Podcasts by American Muse

American Muse Podcast - Trailer Episode from 2023-12-12T17:54:14.160616

Introducing the American Muse Podcast!

Hello! My name is Grant Gilman. I am a conductor, violinist, and author, based in Atlanta, Georgia. I grew up the son of 2 violinists, who...

JoAnn Falletta Interview from 2023-12-12T17:54:14.158287

Interview with Grammy Award Winning Conductor JoAnn Falletta!

Roy Harris - Symphony No. 1 ‘1933’ from 2023-12-12T17:54:14.155267

- In this episode of American Muse we will hear the first symphony by Roy Harris, titled for the year it was written 1933. We will discuss the odd man Harris was, his nomadic nature, and an inte...

George Whitefield Chadwick -'Aphrodite' from 2023-12-12T17:54:14.152133

- In this episode we will look at George Whitefield Chadwick, a member of the so called Boston 6, and dubbed by John Phillip Sousa as the “Pride of New England”. We will hear parts of his single...

Silas Huff Interview from 2023-12-12T17:54:14.148933

Interview with Maestro Silas Huff, Director of Orchestras at Washburn University in Lawrence, Kansas. We discuss opening school and rehearsing a full orchestra during COVID-19 and the unknown ep...

William Grant Still -'Africa' from 2023-12-12T17:54:14.143801

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- It seems especially difficult to summarize the life and career of William Grant Still. At the simplest, Still performed, conducted, composed, orchestrated, and arranged music, ea...

William Schuman - Symphony No. 10'American Muse' from 2023-12-12T17:54:14.137864

 So this is it, ladies and gents, the episode where we discuss the piece for which this podcast was named and the composer that wrote it: William Schuman and his Symphony No. 10 ‘American Muse’!...

Walter Piston - Symphony No. 2 from 2023-12-12T17:54:14.099444

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- Born 1894 in Rockland, Maine, and eventually the family moved to Boston. 

- Early on, Piston considered becoming an artist instead of a musician. He actual finished his deg...

Gerard Schwarz Interview from 2023-12-12T17:54:14.094205

The great Maestro Gerard "Jerry" Schwarz joins me to discuss his never-ending drive and his relationships with Alan Hovhaness and David Diamond. You don't want to miss what he has to...

Markand Thakar Interview from 2023-12-12T17:54:14.090418

World renowned conductor, pedagogue, and author Markand Thakar joins me to discuss the possibility of sublime beauty in Western Art music.

Diane Wittry Interview from 2023-12-12T17:54:14.078165

Named one of the top 30 musicians worldwide by Musical America, conductor Diane Wittry joins us on this episode to discuss David Diamond, Gian Carlo Menotti, and Lowell Lieberman.

William Henry Fry -"Niagara"Symphony from 2023-12-12T17:54:14.071622

-William Henry Fry, born a Philadelphian in 1813... or 1815... well it seems no one really knows for sure. But, either is close enough for us. Though it might seem a foreign concept to us, being...

Mark Gibson Interview from 2023-12-12T17:54:14.062521

He is director of orchestral studies at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he has been for over 20 years. He has guest conducted orchestras and opera compani...

Horatio Parker -"A Northern Ballad" from 2023-12-12T17:54:14.054063

A precocious young composer, the teacher of Charles Ives, and a NON-nationalistic Scottish work undeniably influenced by Tchaikovsky (even though it may have been intended to do the exact opposi...

Chelsea Tipton - Interview from 2023-12-12T17:54:14.046606

Today’s guest on the American Muse Podcast is a dynamic person and fantastic conductor and musician. In addition to his position as Music Director of the Symphony of Southeast Texas (where my fa...