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1. Mason Bates - The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs: Scene 7, That Can Also Be a Ticking Clockhttps://spoti.fi/3nEI1OG2. Pamela Z - Badagadahttps://youtu.be/9_d6UFZZ8ck?t=2433. Errollyn Wallen - Gun Gun Gunhttps://spoti.fi/3kHe4Mb4. Judah Adashi - Risehttps://youtu.be/s2NCPiX3A1MYou can listen to these before or after the episode, or you can pause our podcast and go listen to each piece as we introduce them. Panelists:Bass Robert Ellsworth Feng is acclaimed for having a “commanding darkness ...

1. Jonathan Bailey Holland - Halcyon Sunhttps://open.spotify.com/track/0gNqRo5CX9g9lehiRN7HbX2. Julius Eastman - Prelude to The Holy Presence of Joan D’Archttps://youtu.be/uD2X0CwLxXI3. Jasmine Barnes - Sometimes I Cryhttps://www.jasminebarnescomposer.com/recordingsYou can listen to these before or after the episode, or you can pause our podcast and go listen to each piece as we introduce them. Panelists:A native of Columbus, OH, Tirzah Washington started singing at a very early age. Tir...

1. Stephen Scott - Vikings Of The Sunrise: Fantasy On The Polynesian Star Navigators (Start with “Ocean Drum”)https://open.spotify.com/album/1HRPSkZaRp1uaoOoRI2NEB2. Sarah Kirkland Snider - Penelope (Start with “Circe and the Hanged Man”)https://open.spotify.com/album/49xHTKjIfDahbCEPNVBZ3M3. Laura Kaminsky - As One (Start with “To Know” and “Out of Nowhere”)https://open.spotify.com/album/5h6QCRWqjzpFWrTlcAoEVGPanelists:El Schoepf, M.S. (they/she) is a social science researcher who studies an...

1. Allison Loggins-Hull - Hammershttps://youtu.be/ANZrjcAiqPU2. Valerie Coleman - Shotgun Houseshttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ThyYRZwAsJrYeqtEan5eXTomeka Reid - Present Awareness, Mvt. III. Radical Hopehttps://youtu.be/4b4CkxraLXkPanelists:Alisha Patterson is the co-founder and Managing Director of Afro House. Since the organization’s founding in 2011, Patterson has been at the forefront of producing live experiences that are in alignment with its ambitious mission. They include, Cloud N...

1. Icli Zitella - Zona, for violin soloist and 10 string instrumentshttps://soundcloud.com/iclizitella/zona-for-violin-soloist-and-10-string-instruments2. Michael Abels - "Anthem," from the score to Jordan Peele's Ushttps://open.spotify.com/album/1gkLMuAnI8U5z2yhyhhRQk?si=4gDbAGb3Q2-m2eFUjGmcIw3.Nathalie Joachim - Suite pou Dantanhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/1UfE5N84rXZzd8mWWqSwhG?si=VBC5-qKrQha3CJa2htJEigPanelists:Venezuelan violinist Natalie Calma, currently based in Boston, is an enth...

1. Garth Baxter – From the Heart: Three American Womenhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/7k9n3QWkHSYQ5e5TGProGb2. Jennifer Jolley – Prisoner of Consciencehttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/0kAYkFmqvLvBeFVeKL8Zx43. Gleb Kanasevich – your fortresshttps://youtu.be/V1l141q9_VAPanelists:Soprano Katie Procell has been praised throughout the Baltimore area for her “golden tone and arresting stage presence” (Peter Dayton). Her musical curiosity includes the avant-garde and she has performed Pierrot Lun...

1. Mark-Anthony Turnage's Blood On The Floorhttps://open.spotify.com/album/4xHOUUef30vZftklRI0JRO2. Nina C. Young's Rising Tidehttps://youtu.be/K42sIHsHW6o3. Karlheinz Stockhausen's Klang 13. Stunde: Cosmic Pulseshttps://youtu.be/8HaqC_DuLRIPanelists:Sonya Alexandra Knussen runs Go Compose! – North America, providing online workshops encouraging kids ages 11-18 to start or continue composing during the 2020 global pandemic. Additionally, she teaches in Maryland and on online platforms. As a s...

