In this week's episode of Music for Life, Music from DePauw, our last before DePauw's Thanksgiving break... Orcenith Smith stops in to update us on a very special DePauw Orchestra tradition... Holiday Gala - 2014 with the chamber music class performances coming up, Eric Edberg comes by to talk about what that's going to involve... Hannah talks to some of her Opera Scenes classmates about their upcoming recital... and we talk to several of our ensemble directors about our Fifth Annual Holiday Gal...
Nov 20, 2015
This week, on Music for Life, Music from DePauw... Timothy McAllister professor Steve Snyder and junior Drew Casey come in for a friendly chat about the next Jazz Ensemble concert... professor Bonnie Whiting comes in to tell me about what the Percussion Ensemble has planned for their performance this week... Hannah talks with seniors Catherine Anderson-Quinones and Lance Orta and junior Dallas Gray about their upcoming recitals... and sax professor Scotty Stepp tells us what to look forward to f...
Nov 13, 2015
This week, on Music for Life, Music from DePauw... Seymour Bernstein voice professor Caroline Smith talks to Dean McCoy about a vocal competition DePauw just finished hosting... Burke Stanton chats with professor Barbara Paré about an intriguing recital of settings of Emily Dickinson's poetry that she and Tony Weinstein are presenting this week... we present some terrific performances recently given on the stages of Thompson Recital Hall and Kresge Auditorium... and Dean McCoy talks with profess...
Nov 08, 2015
In this week's episode of Music for Life, Music from DePauw... Ensemble-in Residence, Decoda Burke Stanton talks to first-year music major Jacqueline Robertson about the Shostakovich symphony the orchestra recently performed... 21CM director Mark Rabideau interviews classical musician author Sarah Robinson about her new book “ Clubbing for Classical Musicians ,” a must-read for any up-and-coming musician... we present some terrific performances from this past week... and I sit down with three me...
Oct 10, 2015
This week, on Music for Life... Sweet Honey in the Rock Hannah Gauthier talks to singers Dallas Gray and Marin Tack about the choirs’ recent performance of Benjamin Britten’s monumental “Rejoice in the Lamb...” we send music history professor Elissa Harbert on a tropical vacation with malfunctioning personal electronics... we chat with banjoist Jayme Stone about his visit and his innovative approach to keeping traditional music exciting and engaging... and choir director Kristina Boerger comes i...
Oct 05, 2015
In this week's episode of Music for Life, Music from DePauw... Jayme Stone and the Lomax Project Matt Champagne chats with Eric Edberg about his and May Phang ’s recent performance of Albert Schnittke’s second cello sonata... with our fall musical right around the corner, Hannah Gauthier has a special audience with His Royal Highness Arthur, King of the Britons and his assistant, Patsy... we share some performances from the stages of Thompson Recital Hall and Kresge Auditorium... and Burke Stant...
Sep 26, 2015
This week, on Music for Life, Music from DePauw... Elissa Harbert we meet musicology professor Elissa Harbert and 21CM intern Brooke Addison... he’s been here for less than a month, but so what — we’re stranding professor Thomas King on a desert island with a defective iPod... Hannah learns about the summer abroad that Dana Hart and Annie Chase had, and Rachel talks to Burke Stanton about his semester abroad... and we bring you some great performances that DePauw students, faculty, and guests pr...
Sep 19, 2015
In this week's episode of Music for Life, Music from DePauw... A Far Cry we hear from two more students about their summer doings; this time, working with young musicians... two more new faculty members drop by to introduce themselves: singer Thomas King and music theorist Jennie Smith ... Hannah talks to Kerry Jennings and Amanda Hopson about their Schubert recital... and we have a lively chat with members of our first Green Guest Artists of the year, Boston-based and Grammy-nominated chamber e...
Sep 13, 2015
This week, on Music for Life, Music from DePauw... Mark Rabideau we hear more stories from student singers Hannah Gauthier, Yazid Pierce-Gray, Julie Strauser, Laura Witte, and Dallas Gray about the interesting things they did this summer... professors Kristina Boerger , Craig Paré , and Steven Snyder come by to tell us about what the choirs, band, and jazz ensembles will be up to this semester... and 21CM director Mark Rabideau returns to talk about our new presence in downtown Greencastle! SOUR...
Sep 05, 2015
In this, our first episode of the 2015-16 academic year... Toni Robinson we hear from students Lisa Salazar and Maureen Bailey about their summer internships... Orchestra director Orcenith Smith stops in to tell us what the orchestra’s up to this semester... we present a few of the many wonderful performances from this year’s Greencastle Summer Music Festival ... and our new Associate Director of Music Admission, Toni Robinson , and Director of the 21st Century Musician Initiative, Mark Rabideau...
Aug 29, 2015
In this episode, our final episode of the academic year... seniors Anna Gatdula and Rachel Robin come in to tell us about their honors theses... Vocal Arts Camp, Summer 2014 Hannah talks to student composer Stephen Shannon about an interesting recital he's giving... we hear about the roster for this year's Greencastle Summer Music Festival from its organizer, professor Eric Edberg ... voice professor Caroline Smith gives us a preview of this summer's Vocal Arts at DePauw camp for high school stu...
