Andrew talks with Horn player Olivier Picon about the changing of the industry and the challenges we face. Olivier is a veteran natural horn player who tours all over the world playing with early music ensembles. He now works at Egger Instruments (https://www.eggerinstruments.ch) and teaches at the Bern University of the Arts (https://www.hkb.bfh.ch/en/).


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A Recording is not a Performance. Whenever we are asked about whether classical music performances are relevant in the digital age, let's fight the underlying assumption.

Historical Recordings from the Beginning of the 20th Century by Elam Rotem at EarlyMusicSources.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFPW9ENtNKA

Guillaume de Machaut's Messe de Nostre Dame

Oxford camerata, 1996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvIEA2dBKGA&t=

Ensemble Organum, 1997
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gEV42RKf6E (skip to 5:15)

Graindelavoix, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_2OnhEB-8E (skip to 9:30)


Excerpt from the first Azzolini CD of Vivaldi concerti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKVx48CVZv8

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Grace talks about how administrative work can pile up if you're not on top of it while Andrew talks about thinking rationally about what motivates us to perform.


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Andrew talks to Michael Vincent, Canadian composer, journalist, and Editor-In-Chief of the online music magazine Ludwig van (https://www.ludwig-van.com), about the changing dynamic of the music scene in Canada.


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Grace and Andrew talk about what you need to know if you are thinking about starting an ensemble for the first time.

Doodle - This is useful!
https://doodle.com/


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Grace and Andrew wear their branded T-Shirts today. Grace is looking for a microphone to help her record at home - Do you have any ideas for her?

Andrew talks about an article in the most recent edition of the Double Reed, the journal of the International Double Reed Society (https://www.idrs.org/), which opens up about how some teachers have to grow and maintain their studio in order to keep their jobs.

The Cartoon Slang:
https://www.google.com/search?q=solid+dick+captain+america


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Grace is considering returning to the digital world. She's activated her Facebook account (though so far only to help manage the Podcast's FB page!) and is thinking about getting a fancy phone! Are there missed opportunities if you don't have a digital footprint?

Andrew did a cheeky business deal this week when bartering for an industrial reed-making machine. It was the first time he felt he was in the power position during a negotiation since musicians are so often negotiating from a weak one. Regardless of the deal you're striking, come out of it feeling that you've respected yourself.


Extra Bits:

CBC's Report on the internet:
https://vimeo.com/38192527


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Andrew talks about the perils of social media for musicians today. Do you feel anxiety over your career when you see your friends posting media about their own performing activities?

Extra Bits:
Bill Maher New Rule: Armed and Lonely, August 16, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGp-omDD3V0&t=202s

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Links worth sharing:

Both Grace and Andrew went to the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis:
https://www.musik-akademie.ch/schola-cantorum-basiliensis/de/home.html

Grace's ensemble, Rumorum, has a facebook page. Take a look!
https://www.facebook.com/rumorum/

Andrew's bassoon reed business:
https://bassoons.ch/

A bit about living in Switzerland as a musician. The full episode will be publish on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2018