Performing Labor

An interview with clarinetist, writer, speaker, and thought-leader, Alex Laing. Alex is the principal clarinetist of the Phoenix Symphony, an orchestra and board member of the Gateways Music Festival…

An interview with cellist, singer/songwriter, storyteller, composer, improviser, and activist, Ben Sollee.

Highlights

• Combining music and drama - 6:58
• Find your path and pursue it - 12:04
• Why study…

An interview with violinist Holly Mulcahy, Concertmaster/Partner for Audience Engagement at the Wichita Symphony, concertmaster of the Chattanooga Symphony, soloist, recitalist, founder of Arts Capac…

An interview with Meredith Snow, violist in the Los Angeles Philharmonic and chair of ICSOM (International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians). We discuss the LA Phil's ascendancy and cultura…

An interview with harpist, singer, songwriter, and Rochester, NY native, Mikaela Davis. We discuss her unconventional path from the Crane School of Music to writing, recording, and touring her own mu…

This episode features a conversation with violinist Sarah Whitney. Sarah has appeared on stages worldwide as a soloist and collaborative artist. We discuss her career with the acclaimed ensemble Syba…

An interview with Dr. Lisa Brooks, Dean of the Jordan College of the Arts and Professor of Violin at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Lisa is an active performer and is the principal secon…

An interview with Alanna Tonetti-Tieppo, the sub-principal second violin of the Royal Northern Sinfonia in England. Before earning her current position in the Sinfonia, the Massachusetts native atten…

An interview with guitarist and educator Craig Wagner from Louisville, KY. A virtuoso jazz guitarist, Craig also regularly plays as a soloist with major symphony orchestras and has toured and recorde…

An interview with conductor, clarinetist, pianist, improviser, composer, and my former boss, Teddy Abrams, music director of the Louisville Orchestra and the Britt Festival in Oregon. We discuss the …

An interview with Grace Browning, principal harpist of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and the Santa Fe Opera. We discuss her vision for a thriving 21st-century arts institution-- one that engag…

An interview with Bharat Chandra, principal clarinetist of the Sarasota Orchestra, the Nordic Symphony in Estonia, and the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in California. We discuss the state …

An interview with NYC-based conductor Tara Simoncic, music director of the Louisville Ballet. We discuss her unique journey from being a serious trumpet player to becoming a conductor. Tara specializ…

An interview with trumpet player Herb Smith of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. We discuss his performing and teaching adaptations to the COVID lockdown, the many facets of his career, the Black…

My interview with former Sarasota Ballet dancer Cadence Rolland: We trace her journey from early ballet training, to a professional dance company, to now pursuing a business degree. We discuss how an…

An interview with Quinton Morris, a Seattle-based violinist, professor, educator, founder, filmmaker, radio host, and entrepreneur. We discuss his path from South King County, WA to some of the natio…

An interview with amateur violinist and candidate for LT. Governor of Utah, Karina Andelin Brown. We discuss the importance of music in her life, the value of music education, and the impact of the a…

A conversation with Gabriel Kovach, principal French horn of the Phoenix Symphony. We cover his education at Curtis and Juilliard, early professional experiences, teaching, his evolution with the Pho…

An interview with violinist Melissa White from the Grammy-winning Harlem String Quartet and Co-founder of Intermission.

Highlights

• Rescheduling dates and postponing events - 5:49
• Music, movement, …

Interview with Boston-based cellist Leo Eguchi. We spoke about his orchestral career with the New Bedford Symphony and Portland Symphony, studying music and physics at the University of Michigan and …