Everything Band Podcast

An interview with conductor Andy Pease of Hartwick college and author of the Wind Band Literature blog and Wind Band Symphony Archive. Topics: Andy's background through his time at Columbia University as well as lessons learned while studying with Gary Hill at Arizona State. His current position at Hartwick College, commissioning composers, and the value of "putting a face" to the music. Learning to take risks and to let go of inhibitions as a conductor and finding balance in your programming. Links: Andrew Pease Hartwick College Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble Wind Band Literature Wind Band Symphony Archive Steven Bryant: Concerto for Wind Ensemble Julie Giroux: Riften Wed Biography: Andrew D. Pease serves as Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Music at Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY, where he directs the Wind Ensemble and Brass Ensemble and teaches conducting, orchestration, and brass methods.  In the early part of his career, he helped to put the wind band back on the map in New