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Episode 77 features guests Marie-Ange Boislard, (trombone), and Stéphanie Sens, (bari sax), of the Burning BRASs Band! In this episode we talk about forming a group, marketing, freelancing, brass bands, representation, and other fun music projects!

Episode 76 features guest, composer Rain Worthington (she/her/hers)! In this episode, Rain and I discuss her life and career, being a self-taught musician and composer, breaking music boundaries and classical music stereotypes, projects, and representation.

You can learn more about Rain Worthington's work by visiting her website: rainworthington.com

Episode 75 features Whistling Hens, soprano Jennifer Piazza-Pick and clarinet Natalie Groom (she/her/hers). In this episode we talk about the duo’s name, how they got started, promoting works by female and marginalized composers, advocacy, commissioning new music, their new album, and other topics!

You can check out their work at: whislinghens.com

Episode 74 features guest Mike Fan, (they/them), from Opera Queens - "...presenting opera in full colour - BIPOC, in drag, genderbent, & queerified." In this episode, we discuss their recent production of a QT Onegin with Ukrainian songs, "Tanya's Secret" at the National Ballet School's Betty Oliphant Theatre, the creation of Opera Queens, advocacy and representation, identity, and their upcoming premiere of a new opera, "Cleopatra Built", with some scenes of Handel, Barber, Massenet, and more in Montreal for "Night of 1000 Cleopatras". You can find more information about Opera Queens by visiting their website, www.operaqueens.ca

Episode 73 features guests Katie, Haley, and Candace (she/her/hers), music therapists and CEOs of Music Therapy Made Simple! In this episode, we discuss all things music therapy, including resources and business tools for professionals. I learned so much from our conversation, and I am sure you will too!

Episode 72 features guests Carrie Blosser and Ashley Killam (she/her/hers), creators and hosts of Diversify the Stand! This special cross-podcast episode provides information and resources for both brass players and non-brass players on equity, composer databases, educational resources, and other materials to help our communities further diversify their repertoire and have access to some awesome materials!

Programming Resources:

Diversify The Stand

Catalog of Trumpet Music by Gender-Marginalized People and/or Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color, compiled by Ashley Killam

Trumpet Music by Women, compiled by Dr. Amy Dunker

Trombone Compositions by Women Composers, compiled by Dr. Natalie Mannix

Works for Horn by Underrepresented Composers, compiled by Dr. Caiti Beth McKinney

Works with Horn by Female Composers, compiled by Dr. Lin Foulk Baird

Tuba-Euphonium Social Justice Initiative’s Composer Database

Educational Resources:

Brass Music by Black Composers: A Bibliography, by Aaron Horne

Bold as Brass Podcast with Melissa Brown

Rising Stars Podcast

Music HERstory Podcast

General Resources & Organizations:

Anna’s Composer Database

…And We Were Heard

Boulanger Initiative & Consulting Program

Castle of Our Skins

Chromatic Brass Collective

ColourFULL Music

Composers Equity Project

Decolonizing the Music Room

Educational Resources for Music Performance/Ensemble Librarianship

International Association for Women in Music (IAWM)

International Women’s Brass Conference

League of American Orchestras

Lift Music Fund

Music by Black Composers

Music Theory Examples by Women (renamed MusicbyWomen)

Rising Tide Music Press

Sphinx Organization

The Wind Repertory Project

Episode 71 features guests Claire Howard, Brianne Borden, and Amelia Rosenberger, (left to right), (she/her/hers), co-founders, creators, and CEOs of Yoga for All Musicians, or YAM, an organization dedicated to providing yoga and other health related services/resources for musicians, In this episode, we discuss their path to starting their business, their upcoming live retreat, the importance of the physical, mental, and emotional health of musicians, and some highlights/challenges of their careers.

Check out their work at: www.yogaforallmusicians/com

Episode 70 features guest Kat Fulton, (she/her), music therapist and founder of Music Therapy Ed! In this episode, Kat and I discuss all things music therapy, her life and experiences, issues of equity and access, and her business. You can check out her work and resources at: musictherapyed.com

Episode 69 features guest Chaowen Ting, (she/her), Conductor of the Peabody Youth Orchestra, Assistant Conductor of the Augusta Symphony, and founder/creator of "Girls Who Conduct", an organization that provides women, women-identifying, and non-binary conductors with training, mentorship, and professional networking. In this episode, Chaowen and I discuss her path to professional conducting, networking, representation, advocating for new music, and supporting underrepresented communities in their conducting pursuits.

Episode 68 features guest Dr. Anna Betka, (she/her), pianist and coach living in the Czech Republic! In this episode, Anna and I discuss culture, representation, forgotten female composers, and her lecture-recital that will be taking place at the upcoming Music by Women International Festival and the Women Composers Festival.