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Episode 201 - Kenneth Collins

Everything Band Podcast - March 09, 2022 03:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 70 ratings
Biography Capt. Kenneth C. Collins, a native of Reno, Nevada, entered the Navy in 1989 and attended recruit training in San Diego, California. Upon completion of Musician "A" school, he served as a percussionist in fleet bands in Guam and Newport, Rhode Island. His first assignment upon receiving...

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Episode 200 - Matthew Maslanka

Everything Band Podcast - February 27, 2022 17:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 70 ratings
Matthew Maslanka is David Maslanka’s second son and the primary caretaker of David’s music. Born in New York City in 1982, he grew up listening to his father composing at the piano. From the age of 10, Matthew started helping out by making photocopies of scores and dubbing cassette tapes for Dav...

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Being a Conductor is Hard, but Becoming a Conductor is Harder.

Podium Time - February 25, 2022 23:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Don't listen to this if it's your first episode of Podium Time! Link to the blog post I wrote in 12 minutes about this: https://jdcuebas.com/being-a-conductor-is-hard-becoming-a-conductor-is-harder/ Grab your copy of Jeremy's Score Study Checklist by signing up at http://eepurl.com/hgmYAb Sup...

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S4E1: Season Premiere with Miguel Harth-Bedoya! Plus: Career Pathways from College to the Pros with John and Enrico

UpBeat from Everything Conducting - February 21, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
Hosts John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez discuss how to chart your path to the podium from undergrad to the professional world in the 4/4. Then, UpBeat welcomes Miguel Harth-Bedoya who shares his philosophies on the education of young conductors, his core philosophies of conducting, and his conn...

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BRP 71 | Melanie Brooks

The Band Room Podcast - February 16, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
We welcome Dr. Melanie Brooks to The Band Room! We spoke about her path, her time at Arizona State University, time in Finland, making her way back to Minnesota to teach Winona State University, founding Leading Tones Music and much more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron ...

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BRP 70 | Fraser Linklater

The Band Room Podcast - February 02, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
We welcome Dr. Fraser Linklater to The Band Room! Fraser is now retired from the Desautels Faculty of Music  at the University of Manitoba, where he directed the bands and taught courses in music education from 1999 to 2016. We were able to speak about his unique path to UofM, some of his great ...

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BRP 69 | Katahj Copley

The Band Room Podcast - January 19, 2022 05:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
We welcome composer and educator, Katahj Copley to The Band Room! We spoke about his path, his compositional process, his involvement with the Millennium Composers Initiative, his social justice consortium for the California Band Directors Association and much more! Help support the Band Room P...

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BRP 68 | Midwest Memories

The Band Room Podcast - January 05, 2022 05:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Happy New Year! Join Dylan as he speaks with Cait about his first Midwest Clinic and his conversations with old and new friends: Keith Kelly, Nicole Piunno, Onsby Rose, Sean Murphy, Angela Schroeder, Rob Taylor and Gail Brechting, speaking about some of their favorite Midwest memories! Help su...

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Into the Time Machine!

Conductors' Brew - December 17, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour
This episode we crank up the Conductors Brew time machine and whisk ourselves to the past to visit some of our favorite composers. Along the way we also get sucked into the Internet wormhole of technical difficulties. The time machine needs work.

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Episode 199 - Gary Green

Everything Band Podcast - December 16, 2021 20:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 70 ratings
Gary Green is Director of Bands Emeritus at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, Florida. Prior to joining the faculty at UM, Gary served for ten years as Director of Bands at the University of Connecticut. Gary joins the show today to discuss the important life lessons that mus...

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Episode 198 - Mark Connor

Everything Band Podcast - December 14, 2021 15:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 70 ratings
For this episode I'm going to be sitting across from the microphone while Colin Peters interviews me. I have had pretty rough go of it during the pandemic and felt that it was the right moment to share some thoughts and encouragement from my own experience. Biography: Mark J. Connor (b. 1971...

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BRP 67 | Danielle Gaudry

The Band Room Podcast - December 14, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
This week we welcome, Dr. Danielle Gaudry to The Band Room! Danielle is Associate Professor of Music at California State University East Bay where she serves as Director of Bands and Coordinator of Instrumental Music. Dylan, Cait and Danielle spoke about her very unique path, being a Canadian te...

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Episode 197 - Virginia Allen

Everything Band Podcast - December 13, 2021 14:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 70 ratings
Virginia Allen is a conductor, music educator, arranger, consultant, and a true pioneer for women in music. During her 20-year career in the United States Army, Allen was the first woman to command and conduct an active duty military band integrated with both men and women, the first woman to co...

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S3E10: Peter Throm on Artist Management. Plus: Anna Edwards on Compassionate Leadership

UpBeat from Everything Conducting - December 12, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
In the Season 3 Finale, hosts John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez discuss how to lead our orchestras with vision and compassion alongside guest Anna Edwards in the 4/4. Then, UpBeat welcomes Peter Throm of Peter Throm Management who discusses pathways to success for conductors, how to obtain and ...

