Steve Danielson

Moveable Do

Music EN ↓ 187 episodes

Composer and conductor Steve Danielson interviews other living composers to learn about their journeys, successes, and learning experiences. Each episode features an interview with the composers about their lives plus a review of 4 of their pieces (including audio!). To become a guest, or to suggest one, email moveabledo@gmail.com.

Author

Steve Danielson

Category

Music

Podcast website

sdcompose.com

Latest episode

Nov 25, 2025

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Episodes

Season 4 Preview 25.02.2022

Just a quick preview of season 4 and some podcasts that Steve has been on: The Classical Gabfest: https://cgf.buzzsprout.com/1313269/10130483 The Acorn Experience: https://anchor.fm/acornexperience/episodes/Music-With-Steve-Danielson-e1es5ko/a-a71fijm See you on March 8 for Season 4! Keep the Music Moving!!

Moveable Snippet - Rollo Dilworth (Joshua) 01.02.2022

Moveable Snippets will bring you one piece that a composer would like to share with the world. Today's Moveable Snippet comes from composer Rollo Dilworth and his piece "Joshua." Learn more about Rollo and his music at  https://rollodilworth.com or hear his full interview on Moveable Do by visiting https://anchor.fm/moveabledo/episodes/Rollo-Dilworth-emsr7d/a-a3u8s7m . Moveable Do has been na...

Moveable Snippet - Starkeeper (Epilogue to a Magnificent Story) 24.01.2022

Moveable Snippets will bring you one piece that a composer would like to share with the world. Today's Moveable Snippet comes from composer Starkeeper and their piece "Epilogue to a Magnificent Story." Learn more about Starkeeper and their music at  https://www.youtube.com/c/starkeeper

Moveable Snippet - Giselle Wyers 17.01.2022

Moveable Snippets will bring you one piece that a composer would like to share with the world. Today's Moveable Snippet comes from composer Giselle Wyers and her piece "The Waking." Learn more about Giselle and her music at  https://gisellewyers.com or hear her full interview on Moveable Do by visiting https://anchor.fm/moveabledo/episodes/Giselle-Wyers-ejalde

Moveable Snippet - Saunder Choi 06.01.2022

Moveable Snippets will bring you one piece that a composer would like to share with the world. Today's Moveable Snippet comes from composer Saunder Choi and his piece "New Colossus." Learn more about Saunder and his music at  https://saunderchoi.com or hear his full interview on Moveable Do by visiting https://anchor.fm/moveabledo/episodes/Saunder-Choi-eik27q  

Moveable Snippet - Donald Callen Freed 01.01.2022

Moveable Snippets will bring you one piece that a composer would like to share with the world. Today's Moveable Snippet comes from composer Donald Callen Freed and his piece "Chalk on Concrete." Learn more about Donald and his music at  https://www.donaldcallenfreed.com/

Season 3 Closer - The Itsy Bitsy Spider 23.11.2021

In this special episode of Moveable Do, Steve closes out Season 3 by sharing this season's intro song, "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" as well as a new piece, "One Circle" for choir and chamber orchestra.  Thank you to all the guests from this season: Kurt Heinecke - https://khstudios.biz Andrea Ramsey - https://andrearamsey.com Wayne Lytle - https://animusic.com Dan Carter - https://www.danielcarter...

Moveable Snippet - Tim Attride 19.11.2021

Moveable Snippets brings you two pieces today that a composer would like to share with the world. Today's Moveable Snippet comes from composer Tim Attride and his pieces "Ecce Mysterium" and "Spero Te." Learn more about Tim and his music at  https://timattride.wixsite.com/tim-attride-music . 

George M Atwell 16.11.2021

This week George M Atwell talks with Moveable Do about the ins an outs of his varied career as a composer, pianist, and producers. Share in some of his fascinating stories - including working with Michael Jackson and the band that trashed the studio. And what exactly is the "Atwellian Mode"? Featured on this episode: "Fly!" "Emmanuel, God is With Us," "God is Movin'," and "Fuga Internetus." For mo...

Sergio Barer 09.11.2021

This week, Sergio Barer talks with Moveable about growing up in Mexico and his career as a professional pianist before turning to composition. Learn about what sort of music he was listening to as he grew up; learn about his album, "Piano Music for One Hand;" learn about his own podcast, Let's Talk About Music! Compositions featured on this episode: "Por que me vine?" "Enthusiasm," "The Spirit," a...

Zanaida Robles 02.11.2021

Dr. Zanaida Robles sits down with Steve this week to talk about her passion in diversity and inclusion in music education. We discuss her interest in story telling and relationship building, her rather unusual choice for a first instrument, and what it's like working with John Williams as a studio vocalist. Compositions featured on this episode: "Veni Sancte Spiritus," "Psalm 61," "She Lingers On,...

