Episode 21: The Rite of Spring
Dr. Sophia Tegart is back to tell the story of the very odd premiere of Stravinsky’s ballet, The Rite of Spring. The Joffrey Ballet production of The Rite of Spring is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jo4sf2wT0wU Music clips were edited for time, and used...
Episode 20: The Classical Saxophone
Join Casey and Javier Oviedo, director of the Classical Saxophone Project in New York City, as they discuss the classical music application of the normally jazz-oriented saxophone. A show note: you might notice that there are no examples of classical saxophone music...
Episode 19: Madrigals and Euphemisms
Content advisory: This episode references a basic function of human sexuality. Repeatedly. Welcome to Set 4! Join Casey and Dr. Sophia Tegart as they discuss the madrigal - a fascinating art from that’s centuries old, yet whose euphemisms contained therein still make...
Episode 18: Craziest Opera Tournament Part 3
Our experts give their final votes, and there’s a fun conversation with a surprise guest! (Spoiler alert: he’s Casey’s dad) Many thanks to Nicholas Fox, Aleks Romano, Damien Geter, Clare Burovac, and Joe Bozell for this episode! This is the finale for Set 3 - tune in...
Episode 17: Florence Price and Primary Research
Today’s conversation is with University of Arkansas violin professor Er-Gene Kahng and her journey of learning more about the works of Florence Price. There are now a few recordings of Er-Gene’s performances online! Check them out on her youtube channel, or follow...
Episode 16: Craziest Opera Tournament Part 2
Our four new entrants are in the running for craziest opera! Join Aleks Romano and Nicholas Fox as they put forward four more very compelling choices. Below are some links to hear the operas for yourself. Then vote! Comment on our Facebook or Instagram pages, or email...
Episode 15: The Schumann Love Triangle
Sit back and enjoy as Dr. Sophia Tegart from Washington State University tells the story of love, loss, and the awesomeness of Clara Schumann (plus these other fellas named Robert and Johannes.) Classical music samples provided by http://musopen.org...
Episode 14: Craziest Opera Tournament Part 1
Clare Burovac and Damien Geter offer some VERY compelling entrants to the unscientific and non-comprehensive Craziest Opera Tournament.VOTE NOW! Find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/keepclassicalweirdpodcastOr...
Episode 13: Ballet, An Introduction
We speak with wonderful guests Xuan Cheng and Nelly Kovalev, principal dancer and concertmaster of Oregon Ballet Theater, respectively. And we barely scratch the surface of the fascinating world of ballet. More information can be found at http://www.obt.org...
Episode 12: The Contrabassoon
Contrabassoon performer, composer, and superfan Nicole Buetti gives a great audio presentation on this crazy looking instrument. As a bonus, you’ll get to hear a couple of her compositions! Nicole’s music can be found at http://www.inaworldmusic.net, and on...
Episode 11: Instrumental Personalities Part 2
The continuation of our last week’s episode! Featuring tuba, percussion, violin, viola, cello, bass, and harp. Extreme thank yous to Liberty Broillet, Ryan Zwahlen, Lou DeMartino, Nicole Buetti, Leander Star, Katherine Evans, Michael Maier, JáTtik Clark, Gordon...
Episode 10: Instrumental Personalities Part 1
What makes a flute player so... flutist-like? Or a trombonist the way they are? We explore how we picture personalities as related to orchestral instruments. Part 1 this week takes us through flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, and trombone. ...