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A Composer's CornerEnglish Composer Will Todd Joins UsOne of UK's most sought-after and versatile composers, pianist Will Todd is well known for his beautiful and exciting music. His anthem, The Call of Wisdom, was performed at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations with a TV audience of 45 million people. His breakthrough work, Mass in Blue (originally titled Jazz Mass), has been performed hundreds of times all over the world. His arrangement of Amazing Grace was performed at President Obama’s Inauguration Day prayer service in 2013 and as part of the BBC’s Nelson Mandela Thanksgiving Service.His music is reg...
2025-10-271h 15A Composer's CornerFats Domino Songwriter Pasquale Zompa Joins UsI had the pleasure of interviewing Pasquale Zompa. He and Bernard DeCesare were a songwriting team that wrote some great hits for Fats Domino and Tiny Tim. You will also hear some great pieces from their band Our Patch of Blue.Pasquale shares some great stories of songwriting in the 70’s and how they had the good fortune to cross paths with some of the great record producers of their time. You’ll hear about his trip to Abbey Road and also hear some of his latest creations and songs in the works.
2025-10-201h 18A Composer's CornerProlific Classical / New Age Artist Mark Pinkus Joins UsMark was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He began composing solo piano music the moment he sat down at the piano at the age of 7. His first piece was called The Cat and the Rain. Mark's music reflects his love for nature, love and relationships, moods, travel and his quest for peace and tranquility. Mark's music plays around the world on new age radio stations, online internet programs, and satellite programs. His album Feeling Right At Home won the award for Best Original Solo Piano Album at the EPR music awards held in September 2017 at the...
2025-10-131h 14A Composer's CornerModern Composer Dr. Robert Gross Join UsDr. Robert Gross received his DMA in music composition at University of Southern California where he also received a graduate certificate in Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television. He also received an MA in Music for Film, Television and Theatre from the University of Bristol in England; an MM in Music Composition from Rice University; and a BM in Music Composition from Oberlin Conservatory. He has taught graduate and undergraduate level music theory at Rice University. He was half of Blind Labyrinth, with the late Kenneth Downey, an experimental electroacoustic music duo, whose CD Blasted Light was...
2025-10-0659 minA Composer's CornerNew Age Artist Doug Hammer Joins A Composer's CornerMulti-award winning pianist, composer and producer Doug Hammer has been involved with music his whole life, starting piano at age six. He is educated in contemporary, jazz and classical styles of music.A scholarship graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, Doug’s musical world continued to flourish, gaining experience in everything from record production to orchestration and arranging. After Berklee, he opened his own project studio and production company, Dreamworld Productions. His studio and skills have served the needs of many, working on projects for film, web, TV, radio and corporations. He ha...
2025-09-291h 07A Composer's CornerRomantic Composer Joe Blanchard Join UsJoseph Blanchard, a self-taught pianist and composer, is inspired by the melodies and harmonies of the Romantic 19th century classical composers. His feelings, conveyed through improvisation, eventually become completed works. He has recorded these original compositions on four albums. Overall, Joe’s playing style provides a pleasant background ambiance. He resides in the Greater Boston area and routinely performs at hospitals, country inns, non-profit organizations, private functions, and other local venues. On occasion, he plays at the BSO Cafe in Boston Symphony Hall when the BSO is in town.Joe has many wonderful music videos onli...
2025-09-221h 02A Composer's CornerNew Age Artist Greg Maroney Joins UsGreg Maroney is a contemporary pianist and composer whose emotionally rich and accessible music is played and loved around the world. Peaceful and serene or dark and passionate, his compositions reflect a life lived in harmony with nature and a profound love of the beauty surrounding him. Greg lives with his wife Linda on a small farm in south central Pennsylvania. The message Greg would like to convey with his music is this: Walk gently on this earth, treat others as you would like to be treated. Shape your outlook to respond with love, compassion and presence...
2025-09-1559 minA Composer's CornerBlues Rock Singer Songwriter Robin Ritz Join UsRobin Ritz, hailing from Willimantic, CT, is a true renaissance woman. An artist, life-coach, business woman, community activist and singer / songwriter – she does it all. Tonight, we will explore her life journey as a musician and visit some of her music. We’ll get insight into her songs and appreciate them all the more within the context she presents. Her band is called Thankful Soul Revival.The beginning of something real, Thankful Soul Revival first embarked on their musical voyage of discovery together as a cohesive Blues Rock Band in 2019. But their origin goes back earlier to when...
2025-09-081h 02A Composer's CornerKrisanthi Pappas Joins A Composer's CornerSinger/Songwriter Krisanthi Pappas performs classic soft rock, jazz, swing and her original adult contemporary music throughout New England, New York City, the Caribbean and most recently in Greece. She has been in the top 10 of the World Indie Charts as well as having placed on the Cashbox Top 100. Krisanthi is in the 2022-23 Sony Pictures film Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody playing the role of Rickey Minor’s keyboard player in Whitney’s band.Krisanthi Pappas, has been compared to Norah Jones and Diana Krall by JazzTimes Magazine and to Karen Carpenter and Carole King...
