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OSA Backstage

Dani Meier & Serena Reuten

A podcast about the bits and pieces that make up a symphony orchestra, from the perspective of a very nerdy VP of Artistic/Bassist, my partner in crime, conductor Serena Reuten, and a variety of guests who love the Omaha Symphony, on-stage and off. danimeier.substack.com

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56:37

Season 2, Episode 8: My Origin Story is Mahler's Eighth

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2025/11/05

Dani & Serena talk to Ernest Richardson (Principal Pops & Resident Conductor) & Barron Breland (occasional chorusmaster!) about Choral Collaborative, the Omaha Symphony’s one-of-a-kind choral masterworks program that brings together a veritable horde of enthusiastic high schoolers and the OSA.Prefer video? Go here!Have a question? Email osabackstage@gmail.com ! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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62:01

Season 2, Episode 7: Okay, but Why?

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2025/10/30

Dani & Serena talk to Nate Olson (principal bass) and Bobby Scharmann (associate principal bass) about why bass is... [gestures vaguely]. This episode comes complete with show and tell, Dr. Pepper Zero Sugar Strawberry & Cream, and an extension demonstration!Prefer video? Go here!Have a question? Email Osabackstage@gmail.com! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danimeier.substack.com

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54:05

Season 2, Ep. 6: Give that Kid a Baton

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2025/10/13

Dani & Serena talk to José Luis Gomez about unexpected paths to conducting, saying “why not” instead of “why,” and the incredible importance of a single up-beat. Prefer video? See below, or go here!Have questions? Email osabackstage@gmail.com ! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danimeier.substack.com

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58:48

Season 2, Episode 5: Figaro Yourself a French Revolution

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2025/10/06

Dani & Serena talk to Gary Thor Wedow, conductor of Opera Omaha’s “The Barber of Seville,” about great teachers, getting Boulanger’ed, and why the Rossini contagion is the best contagion.Have a question? Email Osabackstage@gmail.com!Prefer video? It’s embedded in this message, or go here! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danimeier.substack.com

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56:53

Season 2, Episode 4: Bugs Bunny Brett-hilde

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2025/09/29

Dani & Serena talk to Brett Hodge (Principal French Horn) about being your own prima-donna hype-man, how the French horn works (Dani still doesn’t know), and dreaded first pages. Prefer video? It’s now in this app, or go here!Have a question? Email osabackstage@gmail.com ! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danimeier.substack.com

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60:38

Season 2, Episode 3: The Doctors Are In

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2025/09/19

Dani & Serena talk to Tracy Bass & Nick Buonanni (Music Librarians) about being the Hobbits of the Orchestra, being so nosy it becomes a career, and the art of prioritization. Prefer video? Go here!Have a question? Email osabackstage@gmail.com ! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danimeier.substack.com

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46:38

Season 2, Episode 2: Piano Vocabulary

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2025/09/10

Dani & Serena talk to pianist George Li about growing up as a pianist, why it helps to stretch your brain, and 13-year-olds playing Rachmaninoff.Prefer Video? Go here!Have a question? Email osabackstage@gmail.com! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danimeier.substack.com

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56:10

Season 2, Episode 1: Thank Stokowski

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2025/08/27

Dani & Serena talk with JoAnn Falletta about building relationships with orchestras, music as service, and what you gain when you lead from the podium.Prefer video? Go here!Have a question? Email osabackstage@gmail.com ! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danimeier.substack.com

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77:30

Chamber Music Edition: Vivaldi Walked so Philip Glass...

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2025/06/20

Dani & Serena close out Season 1 of OSA Backstage with a record-busting finale! References:7’35”: Jean-Marie Leclair15’: Tonos del sur16’55” Netherlands Bach Society; Rudolf Lutz; Pygmalion; Ludwig Güttler18’55” Jan Dismas Zelenka22’35”: Heifetz, Rubinstein, Wayne Gretzky and Michael Scott all said it.27’: Indianapolis Baroque, concertmastered by Adrian Post29’10": Jeannette Sorrell of Apollo’s Fire39’40”: Santiago Billoni46’40”: Mary Perkinson47’40”: Jean-Philippe Rameau48’05”: Dietrich Buxtehude;

