Moveable Do

Best known as the co-creator and composer behind the hit series Animusic, Wayne Lytle joins Moveable Do this week to talk about the journey through music and his love of computers that resulted in the combination of animation and music. We discuss some of the challenges of starting a new company and creating new software as well as some of our favorite Animusic moments. This podcast is best apprec...

Moveable Snippets will bring you one piece that a composer would like to share with the world. Today's Moveable Snippet comes from Joy Byford and her piece "Song of the River." Learn more about Joy at https://joymusing.blogspot.com . 

Steve talks this week with Dr. Andrea Ramsey. She talks with Moveable Do about her most influential teachers on her musical journey, what keeps drawing her back to composing choral music, and what it is that inspires her to be her best self. Featured on this episode: "TwainSong," "Each Slow Dusk," "A Hive of Frightened Bees," and her recent major work, "Suffrage Cantata." For more information abou...

Moveable Snippets will bring you one piece that a composer would like to share with the world. Today's Moveable Snippet comes from Keane Southard and his setting of "The Lord's Prayer." Visit Andrew's site at https://keansouthard.com/

Moveable Snippets will bring you one piece that a composer would like to share with the world. Our first Moveable Snippet comes from Andrew Maxfield and his piece, "The Door." Visit Andrew's site at https://andrewmaxfield.org/

For the first episode of Season 3 of Moveable Do, Steve chats with Kurt Heinecke, best known for his work with VeggieTales, 3-2-1 Penguins, and other projects with Big Idea Entertainment. Kurt talks about his influences from his musical family, his multi-faceted instrument playing history, and, of course, his work on VeggieTales. And did you know he's also a professional photographer? Featured on...

Steve wraps up season 2 by thanking his guests, talking about the merch store, and previewing a couple of his own compositions. Plus, a little behind-the-scenes information that could change the way you listen to Moveable Do. Featured on this episode: "Midnight Dance" and "Together in Song." For a full archive of episodes visit https://sdcompose.com/moveabledo .  For information about this se...

Dr. Paul Aitken wraps up Season 2 of Moveable Do with a discussion of the differences between Ontario, Canada and Norman, Oklahoma, his compositional process, and what sort of music he would write if he had unlimited time and resources. And what's it like being known as the "Flanders Fields" guy? Featured on this episode: "Flanders Fields," "And None Shall Be Afraid: A Plea for Peace in 5 Movement...

Dr. Ellen Gilson Voth delights Moveable Do this week with a discussion about the sheet music publishing world, her influential music teachers, and her own work as an educator. Featured on this episode: "Today I Will," "Across the Empty Square," and two new pieces, "Above Gravity," and "I Had No Time to Hate." For more information about Ellen, please visit https://www.ellengilsonvoth.net/ . For a f...

This week Moveable Do welcomes Dr. Eric William Barnum. We discuss the podcast that he co-hosts called The Choral Contrarians, story telling through choral music, and finding relaxation in the weird and the odd. And what does it mean to be contrarian in the choral world, anyway? Featured on this episode: "She Walks in Beauty," "Adoramus Te, Christe," "The Sounding Sea," and "The Stars Stand Up in...

Dr. Libby Larsen shares her time, talent, and expertise with us this week as we discuss growing up in a Catholic school before Vatican II, her compositional process, her love of water and lakes and her long-distance running...on purpose! Featured on this episode: "Sorrow Song and Jubilee," "Wolf Song in Los Angeles," "Holy Roller," and "Deep Summer Music." To learn more about Libby, visit https://...

This week, Russ Howard takes Moveable Do to the movies. Russ talks about working with film, TV, and video game music and how to develop musical ideas for characters. He also talks about the connection between Hallmark movies and horror slashers. Featured on this episode: "Finding a Friend," "Best Friends," "Meet the Girls," and "Body Parts." For more information about Russ, check out his IMDB page...

This week on Moveable Do, Joan Szymko takes us on an adventure of topics including accessibility and universality, African drumming, selecting texts, and an in-depth discussion of Alzheimer's. Featured on this episode: "Nada te Turbe," "Hodie," "River," and highlights from her major work, "Shadow and Light." If you listen carefully, you might even hear a bit of "It Takes a Village." For more infor...