1. Terence Blanchard's "What Makes a Man a Man" from The Champion:https://www.facebook.com/SmithsonianNationalPostalMuseum/videos/10154947576381054/ (at 32:50)2. Julia Wolfe's Fire in my mouth: III. Protesthttps://open.spotify.com/album/6ko1tkGEWoWUx6xt3u9g9D3. Kirsten Childs' Big Booty Tupelo Gal from Bella: An American Tall Tale https://open.spotify.com/album/3kbplywvgcmfNJsYYYyKEg4. Laura Elise Schwendinger's The Artist's Musehttps://soundcloud.com/user527919643/01-schwendinger-the-artists...

1. Danny Elfman’s Violin Concerto “Eleven Eleven”:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/02GpGlIYSLjPzANbHE9YBQ2. Julius Eastman’s Gay Guerrilla:https://open.spotify.com/track/3cSpVzEmTjohDSWxJtt5oS3. A reinterpretation of Mendelssohn’s Op. 44 string quartet:https://youtu.be/EZg31DhIrZoYou can listen to these before or after the episode, or you can pause our podcast and go listen to each piece as we introduce them. Panelists:Rafaela Dreisin is an arts engagement and marketing professional in Balti...

1. Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s In the Light of Air:https://open.spotify.com/user/yd3pvj6u9lur21sni8znarqmh/playlist/22MsIEjWfcXFJQrrESB745?si=eLm5qw_YRF6qbU_haMHawg2. Gregory W. Brown’s Missa Charles Darwin:https://open.spotify.com/album/7fSXwqsyBjRmreve9R6dwr?si=u7xKb6KxQJaeJa2wfS4Bwg3. Enno Poppe’s Keilschrift:https://open.spotify.com/track/7va4X4tNwmThivQeBCHKg4?si=1HY70FFgQum9oyUQzypcCgYou can listen to these before or after the episode, or you can pause our podcast and go listen to each piece...

1. Libby Larsen’s The Birth Project:https://libbylarsen.com/index.php?contentID=241&profileID=1662&startRange=02. Gilda Lyons’ Songs From the F Train:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uAKuoUrHGc&feature=emb_logo3. Francesco Tristano's A Soft Shell Groove:https://open.spotify.com/track/2HmJC4u4U79EgXlI0yc73EYou can listen to these before or after the episode, or you can pause our podcast and go listen to each piece as we introduce them. Panelists:The vocal pop duo Outcalls has been dubbed the “electronic opera queens” of Baltimore. Led by Britt Olsen-Ecker and Melissa Wimbish, both classically trained musicians, Outcalls creates genre-defying pop music that counters the tired narratives pervading much of today’s popular songs. With compelling live shows that feature melodic and harmonic surprises, their voices can tickle your ear hairs one second and shake your teeth the next. Combining ethereal vocals with robust electronic rhythms, Outcalls has created their own genre: a sort of Baroque operatic indie-pop. Their masterful sopranos fuse into lush harmonies that lilt about energetic beats and linger in your ears long after they're gone. You can listen to Outcalls' music on Spotify, Apple Music, and outcalls.bandcamp.comHailed as a "renaissance woman" by Urbanite Magazine, Britt Olsen-Ecker has taken Baltimore and beyond by storm as a multi-talented performer and photographer. She has photographed over 1,000 faces from portraits to weddings to food all over the world. As a performer, Britt has been hailed by her "impressive" and "captivating" roles on stage both as an actor and singer. She has worked with several companies in Baltimore, including the Acme Corporation and Single Carrot Theatre. She recently appeared in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s production of Hindemith’s “Sancta Susanna” as the maid, under the baton of Maestra Marin Alsop. She brought Libby Larsen’s The Birth Project.In the world-premiere of Josephine with UrbanArias, The Washington Post gushed, “... the afternoon belonged to Melissa Wimbish, who was creating the role of Josephine Baker ... Beautifully prepared, vocally stunning, and theatrically riveting, Wimbish effortlessly held the audience in her hand throughout this one-woman show.” Melissa made her Carnegie Hall solo recital debut as a result of winning the Grand Prize NATS Artist Award. Other career highlights include György Ligeti’s Mysteries of the Macabre with Baltimore Symphony, the world-premiere of Paul’s Case with UrbanArias at the Prototype Festival, and Carmina Burana with Washington Ballet. Melissa brought Gilda Lyons’ Songs From the F Train.More information at pauseandlisten.com. Pause and Listen was created by host John T.K. Scherch and co-creator/marketing manager Michele Mengel Scherch. 

