Con Fuoco: A Podcast about Classical Music and its Future
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Con Fuoco is a podcast about the field of classical music and its future. The objective of the podcast is to discuss the current state of the field of classical music and where it is headed in the future. Each episode will center around one question regarding our world of classical music, which I discuss with a guest who I believe can offer insight and answers into each subject and its future...
Con Fuoco: A Podcast about Classical Music and its Future
2y ago
This episode is a rebroadcast of my conversation with President and Artistic Director of the Sphinx Organization, Afa Dworkin.
Afa Dworkin is the President and Artistic Director of the Sphinx Organization, where she oversees all fundraising, strategic, and artistic initiatives. Founded in 1997, the Sphinx Organization has four program areas - Education and Access, Artist Development, Performing Artists, and Arts Leadership - which form a pipeline that develops and supports diversity and inclusion in classical music at every level of our field: music education, performing artists, repert ..read more
Con Fuoco: A Podcast about Classical Music and its Future
2y ago
Dr. Sharon J. Paul is a performer and educator who holds the Robert M. Trotter Chair of Music at the University of Oregon, where she currently serves as Interim Department Head of Music Performance and Director of Choral Activities. Her teaching includes graduate courses in choral conducting, repertoire, and pedagogy, along with conducting the internationally award-winning Chamber Choir, which has placed first or second in four international choral competitions, most recently winning first prize in the Chamber Choir category at the Grand Prix of Nations Competition in Gothenburg, Sweden in Aug ..read more
Con Fuoco: A Podcast about Classical Music and its Future
2y ago
My guest this week is violinist, Liana Branscome! Liana is the first prize winner of the Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota Competition Junior Division (2015), Boca Raton Symphonia Concerto Competition (2014), the Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2014) and second prize winner of the New World Symphony Young Artist Competition (2014). She has appeared as soloist with the Vidin Philharmonia in Bulgaria, Palm Beach Atlantic Symphony, the Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra and the Treasure Coast Youth Symphony. She has also performed as guest artist at the Newport Music Festival in R ..read more
Con Fuoco: A Podcast about Classical Music and its Future
2y ago
Andrew Ousley is the founder of Unison Media, one of the top PR and Marketing companies for classical music, opera and performing arts. He formed the company based on the principles of honesty, transparency, and holding himself and his staff to a higher standard of results. Clients of Unison Media include some of the leading artists in the field of classical music, including conductor Gustavo Dudamel, tenor Lawrence Brownlee, jazz legend Wynton Marsalis, and more. Mr. Ousely also curates, presents and produces Unison's award-winning concert series The Crypt Sessions, which was included among T ..read more
Con Fuoco: A Podcast about Classical Music and its Future
2y ago
My guest this week is composer, Dr. Matt Browne. Dr. Browne’s music has been described as “witty” and “beautifully crafted and considered.” Among many honors, Dr. Browne is the recipient of the 2017 ASCAP Foundation Rudolf Nissim Prize and has received residencies at the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s first annual Composer’s Institute, Mizzou International Composer’s Festival, and the Minnesota Orchestra Composer’s Institute. Since then, Dr. Browne has collaborated with prestigious ensembles such as Minnesota Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony, New York Virtuoso Singers, PUBLIQuartet, and Villiers ..read more
Con Fuoco: A Podcast about Classical Music and its Future
2y ago
Francesco Lecce-Chong is the Music Director of the Eugene Symphony in Oregon, and the Santa Rosa Symphony, performing at the Green Music Center in Northern California. The press has described him as a “fast rising talent in the music world” with “the real gift” and recognized his dynamic performances, fresh programming, deep commitment to commissioning and performing new music as well as to community outreach. Mr. Lecce-Chong has appeared with orchestras around the world including the San Francisco Symphony, New York Philharmonic, National Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toron ..read more
Con Fuoco: A Podcast about Classical Music and its Future
2y ago
Toby Oft is the twelfth Principal Trombone of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Appointed in 2008, he previously held Principal Trombone positions with the San Diego Symphony and Sarasota Orchestra. In addition to his orchestral career, Mr. Oft has performed as a soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a variety of other ensembles spanning several continents. He is also active as a chamber musician, most notably performing in Jordan Hall as a part of Boston Symphony’s Chamber Player series. Deeply committed to education, Mr. Oft is on the faculty of New England Conservatory and Bosto ..read more
Con Fuoco: A Podcast about Classical Music and its Future
2y ago
Jessie Montgomery is an acclaimed composer, violinist, and educator. She is the recipient of the Leonard Bernstein Award from the ASCAP Foundation, the Sphinx Medal of Excellence, and her works are performed frequently around the world by leading musicians and ensembles. Her music interweaves classical music with elements of vernacular music, improvisation, poetry, and social consciousness, making her an acute interpreter of 21st- century American sound and experience. Her profoundly felt works have been described as “turbulent, wildly colorful, and exploding with life.”
Jessie was born ..read more
Con Fuoco: A Podcast about Classical Music and its Future
2y ago
My guest this week is flautist, Demarre McGill! Mr. McGill is the Principal Flute of the Seattle Symphony and has previously served as Principal Flute or acting principal of the Dallas Symphony, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Florida Orchestra, and Santa Fe Opera Orchestra. In addition to his orchestral career, Mr. McGill has gained international recognition as a soloist and chamber musician. He has appeared as a soloist with prestigious ensembles like Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphon ..read more
Con Fuoco: A Podcast about Classical Music and its Future
2y ago
Violinist Alexi Kenney has been called, "a talent to watch" by The New York Times and is the definition of a multi-faceted and whole musician. He has appeared as a soloist with orchestras all over the world, including the Indianapolis Symphony, Detroit Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra in Switzerland. He has served as guest concertmaster of Pittsburgh Symphony and Mahler Chamber Orchestra and has participated as a chamber musician in festivals such as Marlboro, Yellow Barn, and Ravinia.
Alexi and I discuss the question: What does classical music ha ..read more