Episode 39: Shanyse Strickland

Our guest for Episode 39 is the multi-talented Shanyse Strickland! Episode Highlights Switching to the horn from flute Auditioning for college on flute, horn, and euphonium! Studying with Bill Slocum and Stacie Mickens at Youngstown State University. Be a good musician first, and a good instrumentalist second Early inspirations on the horn Respect for Julius Watkins “I just like challenging myself.” Changing in undergrad from being a flute performance major to horn! Shoutout to Stacie Mickens! How a mouthpiece change was lifechanging. Freelancing, performing on Broadway in New York “Think outside of the box.” “The industry wants somebody different.” Getting started as a composer, first commission for Lantana Brass Trio’s album, Crossing Barriers: https://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Barriers-Bernofsky-Rodriguez-Strickland/dp/B0BNGHXRT9 Shoutout to Margaret McGillivray Into the Spider-verse Tour with the Broadway Sinfonietta