2025-09-0159 minA Composer's CornerSinger / Songwriter Linda Mark Joins UsI met Linda Marks at a BACA (Boston Association of Cabaret Artists) Showcase in 2013 and was impressed. A decade later, I ran into her performing at the Club Cafe in downtown Boston. She has a great stage presence and, at that time, had 14 CDs on the market. A prolific songwriter, her songs often explore powerful emotions and thought provocative themes. Linda experienced a traumatic event as a young woman, and this shaped her life in a positive way. She has since dedicated herself to healing people and shares some of her stories in this video. ...
2025-08-251h 04A Composer's CornerClassically trained composer Sharon Chen Joins A Composer's CornerSharon Chen studied violin at the Eastman School of Music and graduated from Harvard with degrees in both Music and East Asian Languages and Civilizations. Along the way, she became an accomplished pianist as well - and does a lot of composing. Her songs depict nostalgia and themes of darkness evolving into light. Sharon blends her classical background with different genres including electronic and jazz. You can find her works on my Bandcamp, One World Music Radio, Soundcloud, Spotify Twitter and YouTube. Ms. Chen had serious health problems along the way and survived delicate brain surgery where...
2025-08-1859 minA Composer's CornerElectro-Symphonic Composer David Ibbett joins A Composer's CornerDavid Ibbett, Ph.D. is a composer, educator and musical advocate for science. Based in Boston, he directs the Multiverse Concert Series, a project that combines music and science in live performance. In 2020, David was the first Guest Composer at Fermilab, the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. He is now resident composer at Mindmics biotech.David is Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music and Visiting Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.Dr. Ibbett composes electrosymphonic music: a fusion of classical and electronic styles that interweaves influences from songs, symphonies, pop, rock and electronica. His Black Hole...
2025-08-111h 08A Composer's CornerRock Singer / Composer Luanne Crosby Joins A Composer's CornerLuanne Crosby has performed her original music for many years, beginning as a young teen, solo on acoustic guitar, and later, belting out her blues/rock originals in local bars. She writes in many different styles and genres.With her group, The Luanne Crosby Band, Luanne entertained in popular Boston area rock clubs throughout the early eighties; and in 1984 moved to Germany, formed a 5-piece band, Lifeline, and went on to become a popular fixture on the national scene there. Returning to the States four years later, she gave birth to her daughter. Sometime after...
2025-08-041h 10A Composer's CornerFolksinger / Songwriter Sally Rogers Joins A Composer's CornerSally began her career as a full-time touring musician in 1979, after encouragement from Stan Rogers, the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter. That was followed by an invitation from Garrison Keillor to appear on A Prairie Home Companion. She appeared more than a dozen times on that show, which launched her performing career. Her travels have since taken her to Europe, China, Hungary and Poland, England and Scotland and all across the United States.At the heart of Sally’s work is traditional and contemporary folk music. Her music is like a quilt, made up of soul-stirring ba...
2025-07-281h 30A Composer's CornerUkrainian Born Composer Marina Baranova Joins A Composer's CornerBorn into a musical family in Ukraine, Marina Baranova began playing the piano when she was five years old. Just two years later, she was accepted into a music school for talented children in her home town of Kharkov. At age 11, Marina won first prize at the International Competition for Young Pianists in Ukraine, which preceded her first international concert tour in Finland.In the late 90's she moved to Germany to begin studying with Professor Vladimir Krainev at the University for Music, Theatre and Media in Hannover. Throughout her studies in Hannover, she...
2025-07-211h 29A Composer's CornerJazz Composer Santiago Bosch Joins A Composer's CornerSantiago Bosch, born and raised in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, was inspired by his father, saxophonist Jaime Bosch, and began studying piano at the age of 9. By age 15, he started composing music and playing professional gigs, participating in album/recordings with diverse artists around the country. He graduated from UPEL-IPB University with a professor's degree in Music Education. Santiago earned a Bachelor's degree in Piano Performance Magna Cum Laude from the Berklee College of Music, and a Master's Degree in Contemporary Jazz Performance from the Berklee Global Jazz Institute. Santiago has been featured in live performances, master...
2025-07-1459 minA Composer's CornerModern Composer Thomas Beveridge Joins UsJoin our host Andrew Celentano, a pianist and composer himself, for an interesting interview with Tom Beveridge, Music Director of the National Men’s Chorus. Mr. Beveridge is a prolific composer and arranger with over 450 compositions. He has been recognized for his multi-faceted abilities: singer, oboist, keyboard player, composer, arranger, teacher, and conductor. His works have been recorded on numerous labels, including Turnabout/Vox, Centaur, RCA, and Crystal. He attended Harvard College, studying composition with Randall Thompson and Walter Piston, and choral conducting with G. Wallace Woodworth.
2025-07-0759 minA Composer's CornerThe amazing music of composer / visual artist Eve GertzJoin our host Andrew Celentano, a pianist and composer himself, for a enlightening review of the works of the talented Eva Gertz, a multi-faceted musician, born and raised in a Boston suburb. Eva has been making and recording original music for 12 years. Her background lies in classical and jazz piano training, which later developed into arranging, directing, composition, and production at Berklee College of Music. Following school, she worked in New York as a music educator, accompanist, and composer’s assistant for Broadway level professionals. She also delved heavily into entertainment as a dueling pianist onboard cruise ships and in...
