Justin Bland, Part 1: Baroque and Modern Trumpet (and more!)
May 14, 2021 04:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBJustin Bland is a wonderful trumpet player currently living in Copenhagen, Denmark. Specializing in Baroque music on the natural trumpet, Justin is far more than just a specialist. In addition to the natural trumpet, he also plays the modern trumpet, the recorder, the keyed trumpet, and is even a counter-tenor. Oh, and he has also tuned harpsichords! In Part 1 of our conversation, we talk about how Justin got started on the trumpet (and how he learned to play the trumpet without having a te...
Jan Swafford: Composer, Author, Biographer, Bonus Room
May 03, 2021 03:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBIn the Bonus Room, Jan discusses his other creative outlet, composition. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener of "Anthony Plog on Music," you'll have access to extra premium content and benefits including: Extra Audio Content: Only available to Contributing Listeners. Podcast Reflections: Tony's written recaps ...
Jan Swafford: Composer, Author, Biographer, Part 2
May 03, 2021 03:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBPart 2 is a continuation of our conversation about writing, creating, and the four composers covered in his biographies: Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, and Ives. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener of "Anthony Plog on Music," you'll have access to extra premium content and benefits including: Extra Audio Content: Onl...
Jan Swafford: Composer, Author and Biographer, Part 1
April 23, 2021 18:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBJan Swafford is known as both a composer and biographer. His compositions have been performed by orchestras such as the St. Louis Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony, and the Dutch Radio Orchestra. His biographies of Ives, Brahms, Beethoven, and Mozart have received rave reviews, and so it was a total joy to have this conversation with Jan about all things musical (and a few things non-musical). In Part 1 of our conversation, Jan talks about his beginnings in music, his ideas about writing,...
Håkan Hardenberger: International Trumpet Soloist, Bonus Room
April 17, 2021 07:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBI've always been impressed with the way Håkan has been able to achieve a great balance in his life, so we talk about what's important to him as both an artist and also as a husband and father. We end with Håkan talking about how he spends his time during the day of a performance. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener...
Håkan Hardenberger: International Trumpet Soloist, Part 2
April 17, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBIn Part 2, we discuss Håkan’s most recent project, the recording of the 36 Études Transcendantes of Théo Charlier, which leads to a discussion of interpretation. At the end of Part 2, Håkan talks about his friendship with Andris Nelsons, the Music Director of the Boston Symphony, and how Håkan got him interested in playing the trumpet again. Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-...
Håkan Hardenberger: International Trumpet Soloist, Part 1
April 09, 2021 18:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBHåkan Hardenberger has not only had an illustrious career as a trumpet soloist, he's also re-defined the role of the trumpet as an important solo instrument. Throughout his career, he's been responsible for the commissioning of major contemporary composers, which has had a profound effect on not only our generation, but future generations as well. I met Håkan early on when he was a student of Bo Nilsson, and a few years later he stayed with me for three of the weeks while he studied with Tom...
Roger Bobo, Bonus Room: The World's Innovative Tubist
April 02, 2021 19:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBIn the Bonus Room, I had to (of course) ask Roger about eating and some of his favorite cuisine! Roger has also been around some of the greatest performers of our time, including when he realized that Pavarotti stole his warm up (sort of). We end with a story of a concert he and I did at a beautiful castle in the mountains in Italy, and how someone in the audience asked us during intermission if we were sight reading... and Roger’s positive and hopeful answer! Would you like more inspiratio...
Roger Bobo, Part 2: The World's Innovative Tubist
April 02, 2021 19:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBRoger discusses his teaching career in Part 2, and what it has been like to teach in Switzerland, Italy, England, Japan and now Mexico. Some of the teaching was a study in contrasts, for example the difference between students in Japan and Italy! Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener of "Anthony Plog on Music," you'l...
Roger Bobo, Part 1: The World's Innovative Tubist
March 26, 2021 19:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBRoger Bobo is a brass legend and is recognized as an orchestral tubist, soloist, and teacher. He was first a member of the Rochester Philharmonic, then the Concertgebouw Orchestra, and finally the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. As a soloist he has performed around the world and was a member of the famed Los Angeles Brass Quintet. At a time when tuba was not considered a solo instrument, he raised the level and standard to new heights. In Part 1 of our conversation, Roger talks about hi...
Chris Martin & Joe Alessi, NY Philharmonic Principal Trumpet and Trombone :: On Auditions and Being a Successful Student
March 19, 2021 03:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBIn Part 2 of our conversation, Joe and Chris discuss their own auditions and give insights that I think could be very valuable to students who will be taking auditions in the future. In addition, since both played with the Philadelphia Orchestra (at different times), they speak about how the principal players at the time, Glenn Dodson and David Bilger, became mentors for them. They also compare how they practiced as students compared to now and, finally, qualities that they see in great stud...
Chris Martin & Joe Alessi, Part 2: On Auditions and Being a Successful Student
March 19, 2021 03:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBIn Part 2 of our conversation, Joe and Chris discuss their own auditions and give insights that I think could be very valuable to students who will be taking auditions in the future. In addition, since both played with the Philadelphia Orchestra (at different times), they speak about how the principal players at the time, Glenn Dodson and David Bilger, became mentors for them. They also compare how they practiced as students compared to now and, finally, qualities that they see in great stud...
Chris Martin & Joe Alessi, NY Philharmonic Principal Trumpet and Trombone :: On Fitness, John Williams and Chick Corea
March 19, 2021 03:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBIn the Bonus Room, Chris and Joe talk about how fitness is important to them, and what it was like to work with the musical geniuses John Williams and Chick Corea on solo pieces. And, as an aside, why Joe wants my son Jason to come to Canada to give him table tennis lessons (spoiler alert: he hates to lose to other NY Philharmonic players).
Chris Martin & Joe Alessi, Bonus: On Fitness, John Williams and Chick Corea
March 19, 2021 03:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBIn the Bonus Room, Chris and Joe talk about how fitness is important to them, and what it was like to work with the musical geniuses John Williams and Chick Corea on solo pieces. And, as an aside, why Joe wants my son Jason to come to Canada to give him table tennis lessons (spoiler alert: he hates to lose to other NY Philharmonic players). Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-m...
Chris Martin & Joe Alessi, NY Philharmonic Principal Trumpet and Trombone
March 05, 2021 18:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBChris Martin and Joe Alessi hold the principal trumpet and trombone positions with the New York Philharmonic. In addition to being iconic musicians in the brass world, they both teach at the Juilliard School of Music and have active solo careers. In Part 1 of our conversation, Chris and Joe talk in depth about how they work together in the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and discuss working with students on these concepts. We end this part of our conversation with Chris and Joe talking abou...