Classic Jabber

Listen to this short excerpt from one of my recent messages in the Dunedin Music Society's "Weekend Preludes," a new program that keeps communities connected to live music and other fans of music during isolation. http://DunedinMusicSociety.org

Topics include: + Not being an economist + A passion for geology + Composing music based on a passion + Communicating emotions throughout the world Jeffrey Nytch enjoys a diverse career as a composer, educator, performer, and consultant. He is an Associate Professor at The University of Colorado-Boulder, where he has served as Director of the Entrepreneurship Center for Music since 2009, and continues to maintain an active composition career with performances at leading venues throughout the U.S. Nytch is in wide demand as a speaker and scholar, having delivered papers at numerous national and international meetings of artists and entrepreneurs, and is a frequent guest clinician at schools and conservatories nationwide. His book, The Entrepreneurial Muse: Inspiring Your Career in Classical Music was released by Oxford University Press in 2018.

Topics include: Identity lock down Metamorphosis for introverts Music therapy is like a healing ointment Be aware of the why Failure is like a commercial before the main event "The Perfect Wrong Note" by William Westney   From an early age, Anjoli took up the violin due to her love of listening to Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.'' Anjoli’s passion for music and the arts led her to be accepted at the prestigious Meadowmount School of Music and study at Shenandoah Conservatory. Throughout her career, she has performed at venues such as: Sandler Center for The Performing Arts, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and The Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Most recently in 2020, she participated in the largest online virtual orchestral recording of Mozart's Magic Flute Overture with L.O.V.E. Project 2020. She currently plays First Violin with Symphonicity and has a leadership position on their Board of Directors and Education/Outreach Committee. In addition to music, she has an affinity for music business, l

Topics include: Pen pals and friends from 6th Grade orchestra Struggles with an external identity Photography as a passion Music is the fabric of our souls Getting exposed to music through family Getting through a conversation with the vet Lyrics or no lyrics? Hate your job? Quit! http://laurathorneconsulting.com Laura Thorne is the go-to for taking action to achieve Vision. She is a big-picture person with abundant technical ability. She has 25 years of experience in management, executive leadership, creating programs, and helping others navigate goals and achieve more. With a background in science, arts, and business performance, Laura helps business owners and future leaders implement strategies to break free of the status quo and get beyond expectations by focusing on implementation of logic, systems, and processes. It is Laura’s mission to cultivate and promote Role Model Leaders. She uses The Role Model Way™, a framework and philosophy, to deliver highly actionable consulting, facilitation

Topics include: Too much time in the mud Definition of "identity" has changed Words are too limiting "You are my sunshine" Why you should do what scares you The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch “Music should always be an adventure.” -Coleman Hawkins Mari Hashimoto is a violinist and violist extraordinaire based in Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina who lives by C. Hawkins’ famous words. She holds a Master of Music in violin performance and is always seeking adventure in her career through travelling. She has travelled along the American East Coast breathing new life into Classical Music at several venues. She has also performed internationally, her most notable contribution was in the Festwoche Klassischer Musik in Oppenau, Germany. Though Mari mostly performs Classical Music, she continuously pushes her musical bounds by exploring additional instruments and styles into fun, adventurous avenues such as city busking and videos. She is also generous with her knowledge; often devoting her

Topics include: Going to see music Physiological changes through music "1/10th of 1% of what I studied" Pursue what you find fascinating Take what you do seriously, not yourself Working on a project the FBI took away Jason Heath is the Double Bass Product Manager for Eastman Strings. He also serves on the advisory board of Be Part of the Music, and he is internationally active as a clinician and consultant. Jason is a former of the Board of Directors for the International Society of Bassists and past president of the Illinois chapter of the American String Teachers Association and past orchestra representative for District VII of the Illinois Music Educators Association. Jason is a past faculty member at DePaul University and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. His former students hold positions in the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Baltimore Symphony, and Philharmonie Sudwestfalen.