2025-06-3059 minA Composer's CornerThe Music of Renaissance Man Michael BourqueWith over 37 years of design and manufacturing experience, Michael Bourque is a Boston-based inventor driven by a passion for turning bold ideas into reality. We crossed paths online and have never actually met, even though we worked for the same company for a short period of time.Unable to afford college, he embarked on a journey through trade school, emerging as a skilled machinist. Diligence propelled him to swiftly ascend the ranks, ultimately achieving a prominent programming position at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory.Shifting into software leadership, he became a Vice President at PTC, a distinguished $1.3...
2025-06-231h 08A Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner with Electronic Composer Michael BieryloMichael Bierylo is an electronic musician, guitarist, composer, and sound designer. He was a faculty member at Berklee College of Music since 1995 and is chair emeritus of the Electronic Production and Design Department. He is also active with Berklee Online, Berklee’s online school, where he coauthors and teaches music technology courses.Bierylo has performed throughout the U.S. at venues as diverse as the Knitting Factory, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Duke and Emory universities, and Dartmouth College as a member of Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. Bierylo's compositions are featured on the releases Dancing on...
2025-06-161h 06A Composer's CornerModern Composer Tom Hojnacki joins us on A Composer's CornerThomas Hojnacki has had an unusually varied musical career. As a keyboard player, he has worked with the national touring productions of A Chorus Line, Altar Boyz, and the Big Apple Circus. He has appeared with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra, and the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra; and as a chamber musician in performances of the music of Brahms, Schubert, Bartók, Messiaen, and Shostakovich. As a jazz pianist, Hojnacki has appeared with Billy Pierce, Joe Lovano, Jimmy Giuffre, George Garzone, and many others. As a conductor, he has led numerous performances of ballet, o...
2025-06-0959 minA Composer's CornerRami Bar-Niv joins A Composer's CornerRami Bar-Niv is one of Israel’s most acclaimed and sought after pianists.He travels extensively and has become an international citizen, concertizing all over the world. Born in Tel-Aviv, he graduated with honors from the Rubin Academy of Music, and was the recipient of many prizes and scholarships. He won the America-Israel Cultural Foundation Competition and was awarded a scholarship to further his studies in the United States.After graduating from Mannes College of Music in New York, where he studied with the renowned Mme. Nadia Reisenberg, he won numerous competitions and embarked on a...
2025-06-0259 minA Composer's CornerLisa Swerdlow joins A Composer's CornerLisa Swerdlow is an accomplished pianist and composer who lives in the Sierra Foothills of Northern California. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she grew up in a progressive Jewish family. Her mother was an elementary schoolteacher and her father worked in the garment industry. Her childhood home was full of music thanks to her father's piano, accordion and mandolin playing.Lisa studied classical piano from the age of six playing Fur Elise by Beethoven for her first piano recital at seven. She began writing and performing songs on piano and guitar at sixteen and went on...
2025-05-261h 04A Composer's CornerThe Smooth Jazz, Blues and Electronic Music of William EdgeBill Lipner aka William Edge, was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida. He was surrounded from a young age by the roots sounds of the Deep South. First studying classical piano at the tender age of six and switching to jazz upon entering his teens, his muses included such legendary influences as Dave Brubeck, Ramsey Lewis and Stevie Wonder. After receiving an MBA from Florida State University, he embarked upon a brilliant and successful career in computer technology, but his love of electronic music still remained a dominant force in his life.His passion soon morphed from...
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Formula IndieFORMULA INDIE 17.5.2025Tilia – in ShadesRich Chambers – Only in Vegas Don Grant - Dreaming of A Bright TomorrowNinni – A Meravilha ZOOLOOK® - Power of the People (Radio Edit) NBP Human - The FundamentsDJ Super - Will Love & DistortionSatellite Train - ParalyzedAlessandra Milieri - Go to HerSam Garrett – One FamilyAlternative Influence – Time 4 Her to ShineOmar Raafat - HourglassRosetta West – Circle of Doubt Michellar – I cant meet you! Herbiarz – Ły...
2025-05-172h 00A Composer's CornerMath Rock Composer Nathan Asher ShermanEver wonder how composers approach writing music? Join interviewer Andrew Celentano for an interesting discussion with guest Nathan Asher Sherman who is the guitarist of Floral, a math rock band originally from the Bay Area. Nathan Asher Sherman graduated from the Berklee College of Music for Electronic Production and Sound Design and now lives in Los Angeles. His music is high energy and multi-rhythmic. His riffs are vibrant, textured and exhilarating. In our interview, he’ll talk about working on new electronic projects growing up in Palo Alto, listening to math rock for the fi...
2025-05-1259 minA Composer's CornerEntertainer / Composer Deborah OffenhauserDeborah Offenhauser is a world renowned pianist and composer with more than thirty years as a professional entertainer and recording artist.She has performed on stage with artists such as Isola Jones, The Four Lads, The Moody Blues, The Diamonds, Frankie Laine, and many more.Deborah has released over a dozen album/CDs worth of originalsolo piano and music orchestrations ranging from movie themes, to soundscapes, love ballads, religious hymns, Christmas music, as well as cover arrangements. Her music has been performed on TV Shows...