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BRP 66 | Aaron Perrine

The Band Room Podcast - December 01, 2021 08:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
We welcome composer, conductor and educator, Aaron Perrine to to the Band Room! We spoke about his path, composing for winds, how being a collaborator fits into his identity, conducting his own/others music, balance and so much more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron throu...

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S3E9: All Things Opera. Plus: Michael Ellis Ingram on Building an Operatic Career

UpBeat from Everything Conducting - November 30, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
Hosts John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez discuss how to have succeed in every stage of leading an operatic production in the 4/4. Then, UpBeat welcomes friend of the pod Michael Ellis Ingram as he discusses how to get started in opera, the differences between conducting opera and orchestra, and ...

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Episode 196-- Kevin Sedatole

Everything Band Podcast - November 22, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 70 ratings
Kevin Sedatole is the Director of Bands and Chair of the conducting area at Michigan State University. He has had a celebrated career in music as a conductor, clinician, teacher, and advocate for new music.  Biography Kevin Sedatole serves as Director of Bands, Professor of Music, and Chair ...

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BRP 65 | Dale Lonis

The Band Room Podcast - November 17, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
We welcome Dr. Dale Lonis to the Band Room! We spoke about Dale’s path, the influence of  Benjamin Bloom on his leadership philosophy, parallels between rugby and music, working as a guest conductor and teacher, founding Music Mentors International with Ardith Haley, reminding us to engage and s...

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BRP 64 | Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin

The Band Room Podcast - November 03, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
We welcome Dr. Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin, Director of Wind Band Studies and Assistant Professor of Music Penn State School of Music to the Band Room. We spoke about her path, her past work with Tau Beta Sigma: National Honorary Band Sorority, programming with inclusivity in mind, working with comp...

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Fighting Burn Out

Conductors' Brew - October 25, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour
This month we talk about keeping work, school, and the challenges of life as a musician in perspective. 

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S3E8: Giancarlo Guerrero! Plus: Assistant Conductor Applications and Auditions with Adrienne Valencia

UpBeat from Everything Conducting - October 24, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
Hosts John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez discuss how to succeed in Assistant Conductor applications and auditions with industry expert Adrienne Valencia in the 4/4. Then, UpBeat welcomes Giancarlo Guerrero who shares the story of his path to the podium as Music Director of the Nashville Symphony...

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BRP 63 | Catherine Likhuta

The Band Room Podcast - October 20, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
We welcome composer, performer and educator, Catherine Likhuta to the Band Room! We spoke about her unique path to where she is today, how performance influences her compositions, the importance of collaboration, her new piece Planet B and so much more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by bec...

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BRP 62 | Karem Simon

The Band Room Podcast - October 06, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
We had a great time speaking with conductor, clarinetist and educator, Dr. Karem Simon of the University of Prince Edward Island! We spoke about his musical beginnings, fostering a culture of community and excellence within a small community, being the best musician you can be, the UPEI Wind Sym...

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BRP 61 | David Lum

The Band Room Podcast - September 22, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
We welcome educator, tubist and conductor, David Lum to the Band Room! We spoke about his musical journey, his involvement with the Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra, the importance of developing student leaders, being a life long learner and so much more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becom...

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S3E7: Programming for 2021-22. Plus: Ankush Kumar Bahl Reveals the Thinking Behind his First Season in Omaha

UpBeat from Everything Conducting - September 19, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
Hosts John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez discuss their plans for 2021-22 and how they can relate to your future programming in the 4/4. Then, UpBeat welcomes Ankush Kumar Bahl who shares his pathway to programming his first season at the Music Director of the Omaha Symphony. 

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We’re Back!

Conductors' Brew - September 19, 2021 20:00 - 57 minutes
We’re back for season 2 of the show! We discuss our new format and look ahead to another season with COVID-19. 

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BRP 60 | Nicole Piunno

The Band Room Podcast - September 15, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
This week we welcome composer and educator, Nicole Piunno to the Band Room! Dylan and Cait chat with Nicole about her musical journey, how trumpet performance influences her composing, overcoming injury, pivoting during the pandemic, the music biz and much more! Help support the Band Room Podca...

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Episode 195 - Glenn Eichelberger

Everything Band Podcast - September 10, 2021 17:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 70 ratings
Glenn Eichelberger is the Director of Bands at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Glenn has been involved in HBCU bands for his entire career and joins the show to discuss his career and his experiences with HBCU excellence in music. Links: Glenn Eichelberger Holsinger: Prelude and Ro...

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BRP 59 | Jienan Chen & Nicholas Ryan Kelly

The Band Room Podcast - September 08, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
This week we welcome to the Band Room the two winners of the 2021 Canadian Band Association Howard Cable Memorial Prize in Composition: Jienan Chen and Nicholas Ryan Kelly. Dylan and Cait chat with the composers about their award-winning pieces, their musical journeys, how they each came to writ...

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BRP 58 | Gary Hill

The Band Room Podcast - September 01, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Welcome to season 4 of the Band Room Podcast! For the first episode of season 4 we are joined by Director of Bands Emeritus at Arizona State University, Gary Hill! Dylan, Cait and Gary speak about his musical path, neuroscience and how it affects gesture, his time at ASU, dog training, going aga...