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Harmony in Process: The Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera with Amy "Process" Owens

Key Change - May 01, 2024 07:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
What does an award-winning, multi-disciplinary artist, dynamic educator, and former Sweet Potato do for an encore? She brings that boundless energy and collaborative spirit to her new Santa Fe Opera role, fueled by a deep passion for opera and music education.  Co-hosts Andrea Fellows Fineberg...

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Mozart's Great Mass

Unorchestrated - April 29, 2024 19:38 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
The Akron Symphony Orchestra and Akron Symphony Chorus will present Mozart’s Great Mass on May 11 at EJ Thomas Hall. The performance will include Lili Boulanger’s On a Spring Morning and Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin. Mozart’s Great Mass stands as a monumental testament to his genius and devo...

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Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast - April 25, 2024 04:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
In 1857, Brahms wrote to his friend Joseph Joachim about his first Piano Concerto, saying, “ “I have no judgment about this piece anymore, nor any control over it.”  Brahms first began sketching his first piano concerto in 1853, but it would be five full years before Brahms finished the piece, a...

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Making Learning Sticky: Creative Compassion for Kids & Educators Through Opera with Charles Gamble

Key Change - April 17, 2024 07:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
We're taking an Opera For All Voices-adjacent excursion to the realm of wiggly kiddos, innovative teachers, and fresh vocabulary words, highlighting the power of playful arts integration.  Join Key Change co-hosts Andrea Fellows Fineberg and Anna Garcia with special guest Charles Gamble, Santa...

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Episode 282: Flute Fusion - Blending Creativity and Business for Success

Flute 360 - April 16, 2024 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
Flute 360 | Episode 282: “Flute Fusion – Blending Creativity and Business for Success” In this invigorating episode of Flute 360, Dr. Heidi Kay Begay dives into the interplay between creativity and business wisdom, essential for today's modern flutists. Dr. Heidi outlines strategies for flutis...

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Fast, Furious, Fortissimo

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast - April 12, 2024 06:29 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
Very often, when I tell people that I’m a classical musician, I am told, “wow, I love classical music! It’s so relaxing!” I think almost all classical musicians have heard that before, and you know what? Sometimes, it’s true! Classical music can be relaxing! But sometimes, and actually pretty of...

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Episode 281: Flute Forward - Opening Doors, Creating Opportunities

Flute 360 - April 09, 2024 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
Flute 360 | Episode 281: "Flute Forward - Opening Doors, Creating Opportunities" Join Dr. Heidi Kay Begay as she explores the theme of creating opportunities in the music world. This episode is dedicated to empowering musicians to navigate challenges and leverage their networking and self-prom...

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Episode 280: From Flute Frenzy to Time Mastery - Prioritize Your Passion

Flute 360 - April 02, 2024 08:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
Flute 360 | Episode 280: "From Flute Frenzy to Time Mastery: Prioritize Your Passion" In this episode, Dr. Heidi Begay shares her insights on time management and prioritizing passions for flutists and music entrepreneurs. After taking a three-month break, Heidi returns with strategies and pers...

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Tchaikovsky and Bowden

Unorchestrated - March 30, 2024 14:39 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
The Akron Symphony will present Tchaikovsky and Bowden with guest soloist Mary Elizabeth Bowden on April 6 at EJ Thomas Hall. The performance will include Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on “Greensleeves”, Jessie Montgomery’s Strum, Jennifer Higdon’s “Reel Time”, a...

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Home, Belonging, "Heimat" with Valentina-Katharina Georgoulopoulos

Between The Bars - March 30, 2024 08:48 - 39 minutes
  In this episode, MCO's Outreach and Education Manager, Valentina-Katharina Georgoulopoulos, joins host Yannick Dondelinger to explore the concept of "Heimat" (home and belonging). With members originating from 27 diverse countries, "Heimat" holds much significance for the MCO. Valentina s...

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Copland Symphony No. 3

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast - March 28, 2024 16:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
There has always been a debate about “The Great American Symphony.” By the time most prominent American composers got around to writing large scale symphonic works, the symphony had very nearly gone out of fashion. To many musicians and thinkers, the symphony had passed on with the death of Mahl...

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An Exploration of Klezmer Music w/ Abigale Reisman

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast - March 14, 2024 07:13 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
Klezmer music has always been very close to my heart, even as a classical violinist. During the pandemic I attempted to learn Klezmer clarinet, and soon I began collaborating with the great Klezmer(and classical!) violinist Abigale Reisman on her work for Klezmer band and orchestra called Gedank...

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Schumann Symphony No. 3, "Rhenish"

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast - February 29, 2024 06:15 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
In 1850, Robert Schumann accepted a position as the new Music Director in Dusseldorf. This job had a lot of responsibilities, including conducting the city orchestra. Schumann, along with his wife, the legendary pianist Clara Schumann, and their 7 children moved to Dusseldorf. The city made a hu...

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The Key Change Time Machine: Reflecting the Times, Speaking to the Human Condition

Key Change - February 28, 2024 08:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
It’s all systems go for season five of Key Change! But before we commence with the anniversary celebrations, co-hosts Andrea Fellows Fineberg and Anna Garcia dust off the time machine for a whirlwind tour of seasons past. Think of this episode as part process evaluation––an appraisal of Opera Fo...

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Bruckner's Fourth - Part 2

Unorchestrated - February 25, 2024 20:35 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
The Akron Symphony will present Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony, nicknamed Romantic, on March 2 at EJ Thomas Hall. Bruckner’s composition, his first to receive widespread acclaim, showcases the composer’s unique style and is filled with lyrical themes, expressive contrasts, splendid orchestration, ...