2025-05-051h 23A Composer's CornerFolk / Jazz Artist Claudia Schmidt Joins A Composer's CornerTo say that Schmidt is simply a performer with a talent to entertain would be a miscarriage of understatement. Schmidt takes her audiences into her world as easily as the child who discovers the endless universes that exist in a cardboard box.Schmidt weaves her way through her concert in much the same manner as a jester. Interwoven anecdotes, revealing her past and present, bring people to expect a relationship between themselves and memories driven deep with the passage of time. The concert is an endless display of self-realization through humor and longing, leaving audience members yearning...
2025-04-281h 13A Composer's CornerSimon Hester - UK Composer - Classical / Blues / RagtimeSimon Hester was born in Sheffield and studied at the Royal Academy of Music with Geoffrey Pratley and Jean Harvey winning many prizes for his performances both as a soloist and accompanist.His career has covered a wide range of musical worlds, and his versatility is much admired in both classical and jazz repertoire. He gives recitals throughout Great Britain and has appeared at the Bath, Edinburgh and Exeter festivals and has toured throughout the UK and abroad with the highly successful show “All You Ever Wanted to Know about Opera”
2025-04-211h 15A Composer's CornerCountry Musician and Philanthropist Dan Pallota joins usDan Pallotta hailed from Malden Massachusetts and inherited a love of music from both sides of his family. As a young man, he went to Los Angeles and tried his luck at country music song writing. He impressed Clive Davis and ended up writing a song for Edgar Winter called “Stranger to Love”.But things didn’t work out - and instead he created a non-profit spanning 16 states and employing 400 people, raisings nearly $600 million in 9 years to address AIDS, breast cancer, and suicide. He has given a very popular TED talk on why so many charities are ineffe...
2025-04-1459 minA Composer's CornerBarry Phillips - Cellist / Composer Joins A Composer's CornerComposer & cellist Barry Phillips has been performing folk, new, classical and Indian classical/crossover music for many years. As a cellist, Barry has toured worldwide with Ravi Shankar's daughter's group - The Anoushka Shankar Project. Venues have included the Hollywood Bowl, The Royal Albert Hall-London, The Music Academy-Budapest, Sydney Opera House, Bangalore Palace Grounds, London's LSO St. Lukes, CRR Concert Hall-Istanbul, as well as the Royal Concert Hall-Glasgow as soloist (along with four top fiddlers) with the Scottish National Orchestra.Barry has arranged quite a lot of Northern European folk music exploring American and Celtic folk tunes...
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2025-04-0559 minA Composer's CornerFlannel Country Songwriter James Cooke, AKA CaptC joins usJames Cooke, AKA CaptC, is a Massachusetts based singer / songwriter who composes indie rock-pop and flannel country songs.Many of his songs are accompanied with videos and some of the more recent ones take advantage of AI based design technology which gives them an interesting edge. His videos are on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and you can find his songs on Spotify, Pandora, and other platforms. You can find out more about him at https://captcmusic.com/
2025-03-3159 minA Composer's CornerEnjoy the songs of Country Songwriter Robert Dale KleinJoin host Andrew Celentano, a talented New England pianist and composer himself, for an interesting interview with Robert Dale Klein. Klein’s songs and compositions have been performed on radio and TV, in films, musical theater, and on stages across the USA and foreign countries in both hemispheres. They’ve also garnered recognition from Country Music Television (CMT), the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), the Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Contest and the Berklee College of Music. Eight of the ten songs on his album “This Side of the Dirt” have made the Top Five or Top Ten on KC Café Radio in Kansas...
2025-03-2459 minA Composer's CornerListen to Chinese American Composer Vivian Fang LiuVivian Fang Liu, Award-winning Pianist, Singer, Songwriter, Grammy voting member and Educator. Ms. Liu holds two master's degrees in Music Education from Teachers College Columbia University and Classical Piano Performance from New York University. Her performance venues include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Hammerstein Hall in New York, St. John Smith Hall in London, and Mozart Hall in Vienna. Ms. Liu has been invited to sing the American national anthem multiple times at the Professional baseball MLB and basketball WNBA games at Citi Field Stadium and Barclays Center in New York. She was also invited to...
2025-03-1700 minA Composer's CornerListen to the Spiritual Music of Sister Kathy ShermanKathy is a writer, singer and activist who believes that all life is permeated with the sacred. She is passionate about writing music that fosters hope and healing for our world. Kathy is deeply committed to working for non-violence, racial justice and advocating for the protection and healing of our planet, especially through songwriting. She has published music over five decades that is cherished around.
“In over 50 years as a composer, it’s been my passion to express beauty, joy, love and celebration, courage, healing and hope through song. I want my music to inspire those who list...
2025-03-1055 minA Composer's CornerHear the Healing Music of John Albert Thomas on A Composer's CornerJohn Albert Thomas is a solo piano composer and recording artist specializing in trauma-informed piano music.
His solo piano music has been described as quiet, meditative and peaceful, soothing the soul. It is a unique blend of Contemporary Classical, Christian, and New Age Piano genres.
Inspired by real people, John seeks to recognize their uniqueness and worth through original music, and to express God's matchless love for them in a tangible way.
Though not a touring artist, John occasionally joins other artists in concert. His family of six live on their country farm in Arlington, Tennessee, just a stone’s...
