Show Notes: Happy March!ย I hope you are getting more settled into the year of 2022 as I know it hasnโt been easy for a lot of people. If you are feeling overwhelmed, I am totally on the same page with you and thatโs why I am super excited about todayโs episode as our guest…
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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 ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ, a new monthly series full of shared life experiences and, of course, wisdom!ย In each episode, I am going to pose a question…
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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 churchโs Christmas service, you are very likely working with string players, and…
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Show Notes: In todayโs episode, I am interviewing a dear friend, Lily Ling, who is music director and conductor of the Hamilton Broadway show. I was connected with Lily through the mentorship program offered by the Maestra Music, an organization supporting women and non-binary musicians working in musical theater. They offered a lot of great…
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Show Notes: Happy February! I am so grateful for you to be here with me, at the 20th episode of the show. Itโs hard to imagine that weโve been here together for almost 5 months, and I hope you are still loving this show as much as I do. Todayโs topic is something that I…
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Show Notes: Today we are going to talk about something that I personally love speaking about — running effective and efficient rehearsals! There are many aspects about planning for rehearsals — from strategizing the overarching rehearsal goals throughout the concert cycle, to pacing each individual rehearsal session; from choosing the right program to being mindful…
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Conductor’s Podcast Wisdom Series What’s the best advice you were ever given? Welcome to the very first episode of the Conductorโs Podcast Wisdom series, a new series full of shared life experiences and, of course, wisdom!ย In each of the monthly episodes of the Conductorโs Podcast Wisdom series, I am going to pose a question…
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Show Notes: In todayโs episode, we will be discussing โdecolonization.โ One of the trends that the world of classical music is slowly embracing in recent years. In politics, the process of decolonization can be very broad, from colonies becoming independent countries recognized by the international society to recognizing how the colonial powers have taken advantage…
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Show Notes: ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐? ย After almost 2 years, the pandemic is not yet completely behind us. It has impacted musicians in different fields differently, as many string players and percussionists are still able to perform with their masks on, while many wind players and vocalists…
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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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