December Minisode: Music is my Muse

Happy Holiday Season-- which is to say: happy busy season! We're all out there bustling around like busy bees but remember to take time for some Zzzs and self-care! In December I take a break from regular full episodes in which I uncork with new guests. This week I offer up a mini-sode musing about the importance of supporting the arts. I am shining the spotlight on music, in particular, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic who is having their holiday shows this weekend in Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. I heard from a friendly elf that there might even be a visitor from the North Pole! Tune in to hear a special invitation to attend these upcoming shows from the Philharmonic's very own conductor Melisse Brunet and Chason Goldschmitz, who will formally assume the role of executive director of the Philharmonic on Jan. 1, 2025 as Nancy Sanderson steps down from this position. Goldschmitz joins the NEPA Philharmonic from the office of world-renowned soprano Renée Fleming, where he served as Director of Production, Music, and Arts & Health. In this role, he produced and supervised logistics for concerts, large-scale summits, and other public events, and served as producer and production engineer for Ms. Fleming’s multimedia events, including “Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene” performances in collaboration with National Geographic. Goldschmitz also coordinated arts and health research, policy, and funding initiatives on behalf of the Renée Fleming Foundation, in partnership with a diverse array of governmental partners and performing arts, healthcare, education, and community organizations — including the Kennedy Center, LA Opera, Johns Hopkins University, the Aspen Institute, Los Angeles County, the National Institutes of Health, and the World Health Organization. Thank you to my wonderful podcast sponsor Budget Through Life, founded by Emily Hickox to teach people of all ages how to budget through their life. She achieves this through one-on-one coaching and group classes for people of all ages from children to senior citizens to first-time home buyers and everyone who could benefit from her vast knowledge and ability to educate. Follow Budget Through Life on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. If you would like to support the content I create through a financial sponsorship (or business bartering), reach out to me at [email protected] . Remember that you can also support this content by sharing it with a friend, foe or anyone you know and by writing a review or testimonial and ranking it with 5 stars on Apple. I appreciate you from the bottom of my heart and the bottom of my wine glass.