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You don't have to be a little immature to listen, but it helps. Host Matthew Murchison talks with other musicians about hard-hitting topics like “Did you ever try to see if you had superpowers as a kid?” "Binge watch or binge eat?" and "Build your perfect musician." Want some insight? You’ll get some of that too, along with “On This Day in Music History,” “Rorschach Test,” and more!
Episodes
13 episodes
Natasha Paremski: "Detained in a Moscow Airport"
Renowned piano soloist Natasha Paremski joins the show! We talk about her move to the US as a kid, the concert that made her decide she had to get back to the piano, tarot cards, bullying, flying blind, and more!Plus, as always, On This...
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Episode 13
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1:06:47
Dave Zerkel: "Licked to Death by a Dozen Puppies"
Dave Zerkel, Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Michigan joins the show!Topics: Army Field Band, dealing with mistakes, his role as teacher, the song that's always stuck in his head, the most fun he's had on stage, scotch ...
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Episode 12
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1:19:52
Lindsay Kesselman: "A bunch of bungee-jumping hamsters"
Soprano Lindsay Kesselman joins the show! Hailed by Fanfare Magazine as an “artist of growing reputation for her artistry and intelligence...with a voice of goddess-like splendor” Lindsay Kesselman is a GRAMMY-nominated soprano who passionately...
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Episode 11
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1:16:34
Annelle Gregory: "Iron Maiden, Schmaltz, and Trampolines"
Violinist and violist Annelle Kazumi Gregory joins the show! She is a winner of the Sphinx Competition and a Laureate of the Stradivarius International Violin Competition. As a soloist she has performed all around the world. We tal...
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Episode 10
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1:05:57
Ashley Hall: "Ric Flair, Authenticity, and Haunted Houses"
Trumpeter and Career Coach Ashley Hall joins the show! If the title doesn't peak your interest then we may just not understand each other. I discover Ashley's childhood love of professional wrestling, her experiences with paranorma...
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Episode 9
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1:08:22
Scott Christian: "Timpani go boom"
I talk with assistant principal timpanist and section percussion with the National Symphony Orchestra, Scott Christian. We talk about living with my wife, his best and worst jobs and concerts, and winning the National Symphony audition.
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Episode 8
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1:07:09
Lance LaDuke: "A hard, slightly disgusting job."
Euphonium, trombone, ukulele-ing, singing, writing, podcaster Lance LaDuke joins the show! We cover Lance's completionist tendencies, his varied career that's taken him all over the world, what made him decide to practice harder, and how he had...
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Episode 7
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1:19:15
Lawrence Loh: "The water is so hot and I was so delicate."
Conductor Larry Loh joins me as we talk about Schnoodles, his best and worst conducting experiences, and his ability to judge whether he was given the correct coffee order by the weight of the cup. Larry gives great advice on preparation and co...
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Episode 6
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55:48
Salome Scheidegger: "Ham, Mass Effect, and Electronica."
Salome is the pink-haired Swiss pianist and arranger based in Osaka, Japan, who performs and records classical, video game and anime music. We talk about her new EP of music from the Mass Effect game trilogy, classical vs. rock/video game perfo...
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Episode 5
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1:05:24
Rick Dejonge: "All I wanna do is do a zoom zoom zoom..."
Composer/conductor Rick Dejonge joins the show! He talks about working with Willie Nelson, how he got into film scoring, and reveals his unexpected nickname and how it relates to his basketball scholarship.
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Episode 4
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1:09:34
Hakeem Bilal: "Look me in the eyes please."
Bass trombonist extraordinaire, MC, and raconteur Hakeem Bilal joins the show! We'll hear how he's a human Google Maps as well as his variety of playing experiences from Carnegie Hall to the Indianapolis 500. Plus, you'll definitely want to hea...
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Episode 3
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1:04:30
Jennifer Gunn: "I'll cancel your salmon bouquet."
Jenn Gunn, piccolo-er with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra joins the show! How instrumental was Matt's wedding in Jenn winning her audition? Hear about her often-requested duet with tubist Gene Pokorny, why she has to watch British period dramas...
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Episode 2
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1:01:51
Andrew Hitz: "I'm going to get in trouble!"
Tubist, podcaster, entrepreneur, and Phish phanatic Andrew Hitz joins host Matthew Murchison. Idiocy ensues, plus a surprise discussion about the more important book: Hitz's "Band Director's Guide to the Tuba," or Solzhenitsyn's "Gulag Archipel...
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Episode 1
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