Best Kim Barton Podcasts (2024)

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 124: Byron Schenkman 28:30

25d ago28:30

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Byron Schenkman is an American harpsichordist, pianist, and music scholar who specializes in baroque and early music. Along with violinist Ingrid Matthews, Byron Schenkman cofounded Seattle Baroque, which the two musicians directed until 2013. Suzanne spoke with Byron Schenkman -- who has performed on dozens of recordings -- about their current pro…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 123: Ian Watson 22:49

1M ago22:49

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In 1982, a group of Early Music fans founded the Connecticut Early Music Society to present an annual festival of concerts every June. They feature a repertory of European music written before about 1800 and they focus on historically-informed performance practices, including the use of period instruments. Ian Watson is Artistic Director of the CT …

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 122: Wil B 22:40

2M ago22:40

22:40

Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptiste met as talented teenage music students in Florida, playing violin and viola respectively. They clicked as friends, and after pursuing their university training in music, the two classically trained instrumentalists formed their hip hop duo, Black Violin. Their performances are energetic, surprising, and captivati…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 121: Tom Huizenga 31:20

3M ago31:20

31:20

If you are a fan of NPR's Tiny Desk concerts, you're in luck! Tom Huizenga is a long time NPR producer, editor and reporter whose work you've probably heard. Suzanne interviewed Tom about some of his favorite Tiny Desk performances and NPR interviews, and he shared stories about what it was like to meet some of his personal musical idols.…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 120: Simone Dinnerstein 2024 20:32

4M ago20:32

20:32

Grammy-nominated pianist Simone Dinnerstein has a wide variety of musical passions, but music by Johann Sebastian Bach is an important part of her foundation. She believes Bach's music has it all – intelligence and heart – and her expertise inspired The New York Times to describe her as "an utterly distinctive voice in the forest of Bach interpreta…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 119: Morgan Sullivan 29:16

4M ago29:16

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Morgan Sullivan came to singing later than many other professional singers do. Nevertheless she has achieved success as a freelance musician who has performed with numerous top tier ensembles, including Bach Collegium Japan, Folger Consort, and American Baroque Orchestra among many others. She has also recorded music by Brahms and Schutz with Yale …

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 118: Frederick Ballentine 29:16

5M ago29:16

29:16

Frederick Ballentine is an American tenor whose awards include a Grammy for his recording of George Gershwin's PORGY AND BESS. The opera star exudes a sense of ease, confidence, and fun when it comes to his career as an in-demand collaborator on everything from classic operas, to cutting-edge contemporary works. Frederick Ballentine spoke with Suza…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 117: Shawn Okpebholo 27:00

5M ago27:00

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Award-winning musician Shawn Okpebholo earned his degrees at the prestigious University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. But he credits his start in music to The Salvation Army church, where he received free music lessons as a child, and to his mother's tenacious support. The breadth of Dr. Okpebholo's work is extraordinary: chamber wor…

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What could happen if we understood pedagogy more like ecology? 15:40

5M ago15:40

15:40

This episode was recorded on a walk home, where I ponder how we could shift our understanding of pedagogy towards a study of subtle systems and relations? What would that conceptualization invite of us? Join me as I ponder this question in this first episode of season 3. Support the show

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 116: BLKBOK 25:15

6M ago25:15

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From the time he was just a small child, Charles Wilson III – aka BLKBOK – showed extraordinary musical talent. The budding piano virtuoso's family nurtured his interests, which blossomed to include many genres of music: classical, hip-hop, rap, and much more. BLKBOK chose his name, in part, as a way to honor his admiration for Johann Sebastian Bac…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 115: Jessie Montgomery 30:00

6M ago30:00

30:00

"Being an artist is living a life of service." The words of Jessie Montgomery, who has earned acclaim, awards, and praise for her growing body of work as a composer, violinist, teacher, and activist. The musician credits her many teachers and mentors – and her parents – for opening up worlds to her. Jessie Montgomery shared stories about her experi…

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Season 3 - Pursuing Pedagogical Documentation and Reflective Practice Through Podcasting 13:38

