Conductors' Brew

Emily Nelson returns to discuss the music of activism.

Join us for a walk through America’s rich musical heritage. The Eighteenth Century Singing School Masters, Charles Ives, William Grant Still, Aaron Copland, Henry Cowell, and more are our traveling companions.

For our last episode on celebrating Beethoven's 250th birthday the crew tackles his most massive symphony, The Ninth.

Between the energetic Symphony 7 and the mighty Symphony 9 Beethoven composes his shorter and more traditional Symphony 8. Join the crew for a discussion of this often overlooked masterpiece.

We're back with Beethoven's no-stop dance inspired Symphony No. 7.

Brandon joins us as we continue our journey through Beethoven's symphonies with a robust discussion of his epic Fifth.

Matt takes us into the orchestra pit and behind the scenes of what it's like to conduct for a theatrical performance. 

The crew goes into nature with Beethoven's Symphony No. 6. We also discuss his Symphony No. 4 and why this piece should get played more.

Continuing our celebration of Beethoven, we dive into his pivotal work the Symphony No. 3. Plus, we have a special musical bonus from the Wasatch Symphony!