Dr. Rosephanye Powell delights Moveable Do this week with her discussion of music education, Imposter Syndrome, and performance practice for Spirituals. Truly, an enlightening conversation! Featured on this week's episode: "I Dream a World," "The Word was With God," "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child," and "With What Shall I Come," a gift for Dr. Anton Armstrong. For more music from Rosepha...

This week on Moveable Do, Jen Wagner talks about her work as a music educator in Hershey, writing piano music at midnight, and her database of composers. Featured on this episode: "In the Bleak Midwinter," "In Flander's Fields," "Lacrimosa," and "We are the Children." Plus, special appearances from "Mommy's Memories," and "Mariah." To hear more of Jen's music, visit http://jenwagnermusic.com/ . Fo...

Steve talks this week with Mari Esabel Valverde about issues of being and teaching transgender students, a shared love of language learning, and inspiration drawn from the nature around us all. If Mari could be around one type of nature, what would it be? Featured on this week's episode: "Cantares," "Crossing," "Border Lines," and "Oracle of Spring." To learn more about Mari, visit https://marival...

Seattle-based composer John Muehleisen talks to Moveable Do this week about Northwest Choral Publishers, his major influences as a composer, and the connection between sacred and secular music. Featured on this episode: "Eat Your Vegetables! - Set One," "The Stars Still Shine," "When All is Done," and "But Who Shall Return Us Our Children: A Kipling Passion." To learn more about John Muehleisen, v...

Dr. Sarah Riskind talks to Moveable Do this week about her work with Sephardic music, improvisation, and her love for early music, though not necessarily in that order. Featured on this week's episode: "Psalm of the Sky," "Weep, O Mine Eyes," "Oseh Shalom," and highlights from her "Oz Cantata. Find more music by Sarah Riskind by visiting https://sarahriskind.com/ . For more information about this...

This week, Dr. J.D. Frizzell, teacher at Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis, TN, talks about the struggle of writing with new baby in the house, helping students learn to compose, and how the work of Estonian composer Veljo Tormis influenced his writing style. Featured on this episode: "And I Can Sing," "The Lamb," "This is Life to Come," and highlights from his "Magnificat." To learn more abo...

This week, Moira Smiley, in her fun, authentic manner, talks about folk songs, singing, and body percussion as well as issues of isolation and technology. Featured on this episode: "I Have a Voice," "Time in Our Voices," "Wire You Here," and "Bellow" (with special appearance of "Bring Me Little Water Silvy"). To hear more of Moira's music, visit her website at https://moirasmiley.com . For more in...

To kick off Season 2 of Moveable Do, Steve sits down with Jake Runestad to talk about how he got into composing, issues of social justice, and of course, Nyon Nyon. Pieces featured on this episode, "Come to the Woods," "Let My Love Be Heard," "The Secret of the Sea," and "Spirited Light." Visit Jake's website at https://jakerunestad.com . For more an archive of all past episodes, visit https://sdc...

As Steve wraps up Season One of Moveable Do, he gives a big thanks to his guests and tells you about the piece that has been the theme music for this season. Featured on this episode: "Take Me Back (A New American Folk Song)." For more information about this podcast, visit sdcompose.com/moveabledo. This season's guests: Saunder Choi: https://www.saunderchoi.com/ Evans Mbinji: https://www.youtube.c...

This week, Dr. Rollo Dilworth talks about his influences from a very young age up to the present. He also talks about his work with young, developing voices and takes a couple questions from some younger listeners. Featured on this episode, "I Sing Because I'm Happy," "Joshua," "I Dream a World," "Gift to be Free," and "Why a Caged Bird Sings." And from the 150 works he has published, what was the...

This week, Steve sits down with Dr. Dan Forrest and talks about some of his greatest influences and the lessons he learned about writing a melody and keeping things simple. Featured in this episode: Shalom; fermata; and et Deus ispiravit, the silent kiss, and Epilogue from the breath of life. Also, advice that Dan would give to himself 20 years ago. For more information about this podcast, visit h...

From Jazz to R&B, from concert band to orchestras, Dr. Chad "Sir Wick" Hughes, talks about his diverse musical styles. Hear how his path from Michigan to Kansas to Louisiana and finally to Atlanta shaped his musical ideals. Featured on this episode: "Tale of Two Fools," "Ruth and Boaz," "I Thank You Lord," and "Visions of a Renaissance." And what is a "Novical" anyway? For more informatio...