73. Composition and Conservatories October 1, 2023
Music in the Galant Style by Robert Gjerdingen
Intro and Outro Music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
72. Moulin Rouge: With Katie Kresek and Stephen Weiss September 24, 2023
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust: Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Intro and Outro Music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
71. Rock n’ Roll: Who Gets the Crown? September 17, 2023
Music: A Subversive History by Ted Gioia on Amazon
Intro and Outro Music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
70. The Beo String Quartet: Classical to Heavy Metal September 10, 2023
Left to Right: Ryan Ash, Sean Neukom, Jason Neukom and Andrew Giordano in the Neukraft Recording Studio
Intro and Outro Music performed by the Beo String Quartet on the album 131
69. Demystifying Classical Music September 3, 2023
Music: A Subversive History by Ted Gioia on Amazon
Intro and Outro Music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
68. Gershwin and The Duke, Were They Rivals? August 27, 2023
Music: A Subversive History by Ted Gioia on Amazon
Intro and Outro Music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
67. Pitch: Evolution of the Scale -or- How the Greeks Almost Got it Right August 13, 2023
How Pythagoras Broke Music on YouTube
Intro and Outro music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
66. How Composers Keep Audiences Engaged August 7, 2023
This is your Brain on Music by Daniel J. Levitin on Amazon
Intro and Outro music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
65. 4’33” (Four Minutes Thirty Three Seconds) The Music of John Cage July 30, 2023
John Milton Cage, (Septempber 5, 1912- August 12, 1992)
100 Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know about Math and the Arts by John D. Barrow on Amazon
Intro and Outro music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
64. Stephen Foster’s Legacy July 23, 2023
Stephen Foster Sculpture by Guiseppe Moretti was moved in 1944 to Schenley Plaza
Intro and Outro music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
63. Sound Architecture July 16, 2023
Seiji O)zawa Hall at Tanglewood (top three photos) and Opera Bastille in Paris
From Mysteries of the Mall and Other Essays:
Witold Rybczynski – A Blight At The Opera
Witold Rybczynski – Sounds As Good As It Looks
Intro and Outro music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
62. Librettists, Lyricists and Poets July 9, 2023
Paula Kimper Website
Paula Kimper: Melody Book for Song of Myself
David Byrne’s How Music Works on Amazon
Intro and Outro music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
61. Women in Music with Nanette Solomon July 2, 2023
Nanette performs Mana-Zucca on YouTube
Sting in a portrait of Robert and Clara Schumann
Intro and Outro music performed by Nanette Solomon
60. ex.po.nen.cel.lo June 25, 2023
Survival of the Richest by Douglas Rushkoff
Intro and Outro music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
57. Anatomy of a String Quartet June 4, 2023
Song of Significance by Seth Godin
Orion Quartet Retires- Artist Notes on YouTube
Beo String Quartet’s new Crossover Album
Intro and Outro music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
56. Money Notes May 28, 2023
Pavarotti sings Daughter of the Regiment on YouTube
Popoli di Tessaglia on YouTube
Intro and Outro music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
55. What can we expect from AI Music Apps May 21, 2023
Spotify Purges Thousands of Songs to Stop Bots From Streaming Them
Twenty Things Chat GPT Can and Can’t Do on Gizmodo
Intro and Outro music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
54. Music for Survival May 14, 2023
This is Your Brain on Music by Daniel Levitin
Spotify Purges Thousands of Songs to Stop Bots From Streaming Them
Intro and Outro music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
53. Leon Theremin: Part Two- Return to Russia May 7, 2023
Theremin: Ether Music and Espionage By Albert Glinsky
Theremin playing his instrument on YouTube
Intro and Outro music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
52. Theremin: The Cellist, The Scientist, The Instrument April 30, 2023
Theremin: Ether Music and Espionage By Albert Glinsky
Theremin playing his instrument on YouTube
Intro and Outro music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
51. Encore: Madame Moneyball April 23, 2023
Opera America Conference in Pittsburgh
Orchestra League website
Intro and Outro music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
50. Encore: The Sightreader’s Survival Kit with Charles and Rachel Stegeman April 16, 2023
49. Unions, Jazz and Fairytales April 9, 2023
Steven Johnson Where Good Ideas Come From
Intro and Outro music composed by Bruce Cridlebaugh
48. Analysis: Mapping Musical Forms April 2, 2023
Tchaikovsky Op. 55 Theme and Variations
Bach Fugue in G minor from WTC
Intro music composed by Bruce Cridlebaugh
Outro Music composed by Sergei Prokofiev
46. Risky Business in Music and Math March 19, 2023
Michael Lewis The Undoing Project on Amazon
Intro and Outro music composed by Bruce Cridlebaugh
45. Pittsburgh Opera’s Chorus Master Mark Trawka March 12, 2023
Mark Trawka
Pittsburgh Opera Website
Intro and Outro music composed by Guiseppi Verdi
44. Nuance to Noise: I-IV-V-I March 5, 2023
Rick Beato Four Chords that Killed Pop Music on YouTube
Michael Lewis The Undoing Project on Amazon
Steven Isserlis The Bach Cello Suites on Amazon
Intro and Outro music composed by Bruce Cridlebaugh
43. Ecosystems and Orchestras February 26, 2023
Steven Johnson Where Good Ideas Come From
Intro and Outro music composed by Bruce Cridlebaugh
42. “Serenata Nocturna” with Walther Morales February 19, 2023
Walter Morales, Conductor and Pianist
Edgewood Symphony auditions are in August. Write to: auditions@edgewoodsymphony
Check the website for details about the Edgewood Symphony.