2025-03-0359 minA Composer's CornerModern Composer Erik Lindgren joins A Composer's CornerDo you enjoy classical compositions? Ever wonder how composers approach writing music? Join us for an interesting interview with a composer of classical music, Erik Lindgren. Erik’s education includes Tufts University, University of Iowa, and London’s Guildhall School of Music where he had opportunities to study with T.J. Anderson, Alfred Nieman, Donald Jenni, Richard Hervig, Peter Lewis and others. Learn about his musical beginnings to becoming a talented contemporary classical composer with compositions ranging from solo piano pieces to chamber music to orchestral works. Our interviewer is Andrew Celentano, a pianist and composer himself.
2025-02-2459 minA Composer's CornerRapper Emoney joins A Composer's CornerRapper Ethan Cohen, aka Emoney, posted his first single on his YouTube channel (Emoney Music) in 2010 titled "Emoney- People Are Crazy." In 2017 he starred in the sixth season of the reality show ARE YOU THE ONE (AYTO) on MTV. He has been releasing a variety of rap music and videos all this time and often writes his own music as well.
Ethan is from Sonoma, CA. He has worked behind the scenes on notable TV shows, and has acted in a few shorts. But he is most known for his work in the underground hip hop world...
2025-02-1759 minA Composer's CornerNew Age Artist Gary Schmidt joins A Composer's CornerGary declared to his parents when he was six that he would be a pianist when he grew up. Incredibly, the dream came through and he has been writing, recording, and performing now for more than 30 years.
His journey started in classical piano. But as time went on, he found himself evolving deeper into the meditative side of music and striving to provide a much-needed musical oasis for our times. When he composes, he tries to reach for something on the "other side" and bring his listeners to a place of calm and regeneration.
In 2016...
2025-02-101h 10A Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner with Jake NTHNL RudinJacob “NTHNL” Rudin is a classically trained composer and pianist turned multi-flutist, producer and sound-healing practitioner. Having created electronic and acoustic music in a wide variety of contexts since 2012, Jacob works in both the healing and contemporary music worlds, drawing on a rich sonic practice that involves experimental sound design, field recording, and virtuosic performances on a wide range of instruments. He frequently holds meditative sound baths in the greater NYC area. You can find more on Instagram and https://www.nthnlsound.com/
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2025-02-0359 minA Composer's CornerAn interview with acclaimed composer Philip WesleyPhilip Wesley, is an award-winning and best-selling solo piano artist. His compositions, which have featured prominently in radio, TV, and film, resonate with listeners worldwide and are easily accessible on platforms such as Pandora, Spotify, iTunes, and Amazon. Wesley has achieved impressive chart-topping success, including reaching #1 on iTunes and multiple Billboard charts.
He started out as a guitar player and then gravitated to the piano when it was required in his musical training. Philip entered the world of Music Therapy and his album "Dark Night of the Soul" has touched the hearts of many deeply, helped them...
2025-01-271h 12A Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner Interview with Didi Stewart
Didi Stewart is an associate professor in the Voice Department at Berklee College of Music. A two-time winner of the Boston Music Award for best female vocalist, Stewart has been a longtime fixture on the Boston music scene. Her first original rock band, Didi Stewart and the Amplifiers, recorded the album Begin Here for Kirshner/Epic Records in 1983. Her second band, Girls' Night Out, was one of the top-grossing acts in New England and was named best unsigned band by Musician magazine in 1986.
Throughout the 1990s, Stewart was known her ongoing series of songwriter tributes, celebrating such composers as...
2025-01-2059 minA Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner Interviews David VessJoin Andrew Celentano, a talented local pianist and composer himself, for an interesting interview with David Vess: a composer, conductor, and musician, previously based in New England and how hailing from Florida. His music has been characterized by a sensitivity to sonority and unrelenting energy. His music has been commissioned and performed in the US, Canada, Italy, and Japan. He studied with renowned soloist Øystein Baadsvik. David holds degrees from the Boston Conservatory and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Before his move to Florida he was on the staff at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee a...
2025-01-1359 minA Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner with Jeffrey BiegelLeonard Bernstein said of pianist Jeffrey Biegel: "He plays fantastic Liszt. He is a splendid musician and a brilliant performer." These comments helped launch his career. He was chosen as the first pianist to record for the Steinway & Sons recording label. His 'Bach On a Steinway' debuted #3 on the Classical Billboard charts, followed by 'A Steinway Christmas Album' reaching the #1 spot on the Billboard chart. Jeffrey has commissioned more than 25 works for piano and orchestra by living composers, including classical composers like Kenneth Fuchs. Mr. Biegel has also featured works including Keith Emerson's "Concerto no. 1" and Peter Tork's (of...
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A Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner with Chris Jarrett
You have probably heard of Keith Jarrett – an amazing Jazz player. But did you know he has an equally talented brother?!? I didn’t either. I met Chris online recently and checked out his 16+ CDs. His genre is more modern and classical. His technique is pyrotechnic and he has an avant-garde approach that is refreshing. He now lives in Germany and is married to concert pianist Martina Cukrov Jarrett.
Chris Jarrett was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1956 and grew up in the Appalachian Mountains to the east. He never doubted that he would become a composer, but things really clic...
