Brewing Classical

I’m joined by fellow music educator and classmate Michael Trycieckyj. We talk about our shared interest in community music like church choirs and compare it a little to the ensembles in formal school settings. Michael recently defended his master’s t... more

A conversation fellow music educator and classmate Alex Gittelman. We talk jazz, concert band, and orchestra via a specific interest common to both of us, the human brain and what happens inside when musicians perform and improvise.

We leave the real world behind for a short time and dive into mysticism and infatuation with all things exotic with one of the great Russian composers. The 1800s world felt smaller than it does today and so, at least to a Russian musician, tales from... more

Porgy and Bess faces controversy each time it is performed. Black subject matter, created by the white composer George Gershwin, provides lush music rife with stereotypes. This is the second in a two-part series to help prove, or disprove, that Gersh... more

Porgy and Bess faces controversy each time it is performed. Black subject matter, created by the white composer George Gershwin, provides lush music rife with stereotypes. This is the first in a two-part series to help prove, or disprove, that Gershw... more

Florence Price’s works have been recently rediscovered and reconstructed for modern performances throwing her efforts into the national conversation. Her efforts were groundbreaking after fighting initial adversity through the double-disadvantage of ... more

Julia, Nikki, and Sammy completely inspire as they passionately talk about their chamber music. These students met and rehearsed online during the summer of 2020 to play Florence Price's Five Folk Songs in Counterpoint. Their enthusiasm is infectious... more

US Orchestras owe their success to Women's Clubs working behind the scenes. Amy Beach, the first American woman to publish a symphony took full advantage of established orchestras to create her Symphony No. 3, "Gaelic."