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Chrysanthe Tan

Composer and violinist Chrysanthe Tan joins Moveable Do this week to talk about their fascination of combining music and the spoken word, what its like to tour with Ariana Grande, and a mutual love o…

01:00:34 | Tue 10 May 2022

Eric Whitacre - Episode 50!

For this special 50th Moveable Do interview, Eric Whitacre joined me to talk about a wide range of topics. He discussed what his goals and ambitions were as a teenager, what music inspired him growin…

01:10:33 | Tue 03 May 2022

Nazo Zakkak

Take a dive into Orthodox Hymnody this week with composer Nazo Zakkak. Though he started as a jazz pianist, he has shifted his life to composing and conducting hymns for the Orthodox Christian liturg…

00:53:57 | Tue 26 Apr 2022

Bryon Black II

This week Bryon Black II takes the leap from a Moveable Snippet segment to a full Moveable Do interview. Listen as Bryon talks about faith and composition, the importance of music education, and his …

01:10:50 | Tue 19 Apr 2022

Moveable Snippet - Eric Hunter (Benediction for a New Life)

Moveable Snippets will bring you one piece that a composer would like to share with the world. Today's Moveable Snippet comes from composer Eric Hunter and his piece "Benediction for a New Life." Lea…

00:06:53 | Fri 15 Apr 2022

Kurt Bestor

Multi-faceted composer and performer Kurt Bestor sits down with Moveable Do this week to discuss a broad range of composing topics: from writing simple love songs, to writing film scores, to collabor…

01:03:10 | Tue 12 Apr 2022

B.E. Boykin

This week, composer Dr. B.E. Boykin talks about her simultaneous work as a choral professor and a composer. We go back and talk about her musical family and some of the influences that helped her on …

00:35:44 | Tue 05 Apr 2022

Bonus - NW-ACDA Composer Fair (Part 3)

While attending and participating in the composer fair at Northwest ACDA convention in Spokane, I was able to catch some composers and get a word about some of their latest works. This is the third p…

00:16:03 | Fri 01 Apr 2022

Andrew Maxfield

Steve sits down with Andrew Maxfield and talks about growing up in a musical family, his travels around the world, his work with the poetry of Wendell Berry, and his project for orchestra and narrato…

00:54:35 | Tue 29 Mar 2022

Sarah Quartel

This week I sit down with Canadian composer Sarah Quartel for a discussion about connections: singer to singer, conductor to ensemble, choir to audience. We discuss growing up making harmonies with w…

00:41:56 | Tue 22 Mar 2022

Bonus - NW-ACDA Composer Fair (Part 2)

While attending and participating in the composer fair at Northwest ACDA convention in Spokane, I was able to catch some composers and get a word about some of their latest works. This will be the se…

00:14:36 | Fri 18 Mar 2022

William White

Composer, conductor, and podcaster William White talks with Moveable Do about his work in Seattle, WA. We discuss his podcast, The Classical Gabfest, his early compositions for piano and clarinet, hi…

00:58:18 | Tue 15 Mar 2022

Bonus - NW-ACDA Composer Fair (Part 1)

While attending and participating in the composer fair at Northwest ACDA convention in Spokane, I was able to catch some composers and get a word about some of their latest works. This will be the fi…

00:13:38 | Fri 11 Mar 2022

Roger Emerson

Season 4 of Moveable Do opens with a fantastic interview with Roger Emerson, one of the most performed choral composer/arrangers in the world! Join us as we talk about growing up in a musical family,…

00:58:58 | Tue 08 Mar 2022