Melissa Dunphy 26.10.2021

Let's get political! Australian-born composer Dr. Melissa Dunphy joins Moveable Do this week to discuss growing up in Australia with immigrant parents and how that shaped her political ideology. Listen as she shares her journey as she discovered music to be a perfect outlet for her political passions. Featured on this episode: "What Do You Think I Fought For on Omaha Beach?" "American DREAMers," "...

Moveable Snippet - Joseph Virgilio 21.10.2021

Moveable Snippets will bring you one piece that a composer would like to share with the world. Today's Moveable Snippet comes from composer Joseph Virgilio and his piece "Le Notte Delle Cappelle Medicee" for SSAA choir. To learn more about Joseph, check out his published works through Forton UK, Bergmann Edition, and Music for Brass.

Jonathan Campbell 19.10.2021

This week, Dr. Jonathan Campbell takes Moveable Do on a journey through the Midwest as we talk about music publishing, conducting, and singing. We also talk about some wishes and plans for a rather unusual cantata. Featured on this episode: "The Final Harvest," "Sorrow and Sadness Shall Flee Away," "The Lone Wild Bird," and "Hush the Ocean Wild." Find his SoundCloud stream at https://soundcloud.co...

Natalie Dietterich 12.10.2021

This week, Natalie Dietterich shares with Moveable Do the lessons that she learned about pacing during her composition classes, what her dream piece would be to write, and about her international multidisciplinary collaboration that was life changing for her. Featured on this episode: "Aeolian Dust," "Chain Link Fences," "Conversations with Strangers," and "Bound." For more information about Natal...

Moveable Snippet - John Paulson 11.10.2021

Moveable Snippets will bring you one piece that a composer would like to share with the world. Today's Moveable Snippet comes from composer John Michael Paulson and his piece "Dream Land." Learn more about John and his music at  https://www.johnmichaelpaulson.com/

Moveable Snippet - Engelhardt Unaeb 07.10.2021

Moveable Snippets will bring you one piece that a composer would like to share with the world. Today's Moveable Snippet comes from Namibian composer Engelhardt Unaeb and his piece "A Star Named Hoba." Learn more about Engelhardt and his music at  https://soundcloud.com/engelhardtunaeb .

Karen Siegel 05.10.2021

This week on Moveable Do, Dr. Karen Siegel talks about how she has turned the pandemic into an opportunity to explore aleatoric music and play with the latency inherent in making music through video calls. Hear about her work with C4 (no, not the explosives!). Featured on this episode: "Here I Am," "Meditation," "Why Do We Love Our Guns?" and "How She Could Not Drive." For more information about K...

Loretta Notareschi 28.09.2021

Moveable Do was fortunate to sit down with Loretta Notareschi and explore the vast array of her compositions - from string quartets, to choral music, to classical ukulele. We also talk about what music and composers have influenced her style. Featured on this episode: "Evocations," "Form'd of Joy and Mirth," "So Live!", and "String Quartet OCD." For more information about Loretta, visit http://lor...

Moveable Snippet - Joyce Vickery 27.09.2021

Moveable Snippets will bring you one piece that a composer would like to share with the world. Today's Moveable Snippet comes from Joyce Vickery and her lovely piece "Sing Your Maker Praise." Learn more about Joyce and her music at  https://vickerymusic.com .

Moveable Snippet - Tom Council 24.09.2021

Moveable Snippets will bring you one piece that a composer would like to share with the world. Today's Moveable Snippet comes from Tom Council and his moving piece "We Will Remember Them (Lux Aeterna)." Learn more about Tom at  https://tomcouncil.com .

Dan Bradshaw 21.09.2021

Dr. Dan Bradshaw, professor of music at BYU-Hawaii talks with Moveable Do this week about the joys of living in Hawaii, the influences of his composer father, his missionary experience in the Czech Republic, and his work with the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition. He also talks about his love of the stars above and the seas below. Featured on this episode: "The Dead Praying for Me," "Hall of...

Moveable Snippet - Iris Szeghy 16.09.2021

Moveable Snippets will bring you one piece that a composer would like to share with the world. Today's Moveable Snippet comes from Slovak composer, Iris Szeghy and her choral cycle "Three Shakespeare Songs." Learn more about Iris and her music at http://www.szeghy.ch . 

Dan Carter 14.09.2021

On this episode, composer Dan Carter talks about his work in and out of the LDS church, his journey to find his identity, and how that has influenced his compositions. Featured in this episode: "Little Sonata in C," "Dance of Our Living," "By the River, I Lay Down," and a special performance of "Come Unto Him." For more information about Dan Carter, visit https://www.danielcartermusic.com . For a...

Moveable Snippet - Bryon Black II 12.09.2021

Moveable Snippets will bring you one piece that a composer would like to share with the world. Today's Moveable Snippet comes from Bryon Black II and his gospel piece "Forward." Learn more about Bryon at https://bryonblackii.com .

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