Music Speaks

In this episode, Hunter and Shaun talk about Shaun's experience with the musical Hair, and his knowledge of the score and the meaning behind the songs!

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As a conductor, performer, composer, teacher, and wonderful human being, Ricardo Brown breaks down how performance anxiety can affect his day-to-day as an artist striving for greatness.

Ricardo T. Brown is a native of Portsmouth, VA. The second child of Ricardo Sr. and Terry Brown. He received his high school degree from Churchland High School where he was selected to All-District Band, All-State Band, and Virginia Honor Band. He was also a student in The Governors school of the Performing Arts under the baton of Mr. Ray Pancarowicz. He then went on to Norfolk State University in Norfolk, VA receiving his Bachelors and Masters Degrees studying trumpet with Dr. Steve Carlson and Dr. Timmey Zachery. While at Norfolk State he was principal trumpet in the wind ensemble, Brass Quintet, as well as lead in the University Jazz Ensemble under Ms. Stephanie K. Sanders as well as a performance with Mr. Frank Foster, the legendary jazz saxophonist. He then furthered his education at Cambridge College in Boston, MA pursuing a degree in Educational Administration.

The music of Studio Ghibli films has been so moving and different. Why is that? Discover this secret while we look at such films as Kiki's Delivery Service and Spirited Away; discover more about Joe Hisaishi, the composer of such films.

Frédéric Devreese was born in 1929 in Belgium to composer and conductor Godfried Devreese. According to Naxos, “Following in the footsteps of his father, who conducted music for silent movies, entered the world of film music, and wrote 40 scores.”

He is known for his orchestral compositions, as well as his family music. He died in 2020 of cancer at the age of 91.

Today we look at two pieces of Devreese, The Benvenuta Suite,  1984, and Ostinati for Alto Saxophone and Piano, 1998.

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Singer, Writer, Music Enthusiast, and all-around Interesting Person, Jenna Rizzo, discusses her new music job and how she changes the world with her musical choices.

Future Epidemiologist and United Kingdom Master's student Molly Moran breaks down her year of new musical tastes. 

What is one of the greatest works of the 20th century, has seven different genres of music, and is written by one of the biggest icons of the music industry?

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In these episodes, we talk about why performance anxiety is with us and why it makes us who we are as performers!

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Hunter and Shaun discover the last Brandenburg (no. 6 in Bb Major)

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Hunter and Shaun look into Brandenburg No. 5 in D major and find compositional similarities in his music regarding other Brandenburgs.