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Small College AmericaSmall College America - Brian Pertl, Dean of the Lawrence Conservatory of MusicToday, we welcome Brian Pertl, an innovative academic leader, ethnomusicologist, and for 17 years, served as the Dean of the Lawrence Conservatory of Music in Wisconsin. A Lawrence University alumnus himself, Brian returned to his alma mater after a successful career at Microsoft, where he led the Media Acquisitions Group and helped shape the integration of music and multimedia across the company’s digital platforms. At Lawrence, he gained national recognition for reimagining music education, championing interdisciplinary learning, and launching new degree programs. During Pertl's tenure, the Conservatory's ensembles received over 40 national accolades from esteemed organizations such as...2025-06-0341 min
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 544 - Haunted Old SacramentoOld Sacramento is known as Sacramento's "Front Porch." The entire sector is protected as a National Landmark and for good reason. Much of California's early history is seated here. The town saw immense growth during the California Gold Rush and with that came death as well. Cholera epidemics swept through and fire and floods destroyed the place more than once. Old Sacramento had to be raised eighteen feet to prevent flooding, leaving behind underground tunnels. These tunnels are said to be filled with spirits and several of the historic buildings that still remain have unexplained activity. Join us as...2024-06-2739 min
Dismantling DissonanceEpisode 19: Brian Pertl and the 21st Century ConservatoryBrian Pertl is currently the Dean of the Lawrence Conservatory. He is a trombonist, ethnomusicologist, didjeridu player, Deep Listener, and an advocate for music education at all levels. Brian believes that creating a conservatory music culture that honors diversity, multi-musicality, creativity, exploration, collaboration, curiosity, and play is key to producing musicians and entrepreneurs who will best overcome the obstacles and capitalize on the opportunities facing today’s graduates. Brian is endlessly optimistic that the properly prepared music graduate will have more opportunities to create a musical life than ever before.https://lawrenceuniversity.orghttps://deeplistening.org2020-12-291h 00
World Music Foundation PodcastMile of Music Festival Episode 2: Afro-Cuban, Mariachi, Ghanaian Drumming, and Menominee Flute Interviews & WorkshopsLast week, we spoke with Brian & Leila Pertl, and members of the Music Education Team, who have helped design the Mile of Music Festival, especially the cultural education components. This week, we’re speaking with the teaching-musicians themselves to learn about Afro-Cuban Drumming, Mariachi, Ghanaian Drumming, and Native American Flute. We attended a few sessions ourselves during the festival and spoke with these artists afterwards. Here's a link to every Musical Mention in this episode: 4:07 Afro Cuban Music 4:30 Clave 5:30 Syncopation 5:34 Rhythmic Melody 6:07 Bembe Rhythm 6:26 Acoustic Music 7:44 Classical Music 10:26 Upright Bass 11:11 Mariachi 11:38 Mexican Hat Dance 12:34 I...2019-09-091h 03
World Music Foundation PodcastMile of Music Festival: Cultivating An Inclusive View Of Local MusicWe were delighted to discover the Mile Of Music Festival, which curates international music workshops alongside concerts of Americana and Folk music. Several of the Americana acts were imported nationwide and even internationally, but all of the international music is taught by people from within their small Appleton community. So which music is ‘local’?? We attended this 3 day festival, attended the workshops and spoke with the organizers to fully understand the blurring of this dichotomy. Here's a link to every Musical Mention in this episode: 0:01 Mile of Music Festival 0:58 Appleton, WI, USA 1:08 The World Mu...2019-09-0248 min
The Brass JunkiesTBJ72: Trombonist Michael Clayville from Alarm Will Sound on Playing with Medeski, Martin & Wood, How AWS Functions as an Ensemble and Teaching at Lawrence Conservatory as a Visiting ProfessorTrombonist Michael Clayville from Alarm Will Sound and Visiting Professor at Lawrence Conservatory Michael Clayville is a musician who is passionate about drawing audiences deeply into the art of sound. His abilities as a trombone soloist, chamber musician, and improviser have taken him to prestigious venues around the world including Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Hall, the Barbican (London) and the Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ (Amsterdam) and have led to him working with some of the most prominent classical and popular artists today including Pulitzer Prize-winning composers Steve Reich, John Adams, John Luther Adams, Charles Wuorinen, and David La...2017-11-2156 min
The Entrepreneurial Musician with Andrew HitzTEM100: A thought about each interview from the first 100 episodes of The Entrepreneurial MusicianI can't believe it but TEM has hit its 100th episode! Tens of thousands of downloads in 77 countries and all 50 states. That's hard to wrap my head around! A huge thank you to everyone who has listened, commented, shared TEM with a friend, supported me through Patreon or in some other way helped to make the podcast a success. Also, to our producers and interns at Pedal Note Media, you guys rock! And of course thank you to the incredible guests who have all donated their time to being interviewed. Turns out the most successful p...2017-07-111h 21
The Entrepreneurial Musician with Andrew HitzBrian Pertl, Dean of the Lawrence Conservatory - Episode 6Brian Pertl is the Dean of the Lawrence Conservatory of Music and a former ethnomusicologist for Microsoft. He is the perfect meld of artist and businessman which makes him a very forward-thinking dean. Show notes for all episodes including links to all books and websites discussed can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes Want to help "keep the lights on" and make future episodes of TEM possible? Please visit our Patreon page to see how you can help: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast Produced by Austin Boy...2015-06-301h 01