HERo Talk

Today on HERo Talk is violin pedagogue Elizabeth Faidley! We talk all things teaching students from age 3 to college. What is the best time to start learning violin? How can you be the best teacher possible? Elizabeth answers all these questions!

Today on HERo Talk is critically acclaimed violinist, Miranda Cuckson. She is known for her performances all over the world and her emphasis on performing contemporary classical works.

This week on HERo Talk, Darrian is joined by composer, Jocelyn Hagen. Jocelyn and Darrian talk about composition, promoting women in composition, and incorporating multimedia into the classical music space.

Catch up with Miranda and Darrian as we talk about what will happen in our upcoming 2024 episodes. We also discuss our Small Talk answers about how arts organizations can be more inclusive.

Join Angela and Darrian as they talk with composer, Augusta Read-Thomas about her music and what makes her so well known!

We are back with season 3 and kicking it off with Aubrey Bergauer (better known as "the Steve Jobs of classical music) who is making big waves in orchestral management, fundraising, and promoting the arts. Learn more about her at her website https://www.aubreybergauer.com/ and buy her new book "Run It Like a Business" to learn more about how to grow your own arts organization.

Today Darrian talks with California-based conductor, Eleanor Núñez. They talk about the world of conducting, along with pedagogy and innovative programming for concerts!

Angela is back! In this week's episode, Angela tells us about her new job and we talk about advice for musicians from our Small Talk submissions! Tell us your thoughts and advice for fellow musicians!

An episode so good, we are sharing it again! If you missed this episode last season, tune in to listen to the former principal flutist of the Boston Symphony, Elizabeth Rowe, as she talks about her career and leading a lawsuit for equal pay in 2018.

Today with composer, Nell Shaw Cohen, we talk about Landscape music and how music can be an advocate for environmentalism. Learn more about Nell at www.nellshawcohen.com and her organization at www.landscape.org

Today on the show with Darrian is French Horn player, Kate Warren. Together they touch on a variety of topics from gendering brass instruments to promoting yourself on social media! Learn more about Kate Warren at https://www.katewarrenmusic.com or on instagram @katewarrenmusic

Amelyse Arroyo joins Darrian on HERo Talk to discuss her bow making career and bow maintenance for our fellow string HERoes. Tune in to learn more about bows and check out Amelyse @arroyobows or at www.arroyobows.com

Today on HERo Talk is Kensley Behel from the Musicians' Health Lab! Kensley and Darrian discuss how to be a health conscious musician and how to be more effective in the practice room! Learn more about the Musicians' Health Lab at https://www.kensleybehel.com or on instagram @kensleybehel

Welcome back to HERo Talk! It is season 3! Darrian and Miranda sit down to talk about our summers and what you can look forward to during this next season of the podcast!

Join the HERo Team, Darrian, Miranda, Bella, and Amanda as they close out season 2 by talking about the HERo Conference! We discuss all the people and events at the conference and all the hard work we did to get to where we are now. We have fun figuring out how to have four people on the podcast with only three mics! Join the fun and let us know your thoughts!

This week Darrian sits down with harpist, Dr. Noël Wan. They talk about harp and what it means to gender instruments. Don’t forget to register for the HERo Conference for the weekend of May 12-13! Tickets to individual sessions also available.

This week on HERo Talk, Darrian and Angela, will be talking about everything you can expect at the inaugural HERo Conference. We will also be discussing toxic student/teacher relationships in classical music. Register for the conference today! $25 for students! Register at www.her-omusic.com today!

Today with us is violinist, Corinne Stillwell! She spent 10 years at Juilliard studying with one of the most famous pedagogues, Dorothy DeLay. Currently, she is a professor of violin at FSU (and Darrian’s Professor) and the concertmaster of the Tallahassee Symphony.

Darrian is back! Join her and Angela as they interview jazz vocalist, Michelle Lordi! Learn about her life and how she started singing and getting into jazz as we have our first ever jazz musician on the podcast!

Join Angela and the guest cohost, Miranda Rojas, as they discuss this week’s small talk. “What ways can we promote equity for women in classical music?”

