UpBeat from Everything Conducting

Sep 08 2024 49 ep. 55 mins 15

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Hosted by John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez, UpBeat is a podcast by conductors, for conductors that puts an "upbeat" spin on a range of topics. Whether you conduct an orchestra, band, chorus, ballet, opera or other type of ensemble-- we want to help and provide a place for fun, engaging discussion. From the EverythingConducting.com team.

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S5E5: Sonja Thoms, Executive Director of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra.

Sep 08 2024 60 mins

Hosts John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez chat about the upcoming season, and the best way to spend a summer to recharge, and prepare for the year ahead. Then, UpBeat welcomes Sonja Thoms, Executive Director of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra. Sonja chats with our hosts about collaborative leadership, the experience of being a first-year ED, and her vision for an orchestra that ser

S5E4: Live Episode! Adam Schoenberg, Composer.

Jun 10 2024 60 mins

Hosts John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez reconnect at the end of the season in front of their live studio audience as part of the Everything but Conducting seminar. Then, UpBeat welcomes Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated composer Adam Schoenberg onto the pod. Adam chats with our hosts about the arc of commissioning projects, how a composer can help the conductor during a rehearsal

S5E3: Cody Fry, Singer-Songwriter.

Feb 25 2024 59 mins

Hosts John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez catch up about the 23-24 season so far. Then, UpBeat welcomes the incredible American Singer-Songwriter Cody Fry. Cody thinks about his music with the orchestra in mind from the very beginning, and that symphonic influence is deeply felt. Your favorite hosts explore a variety of topics with Cody including how to best collaborate with pop ar

S5E2: Presenting Yourself in Written Materials. Plus, Lake George Music Festival Roundtable

Sep 18 2023 80 mins

Hosts John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez discuss all the ways in which artists express themselves in writing and how to do this in the best possible way. They chat about resumes, biographies, cover letters and social media in this episode's 4/4. Then, UpBeat welcomes a roundtable of artists from the Lake George Music Festival (where John and Enrico were in residence in August, 202

S5E1: LIVE with Roger Kalia, Music Director of the Lake George Music Festival

Aug 09 2023 49 mins

Season Five is here! Hosts John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez are joined in the premiere LIVE RECORDED episode by Roger Kalia, Music Director of the Lake George Music Festival; Symphony NH; the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra; and Orchestra Santa Monica. The discussion centers around the creation of one's own music festival, advice for young conductors on early career opportunit

S4E10: LIVE EPISODE! Special Edition, Live Q&A From the Everything But Conducting Workshop with the Omaha Symphony

Jun 30 2023 60 mins

Hosts John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez answer the tough questions in this first-ever LIVE and IN-PERSON episode of UpBeat. Fielding questions from the participants of the inaugural Everything But Conducting seminar in conjunction with the Omaha Symphony, the guys address lots of topics including the history of the EC organization, managing relationships while guest conducting, a

S4E9: Detroit Symphony CEO Erik Rönmark. Plus Ankush Bahl on the Perfect Conducting Video

Jan 16 2023 76 mins

Hosts John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez are joined by Ankush Bahl in the 4/4 to discuss crafting the perfect audition video. Then, UpBeat welcomes Erik Rönmark, President and CEO of the Detroit Symphony. The discussion centers around community-focused programming, how to stand out as a young conductor, and a discussion of the search process for the DSO's new Music Director, Jade

S4E8: All Things Pre-Rehearsal. Plus: Angel Velez on the Film and TV Conducting World

Nov 22 2022 66 mins

Hosts John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez discuss everything you need to know to plan the perfect week with a professional orchestra in the 4/4. Then, UpBeat welcomes Angel Velez, a veteran of the TV and Film conducting world. He chats with the guys about the world of click tracks and streamers, how to rehearse and record in the studio, and what orchestral conductors need to know b

S4E7: Diane Wittry and Jason Fettig

Sep 23 2022 79 mins

Hosts John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez chat about rehearsal psychology with Col. Jason Fettig, Director of the United States Marine Band in the 4/4. Then, UpBeat welcomes Diane Wittry, Music Director of the Allentown Symphony Orchestra and the Garden State Philharmonic. In the interview, our trio of conductors chat about Diane's "Beyond the Baton" philosophies, her approach to c

S4E6: Soundweavers Podcast Collaboration

Aug 24 2022 52 mins

On this special-edition episode of UpBeat, the guys collaborate on the pod with the amazing hosts of the Soundweavers podcast: Rosanna Moore and Blaire Koerner. You'll hear the normal intro and coda, while the body of the episode is a wide-ranging four-way discussion. Topics of the talk include the challenges and the joys of working with orchestras and chamber groups, business prac