Rising Stars Podcast

This week's episode will feature host, Carol Jantsch, moderating a panel of five brass musicians-all of whom are brilliant, incredibly talented, and most importantly, amazing mothers. The topics of discussion will include parenthood and the fourth trimester of pregnancy.  We welcome Jennifer Marotta, Dr. Katy Ambrose, Nicole Abissi, Dr.  Amy Schumaker Bliss, and Velvet Brown to the Rising Stars Podcast for the conclusion of our two-part series, Brass Moms.

Jen's website
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Katy's website
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The Horn Call Podcast Episode 10: Katy Ambrose
Horn Call February 2021 Intro Katy Ambrose
The French Horn in the Lives of Musicians of African and Creole Descent in America, 1700-2000

Nikki's website
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Amy's website
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Amy Schumaker Bliss on her children's book, her new euphonium album, and the New World Brass Cast
Amy’s Brass Band read by Dr. Amy Schumaker Bliss
TU Tuba/Euphonium Studio, Dr. Amy Schumaker Bliss: Euphonium Masterclass
Luminaries: 2. In Green (Hildegard)

Velvet's website
The Queen of the Night Aria from the Magic Flute
Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra: Movement I
Incantation for Tuba and Piano

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We hope our patrons will donate at least $1 each week to Buy Me a Coffee to support the many talents and services of our wonderful producer and audio engineer, Michnari Robinson. He has worked tirelessly behind-the-scenes to help make this podcast a success.  You are also welcome to support him through donations on PayPal ([email protected]) and on Cash App ($MichnariRobinson).

Based in Philadelphia, Hailey Brinnel has been a superstar since performing at the age of 12 with her father. This phenomenal jazz vocalist, trombonist, and educator will share her journey throughout the years; Hailey also provides insight on working with others and how she developed her versatile craft, which continues to inspire others who listen to her music and angelic voice.

Links:
Hailey's website
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Selected Videos:
You Go To My Head - Hailey Brinnel
Orange Colored Sky - Hailey Brinnel
Hailey Brinnel Quartet- Wayfaring Stranger
Hailey Brinnel - 2021 Sarah Vaughan Competition Performance

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We hope our patrons will donate at least $1 each week to Buy Me a Coffee to support the many talents and services of our wonderful producer and audio engineer, Michnari Robinson. He has worked tirelessly behind-the-scenes to help make this podcast a success.  You are also welcome to support him through donations on PayPal ([email protected]) and on Cash App ($MichnariRobinson).

Known affectionately as "Doc Nix,"  Dr. Michael W. Nickens has made an enormous impact at George Mason University and throughout this country's collegiate sports landscape as a director, composer, arranger, university professor, professional tubist,  and social justice advocate. He shares with our host, Carol Jantsch, his memories of their time at the University of Michigan, his thoughts on supporting one's fellow peers in the tuba-euphonium studio environment, and his perspective on life as a multi-talented individual who wears many hats.

*LINKS*
Mike’s GMU faculty page
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Follow the Green Machine on Facebook and Instagram

Selected Videos:
George Mason University Green Machine plays Rage
Short DOCumentary about Doc Nix and the Green Machine
Music, identity, diversity, convergence | Michael Nickens | TEDxGeorgeMasonU
Blackbird with tuba
Super Mario Brothers Theme Song Rap (2019)

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We hope our patrons will donate at least $1 each week to Buy Me a Coffee to support the many talents and services of our wonderful producer and audio engineer, Michnari Robinson. He has worked tirelessly behind-the-scenes to help make this podcast a success.  You are also welcome to support him through donations on PayPal ([email protected]) and on Cash App ($MichnariRobinson).
 

Known throughout the tuba community for years as a great tubist in Chicago, IL,  Micky Wrobleski took his musical gifts to China after a chance opportunity landed his way. Becoming the principal tubist of the Beijing Symphony Orchestra has not only provided Micky amazing opportunities as a recording artist, chamber musician, university professor, composer, and arranger, it has also given him the lens to see life as a gay married man living on a different continent.

*LINKS*
Micky’s bio
International Mock Audition Competition

Videos
Micky' s performance videos

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We hope our patrons will donate at least $1 each week to Buy Me a Coffee to support the many talents and services of our wonderful producer and audio engineer, Michnari Robinson. He has worked tirelessly behind-the-scenes to help make this podcast a success.  You are also welcome to support him through donations on PayPal ([email protected]) and on Cash App ($MichnariRobinson).

Rising Stars Podcast is excited and proud to showcase Jessie Montgomery, the highly acclaimed composer, violinist, and educator; this brilliant woman was appointed by Riccardo Muti, Zell Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, as the ensemble’s Mead Composer-in-Residence this past July. Jessie shares her thoughts with our host, Carol Jantsch,  on many topics of conversation including social activism, exercises to address "composer's block," and how she has shaped her artistic voice in her stunningly vivid compositions.