Join us as we learn about composer, Madeleine Dring, from Dr. Wanda Brister. This underrepresented composer had an amazing life and we will be playing some of her work at the conference! We learn more about Dring first hand from the woman that has dedicated her life to learning about Dring.

Darrian and Angela are back from the Dominican Republic and are catching up about the trip and what’s coming up. They also share this week’s Small Talk and play some of our listeners favorite recordings.

What are murder ballads? Join Angela and Darrian as they sit down with their friend Rosalee to talk about murder ballads. We talk about what they are and what they mean for women. 

This week on HERo Talk, Angela and Darrian talk with the principal flutist of the Boston Symphony, Elizabeth Rowe. She tells us about her career and how she successfully led a lawsuit for equal pay in 2018. 

This week Darrian and Angela catch up on our lives and school and what is coming up for HERo. They also stop to talk about your HERoes from our social media Small Talk!

This week Angela and Darrian discuss and share their thoughts on the movie Tár. Beware the spoilers! Come back and listen after you watch the movie about the fictional powerhouse female conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic. Comment and let us know your thoughts on the movie. 

Join Darrian and Angela as they sit down and talk with luthier Anne Cole. She talks about her career and her unique approach to making instruments. Learn more about Anne Cole at https://www.annecoleviolinmaker.com

Darrian and Angela have their first man on the show! Join us as we talk to Donne Ambassador and pianist, Antonio Oyarzabal! We talk about his career playing music by women and our future projects coming up with Antonio!

Learn more about Antonio at www.antonioyarzabal.com 

Join Angela and Darrian as they talk to violin soloist Chee-Yun Kim! Learn about her amazing journey and career!

https://chee-yun.net

Here we go again! Darrian and Angela are back for season 2 of HERo Talk. We talk about what is coming for 2023 and look back on 2022. 

Darrian and Angela wish all our HERoes a Happy Holidays and bring an end to our first season of HERo Talk!

Join Darrian and Angela as they sit down with guest cohost, Bella Schwerin. Bella shares with us a cello suite by composer, Juri Seo! 

Link to composer page: https://www.juriseomusic.com/about

Join Darrian and Angela as they talk about a new composer with guest cohost Darci Wright! We will look into the music and life of work by women composers that exist outside the classical canon.

Darrian and Angela sit down with the award-winning composer Augusta Read-Thomas. We talk about her compositions and the success of her career. In today’s episode, we talk about her pieces Brio, Star Box, Violin Concerto No. 3, Incantation, Toft Serenade, and Plea for Peace. 

On this episode, Darrian and Angela talk about the negativity HERo experienced and why it makes our mission even more important. We also talk about the professionalism women must display to be taken seriously. 

Join Darrian and Angela as they sit down with renowned musicologist and ecomusicologist, Dr. Denise Von Glahn. We talk about her career and challenges that face women in music. 

Today Angela and Darrian talk about women composers. We test ourselves to see if we can name women composers for each letter of the alphabet. 

Today Darrian and Angela talk with Ellen Taafe Zwilich, the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in composition. 

Join Darrian and Angela as they sit down and talk with the CEO of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Amanda Stringer. They will talk about arts administration and women in leadership positions. 

Join us as we talk about mental health for musicians and then interview Evee Hunnel! Evee is the composer of the HERo Talk theme song!

Join Darrian and Angela as they talk about the good guys that support women! This happy episode will make you feel better about the small changes in music!

Join us this week as we talk about using social media to promote classical music and help our careers as musicians. We are also joined by violinist, teacher, and social media influencer, Crista Guthrie Shoemake! 

Angela and Darrian are back to talk about our first week back to school at FSU. We discuss what our first week looked like and what we think ambition looks like for women.  

Episode 2 of HERo Talk deals with the new topics being taught in music history/theory and how to create a more diverse curriculum for musicians. Sit down with us as we talk with Dr. Rachel Lumsden about female composers and her innovative classes. 

Welcome to episode 1 of HERo Talk! This week we will tell you about us and how HERo started. We will also be talking about our experiences in music as women as well as the experiences of some of our members. 

Welcome to HERo Talk where Darrian and Angela talk about their lives as musician’s and interview women in classical music. Join us every Friday starting September 2nd!