1. Magnus Lindberg’s Clarinet Concerto:https://open.spotify.com/track/2vXK1aHUEmxx0qKW47sI632. Scott Patterson’s Piano Sonata No. 3:https://soundcloud.com/afro-house-productions/piano-sonata-no-33. Paul Salerni’s Something Permanent:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5SJ3fKS9zHr3wUMlQyPCF2You can listen to these before or after the episode, or you can pause our podcast and go listen to each piece as we introduce them. Panelists:Baltimore-based composer Elliott Grabill brings an authentic perspective to contemporary classical music. As a math teacher, his experiences working with students of all walks of life nurtures an artistic voice that’s both personal and relevant. His most recent song cycle, Teacher Tales, recalls the stories of injustices he witnesses on a daily basis while teaching. The songs, with self-authored lyrics, were hailed by Ron Beckett as doing “what great art has been able to do – raising awareness on issues society blindly accepts.” He brought Magnus Lindberg’s clarinet concerto. elliottgrabill.comKnown for her extensive vocal range, mezzo-soprano Elise Christina Jenkins has charmed audiences in repertoire ranging from opera and art song to operetta. Last year she joined INSeries for their Operetta Wonderland: The Magic of Victor Herbert. A frequent performer with Opera NOVA, she sang the role of Tisbe in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, Monisha in Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha, and in various outreach programs and recitals. Elise made her Italian debut in the Amalfi Coast Music and Arts Festival in Mairoi performing scenes from Mozart’s Così fan tutte and she later returned to Italy to sing Madre Maria in Francis Poulenc’s I dialoghi delle Carmelitane. As an oratorio soloist, Elise was invited to sing Handel’s Messiah at the Korean United Methodist Church of Koinonia for their Christmas Eve service with chamber orchestra under the baton of Dr. In Dal Choi. She brought Scott Patterson’s Piano Sonata no. 3, and recommends the other performances of Afro House, among others.Jeffrey Earl Young Jeffrey Earl Young (ASCAP) currently studies under composer Daron Hagen of New York. His compositions range from instrumental solos and art songs, to chamber, choral, and orchestral works. Jeff’s music has been performed by violinist Lauren Cauley Kalal and percussionist Matthew Gold at the Walden School’s Creative Musician’s Retreat; by saxophone/bassoon duo Xelana at Connecticut Summerfest and again in Brooklyn; by new music ensemble Bent Frequency and the Beo String Quartet at the Charlotte New Music Festival, and many others. He sings with the Peabody Community Chorus and enjoys the new music community in Baltimore. A retired intellectual property attorney, Jeff has served on the boards of Bent Frequency, Friends of Music at Emory University, and the Atlanta Young Singers. He brought Paul Salerni’s Something Permanent. Examples of his compositions are found at soundcloud.com/youngatl-1More information at pauseandlisten.com. Pause and Listen was created by host John T.K. Scherch and co-creator/marketing manager Michele Mengel Scherch. 

