On a High Note with Thomas Dausgaard

On a High Note with Thomas Dausgaard

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On a High Note with Thomas Dausgaard episodes

  • Thomas welcomes Raff Wilson back to the show!
    On this final episode of On a High Note for the 2020–2021 season, Thomas welcomes Raff Wilson, Vice President of Artistic Planning, back to the show. Thomas and Raff look back on this season and ahead to the upcoming one, and together they reflect on what they’ve learned about music — and themselves — over the course of the pandemic.
    Recorded May 24, 2021
    28 min
  • Jeffrey Fair, Seattle Symphony Principal Horn
    On this episode of On a High Note, Thomas welcomes Seattle Symphony Principal Horn Jeffrey Fair to chat about Robert Schumann's challenging Konzertstück for Four Horns, self-realizations about getting stressed out as a musician, and finessing preparation strategies for a solo performance.
    Recorded April 16, 2021
    36 min
  • Meeka Quan DiLorenzo, Seattle Symphony Associate Principal Cello
    On this episode of On a High Note, Thomas welcomes Seattle Symphony Associate Principal Cello Meeka Quan DiLorenzo to chat about a few highlights of the upcoming 2021/2022 season — including works by American composers George Walker and John Adams — and to explore unlikely sources of inspiration, from comedy routines to YouTube clips.
    Recorded March 12, 2021
    33 min
  • Thomas welcomes Gregory Walker and Frank Schramm
    On this episode of On a High Note, Thomas welcomes artist and photographer Frank Schramm — a close friend of the late composer George Walker — as well as violinist Gregory Walker, son of George Walker, to discuss the Seattle Symphony’s upcoming release of Walker’s final work, Sinfonia No. 5, “Visions,” on March 5, 2021.
    Recorded February 12, 2021
    27 min
  • Demarre McGill, Seattle Symphony Principal Flute
    On this episode of On a High Note, Thomas welcomes Seattle Symphony Principal Flute Demarre McGill to discuss his recent performance of Martin's Ballade, finding his first flute in his parents' closet, and becoming friends with flutist James Galway.
    Recorded December 8, 2020
    21 min
  • Mary Lynch, Seattle Symphony Principal Oboe
    On this third episode of On a High Note, Thomas welcomes Seattle Symphony Principal Oboe Mary Lynch to discuss practicing and performing outdoors, Carl Nielsen’s Wind Quintet and Mozart's Sinfonia concertante for Winds.
    Recorded November 9, 2020
    27 min

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Music is essential, maybe more now than ever before. Thomas Dausgaard hosts Seattle Symphony musicians and friends to talk about the music they love.