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By Dylan Rook Maddix

Welcome to The Band Room! A podcast bringing you the best of band. Host, Dylan Maddix sits down with the movers and shakers of the wind world, conductors, composers, teachers and performers. Have your ears opened to the new and exciting and take your seat in The Band Room!
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Band Room PodcastOct 12, 2020

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BRP 26 | Dale Trumbore

BRP 26 | Dale Trumbore

We launch the first episode of the Band Room Bookshelf with composer and writer, Dale Trumbore, speaking about her book, Staying Composed: Overcoming anxiety and self-doubt within a creative life. Dylan and Dale speak about her background, what inspired her to write the book, the loads of ideas and techniques to help deal with the struggles creatives face and much more!

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Music used in this episode

BRP Theme Music: Skyline by EKR Hammell

Performing Ensemble: University of Toronto Wind Ensemble, Dr. Gillian MacKay – Conductor

About Dale

Dale Trumbore is a Los Angeles-based composer and writer whose music has been praised by The New York Times for its "soaring melodies and beguiling harmonies." Trumbore's compositions have been performed widely in the U.S. and internationally by ensembles including the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME), Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Modesto Symphony, Pacific Chorale, Pasadena Symphony, The Singers – Minnesota Choral Artists, and VocalEssence.

Trumbore's 2019-2020 season included performances at the NCCO National Conference, the Norton Simon Museum, and Walt Disney Concert Hall. She has served as Composer in Residence for Choral Chameleon as well as Artist in Residence at Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Copland House, and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico.

How to Go On, Choral Arts Initiative's album of Trumbore's choral works, debuted at #6 on Billboard's Traditional Classical Chart. Choral Arts Northwest, The Esoterics, Helix Collective, New York Virtuoso Singers, and soprano Gillian Hollis have also commercially recorded works by Trumbore. Her choral works are available through Boosey & Hawkes, G. Schirmer, and Graphite Marketplace.

As a composer who works frequently with words, Trumbore is passionate about setting to music poems, prose and found text by living writers. She has written extensively about working through creative blocks and establishing a career in music in essays for 21CM, Cantate Magazine, the Center for New Music, and NewMusicBox. Her first book, Staying Composed: Overcoming Anxiety and Self-Doubt Within a Creative Life, was hailed by writer Angela Myles Beeching (Beyond Talent) as a "treasure trove of practical strategies for moving your artistic career forward... not only for composers, but for performers, writers, and any other creatives."

Trumbore holds a dual degree in Music Composition and English from the University of Maryland and a Master of Music degree in Composition from the University of Southern California. A New Jersey native, Trumbore lives in Azusa, CA with her husband and their two cats.

Nov 30, 202001:13:24
BRP 25 | Joseph Resendes

BRP 25 | Joseph Resendes

We welcome conductor and educator, Joseph Resendes to the Band Room! Dylan and Joe discuss the path he took to get where he is, the role community music making has had in his life/career, his position at McMaster University, PHD research at York University and much more!

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Music used in this episode

BRP Theme Music: Skyline by EKR Hammell

Performing Ensemble: University of Toronto Wind Ensemble, Dr. Gillian MacKay – Conductor

About Joe

Joseph Resendes is a Lecturer within the School of The Arts at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario Canada, where he is the director of the McMaster University Concert Band and teaches courses in Theory & Analysis, Orchestration, Conducting, Woodwind Techniques, and instrumental music education. Joseph has extensive credits as an active conductor, composer, adjudicator, and clinician that has allowed him the privilege of working with many professionals and recording artists such as ‘The Tenors’ (formerly the Canadian Tenors), multi Grammy award winning producers like Steve Thompson, International tours with the ‘Musica em Viagem’ (Azores Musical Journey) wind ensemble, in addition to conducting many highly acclaimed ensembles such as the University of North Texas Wind Symphony.

Joseph currently holds degrees from York University (BFA – woodwind performance and conducting, MA – Composition) and is currently working towards the completion of a PhD in musicology. As a conductor, Joseph receives regular invitations to conduct or guest conduct orchestras, chamber ensembles, and wind ensembles locally and abroad. Joseph’s primary research interests include the pedagogical practices of conducting, gesture and communication, and the dissemination of Canadian wind bands, literature, and history.

Nov 23, 202058:55
BRP 24 | Gillian MacKay

BRP 24 | Gillian MacKay

Episode Description

We welcome back Dr. Gillian MacKay of the University of Toronto. Dylan and Gillian talk about how she’s been keeping her creative self during the pandemic, conducting pedagogy and how meditation has helped help her as a teacher and conductor. We also speak about addressing our privilege/biases as conductors and how we can continue to make our classrooms and rehearsals more representative of the diverse community we live in.

