Matt Albert: Coming to Consensus

Robert and Matt talk about Matt’s career in Eighth Blackbird, the Cabrillo Festival, teaching at the University of Michigan, and preparing the next generation of musicians.

Highlights

• Knowing each other for a long time - 6:33
• The actual situation - 8:48
• Going online - 9:45
• Coming to consensus - 10:12
• How they help their students - 12:58
• The importance of decisions - 15:33
• People recording themselves - 20:27
• An amazing opportunity for musicians to engage more - 25:06
• Offering a limited number of programs for a year - 38:22
• How the industry has changed - 39:40
• Music and audiences - 1:04:20
• Different types of audiences - 1:06:00
• Matt’s recommendations - 1:10:00

Episode Resources

• Connect with Robert Hunt Simonds:
• [email protected] 
• http://roberthuntsimonds.com/
• Connect with Matt Albert:
• https://www.instagram.com/ganzmatt/?hl=en
• https://twitter.com/ganzmatt?lang=en
• Matt’s recommendations:
• Emily King: https://www.emilykingmusic.com 
• Ellen Reid “Prism”: https://ellenreidmusic.com/work/p-r-i-s-m/ 
• Doric Quartet: Britten and Purcell: https://www.amazon.com/Britten-Purcell-Chamber-Works-Strings/dp/B07PN77KPK 
• Attaca Quartet/Caroline Shaw: Orange: http://www.attaccaquartet.com/shawattacca-quartet-orange 
• Trilogy: https://trilogypodcast.podbean.com
• Unlocking Us | Brené Brown: https://brenebrown.com/podcast/introducing-unlocking-us/