I’ve known Jeff Lewandowski since we attended the National Repertory Orchestra together in 2011 (that’s where the above picture was taken). In 2018, Jeff won a position with the United States Army Field band. After that, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to interview him for my “Winning the Job” series on my […]
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Will Baker – ep. 25
Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This installment of “Freeway Philharmonic” features Will Baker. Will is the bass trombonist of the Monterey Symphony. In addition to that, Will is a frequent substitute musician with orchestras across the country, including the San Francisco Symphony, the San Diego Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Alabama Symphony, […]
Chris Smith – ep. 24
Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This episode of “Winning the Job” features Chris Smith. Chris recently won the principal trumpet position with the San Diego Symphony. While most of these episodes feature two musicians, Chris’ episode features just him. That is because Chris had so many thoughts about not only his audition, […]
Barbara Butler – ep. 23
Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout I’m so happy I’m finally able to release this episode! I originally planned for it to be released on December 1st, but once I got the episode recorded, I knew I wasn’t going to be able to wait that long! In the beginning, I selfishly wanted to […]
Lessons From Indy – ep. 22
Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout I’m so excited this episode is finally able to be released. I recorded this episode in December of 2018, so I’m sure it doesn’t reflect that fact that I’ve gotten better at podcasting since then, but it doesn’t matter to me at all. This episode holds a […]
Jeff Lewandowski and John Romero – ep. 21
Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout On this episode of “Winning the Job”, we’re featuring Jeff Lewandowski and John Romero. Jeff recently won a position with the United States Army Field Band, and John recently won principal trombone with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Congrats to them both! I’ve been friends with Jeff since […]
Glenn Michael Egner – ep. 20
Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout On this episode of the podcast, I chatted with Glenn Michael Egner, the librarian of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Before working with the ASO, Glenn was the principal flutist of the Venezuelan National Orchestra. Glenn is a good friend of mine, and I was really excited to […]
I Didn’t Win, and That’s OK – ep. 19
(This is the list from the 2019 Chicago Symphony principal trumpet audition) Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This episode was interesting for me to put together. Half of me feels like I’m making a big deal out of nothing. There are thousands of people who have taken an audition and haven’t advanced, […]
Kathy White – ep. 18
Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout On this installment of “Freeway Philharmonic”, we are featuring Kathy White. Kathy is the principal clarinetist of the Atlanta Ballet, as well as a very active freelancer in the Southeast region. Kathy has played regularly played with the Alabama Symphony since I started playing here, and I’ve […]
George Goad and Derek Fenstermacher – ep. 17
Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout On this installment of “Winning the Job”, we’re featuring George Goad and Derek Fenstermacher. George recently won associate principal trumpet with the Montreal Symphony and Derek won principal tuba with the St. Louis Symphony. Congrats to them both! I’ve known George for a number of years now. […]