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31: Breaking the Barriers as a Women Band Conductor with Julia Baumanis

Show Notes: Everywhere aound the world, generations of women have been paving the way toward a society that fosters inclusivity, diversity and equality. In this episode, we’ll get a chance to listen to Julia Baumanis. She’s going to share with us how her initial passion for music became the guiding light to her career as…

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30: Q&A about Everything Conducting Videos

Show Notes: Today’s episode is a bit different as I will be answering all the questions that I received about conducting videos. Before we get started, I wanted to remind you all that the very first episode of this podcast is about Five Mistakes to Avoid with Your Conducting Videos. Here are the questions that…

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29: Navigating a Diversified Career in Music with Susie Benchasil Seiter

Show Notes: Conductor Susie Bechasil Seiter, who specializes in orchestra pops and film score conducting, discuss systematic gender bias, barriers, and her experiences touring with bands around the world!   Susie Benchasil Seiter is a prolific conductor, orchestrator and composer for film, television, video games, and live concerts. Susie currently stays busy conducting Live to…

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28: Your Biggest Struggle in Conducting during Training Years

Conductor’s Podcast Wisdom Series What was the biggest struggle in conducting during your training years? Hi there! Happy March and welcome to the third edition of the Conductor’s Podcast Wisdom series, a new series full of shared life experiences and, of course, wisdom! This month’s question that I am asking my people is, “𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀…

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27: Building Bridges through Music with Noreen Green

Show Notes: Have you ever wondered, 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙄 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙚? Dr. Noreen Green, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony founded this organization in 1994 as her niche, and has focused on presenting music with Jewish themes since. In today’s episode, she shares with us how she creates cultural bridges…

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26: Pathway to the Podium with Alice Farnham

Show Notes: In today’s episode, Conductor Alice Farnham will share her journey to the podium with us. Farnham started her career as a church musician playing organ and trumpet. She was an Organ Scholar at St. Hugh’s College, Oxford University and trained for three years with the legendary pedagogue Ilya Musin in St. Petersburg. Alice…

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25: Committing to the Pursuit of the Purpose with B.E. Boykin

Show Notes: Happy March!  I hope you are getting more settled into the year of 2022 as I know it hasn’t been easy for a lot of people. If you are feeling overwhelmed, I am totally on the same page with you and that’s why I am super excited about today’s episode as our guest…

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24: What 501(c)3 is and WHY it matters

Show Notes: In today’s episode of our podcast, we are going to discuss what 501(c)3 is — something that you might have heard of many times now, and why it matters. I know that today’s content might be a bit dry, but if you are ever inspired to start an organization or an ensemble like…

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23: The Most Important Habit that Contributes to Your Success

Conductor’s Podcast Wisdom Series What’s the most important habit that you have and keep that you believe contributes to your success? Welcome to the episode no.2 of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, a new monthly series full of shared life experiences and, of course, wisdom!  In each episode, I am going to pose a question…

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22: String Strategies and Tackling your Fears with Kira Omelchenko

Show Notes My guest today Dr. Kira Omelchenko will be sharing with us her tips of working with strings. When you work with an orchestral ensemble, no matter a chamber orchestra, a full symphonic orchestra, or even just a few musicians at your church’s Christmas service, you are very likely working with string players, and…

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