Conductors' Brew

Jazz bandleader and trumpet player John Olshinski join us to talk about the role of leading a jazz ensemble.

Brandon Horrocks joins Matt and Larry this week for a discussion of two of Gustav Holst's most beloved works, St. Paul's Suite and The Planets.

This week the crew discusses what makes a piece of music nationalistic and factors conductors might consider when programming these works.

Music isn’t composed in a vacuum. This week the crew looks at different periods in history and how it changed music. 

We tell the stories of how we got into conducting. This week we’re joined by Matt Makeever and Ashley Sprangers, vocalist and theatrical music director. 

CODA National Board Secretary and symposium tech maestro Chris Dobbins joins us to talk about how it all happened.

Matt and Larry go over Day 1 of the College Orchestra Director's Association 2021 Virtual Symposium.

Matthew Makeever joins us to talk Stravinsky. Oh the meter changes!

For over 15 years, the College Orchestra Director’s Association has been the place for conductors in higher education to come together to share the joys and challenges of teaching. This week we’re jo…

The crew takes a look back at 2020 and what had to be done to deal with the pandemic.

Emily Nelson returns to discuss the music of activism.

Join us for a walk through America’s rich musical heritage. The Eighteenth Century Singing School Masters, Charles Ives, William Grant Still, Aaron Copland, Henry Cowell, and more are our traveling c…

For our last episode on celebrating Beethoven's 250th birthday the crew tackles his most massive symphony, The Ninth.

Between the energetic Symphony 7 and the mighty Symphony 9 Beethoven composes his shorter and more traditional Symphony 8. Join the crew for a discussion of this often overlooked masterpiece.

We're back with Beethoven's no-stop dance inspired Symphony No. 7.

Brandon joins us as we continue our journey through Beethoven's symphonies with a robust discussion of his epic Fifth.

Matt takes us into the orchestra pit and behind the scenes of what it's like to conduct for a theatrical performance. 

The crew goes into nature with Beethoven's Symphony No. 6. We also discuss his Symphony No. 4 and why this piece should get played more.

Continuing our celebration of Beethoven, we dive into his pivotal work the Symphony No. 3. Plus, we have a special musical bonus from the Wasatch Symphony!

Ashkan Tabatabaie returns to discuss James Tenney's piece "Critical Band" and the intersection of science and music.