Adam Neal

Instrument Cases

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Instrument Cases explores the character and meanings of musical instruments through interviews and discussions of classical repertoire.

Author

Adam Neal

Episodes

Flute: Shadowy, Silvery, Soulful 15.02.2026 34:36

Adam talks to Hong-Da Chin, Jeana Melilli, and Carla Rees about different types of flutes. Audio clips: blocks by Adam Scott Neal, performed by Beo String Quartet (Theme). International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) / Petrucci Music Library (clips of Debussy’s Syrinx, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, Holst’s The Planets ( “ Neptune”), Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloe. Carla Rees: Claes Biehl, Eospho...

Viola: Dark, Lamenting, and Luscious 06.01.2026 26:23

Guests: Matthew Darsey, Ash Mach, Katrin Meidell. Audio clips: blocks by Adam Scott Neal, performed by Beo String Quartet (Theme) University of Iowa Electronic Music Studios (viola notes) International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) / Petrucci Music Library (clips of Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture, Brahms’s Symphony No. 1, Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fanta...

Bassoon: The Goofy, Woody Old Soul 30.11.2025 26:59

In this episode, I talk to Jolene Masone, Peter Van Zandt Lane, and Brittany Harrington-Smith about the bassoon -- a woodwind instrument they called woody, goofy, lyrical. I asked about their relationship with the instrument, what it "does well," and what pieces show it off well. Guests: Jolene Masone, Peter Van Zandt Lane, Brittany Harrington-Smith Audio clips: blocks by Adam Scott Neal,...