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Off the Podium with Michael Francis from 2022-02-21T09:49
This week on Beethoven Walks into a Bar we have a delightful chat with British conductor-turned-Floridian Michael Francis. Michael's upcoming program with the Kansas City Symphony includes music by...
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Off the Podium with Eduardo Strausser from 2022-02-01T10:59
This week on Beethoven Walks into a Bar we chat off the podium with Maestro Eduardo Strausser who joins us from Berlin in advance of his week here with the orchestra. And who knows, maybe we change...
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Joel Thompson, Nina Simone and Beethoven Walk into a Bar... from 2022-01-25T10:01
This week on Beethoven Walks into a Bar, we chat with rising American composer Joel Thompson. Joel is currently best known for his piece for men’s voices, piano and strings Seven Last words of the ...
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Off the Podium with Joshua Weilerstein from 2022-01-10T11:15
Welcome to Season Five of Beethoven Walks into a Bar! We kick off the season and 2022 with Maestro Joshua Weilerstein. A podcaster in his own right, Joshua explains how his own show, Sticky Notes, ...
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It Wouldn't be Christmas without a Swamp Hen from 2021-12-13T14:51
Beethoven Walks into a Bar celebrates another Holiday season with music from around the world! Experience sounds of the season from Africa, Europe, Australia and the Americas. Plus, our new favorit...
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All about the Bass with Caleb Quillen from 2021-12-06T12:44
This week's episode is all about that bass. The Kansas City Symphony boasts one of the very best bass sections of any American orchestra, and we sit down with one of the members of this prestigious...
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Off the Podium with Johannes Debus from 2021-11-11T11:33
This week on Beethoven Walks into a Bar, we sit down with another friend of the Symphony, conductor Johannes Debus. We learn all about his dual life and career as an opera and symphonic conductor,...
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Off the Podium with Peter Oundjian from 2021-10-18T09:41
This week on the podcast, we present the first of several interviews with incoming guest conductors on this season's Classical Series. Maestro Peter Oundjian joins the Kansas City Symphony for an e...
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Episode LIII - Return of the Stern from 2021-10-12T15:09
This week's episode marks a FIRST for this podcast - The first time a podcast guest returns for a second visit! Who better to start with very own head honcho, music director Michael Stern. We talk ...
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Brahms, Reeds and Cupcakes featuring Oboist Alison Chung from 2021-09-22T11:02
We chat this week with another fabulous member of the Kansas City Symphony family, associate principal oboe Alison Chung. She is not only talented oboist, she is a prolific cook, baker, eater, and ...
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Father and Son: Jeffrey and Gabriel Kahane from 2021-09-07T10:27
Welcome to Season Four of Beethoven Walks into a Bar! This week, we visit with pianist Jeffrey Kahane and his son, composer Gabriel Kahane as we gear up to give the world premiere of Heirloom: Conc...
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Season Three Finale: What Would You Ask Beethoven? from 2021-06-09T09:00
In this week’s season finale, we take a deep dive into the question on all of our guests’ minds… “What would you ask Beethoven?” We revisit some of the most intriguing questions asked by our guests...
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The President's Own: Service through Music from 2021-05-31T10:49
In this week's episode, we commemorate Memorial Day by honoring our troops and veterans as we shine a light on our country's premiere military bands. We chat with Gunnery Sergeant Joseph DeLuccio o...
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Not Your Father's Classical Music Station with Stephen Steigman from 2021-05-27T09:16
This week's guest puts Mike, Stephanie and Jason to shame with his real-life radio voice. Classical KC director Stephen Steigman talks about launching a classical music station in the year 2020, th...
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Juggling Life with Larry Figg from 2021-05-17T11:21
This week is all about hobbies...whether its knitting, gardening, barbecuing or golfing, our hobbies are what have kept us sane throughout the past year. In this episode of Beethoven Walks into a B...
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#Trendsetter with Raymond Santos from 2021-05-12T20:31
On this week's episode of Beethoven Walks into a Bar, we welcome the captain of the clarinets, Raymond Santos. In addition to talking reeds, auditions, and Beethoven, we explore the equally importa...
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Spring Short: Michael Gordon and Father Paul Turner from 2021-05-03T09:15
This week, Mike talks with friend of the symphony, Father Paul Turner. They explore the connections between music, service, and faith. You’ll also learn that you don’t necessarily have to be an eli...
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Spring Short: Stephanie Brimhall and Alex Espy from 2021-04-25T18:46
This week's episode features a chat between Stephanie and fellow local arts educator Alex Espy. Alex is a great friend of the Symphony having joined the orchestra on stage for a number of education...
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Spring Short: Jason Seber and Teddy Abrams from 2021-04-19T10:54
In our first Beethoven Walks into a Bar "Spring Short," Jason sits down with his old boss and good friend Teddy Abrams, Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra. We hear all about Teddy's creativ...
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The Perfect Date Night from 2021-04-12T20:20
Have you ever wondered why the KC Symphony is the envy of the orchestra world? What makes us tick? Well, in addition to world class musicians, an incredible staff, and an extremely supportive com...