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Band Room Bookshelf November Book!

Staying Composed: Overcoming Anxiety and Self-Doubt Within a Creative Life 

https://www.amazon.ca/Staying-Composed-Overcoming-Self-Doubt-Creative/dp/109724864X

Music used in this episode

BRP Theme Music: Skyline by EKR Hammell

Performing Ensemble: University of Toronto Wind Ensemble, Dr. Gillian MacKay – Conductor

Second Suite in F for Military Band, Fantasia on the "Dargason" by Gustav Holst

Performing Ensemble: Air Combat Command Heritage of American Band

About Gillian

Gillian MacKay is Professor of Music of the University of Toronto, where she conducts the Wind Ensemble and teaches conducting. Gillian has an active professional career as a conductor, adjudicator, clinician and trumpeter. She has conducted honour ensembles throughout Canada and the United States, and is Associate Conductor of the Denis Wick Canadian Wind Orchestra. Dr. MacKay has adjudicated Canadian band festivals at local, provincial, and national levels in Canada. She has conducted honour bands and judged competitions in the US, Singapore, Thailand, and Korea.

Dr. MacKay enjoys presenting clinics and workshops at provincial and state conferences in Canada and the United States, and is known for her work on the relationship between conducting and mime. Currently, she is investigating the application of the Michael Chekhov acting technique to movement and meaning in conducting. Recognized as a conducting pedagogue, Gillian leads the University of Toronto Wind Conducting Symposium each July, and has been the guest instructor at other symposia in Canada and the United States.

Episode Links

University of Toronto

https://music.utoronto.ca/

Conducting and Mime

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxkaXN0aGlzc2NvdHxneDo1Njc4MzU4ZDFiMzFkN2Zl

Michael Chekhov

http://michaelchekhovactingstudio.com/philosophy.html

University of Toronto Conducting Symposium

http://performance.music.utoronto.ca/conducting-symposium/

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Nov 09, 202049:19
BRP LIVE! | Nick Godsoe

BRP LIVE! | Nick Godsoe

We welcome grants manager, tuba player and researcher, Nick Godsoe to BRP LIVE! Nick is currently, Manager of Programs & Education with MusiCounts, Canada's music education charity.

We spoke about what MusiCounts is, the many wonderful programs they offer to help support: music educators, students, community groups, school music program and even parents teaching their children at home. We also speak about Nick’s view of the broader picture of Music Education in Canada.

About Nick

Nick Godsoe is a grants manager, tuba player and researcher from Saint John, NB. He holds a B.Mus from Mount Allison University as well as an M.A. in Musicology from the the University of Toronto, where he also began his doctoral studies. Nick is currently the Manager of Programs & Education with MusiCounts, Canada's music education charity associated with the JUNO Awards. In this role, Nick oversees all of MusiCounts' grant, scholarship and learning resource programs that improve access to music education for in-need youth in Canada. Nick also serves on the Board of Directors with Rainbow Songs Foundation, a Toronto-based charity that provides free music programs to underserved children in the GTA using shelter and refugee services.

Links Discussed

MusiCounts Website: https://www.musicounts.ca/

Band Aid Grants: https://www.musicounts.ca/programs-overview/band-aid-program/

MusiCounts Learn: https://www.musicounts.ca/musicountslearn/

How You Can Get Involved: https://www.musicounts.ca/get-involved/

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Music used in this episode

BRP Theme Music: Skyline by EKR Hammell Performing Ensemble: University of Toronto Wind Ensemble, Dr. Gillian MacKay - Conductor

Second Suite in F, Fantasia on the "Dargason" by Gustav Holst Performing Ensemble: Air Combat Command Heritage of American Band

Nov 03, 202035:27
BRP LIVE! | Laura Campbell

BRP LIVE! | Laura Campbell

We welcome clarinetist, educator, social media influencer and founder of the Virtual Concert Band, Laura Campbell to the Band Room Podcast LIVE! Join Dylan and Laura as they discuss all things clarinet, teaching, building your social media presence and the Virtual Concert Band.  

About Laura 

Laura is a woodwind musician from Melbourne, Australia. She specialises in clarinet performance and teaching woodwinds including clarinet, saxophone and flute.   

