The Official Podcast of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra http://www.mso.org/main.taf?p=14,1 en-us Copyright 2008, 2009 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra langfittn@mso.org (Nathan Langfitt) Experience the music and meet the artists you'll be hearing at your Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concerts this season with MSO's new Podcasts. These previews will enhance your concert experience and include musical selections and insights from performers and music experts. Experience the music and meet the artists you'll be hearing at your Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concerts this season with MSO's new Podcasts. These previews will enhance your concert experience and include musical selections and insights from performers and music experts. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra langfittn@mso.org no Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:45:00 CDT Nathan Langfitt Host Nathan Langfitt talks with MSO bassist and Emmy Award-winner Maurice Wininsky about his original composition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: Festival Fifty. Plus learn more about Brahms' and his lyrical Symphony No. 3 and the weekend's guest artist, Andre Watts and his performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" on the MSO's new Steinway. http://www.mso.org/res/podcasts/MSO_Backstage_Episode_1.mp3 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:00:00 CDT 13:37 Nathan Langfitt Host Nathan Langfitt sits down with MSO Concertmaster Frank Almond to talk about the famous Lipinski Stradivarius, which Almond recently received on long-term loan. Also learn more about how you can see the MSO in a town near you during the MSO on the Road fall tour. http://www.mso.org/res/podcasts/MSO_Backstage_Episode_2.mp3 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:00:00 CDT 12:09 Nathan Langfitt Host Nathan Langfitt sits down with MSO Principal Clarinet and soloist Todd Levy to chat about New Worlds, which will be performed on October 31 and November 1 and 2, 2008. Todd Levy discusses Music Director Designate Edo de Waart, the evolution of Weber's Quintet for Clarinet and Strings' and Dvorak's perspective during the composition of his Ninth Symphony "New World." http://www.mso.org/res/podcasts/MSO_Backstage_Episode_3.mp3 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:40:00 CDT 13:18 Nathan Langfitt Host Nathan Langfitt catches up to Guest Conductor Nicholas McGegan to talk about his upcoming Thanksgiving weekend performance with the MSO on November 28 and 29, 2008. McGegan talks love, Mendelssohn and Berlioz, the MSO, and his favorite Milwaukee hotspots. http://www.mso.org/res/podcasts/MSO_Backstage_Episode_4.mp3 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:00:00 CDT 16:31 Nathan Langfitt Host Nathan Langfitt and Kurt Ollman, UWM voice lecturer and world-renowned baritone, sit down to talk about Marvin Hamlisch's first concerts of 2009 with the Milwaukee Symphony. Ollman tells stories of his experiences in New York with legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein and his extensive career in opera performance. http://www.mso.org/res/podcasts/MSO_Backstage_Episode_5.mp3 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:46:00 CDT 13:07 Nathan Langfitt Host Nathan Langfitt sits down with Mark Niehaus, MSO principal trumpet, to talk about performing the iconic American music of George Gershwin and Edward "Duke" Ellington February 5-8, the anticipation of the coming season with Edo de Waart, living in Milwaukee, and teaching music. http://www.mso.org/res/podcasts/MSO_Backstage_Episode_6.mp3 Thu, 5 Feb 2009 15:34:00 CDT 12:39 Nathan Langfitt First, host Nathan Langfitt takes to the streets of Milwaukee to find out if those walking by could sing this weekend's (March 13-15) blockbuster, Orff's Carmina burana. Then he sits down with MSO Chorus Director Lee Erickson to talk about what goes into the preparation of a work of this magnitude and what it's like to work with the talented, all-volunteer MSO Chorus. http://www.mso.org/res/podcasts/MSO_Backstage_Episode_7.mp3 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:34:00 CDT 14:29 Nathan Langfitt Host Nathan Langfitt catches up with William Barnewitz, MSO principal horn, to talk about performing Brahms' Fourth Symphony. They discuss how to keep the music fresh for the orchestra and the audience after many performances. Then they chat about how Barnewitz came to live in Milwaukee and his advice for students hoping to be professional musicians. http://www.mso.org/res/podcasts/MSO_Backstage_Episode_8.mp3 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:04:00 CDT 14:29 Nathan Langfitt Host Nathan Langfitt sits down with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's principal viola, Robert Levine. Levine shares stories of Andreas Delf's time in Milwaukee, and they discuss the heroic "Symphony of a Thousand". http://www.mso.org/res/podcasts/MSO_Backstage_Episode_9.mp3 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:10:00 CDT 14:01 Nathan Langfitt Host Nathan Langfitt chats with resident conductor Stuart Chafetz about the orchestra's upcoming Peck Pavillion Pops, a series of free concerts June 23-27 downtown! http://www.mso.org/res/podcasts/MSO_Backstage_Episode10.mp3 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:52:00 CDT 12:09 Nathan Langfitt In expectation of the 2009-2010 season, host Nathan Langfitt sits down with new music director Edo de Waart to talk about his impressions of Milwaukee, his conducting career, and the wonderful music to come. http://www.mso.org/res/podcasts/MSO_Backstage_Episode_11.mp3 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:48:00 CDT 18:18 Nathan Langfitt To start the 2009-2010 season of MSO Backstage, host Nathan Langfitt sits down with new associate concertmaster Ilana Setapen to talk about the coming season, and being a newcomer in Milwaukee. http://www.mso.org/res/podcasts/MSOBackstage_Episode12.mp3 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:44:00 CDT 10:37 Nathan Langfitt Host Nathan Langfitt talks with principal cellist Joe Johnson about playing Brahms, his career up to this point, and being a Chicago Cubs fan in Milwaukee. http://www.mso.org/res/podcasts/MSO_Backstage_Episode_13.mp3 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 9:41:00 CDT 15:12 Nathan Langfitt In preparation for the MSO's All-Beethoven program March 5-7, host Nathan Langfitt chats with UWM Professor Mitchell Brauner about Symphony No. 6, and Beethoven's place in history. http://www.mso.org/res/podcasts/MSO_Backstage_Episode14.mp3 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 12:15:00 CDT 15:40 Nathan Langfitt In preparation for this weekend's All-American concert, host Nathan Langfitt talks about music as a storytelling art, and sits down with MSO principal clarinet, Todd Levy. Todd will be playing the world premiere of Marc Neikrug's Clarinet Concerto this weekend. http://www.mso.org/res/podcasts/MSO_Backstage_Episode15.mp3 Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:32:00 CDT 16:27 Nathan Langfitt Nathan Langfitt sits down with MSO cellist and member of I'm Not a Pilot, Peter Thomas. They talk about classical music, rock music, and everything in between. http://www.mso.org/res/podcasts/MSO_Backstage_Episode_16.mp3 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:56:00 CDT 14:38