Interviews: Page 4

Derrick Lucas from WGMC Jazz 90.1 spoke with Shane Endsley from Kneebody about balancing life as a dad and a professional musician and about his time at the Eastman School of Music. Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival

Derrick Lucas from WGMC Jazz 90.1 spoke with Stefon Harris about his recent project 90 Miles and how his music education led him into jazz. Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival

Derrick Lucas from WGMC Jazz 90.1 spoke with Clay Jenkins about his early career and being a teacher at the Eastman School of Music. Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival

Derrick Lucas from WGMC Jazz 90.1 spoke with Rich Thompson about his new album entitled “Generations.” Rich spoke about what he is looking for in a drummer and some of his inspirations. Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival

Interview with Bruce Ridge, Chair of ICSOM (International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians), conducted in September 2008.

Paul Boulian, orchestra consultant and partner of LodeStar Associates, gives us an inside view of the economic challenges of orchestral organizations. From the saturation of markets in larger cities to the end of the subscription model, this is a must-watch for anyone interested in the solutions to today’s orchestras economic dilemma.

Helen Smith interviews Anthony Woodcock, president of the New England Conservatory and former orchestra manager in the United States and England. He shares with us his inside knowledge of orchestra management, and introduces us to the “Animateur” concept.

President and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra, James Undercofler is interviewed by Greg Sandow. This early 2007 interview gives inside access to some of the innovative ideas and projects, as well as Undercofler’s view on the increasing role of musicians within the orchestra as an organization.

Greg Sandow interviews Dr. Ralph P. Locke, professor of musicology at the Eastman School of Music, regarding his research on Franz Liszt, his translation of one of Liszt’s essay that he wrote at the age of 23, and his thoughts on the relevance and importance of musicology for the current music environment.

Established in 1982 by four Americans who perform in well-known European orchestras, the American Horn Quartet enjoys ever increasing popularity in the brass chamber music world. Its members have won numerous prizes as soloists at international competitions in Europe and North America.