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A Composer's CornerChristmas Special with Dianne Davies
In this Composer's Corner Interview with Andrew Celentano, Dianne features her wonderful Christmas arrangements imbedding traditional Christmas music with the compositions of Chopin and Debussy.
Dianne Davies explores the deeper meaning of music and human connection through a shared experience. Since earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Piano Performance and earning Oregon music education certification for K-12 instruction, Dianne offers high-quality performances and cutting-edge education.
Whether she is guiding students, drilling down into the deeper meaning of performance repertoire, or exploring innovative compositional devices, Dianne speaks from the heart and shares an impactful and inspiring experience.
When she...
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A Composer's CornerA Composers Corner with Dr. Elizabeth Austin
Join Interviewer Andrew Celentano, a New England pianist and composer himself, as he interviews composer, Dr. Elizabeth R. Austin. Learn about her musical beginnings to becoming a talented contemporary classical composer with compositions ranging from solo piano pieces to chamber music to orchestral works to operas. Elizabeth’s education includes The Peabody Conservatory, The Conservatoire Americana in Fontainebleau, France, and The Hartt School of Music (University of Hartford) where she earned a Master’s in Music. While studying for her Ph.D. at The University of Connecticut, she won her First Prize in the Lipscomb Electronic Music Competition. Elizabeth’s awar...
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A Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner with Betty WishartBetty Wishart began composing while studying piano with Richard Bunger. After earning degrees in piano performance from Queens University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she pursued studies in both piano and composition in New York City.
Since her music was first published, her music has been performed in France, Germany, Greece, Italy, England, Russia, South Korea, and throughout the United States. She has received awards from the American Pen Women, American College of Musicians, Composers Guild, Broward County Music Teachers Association, and special awards from ASCAP.
In March 2016 Ravello Records released...
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A Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner with Kimberly Starkey
Kimberly StarKey, also known as The Rogue Pianist, is a multi award-winning classically trained contemporary pianist, composer, and piano teacher born and raised in Southern Oregon's Rogue Valley. Her musical style can be described as powerful, radiant, and inspiring. Rooted in both romantic-classical and contemporary styles, her composition Approach to the Inmost Cave won Best Original Composition at the 2023 Lit Talent Awards, and her Composition Symphony of Angels won Best Original Composition.
Kimberly co-wrote a contemporary double piano concerto named The Fire Within, the title track of Jennifer Thomas' album The Fire Within. She has been featured in 7 music...
2024-12-0259 minA Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner with Jeff BerlinHow do composers approach writing music? Join Andrew Celentano for an interesting interview with Jeff Berlin, an American jazz fusion bassist. Berlin, born in Queens, New York, studied violin for ten years. Then at 15 years old, he was inspired to play bass after seeing the Beatles. He attended Berklee College of Music and came to international attention in 1977 when British musician/drummer Bill Bruford handpicked him for his debut album "Feels Good to Me". As of this interview in 2022, Jeff had produced 11 Jazz CDs and has appeared in over 30 albums. Andrew Celentano, himself a pianist and composer, interviews talented...
2024-11-2559 minA Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner with Phil YoungPhil Young composes music in various forms, including symphonic, chamber, electronic, vocal, and film. His ability fusing Chinese and western elements in his music enriches his originality. His music has been performed at music institutions and venues throughout the United States and all around the world including Shanghai, Germany, Russia, Hong Kong, Barcelona, and England.
His music “Reverie” and “Reflection on a Tang Poem” have been published in exclusive anthologies of contemporary Chinese music. His composition for cello and piano “Consolation” (for all the people Suffering from the Pandemic) has been included in the KDFC Classical Music Station’s pr...
2024-11-181h 06A Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner with David TolkI interviewed David in Dec 2022. Born and raised in the small sylvan town of Mendham, New Jersey, David Tolk studied classical piano from an early age with his mother, Marilyn Tolk, who is a graduate of The Juilliard School. During his teenage years, David became more interested in learning to play the music of Rush, Journey, Van Halen, Kansas, Genesis, Yes, and other bands on the piano and his Korg synthesizers. He quickly discovered that he could play most songs on the radio by ear. He began composing peaceful instrumental piano music while still in high school.
2024-11-1159 minA Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner with David Nevue
David Nevue is an internationally recognized pianist, composer, and recording artist. David has released seventeen albums of his original piano works and arrangements, including two "Piano Album of the Year" winners; Overcome (2005) and Winding Down (2015). His latest album of new works, 2019's In the Soft Light of Grace, went to #1 on both the Amazon.com and iTunes music sales charts for his genre and entered the top 5 on Billboard's album charts.
David's music has surpassed 1.8 Billion spins on Pandora Radio, a remarkable feat for an independent artist. A seasoned performer, David has shared the stage with some of the...
2024-11-0459 min
Beat Motel ZineNon English language tracksIn this episode of Beat Motel Andrew is joined by Dr Hannah. Join us as we dive into non-English music, from French hip-hop to North African future funk and Italian soap-opera jams. Along the way, we touch on archaeology, conspiracy theorists, and of course, toilet humor – because what's a Beat Motel episode without that? We chat about: - Dr. Sam's political philosophy doctorate (no, he can't save lives). - Sparks' 70s awkward sexiness and North African beats that sound straight out of _The Fifth Element_. ...
