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Have you ever wondered how to become a professional musician and carve your own path through the process? If so, then we invite you listen to the Sewanee Music Center Podcast. Whether you are a music enthusiast, student, or professional, you can sit in on these interviews with pioneering minds in the worlds of music performance, education, curation, and business. Your questions about practice, auditioning, freelancing, and more will be answered through stories and conversations that go deeper than the average school curriculum.
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Season 1: Sparked by the need for remote educational content during the COVID-19 pandemic, this season comes from the "SSMF@Home" series during summer & fall 2020. This season features conversations with Sewanee Music Center faculty, conductors, and administration who share their knowledge and experiences to educate members of the annual festivals.
18 Episodes
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A discussion about k-12 teacher training, certification, private school jobs, and more with Hilary Dow Ward, Angela Ammerman, and John Kilkenny
Orchestra Audition Tips

Orchestra Audition Tips

2021-11-0401:43:38

Titus Underwood, Angie Nelson, Jessica Dan Fan and Alex Wilborn share thoughts and insights on the orchestra audition process
John discusses curation of mission statements with one his former students, Patrick Slevin. 
All Things College

All Things College

2021-10-1401:12:54

John is joined by Hillary Herndon, Josh Bynum, and Gregory Lee for a look into the college process - from selecting an undergraduate program to your first interview, this session will offer valuable insights to help you survive and thrive in the academic arena.
Life in the Orchestra

Life in the Orchestra

2021-10-1401:30:01

A "behind the scenes" look and candid conversation with members of the Sewanee Summer Music Festival faculty and Director John Kilkenny. What does it really mean to play in an orchestra? What is the difference between opera work and symphonic playing? Balancing the orchestra and other artistic projects. How different is it to win the job and play the job? Favorite works, tours, etc.
SSMF National Advisory Board Members: Lecolion Washington, Executive Director of the Community Music Center of Boston Walter Bitner, Director of Education for the Richmond Symphony John Kilkenny, SSMF Executive and Artistic Director  Hilary Dow Ward, Managing Director  The board members discuss their work, community music education, and the future of our field.
Checking in with one of our former festival participants, Brandon Aguillon, who attended Sewanee in 2019, was a winner of the Jacqueline Avent Concerto Competition, and currently studies horn performance at Southern Methodist University.
Alumni Reunion!

Alumni Reunion!

2021-10-1401:05:41

John Kilkenny talks with Josh Bynum, Marian Shaffer, and Frank Shaffer to catch up during the virtual SSMF. 
Artistic Director of Percussion at Temple University, and regular with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Phillip O'Banion chats with host John Kilkenny.
Sewanee Summer Music Festival director John Kilkenny chats with composer Viet Cuong and discusses his new percussion concerto Renewal. He is also joined by conductor Gene Moon and soloists Phillip O'Bannon, Alvin Macasero, and Lucas Vogelman. 
Sewanee Summer Music Festival alumni, Yonder Muñoz and Daniel Quesada Brenes, talk about their time at SSMF, their Grammy nomination, and their new projects in Costa Rica.
Principal Timpanist of the National Symphony Orchestra, and Co-Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Maryland, Jauvon Gilliam talks on important issues along with host John Kilkenny.
Associate Professor of Bassoon at the University of Miami Frost School of Music, and member of Miami’s Nu-Deco Ensemble, Gabriel Beavers has a conversation with host John Kilkenny.
Artistic Director of Indiana’s Carmel Symphony Orchestra, and widely popular guest conductor, Janna Hymes speaks with host John Kilkenny.
Music Director of the Amarillo Symphony, and Artistic Director/Conductor of Nu Deco Ensemble, Jacomo Bairos shares experiences with host John Kilkenny.
Dr. Angela Ammerman, pioneer in the field of music education and host of the #MusicEdLove podcast talks with our host John Kilkenny.
Executive Director of the Percussive Arts Society, as well as of Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, Joshua Simonds talks with host John Kilkenny
Grammy award-winning Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, and guest conductor for the Sewanee Summer Music Festival, Joann Falletta talks with host John Kilkenny
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