Moveable Do
Composer and conductor Steve Danielson interviews other living composers to learn about their journeys, successes, and learning experiences. Each episode features an interview with the composers about their lives plus a review of 4 of their pieces (including audio!). To become a guest, or to suggest one, email [email protected].
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 176
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Season 8 - Intro/Preview
The hiatus is over! Steve is back with an introduction and preview of Season 8. How will a formatting change and focus shift affect the show? Join us for the official season launch on Tuesday, Septem…
Episode #100 - Composer Extravaganza!!
To wrap up season seven of Moveable Do, Steve celebrates 100 episodes. You'll hear greetings and updates from 19 former guests - of course including new recordings of their music. Steve also counts d…
Brett Stewart
For Episode #99 of Moveable Do, we talk with Dr. Brett Stewart, the co-founder, conductor, and composer-in-residence of the Millennial Choirs and Orchestras. We talk about MCO as well as growing up i…
Bret Simmons
This week, Moveable Do, sits down with composer Bret Simmons. Bret talks about composing music for Disney, Broadway, and television. Plus, he talks about what it's like to head up a band for a TV tal…
Eric Alexander
Moveable Do stays local this week with an in-person interview with Associate Professor of Music from Boise State University, Dr. Eric Alexander. We talk about growing up in Colorado, juggling family …
Nell Shaw Cohen
This week on Moveable Do, composer and multi-media artist Nell Shaw Cohen talks us through the process of creating music either inspired by visual art or using visuals in tandem with the music. We al…
Edna Yeh
Santiago Veros
This week, Moveable Do visits with Argentinian composer, Santiago Veros. Join us as we talk about growing up in Argentina and how that shaped Santiago's interest in building community through choral …
Kim André Arnesen
Travel with Moveable Do to Norway today to visit with Kim André Arnesen. We talk about growing up in Norway, his love of MTV, and his composing process. Pieces featured on this episode, "Magnificat a…
Molly Catherine Nixon
Composer and teacher, Molly Catherine Nixon, sits down with Moveable Do this week to talk about her works and her new project, Da Capo al Fine. Learn about her work with elementary and middle school …
Karen P. Thomas
This week, Moveable Do visits with the Conductor and Artistic Director of Seattle Pro Musica, Karen P. Thomas. We talk about the vibrant choral scene in Seattle, compositional process, and memories o…
Frank Ticheli
What do you call a composer who is equally adept at writing for choirs, orchestras, and wind symphony - and knows how to make that music accessible for flex band or orchestra? Why, Dr. Frank Ticheli,…
Compose Like a Girl (ft. Jocelyn Hagen)
This week, Moveable Do welcomes back composer Jocelyn Hagen to talk about her new podcast Compose Like a Girl. We dive into the ins and outs of creating a new podcast and why this topic is so importa…
Elizabeth Alexander
Marie-Claire Saindon
This week on Moveable Do, listen to Steve butcher some French words as he interviews Canadian composer Marie-Claire Saindon. Hear about her journey through violin, into film composing, and into chora…
Lawrence Kramer
Dr. Lawrence Kramer, Distinguished Professor of English and Music at Fordham University makes the shift from Moveable Snippet to full Moveable Do guest in this week's episode. We talk about his earli…
Judith Herrington
Conductor, composer, and music educator Judith Herrington talks with Moveable Do about going from singing in the church choir to founding the Tacoma Youth Chorus. Plus, who was her teenage celebrity …
Z. Randall Stroope
Moveable Do welcomes Dr. Z. Randall Stroope to starts off Season Seven!! We talk about growing up on a ranch in the Southwest and the lesson learned from his music teachers while growing up. He also …
Moveable Snippet - Zach Gulaboff Davis (Iridescence)
Moveable Snippets will bring you one piece that a composer would like to share with the world. Today's Moveable Snippet, “Iridescence,” comes from Macedonian-American composer Zach Gulaboff Davis. Le…
Moveable Snippet - Pedro Lopes Baptista (Jorge Peixinho - In Memoriam for solo guitar)
Moveable Snippets will bring you one piece that a composer would like to share with the world. Today's Moveable Snippet comes from Portuguese composer Pedro Lopes Baptista and his piece "Jorge Peixin…