Bob Lord is a producer, composer, bassist, and CEO based in Portsmouth NH. In 2015 Bob was named one of Musical America’s “30 Professionals of the Year: Key Influencers," and as CEO of PARMA Recordings his work was nominated in two categories for the 2020 GRAMMY Awards. With Pete Townshend of The Who, Bob co-produced the double album METHOD MUSIC by Lawrence Ball, released in 2012 on Navona Records and hailed by Pitchfork for its “wondrous, rippling, and startlingly tactile music.” Lord is the music producer of WILD SYMPHONY, a symphonic suite composed by the #1 NY Times bestselling author Dan Brown ("The Da Vinci Code") which accompanies the illustrated children's book of the same title. In 1996 Bob co-founded the award-winning group Dreadnaught, described by Relix Magazine as “the country's best 'pure' prog-rock combo." His first full-length album as a solo artist, entitled PLAYLAND ARCADE, will be released in 2020.

Sangeetha Ekambaram is a classical soprano who has performed in both operas and concerts across North America and Europe. She recently sang on a couple of recordings to be released in the Fall of 2020. With a love of local community-building, she enjoys the process of producing collaborative concerts wherever she finds herself. In addition, Sangeetha has studied and performed various multicultural genres of dance and song. These days, she dreams of using her diverse skills to start an ensemble of vocal artists who will create innovative performances and engage the community in sustainable ways. Stay tuned! And for more information, visit www.Sangeetha-ekambaram.com or watch & listen on YouTube at https://spb.buzz/sangeetha

Sean Perrin is the founder of Clarineat.com and the host of the internationally-acclaimed Clarineat Podcast and OK Podcast internet radio shows. He is also an active performer, recording artist, and music educator who lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Sean has performed as a substitute clarinetist with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, The Red Deer Symphony, The Bow Valley Chorus, and many other local ensembles. In 2015 he recorded his first solo album called "Dreamsongs" with support from the Alberta Foundation of the Arts, Jazz YYC, and Kickstarter campaign that reached 137% of its funding goal. The project reached #5 on the Canadian Jazz charts on Apple iTunes. Also an accomplished teacher, Sean is on faculty at The Mount Royal University Conservatory, and has worked as a clinician for The Banff Centre, The University of Calgary, the Department of National Defence, and numerous other organizations. In addition to his creative, performing, and teaching work, Sean is the Online Sales and Marketing Coordin

Sir Edward Elgar wrote a beautiful composition for mezzo-soprano, choir and orchestra that premiered in 1912. It's a setting of the poem "Ode" by Arthur O'Shaughnessy. While in a rare recitation state of mind, I thought you'd enjoy this poem...

This episode takes an unusual turn for Classic Jabber, in that it is a solo performance. Consider yourself as the friend I'm jabbering with today, although that's a bit odd especially considering the topics we cover! Perhaps the best option is to keep the conversation going - let me know how you feel about these points, and how they influence your participation with classical music, particularly... Topics include: What's causing people to unfriend us Techniques for improving relationships How to stay friends whether you agree or disagree with them Being careful with your sources How our online lives impact our relationships and so much more.

George Marriner Maull, Artistic Director of The Discovery Orchestra and three-time Emmy© nominated public television personality, has helped people nationwide to heighten their classical music listening pleasure through his Discovery Concerts© for American Public Television (APT), now available on Amazon.com. His course Fall in Love with Music, also recorded for APT, may be viewed on the orchestra’s website: www.discoveryorchestra.org. Inside Music, his public radio show, can be heard on 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 7:30 PM (ET) on WWFM, 89.1, in the Princeton/Philadelphia area and worldwide at wwfm.org The Classical Network. Beginning his 17th season as host of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s Classical Overtures, he presents pre-concert chats before such ensembles as The Philadelphia Orchestra and Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and artists Yuja Wang and Itzhak Perlman. His conducting career has included leading performances at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Among the posts he has held: Music Dir

Conductor Composer Stephen P Brown jabbers with Paul Hostetter, the Ethel Foley Distinguished Chair in Orchestral Activities for the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University. He has conducted the New York City Opera, the Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, the Orlando Philharmonic, the American Composers Orchestra, Philharmonia Virtuosi, the Naples Philharmonic, the Syracuse Symphony, the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, and the Delaware Symphony Orchestra among many others. His 53 commercially released recordings have received honors including a Grammy Award, a Downbeat Critics Award, five stars for performance in the BBC Music Magazine, and two NY Times Top Five annual listings.