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Bruckner's Fourth - Part 1

Unorchestrated - February 23, 2024 21:27 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
The Akron Symphony will present Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony, nicknamed Romantic, on March 2 at EJ Thomas Hall. Bruckner’s composition, his first to receive widespread acclaim, showcases the composer’s unique style and is filled with lyrical themes, expressive contrasts, splendid orchestration, gl...

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Season 5: Stretching The Boundaries Of What Opera Can Be

Key Change - February 22, 2024 23:24 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
It's season 5! This season, we're inviting you, our favorite listeners, on a journey through time and space -- traveling back in time to the origins of Key Change and Opera For All Voices and forward into the future of boundless possibilities. This spring, Andrea Fellows Feinberg and Anna Gar...

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Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 59, No. 1

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast - February 15, 2024 08:05 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
In 1806, the 36 year old Beethoven received a commission from the Russian ambassador in Vienna, Count Andreas Razumovsky. Razumovsky wanted a set of string quartets for what would soon be his house string quartet which included some of the finest players Vienna had to offer. As part of his commi...

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Encounters 2 - Defining Moments

Professor Carol - February 15, 2024 02:05 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In Episode #2 of Encounters, we discuss significant events that changed or shaped our approach to music.

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Gospel Meets Symphony 30th Anniversary Concert

Unorchestrated - February 07, 2024 01:08 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
The Akron Symphony and the Gospel Meets Symphony Choir will celebrate 30 years of music and fellowship during Gospel Meets Symphony on February 10 at EJ Thomas Hall. Led by Maestro Christopher Wilkins and Gospel Meets Symphony Choirmaster Jonathon Turner, the evening will highlight the communi...

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Encounters 1 - Top 10 Classical Works

Professor Carol - February 01, 2024 22:11 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
What are your top 10 selections of Classical Music? You really can’t create good list that is so small, but Professor Carol and Hank can have fun trying. Our lists include some standards and some that may be a little off the beaten path. Your list would probably be quite different, but the discu...

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Ethel Smyth Serenade in D

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast - February 01, 2024 11:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
I’ve mentioned Ethel Smyth a few times in the past on this show. This is partly because of her music, and partly because she remains one of the most interesting people who ever lived. She was a composer of course, but she was also a conductor and an author, as well as a political activist. Speci...

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Lower Brass Days: St Mary's Music School (Edinburgh & Elgin)

Bold as Brass Podcast - January 28, 2024 16:00 - 40 minutes
In this brief return episode tubist Jonathan Gawn and euphonium player and improviser (and previous pod guest!) Martin Lee Thomson tell us about their involvement with the Lower Brass Days in partnership with St Mary's Music School. More event info below: There will be a series of free Lower...

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Dvorak Cello Concerto

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast - January 18, 2024 10:57 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
When you think of the genre of the concerto, you might be thinking of something like this: virtuoso fireworks, perhaps over romantic gestures designed simply to show the soloist off, and a rather pedestrian orchestral part, giving the soloist all of the spotlight while the conductor and orchestr...

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An Akron-fueled Collaboration

Unorchestrated - January 05, 2024 18:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
The Akron Symphony will open the second half of the season with a performance featuring Mozart’s 29th Symphony on January 13 at EJ Thomas Hall. The evening will also fully embrace Akron as the Orchestra performs Jake Gunnar Walsh & Jon Sonnenberg’s Conflagration - featuring EarthQuaker devices -...

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Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from Westside Story

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast - January 04, 2024 07:56 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
We're back! Welcome to Season 10! Leonard Bernstein to his wife: "These days have flown so -- I don't sleep much; I work every -- literally every -- second (since I'm doing four jobs on this show -- composing, lyric-writing, orchestrating and rehearsing the cast). It's murder, but I'm excited....

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Episode 279: Chamber Music and Touring with Michael Avitabile

Flute 360 - December 26, 2023 09:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
Flute 360 | Episode 279: “Chamber Music and Touring with Michael Avitabile” Do you love playing in a chamber group? Have you seen yourself as a performer, but not necessarily as a solo flutist? What if chamber music was calling your name as you were carving out your unique flutepreneur path? ...

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#11 PART 3 - Kids on Board with Johannes Lörstad & Emma Schied

Between The Bars - December 21, 2023 10:30 - 27 minutes
It's a fact - life changes when a little one comes on the scene. But how do you navigate the realms of parenthood when you're a musician and part of an internationally traveling orchestra? Host Yannick Dondelinger sits down with fellow MCO musicians Johannes Lörstad (violin) and Emma Schied (obo...

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Episode 278: A Sneak Peek Into Flute 360's 5-Day Challenge, Part 5

Flute 360 - December 19, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
Flute 360 | Episode 278: “A Sneak Peek Into Flute 360’s 5-Day Challenge, Part 5” Are you at your wits end when it comes to your 360 transformations? What I mean by that is, are you craving to be courageous, confident, and self-assured on and off your musical stage? Are you wanting to build n...

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#11 PART 2 - Kids on Board with Johannes Lörstad & Emma Schied

Between The Bars - December 17, 2023 08:15 - 24 minutes
It's a fact - life changes when a little one comes on the scene. But how do you navigate the realms of parenthood when you're a musician and part of an internationally traveling orchestra? Host Yannick Dondelinger sits down with fellow MCO musicians Johannes Lörstad (violin) and Emma Schied (obo...