Donna Parkes: Telling Our Human Story

An interview with Louisville Orchestra's principal trombone, Donna Parkes. Australian trombonist Donna Parkes has been Principal Trombone of the Louisville Orchestra since 2008 and has been Principal Trombone of the Colorado Music Festival since 2009. Solo competition successes include winning the Australian National Trombone Competition, the Brisbane International Brass Competition, and finalist in the Jeju Brass Competition in Korea.

Highlights

• The orchestra and the health crisis - 6:33
• Making this year successful - 7:45
• Hearing classical music - 10:51
• An opportunity to create new works - 12:36
• Doing a great community work - 17:45
• Her award from last year - 20:10
• Working with kids - 24:13
• Having a rich career - 38:00
• The Virginia Symphony - 44:25
• Playing a sound that you never imagined - 49:41
• Donna’s background - 51:13
• Learning from phenomenal teachers - 53:00
• Coming to the US searching for more opportunities - 59:30
• Being young and hungry for a job - 1:06:00
• It is valuable to be innovative - 1:08:13
• Donna’s recommendation - 1:09:55

Episode Resources

• Connect with Robert Hunt Simonds:
• [email protected] 
• http://roberthuntsimonds.com/
• Connect with Donna Parkes:
• "On Thinking Institutionally" by Hugh Heclo: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Institutionally-Politics-Hugh-Heclo/dp/0199946000 
• "Creating Public Value" by Mark Moore: https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Public-Value-Management-Government/dp/0674175581/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=creating+public+value+mark+moore&qid=1593563209&s=books&sr=1-2 
• Donna's recommendation: Free Solo: https://films.nationalgeographic.com/free-solo 
• https://www.instagram.com/aussietrb/
• https://twitter.com/donnamparkes?lang=en
• https://louisvilleorchestra.org/donna-parkes/