No Baton Needed Podcast

How did The Choral Project begin? In the episode that started No Baton Needed, former TCP bass Chris Willmore talks with Daniel Hughes about building the ensemble, his path as a musician, Considering Matthew Shepard, and more. Reissued for TCP’s 30th anniversary.

This episode of The Choral Project's 𝗡𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 podcast features American composer, conductor, and 2020 GRAMMY award nominee, 𝗝𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗱.

The Choral Project's 𝗡𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 podcast chats with the Barre Stoll Professor of Choral Music at Portland State University, 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆. Covering topics such as music education, Indian choral music, and the future of the choral arts, this episode is not to be missed.

As The Choral Project celebrates its 25th anniversary season, 𝗡𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 is revisiting some key players in the organization's history while also looking ahead at the future of choral arts. And a very important person in The Choral Project's 25 years of making music is its first Executive Director, 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗵𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴. Joining her as a guest is the podcast's host and TCP Founder, Daniel Hughes, interviewed by Chris Willmore.

The Choral Project's beloved alum, Bay Area Superstar 𝗝𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀, joins host Daniel Hughes for a laughter-filled episode of the 𝗡𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 podcast. In addition to sharing what she's been up to since leaving The Choral Project, Juanita talks to Daniel about her travels, growing up as a musician, and so much more.

𝗡𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 is beyond excited to chat with 𝗠𝗮𝗿í𝗮 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱, two-time Grammy Award nominee and the 2009 winner of the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart's Helmuth Rilling Prize. She is a Venezuelan choral music educator whose work as a conductor, teacher, and advocate of the choral arts is, to put it mildly, inspirational.

This episode of The Choral Project's 𝗡𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 podcast features a conversation with longtime TCP bass Jason Brittsan, interviewed by the podcast's sometimes-host and executive audio engineer Chris Willmore. Jason talks about his history as a singer, life in tech, his experience as a gay man in the world of choral music and religion, his involvement with a wonderful Bay Area choral group, Resounding Achord, and much, much more.

The Choral Project's 𝗡𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 podcast is honored to share this powerful episode, featuring the composer of two of TCP's favorite pieces to perform, "Sorida" and "The Word Was God," 𝗗𝗿. 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹.

In addition to discussing Dr. Powell's compositions and career, the episode touches on spirituals, the Black Lives Matter movement, George Floyd, and so much more.

The 𝗡𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 podcast speaks with Bay Area-native, Dr. Stephen M. Sano, about Hawaiian choral music, the recent rise of hate crimes against the elderly Asian American community, how Stanford University's music department is navigating the COVID pandemic, and so much more.

Dr. Sano is a professor of music, the Harold C. Schmidt Director of Choral Studies, and the Rachford & Carlota A. Harris University Fellow in Undergraduate Education at Stanford University where he directs the Stanford Chamber Chorale and Stanford Symphonic Chorus, teaches conducting, and offers seminars in kī hōʻalu (Hawaiian slack key guitar) and North American taiko.

This episode of The Choral Project's 𝗡𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 podcast features a conversation with Assistant Professor of Vocal and Choral Music Education at California State University, Long Beach, Dr. Joshua Palkki about transgender representation and equality in the choral world.