Episode 10: Jeffrey Lyman

05/07/19 • 52 min

Jeffrey Lyman is Professor of Bassoon at the University of Michigan. has established himself as one of the premier performers, teachers, and historians of the bassoon in the U.S.

He coordinates two popular YouTube channels: one with more than 160 live recordings of Lyman and his students at the University of Michigan, and the other featuring trios and duos for oboe, bassoon and piano with Nancy Ambrose King and Martin Katz.

On this episode, I find out how

· Jeffrey maintains such an exciting & diverse and bassoon studio.

· We talk about one of his students - Euceph Yousef El-Magharbel who makes cool, bassoon funk videos. His recommendations for unique composers.

· The weirdest places he has ever performed and practiced in.

· The most important career advice he has ever received.

· We discuss should musicians (ever) accept non-paying gigs for exposure.

· How can one deal with naysayers and detractors as a musician, for e.g. internet trolls?

· How to commission a composer as a musician

· If he could sum up your life in a book title, what would it be?

· Some of his upcoming projects

· What he likes to do in his free time and hobbies.

To find out more about him, please visit: http://www.jefflymanbassoon.com

If you have enjoyed this podcast, please consider supporting me on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/jewelair

Jeffrey Lyman is Professor of Bassoon at the University of Michigan. has established himself as one of the premier performers, teachers, and historians of the bassoon in the U.S.

On this episode, I find out how

· Jeffrey maintains such an exciting & diverse and bassoon studio.

· We talk about one of his students - Euceph Yousef El-Magharbel who makes cool, bassoon funk videos. His recommendations for unique composers.

· The weirdest places he has ever performed and practiced in.

· The most important career advice he has ever received.

· We discuss should musicians (ever) accept non-paying gigs for exposure.

· How can one deal with naysayers and detractors as a musician, for e.g. internet trolls?

· How to commission a composer as a musician

· If he could sum up your life in a book title, what would it be?

· Some of his upcoming projects

· What he likes to do in his free time and hobbies.

To find out more about him, please visit: http://www.jefflymanbassoon.com

If you have enjoyed this podcast, please consider supporting me on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/jewelair

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Episode 9: Mykyta Sierov – oboe maverick

This episode features Ukrainian oboe soloist and chamber musician, Mykyta Sierov. He is an independent oboist based in Weimar, Germany – he not only plays classical music, but jazz and pop as well as his own compositions.

Since 2016 he is the solo oboist of his band, “Bosque Magico” and they have recorded in their first album “Tu Tiempo” and the band is currently touring and promoting this album in Europe and Asia.

He is highly creative, with lots of ideas and energy and explains how he manages his own career and gives valuable tips to others interested in a similar career path.

To find out more about Mykyta: visit

https://www.facebook.com/SierovMykyta/

To find out more about Bosque Magico:

https://www.bosque-magico.de/index.php?language=en&id=156

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Episode 11: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Kristian is a young and accomplished Norwegian Composer & Bassoonist. He is currently Principal Bassoon at The Baltic Opera in Poland since 2018. He studied bassoon with Robert Ronnes, Dag Jensen, Ole K. Dahl and Klaus Thunemann.

His YouTube channel has been awarded one of top 25 channels in the world and he tirelessly contributes to the bassoon world by his many arrangements, restorations and his research for extended technique, fingerings and his discoveries of unknown works. He became a Moosmann artist at age 26.

Quote from interview:

“I think that professionalism doesn’t automatically come with winning an audition.”

Some topics we discuss:

the current conservatory education system and subjects conservatories Kristian feels conservatories should focus on to help students get a job.

The wide range of career options available now for a musician, besides the orchestral path.

an ideal practicing schedule, the importance of challenging oneself and pushing one against one’s limits.

The advice he received from Klaus Thunemann on practicing

Some of his personal audition tips and how to stand out from the crowd.

What motivates him

How we can promote the bassoon

Which composer he would like to have lunch with.

His interesting story of him playing Rite of Spring for the first time and the surprise guest in the audience.