Description

After several weeks of emailing to set up this episode, Stacy Garrop and I met in person at The Midwest Clinic, and had a wonderful time getting to know one another between Clinic events. A few days after I returned to NYC, we sat down for this conversation. Stacy’s a great composer, and I had the pleasure of hearing her fantastic brass quintet Legends of Olympus performed by the Gaudete Brass while I was in Chicago.

During the course of our conversation, we talk about:

• The Midwest Clinic
• Planning for conferences
• Writing music for different levels of ability
• Email newsletters
• Having advocates for your music
• Consistency in sending your email newsletters
• Being shy
• Stepping into a more outgoing persona
• Reaching out to new ensembles
• Formality and proper forms of address
• Tailoring your bio to the occasion
• Sending emails at the appropriate time
• Going freelance full-time
• The potential pitfalls of being a freelancer
• Planning your freelance finances
• Assessing your tolerance for risk

Links:

Stacy Garrop

Composer Inklings

Rusch: The Freelancer’s Survival Guide