Intro and Outro music performed by Walter Morales: Piazzolla Milongo, Piazzolla Libertango
41. Bach: A Whodunit February 12, 2023
Steven Isserlis The Bach Cello Suites on Amazon
Eric Siblin The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece on Amazon
Intro and Outro music composed by Bruce Cridlebaugh
40. Hunches, Buildings and Chamber Music February 5, 2023
Steven Johnson Where Good Ideas Come From
Stewart Brand How Buildings Learn
Intro and Outro music composed by Bruce Cridlebaugh
39. The Next Big Thing January 29, 2023
Steven Johnson Where Good Ideas Come From on Amazon
Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky on YouTube
Pucinella by Stravinsky on YouTube
Agon by Stravinsky on YouTube
Intro and Outro music composed by Bruce Cridlebaugh
38. Spotlight on the Theorbo – with Chatham Baroque’s Scott Pauley January 22, 2023
Scott Pauley and Theorbo
Scott with Gamba player Patty Halvorsen during Pittsburgh Opera’s production of Ariodante
www.chathambaroque.org
Pittsburgh Opera Chorus Master and keyboardist Mark Trawka joins Scott and Patty in the continuo section.
www.pittsburghopera.org
Figured bass page from Scott’s Ariodante part
Intro and Outro Music performed and recorded by Chatham Baroque: Music of Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger (1580-1651)
Intro: Canario
Outro: Piva
Scott talks about: Colascione
37. Music Licensing: A Primer with Nick Carlin January 15, 2023
https://www.phillaw.com/
Nick is a partner at Phillips, Erlewine,Given & Carlin LLP
Cellist Nick Carlin in Provence outside Chapelle Saint Quenin
For professional advice on Liscensing and other legal aspects of the music business, contact Nick
Intro and Outro music composed by Bruce Cridlebaugh
36. Our Diminishing Attention January 8, 2023
Rick Beato: A Warning On the Future of Music: with Author Ted Gioia on YouTube
Intro and Outro music composed by Bruce Cridlebaugh
35. Orchestras and AI January 1, 2023
Moore’s Law stipulates computer’s power doubles (or the number of transistors on a chip doubles) eveny eighteen months
Episode 3 of Becoming Human: Coding Morality
Intro and Outro music composed by Bruce Cridlebaugh
34. Getting Famous December 26, 2022
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell on Amazon
How Music Works by David Byrne on Amazon
Intro and Outro music composed by Bruce Cridlebaugh
33. Telling your Story December 19, 2022
All Marketers are Liars by Seth Godin on Amazon Books
Intro and Outro music composed by Bruce Cridlebaugh
32. Stagecraft December 11, 2022
St. Anthony Chapel in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania hosts a concert series like the one on November 28 with Warren Davidson, violin, Jacob Nathanson, cello, Katie Williams, soprano and Nicholas Will, organ
This is Your Brain on Music by Daniel Levitin
Intro and Outro music composed by Bruce Cridlebaugh
31. Robert Schumann Cello Concerto Op. 129 December 4, 2022
On top or left, the opening of the Schumann Cello Concerto. On right or bottom, Mendelssohn Midsummer Night’s Dream
Steven Isserlis plays Schumann Concerto on YouTube
Intro and Outro music composed by Bruce Cridlebaugh
30. Pablo Casals and Giving Tuesday November 27, 2022
Intro and Outro music composed by Bruce Cridlebaugh
29. About Talent’s Mysteries and Myths November 20, 2022
Intro and Outro music composed by Bruce Cridlebaugh
28. Music Notation and Some Vertical Knowledge November 13, 2022
Intro and Outro music composed by Bruce Cridlebaugh
27. Memory and The Memory Palace November 6, 2022
Intro music by Bruce Cridlebaugh
26. El Sistema: Music Education for Social Impact with Juan Jaramillo October 30, 2022
Juan teaching in Costa Rica
Juan’s concert pic as a member of El Sistema, growing up in Venezuela
November 1, 2022, 7:00 pm
Diamante Trio
In the Library
Monroeville Public Library
4000 Gateway Campus Blvd., Monroeville, PA 15146
Live music
Inside in the Gallery
25. Water Music October 22, 2022
King George I on the Thames listening to Water Music
George Frederic Handel, 1865-1759
Chronilogical List of English Composers in Wikipedia
November 1, 2022, 7:00 pm
Diamante Trio
In the Library
Monroeville Public Library
4000 Gateway Campus Blvd., Monroeville, PA 15146
Live music
Inside in the Gallery
24. Rap vs. Recit October 18, 2022
NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 5: Composer Leonard Bernstein in a recording studio on November 5, 1974 in New York, New York. (Photo by Santi Visalli/Getty Images)[/caption]
November 1, 2022, 7:00 pm
Diamante Trio
In the Library
Monroeville Public Library
4000 Gateway Campus Blvd., Monroeville, PA 15146
Live music
Inside in the Gallery
23. Grab your Lute: Meet Galileo’s Dad October 11, 2022
On the top or left is a Lute composition in Vincenzo Galilei’s script. On the bottom or right is his son’s, Michelangelo Galilei.