Flutist Lindsey Goodman is a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and educator. Lindsey has performed, taught, and presented across three continents, including at Carnegie Hall, Eastman, Edinburgh Fringe, Oberlin, Google headquarters, National and Canadian Flute Association conventions, and across China. An advocate for composers, Lindsey has given over 140 world premieres. Her solo albums are reach through the sky (New Dynamic Records), returning to heights unseen, and Etereo (PARMA Recordings) with additional performances on New World, Albany, New Focus, and Navona. Lindsey has given recitals in NYC, performed concertos across the US and Canada, and been broadcast on radio stations nationwide. Lindsey is principal flutist of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, faculty at West Virginia State University and Marietta College, and founded the chamber groups Leviathan Trio, PANdemonium4, and Chrysalis Duo. Lindsey received degrees from Manhattan School of Music and Northwestern and Duquesne Universitie

Colleen Schmitt currently serves as Contemporary Music Director at the two campuses of Hyde Park Methodist church in Tampa, Florida. She also teaches piano privately and at The Leopold School, and plays jazz piano at The Gin Joint. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she has performed in and music directed many theater productions with The Milwaukee Repertory Theater and most other companies there. She has also been music director for a musical improv group and studied Music Composition and Technology at UW-Milwaukee. She loves the collaborative aspect of music and looks forward to more ofthat in person soon!

With a diverse portfolio of talents (clarinetist, operatic tenor, saxophonist, guitarist, flutist, musicologist, conductor), David Ciucevich enjoys a varied, fulfilling life and career as a musician. In January 2018, David made his Carnegie Hall debut singing Tenor I with The Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus in Haydn’s The Seasons. He has taught clarinet and played with many orchestras in Ohio, Massachusetts, New York City, Colorado, and Wyoming and with Broadway touring productions including South Pacific, West Side Story, and The Phantom of the Opera. David is also a Certified Hypnotist through the National Guild of Hypnotists specializing in issues for musicians. A native of Savannah, GA, David holds a MM in Clarinet Performance and Music History from the University of Northern Colorado. His teachers include legendary Cleveland Orchestra clarinetists Robert Marcellus and Theodore Johnson and their students Mark Nuccio and Bil Jackson. David’s first cousin is the beloved American lyricist, singer, and compose

Rose loves dance and music.  At a young age, she was a cellist in a youth orchestral program at the University of Michigan Ann Arbors’ School of Music, Theatre and Dance.  Professional highlights include:  Radio City Rockette, Off-Broadway and international tours of De La Guarda, Fuerza Bruta, Lady Gaga and 2nd Species, a NYC stunt crew which she co-founded.  Favorite musical moment was being named the first electric cellist to play inside the Vatican under the musical direction of Tom Kurt of St. Jerome’s Music Ministry.  Follow #MallareMusic on Instagram and Facebook.  Onwards & Upwards!

Greg Howard is an alto sax, soprano sax, flute, and clarinet performer in the Tampa Bay area. You can hear him mostly in Pinellas County playing with the Dunedin Concert Band, the Rhythm Kings Jazz Orchestra, and the Florida Jazz Express. Greg also performs as a side man with several other big bands and jazz combos. Greg started on alto saxophone in junior high school and continued through college and then into adult community bands. Though his career was in business he continued to study and practice with the intent to become a working musician. Recently Greg stepped away from the business world to concentrate on his performing career and has enjoyed playing alongside many of the very fine musicians who live and perform in the Tampa Bay area.

Becca McCoy has been a frequent guest on Classical Jabber. She recently closed a run of Gypsy as Rose in Naples, Florida, and just before that, Beauty and the Beast in Chicago as Madame de la Grande Bouche at Paramount Theatre. She is a youngARTS alumnae and National Society of Arts and Letters national winner in musical theatre, and holds a certificate of classical acting from the British American Drama Academy at Oxford. In addition to performing, she is an avid traveler, photographer, and champion for the arts. Beccamccoy.com / @actorbeccamccoy.

Melissa and I have been married for almost 17 years, but she happens to be a singer who loves chamber music and musical theatre, and recently began playing cello as well - a lifelong passion. She is an authority on Spanish literature and enjoys diving into the psychological development of characters. More recently she became the Ambassador for Career Encouragement at the Concert University, and is a regular on Classic Jabber!