The Lake George Sessions is a Soundweavers Podcast mini-series showcasing complete, live performances from the Lake George Music Festival 2025, alongside interviews with the participants of the festival. Time stamps for specific performances or interviews can be found below:Concert 3 - Afternoon Matinee:00:12 - Intro00:43 - Interview Joshua Lauretig and Rosanna Moore11:42 - J. Cras, Suite en Duo27:52 - Interview Makana Mederieros32:09 - Vinao - Khan Variations41:17 - Interview Joseph Reid46:46 - Hindemith, Concerto for trumpet, bassoon and piano55:56 - Interview Sonja Swettenham01:00:34 -A. Dvorak, String Quintet No. 201:35:07 - Outro

The Lake George Sessions is a Soundweavers Podcast mini-series showcasing complete, live performances from the Lake George Music Festival 2025, alongside interviews with the participants of the festival. Time stamps for specific performances or interviews can be found below:Concert 2:00:13 - Intro00:40 - Interview Donnacha Dennehy04:22 - Donnacha Dennehy, Chorale18:50 - Interview Charlie Smith24:46 - E. Ewazen, Trio for trumpet, violin and piano44:56 - Interview Audrey Sellers and Finnlay Galindo49:38 - Valerie Coleman, Umoja52:05 - Interview Sun-A Park58:16 - Clara Schumann, Piano Trio01:21:56 - Outro

The Lake George Sessions is a Soundweavers Podcast mini-series showcasing complete, live performances from the Lake George Music Festival 2025, alongside interviews with the participants of the festival. Time stamps for specific performances or interviews can be found below:Concert 1, Opening Night:00:12 Intro00:58 Interview Eleni Katz and Sam Boutris14:58 W. A. Mozart, Wind Serenade in E flat Major36:27 Interview Charles Paul43:49 E. Grieg, Holberg Suite for String Orchestra. Artistic Leadership, Charles Paul.1:03:05 Outro

Welcome to The Soundweavers Podcast mini series, The Lake George Sessions.In this episode of Soundweavers, we speak with Lake George Music Festival co-founder Alexander Lombard. Alex shares the story behind launching a classical music festival in his lakeside hometown nestled in the Adirondacks, the challenges of building an artist-driven organization from the ground up, and how the festival continues to evolve as a hub for collaboration, innovation, and community in the chamber music world.To learn more about the Lake George Music Festival, visit their website at https://www.lakegeorgemusicfestival.com/

Interview with Joshua Lauretig.

The following episodes were recorded live at Lake George Music Festival 2023. In this two part series, Rosy chats with three of the festival's participants, Joshua Lauretig, Garret Arney, and Kevin Dombrowski. Topics center around music education, career trajectories, and the musicians' relationship to the festival. To learn more about the musicians featured in these episodes, please click on the links below: Joshua Lauretig ⁠https://bpo.org/staff-members/joshua-lauretig/⁠ Garrett Arney, arx duo ⁠https://www.arxduo.com/members-bio⁠. Kevin Dombrowski ⁠https://www.ilsymphony.org/about/our-musicians/kevin-r-dombrowski/⁠ Lake George Music Festival 2024 will take place from August 11 - 22. For more information, please visit ⁠https://www.lakegeorgemusicfestival.com/⁠.

The following episodes were recorded live at Lake George Music Festival 2023. In this two part series, Rosy chats with three of the festival's participants, Joshua Lauretig, Garret Arney, and Kevin Dombrowski. Topics center around music education, career trajectories, and the musicians' relationship to the festival. To learn more about the musicians featured in these episodes, please click on the links below: Joshua Lauretig https://bpo.org/staff-members/joshua-lauretig/ Garrett Arney, arx duo https://www.arxduo.com/members-bio. Kevin Dombrowski https://www.ilsymphony.org/about/our-musicians/kevin-r-dombrowski/ Lake George Music Festival 2024 will take place from August 11 - 22. For more information, please visit https://www.lakegeorgemusicfestival.com/.

This week Rosy chats with members of the Juliani Ensemble - Anita Graef, Julian Graef and Emily Seaberry. They speak about maintaining ensemble longevity, the role of family within the ensemble, and Julian's experience of transforming a barn into a concert hall. Juliani Ensemble is currently preparing the launch of its new chamber music festival, the Tallgrass Chamber Music Festival, for summer 2023. To learn more about the Juliani Ensemble and/or the Tallgrass Chamber Music Festival, please visit https://www.julianiensemble.org/ and https://tallgrassfestival.org/.

In this episode, Rosy chats with Nicholas Finch, Artistic Director of Derby City Chamber Music Festival and Principal Cellist of the Louisville Orchestra. Derby City Music Festival 2023 will take place on May 23rd, 25th and 30th at Second Presbyterian Church in Louisville, KY. To reserve tickets or find out more about the festival, visit https://derbycitychamberfest.org/ To learn more about Nicholas Finch, visit http://nicholasfinch.com/

In this episode, Rosy delves into deep conversation with British composer Arthur Keegan. They speak about his new song cycle based on the works of author Thomas Hardy, grad school funding, and the virtues of patience when examining one's own career trajectory. If you would like to support the Hardy project or preorder the album, please visit Arthur’s Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wessexlovesongs/help-us-record-an-album-celebrating-hardys-poetry-and-music