The Playful Musician

Flutist Tessa Brinckman has been described as a “flutist of chameleon-like gifts.” Not only does she play the flute, piccolo, baroque, alto, bass and contrabass flutes, and miscellaneous keyboards, but she also composes, teaches and brings her musical talents to art installations and animation.In this episode, Tessa shares her inventive and holistic approach to practice, performance, and moving through life. We chat about everything from music in the theatre to influences to how music

Todd Barton is a composer, sound designer, multimedia performer and an analog synthesist specializing in Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments. From innovative scores for plays at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to avant-garde music for electronic synthesizers and computers, Todd’s musical resume is impressive and unique to say the least.  From the trumpet to the buchla, Todd shares his musical background plus we chat what it means to “play the space,” the unconventional beauty of the

Theresa McCoy is an accomplished percussionist. She’s played with esteemed symphonies, salsa bands, on horror movie soundtracks and for distinguished guests such as the Queen of England.  Theresa exudes playfulness and has a zest for life and music. She shares her journey as a musician, tips for sight reading and how to find joy in all aspects of the musical process.

Martin Majkut is a world class conductor and human being. He’s lived through a revolution, has two PhDs, can sing, play piano and inspires orchestras to deliver exciting, polished and powerful performances. He’s the Music Director of the Rogue Valley Symphony in Ashland, Oregon, and the Queens Symphony Orchestra in New York. Martin shares his experience growing up in Czechoslovakia during the Velvet Revolution, his journey as a musician and conductor, his practice formula and how he

Versatile doesn’t even begin to describe my first guest. Terry Longshore is a percussionist, composer, teacher and performer. From collaborating with multi-media artists to composing live music for dance and theatre to premiering works by today’s most ground-breaking composers, his musical resume is impressive and unique. When he’s not performing around the world, you can find Terry teaching young musicians as Professor of Music at the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon

This episode explores the inspiration behind the podcast. Steve talks about influencers from university professors to siblings to current friends. He also shares a clip from episode 1 where he and Terry Longhsore talk about music as language and the influence of Victor Wooten on their teaching philosophies.