Laura completed her Bachelor of music under clarinetist David Griffiths, and received masterclasses from musicians including Sabine Meyer and Paul Meyer. Laura has used her music experience to create her own career pathway, through becoming a woodwind teacher both privately and in schools, as well as creating a name for herself on social media under @laura_clarinetist on instagram, and launching her successful business Virtual Concert Band.   

Laura is passionate about exploring different avenues in music, to create value for young musicians, and help keep her passion alive.  Her social media presence has brought her to work with brands such as Backun, D’Addario, Legere, Soundbrenner and RatStands. She has had the pleasure of playing virtually with Corrado Giuffredi, and even making an appearance on 2 episodes of the Clarineat Podcast by Sean Perrin.  

Laura aims to bring wind musicians from around the globe together through her Virtual Concert Band endeavours, and to inspire the younger generation through her online content, and teaching.  

Links Discussed 

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Music used in this episode 

  • BRP Theme Music: Skyline by EKR Hammell Performing Ensemble: University of Toronto Wind Ensemble, Dr. Gillian MacKay - Conductor   
  • Second Suite in F, Fantasia on the "Dargason" by Gustav Holst Performing Ensemble: Air Combat Command Heritage of American Band
Oct 27, 202037:24
BRP LIVE! | Giovanni Santos

BRP LIVE! | Giovanni Santos

We are excited to welcome composer, educator and conductor, Giovanni Santos to the Band Room Podcast LIVE! Join Dylan and Giovanni as they discuss his journey to where he is, his position at La Sierra University Department of Music and how they've been ensembing during a pandemic, keeping creative during COVID, diversity in programming and so much more!

About Giovanni

Giovanni Santos serves as Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Wind and Percussion Studies at La Sierra University, where he directs the University Wind Ensemble, Chamber Winds, Big Band, and teaches courses in instrumental music education, popular music, and conducting (currently on study-leave).  

Professor Santos has conducted successful performances across the United States and Europe. Most recently, Santos led successful performances at Carnegie Hall, the Disney Concert Hall, and the Kennedy Center of the Arts (with the US Naval Academy Band Brass Ensemble).  

Santos has proudly implemented a yearly wind band conducting workshop at La Sierra University, and has worked alongside Prof. H. Robert Reynolds, Dr. Thomas Lee, Dr. Travis J. Cross, and Prof. Allan McMurray, helping some of the brightest young music educators in the United States. A strong advocate for music education, Santos frequently presents at conferences, school in-service days, classrooms, and as clinician for young ensembles across the US. Most recently, Prof. Santos presented at the California All-State Music Education Conference (CASMEC), for the California Music Educators Association’s ‘Casting a Wider in Net at Azusa Pacific University, the North American Division National Teachers Convention, the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago, the 2019 SCSBOA Professional Development Conference, and for the College Band Directors National Association National Conference at Arizona State University.   

Santos is a graduate of La Sierra University (B. Mus) and earned his MM in Music Education from the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, where he was also a scholarship trumpet student. He has been published by the International Trumpet Guild Journal on two occasions. Santos had the privilege of studying trumpet with Richard Hofmann, Boyde Hood, and Donald Green. Santos also enjoys composing chamber music and wind band works and has been commissioned by high schools, community bands, and universities across the United States.   

Professor Santos is inspired by his family. His wife Tanya, is an elementary teacher in Perris, CA. Tanya and Giovanni are proud parents of Gianna and David.

Links Discussed

  • Giovanni Santos Website - https://giosantosmusic.com/
  • La Sierra University Department of music: https://lasierra.edu/music

Concert Programming Resources

  • Institute for Composer Diversity: https://www.composerdiversity.com/
  • Jodi Blackshaw's List of Female Band Composers: https://www.jodieblackshaw.com/female-band-composers
  • And We Were Heard...: https://www.andwewereheard.org/
  • A Great List From Composer, Alex Shapiro: https://www.alexshapiro.org/ProgrammingResources.html

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Music used in this episode

  • BRP Theme Music: Skyline by EKR Hammell Performing Ensemble: University of Toronto Wind Ensemble, Dr. Gillian MacKay - Conductor
  • Second Suite in F, Fantasia on the "Dargason" by Gustav Holst Performing Ensemble: Air Combat Command Heritage of American Band
Oct 21, 202046:23
BRP 20 | Peter Gallant
Oct 12, 202001:44:33
BRP LIVE! | Cait Nishimura

BRP LIVE! | Cait Nishimura

For our second BRP LIVE! Dylan caught up with return guest, composer, Cait Nishimura to chat about how she's been doing, keeping creative during a pandemic, her work with the Music Creators Academy, an upcoming Virtual Band project and our new segment...Composer Cats!