2024-11-041h 08A Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner with Kevin TracyKevin Tracy was born and raised in Rhode Island and now lives in Connecticut. He has taught at many levels, from grade four up through “grade fourteen.” Mr. Tracy is a teacher, a conductor, and a composer of music in a variety of genres, including classical, jazz, funk, avant-garde, and heavy metal.
For those musicians out there, we will hear a piece that was composed in the Locrian Mode and also one using the Octatonic Scale. I heard one of his compositions recently played by the Windham Concert band on the Windham Green called “North Windham Overture”.
Ke...
2024-10-2859 minA Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner with Aine Minogue
Born and raised in Borrisokane, County Tipperary, Ireland, Áine Minogue is an award-winning harpist, singer, arranger and composer who has entertained Presidents and Prime Ministers, as well as traveled extensively to perform at concerts across the United States and around the world.
At the age of 12, while at boarding school in County Galway, Áine discovered her true love - the harp. After completing school, she spent three years developing her incomparable talent as a harpist at Bunratty Castle, one of Ireland’s most treasured landmarks and the perfect setting to accentuate the harp's emotional and lyrical connections to Irish hist...
2024-10-2159 minA Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner interviews Marti EpsteinMarti Epstein (November 25, 1959) started studying composition in 1977 with Professor Robert Beadell at the University of Nebraska. She has degrees from the University of Colorado and Boston University, and her principal teachers were Cecil Effinger, Charles Eakin, Joyce Mekeel, Bunita Marcus, and Bernard Rands.
Marti’s music has been performed all over the world by ensembles, which include the San Francisco Symphony, the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Frankfurt, the Atlantic Brass Quintet, and Ensemble Modern.
She is Professor of Composition at Berklee College of Music, where she has taught harmony, counterpoint, and composition since 1991, and is also on the faculty of...
2024-10-1459 minA Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner interviews Charu SuriPianist and composer Charu Suri treads fearlessly between genres, pulling global influences that range from the mood-anchoring Indian ragas, Sufi music, to the trio. Her ground-breaking albums, The Book of Ragas, and its sequel, The Book of Ragas vol. 2 have often elicited the response, "I've never heard this type of sound before."
One of the few female composers from India to perform works at Carnegie Hall, Charu has lived in four continents, and writes music that reflects her journey as both a traveler and her training as a classical music piano prodigy. She has been playing the...
2024-10-0759 minA Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner Interview with Christine EliseChristine Elise is a rising star in the music industry,
gaining recognition for her emotionally powerful lyrics and distinctive vocal style. Based in Massachusetts, Elise has swiftly captured the attention of music enthusiasts with her evocative songwriting and dynamic stage presence.
Christine Elise’s journey into music seems almost written in the stars. As the granddaughter of the illustrious Italian opera singer Luigi Vena, who performed for President John F. Kennedy, Christine was steeped in a legacy of musical excellence from an early age. Her artistic path has been shaped by the influences of legendary voices like An...
2024-09-3059 minA Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner with Ricker Choi
Ricker Choi has a successful career in financial risk management but his real loves are music and painting. Ricker began studying piano at age 13, after his family immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong. June 2019, he had a shocking awakening when 1 million, and then 2 million Hong Kongers marched in unity against the extradition law. Seeing Hong Kongers' bravery when faced with rampant police brutality and oppression from the Chinese Communist Party, Ricker decides to use art to honor Hong Kongers.
He composed a solo piano work "Hong Kong Rhapsody" (香港狂想曲) in honor of Hong Konger's fight for freedom. He has also been using...
2024-09-2359 minA Composer's CornerA Composer Corner Interviews JJ HollingsworthJ.J. Hollingsworth, who is of Native American descent, was born in Colorado Springs and has composed over one hundred works, including three musicals, a symphony, and a film score. JJ holds a masters degree in composition from the highly regarded San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Elinor Armer, one of California’s outstanding composers.
She was named one of the 2000 outstanding musicians of the 20th century by the International Who’s Who in Music in the area of composition. She also won the Raymond Hubbell award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and...
2024-09-1659 minA Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner Interviews New Age Artist Michael DulinMichael Dulin is internationally acclaimed as a pianist, composer and producer whose music is enjoyed by fans around the globe. Michael’s albums of original music have twice been awarded the Lifestyle Music Award. Four of his albums have reached the #1 spot on ZMR World Airplay Charts. His CD, My Beloved, won Best Solo Piano Album honors at the EPR Radio Awards concert at Carnegie Hall.
He has also toured as keyboardist with the legendary Motown group, The Temptations.
2024-09-1059 min
A Composer's CornerA Composer's Corner - with Paul AvgerinosAndrew Celentano interviews 3 time Grammy Award Winner Paul Avgerinos for A Composers Corner
2024-09-031h 00
Andrew's Daily FiveGuess the Year (Dustin & Kevin): Episode 3Send us a textWelcome to Guess the Year! This is an interactive, competitive podcast series where you will be able to play along and compete against your fellow listeners. Here is how the scoring works:1 point: get the year correct within 10 years (e.g., you guess 1975 and it is between 1965-1985)4 points: get the year correct within 5 years (e.g., you guess 2004 and it is between 1999-2009)7 points: get the year correct within 2 years (e.g., you guess 1993 and it is between 1991-1995)10 points: get the year dead on!
