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Episode 77 features guests Marie-Ange Boislard, (trombone), and Stéphanie Sens, (bari sax), of the Burning BRASs Band! In this episode we talk about forming a group, marketing, freelancing, brass bands, representation, and other fun music projects!

Episode 76 features guest, composer Rain Worthington (she/her/hers)! In this episode, Rain and I discuss her life and career, being a self-taught musician and composer, breaking music boundaries and classical music stereotypes, projects, and representation.

You can learn more about Rain Worthington's work by visiting her website: rainworthington.com

Episode 75 features Whistling Hens, soprano Jennifer Piazza-Pick and clarinet Natalie Groom (she/her/hers). In this episode we talk about the duo’s name, how they got started, promoting works by female and marginalized composers, advocacy, commissioning new music, their new album, and other topics!

You can check out their work at: whislinghens.com

Episode 74 features guest Mike Fan, (they/them), from Opera Queens - "...presenting opera in full colour - BIPOC, in drag, genderbent, & queerified." In this episode, we discuss their recent production of a QT Onegin with Ukrainian songs, "Tanya's Secret" at the National Ballet School's Betty Oliphant Theatre, the creation of Opera Queens, advocacy and representation, identity, and their upcoming premiere of a new opera, "Cleopatra Built", with some scenes of Handel, Barber, Massenet, and more in Montreal for "Night of 1000 Cleopatras". You can find more information about Opera Queens by visiting their website, www.operaqueens.ca

Episode 73 features guests Katie, Haley, and Candace (she/her/hers), music therapists and CEOs of Music Therapy Made Simple! In this episode, we discuss all things music therapy, including resources and business tools for professionals. I learned so much from our conversation, and I am sure you will too!

Episode 72 features guests Carrie Blosser and Ashley Killam (she/her/hers), creators and hosts of Diversify the Stand! This special cross-podcast episode provides information and resources for both brass players and non-brass players on equity, composer databases, educational resources, and other materials to help our communities further diversify their repertoire and have access to some awesome materials!


Programming Resources:
Diversify The Stand
Catalog of Trumpet Music by Gender-Marginalized People and/or Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color, compiled by Ashley Killam
Trumpet Music by Women, compiled by Dr. Amy Dunker
Trombone Compositions by Women Composers, compiled by Dr. Natalie Mannix
Works for Horn by Underrepresented Composers, compiled by Dr. Caiti Beth McKinney
Works with Horn by Female Composers, compiled by Dr. Lin Foulk Baird
Tuba-Euphonium Social Justice Initiative’s Composer Database

Educational Resources:
Brass Music by Black Composers: A Bibliography, by Aaron Horne
Bold as Brass Podcast with Melissa Brown
Rising Stars Podcast
Music HERstory Podcast

General Resources & Organizations:
Anna’s Composer Database
…And We Were Heard
Boulanger Initiative & Consulting Program
Castle of Our Skins
Chromatic Brass Collective
ColourFULL Music
Composers Equity Project
Decolonizing the Music Room
Educational Resources for Music Performance/Ensemble Librarianship
International Association for Women in Music (IAWM)
International Women’s Brass Conference
League of American Orchestras
Lift Music Fund
Music by Black Composers
Music Theory Examples by Women (renamed MusicbyWomen)
Rising Tide Music Press
Sphinx Organization
The Wind Repertory Project