Careers in Crescendo: Lessons for Musicians

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Careers in Crescendo: Lessons for Musicians

Podcast by Institute for Music Leadership

  1. S5E12 - Breaking into Broadway with Chad Smith '98E (MM)

    FEB 14

    S5E12 - Breaking into Broadway with Chad Smith '98E (MM)

    In this episode, Jeff chats with Chad Smith '98E (MM), saxophonist and woodwind artist. Chad discusses his varied experiences touring, performing on Broadway for shows such as Wicked and Threepenny Opera, among other live performance and recording in both New York and Los Angeles. Additionally, Chad speaks about his teaching and development of a multi-woodwind degree, and offers advice for those exploring opportunities in musical theater.

    33 min
  2. S5E11 - International Journeys for Musicians with Rosanna Moore '14E (MM) '19E (DMA)

    JAN 31

    S5E11 - International Journeys for Musicians with Rosanna Moore '14E (MM) '19E (DMA)

    In this episode, IML Associate Director Blaire Koerner chats with Eastman alumna, English harpist, educator, and actor Dr. Rosanna Moore. Moore talks about the challenges, opportunities, and suggestions for international musicians who aim to study and work in the United States. She will discuss the steps she took to gain her positions and visa status in America, such as becoming tenured second harpist at the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, to the transition back over the pond and starting anew in yet another country as the recently appointed Assistant Lecturer in Harp at the Dublin Conservatoire at TU in Ireland.

    31 min
  3. S5E10 - Decolonizing Classical Music with Sugar Hill Salon

    JAN 17

    S5E10 - Decolonizing Classical Music with Sugar Hill Salon

    In this episode, Jeff chats with Alexander Davis, founder and Artistic Director of Sugar Hill Salon, and Brianna Garcon '23E, the Director of Development, about their organization and a series of concerts in Jackie Robinson Park funded in part by a Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Research Grant. Sugar Hill Salon is one of the first chamber music series and artistic collectives that centers on black and brown woodwind artistry in classical music. Sugar Hill Salon is a black and queer-owned organization that offers free public concerts in Harlem that showcase wind repertoire that lacks representation within traditional chamber programming along with uplifting black and brown musicians performing them. Through commissioning chamber works and monthly concerts featuring artists on the scene, Sugar Hill Salon is decolonizing classical music for a more equitable future for black and brown communities.

    33 min
  4. S5E9 - The Winds of Change with the Zephyr Ensemble and Michael Witt '23E

    JAN 3

    S5E9 - The Winds of Change with the Zephyr Ensemble and Michael Witt '23E

    In this episode, Jeff chats with Eastman alum and IML Mentorship Grant winner Michael Witt. Witt discusses the Zephyr Ensemble, a group he founded that brings together the aspects of the modern wind ensemble and mold it into a chamber setting. He shares his goals and inspiration for creating this group, the changes in his journey that led to his grant project, and his experience navigating performances and recording in a new country.

    37 min
  5. S5E8 - The Art Behind the Stage with Noah Sesling '22E and Christopher Dingstad '04E

    11/17/2024

    S5E8 - The Art Behind the Stage with Noah Sesling '22E and Christopher Dingstad '04E

    In this podcast, Eastman alumni Noah Sesling '22E and Christopher Dingstad '04E discuss their roles as artist and orchestral managers, offering valuable insights and advice for students aspiring to enter this career or hoping to obtain a manager in the future. Sesling is a Senior Assistant Artist Manager at IMG Artists, while Dingstad spent 15 years as an artist manager for CAMI Music and HarrisonParrott, among others, and is now the Head of Artistic Planning at the Dresdener Philharmonie. They also reflect on how their education at Eastman has shaped their professional journeys. Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of the field and hear about personal experiences that highlight Eastman's long-term influence on individual growth and career trajectories.

    29 min
  6. S5E6 - The Music of the Earth with Glenn McClure

    11/08/2024

    S5E6 - The Music of the Earth with Glenn McClure

    In this episode, Jeff chats with Glenn McClure, eco-musician and composer, about his path traveling the world and capturing the voice of the Earth. McClure discusses his compositional approach to translating natural mathematical data into music, his time with the European Space Agency, and his travels to Antarctica through the U.S. National Science Foundation. He also covers the value of collaborating with people both inside and outside of the field of music and expanding musicians' musical palate. This is a fascinating conversation on the intersection of science and music.

    37 min
  7. S5E5 - From Concept to Stage: Crafting Refract with 3D Percussion

    10/25/2024

    S5E5 - From Concept to Stage: Crafting Refract with 3D Percussion

    In this episode, Jeff chats with the members of 3D Percussion about their performance of Refract in Chicago in the summer of 2024. 3D Percussion's mission is to connect with audiences by curating creative musical experiences that we believe in, and includes Youngkyoung Lee '24E (DMA), Sammy DeAngelis '23E (MM), and Emma Gierszal '20E (MM) '24E (DMA). The trio describes the creation of the group, how they manage and run the ensemble, and the creative ways they fulfill their mission and bring performances to life.

    29 min
  8. S5E7 - The Eastman Leadership Conference

    10/14/2024

    S5E7 - The Eastman Leadership Conference

    Join a community of leaders this summer at the Eastman Leadership Conference! Recorded live this past summer, hear from participants as they finish one of the many activities over the course of the 3 1/2-day experience. Capped at only 30 participants, this intimate conference is for current and aspiring deans, associate/assistant deans, department chairs, and any faculty or staff members of music schools currently in or aspiring to leadership positions. Participants gain enhanced individual leadership effectiveness and the development of new perspectives, skills, and tools through specific learning objectives and goals.

    39 min
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