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Let's Talk Off The Podium

The mission of this podcast is to create discussion on a variety of topics in music, culture, and arts. In my discussions there will be many questions, answers, comments, critique and ideas. For far too long many in the media, musicians, and artists from all backgrounds have been hesitant in their approach to criticism. As Wole Soyinka said, “The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.” Alongside my observations I will invite guests from a variety of artistic backgrounds to tell their story, ideas and perspective on all things in the world of music.

Hope you join me on this journey and raise awareness to topics that have been buried for decades.

Past guests include: Kronos Quartet founder David Harrington, Christian McBrideGeorge WalkerRobert Dick, Ian PaceMartin Bresnick, Project Trio bassist Peter Seymour, Andrey KasparovCraig Sheppard,  Adrienne AlbertJuan Maria SolareMarc YeatsMark Rowan-HullStanford ThompsonThe Villiers QuartetDr. Haig MardirosianFrances WilsonJames GardnerDaniel RosenboomSylvia HinzJoan Arnau Pàmies,  among others.

Feb 23, 2018

Episode 64 features Washington based conductor, violinist and educator, Nathan Rødahl. 

In this podcast we discuss:

Rødahl's passion and aspiration for conducting studies, public school music education and his new podcast. We also talk about diversity and  affordability of classical music, Bruckner, recent...


Feb 10, 2018

Episode 63 features countertenor Reginald Mobley. 

In this podcast we discuss:

Mobley's early career in music, passion for early music, programming music by women and black composers. We also talk about the lack of black musicians in  classical music, the lack of ethnic diversity in general, diversity in...