The Band Room Podcast
Welcome to The Band Room! A podcast bringing you the best of band. Host, Dylan Rook Maddix sits down with the movers and shakers of the wind world, conductors, composers, teachers and performers. Have your ears opened to the new and exciting and take your seat in The Band Room!
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 112
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
BRP 12 | Jonathan Dagenais
Jonathan Dagenais is a Canadian composer, conductor, music educator and one of Dylan's favourite colleagues to work with. Jonathan sits down with Dylan to discuss his musical upbringing…
BRP 11 | Fostering Focus & Intent
Dylan is going solo amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Your band can play the notes! Your band can play the rhythms! There’s even a crescendo! Now what? Join Dylan as he gives ideas to get you…
BRP 10 | Linda Wharton
First episode of 2020! Join Dylan as he and Linda Wharton discuss growing up in London, Ontario, attending Western University, teaching at Central Secondary School, adjudicating, how mu…
BRP 9 | Jason Caslor
We welcome Director of Wind Ensembles at Arizona State University, Dr. Jason Caslor to the Band Room Podcast! Join Dylan as he and Jason discuss his formative years growing up in Saskat…
BRP 8 | Sharon Fitzsimmins
We welcome award-winning music educator, Sharon Fitzsimmins to the Band Room Podcast! Join Dylan as he and Sharon discuss her formative years, rebuilding a band program, her involvement…
BRP 7 | Cait Nishimura
Season 2 has begun! We welcome composer, Cait Nishimura to the Band Room Podcast! Join Dylan and Cait as they discuss her formative years, finding her path as a musician, her compositio…
BRP 6 | Migration
The Band Room is back after a long break! In Ep. 6 Dylan brings you music of Migration, featuring works inspired by travel in some way. Works by David Maslanka, Kelly-Marie Murphy and A…
BRP 5 | Dr. Gillian MacKay | Being The Best Musician You Can Be
We welcome the wonderful Dr. Gillian MacKay, from the University of Toronto Faculty of Music to the Band Room Podcast! Join Dylan as he and Dr. MacKay discuss her formative years growin…
BRP 4 | Don't Mess With Texas
This episode is dedicated to all Band Room listeners in the great band state of Texas. Join Dylan in an episode entitled, Don't Mess With Texas, as he explores wind music of Texas, with…
BRP 3 | Sounds of Summer
Dylan is not quite ready for summer to be over, so join him as he explores the Sounds of Summer! With works by Percy Grainger, Michael Colgrass and David Maslanka. Featuring the United …
BRP 2 | Coast To Coast
Join Dylan as he brings you on a road trip across Canada's musical landscape! Looking at works by Dinuk Wijeratne, Andrew Staniland , Matthew Emery/E.K.R. Hammell and Howard Cable. Huge…
BRP 1 | New Beginnings
To celebrate the very first episode of The Band Room, Dylan brings you music of new beginnings. Four very different beginnings but all the start of something new! Featuring works by Jon…