This week on HERo Talk, Darrian and Angela, will be talking about everything you can expect at the inaugural HERo Conference. We will also be discussing toxic student/teacher relationships in classical music. Register for the conference today! $25 for students! Register at www.her-omusic.com today!

Today with us is violinist, Corinne Stillwell! She spent 10 years at Juilliard studying with one of the most famous pedagogues, Dorothy DeLay. Currently, she is a professor of violin at FSU (and Darrian’s Professor) and the concertmaster of the Tallahassee Symphony.

Darrian is back! Join her and Angela as they interview jazz vocalist, Michelle Lordi! Learn about her life and how she started singing and getting into jazz as we have our first ever jazz musician on the podcast!

Join Angela and the guest cohost, Miranda Rojas, as they discuss this week’s small talk. “What ways can we promote equity for women in classical music?”

Join us as we learn about composer, Madeleine Dring, from Dr. Wanda Brister. This underrepresented composer had an amazing life and we will be playing some of her work at the conference! We learn more about Dring first hand from the woman that has dedicated her life to learning about Dring.

Darrian and Angela are back from the Dominican Republic and are catching up about the trip and what’s coming up. They also share this week’s Small Talk and play some of our listeners favorite recordings.

What are murder ballads? Join Angela and Darrian as they sit down with their friend Rosalee to talk about murder ballads. We talk about what they are and what they mean for women. 

This week on HERo Talk, Angela and Darrian talk with the principal flutist of the Boston Symphony, Elizabeth Rowe. She tells us about her career and how she successfully led a lawsuit for equal pay in 2018. 

This week Darrian and Angela catch up on our lives and school and what is coming up for HERo. They also stop to talk about your HERoes from our social media Small Talk!

This week Angela and Darrian discuss and share their thoughts on the movie Tár. Beware the spoilers! Come back and listen after you watch the movie about the fictional powerhouse female conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic. Comment and let us know your thoughts on the movie.