Diversify the Stand – Details, episodes & analysis

For our final episode of season 3, we are joined by trumpet player Mikaela Tolf, and composers Alexandra Fol and Matthew Lane. We discuss their commissioning project of new pieces for trumpet and organ from the composer and performer standpoint, as well as their upcoming performances!

Transcripts are available for every episode thanks to our team of interns and can be found https://www.diversifythestand.org/transcripts!

To learn more about each of Fol, Lane, and Tolf, visit the links below:

Alexandra Fol: https://alexandrafol.wordpress.com/

Matthew Lane: https://matthewclane.wordpress.com/

Intro & outro music is Eris DeJarnett’s “Bored Games” for two trumpets and fixed media. Visit eir website to learn more about them and pick up some great music!: https://erisdejarnett.com/

This will be our last episode of season 3 and we will return this fall for a new season of guests!

Episode 15 welcomes Danielle Buonaiuto, soprano, ED of Musica Viva NY, and co-organizer of ChamberQUEER. Buonaiuto shares some amazing insight into her experiences building inclusive, intersectional spaces in the field of choir, voice, and new music.

Transcripts are available for every episode thanks to our team of interns and can be found https://www.diversifythestand.org/transcripts!

To learn more about Danielle, visit the links below!

Danielle’s website: https://www.daniellebuonaiuto.com/

ChamberQUEER: https://www.chamberqueer.org/

Musica Viva NY: https://musicaviva.org/

Intro & outro music is Eris DeJarnett’s “Bored Games” for two trumpets and fixed media. Visit eir website to learn more about them and pick up some great music!: https://erisdejarnett.com/

Episode 6 features Master Sgt. Christine Purdue Jones, trombonist with the Ceremonial Brass in the United States Air Force Band in Washington D.C. We are thrilled to have gotten the chance to talk about her military band journey, benefits for military musicians, and how the band is working to create more inclusive programs with more diverse works.

Transcripts are available for every episode thanks to our team of interns and can be found https://www.diversifythestand.org/transcripts!

To learn more about Christine and the resources she recommended, check out the links below!

U.S. Air Force Band - https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/The-United-States-Air-Force-Band/

Hope Arises commissions playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxqnNkoPILwV61y1Wk1yR7de1S3faVb9A

Current vacancies in The United States Air Force Band: https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/The-United-States-Air-Force-Band/About-Us/Careers-in-The-United-States-Air-Force-Band/

And We Were Heard - https://www.andwewereheard.org

Intro & outro music is Eris DeJarnett’s “Bored Games” for two trumpets and fixed media. Visit eir website to learn more about them and pick up some great music!: https://erisdejarnett.com/

March begins with podcast crossover extravaganza #2! We are so excited to welcome Dylan Maddix and Cait Nishimura, hosts of The Band Room Pod to talk with us. They each bring amazing insight from the eyes of a performer, educator, composer, and podcast host into this episode.

We talk with Dylan and Cait all about how The Band Room Pod began and expanded to include two incredible hosts, the variety of guests they bring on their show, and we all talk (and agree heavily!) on the importance of DEI work in music education. Tune in to hear their thoughts of the future of music ed and some of the exciting projects they both have coming up!.

And if you recognize Cait’s name, yes - she was a guest early on in our first season of the podcast!

Transcripts are available for every episode thanks so our team of interns and can be found https://www.diversifythestand.org/transcripts!

To learn more about Dylan, Cait, the Band Room Pod and all the resources they recommended,  check out the links below!

The Band Room Pod: https://www.bandroompod.com/

Dylan Maddix: https://www.bandroompod.com/dylanrookmaddix

Cait Nishimura: https://caitnishimura.com/

Cait’s first episode on the DtS podcast: https://anchor.fm/diversifythestand/episodes/Episode-8---Cait-Nishimura-er78is

…And We Were Heard: https://andwewereheard.org/

Canadian Band Association: https://www.canadianband.org/

Association of Canadian Women Composers: https://acwc.ca/

Canadian Music Centre: https://cmccanada.org/

Girls Who Conduct: https://girlswhoconduct.org/

ColourFULL Music: https://www.colourfullmusic.com/

Jodie Blackshaw: https://www.jodieblackshaw.com/

The Horizon Leans Forward: https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/the-horizon-leans-forward-book-g10369

“Music Education and Social Emotional Learning” by Scott Edgar: https://education.musicforall.org/sel/

Intro & outro music is Eris DeJarnett’s “Bored Games” for two trumpets and fixed media. Visit eir website to learn more about them and pick up some great music!: https://erisdejarnett.com/

Our first month of season 3 ends with our talk with Elisa Koehler. Trumpet, conductor, and author, Elisa is also the current music chair at Winthrop University. We get the honor to talk with her about her books, opinions on historical performance, and experiences in academia. Transcripts are available for every episode thanks so our team of interns and can be found https://www.diversifythestand.org/transcripts!

To learn more about Elisa and all resources and organizations she recommended, check out the links below!

