Sound of Ages Podcast

Frequent guest and newly appointed Composer in Residence for Sound of Ages, Andrew Maxfield shares his insights and perspectives on Sound of Ages' newest narrative concert "Sing Actually: The Ultimate Choral RomCom." They also discuss entrepreneurial practices that can be applied to the choral art and classical music more broadly. Visit Andrew's website for information on upcoming projects and com...

Welcome back to Early Music Monday! We return to the podcast waves by interviewing Dr. David Wood, program director for Early Music America and Director of Early Music ensembles at K-State University in Manhattan, Kansas. Link to his article in Early Music America: "Canto: Toward a Rebirth of Renaissance Choral Repertoire" The Gesualdo Six's performance of 'Sicut Cervus' The Gesualdo Six Website S...

Today we sit down with Jolle Greenleaf, Artistic Director of Tenet Vocal Artists based out of New York City.  We discuss conductor roles, the power of early music, and get a glimpse in some of Jolle's composer preferences.  Be sure to follow TENET's virtual tour to the UK:  https://tenet.nyc/uk-2022 https://www.soundofageschoir.com/

On today's episode of Early Music Monday, Stevie turns the tables and interviews Kameron. Great insights into what makes Kameron tick and more background into how he became the early music nerd that he is today.  https://www.soundofageschoir.com/

Today we welcome back Dr. Erin Plisco to share a brief overview of the interest session she presented at the recent Southwestern ACDA conference, "Looking for Treble in Old and New Places: Historical Repertoire for Treble Voices." https://www.soundofageschoir.com/ Here is a link to Erin's database of historical repertoire for treble voices: Google folder including playlist: https://drive.google.co...

On today's episode of the Andrew Special, Andrew Maxfield and our new cohost Stevie Dugdale give brief concert reviews of recent concerts they attended of ACDA Western Conference in California and Voces8 in Wichita, KS.  https://www.soundofageschoir.com/ https://andrewmaxfield.org/

Today we sit down for an introduction interview with our new co-host, Stevie Dugdale.  

Today we get to have an amazing conversation with Dr. Jesse Rodin, professor at Stanford University, Josquin Scholar, conductor/performer, and the founding Artistic Director of Cut Circle. Cut Circle - https://cutcircle.org/ Sounds of the Renaissance Video: https://cutcircle.org/videos/sounds-of-renaissance-florence/ Josquin's Rome: Book by Dr. Rodin https://global.oup.com/academic/product/josquin...

Today we get to have a fantastic conversation with British Soprano Helen Ashby who sings in several ensembles including Stile Antico, fantastic early music ensemble. She is also the singing instructor for the boy choristers at Westminster Abby.  https://www.soundofageschoir.com/ https://www.stileantico.co.uk/ Woefully Arrayed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDGwwkqXXV0

The Italian Madrigal is the sound of love songs from the 16th Century. We look a little into the origins of the Madrigal as a genre and into Cipriano de Rore's life and style.  https://www.soundofageschoir.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd5K2AQvOsg

Part 2 of our sit down with Eric Whitacre and Tony Silvestri. We take a closer look into their work "Sainte-Chapelle" and "The Sacred Veil". A few golden nuggets regarding the works that have never been shared before.  Recording Credits: Sainte-Chapelle (The Tallis Scholars) https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDGIM802 Be on the look out for upcoming works mentioned in the show by Eric...

We get to sit down with one of choral music's great composer/poet duo's, Eric Whitacre and Tony Silvestri to discuss a few of their most popular collaborations: Lux Arumque, Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine, Sainte-Chapelle, and Sacred Veil. We discuss text, meaning, musical elements, and this marriage of old and new to create something novel and great. http://soundofageschoir.com https://eri...

Today we take a deep dive into "Amicus Meus" by Tomás Luis de Victoria and have a discussion about how to even talk about music using Jan LaRue's Guidelines for Stylistic Analysis. That sounds like the most boring thing ever, but it's actually an incredible way to look deeper at how music acts and what gives it its drive. https://www.soundofageschoir.com/ https://www.soundofageschoir.com/support A...

