SyndicateMizzou Video Podcast

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Leslie Perna - Drawn to performance

Wed, 17 May 2006 21:26:14 GMT

Perna found herself drawn to viola performance, and especially chamber music, because of the collaborative and democratic nature of the music-making process. The Esterhazy Quartet, the string quartet with whom Perna performs chamber music, focuses particularly on work from contemporary living composers. The Esterhazy Quartet established residency at the Berklee College of Music in Boston six years ago, where they experience the magic of the collaborative process while working with the best student composers.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Leslie Perna - Perna's philosophy of music

Wed, 17 May 2006 21:22:22 GMT

Considering the universal drive to make music, Perna appreciates the magic of bringing music to life.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Leslie Perna - Teaching music moves humankind forward

Wed, 17 May 2006 21:25:23 GMT

Perna discusses how teaching others about music is her part of moving humankind forward.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Leslie Perna - Teaching music at Mizzou

Wed, 17 May 2006 21:26:00 GMT

Perna discusses what it means to teach music in a group context at Mizzou.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Leslie Perna - The Missouri String Project

Wed, 17 May 2006 16:20:03 GMT

The Missouri String Project, which Perna directs, provides outreach to the community and valuable teaching experience for music majors.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Leslie Perna - Perna's Current Projects

Wed, 17 May 2006 21:26:33 GMT

Perna's recent work with the Concordia String Trio is now in its fifth season. The challenge and excitement is in playing 21st century music commissioned by living composers and being able to work directly with the composers themselves.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Leslie Perna - Viola Performance

Wed, 17 May 2006 21:26:45 GMT

Watch Perna in a short viola performance.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Jim Miller - A passion for all the arts

Wed, 31 May 2006 12:12:36 GMT

Miller discusses some of his original works in costume design, painting and music composition.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Thomas McKenney - What research and creative activity looks like for music composer W. Thomas McKenney

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:45:58 GMT

Research for composer Thomas McKenney often takes the shape of such activities as score studies. That is, before McKenney begins to write a piece, he examines what other composers have done. While research informs his creative process, helping to get the creative juices flowing, McKenney then strives to put aside the research and focus on what he wants to do with his own composition.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Timothy Langen - Langen’s collaboration

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:38:42 GMT

Langen describes the rewards of two collaborative projects: _Eight Twentieth-Century Russian Plays_ (2000) is an anthology of Russian plays that he translated and edited with Justin Weir. He also worked with his brother, Jesse Langen, examining how the music by Russian composer Dmitry Shostakovich drew upon the poems of Alexander Blok.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Nandhu Radhakrishnan - Taan Gestures

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:45:12 GMT

Taan gestures are a fraternal fluctuation used by Indian classical singers. Western classical singers tend to use involuntary mechanisms for vibrato that require very little voluntary control and more breath support. Taan gestures are voluntarily controlled, and can be used rapidly or slowly depending on the singer’s emotions.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: SyndicateMizzou - How did you come to this research or creative activity?

Tue, 06 May 2008 15:44:41 GMT

When asked about why they were drawn to this area of research or creative activity, MU faculty provide interesting and compelling responses. In some cases, they continued in school because the drive to learn new things was so great, because family provided a sense of identity and career direction, or because of initial interest in a related field. In other cases, they stumbled upon the field quite by accident. Regardless of the reason, the passion they hold for their work is obvious.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: SyndicateMizzou - Why is this research or creative activity important?

Tue, 06 May 2008 15:44:42 GMT

Whether their work seeks to counter domestic violence and ethnic genocide, identify cancer treatments, or employ literature and music to understand humanity, these MU faculty describe in their own words why this work is important to society.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: SyndicateMizzou - How do research and creative activity intersect with teaching?

Tue, 06 May 2008 15:44:43 GMT

In this segment, faculty members talk about how their research and creative activity contribute to better teaching, as well as the relationship between these two aspects of their work. Frequently, the two endeavors intersect, profitting both. Carmen Chicone remarks, “If you are actively involved in your subject, you’re bound to be a much better teacher.”

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Lampo Leong - Multimedia Art

Tue, 19 May 2009 01:59:45 GMT

Another way that Leong has dealt with mixed media is through his work Spiritual Transformations, a collaborative art form that combines animated video of his painted images with contemporary music. He creates the artwork, while MU professor Thomas McKenney composes the music by using software that generates sounds from images. Public Art in San Francisco Digital Film

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Arthur White - What is Jazz?

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:50:13 GMT

A uniquely American art form, jazz grew out of many musical developments around the turn of the last century. What most sets jazz apart from other kinds of music is its complex improvisational content. Percussionist Lloyd Warden suggests that, if done right, jazz can express emotions better than the spoken word. “When you hear Charlie Parker play the alto saxophone or hear Ella Fitzgerald sing,” he explains, “the emotions are condensed and presented in a way that is a lot more accurate than just a conversation, reading a book, or watching a movie.”

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Arthur White - Why Jazz?

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:50:39 GMT

White and the jazz students we interviewed share their stories about becoming interested in jazz. Reflecting on what jazz means to him today, saxophonist Jacob Hallman describes the ability to reach people through music: “It gives you an opportunity to communicate in something of a new language. You can say things through jazz that might not be as clear if you were trying to articulate them with words."

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Arthur White - From Preparation to Performance

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:05:10 GMT

From selecting charts and arrangements to planning the nitty-gritty details of rehearsals, considerable work goes into preparing for concert performance. “Sight reading is a very important skill,” remarks former director Leibinger, “and the more you sight read, the better you are going to get.” Being able to take a brand new score, and breathe life into the notes on the page is a wondrous thing. After a few weeks, they begin focusing on the harder parts. As concert day nears, the director and band must quickly determine how to spend the remaining practice time.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Arthur White - “The Macadam of Good Intentions”

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:54:32 GMT

From sight-reading practice to concert performance, we trace a jazz composition to its final destination at the Missouri Theatre with former director Doug Leibinger and guest saxophonist Ron Dziubla.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Bruce Bartholow - Finding Interest in Social Psychology

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:58:38 GMT

Originally a music major, Bartholow turned to social psychology after realizing his desire to learn “what makes people tick.”