*LINKS*
Jessie’s website
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Jessie’s NYT piece “Orchestras Are Rushing to Add Black Composers. Will It Last?”
NYTimes Fall Preview profile piece
Recent interview on the BBC Radio 3 Music Matters show

Selected Videos:
LA Phil performs “Banner”
Minnesota Orchestra performs “Starburst”
Catalyst Quartet - Jessie Montgomery - “Strum”
Sergeant McCauley - Nonet written for Imani Winds & Catalyst Quartet
Passacaglia -  flute quartet commissioned by National Flute Association  

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This week's episode will feature host, Carol Jantsch, moderating a panel of four brass musicians-all of whom are brilliant, incredibly talented, and most importantly, amazing mothers. They will discuss how they have been able to navigate the beauty and challenges of being a brass player while pregnant.  We welcome U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Adrienne Doctor, Alana Vegter Gartrell, Vanessa Fralick, and Dr. Joanna Ross Hersey, to the Rising Stars Podcast for the debut of our two-part series, Brass Moms.

*LINKS*
Adrienne's bio
Adrienne's interview
The U.S. Army Ceremonial Band
Alana's bio
Genghis Barbie
Vanessa's bio
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Mozart Project
Joanna's bio
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNC-Pembroke)
International Women's Brass Conference

Selected Videos:
Zoomasterclass with SSGTs Adrienne Doctor & Kevin Paul
Trumpet Posture
Staff Sgt. Doctor performs Outdoor Overture with Excerpt Play-Along
Open Your Heart - Guns N' Rosenkavalier featuring Genghis Barbie  
Genghis Barbie "Coventry Carol" from Home for the Holidays
Phoenix Ensemble - Gyorgy Ligeti - Six Bagatelles - Live Performance: March 2009 - New York City
Vanessa Fralick, Associate Principal Trombone, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
ITF 2016 Highlights - Vanessa Fralick
Bernstein Dance Suite for Brass Quintet · Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Improving Tone on Tuba and Euphonium
Cat Affairs, Joseph L. Jefferson, Joanna Ross Hersey, Jae Won Kim
Joanna Ross Hersey - Eleven Twelve - Tuba Solo

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Coming from a family of outstanding musicians, Giancarlo Castro has been characterized as a representative figure within the music scene in Venezuela. This multi-talented composer, conductor, and trumpeter shares how "El Sistema" and his family's musical background played major roles in shaping his expressive gifts as he made his transition to the United States.

*LINKS*
Gian’s website
Follow Gian on Instagram, Soundcloud,  and YouTube
Gian’s catalog of brass compositions on Editions-BIM
Listen to his Sonatina for Tuba on Carol Jantsch’s album Powerhouse

Selected Videos:
Grand Fanfare for orchestra
Concerto for Tuba with Carol Jantsch
Rhapsody for Talents for orchestra
Stories of a Legend for brass quintet

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We hope our patrons will donate at least $1 each week to Buy Me a Coffee to support the many talents and services of our wonderful producer and audio engineer, Michnari Robinson. He has worked tirelessly behind-the-scenes to help make this podcast a success.  You are also welcome to support him through donations on PayPal ([email protected]) and on Cash App ($MichnariRobinson).

We are excited to showcase one of our team members with the Rising Stars Podcast in this week's episode; he is our fantastic audio engineer and producer, Michnari Robinson. This talented young musician shares his story with Carol Jantsch and gives us a preview of some of the exciting projects he is currently undertaking.

*LINKS*
Michnari on Instagram
Tha High Five
Trinidelphia
West Philadelphia Orchestra        
Weez the Peeples Collective
Karen Smith Drums
Celebrating University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduates

VIDEOS
Tha High Five
Trinidelphia
West Philadelphia Orchestra
Weez the Peoples Collective
Karen Smith Drums

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Zoe Cutler is brilliant, funny, passionate, engaging, and a multimedia weirdo; this versatile artist is equally great at playing trombone, composing, and improvising.  We get a glimpse into the world of Zoe and why her versatility has helped her transcend the conventional means of expressing music through any genre.

*LINKS*
Zoe's website
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Selected Videos:
Slap my [B]ass[oon] (2018)
Doody Daddy — from Personality Test for brass quintet
"song for my jf"
Slightly Buzzed Sailor — from I Don't Really Care What You Call It On Your Program for brass quintet

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We hope our patrons will donate at least $1 each week to Buy Me a Coffee to support the many talents and services of our wonderful producer and audio engineer, Michnari Robinson. He has worked tirelessly behind-the-scenes to help make this podcast a success.  You are also welcome to support him through donations on PayPal ([email protected]) and on Cash App ($MichnariRobinson).

Although Kenneth Thompkins is one of the few African-Americans performing as a principal musician in a major symphony orchestra, this fact has not stopped him from making  significant contributions to the great orchestras of which he has performed in the past.  The listeners will take a trip down memory lane with Ken as he shares personal stories of his connections with the hosts of the Rising Stars Podcast as well as learn his methodical approach to preparing for orchestral auditions.

*LINKS*
Kenneth’s website
Detroit Symphony Orchestra website
National Alliance for Audition Support
Greenhoe Trombones
Purchase Ken’s album on Amazon

Selected Videos:
Rhapsody for Trombone and Piano by Brian Raphael Nabors
Symphony of Science: Kenneth Thompkins
Between 2 Stands Season 1, Episode 6 - Ken Thompkins and Garrett McQueen
Let Us Break Bread Together
TPTV - Kenneth Thompkins

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