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Happy Birthday to Us! from 2021-03-29T15:33
Can you believe it? Beethoven Walks into a Bar is one year old and still going strong 41 episodes later. As we celebrate the birth and growth of the Kansas City Symphony's podcast, we also celebrat...
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Say "Cello" to Susie Yang from 2021-03-08T10:15
We meet yet another fabulous Kansas City Symphony colleague this week, associate Principal Cellist Susie Yang. We chat about her work both on and off the stage, her time in the New World Symphony a...
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Celebrating Composers of Color from 2021-02-24T14:30
The year 2020 was challenging for the entire world. We were not only facing the largest pandemic in a century, but here in America we were also continuing the fight toward true equality. And this i...
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Adam Schoenberg Still Likes Tequila from 2021-02-17T19:48
You may remember way back in Episode Two we talked about American composer Adam Schoenberg, but hadn’t yet figured out how to incorporate guests into the podcast. This week we finally get the oppor...
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Probing Questions with Larry Rachleff from 2021-02-08T13:59
We chat this week with one of Stephanie and Mike's most influential teachers at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music, Maestro Larry Rachleff. Larry has conducted all over the world includin...
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Kristi Velicer - THE MC Hammer from 2021-02-01T11:00
In order to be highly successful, a professional symphony orchestra needs excellent leadership in many areas, artistically and administratively. One of those key leadership positions you might not...
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From NASCAR to Wynton Marsalis with Julian Kaplan from 2021-01-25T12:41
This week we meet the boss of the brass, the Kansas City Symphony's principal trumpet Julian Kaplan. Hear about his recent solo appearance with the Symphony, his huge trumpet collection and his dre...
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Season Three Premiere with Danny Beckley from 2021-01-19T10:48
Season Three of Beethoven Walks into a Bar is here! This week, we chat with Symphony Executive Director Danny Beckley about the state of the Symphony, our new streaming platform MySymphonySeat.org,...
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Year in Review: 2020 from 2020-12-21T15:23
It's here -- the end of 2020! While this may have been a year of challenges, it has also been a year of reinvention for the Kansas City Symphony. And as luck may have it, part of that includes this...
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Name that Christmas Carol with David and Fabrice from 2020-12-15T12:07
This holiday season, KCS elves David Sullivan and Fabrice Curtis have been hard at work creating a virtual musical advent calendar filled with your favorite holiday carols. In this episode, we lear...
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Music for the Moment with Nico Muhly from 2020-12-09T10:03
This week we are visiting with one of the most versatile young composers in America, Nico Muhly. Inspired particularly by minimalism, as well as music of the Renaissance, he has written operas, fil...
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It's settled...the Harp is a Percussion Instrument from 2020-12-01T11:20
If you’ve been to a Kansas City Symphony concert in the last couple years, you know that we have been blessed with an influx of some incredible new musicians in the orchestra. One of those artists ...
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Name that Percussion Instrument with Buckets N Boards from 2020-11-23T10:30
This week’s guests are two of the funniest and most musical guys we’ve ever met. Gareth and Matt are the comedy percussion duo Buckets N Boards and perform regularly in Branson, MO, on Disney Cruis...
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Beethoven Walks into a Bah - with Aram Demirjian from 2020-11-18T13:35
This week we're talking with one of our favorite Boston sports fans, former associate conductor of the Kansas City Symphony, and CURRENT music director of the Knoxville Symphony, Aram Demirjian. Ar...
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Percussion Jedi Josh Jones from 2020-11-09T10:16
In this week’s episode, we meet the Kansas City Symphony’s very own Jedi, principal percussionist Josh Jones! Josh is the most recent winner of a Kansas City Symphony audition and he talks to us ab...
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How to Parallel Park a Stage from 2020-11-02T17:53
Have you ever wondered what really goes on backstage at the Kansas City Symphony? This week we pull back the curtain during our conversation with the Symphony's incredible stage manager Dave Tebow...
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Beethoven Goes to Prison with Leigh Lynch from Arts in Prison from 2020-10-26T13:42
This week, we're joined by the special woman who sent Mike and Jason to prison. Leigh Lynch runs a program at Lansing Correctional Facility called “Arts in prison”, and she is committed to the idea...
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Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Beethoven with KMBC's Chief Meteorologist Bryan Busby from 2020-10-05T10:10
Music doesn’t have to be your primary gig for it to be a huge part of your life. Kansas City's favorite meteorologist Bryan Busby also happens to be a tremendously talented percussionist and plays ...
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Pipe Dreams with organist Jan Kraybill from 2020-09-28T15:57
This week on Beethoven Walks into a Bar we sit down with one of KC's most treasured musicians, organist Jan Kraybill. Jan tells us all about the Kauffman Center's beautiful Julia Irene Kauffman Cas...
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Two in a Million: Symphony Spouses John and Maria from 2020-09-10T10:39
We're back!! Season Two of Beethoven Walks into a Bar is here! In this episode, we sit down with one of our favorite Symphony pairs, clarinetist John Klinghammer and cellist Maria Crosby. John and ...