Links Discussed

Music Creators Academy - https://www.musiccreatorsacademy.com/

Virtual Concert Band - https://www.virtualconcertband.com/

Cait Nishimura’s Website - https://caitnishimura.com/

Band Room Podcast Store - http://www.bandroompod.com/store

Music used in this episode:

BRP Theme Music: Skyline by EKR Hammell

Performing Ensemble: University of Toronto Wind Ensemble, Dr. Gillian MacKay - Conductor

Second Suite in F for Military Band, Fantasia on the "Dargason" by Gustav Holst

Performing Ensemble: Air Combat Command Heritage of American Band  

Oct 06, 202040:17
BRP LIVE! | Christian Overton
Sep 30, 202027:13
BRP 17 | Wendy Zander McCallum

BRP 17 | Wendy Zander McCallum

Dylan is joined in the Band Room with Dr. Wendy Zander McCallum, faculty member and Instrumental Music Specialist, at Brandon University. They discuss everything from her path to where she is, influential teachers, her full circle path back to BU, gender and the importance of keeping true to who you are as a conductor.

This September we feature composer, Chris Byman and his piece, Rocket Summer, performed by the University of Manitoba Concert Band, conducted by Chris Byman.

Sep 07, 202001:37:34
BRP 16 | Erik Leung
Aug 01, 202001:42:32
BRP 15 | Peter Meechan
Jul 17, 202001:51:25
BRP 14 | Ensemble Teaching in an Age of COVID-19

BRP 14 | Ensemble Teaching in an Age of COVID-19

Join Dylan as he explores some of the problems we face as music educators in this new age of COVID-19. Most importantly, we'll be discussing solutions and mindsets to consider, hopefully giving you a little more hope heading into the Fall. We've got this, Bandies! In celebration of Pride Month, we feature Omar Thomas’s, A Mother of a Revolution!

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Jun 22, 202051:43
The Band Room Podcast Trailer

The Band Room Podcast Trailer

My name is Dylan Maddix and I’m the host of the Band Room Podcast. The podcast about everything band! I’ll be sitting down with the movers and shakers of the wind world, composers, conductors, performers and music educators. Bringing their insights, stories and inspirations to you.

I’ll also be going solo exploring topics on music education, conducting, performance and more. If you work with bands, teach bands, play in a band or you love just love music, we have something for you! So, get your reed, empty your spit valve and take a seat in the Band Room. Listen on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you listen to fine podcasts.

Music used: Skyline by E.K.R. Hammell (https://ekrhammell.com/)

Performers: University of Toronto Wind Ensemble, Dr. Gillian MacKay, Conductor

May 12, 202000:51
BRP 13 | Mark Hopkins
May 08, 202002:10:15
BRP 12 | Jonathan Dagenais
Apr 10, 202001:28:57
BRP 11 | Fostering Focus & Intent

BRP 11 | Fostering Focus & Intent

Dylan is going solo amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Your band can play the notes! Your band can play the rhythms! There’s even a crescendo! Now what? Join Dylan as he gives ideas to get your band playing beyond the notes on the page, improving their musicality through a mindset of focus and intent. This episode begins our new featured composer segment, this month featuring EKR Hammell. Help support the Band Room Podcast: https://www.gofundme.com/f/fz6g56-the-band-room-podcast 

Mar 23, 202040:04
BRP 10 | Linda Wharton

BRP 10 | Linda Wharton

First episode of 2020! Join Dylan as he and Linda Wharton discuss growing up in London, Ontario, attending Western University, teaching at Central Secondary School, adjudicating, how music helped through trying times and coming full circle now teaching at Western University. Let us know what you thought about this episode and leave us a message at: https://anchor.fm/bandroompod/message

Linda Wharton is a UWO Faculty of Music grad and an Althouse College grad. She taught at Central Elgin Collegiate Institute for five years and at Central Secondary School in London for almost three decades. Her Concert Bands, Wind Ensembles and Jazz Ensembles won many awards locally, regionally, provincially and nationally. 

Linda has won many teaching awards, including the Award of Distinction from the Thames Valley District School Board and the Dennis Brown Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jack Richardson Music Awards. 

Linda currently teaches Instrumental Conducting Techniques at Western and she adjudicates at music festivals around the province.