Thanks to Scott Pauley for sending these. (Scott qualifies as the local lutenist and theorbo player- he’s a member of Chatham Baroque, the resident Early Music Ensemble in Pittsburgh)
All Handel Concert featuring David Billings, Organ
Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church
384 Fox Chapel Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15238
In the Sanctuary
Free Concert/At will donation
November 1, 2022, 7:00 pm
Diamante Trio
In the Library
Monroeville Public Library
4000 Gateway Campus Blvd., Monroeville, PA 15146
Live music
Inside in the Gallery
22. Quantum Theatre: The World Premiere of “Idaspe” with Karla Boos October 4, 2022
Idaspe cast:
21. The Symphony in the Forest September 25, 2022
20. King Charles III Played the Cello September 18, 2022
19. Albert Einstein Played the Violin September 11, 2022
18. Building your Audience with Permission Marketing September 4, 2022
17. CMU: Hornbostel, Carnegie and the College of Fine Arts, with Riccardo Schulz August 28, 2022
Founder and President, Pittsburgh Digital Recording and Editing Company
https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~music/mat/schulz.html
16. Madame Moneyball July 31, 2022
15. A Symphony of Scientists July 24, 2022
14. The Piano Story: Part 2. A Winner Revealed with Rodrigo Ojeda July 17, 2022
13. Unless you’re Horowitz July 10, 2022
12. About that Copyright July 3, 2022
Noex– composed by Paul Critser
Waiting– composed by Bruce S. Cridlebaugh
9. The Piano Story: Part 1. Showdown of the Steinways with Peter Stumpf
June 12, 2022
The Pianos at Heinz Hall are all built in New York. Carnegie Mellon University has one Steinway D built in Hamburg. The differences are pretty significant according to David Andersen in his article:
One of these two New York Steinway D’s will be chosen by Emmanuel Ax in the coming days or weeks to be the new concerto piano for the PSO. They sit in the fourth floor rehearsal room awaiting the final showdown which will take place on the stage of Heinz Hall.
8. Creating the Electric String Quartet ETHEL with Ralph Farris
June 5, 2022
Circus! Wandering City on YouTube
Ralph Farris
ETHEL
ETHEL
In this episode you heard these pieces by ETHEL:
Circus! Wandering City
Valedictorian
The Mission
Lighthouse
More on Ben Zander: Ben Zander Choosing Your World (2011) on YouTube
7. How to Curate Creativity
May 29, 2022
Rocket Surgery Made Easy by Steve Krug (Amazon).
“Soul Searchin‘ ” from the “New Frontiers” by The DeFade Family
Circle of Fifths
Lead Sheet
“New Frontiers” by The DeFade Family
5. A Sightreader’s Survival Kit with Charles and Rachel Stegeman
May 15, 2022
4. A History of the Benedum Orchestra (Part 2-Keepin’ It Live)
May 8, 2022
3. Enriching our Repertoire, Embracing DEI
May 1, 2022
Holly Mulcahy writes about how the social justice movement has impacted orchestral programming
Solemente performed by the Diamante Trio with Lilly Abreu
DIAMANTE TRIO, comprised of musicians Mary Beth Malek (clarinet), Paula Tuttle (cello), and Devon Arrington (violin), joined by soprano Lilly Abreu on the CD, No More Blues
You can purchase a copy here:
http://pittsburghfestivalorchestra.org/support.html
2. A History of the Benedum Orchestra (Part 1)
April 23, 2022
Donate to the Live Music Fund for the PBT Orchestra
1. The Trouble with Auditions
April 13, 2022
Some of the ideas mentioned in this podcast can be found in Thinking, Fast and Slow (Amazon), a 2011 book by Israeli-American psychologist Daniel Kahneman. Kahneman won the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (shared with Vernon L. Smith). His empirical findings challenge the assumption of human rationality prevailing in modern economic theory.