Elisa Koehler

Fanfares and Finesse: A Performer’s Guide to Trumpet History and Literature

A Dictionary for the Modern Trumpet Player

Books that helped her write her books:

Rabiner, Susan and Alfred Fortunato. Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction and Get it Published

Silvia, Paul. How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing

Bielstein, Susan. Permissions, A Survival Guide: Blunt Talk about Art as Intellectual Property

Newberry’s Victorian Cornet Band – Elisa Koehler, Conductor: The Gilded Age [CD]

Brass From the Past [Blog and YouTube Channel]

Organizations:

Historic Brass Society

International Trumpet Guild

North American Baroque Trumpet Competition and Conference

Intro & outro music is Eris DeJarnett’s “Bored Games” for two trumpets and fixed media. Visit eir website to learn more about them and pick up some great music!: https://erisdejarnett.com/

We welcome Egemen Kesikli to our podcast for episode 3! Turkish composer, performer, and educator, Egemen is currently on faculty at the CU Boulder and Colorado State University. He is incredibly honest and vulnerable about his experiences in Turkey, the United States, and his mental journey toward musical self-acceptance. He brings up many questions without clear answers that composers, educators, and performers alike should hear! Transcripts are available for every episode thanks so our team of interns and can be found https://www.diversifythestand.org/transcripts!

To learn more about Egemen, visit the links below!

Egemen Kesikli: https://www.egemenkesikli.com/ https://www.libarts.colostate.edu/people/ekesikli/

Intro & outro music is Eris DeJarnett’s “Bored Games” for two trumpets and fixed media. Visit eir website to learn more about them and pick up some great music!: https://erisdejarnett.com/

Our first podcast crossover of the season! For episode 2, we are so excited to talk with Melissa Brown from Bold as Brass Podcast! Melissa not only shares about her experience as a performer and educator in the UK, but she gives us a ton of insight into being a musician diagnosed with OCD. And of course, we talk all things Bold as Brass Podcast! Transcripts are available for every episode thanks so our team of interns and can be found https://www.diversifythestand.org/transcripts!

To learn more about Melissa and the resources she recommended during our chat, check out the links below!

Bold as Brass Podcast: https://boldasbrasspodcast.com/

Bold as Brass’s fundraising page - help get her to the U.S. this May!: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/bab-iwbc

British Trombone Society: https://www.britishtrombonesociety.org/

IWBC: https://myiwbc.org/

Things Musicians Don’t Talk About Podcast

Music HERstory Podcast: https://musicherstorypod.wixsite.com/herstory

Rising Stars Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rising-stars-podcast/id1554854411

Brass on the Mind: https://m.facebook.com/groups/brassonthemind

Female/Trans/Non-Binary Brass Players FB page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1575012705998504/

Bold as Brass podcast sounding board! Get yourself friends!

Intro & outro music is Eris DeJarnett’s “Bored Games” for two trumpets and fixed media. Visit eir website to learn more about them and pick up some great music!: https://erisdejarnett.com/

Season 3 launches with composer Katahj Copley! Carrie and Ashley talk with Katahj about his musical and compositional journey, dig deep into the inspiration behind a handful of his composers, and learn about a few incredible upcoming projects. Transcripts are available for every episode thanks so our team of interns and can be found https://www.diversifythestand.org/transcripts!

To learn more about Katahj and all the resources he recommended, check out the links below!

Katahj Copley - https://katahjcopleymusic.com/

Faculty at University of West Georgia - https://www.westga.edu/academics/art-culture-science/english-film-lang-arts/music/faculty-staff.php

The University of Texas at Austin Music Faculty - https://music.utexas.edu/about/people/faculty

And We Were Heard - https://andwewereheard.org/

Kevin Day - https://www.kevindaymusic.com/

Omar Thomas - https://www.omarthomas.com

Storyteller - Jam group

Find your community!!

Intro & outro music is Eris DeJarnett’s “Bored Games” for two trumpets and fixed media. Visit eir website to learn more about them and pick up some great music!: https://erisdejarnett.com/

Episode 21 is the second of our two-part recap, where we say nice things about our guests and talk about what we learned this season!

Our third podcast season will drop every Wednesday beginning in February 2022, so catch up on all our episodes and keep your eyes out for new episodes in February!

In the meantime, if you'd like to support us, consider picking up some Diversify the Stand merch or getting yourself a copy of Winds of Change, and following us on Facebook and Instagram!

Huge thank you to Hollyn Slykhuis for doing all the transcripts this season, which are available on our website for every episode!

And a final thank you to Trevor Weston and Whitney George for letting us include their music in our intro and outro! Our recording of Weston’s “Fanfare for Changes” opens the podcast, and Ashley’s recording of George’s “Incantations” closes each episode. Visit their websites to learn more about them and their works below! Season 3 is going to feature a new work for trumpet duet - can't wait to share!

Trevor Weston - http://www.trevorweston.com/

Whitney George - https://www.whitneygeorge.com/

Episode 20 is the first of our two-part recap, where we say nice things about our guests and talk about what we learned this season!

These recaps will end our second season! Third season will drop every Wednesday beginning in February 2022, so catch up on all our episodes and keep your eyes out for new episodes in February!

In the meantime, if you'd like to support us, consider picking up some Diversify the Stand merch or getting yourself a copy of Winds of Change, and following us on Facebook and Instagram!

Huge thank you to Hollyn Slykhuis for doing all the transcripts this season, which are available on our website for every episode!

And a final thank you to Trevor Weston and Whitney George for letting us include their music in our intro and outro! Our recording of Weston’s “Fanfare for Changes” opens the podcast, and Ashley’s recording of George’s “Incantations” closes each episode. Visit their websites to learn more about them and their works below! Season 3 is going to feature a new work for trumpet duet - can't wait to share!

Trevor Weston - http://www.trevorweston.com/

Whitney George - https://www.whitneygeorge.com/