Jan 27, 202044:30
BRP 9 | Jason Caslor

BRP 9 | Jason Caslor

We welcome Director of Wind Ensembles at Arizona State University, Dr. Jason Caslor to the Band Room Podcast! Join Dylan as he and Jason discuss his formative years growing up in Saskatchewan, his time at University of Saskatchewan, University of Manitoba and Arizona State University, studying with Dale Lonis and Gary Hill, his time with the Thunder Bay Symphony, Memorial University and how he made his way back to Arizona. Let us know what you thought about this episode and leave us a message at: https://anchor.fm/bandroompod/message

Jason Caslor is an associate professor of music and director of wind ensembles at Arizona State University. In addition to directing the ensemble, he also mentors graduate conducting students, and teaches undergraduate and graduate conducting courses. Caslor is an educational clinician for Conn-Selmer.

From 2015-2019, Caslor served as assistant professor and associate director of bands and orchestras and Arizona State University. From 2010-2015, Caslor served as assistant professor of instrumental conducting at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada where he conducted the wind ensemble and oversaw the undergraduate and graduate instrumental conducting programs. Prior to that, he spent three seasons as resident conductor with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra (TBSO). During his tenure with the TBSO, he conducted more than 75 concerts (including a CBC Radio national broadcast) and recorded a full-length, internationally distributed CD with Canadian blues artist Rita Chiarelli. Recipient of an “Excellence in Teaching” Award from Memorial University’s Students’ Union in 2012, Caslor also spent several years teaching in the public school system as an instrumental and choral instructor.

In addition to numerous regional engagements, Caslor has conducted the National Youth Band of Canada, the South Dakota All State Band, the South Dakota Intercollegiate Band, and the Alberta Wind Symphony. As a researcher, he has presented his work at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, the WASBE International Conference, and the CBDNA National Conference.

Caslor’s current research interests include developing a user-friendly iPad application that will allow for the transmission of high-quality audio over the internet for the purposes of internet-based rehearsals/clinics and spontaneous improvisation as it pertains to both conducting pedagogy and large ensembles.

Nov 17, 201942:30
BRP 8 | Sharon Fitzsimmins

BRP 8 | Sharon Fitzsimmins

We welcome award-winning music educator, Sharon Fitzsimmins to the Band Room Podcast! Join Dylan as he and Sharon discuss her formative years, rebuilding a band program, her involvement in the OMEA, what adjudicators are looking for, involvement with Music Fest Canada and many words of wisdom for music educators. Sharon Fitzsimmins, Mus. Bac., B.Ed, is a respected educator, international adjudicator, clinician and conductor. She is past president of The Ontario Music Educators’ Association (OMEA) and was co-editor of The Recorder for 8 years, examiner for The Royal Conservatory of Music and a conductor at the National Music Camp of Canada . She has received numerous teaching, professional development and leadership awards including Teacher of the Year. In November 2006, Sharon received the highest award from the OMEA, an Honorary Life Membership. In Feb. 2019 Sharon also received an Honorary Life Membership from the Ontario Band Association (OBA).Sharon is currently the Chair of the Concert Band Division for MusicFest Canada. Sharon is proud to have taught for thirty years at Barrie North Collegiate where she conducted award winning bands and choirs. She has written three teacher resources and a collection of stories called It Made Me Laugh, It Made Me cry. Stories From the Music Room. 

Oct 01, 201945:26
BRP 7 | Cait Nishimura

BRP 7 | Cait Nishimura

Season 2 has begun! We welcome composer, Cait Nishimura to the Band Room Podcast! Join Dylan and Cait as they discuss her formative years, finding her path as a musician, her compositional process, fighting self-doubt and why she does what she does.

Cait Nishimura is a Canadian composer, songwriter, and music educator based in Toronto, Ontario. Described as having a "refreshing buoyancy", her music uses minimalist patterns, simple yet lush harmonies, and themes that linger in listeners' minds, drawing inspiration from the beauty of the natural world. With a special focus on wind band and choral music, Nishimura strives to present contemporary concert music that is accessible and enjoyable by musicians of all levels. Her work for wind band, Chasing Sunlight, was selected as the winner of the 2017 Canadian Band Association Composition Competition, and has since been added to regional and national wind band syllabi. Nishimura holds undergraduate degrees in music and education from the University of Toronto. Her work is regularly programmed and commissioned by ensembles across North America, where she is in demand as a visiting composer and educator.

