Interplay: Conversations in Music with Michael Shapiro
60 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -Michael Shapiro, composer and conductor, talks to prominent musicians and creators about their work, their response to current events, and their hopes for the future.
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Episodes
Lara Downes
August 30, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBMichael Shapiro, host, converses with pianist Lara Downes about her concern with human rights, the expansion of American piano literature, and her hopes for the future. www.michaelshapiro.com www.laradownes.com
Jamie Bernstein
August 23, 2020 12:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBMichael Shapiro’s Interplay conversation with writer and film maker Jamie Bernstein, daughter of Leonard Bernstein, reveals her new projects, inspirations, and hopes for a humane world, including wonderful remembrances about her unique mother Felicia Montealegre. www.michaelshapiro.com
Gabriela Montero
August 16, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBMichael Shapiro in conversation with pianist Gabriela Montero about her pianism, compositions, and improvisational skills. www.michaelshapiro.com www.gabrielamontero.com
Garrett Keast
August 09, 2020 12:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBMichael Shapiro in conversation with conductor Garrett Keast about his international career, now centered in Berlin, Germany, and the travails and challenges for an American conductor. www.michaelshapiro.com www.garrettkeast.com
Norman Lebrecht
August 02, 2020 16:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBMichael Shapiro in conversation with author, critic, and historian Norman Lebrecht about the foundations of his writings, the background of his latest book, "Genius and Anxiety, How Jews Changed the World 1847-1947," and the role of world Jewry in today’s society. www.michaelshapiro.com www.normanlebrecht.com
Band Maestros
July 26, 2020 16:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBMichael Shapiro in conversation with conductors and professors Sarah McKoin (Texas Tech), Robert Carnochan (University of Miami), David Kehler (Kennesaw State University), Albert Nguyen (University of Memphis), and Kevin Sedatole (Michigan State University) about their upcoming plans for wind ensemble programs at their colleges, the development of new works for band, and the future of wind literature. www.michaelshapiro.com
Elliott Forrest
July 19, 2020 20:21 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBMichael Shapiro in conversation with broadcaster and producer Elliott Forrest about his many productions such as Considering Matthew Shepard with Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare and original work called The Babbling Orchestra with Michael Shapiro. www.michaelshapiro.com www.elliottforrest.com
Jerry Junkin
July 12, 2020 20:21 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBMichael Shapiro in conversation with conductor Jerry Junkin, conductor of the Dallas Winds, UT Austin Wind Ensemble, and ensembles in Japan and China. Junkin describes working with both university and professional organizations and the challenges of both. www.michaelshapiro.com
JoAnn Falletta
July 05, 2020 20:21 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBMichael Shapiro in conversation with conductor JoAnn Falletta, Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic about her international conducting, legacy of promoting American composers, and desire to work soon again. www.michaelshapiro.com www.joannfalletta.com
Leonard Slatkin
July 05, 2020 20:21 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBMichael Shapiro in conversation with conductor Leonard Slatkin (St. Louis Symphony, National Symphony, Lyons Philharmonic, and BBC Symphony) about his recorded legacy, promotion of American composers for many years, and hopes for the future. www.michaelshapiro.com