Tag: Podcast
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Keep It Classical Ep. 101 – Opera Bass Carves Out His Own Path
Zachary James doesn’t accept “no” as an answer. Or if he does, he’ll most certainly find another way to get what he wants. As a Musical Theater major at Ithaca College, James realized that his real passion was for opera.
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Keep It Classical Ep. 007 – A Brand New Listening Experience
Andy Bliss is my guest on this episode of Keep It Classical. Andy is the director of percussion studies at the University of Tennessee and the founder of the NIEF-NORF contemporary ensemble and Summer Festival.
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Keep It Classical Ep. 006 – More Than Just a Concertmaster
Gabriel Lefkowitz, only 28 years old, has been the concertmaster for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra since 2011. Gabe sits down with me and discusses how he got interested in music and the violin. He talks about how his first gig out of grad school, the Star Wars Concert Tour, landed him his current job here…
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Keep It Classical Ep. 005 – Making a Connection with “Connection Lost”
On this week’s episode of Keep it Classical, I talk to Scott Joiner, the composer of the short film-opera, Connection Lost: The Tinder Opera. This 11-minute gem can be found on YouTube, or if you’re paying attention, you’ve probably seen it on your Facebook page. Scott and I had a great conversation! Of course, we talk about how his…
A New Canon 