Outside of her work in the "classical" realm, Cait is currently writing her first musical and has released her first pop single: https://smarturl.it/c2uh8y


Sep 08, 201901:03:16
BRP 6 | Migration

BRP 6 | Migration

The Band Room is back after a long break! In Ep. 6 Dylan brings you music of Migration, featuring works inspired by travel in some way. Works by David Maslanka, Kelly-Marie Murphy and Adam Schoenberg show us the different forms migration might take. This episode features performances by the Texas A&M University Wind Symphony and Dr. Timothy B. Rhea, The Hannaford Street Silver Band with Alain Trudel and the University of Texas Wind Ensemble with Jerry Junkin. Big thanks to Mark Records, Hannaford Street Silver Band and the University of Texas for the use of the recordings used on today's episode.
Feb 08, 201847:15
BRP 5 | Dr. Gillian MacKay | Being The Best Musician You Can Be

BRP 5 | Dr. Gillian MacKay | Being The Best Musician You Can Be

We welcome the wonderful Dr. Gillian MacKay, from the University of Toronto Faculty of Music to the Band Room Podcast!
Join Dylan as he and Dr. MacKay discuss her formative years growing up in Lethbridge, Alberta, when she caught the conducting bug, influential teachers and her thoughts on being a performing conductor/educator. 

Gillian MacKay is an Associate Professor of Music at the University of Toronto, where she conducts the Wind Ensemble and teaches conducting, trumpet, and music education. An award-winning teacher, Gillian has an active professional career as a conductor, adjudicator, and clinician. She has conducted honour bands throughout Canada and the United States, and in 2001 was chosen to conduct the National Youth Band of Canada. A sought-after adjudicator, Dr. MacKay has judged Canadian band festivals at local, provincial, and national levels. In addition, she has judged band competitions in Singapore and Thailand. In October 2007, Gillian was the conductor of the Southeast Asian Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble in Bangkok, a group which has members from countries throughout Southeast Asia. Dr. MacKay has presented clinics and workshops at provincial and state conferences in Canada and the United States, and is known for her work on the relationship between conducting and mime. Also recognized as a conducting pedagogue, Gillian leads the University of Toronto Wind Conducting Symposium each July, and has been the guest instructor at other symposia in Canada. As a trumpeter, she is active as a recitalist and chamber musician, and has a particular interest in the French solo trumpet and cornet music of the 19th century. Gillian holds degrees and diplomas from the University of Lethbridge, McGill University, the University of Calgary and Northwestern University. Previously, Dr. MacKay was Instructor of Brass at Medicine Hat College, and Director of the School of Music at the University of Windsor.

Sep 06, 201729:32
BRP 4 | Don't Mess With Texas

BRP 4 | Don't Mess With Texas

This episode is dedicated to all Band Room listeners in the great band state of Texas. Join Dylan in an episode entitled, Don't Mess With Texas, as he explores wind music of Texas, with works by Kevin Puts, Scott McAllister and Donald Grantham. Featuring the Baylor University Wind Ensemble with Dr. Eric Wilson, Michigan State University Wind Symphony with Dr. Kevin Stedatole & The University of Texas Wind Ensemble with Jerry Junkin. Please go to: www.dylanrookmaddix.com/thebandroom to learn about where you can donate to the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Let's help our band geeks to the south, when they need it most. Big thanks to Mark Records for the use of the recordings used on today's episode. Come back next week when Dr. Gillian MacKay from the University of Toronto will be joining us, as we talk about Being the Best Musician You Can Be | A Conductor's Perspective.
Aug 31, 201733:11
BRP 3 | Sounds of Summer

BRP 3 | Sounds of Summer

Dylan is not quite ready for summer to be over, so join him as he explores the Sounds of Summer! With works by Percy Grainger, Michael Colgrass and David Maslanka. Featuring the United States Marine Band, Rutgers Wind Ensemble and University of Texas Wind Ensemble.

Big thanks to Mark Records for the use of the recordings used on today's episode. Come back next week when Dr. Gillian MacKay from the University of Toronto will be joining us!
Aug 24, 201732:51
BRP 2 | Coast To Coast

BRP 2 | Coast To Coast

Join Dylan as he brings you on a road trip across Canada's musical landscape! Looking at works by Dinuk Wijeratne, Andrew Staniland , Matthew Emery/E.K.R. Hammell and Howard Cable. Huge thanks to Mark Records for providing some of the great recordings used on today's podcast!
Aug 12, 201734:38
BRP 1 | New Beginnings

BRP 1 | New Beginnings

To celebrate the very first episode of The Band Room, Dylan brings you music of new beginnings. Four very different beginnings but all the start of something new! Featuring works by Jonathan Newman, David Gillingham, Henry Kucharzyk and Gustav Holst.

Aug 04, 201728:28