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Anna Osterman and Remington Foster are Texas public high school choir teachers. Late in the summer of 2020, Anna and Remington provided CUEcast an interview to discuss how they were planning to tech during the coming months of pandemic. In this episode, we will check back with these two young teachers and ask, "How is that working out for you?" These two bright shining stars in high school choral music will make us laugh as well as consider the challenges we face in the months and years ahead.

Randy's father passed away on March 9, 2021 after a long battle with vascular dementia. On what would have been Truett's 95th birthday on May 4, Randy will present a touching tribute to his dad, recalling the many ways the elder Edwards impacted the lives of his four children and many people across the country who knew him. For the creative artists among us, this episode will be fascinating and enlightening.

Robert Sterling has recently released and important new book entitled PRINCIPLES OF CHORAL ARRANGING. Written for professional musicians and students alike, this valuable new work is gaining traction across the country as a must-read for choral musicians, arrangers, songwriters, singers, and composers alike. In today's episode, Randy and Robert discuss the motivation and features of the new book and how it can help all musicians better understand choral treatment in music.

Rev. Wyndee Holbrook is Director of the Interfaith San Antonio Alliance and Pastor in Residence at Laurel Heights United Methodist Church. In this important interview, Wyndee and Randy discuss the value of bringing students into the larger world of interfaith relationships, education, and collaboration. Whether your student choir is actually ready to take this significant step out into the community or not, this awareness-expanding conversation will unveil some new ways of thinking as we consider our ministries beyond the COVID pandemic.

Wiff Rudd is Professor of Trumpet at Baylor University. An extraordinary player and a legendary teacher, Wiff has performed and presented master classes at more than 350 universities and music festivals on five continents. In recent years, Baylor's trumpet ensembles have won six first place prizes at the National Trumpet. In Episode 68, Randy and Wiff discuss Wiff's brand new book on teaching, entitled SIDE BY SIDE.

Four university women -- Macy Drew, Amber Borman, Kate Dutton, and Gabbi Newell -- discuss the challenge they face on campus and how their common experience in the San Antonio Youth Chorale is helping sustain them through the university years. It becomes obvious very quickly that these four articulate and determined young women have what it takes to make a difference for good in the world!

Jonathan Greer is a theology student at Brite Divinity School in Ft. Worth, Texas. He was drawn into this theological environment to challenge himself and further develop his skills as a peacemaker and an ambassador between local churches and the larger community in which they serve. In this fascinating dialogue, Jonathan and Randy discuss the need for established congregations to reach out the immediate communities around them. Be ready to think and be challenged as we dig deep in this thoughtful episode.

We welcome back our friend Angelique Feaster Evans as our guest on Episode 65. Angelique, the Founder and Artistic Director of the Mahogany Ensemble Theater in Shreveport, LA, is a world-class artist and performer. In this conversation, we will ask Angelique to share with us some of her favorite pieces of poetry and prose. Angelique never fails to inspire, enlighten, educate, and motivate us at YouthCUE. We invite you to listen in on the beauty!

Dr. Paul Neal is Director of Choral Activities at Berry College in Rome, GA. Having completed his DMA at UCLA under Donald Neuen, Paul was an early YouthCUE alumnus, having grown up through high school singing in Randy's church youth choir. Paul's musical journey beyond high school was traveled alongside a number of highly successful colleagues and a handful of extraordinary teachers. From all these relationships, Paul has gleaned an enormous cache of experience and inspiration, a treasure-trove he is now able to pass along to his students at Berry. Don't miss this warm and wonderful chat!