Apr 30, 2015
This week, on Music For Life... Baladino Anna talks to Steven Linville and a pair of students about the upcoming concert by the Musical Theatre Scenes class... Orcenith Smith comes by to talk about the grand finale to the choirs' and orchestra's season, Beethoven's monumental Ninth Symphony ... I chat with visiting composer Mark Applebaum , who just gave a fascinating concert with our percussion ensemble... and we catch up with ensemble in residence Fifth House and visiting ensemble Baladino , i...
Apr 24, 2015
In this week's episode of Music For Life... Band director Craig Paré and jazz director Steve Snyder come by to tell us about the programs for their ensembles' upcoming concerts... Mark Applebaum Hannah talks to percussion student Zach Jacobs about an upcoming percussion performance featuring guest composer Mark Applebaum ... cellist Eric Edberg and composer Scott Perkins give us a preview of the DePauw Chamber Players' concert this week... and looking forward to our final Green Guest Artists con...
Apr 17, 2015
In this week's episode of Music For Life, Music From DePauw... Orlando Cela, '97 Choir director Kristina Boerger comes in to tell us about a divine choir concert... with the string chamber music class about to give its semester-end performance, Anna talks to a piano trio that's getting ready to knock our socks off... picking up from last week, we present the conclusion of my conversation with Green Guest Artist Maya Beiser ... and we have a special visit with 1997 DePauw graduate, flutist and co...
Apr 11, 2015
In this episode of Music For Life, Music From DePauw... Maya Beiser Matt Skiba catches up with some of the winners of our annual Concerto Competition , whose concert is right around the corner... Anna Gatdula chats with some students about our next Green Guest Artists concert —the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with guest pianist Alice Sara Ott ... I welcome back our former dean, professor Amy Lynn Barber , for a concert honoring her years of service to DePauw featuring former students and coll...
Apr 06, 2015
In this episode... our last before our Spring Recess... Elleka talks to members of Fifth House , our ensemble-in-residence, who are back on campus for more work with our students... Jason Robert Brown at DePauw with the end of the semester approaching, we hear from several students who are have upcoming junior and senior recitals, including our very own Anna Gatdula... and right on the heels of our Living Composers Festival featuring guest composer Jason Robert Brown , Hannah talks with a pair o...
Mar 15, 2015
In this episode of Music For Life, Music From DePauw... Maya Beiser choir director Kristina Boerger fills us in on what our choral ensembles are bringing us in their upcoming concert... Hannah talks to three of our students who had the opportunity to be coached by visiting composer Roberto Sierra... Anna chats with Elleka Okerstrom and Dan Hickey about what's happening with the Fifth House residency this week... piano faculty member Darcy McCoy comes in to invite us to her solo recital of Spanis...
Mar 06, 2015
In this episode of Music For Life, Music From DePauw... Soprano Ann Chase with composer Roberto Sierra with our next Living Composers Festival right around the corner, Steven Linville and Elleka Okerstrom come in to tell us about Jason Robert Brown 's upcoming visit, and Hannah talks with a pair of students who have prepared some of his music to perform for him in masterclass... Anna talks with Brooke Addison about another DePauw student-conceived outreach program in our community... our Jazz En...
Feb 28, 2015
This week, on Music For Life, Music From DePauw... Putnam County Public Library professor Carla Edwards stops by to talk about our upcoming Music of the 21st Century festival featuring guest composer Roberto Sierra ... our 21CM interns, Anna Gatdula and Dan Hickey, tell us about an exciting new performance opportunity at the Putnam County Library for DePauw music students... Hannah Gauthier chats with this week's Almost Home performers... and right in the middle of their whirlwind visit, we get ...
Feb 22, 2015
On this week's episode of Music For Life, Music From DePauw... we find out from our band and jazz directors what their ensembles are bringing us this semester... faculty oboe professor Leonid Sirotkin comes in to invite us to his upcoming recital... The King's Singers our 21CM Graduate Intern Elleka Okerstrom chats with Melissa Snoza of Fifth House Ensemble , back on campus as part of their year-long residency... violin professor Erica Dicker prepares for an "island getaway..." and looking forwa...
Feb 13, 2015
This week, on Music For Life, Music From DePauw... Fifth House Ensemble Hanna chats with 21CM Intern Elleka Okerstrom about what to expect from this week's visit from artists-in-residence Fifth House Ensemble ... Matt Skiba comes in to tell us about his Winter Term internship in New York City... and looking forward to our large ensembles' performances this semester, our orchestra, choirs, and percussion ensemble directors come in to talk about what their groups are planning for us in the coming ...
Feb 06, 2015
In this episode of Music For Life, Music From DePauw... Click to visit 21cm.org with this year's opera production right around the corner, we hear from associate director Kerry Jennings and music director Orcenith Smith about producing Monteverdi's " The Coronation of Poppea ," and Anna Gatdula chats with some of the cast members about the story of the opera... Hannah Gauthier interviews sophomore music student Drew Casey about his Winter Term experience conducting in London... and I talk with E...
Feb 01, 2015
In the first episode of Music For Life, Music From DePauw for 2015, we gear up for our Spring semester with conversations with... DePauw Cello Ensemble performs at the White House Saxophone Professor Scotty Stepp, who gave a Winter Term students an introduction to instrument repair... Orchestra Director Orcenith Smith, who, along with DePauw's Chamber Orchestra, presented a concert tour across Germany and Austria over Winter Term... Band Director Craig Paré stops in to talk about the third annua...
Jan 23, 2015
