Show Notes: Todayโs episode is one that Iโm personally excited about, as my guest today Elizabeth Askren was on my guest list way before I started this podcast. Elizabeth and I met when we were both fellows for the Dallas Opera Hart Institute for Women Conductors, and she has since continued to mentor other conductors…
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Show Notes: Happy New Year, and I am super excited about today’s episode, as I’ll be speaking with one of my role models, conductor Kalena Bovell.ย For the very first show of 2022, Kalena will be talking to us about time management skills, also sharing with us her experience of preparing and studying for her…
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Show Notes: ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป’๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป’๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ฝ๐ ด๐ ๐ ผ๐๐๐ ธ๐ ฒ? ย One of the great advantages of performing works by living composers is that we can ask them questions. A conductorโs job is largely deciphering the composersโ intentions, translating the knowledge into our gestures, and conveying to the musicians to realize…
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Show Notes: ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐๐? ย Today we are going to discuss a sensitive and yet, somehow controversial topic – music competition. Composer Bela Bartokโs famous quote says, โCompetitions are for horses, not artists.โ However, some of us, including myself, dream about winning a major competition and then have a career…
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Show Notes: ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐? A good teacher, especially when you are just starting out, will help you build a strong and solid foundation, provide you with useful tools and skills to continue improving yourself along the road, and even connect you with professional musicians which can broaden your…
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Show Notes: ย ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ค๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ช๐๐ฉ๐ค๐งโ๐จ ๐ก๐ค๐ช๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ค๐๐๐.ย During our training and study, we rarely learn how to program, plan, and curate a concert, because we are often given conducting assignments by our teachers, and had very limited rehearsal time to prepare for a performance.ย ย In this episode, my guest…
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