Sunday, March 15, 2015

Music For Life Episode 82 - Living Composers Festival featuring Jason Robert Brown, Fifth House Ensemble, Recitals



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
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 of students who had the opportunity to sing for Jason in a masterclass...

and I sit down with him to talk about his terrific performance here and the good advice he has for 21st century musicians!

Friday, March 6, 2015

Music For Life Episode 81 - Maya Beiser, Roberto Sierra, Choral Ensembles, Darcy McCoy, Fifth House



In this episode of Music For Life, Music From DePauw...

Maya Beiser
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 Spanish and Latin American music...
 
and cello professor Eric Edberg talks with me about our next Green Guest Artist, the phenomenal Maya Beiser!