Category: Performance
Career pivots and perseverance in new music: Interview with Mendel Lee
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Mendel Lee (he/him) (b. 1975) is a New Orleans-based composer whose music explores both the evolution of singular ideas over a long period of time…
Xenharmonic advocate: Interview with Stephen Weigel
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Stephen Weigel is a composer and performer of Indianapolis, IN, with a Master’s in Music Composition and Bachelor’s of Music Media Production at Ball State…
Performing and creating in Omaha: Interview with Stacey Barelos
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Omaha native Stacey Barelos is a sound artist who actively performs, creates and teaches throughout the Omaha community and surrounding area. In 2023 Dr. Barelos…
Life in a string quartet: Interview with Sean Neukom
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Composer, instrumentalist, and producer Sean Neukom is the violist and founding member of Beo String Quartet. Prior to Beo, Sean played with the Nashville Symphony,…
Exercising my creative brain: Interview with Richard An
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Richard An (b.1995) is a composer, pianist, percussionist, singer, conductor, and more. Richard has a BM in Composition from the University of Southern California and…
The Performer’s CV
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I’ve written previously about the Composer’s CV, so it’s high time that I have an entry for performers as well. This post is specifically about…
About summer festivals and workshops
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Late spring semester is a stressful yet exciting time for college musicians. People are hearing about acceptances to grad schools and jobs, and people are…
Auxiliary skills for musicians: concert and album programs
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There are numerous considerations in planning concert programs, so I can’t address them all. And if you’re planning a degree recital, you may have some…
Auxiliary skills for musicians: shooting video
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Even before the pandemic, video was becoming a necessity for musicians. You need audition videos for festivals and grad school, and you need to be…