Surviving Classical Music

By Andrew Burn & Grace Newcombe

Ever wonder what a full-time, professionally-trained classical musician's life is really like? How do we get gigs and prepare for them? What do we eat for dinner if we haven't worked in a month (cavia... more

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The podcast currently has 150 episodes available.

Surviving Classical Music episodes:

February 16, 2021 Grace's Crucible
Today Grace explains her problems setting up for Youtube videos while Andrew tries to help. They go on to discuss the necessity for classical msuicians to develop tech skills today, Andrew's Patreon 'studio', pricing online lessons, the lack of diversity in classical music video content and much more!

A few links for those of you interested in streaming or making youtube videos:
Nutty's Channel - Great for Advanced OBS skills
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI5t_ve3cr5a1_3rrmbp6jQ

Gaming Careers Channel - Also for OBS Skills
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClx4eJ_EP9MJdz19JUjKD1w

Alpha Gaming Channel - A wide variety of content to help you get started
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCATWC1JSlhzmYeDbjnS8WwA

Contact Us:
[email protected]

Our *New* Website:
http://survivingclassicalmusic.com

Our Links:
https://www.getsl.ink/survivingclassicalmusic

Make a One-Time Donation:
https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=A9Q8UCN4RHBFQ
or
Andrew Burn
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55min
February 09, 2021 More and More on the Digital Plane
Today Grace speaks about her latest concert which was (almost!) entirely prepared online - the livestream link is still up here: https://youtu.be/eoKys8AKLbs - and Andrew talks about lockdown fatigue creeping in.

Contact Us:
[email protected]

Our *New* Website:
http://survivingclassicalmusic.com

Our Links:
https://www.getsl.ink/survivingclassicalmusic

Make a One-Time Donation:
https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=A9Q8UCN4RHBFQ
or
Andrew Burn
IBAN: CH97 0900 0000 2506 2331 4
BIC: POFICHBEXXX
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28min
February 02, 2021 Simon MacHale
Today Andrew and Grace speak with composer and singer Simon MacHale about his compositions, reflecting on his past work, music appreciation, the music to the original Transformers cartoon, and much more.

Simon's Links:
www.simonmachale.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVi-A_N20DbM-GIdw50THPQ
https://simonmachale.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/71OkM6qFs6Xmc1hlOjXgIl?si=pRCqiLNvTh2vOZ4vlbbqSg
https://www.facebook.com/simonmachalemusic
https://www.instagram.com/simonmachalemusic/
https://twitter.com/SimonMacHale
https://soundcloud.com/simonmachale

Contact Us:
[email protected]

Our *New* Website:
http://survivingclassicalmusic.com

Our Links:
https://www.getsl.ink/survivingclassicalmusic
Make a One-Time Donation:
https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=A9Q8UCN4RHBFQ
or
Andrew Burn
IBAN: CH97 0900 0000 2506 2331 4
BIC: POFICHBEXXX

Support the show
...more
42min
January 26, 2021 Oren Kirschenbaum
Today Andrew speaks to video producer, sound engineer, and organist Oren Kirschenbaum about social media strategy, online presence, and what we media we should be developing for promotional purposes.

Oren's Links:
https://www.orenkirschenbaum.com/

https://www.instagram.com/kirschi_boom/

https://www.facebook.com/orenkirschenbaum.video

Contact Us:
[email protected]

Our *New* Website:
http://survivingclassicalmusic.com

Our Links:
https://www.getsl.ink/survivingclassicalmusic

Make a One-Time Donation:
https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=A9Q8UCN4RHBFQ
or
Andrew Burn
IBAN: CH97 0900 0000 2506 2331 4
BIC: POFICHBEXXX
Support the show
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42min
January 19, 2021 Nicolasa Kuster - MQVC and Diversifying The Bassoon World
Today Andrew speaks with co-founder and co-artistic director of the Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition & Symposium, and Associate Professor of Bassoon Performance at the University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music Nicolasa Kuster about MQVC and diversifying the bassoon world.

The Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition & Symposium:
https://www.mqvc.org/

Nic's Links:
http://nicolasakuster.com/

Contact Us:
[email protected]

Our *New* Website:
http://survivingclassicalmusic.com

Our Links:
https://www.getsl.ink/survivingclassicalmusic

Make a One-Time Donation:
https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=A9Q8UCN4RHBFQ
or
Andrew Burn
IBAN: CH97 0900 0000 2506 2331 4
BIC: POFICHBEXXX
Support the show
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29min
January 11, 2021Post Christmas Beer
Andrew and Grace sit down for the first time since the Christmas holiday to drink a beer and talk about:

Plastic
Grace's teeth-cleaning habits
Andrew's takeaway from gigging as a Livestream tech
Using that empty space in the calendar to do that project you always wanted
Contact Us:
[email protected]

Our *New* Website:
http://survivingclassicalmusic.com

Our Links:
https://www.getsl.ink/survivingclassicalmusic

Make a One-Time Donation:
https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=A9Q8UCN4RHBFQ
or
Andrew Burn
IBAN: CH97 0900 0000 2506 2331 4
BIC: POFICHBEXXX
Support the show
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40min
January 05, 2021 Amandine Thiriet of Le Collectif Les Matermittentes
Today Andrew Speaks with Amandine Thiriet, Actress and Singer and member of the French political advocacy group Le Collectif Les Matermittentes which campaigns for, among other things, paid sick and maternal leave for professional artists.

The website of Les Matermittentes
https://www.matermittentes.com/

Contact Us:
[email protected]

Our *New* Website:
http://survivingclassicalmusic.com

Our Links:
https://www.getsl.ink/survivingclassicalmusic

Make a One-Time Donation:
https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=A9Q8UCN4RHBFQ
or
Andrew Burn
IBAN: CH97 0900 0000 2506 2331 4
BIC: POFICHBEXXX
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21min
December 30, 20202020: A Year in Review (Not!)
Grace and Andrew get up early to record a podcast before they go on break for the holidays.

Subjects Covered:

Tree Creepers
Teaching
Do we need to make our own 'paywall'?
Recording live-to-tape performances
Concert Gowns (including 'The Sausage Roll')
And much, much more!
Contact Us:
[email protected]

Our *New* Website:
http://survivingclassicalmusic.com

Our Links:
https://www.getsl.ink/survivingclassicalmusic
Support the show
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55min
December 22, 2020 Phosphenes - Eva Leonie Fegers and Johanna Bartz
Today Andrew and Grace speak with German recorder-player Eva Leonie Fegers and flautist Johanna Bartz about Phosphenes, the online publication they began this year covering early music professionals.

Go to their page -> Click Here

Contact Us:
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Our *New* Website:
http://survivingclassicalmusic.com

Our Links:
https://www.getsl.ink/survivingclassicalmusic
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25min
December 15, 2020 Christina Schonk & Rafael Roth
Last week the German Balthasar Neumann Chor und Ensemble came to Basel unexpectedly to perform 5 concerts in the Stadcasino after many of the venues which were to host them were forced to close due to coronavirus restrictions in other European countries. In today's episode Andrew speaks with the ensemble's head of Artistic Management and Planning Christina Schonk as well as an old friend and regular performer with the ensemble, German violist and violinist Rafael Roth.

http://www.balthasar-neumann.com/

Rafael's Links:

Instagram: @rafa.baroque

Contact Us:
[email protected]

Our *New* Website:
http://survivingclassicalmusic.com

Our Links:
https://www.getsl.ink/survivingclassicalmusic
Support the show
...more
28min

FAQs about Surviving Classical Music:

How many episodes does Surviving Classical Music have?

The podcast currently has 150 episodes available.