Michael Pirri is a Toronto based organist, choral conductor, and church musician. In this episode of regarding music, we discuss Michael's path to becoming a church musician, the importance of gaining exposure to a wide variety of choral repertoire, and some of the unique challenges church musicians face.

In this episode of regarding music, we talk with Ian, David, and Brandon from Shep, a St. John's based rock band, about their music, how they formed, the importance of networking in music, and how they've gotten some of their most memorable performances.

Robert Strobel is a freelance composer and in this episode of Regarding Music we talk about his experience as a composer, some challenges with landing commissions, ways to overcome those challenges, ideas around marketing new compositions, and some advice for aspiring composers.

David Eguiguren is a St. John's based pianist and composer who runs an active photography and videography business in addition to his musical career. In this Episode of Regarding Music, David and I talk about the importance of networking, leveraging seemingly unrelated skills to help develop a music career and tips for musicians who want to take better photos.

Amy Desrosiers is an Ottawa based choral musician and in this episode of Regarding Music, we talk about what it means to be a professional musician, managing a second career in music, some of Amy's experiences with choirs, and some tips and ideas for other choral musicians.

Michael Denomme is a Toronto based choral conductor who works with numerous choirs in the Greater Toronto Area. In this episode of Regarding Music, we talk about some of the differences between working with Children's choirs  and conducting choirs in a university setting, the importance of listening for conductors, some of the more difficult vowel sounds for choirs to master, and some tips and advice for other young conductors.

Sammy Strent is a choral composer and founder of the Collegiate Choral Composition Community, a group whose purpose is to create opportunities for student choral composers. In this episode we talk about the Colligate Choral Compositions Community, Sammy's experience as a choral composer himself, some of the challenges student composers face, and some tips and ideas for choral composers looking to get their work performed for the first time.

Brent Nuevo is a Kingston, Ontario based church organist and choral conductor, in this episode of regarding music we talk about some of the nuances and unique challenges of being a church musician, working with choirs, and how the buildings in which we sing impact and influence choral music. 

In this episode of regarding Music we talk with Jim Prowse, a trumpet player in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment Band and member of the Canadian Armed Forces, about his experiences as a musician in military, some of the differences and similarities between doing music in military and civilian settings, some of the difficulties of performing outdoors, and some tips and advice for musicians who might be interested in a musical career in the Canadian military.

In this Episode of Regarding music we talk with Persio Dominguez, a St. John's Based Orchestral Conductor, about some of the mindset and attitude shifts good conductors make and gain through their experiences, learnings from running rehearsals, and some tips and ideas for student conductors to get more experience.