Apr 27, 2020

Julie Giroux joins the show to talk about her remarkable career as a composer and orchestrator as well as her generosity, love of video games, and diversity in music. 

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• Julie’s background growing up in Louisiana and how she went from playing the piano by ear to Los Angeles orchestrating for one of the biggest...

Apr 20, 2020

Craig Kirchhoff is emeritus professor of conducting at the University of Minnesota. He joins the show to offer advice about conducting and teaching, and to discuss a career that included working with Frederick Fennell and the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra.

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• Craig’s lakefront cabin on the Canadian border and the...

Apr 13, 2020

Colonel Jason K. Fettig is the 28th Director of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. In this episode we discuss his career, the Marine Band, and even talk performance practice for Sousa marches.

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• Jason’s background growing up as a clarinet player and what are some of the important early...

Apr 6, 2020

Randall Coleman is the Associate Director of Bands at the University of Alabama and the director of the exceptional Alabama Winds.

Topics:

• Randall’s background growing up just north of Birmingham, Alabama and his journey back to the University of Alabama.
• The impact of that the football success of Nick Saban has had...