Diversify the Stand Ashley Killam & Carrie Blosser

For our final episode of season 3, we are joined by trumpet player Mikaela Tolf, and composers Alexandra Fol and Matthew Lane. We discuss their commissioning project of new pieces for trumpet and organ from the composer and performer standpoint, as well as their upcoming performances!

Transcripts are available for every episode thanks to our team of interns and can be found https://www.diversifythestand.org/transcripts!

To learn more about each of Fol, Lane, and Tolf, visit the links below:

Alexandra Fol: https://alexandrafol.wordpress.com/

Matthew Lane: https://matthewclane.wordpress.com/



Intro & outro music is Eris DeJarnett’s “Bored Games” for two trumpets and fixed media. Visit eir website to learn more about them and pick up some great music!: https://erisdejarnett.com/



This will be our last episode of season 3 and we will return this fall for a new season of guests!

Episode 15 welcomes Danielle Buonaiuto, soprano, ED of Musica Viva NY, and co-organizer of ChamberQUEER. Buonaiuto shares some amazing insight into her experiences building inclusive, intersectional spaces in the field of choir, voice, and new music.

Transcripts are available for every episode thanks to our team of interns and can be found https://www.diversifythestand.org/transcripts!

To learn more about Danielle, visit the links below!

Danielle’s website: https://www.daniellebuonaiuto.com/

ChamberQUEER: https://www.chamberqueer.org/

Musica Viva NY: https://musicaviva.org/

Intro & outro music is Eris DeJarnett’s “Bored Games” for two trumpets and fixed media. Visit eir website to learn more about them and pick up some great music!: https://erisdejarnett.com/

One more podcast crossover this season! Episode 14 includes our talk with Casidy Reed from MusicHERstory, a podcast about equity and inclusivity in all facets of the music industry. We spend this episode with Casidy discussing a range of resources musicians may find useful when diversifying their own stands! We cover a whole range of resources, reading materials, podcasts, and organizations, highlighting some groups doing amazing work in the field! To learn about all the resources we talked about, click the links below!

Diversify the Stand

Music HERstory Podcas

Programming Resources

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

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

Intro & outro music is Eris DeJarnett's "Bored Games" for two trumpets and fixed media - eir website

Amanda Collins joins us for Episode 13! Amanda is a performer, educator, and activist for diversity and inclusion in the arts. She talks with us about starting up the DEI collective at Mizzou, her journey of taking some time away from music, and building relationships and networks in the music industry.

Transcripts are available for every episode thanks to our team of interns and can be found https://www.diversifythestand.org/transcripts!

To learn more about Amanda, visit the following links:

Amanda’s website: https://www.acollinshorn.com/

Mizzou Horn Crew: https://www.acollinshorn.com/mizzou-horn-crew.html

Intro & outro music is Eris DeJarnett’s “Bored Games” for two trumpets and fixed media. Visit eir website to learn more about them and pick up some great music!: https://erisdejarnett.com/

Episode 12 brings in Bell Thompson, Philadelphia-based student, jazz trumpet player, and band leader!  We get to talk with Bell about her experience soloing with a variety of groups, getting into band leading, and her research focused on gender equity in jazz.

Transcripts are available for every episode thanks to our team of interns and can be found https://www.diversifythestand.org/transcripts!

To learn more about Bell, visit https://www.bellthompson.com/!

Intro & outro music is Eris DeJarnett’s “Bored Games” for two trumpets and fixed media. Visit eir website to learn more about them and pick up some great music!: https://erisdejarnett.com/

In Episode 11, we are excited to chat with Azalea Laredo, Stage Director, opera singer, and choral educator. Azalea talks with us about her musical journey in Mexico vs. in the US, building voice and Spanish studios, and teaching during a pandemic as an educator.

Huge thank you to Meredith Fuller for editing this episode!

Transcripts are available for every episode thanks to our team of interns and can be found https://www.diversifythestand.org/transcripts!

To learn more about Azalea and her platforms, check out the links below!

Website: https://www.azalealaredo.com/

Azalea’s Spanish YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4VRh4_FSZqo0iH5TsuInQ

Azalea’s profile at TakeLessons: https://takelessons.com/profile/azalea-l

People can watch more videos and take group classes with me on TakeLessons Live - https://takelessons.com/live

Intro & outro music is Eris DeJarnett’s “Bored Games” for two trumpets and fixed media. Visit eir website to learn more about them and pick up some great music!: https://erisdejarnett.com/