The myth behind the starving artist can be crippling. We discuss some ways to change our paradigm from starving artists to thriving artists. Featuring Sound of Ages' National ACDA Performance of "Loquebantur" by Thomas Tallis.  www.soundofageschoir.com

Today we look at the life and music of Luca Marenzio, the great Italian madrigalist and have a fantastic interview with Hannah Ely, founding Artistic Director and Soprano in Fieri Consort. Click here to learn more about Fieri's upcoming project donate to their Crowdfunder: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/thedestinedknot (For a video preview of the project, check out the trailer) https://www.youtube....

If you have ever thought that you are not creative or that "making it big" is impossible, today's episode is for you. There are two false choices taught in the world. It's either "Go live your dream" or "don't pursue your dream, do something practical". I seek to find the middle of ";pursue your dream, but it's going to be insanely hard and require grit and creativity". Making Early Music a career...

We discuss "Touch Me Not", new Andrew Maxfield Commission for Sound of Ages project "Ascension". We take a closer look into some of the musical elements that hold the piece together.  www.soundofageschoir.com www.andrewmaxfield.org 

On today's episode, we listen to Sound of Ages ACDA Utah performance of their program, "Ascension", from October 23rd in Sandy, UT. Kameron gives a brief intro to each piece and then we get to listen to each piece in its entirety. www.soundofageschoir.com https://www.caravaggio-foundation.org/

Today we get the opportunity to sit down with The Choralosopher himself, Chris Munce. We'll talk to him about early music, his professional choir, his high school students. It's cool to hear him on the other side of the mic.  www.soundofageschoir.com https://kantoreikc.com/ https://choralosophy.com/

Today we talk about the Triumphs of Oriana, a collection of Madrigals, a little bit about Michael East, who nobody's heard of, and if you haven't heard of the Triumphs of Oriana, have you been living under a stupid rock?  www.soundofageschoir.com/podcast Check out the video of the performance: https://youtu.be/yRSW1j0yWh4

Today we're going to have a conversation with Michael John Trotta about compositions, about early music, about something that he has coined "the anatomy of creativity". www.soundofageschoir.com www.mjtrotta.com JW Behind the Music Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRU0B1F1FDA Recordings Ubi Caritas – Michael John Trotta – Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short O Magnum Mysterium – Michael John Tr...

Today we will have a fantastic interview with Chris Lowrey, professional counter-tenor and Founding Artistic Director of Ensemble Altera.  www.soundofageschoir.com https://www.christopherlowrey.com/ www.ensemblealtera.com The Dying Soldier (Kameron called it the Fallen Soldier in the Podcast, but it's "The Dying Soldier") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fIJf3svTXw

Today we're going to talk about the Italian Renaissance composer Salamone Rossi. We'll have a great interview with Josh Habermann, conductor of Santa Fe Desert Chorale and several other ensembles.  www.soundofageschoir.com/podcast https://desertchorale.org/ New York Baroque www.nybaroque.org Elohim Hashiveinu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQQYDUTO7t8

We talk a little bit about the concept of form and what hold music together. We use Tomás Luis de Victoria's piece "Amicus Meus" to discuss the broader concept of form.  www.soundofageschoir.com/podcast www.andrewmaxfield.org (Video of Amicus Meus performed by Sound of Ages) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXejGOJRQ3I&t=6s Link to the score:  https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/1/1c/Amicus_meus_o...

Today we announce the launch of The Sound of Ages Approach, Sound of Ages' educational outreach program designed to help choral ensembles build musicianship through early music. We also discuss the life and music of British renaissance composer Peter Philips.  Audio courtesy of BYU Singers conducted by Dr. Andrew Crane:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkvfe8SgpGo https://singers.byu.edu/ www.soun...