1. Mario Diaz de Leon’s The Soul Is the Arena: https://open.spotify.com/track/0qFOB1V4UuC5QMjar6MJyY2. Paul Pinto’s minis: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2oPi8VUlpJ8wuIxnd2xVqj3. Infinity Knives' In the Mouth of Sadness: https://open.spotify.com/album/4icqa2ewougaaVQ8cQqLicYou can listen to these before or after the episode, or you can pause our podcast and go listen to each piece as we introduce them. Panelists:Jason Charney is a composer and performer of music for instruments, voices, and electronics. His compositions are born from direct collaboration with performers, and often includes electronic/acoustic interactions. As an electroacoustic performer, he is interested in connecting to audiences through embodied gesture, novel interfaces, and improvisation. He brought Mario Diaz de Leon’s The Soul Is the Arena. jasoncharney.com  Allison Clendaniel is a singer, sound maker, and art administrator in Baltimore, MD. Her generative work focuses on theatrically-charged experimental sounds and movement. She is the Artistic Director of Mind on Fire, a musical-art collaborative in Baltimore, MD. More on Paul Pinto's minis can be found here(we'll link to her document as a file, as I think it's useful). She brought Paul Pinto’s minis, more on the piece can be found here. allisonisonline.com James Young is a texpat making music in Baltimore. He is the executive director of Mind on Fire, established early 2017, the apotheosis of a decade’s worth of musical research and observation. It is a modular chamber orchestra featuring the works of contemporary composers and showcasing performers of all disciplines for people of all backgrounds. As a composer, James has enjoyed an active career. His music has been performed or presented by numerous organizations, and can be found online, published by Ehse Records. He received his DMA in Composition at the Peabody Conservatory, where he studied with Michael Hersch. He brought Infinity Knives' In the Mouth of Sadness. jdsjymusic.com Learn more about Mind on Fire and upcoming performances at mindonfire.orgMore information at pauseandlisten.com. Pause and Listen was created by host John T.K. Scherch and co-creator/marketing manager Michele Mengel Scherch. 

1. Mario Lavista’s Tríptico: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0SWvbyf07KDxH6lU2x3s7I2. Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Bibo No Aozora: https://open.spotify.com/track/6E5d2cVvbKIWyH3OjcQREi3. Holly Herndon’s Extreme Love: https://open.spotify.com/track/1wWDO0LDjrRIYSuyxU9ZxLYou can listen to these before or after the episode, or you can pause our podcast and go listen to each piece as we introduce them. Panelists:Willie Santiago is a Baltimore-based flutist, educator, and arts administrator.  He currently serves as the concert coordinator for the Department of Music at the University of Maryland Baltimore County where he oversees the logistics of the department’s concert series. He has made appearances with the chamber orchestra Symphony Number One and actively performs in pit orchestras for various musicals and productions in the Baltimore-DC area.  Willie is also is the co-founder of Stranded Silver, a flute quartet based on the East Coast, and maintains an active schedule performing with them at conventions, schools, and featured concerts. He brought Mario Lavista’s Tríptico. williesantiago.weebly.comBaltimore native Amelia Stinnette is the elusive multi-genre producer SoProper (@soprpr) She continues to share her passion for art and music with her peers at Maryland Institute College of Art and Peabody Institute through small projects in the community. Amelia brought Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Bibo no Aozora. instagram.com/soprprNiccolo Seligmann unites strings of gut with lines of code. He performs on over twenty historical and traditional instruments from around the world, and designs his own software instruments. As a 2020 Strathmore Artist in Residence, he is releasing his solo album, Kinship, on February 26, 2020. Tickets for his Strathmore performances here. Kinship uses viola da gamba improvisation to express multispecies resistance to extractive capitalism. Preorder the album here. You can also hear him perform on viola da gamba, medieval fiddle, and more on the soundtracks of the PC game Civilization VI and the 2017 feature film Papillon. Niccolo is a member of ensembles Alkemie, The Broken Consort, Hesperus, Wherligig, and others. He brought Holly Herndon’s “Extreme Love.” niccoloseligmann.comMore information at pauseandlisten.com. Pause and Listen was created by host John T.K. Scherch and co-creator/marketing manager Michele Mengel Scherch. 