2024-06-0730 min
Cactus ConfettiCactus Confetti 31-Mayo-2022Esta semana tenemos un programa con cine, teatro, televisión, exposiciones, libros… Y con música de todo tipo, aunque predomina hoy la italiana, no sé por qué…
Para empezar una Menestra de Cultura muy completita.
En los Masmiplanes, el Festival Plataforma en el Teatro Español.
En El Friki Catódico las series Ser o no Ser, Lujuria y Caballero Luna.
Y en las Kool Things, la trayectoria musical de la banda chilena indie shoegaze Intimate stranger.
Con música de: Los Estanques y Anni B Sweet, She & Him, Gaby Moreno, Adriano Celentano, Muyaio, Johnny B. Zero, Maria Jaume, The Beach B...
2022-05-311h 02
David Richard Gallery PodcastsAltered States: A Psychedelic Legacy with Jennifer Joseph, Heather McGill and Daniel McCoy, Jr. - March 12, 2017Altered States looks at contemporary artists who explore psychedelia (mostly painting and some constructions with a mix of figuration, geometric and Op imagery) against a back drop of 1960s Op Art, figurative and Color Field paintings, as well as original rock posters from concerts at the Fillmore West, Avalon Ballroom and other San Francisco venues to set the stage and create the mood. Psychedelia, influenced by surrealism, visual perception and Op Art along with others such as Art Nouveau, Indian textiles and Pop Art defined the 1960s and Counter Culture movement and was ever present in rock culture on al...
2017-06-1233 min
Podcast PSYCHO BEAT!PSYCHO BEAT! 7.14. JESUCRISTO - 18 may 2017SETLIST CRÍSTICO:
01. Santi Latora: Superstar [Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar cover] (IT, 1974)
02. Los Doltons: Santo [I Barrittas' Santus cover] (PER)
03. Los Sinners: Rebelde radioactivo (MEX, 1965)
04. Michel Polnareff: Jesus for tonight (FR, 1975)
05. Johnny Hallyday: Jésus-Christ (FR, 1970)
06. I Barabba: Sono stufo di te [The Kinks' I Need You cover] (IT, 1966)
07. Adriano Celentano: Pregherò [Ben E. King's Stand by Me cover] (IT, 1962)
08. Os Incríveis: Renascerá [Los Brincos' Renacerá cover] (BR, 1969)
09. Roberto Carlos: Jesus Cristo (BR, 1970)
10. Fabrizio de André: Il ritorno di Giuseppe (IT, 1970)
11. Franco Battiato: Fisiognomica [Spanish version] (IT, 1988)
12. Gilbert Bécaud: Je t'appartiens [regrabación] (FR, 196x)
2017-05-181h 00
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Dj Arbat_Arena Moscow_хиты _ 80 - 90 (02.08.2014)Step_02
01 Joe Dassin - Et Si Tu Nexistais Pas (Offer Nissim Remix)
02 Линда - Никогда (Alex Valenso Remix)
03 Вирус vs. Demid Rezin Paula PCay - Ручки (Sergey Kutsuev Mickey Light Alco Mash)
04 Юра Шатунов - Детство (Alexx Slam Rework)
05 Кино - Кончится лето (DJ MakonЯ 4ever Club Mix)
06 Adriano Celentano - Pay, Pay, Pay (DJ Flight & DJ Zhukovsky Radio Edit)
07 Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Relanium Main Remix)
08 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (DJ Dmitriy Nema & Dj Kirill Clash Mash-Up)
09 Nek Eiffel 65 - La Vita E (DJ Karp Remix)
10 гр.Рождество - Так хочется жить (Ural Djs Reboot 2014 )
11 Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby...
2014-08-0359 min
Dj ArbatDj Arbat_Arena Moscow_хиты _ 80 — 90 (02.08.2014)Step_02Playset
Dj Arbat_Arena Moscow_хиты _ 80 — 90 (02.08.2014)Step_02
01 Joe Dassin — Et Si Tu N’existais Pas (Offer Nissim Remix)
02 Линда — Никогда (Alex Valenso Remix)
03 Вирус vs. Demid Rezin Paula P’Cay — Ручки (Sergey Kutsuev Mickey Light Alco Mash)
04 Юра Шатунов — Детство (Alexx Slam Rework)
05 Кино — Кончится лето (DJ MakonЯ 4ever Club Mix)
06 Adriano Celentano — Pay, Pay, Pay (DJ Flight & DJ Zhukovsky Radio Edit)
07 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In The Wall (Relanium Main Remix)
08 Michael Jackson — Billie Jean (DJ Dmitriy Nema & Dj Kirill Clash Mash-Up)
09 Nek Eiffel 65 — La Vita E (DJ Karp Remix)
10 гр.Рождество — Так хочется жить (Ural Djs Reboot 2014 )
11 Vanilla Ice — Ice Ice Baby 2013 (Legran Alex Rosco Tech Remix)
12 Tom Jones vs Flashstarr Deluxe — Sex Bomb (SALAHOFF Mash Up...
2014-08-0259 min