Steve closes out Season 5 of Moveable Do by sharing the music you’ve been hearing as the intro to this season’s episodes: A Soldier’s March. Learn about this epic piece and the poem that inspired it. Also, a few quick…
To cap off Season 5, Christopher Tin joins Moveable Do to talk about growing up in California, living with immigrant parents, and, of course, his work with film and video game music. Find out about Christopher’s fascination with language and…
Matthew Lyon Hazzard, DMA candidate at the University of Houston, joins Moveable Do this week to discuss how to create a “stunning landscape of sound.” He discusses his earliest musical memories, his Filipino-American heritage, and the importance of choral music…
Al van der Beek, music producer, songwriter, sound engineer, vocalist, prankster, and fashion police for the hit group The Piano Guys joins Moveable Do this week to talk about…well…The Piano Guys. We also talk about growing up in a Samoan-Dutch…
This week, Sherry Blevins talks about “accidentally” growing up in the South. Her journey took her first to music education, so how did she get to composition? Pieces featured on this episode: If You Heard My Voice A Tapestry of…
Canadian composer Katerina Gimon talks with Moveable Do about the differences between living in Ontario vs. Vancouver, British Columbia. Learn about her music collective experimenting in AR/VR musical experiences, Chroma Mixed Media. Pieces featured on this episode: Fire (from The…
This week, Steve talks with Brent Michael Davids, a Native American composer and flautist of the Mohican Nation. We talk about growing up in Chicago in a huge, diverse high school, misunderstandings that people have about Native American music, and…
Dr. Ethan Sperry, Director of Choral Activities at Portland State University talks with Moveable Do about his work that stretches from Portland, OR to the heart of India working with the top-selling music artist in the world. Plus, hear about…
Justine Koontz joins Moveable Do this week to discuss her journey from wanting to be a doctor to becoming a classical guitarist and composer. Hear about her experience studying the singing culture of Latvia, the joys of self-publishing, and her recommendation…
Moveable Do hits the European continent this week with Italian composer Giulio De Carlo. We talk about his early musical experiences and what the transition was like from performer to composer. He talks about challenges of becoming a composer as…