189 - ADJ At Midwest 2022

Lexical Tones

Episode 189 of ADJ•ective New Music's podcast, Lexical Tones. Robert McClure and other members of the ADJ•ective New Music Composers' Collective venture to the 2022 Midwest Clinic International Band, Orchestra and Music Conference to sample all of the various musical happenings. With portable podcast equipment in tow, Rob had a chance to sit down with several composers, conductors, performers, and administrators for some quick chats in the Exhibitor Hall at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. We are pleased to present these "mini-interviews" with Dr. Kenneth Thompson (conductor, Bowling Green State University), Quinn Mason (composer & conductor), Ava Wirth (oboe, The _____ Experiment), Michael Goodman (composer), Dr. Ryan M. Yahl (conductor, A&M-Commerce), Janet Song Kim (...and we were heard), Kincaid Rabb (composer & writer), Drew Hosler (saxophonist, The _____ Experiment), Dr. Andrew Cote (composer, Merrimack College), Paul Geresy (conductor, Merrimack College), Sakari Dixon Vanderveer (composer, violist, and educator), Dr. Spencer Arias (composer, improviser, and educator), Dr. Octavio Más-Arocas (conductor, Michigan State University), Jestin Cam (composer & conductor, Burke High School in Omaha, Nebraska), Andy Junttonen (composer & administrator, Cleveland Institute of Music), and Dr. Garrett Hope (coach, speaker, composer). Visit www.adjectivenewmusic.com for more information about ADJ•ective New Music, the ADJ•ective Composers' Collective, and Lexical Tones.