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Season One Finale: Ask Us Anything! from 2020-07-29T11:46
This week in our Season One Finale, we will be answering YOUR questions. Many of you have submitted excellent questions over the past month or so, inquiring about careers at the Symphony, audition...
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“Two Flutes and Orange Soups” with Shannon Finney, associate principal flute from 2020-07-23T13:13
This week on Beethoven Walks into a Bar, it’s all about flutes and food. We go for another round of Bar Talk with associate principal flute, Shannon Finney. She’s gathered up quite a following for ...
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Tuba or Not To Be, with Principal Tuba Joe LeFevre from 2020-07-15T14:20
This week, meet the biggest and baddest brass instrument of all, the Tuba! Principal Tuba Joe LeFevre joins us for another riveting round of Bar Talk and we get the low down on the lowest brass ins...
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Bar Talk with Elena Lence Talley, principal librarian from 2020-07-10T17:25
Each season our musicians need thousands of individual pieces of printed music prepared, delivered to them for preparation, and placed on-stage for concerts. This week, we talk with Kansas City Sym...
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Ode to…Tequila? from 2020-07-01T17:25
The podcast is called “Beethoven Walks into a Bar,” which means we have to talk about the big man, LVB, every so often. This week, we discuss Beethoven’s epic ninth symphony, chat with our good fri...
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Sunburns, Otters and Pulitzer Prizes – featuring Caroline Shaw from 2020-06-25T17:13
This week, we sit down with one of our favorite American composers and Mike’s fellow Rice classmate, Caroline Shaw. Caroline is without a doubt one of the most versatile and creative musicians in ...
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From the Paris without the Plains – featuring Hermon Mehari from 2020-06-18T03:30
Kansas City has a lot to be proud of – the KC Symphony, the Super-Bowl winning Chiefs, burnt ends… but something that is all too often overlooked if you’re not from here is the city’s incredible ja...
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Bar Talk with Albert Suarez, Principal Horn from 2020-06-11T12:30
This week, we’re talking to our good friend and Principal Horn of the Kansas City Symphony, Albert Suarez. Albert will tell us why the horn is not only the greatest We also have some fun playing ou...
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Would Beethoven drink a Sternini? from 2020-05-28T07:30
Service through music is at the heart of everything we do. It’s a big topic, and a big topic deserves a big guest, the maestro himself, our music director Michael Stern. As we celebrate the 100th a...
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Resilient, indeed from 2020-05-22T10:00
This week’s guest lost both his legs in an IED explosion while serving in Afghanistan. Music helped him get his life back. USMC Corporal Tim Donley talks about the role music played in his rehabili...
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Five Minutes to Fame: Auditions from 2020-05-15T08:00
Auditions are how we musicians get jobs. Ever competed for a job and had five minutes to make your case without ever sharing anything about yourself? Not even your name? We’ll break down the whole ...
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Film + Live Orchestra…how do we do it? from 2020-05-08T13:00
What would our favorite movies be like without music? We shudder to think. This week on Beethoven Walks Into a Bar, we take a look at how the Kansas City Symphony’s Film + Live Orchestra concerts c...
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Makin' it Rain at the Symphony from 2020-04-30T17:00
This week it’s all about the young people. We take a deep dive on how to bring classical music to students of a variety of ages, and talk with local music teacher Kim Jackson about engaging kids in...
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The Art of the Concert Program from 2020-04-24T08:00
The gang is joined by Kansas City Symphony bassist Evan Halloin in an episode that provides a backstage look into how conductors and artistic staff put together the musical selections that make up ...
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Death Metal Baby Shark and other catchy tunes from 2020-04-18T10:15
The gang takes a look at different "earworms" in both pop and classical music, and talks about what makes a tune stick in the memory of the listener.
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Oh no, my tux is at the cleaners! from 2020-04-09T08:45
Jason, Mike and Stephanie expose the what its really like to go to a classical music concert, which really isn't all that different than going to a rock concert... just more comfortable seating, l...
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Is playing a concerto like drinking alone? from 2020-04-02T18:00
Stephanie, Mike, and Jason chat about what its like to be a famous classical music soloist. Joining them this week is Sean Chen, one of Kansas City's premiere classical music soloists.
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Adam Schoenberg’s bar is closed. from 2020-03-26T12:15
Jason, Stephanie, and Mike quiz each other on one-hit wonders of classical music, (and rather embarrassingly for Mike, some pop wonders too). The gang also looks at the music of young composer Adam...
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Hey handsome, what are you drinking? from 2020-03-19T17:45
In our debut episode of Beethoven Walks Into A Bar, our hosts ask a critical question that has stumped musicologists for years: We know Beethoven spend oodles of time with a drink in his hand......
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Hey handsome, what are you drinking? from 2020-03-19T17:45
In our debut episode of Beethoven Walks Into A Bar, our hosts ask a critical question that has stumped musicologists for years: We know Beethoven spend oodles of time with a drink in his hand... wh...
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Hey handsome, what are you drinking? from 2020-03-19T17:45
In our debut episode of Beethoven Walks Into A Bar, our hosts ask a critical question that has stumped musicologists for years: We know Beethoven spend oodles of time with a drink in his hand... wh...
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