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Episode 50: We Review A Late Quartet Jun 18, 2021

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It’s Episode 50! Wahoo! So, naturally, it’s movie day. Sophia and Casey watch and review the 2012 film “A Late Quartet.” We discuss the whole plot, so if you haven’t seen it and would like to avoid spoilers, go watch on Amazon Prime first.
Thanks so much for your continued support. Here’s to the next 50 episodes!

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Episode 49: So Many Bachs, So Little Time Jun 11, 2021

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Welcome to a primer on the Bach family! Why is JS Bach’s music so timeless? Why do we find it so boring when we’re kids? Dr. Sophia Tegart and Casey dig in to find out.
Music examples provided by musopen.org and archive.org, under public domain usage copyrights.

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D.C. al Fine: Ravel’s Bolero Jun 04, 2021

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This episode originally aired on June 12th, 2020. We’ll be back with new episodes next week!

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Episode 48: Build Your Library with St. Paul’s Suite May 28, 2021

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Gustav Holst wrote “The Planets,” sure, but he also wrote some stellar stuff for intermediate string orchestra!
Performances of St. Paul’s Suite were recorded by Casey Bozell using the A Capella app and, like, so much patience.
Excerpt from “Mars” provided by musopen.org

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Episode 47: Not Dead Composers Featuring Kirsten Volness May 21, 2021

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A wonderful conversation with the amazing Kirsten Volness, visiting professor at Reed College, and the artist behind the album River Rising, available now on Bandcamp.
Kirsten Volness can be found at the following websites:
www.soundcloud.com/kirvo
kirstenvolness.com
kirstenvolness.bandcamp.com

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Episode 46: Remote Together with Catherine Lee May 14, 2021

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Portland based oboist Dr. Catherine Lee joins us to talk about her new album, being released on May 21st, titled “Remote Together.” You can purchase it on BandCamp, and attend the virtual release party! More details are on her website, catherinemlee.com.
In our interview, we discuss her global life journey, how her education informed her performance choices, and the process of developing a unique improvisational language.

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Episode 45: A Short History of Why No One Can Play In Tune May 07, 2021

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Subtitled: “Why piano players are the worst.” Dr. Sophia Tegart is back, hooray! She walks us through different tuning systems, why tuning in differing ensembles is so difficult, and why, indeed, piano players are the worst.*
*This is, of course, a joke. Piano players are the best, and those of us who have to worry about intonation adjustments are just ridiculously jealous.

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D.C. al Fine: Why is Classical Not Cool? Apr 30, 2021

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A rebroadcast of our episode from May 20th, 2020.
We’re at a year of podcasting! Thank you all so much for your support. See you next week with a brand new episode.

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Episode 44: Baroque Violin with Adam LaMotte Apr 23, 2021

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Awesome violinist and super cool human Adam LaMotte talks to Casey Bozell about his love of Baroque music. Plus we get really into the weeds talking about Baroque versus modern technique!
You can check out Adam’s YouTube channel here:
https://youtube.com/channel/UCUnUG_wEV23r6XbPTfpzn9A
And his website here:
https://www.lamotteviolins.com/
Music examples are provided by musopen.org

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Episode 43: Rapid Fire with Nicole Buetti Apr 16, 2021

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Bassoonist and lovely human Nicole Buetti and her rapid fire round from the Instrumental Personalities episode. She’s got her own educational series where her puppet friends, the Nirks, lead us through meeting the instruments of the symphony orchestra. You can find it here:
https://www.inaworldmusic.net/meet-the-instruments.html

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