LET'S TALK OFF THE PODIUM
Welcome to LET'S TALK OFF THE PODIUM, a Music Podcast with Tigran Arakelyan
Let's Talk Off The Podium podcast features renowned and aspiring artists. The long list of guests include winners of Grammy Awards, the Pulitzer Prize, MacArthur Fellow, Rome Prize, ASCAP Awards, WOMEX Awards, & the Polar Music Prize. The mission of this podcast is to create discussion on a variety of topics in music, culture, and arts. Past guests include: Evelyn Glennie, George Walker, David Harrington (Kronos Quartet), Christian McBride, Mark O'Connor, Ludovic Morlot, Vijay Iyer, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Diane Schuur, Øystein Baadsvik, Roger Bobo, Eugene Izotov, Martin Kuuskmann, Ran Blake, Robert Aldridge, Jaime Martin, Stephen Hartke, Melia Watras, Martin Bresnick, Robert Dick & many others.
Ep. 145: Zartonk Academy with Anna and Artyom
Ep. 144: Joseph Bohigian, composer and performer
Ep. 143: Eugenia Forteza, "We don't just make pretty music, it has a message."
Ep. 142: Joe Kinzer, ethnographer, archivist, and ethnomusicologist
Ep. 141: David Korevaar, "You can access the world, it's not easy to reach the world..."
Ep. 140: Leslie Mandoki, "Music is the greatest unifier.."
Ep. 139: Rose Gear, executive director and bassist.
Ep. 138: Jovino Santos Neto - pianist, composer, arranger, educator.
Ep. 137: Joseph Young, conductor. "Don't wait for people to open doors for you."
Ep. 136: Vanessa Reed, President and CEO of New Music USA
Ep. 134: THE RECAP (ep.2) with George Jackson, principal guest contributor
Ep. 133: Abo Gumroyan, Grammy winning bassist
Ep. 132: Jeremy D. Cuebas, conductor and podcaster
Ep. 131: Harp and Plow, Americana duo
Ep. 130: Evan Meccarello, conductor
Ep. 129: Kris Kwapis, ‘sterling tone’ - New York Times
Ep. 128: Brian Kai Chin, musician, educator, and cultural entrepreneur
Ep. 127: Stephen Williamson, principal clarinetist of the Chicago Symphony
Ep. 126: Michael Christie, Grammy award-winning conductor
Ep. 125: Donato Cabrera, conductor
Ep. 124: JoAnn Falletta, Grammy-winning conductor
Ep. 123: Lisa Bielawa, composer and vocalist.
Ep. 122: Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo
Ep. 121: THE RECAP with George Jackson
Ep. 120: Bob Lord, CEO of PARMA Recordings
Ep. 119: Yiğit Kolat, composer. Winner of the Takemitsu Composition Award (1st prize)
Ep. 118: Christopher Theofanidis, composer
Ep. 117: Jimmie Herrod, artist and performer
Ep. 116: Invencia Piano Duo
Ep. 115: Elaine Mitchener, experimental vocalist, movement artist and composer