Everything Band Podcast

Robert Sheldon has had a remarkable career as a composer, conductor, and music educator and is the Director of Concert Band Publications at Alfred Music.  Topics: Robert’s incredible music background as the “Forrest Gump” of band music that included vaudevillian parents, studies at the University of Miami with Clifton Williams, Alfred Reed, and Frederick Fennell, and playing in the very first Disney World Band directed by Meredith Willson! Robert’s teaching career in Florida including stops at the University of Florida and Florida State University and his eventual move to Bloomington/Normal, Illinois. Robert’s role as the band editor at Alfred Publishing, commercial publishing vs. self-publishing, and the Sound Innovations series. What it looks like to commission a new band work from Robert Sheldon. (Hint: You need to plan it out several years in advance.) Links: Robert Sheldon Alfred Music Sound Innovations Ravel: Daphnis et Chloè Biography: Robert Sheldon (b. Feb 3, 1954) has taught instrumental music i