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The Choir Fam Podcast is a venue for conversations about the current state of choral music. Hosts Dean Luethi and Matthew Myers seek to bring the worldwide choral community closer together through their discussions with a variety of guests who work with choir in its various forms. The goal of the podcast is to provide listeners with interesting tidbits of knowledge they could use in day-to-day cho... more

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“The work that we do as choral people matters. The art matters. The music is the engine that drives the experience for everybody. In community organizations, they yearn for high level artistry. They don’t want it to be a hobby. They want to be challe... more

“My predecessor is very, very well-known, an amazing choral director, and he’s still in the area. I’m trying to establish myself as the new director following such a well-loved choral director. My colleagues and he himself set me up really well for t... more

"The most important advice I ever received is that you cannot call a piece 'done' until you have sung through every part, beginning to end, and 90% of the time changed at least one thing because of that sing-through. I think I'm a good music reader, ... more

"What I do with the high school choirs is important. I always tell them, 'I'm really just trying to convince you to do what you already know you can do, to give yourself to it, to create this big whole beautiful experience for yourselves. Then your a... more

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Wendy K. Moy
Conductor, soprano, educator, and founder of Chorosynthesis Singers; associate professor and chair of music education at Syracuse University
Syracuse University; Chorosynthesis Singers; Ensemble Sonora
Episode: Ep. 159 - Sparking Community Dialogue Through Music - Wendy Moy
Mandy Matthews
Brooklyn-based cross-genre singer and teacher
Independent/Out Loud Music
Episode: Ep. 158 - Stirring the Pot to Encourage Vocal & Choral Dialogue - Mandy Matthews
Dylan Trần
Composer and artist based between Vietnam and the US
Independent composer
Episode: Ep. 157 - Text Painting and Structure in Multimovement Works - Dylan Trần
J. Edmund Hughes
Choral educator, composer, former college and high school director
Independent/Choral education
Episode: Ep. 156 - Building Choral Programs by Putting Students First - J. Edmund Hughes
Jocelyn Hagen
Composer, co-founder of Graphite Publishing, co-creator of Nation
Graphite Publishing; Nation
Episode: Ep. 155 - On the Changing Landscapes of Choral Music - Jocelyn Hagen & Timothy Takach
Timothy C. Takach
Composer, co-founder of Cantus and Graphite Publishing, creator of All is Calm
Cantus; Graphite Publishing; Nation
Episode: Ep. 155 - On the Changing Landscapes of Choral Music - Jocelyn Hagen & Timothy Takach
Raphael Fusco
Italian-American composer, keyboardist and conductor
Independent/Composer
Episode: Ep. 154 - Composing Idiomatic and Empathetic Music for Vocalists - Raphael Fusco
Sherry Blevins
Sought-after artist, award-winning composer and lyricist, educator and conductor
Sherry Blevins Music / Hinshaw Music (publisher)
Episode: Ep. 153 - Developing the Creative Potential of the Choral Director - Sherry Blevins
Tiago Marques
Conductor, composer, and arranger; international conducting educator
Coro da Ermida; Musaico; Portugal; International Conductors Exchange Program
Episode: Ep. 152 - Developing Choral Skills in All Vocal Styles - Tiago Marques

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Dean Luethi
Host of the podcast focusing on choral leadership, education, and community engagement; associated with Washington State University (Director of Choral Activities).
Matthew Myers
Co-host and host of the podcast, focuses on choral leadership and pedagogy; affiliated with Washington State University.

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#4
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#40
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Ep. 158 - Stirring the Pot to Encourage Vocal & Choral Dialogue - Mandy Matthews
Q: What are your goals for your private studio and what should students walk away knowing?
Her goal is to help students feel confident and empowered in using their voice, prioritizing the student's goals and providing flexible, healthy vocal approaches rather than a one-size-fits-all method.
Ep. 158 - Stirring the Pot to Encourage Vocal & Choral Dialogue - Mandy Matthews
Q: Where are you located right now and how does that influence your work?
She is in Brooklyn, New York, and discusses how her geographic location informs her cross-genre projects, teaching opportunities, and network-building in the New York music scene.
Ep. 158 - Stirring the Pot to Encourage Vocal & Choral Dialogue - Mandy Matthews
Q: How did you fall in love with choral music?
Mandy describes a childhood memory of being drawn to an adult choir at a Christmas concert, which sparked a lifelong passion for singing and performing across multiple genres.
Ep. 157 - Text Painting and Structure in Multimovement Works - Dylan Trần
Q: What projects are you excited about right now?
A Vietnamese-language piece with a premiere in Philadelphia and a mixed-genre EP combining film score, rock, folk, and classical elements.
Ep. 157 - Text Painting and Structure in Multimovement Works - Dylan Trần
Q: If you had to pick one favorite choral piece, what would it be?
Benjamin Britten's Hymn to St. Cecilia for its emotional and technical richness.

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A thoughtful program centered on choral music across education, performance, and leadership. Episodes frequently feature conductors, composers, educators, and industry professionals who share practical insights on pedagogy, repertoire selection, publishing, collaboration, and building sustainable programs. Guests span university educators, professional conductors, and emerging composers, with a common thread of making choral music more accessible, community-oriented, and economically viable for ensembles and individual practitioners alike. Notable strengths include a strong emphasis on student-centered approaches, vocal health and pedagogy, and provocative discussions about publishing, cross-genre work, and the role of choral music in commu... more

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