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Mark Laseter– Accompanist at the American Boychoir School

May 16, 2015 By barnardc Leave a Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0f4E3LK_io Tyler Weakland interviews Mark Laseter, accompanist at the American Boychoir School and Westminster Choir College alum. Mark discusses his musical journey from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Princeton, New Jersey, the contrast between working with professional musicians versus amateur musicians, and his hopes for affecting the … [Read more...]

Kristen Zdepski Sands– Founding Member of The Antioch Chamber Ensemble, Professional Vocalist and Teacher

May 14, 2015 By barnardc Leave a Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9sFRu59upk Samantha Ferrara interviews Kristen Zdepski Sands. She discusses her musical training at Westminster Choir College, the experience of starting her own ensemble, and balancing a career with parenting. 0:15: Childhood and early musical experiences 2:12: Decision to pursue music as a career 3:17: College education at … [Read more...]

Music Beyond Westminster

May 13, 2015 By weaklandt Leave a Comment

There's music beyond Westminster?! Who would have thought! As students we get so lost in our own studies and daily choir rehearsals that we sometimes forget that there are communities and environments of music that stretch far beyond Princeton. Are the skills we are training going to help us in the future? Maybe not. Students often focus on one aspect of music, and that may … [Read more...]

Samuel Steward– Shamanic Sound Therapist

May 12, 2015 By barnardc Leave a Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzEF0YI9HCw Karina Fengler interviews Samuel Steward, Shamanic Sound Therapist. He talks about how he became involved in Shamanic Sound Therapy, the uses of singing bowls, and his spiritual beliefs about sound. 0:20: Introduction to Shamanic Sound Therapy and core elements 11:45: Soul retrieval, life expectancy, and karma 15:19: … [Read more...]

Michael Weaver– Collaborative Musician, Music Engraver, Composer, and Youth Director

May 10, 2015 By barnardc Leave a Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk--OR9XyHE Evan Rieger interviews Michael Weaver, collaborative musician, music engraver, composer, and youth director at St. Paul's Presbyterian church. He discusses his multifaceted musical interests, performances with bands and in pit orchestras, and his work in youth ministry. 0:24: Early musical interests 2:12: Role of church music … [Read more...]

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Upcoming Ecomusicology Conference

Locations and Dislocations: An Ecomusicological Conversation

April 8-10, 2016 Westminster Choir College of Rider University Princeton, NJ "Locations and Dislocations: An Ecomusicological Conversation" seeks to bring together scholars, performers, and composers to further explore the relationships between music, culture, and the environment. The conference will tune to sounds as they fit or belong in the place they are heard, as they fit or belong in some other place, or as they have no ecological home, either built or natural. Among the questions at

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