This post contains affiliate links. Composer. Blogger. Professor Person. Probably best known for her composer FAIL blog "Why Compose When You Can Blog?" where she posts her rejection letters online, Jennifer Jolley actually does write [...]
This post contains affiliate links. Passionate about advocacy, Michael Bussewitz-Quarm is a New York-based composer, conductor, and speaker. Michael’s most recent works include the commissioned work, “The Road That Has No End” and Requiem Dies [...]
John David Mann is an award-winning author whose books have sold more than 2 million copies, including the bestselling classic The Go-Giver (with Bob Burg). As a teenager, he started his own high school and [...]
This interview was originally released as Ep 117-David and Matthew Maslanka on Showing Up & Doing the Work. David Maslanka is best known for his more than 40 works for wind ensemble. His music is [...]
Jocelyn Hagen composes music that has been described as “simply magical” (Fanfare Magazine) and “dramatic and deeply moving” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis/St. Paul). Her first forays into composition were via songwriting, and this is very evident [...]
Leading orchestras, instrumentalists, and wind ensembles worldwide have performed Stephenson's “straightforward, unabashedly beautiful sounds.” Upcoming premieres include the St. Louis, Montreal, and Chicago Symphonies, & Minnesota Orchestra. His Devil's Tale (sequel to L'histoire) is performed [...]
David Maslanka is best known for his more than 40 works for wind ensemble. His music is deeply informed by meditative explorations of dream spaces. Matthew Maslanka is the owner and general manager of Maslanka [...]
This week marks the second anniversary of the podcast! To celebrate I've gone through the 10 most popular episodes of 2016 and pulled out a short highlight from each one. Episode popularity was calculated by [...]
Sydney Guillaume’s compositions are known to be intricate, challenging and yet highly spirited. They promote human values and are full of heart and passion. His compositions continually enthrall choirs everywhere and have been performed around [...]
Daniel Spreadbury is the Product Marketing Manager for Steinberg's in-developing professional scoring application, Dorico. Before joining Steinberg, Daniel and many members of the Dorico team worked for many years on the Sibelius music notation software. [...]
