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Audra Sergel
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Speaking of the Arts
Improv Elephants, Arsenic in the Elderberry Wine, and Making a Music Center Dream Come True
On this week's show, host Diana Moxon chats with three songwriting musicians - Audra Sergel, Phylshawn Johnson and Violet Vonder Haar, about making their dream of a mid-Missouri music center for children and adults come true; to theatre director, Ed Elsea, whose production of Joseph Kesselring's classic farce 'Arsenic and Old Lace' opens next week at Columbia Entertainment Company, about interjecting freshness into an 80-year old play; and The Stable Boys' Stacie Pottinger talks about diving into improv for the first time at the age of 47 and making the move from the rehearsal room back to the stage after 18 months...
2021-10-08
58 min
The Singer's Barre by Audra Sergel
The Basic Barre
Join musician and vocal coach Audra Sergel in a warmup series and podcast all about developing your healthiest singing habits and finding your voice, your way, in your time. This week, we have the kickoff episode of Season 2: all new Basic Barre for your daily enjoyment! www.thesingersbarre.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audra-deanne-sergel/support
2021-09-28
11 min
The Singer's Barre by Audra Sergel
The Vowel Barre (S1EP7)
Join vocal coach Audra Sergel in a series of warmups geared toward drawing your awareness to your vowels and resonating chambers --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audra-deanne-sergel/support
2021-03-24
12 min
Musicians Dish
E114: Dead White Men and Some Spirituals - Think Outside the Bun
Audra and Robin discuss a recent Rolling Stone article and how we can modernize our thought processes on music elitism, assessment, adjudication, and literature. Comment, like, subscribe, and stay tuned after this week for season 2! Julliard Must Modernize, or It Will Disappear (Rolling Stone) Vision (2009 Film on Hildegard Von Bingen)
2021-03-15
1h 08
The Singer's Barre by Audra Sergel
Empathy is a Skill: Thoughts on Shame & Singers
Vocal coach and musician, Audra Sergel, talks through recent events and the shame culture that surrounds singers. Your thoughts are welcomed and encouraged at thesingersbarre@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audra-deanne-sergel/support
2021-03-04
16 min
Musicians Dish
E113: Two More C Words - Cancel Culture
Audra and Robin tear apart a touchy topic: cancel culture. Stuff mentioned: Victims of Comfort - Keb’ Mo’ Violet Vonder Haar - Privilege to Power Dear Nice White People - Austin Channing Brown
2021-03-01
1h 02
Musicians Dish
E112: crocheted in our own neuroses
Audra & Robin discuss work-life balance at length, including how to complete stress and burnout cycles as freelance musicians. February Favorites: Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Peterson Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski
2021-02-15
48 min
The Singer's Barre by Audra Sergel
Audiation/Intonation Barre (S1E5)
What is audiation? What is intonation? How do these two skills form a web of sweet love when they work together in your singing voice? Vocal coach Audra Sergel takes you down a rabbit hole of practical tools, exercises, and chitty chat with this week's barre! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audra-deanne-sergel/support
2021-02-12
17 min
Speaking of the Arts
The Arts in the time of Vaccines: Ragtag Cinema, Columbia Art League, Cabaret for a Cause
Theatre, cabaret, cinema, art exhibits - they are all going on whether we are there in person or watching from afar. On this week's show host Diana Moxon chats Academy Awards and the world of Ragtag Cinema with its Co-Executive Director, Barbie Banks; explores local artists' interpretation of Dante's Divine Comedy with the Columbia Art League's Kelsey Hammond; and goes behind the scenes with Audra Sergel, Rochara Knight and Enola White to find out more about this weekend's Cabaret for a Cause: Lovers, Losers and Loners.
2021-02-05
00 min
Musicians Dish
E111: Directors poo, too
Audra and Robin cover inauguration music, arrangements vs. performances, and rehearsal dos and don'ts.
2021-02-03
54 min
The Singer's Barre by Audra Sergel
The Quickie Barre
5 minutes. Get your sing on. #moremusicmorelove --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audra-deanne-sergel/support
2021-01-25
05 min
Musicians Dish
E110: Just call me president
Audra and Robin weigh in on the state of the arts in the pandemic.
2021-01-18
55 min
The Singer's Barre by Audra Sergel
The Zen Barre
The Zen Barre is all about what you think it’s about: mindfulness, awareness, and the practice of tapping into all of that during your singing routine. We’re gonna work on breathing, on visualization through singing, and emotional, physical, and mental awareness while singing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audra-deanne-sergel/support
2021-01-14
17 min
Speaking of the Arts
The Hindsight is 2020 show with guest Monica Senecal Palmer
In a week when the world descended to a new level of crazy, actor and ardent arts supporter, Monica Senecal Palmer, joins host Diana Moxon for an hour of arts escapism to talk about some of her art journeys in 2020 and share thoughts on the state of the arts in general, plus there's music from two Columbia-based singer songwriters, Audra Sergel and Meredith Musgrove Shaw, and Diana tests Monica's knowledge of Shakespeare, Dumbledore and Yoda quotes, and gives her a Hindsight is 2020 quiz looking back over the past year of arts events in Columbia. Opening and closing musical credits thanks...
2021-01-08
00 min
Musicians Dish
E109: B Natural
Audra and Robin share their 2021 goals and latest binge-worthy media. Got a tagline to share? Send it to musiciansdish@gmail.com.
