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...and the Band Played ON
by Orchestra Next
Orchestra Next brings together music and commentary in this podcast for the pandemic.
Episodes
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Ep 21 The Music of Louise Farrenc with Dr. Susan Pickett
For this episode, Brian McWhorter talks with Dr. Susan Pickett – musicologist and professor emerita from Whitman College – to discuss composer Louise Farrenc (1804-1875). The upcoming Eugene Ballet/Orchestra Next production of Taming of the Shrew features Farrenc’s music throughout, including all...
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Ep 20 – Heaven and Earth with Pius Cheung
For this episode, our guest is Pius Cheung, composer for Heaven and Earth – a new ballet set to premiere this April 16 and 17 with the Eugene Ballet at the Hult Center. We talk about the process for composing the piece and how it all came together with choreographer Suzanne Haag. Heaven and Earth...
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Ep 19 – Cinderella Dress Rehearsal Chat (Sarah Viens, Daniel Cho, Brian McWhorter)
This episode was recorded immediately following the dress rehearsal for Eugene Ballet’s production of Cinderella on Nov. 4, 2021. The performances mark 23 months(!) since Orchestra Next’s last performance with the Ballet at the Hult Center…and there are a LOT of feelings about it all. Joining…
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Ep 18 – Tony Glausi (extended interview)
For this episode, we welcome ON alum Tony Glausi who many of our fans will remember from The Great Gatsby production. A few years ago, Tony made his way to New York City and finding a great deal of success – so we chat about this transition, some of the things he’s learned, and what he’s working…
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Ep 17 – Devised Project with #instaballet
For this episode, we are proud to release 4 devised pieces that our student musicians worked on over the last several months. We worked with three dancers from #instaballet: Jade McAnally, Kyra Laubacher, and Tessa Castellano – and, once they recorded their videos, we got to work making music....
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Ep 16 – Steve Vacchi and His Weird Instruments
For this episode, Steve Vacchi takes us on a tour of his weird collection of instruments – from the contra-alto clarinet to something called the “hecklephone.” Not only does Steve like to collect some of these strange horns, he also happens to sound incredible on them! Steve Vacchi is professor…
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Ep 15 – Lili Boulanger and John Reynolds
For this episode, we are featuring Lisa McWhorter and Hung-Yun Chu on a performance of Lili Boulanger’s Nocturne which is the first recording of chamber music recorded at the new Orchestra Next Studio which is in the new Midtown Arts Center! Our featured guest is John Reynolds – Orchestra Next’s...
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Ep 14 – Fanfare for the Women
For this episode, we are featuring Sarah Viens’ inspiring recording of Libby Larsen’s Fanfare for the Women which she recorded at Tykeson Hall at the Oregon Bach Festival’s Berwick Hall. Our featured guest is musician and ON board member Ray Morse who goes into thoughtful detail about the piece....
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Ep 13 – Personal Game
PERSONAL GAME is a live theatre experience showcasing Ashley Baker’s costume designs, with original music by Orchestra Next. This unusual project – which is only open to members of the UO community because of current restrictions – features performers in costumes which abstractly express…
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Ep 12 – If You Can Find the Zone Where You Can Express Yourself
Della Davis and Kathryn Brunhaver perform Reinhold Glière’s two movements from Huit Morceaux, Op. 39, for violin and cello – followed by a conversation with Ulrick Casimir, instructor of English at the UO. The conversation starts with some reflections on the inauguration – particularly with…
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Ep 11 – Tyler Abbott, Seth Kimmel, and Astor Piazzolla
Tyler Abbott, principal bassist with Orchestra Next, performs his arrangement of Astor Piazzolla’s Milonga del Ángel, for six basses – followed by a conversation with Seth Kimmel, the Eugene-based luthier who made Tyler’s bass. To see the full video of Tyler’s arrangement, go to...
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‘Twas the Night Before HomeNut
According to legend, Sarah Viens composed a behind-the-scenes, truthful account of the story of HomeNut. A harrowing story, she never intended that it be published… but Maestro McWhorter learned of the poem and set it to music (as any self-respecting conductor would do). And not just any music…...
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The HomeNut Episode
Orchestra Next is proud to announce the release of HomeNut – a radical recording project that involved all of our musicians recording their parts to The Nutcracker from home! In this episode, you’ll hear Sarah Viens and Brian McWhorter talk about how it all went down – so get ready, because it’s…
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Ep 8 – My Heartbeat Comes Into My Soundscape
Jacqueline Cordova-Arrington, assistant professor of flute at the University of Oregon, performs Daniel Cueto’s Tuhuayo, for solo flute – followed by a conversation with Shannon Mockli, associate professor of dance. The conversation starts with Shannon’s description of how her body processed the...
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Ep 7 – Molly Barth and Hailstork
Molly Barth talks with Brian McWhorter about her new virtual show “Ineffable” and performs Flute Set by Adolphus Hailstork. “Ineffable” is a fascinating show that features music by Andre Myers, Ricardo Zohn Muldoon, Adolphus Hailstork, Katherine Hoover, and Samuel Zyman – as well as poetry…
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Ep 6 – Rearranging the Chairs on the Titanic?
For the first act of this episode, we chat with David Mason, the Director of Facilities Services at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance. He tells us about what it’s been like keeping the facilities open for instruction during the pandemic. The SOMD is the front runner for these...
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Extended Interview: Michael Ward-Bergeman and “The Saints and Sinners of Jackson Square”
We’re gonna take a detour from our regular programming to offer this extended interview with composer, director, and accordionist Michael Ward-Bergeman. If you heard Episode 5, you heard him play on a radical new accordion that he invented. But for this interview, we took a deep dive into his…
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Ep 5 – Let It Do What It Do and Let It Be What It Is
For the first act of this episode, 11 year old cellist Maya Oddin joins in to talk about her teacher – Anne Ridlington – and a performance of Ysaÿe that Anne recently made. For the second act, we’re joined by composer, director, and accordionist Michael Ward-Bergeman who has invented a radical…
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Ep 4 – Transcend the Rabbit Face
For the first act of this episode, we’ve paired Steve Vacchi’s performance of music by Jean-Daniel Braun with Carol Stabile, Interim Dean of the Clark Honors College. For the second act, we’ll hear some music and thoughts from special guest Mark Gould, former co-principal trumpet of the...
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Ep 3 – Collective Tachycardia
For the first act of this episode, we’ve paired Wonkak Kim and Grace Choi’s performance of Louis Cahuzac’s Cantilene with Doneka Scott, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Student Success at the University of Oregon. For the second act, we’ll hear Laura Zaerr perform her composition…
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Ep 2 – If I Ever Walk in the Stars, It Will Be Like This
For this episode, we’ve paired Hung-Yun Chu’s performance of Schubert’s Impromptu op. 142 no. 3 with Barbara Mossberg, professor of literature at the University of Oregon. Later in the episode, we’ll hear from Lydia Van Dreel, principal horn with Orchestra Next and professor of horn at UO,...
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Ep 1 – A Little Like Praying in Front of Somebody
For our first episode, we’ve paired our musicians with members of the Eugene community. Lisa McWhorter’s performance of Bach is unpacked by local artist Phyllis Helland. And Pius Cheung’s performance of his own Etude in e minor is discussed by Bill Harbaugh, professor of economics at the…
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