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The Choral Project
Podcast by The Choral Project
Episode 16 / Composer / Conversation With Jake Runestad
This episode of The Choral Project's ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ podcast features American composer, conductor, and 2020 GRAMMY award nominee, ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฑ.
Nov 5, 2021
41 min
Episode 15 / Maestro / Conversation With Ethan Sperry
The Choral Project's ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ podcast chats with the Barre Stoll Professor of Choral Music at Portland State University, ๐—˜๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜†. Covering topics such as music education, Indian choral music, and the future of the choral arts, this episode is not to be missed.
Oct 1, 2021
58 min
Episode 14 / Leader / Conversation With Robin Dahlberg
As The Choral Project celebrates its 25th anniversary season, ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ is revisiting some key players in the organization's history while also looking ahead at the future of choral arts. And a very important person in The Choral Project's 25 years of making music is its first Executive Director, ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด. Joining her as a guest is the podcast's host and TCP Founder, Daniel Hughes, interviewed by Chris Willmore.
Sep 3, 2021
37 min
Episode 13 / Cantator / Conversation With Juanita Harris
The Choral Project's beloved alum, Bay Area Superstar ๐—๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€, joins host Daniel Hughes for a laughter-filled episode of the ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ podcast. In addition to sharing what she's been up to since leaving The Choral Project, Juanita talks to Daniel about her travels, growing up as a musician, and so much more.
Aug 6, 2021
37 min
Episode 12 / Maestra / Conversation With Marรญa Guinand
๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ is beyond excited to chat with ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟรญ๐—ฎ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ, two-time Grammy Award nominee and the 2009 winner of the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart's Helmuth Rilling Prize. She is a Venezuelan choral music educator whose work as a conductor, teacher, and advocate of the choral arts is, to put it mildly, inspirational.
Jun 4, 2021
50 min
Episode 11 / Cantator / Meet Jason Brittsan
This episode of The Choral Project's ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ podcast features a conversation with longtime TCP bass Jason Brittsan, interviewed by the podcast's sometimes-host and executive audio engineer Chris Willmore. Jason talks about his history as a singer, life in tech, his experience as a gay man in the world of choral music and religion, his involvement with a wonderful Bay Area choral group, Resounding Achord, and much, much more.
May 7, 2021
33 min
Episode 10 / Crescendo / Conversation With Rosephanye Powell
The Choral Project's ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ podcast is honored to share this powerful episode, featuring the composer of two of TCP's favorite pieces to perform, "Sorida" and "The Word Was God," ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น. In addition to discussing Dr. Powell's compositions and career, the episode touches on spirituals, the Black Lives Matter movement, George Floyd, and so much more.
Apr 2, 2021
48 min
Episode 9 / Kumu / Conversation With Stephen M. Sano
The ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ podcast speaks with Bay Area-native, Dr. Stephen M. Sano, about Hawaiian choral music, the recent rise of hate crimes against the elderly Asian American community, how Stanford University's music department is navigating the COVID pandemic, and so much more. Dr. Sano is a professor of music, the Harold C. Schmidt Director of Choral Studies, and the Rachford & Carlota A. Harris University Fellow in Undergraduate Education at Stanford University where he directs the Stanford Chamber Chorale and Stanford Symphonic Chorus, teaches conducting, and offers seminars in kฤซ hลสปalu (Hawaiian slack key guitar) and North American taiko.
Mar 5, 2021
53 min
Episode 8 / Espressivo / Conversation With Joshua Palkki
This episode of The Choral Project's ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ podcast features a conversation with Assistant Professor of Vocal and Choral Music Education at California State University, Long Beach, Dr. Joshua Palkki about transgender representation and equality in the choral world.
Feb 8, 2021
55 min
Episode 7 / Maestra / Conversation With Charlene Archibeque
This episode of The Choral Project's ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ podcast features a conversation with choral conductor, composer, teacher, and professor emerita at San Josรฉ State University, Dr. Charlene Archibeque.
Jan 1, 2021
1 hr
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