LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we’re featuring a great episode with a longtime friend of mine, Brian Santero. Brian recently won a position as second/solo trombone with the Copenhagen Phil. Prior to winning that position, he served as the principal trombonist of the New York City Ballet […]
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I Had To Make A Choice: Get My Pilots License or Pursue an Orchestral Career – Mike Roylance | Ep. 89
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, I’m excited to bring you a great interview with Mike Roylance, principal tubist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. I first met Mike during the summer of 2010 as a Tanglewood fellow. I fondly remember listening to the orchestra play and being amazed […]
Reflections on Six Months of Quarantine with Kathleen Costello | Ep. 88
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, Kathleen and I share our reflections of what our life has been like during quarantine. There have been some exciting developments, some pretty bad news, and some unexpected joys throughout this time. We recorded an episode back in April when we had […]
From Finland To The Detroit Symphony – David Binder | Ep. 87
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, I’m excited to bring you a great interview with David Binder, who plays second trombone with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. David and I went to Northwestern together, so it was really great to reconnect with him and hear his perspective on his […]
I Told Myself I was Never Going To Write A Real Book.. I Was Wrong – Wiff Rudd | Ep. 86
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout Use code “Beach 86” at checkout to get 5 dollars off Side By Side through November! This week on the podcast, I’m excited to bring you a great interview with Wiff Rudd, professor of trumpet at Baylor University. Wiff is well known in the trumpet community for […]
My Career Kept Heading In Directions I Never Expected – Chris Wilson | Ep. 85
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast we have a great interview with Chris Wilson. Chris is currently the principal trumpet with the Pittsburgh Opera, and he was previously member of the faculty at Arkansas State. I’ve spoken to Chris off and on for the past few months, so […]
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me A Match.. With My Education! – Trevor Jones | Ep. 84
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we’re featuring Trevor Jones, bassist and founder of the Scholarship Roadmap. Trevor and I met when he interviewed me for a podcast episode, and I thought what he was up to was really cool, so I wanted to return the favor. Getting […]
I Promised Myself The Next Audition Would Be The Last.. – Guy Piddington | Ep. 83
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we’re featuring Guy Piddington, who plays second trumpet with the San Francisco Symphony. I met Guy last summer at a Northwestern alumni event. We didn’t get to talk much there, so I’m really glad I had the chance to finally chat with […]
Balancing The Pittsburgh Symphony, Houghton Horns, and My Family – Mark Houghton | Ep. 82
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we have a really special guest. Mark Houghton is third horn with the Pittsburgh Symphony and co-owner of Houghton Horns in Keller, TX. I’m always excited for the opportunity to sit down with someone I don’t know that well and get to […]
One Of The Best Parts Of My Job Is Helping People See That The Answers They Seek Are Already Inside Of Them – Ashley Hall | Ep. 81
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we have a great episode with Ashley Hall, professor of trumpet and manager of career coaching at the Longy School of Music. Most of you know I’ve recently started taking on clients as a coach to help develop more practice independence, so […]