featuring Lisa Casal-Galietta, artistic director of the Red Door Chamber Players, available here or in iTunes In a previous episode, a guest spoke to me convincingly about ‘entry points’ to classical music. We’re fortunate in this day and age to have … Continue reading Podcast: A (Red) Door to Classical
featuring Mary Birnbaum, available here or in iTunes Opera is kind of like, I don’t know, let’s say foie gras, or olives, or port wine, or good whiskey… It’s not something you enjoy every day (well, maybe that last one), … Continue reading Podcast: Otello (and opera) Overseas
featuring Mike McCaffrey. Listen here or in iTunes. Once upon a time, I had a very long conversation with a guy who knew Haydn personally. Or that’s what it felt like. And if you go over to Mike McCaffrey’s website, Haydn Seek, (he calls … Continue reading Podcast: Haydn Found
featuring Julie Comparini, available here or in iTunes I’ve recently been interested in people’s musical backgrounds, or (formal) lack thereof, and how it informs their eventual careers or interests in music. Ms. Julie Comparini was one of those people, but … Continue reading Podcast: From Bach to Brecht
featuring Bob Lord, available here or in iTunes The record industry is dying, right? And people have stopped caring about classical music right? And what actually is ‘classical music’? Bob Lord is CEO of PARMA recordings and a collection of other labels, recording … Continue reading Podcast: For the Record(ings)
featuring Mike McCaffrey. Listen here or in iTunes. This episode comes at a pretty cool time that I hadn’t planned. I’d planned for it to be uploaded this week (pretty low-fi operation here, so it depends largely on my spare … Continue reading Podcast: Haydn Seek, pt. 2
with Dr. Katelyn Bouska | Listen here or in iTunes Have you ever had that experience of having a connection with music that you discovered, so that it seemed like yours? Disregard the fact that hundreds (of thousands) of other people … Continue reading Podcast: Illuminating Ištvan
featuring Yun Peng Zhao from Quatuor Diotima. Listen here or in iTunes, or an abridged Chinese version here But when you listen to the twentieth century, maybe just give up this habit, for example, nice melody. For example, some drama… maybe … Continue reading Podcast: Livre pour Quatuor Diotima
featuring Carmine Miranda. Listen here or find Fugue for Thought in iTunes. As mentioned in the first part of my conversation with Mr. Miranda, much of the more successful blog articles and things that I prepare are on more obscure (or … Continue reading Podcast: Dvorak’s Diverse Concerto
featuring Mike McCaffrey Listen here or in iTunes I started this podcast to hear and share stories and expertise, people’s unique musical experiences, be it a long-time career and tidbits from it, or a more specific story to share. But … Continue reading Podcast: Haydn Seek, pt. 1
featuring cellist Carmine Miranda. Listen here or find it in iTunes. I’m interested in interesting things. Aren’t you? Codes and ciphers are interesting. Is there something secretive in Schumann’s sole cello concerto? While not a performer of any kind, I agreed with what … Continue reading Podcast: Schumann’s Cipher
featuring pianist Clipper Erickson Listen here or search for us in iTunes In my previous conversation with Mr. Erickson, we focused almost exclusively on the music of R. Nathaniel Dett, whose music Erickson recorded and released last year to great … Continue reading Podcast: His Cup Runneth Over, Pt. 2
with Jess Wyatt of A Viola Player Writes You can listen to the episode here or in iTunes. Find the article for and links to part one here. Also, go subscribe in iTunes or through PodBean, where you can also find previous … Continue reading Podcast: A Viola Player Speaks, Pt. 2
(…with lots of captivating recording projects) featuring pianist Clipper Erickson. Listen here or find us in iTunes. Kickstarter is such an amazing idea. Richard Narroway, with whom I chatted a month or so ago, used it for his recording/tour project with … Continue reading Podcast: His Cup Runneth Over, part 1
with Jess Wyatt of A Viola Player Writes. Listen to the episode in iTunes or via Podbean. This is Jess’s Facebook page. Jess Wyatt was another of my early guest interviewees who I burdened with writing out answers to my ignorant amateur questions … Continue reading Podcast: A Viola Player Speaks, Part 1
featuring cellist Richard Narroway (other links below) One of the people I’d been hoping to catch up with when I first planned to start the podcast was a gentleman I’d kind of stumbled upon online almost a year ago. More specifically, I stumbled … Continue reading Podcast: Bringing Bach to Life
Fugue for Thought 