Podium Time

How do we break into the scene and build relationships that lead to conducting work? Robert Debbaut talks with us about how he “hung out” with Gustav Meier for a year, the extra-musical benefits of observing the Chicago Symphony, and how he started an orchestra by emailing almost 600 strangers. Support the show

Today we talk again with my teacher Maestro Wes Kenney about his detailed Score Study method, identifying what conducting students need to learn, and the importance of Human Connections. Support the show

It’s Christmas at Podium Time and we have a very special episode for you. Wes Kenney is director of Orchestras at Colorado State University, where Jeremy studies, and is Music Director of the Fort Collins Symphony, Opera Fort Collins, and the Denver Young Artists Orchestra. Today he takes time out of his (much-needed) Christmas vacation to talk with us about why we need a mentor, his special pedag...

This is part 2 of our interview with Viswa Subbaraman. Today we continue our previous conversation about the business of orchestras, as well as get into the weeds about what you won't learn in your conducting degree. Support the show

In the first installment of this two-part episode, we talk with Viswa Subbaraman about starting a contemporary opera company, the role of the orchestra, and why we need to be able to communicate with administration and marketing. Support the show

Luke and I have mentioned the Bard Conductors Institute and Harold Farberman many times already in the few months that the podcast has been out, but today we finally talk with a friend from the Institute who decided to study at Bard with Farberman after his experiences there. Michael Patterson just started his Master’s with Farberman this Fall, and he’s got plenty to say about it already. Today we...

How do you put an orchestra and a full concert together in only two rehearsals? We talk about that and more this week with Adam Torres and Noelle Bauman. When Adam approached me about a concert for the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, I knew I couldn’t say no. Just last week that concert happened with three conductors and a fantastic orchestra of local professionals and students. T...

I met Chris Kelts for the first time in 2011 at String Fling, a summer string program hosted by Missouri State. Even before he stepped on the podium, we all knew that we were going to love him. He returned in 2015 as the newly-appointed director of orchestras at Missouri State, and I still wish I could have gotten more than one year to study with him. From Missouri State University, Luke and I tal...

What we intended to be light conversation about score study quickly turned into a full interview with one of our best conducting buddies that explores what we are doing with our lives and our music. Gerrit Scheepers is currently working towards his doctorate at Washington State, and we were so glad that he could take some time to talk with us about singing, study, sincerity, and what he has learne...

Last year I stumbled upon the perfect opener to my chamber recital on a CD by the Sinfonietta of Riverdale, a premier chamber orchestra founded and led by Mark Mandarano. Initially I contacted Mandarano to get some advice for conducting the piece and for starting an ensemble, but what he shared was so insightful and helpful that I just had to have him on the podcast for a full interview. Little di...

Luke and I are just starting the second year of our Master's degrees and neither of us can really believe how much we've learned and how much our conducting has changed in just one short year. We've gone through two semesters of grad school and so much has changed in how we see our schooling and our work and our lives, and today we are sharing a couple of those changes with you. Joi...

We have a special episode of Podium Time for you today. Luke and I had the great pleasure of attending the CU Boulder Orchestral Conducting Symposium in June this year, and our two fantastic teachers were kind enough to sit with us (for even longer) after the week was over! Show notes are available at PodiumTimePod. Wordpress.com Support the show

For our first interview we had the immense pleasure of talking with the phenomenal JoAnn Falletta, music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic and Virginia Symphony, and the Principle Guest Conductor of the Brevard Music Center. Show notes and resources available at PodiumTimePod. Wordpress.com Support the show

Just a quick introduction to us and the podcast. Find all show notes at PodiumTimePod. Wordpress.com Support the show