1. Leo Brouwer’s Sonata del pensador: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1H3XzKKhXgxS8K0JlA2bZ22. Paul Lansky’s Textures: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/32lNiwD6k9M9hmZN2Qv9MU3. Mazen Kerbaj’s Walls Will Fall: The 49 Trumpets of Jericho: https://open.spotify.com/track/0jSUuU0P8gE2Kd9IqmOvzNYou can listen to these before or after the episode, or you can pause our podcast and go listen to each piece as we introduce them. Panelists:Andrew Oswinkle was born and raised in Baltimore and attends Peabody Conservatory for his masters in Classical Guitar Performance under scholarship. He has played for various events in the area such as ArtScape, the Baltimore Book Festival, the Bach in Baltimore BachFest, and has put on a number of solo recitals in the Baltimore area. Andrew is dedicated to advocacy for the classical guitar by, not only bringing his music to formal concert stages, but also by bringing high-quality music into his local community by playing for local events, schools, and informal venues. He brought Leo Brouwer’s Sonata del pensador and recommends other Brouwer works such as the Danza del Altiplano, Tres Apuntes, and the Concierto no. 2, “de Lieja.” aoguitar.comZoe Fried is a performer, administrator, and arts advocate with an aim to inspire audiences through genuine interaction and creative presentation, currently the Operations Manager with Shriver Hall Concert Series. Zoe performs and producing in venues all across Baltimore, including performing for Dan Deacon's 10th Anniversary release concert for Spiderman of the Rings, and in Deacon’s Baltimore Symphony Pulse collaboration at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. She also performs with and serves on the Board of Mind on Fire, a musical arts cooperative, collaboratively presenting contemporary music in Baltimore. She recommends that you check out this live performance of Paul Lansky’s Textures, which we talk about on the episode.Samuel Burt is a composer in Baltimore, composing for orchestra, small groups, piano, and electronic music. He improvises on clarinet, bass clarinet, and daxophone. He is a professor at Towson and Johns Hopkins. He is a member of the High Zero Foundation that runs the Red Room series, focusing on improvised and experimental music. Check out The Free Jazz Collective’s article on the piece Sam brought, Mazen Kerbaj’s Walls Will Fall, Kerbaj’s festival of experimental and contemporary music in Arab countries, and an excerpt of his “duet” with an Israeli bombardment of his town. samuelburt.comMore information at pauseandlisten.com. Pause and Listen was created by host John T.K. Scherch and co-creator/marketing manager Michele Mengel Scherch. 

Pieces featured on this show:1. Michael Alec Rose’s Il ritorno: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3UhKJQ9eWw7tpOyyyWPk0p?si=rX--sV3bQ-aItzJtcVJZbA2. Dan Trueman’s Songs that are Hard to Sing: https://open.spotify.com/album/52UJBGxkgdgXt9VRu2KlAF?si=KjtBEhSPQg-rsbHwqn9qHQ3. Elliot Cole’s Hanuman’s Leap: https://soundcloud.com/elliot-cooper-cole/hanumans-leap-live-in-ann-arbor-with-willo-collectiveYou can listen to these before or after the episode, or you can pause our podcast and go listen to each piece as we introduce them. Panelists:Described by American Record Guide as “...a composer whose heart and care are palpable... who has a voice that deserves to be heard often” and by the Baltimore Sun as having “a refined sense of melodic arcs and harmonic motion,” Peter Dayton’s compositions have been performed across the globe. He brought Michael Alec Rose’s Il ritorno (he recommends you listen to the whole album); you might also be interested in the soloist’s commentary. peterdaytonmusic.comViolinist Sarah Thomas performs and teaches in the Baltimore area and is committed to engaging the community through chamber music in fresh and exciting ways. Enthusiastic about new and old music alike, Sarah performs as a member of the Bergamot Quartet, Chamber Encounters, and other Baltimore-based chamber music ensembles. She brought Dan Trueman’s Songs that are Hard to Sing, which is also available in video form.bergamotquartet.comChristina Manceor is a percussionist, educator, and arts administrator with diverse musical interests. As a soloist, she is winner of the 2015 PAS/Armand Zildjian Percussion Scholarship, as well as the 2013 Black Swamp Solo Multi-Percussion Competition. Her experience in music education spans almost a decade of private instruction in classical percussion, marching percussion, drumset, and jazz improvisation, and she has regularly taught as drumline staff for the Troy High School Marching Band in Michigan. She brought Elliot Cole’s Hanuman’s Leap; you can read the composer’s commentary in addition to ours!christinamanceor.comMore information at pauseandlisten.com. Pause and Listen was created by host John T.K. Scherch and co-creator/marketing manager Michele Mengel Scherch. 

Pause and Listen explores the spectrum of new classical music through the lens of musicians, composers, and art appreciators. Each episode, three panelists join in conversation with John T.K. Scherch, bringing in three pieces of new notated music available on the internet that they feel others should hear. Listeners are encouraged to engage with the music as they see fit, be it listening to the pieces uninterrupted before playing the episode or pausing and listening to the pieces on streaming platforms along with the panelists.