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45:19

Chamber Music Edition: Harp Jail

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2025/06/11

Dani & Serena talk to Henry Jenkins (violin) and Sara Magill (harp) about finding pieces to be obsessed about, Debussy versus Ravel, and schmalzing it up in the best possible way for the Summer Concert Series.Prefer video? Go here! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danimeier.substack.com

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45:34

Self-Inflicted French Horn

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2025/06/04

Dani & Serena talk to Brett Hodge about building a brass quintet program, why it helps to be on a text-message level relationship with a composer, and a crucial first: Brett’s favorite dinosaur.Prefer video? Go here!Have a question? Email Osabackstage@gmail.com ! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danimeier.substack.com

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41:44

Chamber Music Edition: A Medium Big Bird

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2025/05/28

Dani & Serena talk with Maria Harding (flute) about the Omaha Chamber Music Society’s Summer Concert Series, which culminates with a 360-degree tribute to Willa Cather. This concert has everything: dance, extraordinary music, spoken word, live art… and birds.So many birds. <3 For tickets and more info, go here!Prefer video? Go here!Have ideas? Feedback? Get ‘em in before Season 2 and email Osabackstage@gmail.com ! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or

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49:04

Episode 16: Trade that Valve Oil for Beethoven

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2025/05/21

Dani & Serena talk to Ankush Kumar Bahl (Music Director) about finding what fits, being willing to be uncomfortable, and why you should listen when your violist friend invites you to a Symphony concert.Prefer video? Go here!The 24.25 season is almost over! What questions didn’t we answer? Anything you desperately need to know going into 25.26? Email osabackstage@gmail.com! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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65:34

Episode 15: It's a Mixtape, Michael

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2025/05/14

What could it cost? $10? Dani & Serena talk to KVNO's Ben Rasmussen about what weddings and programming have in common, 3 a.m. Harp Concertos, and why peer pressure tuba might be the best thing that could happen to someone. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danimeier.substack.com

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62:33

Episode 14: You're the Teacher Now!

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2025/05/07

Dani & Serena talk to Susanna Perry Gilmore (concertmaster), Maria Harding (principal flute) and Christi Zuniga (principal keyboard) about historically informed performance, margarita mix, and keeping out of trouble at the National Music History Museum in Vermillion.Prefer video? Go here!Have a question? Recommendation? General chaos? Email osabackstage@gmail.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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60:13

Episode 13: Interrupted by Sousaphone

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2025/04/30

Dani & Serena talk to Judy Divis (viola) about creating opportunities for the next generation, faking it ‘til you make it, and having the best seat in the house for 38 years.Prefer video? Go here!Have a question? Want to request a musician interview? Email osabackstage@gmail.com ! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danimeier.substack.com

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50:24

Episode 12: Mandatory Pickle Consumption

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2025/04/23

Dani talks to Sarah Cranor (violin) and Pat Pfister about running long distance as professional musicians - and why pickles, above all else, are key. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danimeier.substack.com

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60:23

Episode 11: Be Your Own Mozart

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2025/04/16

Dani & Serena talk to violinist Amaryn Olmeda and Maestro Ken-David Masur about Mozart in 2025, being the interpretation, and why it's kenough to just be yourself.Prefer Video? Go here!Have a question? You know the drill: osabackstage@gmail.com ! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danimeier.substack.com

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60:31

Episode 10: Symphony Deep Dive

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2025/04/09

Dani speaks with composer and OSA program notes writer Mathew Fuerst about listening to music on its own terms, what “sonata form” actually is, and how the answer to “Why?!” is, more often than not… “It depends.”Prefer video? Go here!Have a question for Matt, Serena, or myself? Osabackstage@gmail.com ! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danimeier.substack.com

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61:16

Episode 9: Bassoon-Induced Serotonin

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2025/04/02

Dani & Serena talk to Assistant Principal Bassoon Nick Nelson about trying not to do podcasts, the Texas band tradition, making reeds, and the 2nd Bassoon's role in building up a wind section.Have a question or a topic you’d like us to cover? Email osabackstage@gmail.com !Prefer video? Go here! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danimeier.substack.com

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