2021-01-04
48 min
Speaking of the Arts
The Arts at Christmas with Audra Sergel, Joy Powell & Symonne Sparks
This year so many artists, directors, and arts leaders have performed amazing feats to keep on delivering the arts to us, but what has kept those artists going? On this week's Speaking of the Arts, Diana Moxon, talks to three local performing artists about their year and where they found comfort: Singer songwriter Audra Sergel; theatre director Joy Powell; and soprano-alto-tenor multi-genre singer Symonne Sparks. Opening and closing music thanks to Yasmin Williams (www.yasminwilliamsmusic.com)
2020-12-25
00 min
Musicians Dish
E108: Jingle Berries - 2020 In Review
Audra and Robin hash out ways they have and haven't survived 2020.
2020-12-21
1h 09
Musicians Dish
E107: the C word - Content.
Audra and Robin go over holiday songs in the public domain, then take a stab at healthcare, musicals of the week, and the C word: Content. Christmas songs in the public domain provided via The Crafty Musician: www.thecraftymusician.com.
2020-12-14
1h 05
Musicians Dish
E106: Musical Lab Rats is What We Are.
Audra and Robin do an election check-in, a deep-dive into performance anxiety, and give a little thanks. Pfft pfft.
2020-11-30
1h 01
Musicians Dish
E105: We Want to Kiss It
Audra and Robin dish their top five songs/albums/artists that made them want to be musicians, plus a little bit of Tom Lehrer and some synchronicity. Listen to a playlist of songs mentioned in today's discussion on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6f8eBiiOids0bLf1kcuGQ9?si=cEfUy4mUQMuwIhW1p7Nqvw or Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/musicians-dish-songs-of-inspiration-s01e05/pl.u-GgA5zR5tKAEo9
2020-11-16
1h 00
The Singer's Barre by Audra Sergel
The High Voice Barre (S1E2)
Join vocal coach and musician Audra Sergel in exploring your high voice this week with our warmups! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audra-deanne-sergel/support
2020-11-13
14 min
The Singer's Barre by Audra Sergel
The Daily Barre (S1E1)
Sing through a full Daily Barre with vocal coach Audra Sergel, as a part of her warmup series "The Singers Barre" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audra-deanne-sergel/support
2020-11-02
13 min
The Singer's Barre by Audra Sergel
Singer's Barre Intro
It's our first episode, singing friends! Learn about the Barre, what it is, how it was born, and how it can work for you! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audra-deanne-sergel/support
2020-10-22
11 min
Musicians Dish
E104: Adjunctivitis
Today we cover the magic that isn't adjunct teaching.
2020-10-19
57 min
Musicians Dish
E103: Don't Stop Believing in Payment
Audra and Robin discuss the some of their longest turnaround times between gigs and payment, and delve into their latest reads, practices, listens, and eats.
2020-10-05
23 min
Musicians Dish
E102: How Are You Going to Numb Today?
Audra and Robin do a Covid check-in, cover Adele and Josh Groban, and discuss musical gigs they have done for $100 or less.
2020-09-21
46 min
Speaking of the Arts
The Arts in the time of Masks, creating sanctuary
Keeping people safe and staying in business is almost impossible right now if your operation relies on an audience. When is the right time to re-open? This week host Diana Moxon chats with the head of the Missouri Arts Council, Michael Donovan about its new Missouri Art Safe program designed to help venues prepare for re-opening. Plus singer songwriter Audra Sergel talks about her new EP, 'Sanctuary' and about life as a live musical performer when the live component has gone away. You can find out more about Audra's music at http://audrasergel.com/index.html and about the Missouri...
2020-09-11
00 min
Musicians Dish
E101: I Wanna Rub That Butter On My Body
Audra and Robin discuss how we're doing in the pandemic, epic gig stories, and some memorable studio personalities.
2020-09-07
38 min
Speaking of the Arts
May 22, 2020 -The Arts in the Time of Sequestration
This week as we tour the Columbia arts scene Diana drops into Skylark bookshop to talk food porn aka cookbooks with Alex George, chats with singer songwriter Audra Sergel about 'Sing!' -a cabaret night to benefit Talking Horse Productions, finds out more about the 19th female composer Clara Schumann from the Missouri Symphony Orchestra's Monica Palmer, discusses Oscars postponement and a new film about Swedish abstract artist Hilma af Klint with Ragtag's Barbie Banks, before finally calling in to Talking Horse theatre to play the New Choice! improv game with Adam Brietzke and Kathleen Johnson. And, amazingly, it all...
2020-05-22
58 min
Speaking of the Arts
December 20/27, 2019: 2019 Arts Review
With another fabulous year of the arts coming to a close, Diana Moxon sits down with some of the non-profit arts directors who made 2019 such a stellar year: Director and Co-owner of the Roots n Blues festival, Tracy Lane; Executive Director of the Columbia Art League, Kelsey Hammond; Director of the Unbound Book Festival and Owner of Skylark Bookshop, Alex George; Ragtag Cinema Director, Barbie Banks; and Missouri Symphony Orchestra Development Director and actor/director/improvista, Monica Palmer. Plus there's the new single from Audra Sergel, 'This Life', and a composition by Viet Cuong from the 2018 Mizzou International Composers Festival...
2019-12-27
58 min
Speaking of the Arts
November 29, 2019 - Sager Braudis Gallery (repeat); Cabaret for a Cause
In the First Act of this week's show, Diana Moxon chats to gallery curator and director, Hannah Reeves, about the upcoming Masters Exhibit at the Sager Braudis Gallery and the difficulty of gaining respect as a female abstract expressionist painter in the New York avant garde art scene in the 1940's and 50's. And in Act Two, Columbia songbirds Audra Sergel, Rochara Knight and Meredith Musgrove Shaw drop by to talk about the upcoming Cabaret for a Cause evening on December 9th, and sing a couple of numbers from the show.
2019-11-29
58 min