7M ago13:38

13:38

Why do we document? How do we document? What do we document? When do we document? When does documentation become pedagogical? What activates pedagogical documentation? What about pedagogy inherently documents? What routines and rituals facilitate and sustain my reflective, responsive, relational documentation practice? What are the precursors to cr…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 114: Kellen Gray 33:00

7M ago33:00

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Scotland-based American conductor Kellen Gray is Assistant Conductor of the English National Opera and Assistant Conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He's attuned to the orchestral repertory, including Bela Bartok, Antonin Dvorak, Aaron Copland, and Ralph Vaughan Williams. He's also passionate about championing African-diasporic comp…

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How Does Curriculum Really Emerge? 36:38

7M ago36:38

36:38

I've spiralled my way back to this question with a desire to unpack why I feel some tension around the terminology of "emergent" curriculum. Is curriculum the active agent? Does it reveal itself? If so, what role do educators play in taking up the passively emerging information? How do we use our interpretations of our experiences with children to …

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 113: Brandon Patrick George 2023 27:06

7M ago27:06

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Grammy-nominated flutist Brandon Patrick George is a member of Imani Winds and has appeared as a soloist with soloist with the Atlanta, Baltimore, and Albany symphonies, American Composers Orchestra, and the Orchestra of St. Luke's, among others. He's also on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music. Suzanne spoke with Brandon Patrick George ab…

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Why and How Do We Celebrate? 39:22

8M ago39:22

39:22

In response to questions about celebrating Halloween, I noticed an opportunity to explore why and how we celebrate in early learning communities. From thinking about relationships with families, to upholding integral rituals, to fostering cultural competency, to honouring what a seasons invites, and creating a community protocol for making decision…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 112: Melvin Chen 36:30

8M ago36:30

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As a music lover, you may be familiar with Melvin Chen for his recordings of piano music by Dmitri Shostakovich or Ludwig van Beethoven. He put his double degrees from The Juilliard School to work as Professor in the Practice of Piano at Yale School of Music and is Director of Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, which is Yale's Summer School of Music. …

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 111: Mahan Esfahani 34:30

8M ago34:30

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Acclaimed harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani - the first and only harpsichordist to be named a BBC New Generation Artist, and the youngest ever recipient of the Wigmore Medal – is an outspoken and passionate advocate for his instrument. Although the harpsichord is most closely associated with baroque music, Mahan Esfanai’s repertory is large and diverse…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 110: Loki Karuna 27:00

8M ago27:00

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Loki Karuna (formerly Garrett McQueen) began his life in music as a bassoonist, earning degrees in music and performing in orchestras. His passion for music and justice propelled his career as a musician, leading him to become a radio and podcast producer, and an activist. An eloquent storyteller, Loki Karuna spoke with Suzanne about his weekly pod…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 109: Trio Sefardi 16:52

9M ago16:52

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Howard Bass, Tina Chancey, and Susan Gaeta are the members of Trio Sefardi, a group they formed in 2010 to perform traditional songs of the Sephardim – the descendants of Jews exiled from Spain in 1492. They draw on their individual experience and expertise in many different genres of music, including jazz, folk, and early music, and they mine the …

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Creating Opportunities for Parallel Practices 31:23

9M ago31:23

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I'm embedded within the September welcoming routines and rituals, and it's caused me to reflect on building relationships through the lens of parallel practice. As a pedagogical leader and course instructor, I wonder about the experiences afforded to educators and students that foster or erode connection, and how these experiences mirror that which…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 108: Tammy McCann 29:30

10M ago29:30

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Tammy McCann loves music. She lives and breathes her craft, and starts each day acknowledging and celebrating Music's importance in her life. She talked with Suzanne about her life as a professional jazz singer, her start as an opera singer, and how playing the double bass is the instrument she feels she was meant to play.…

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Special Announcement: Help us win an award! 4:17

10M ago4:17

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Have you ever wondered what it takes to create a new opera? Season 5 of Key Change, from the Santa Fe Opera Department of Community Engagement, is coming soon and we’d LOVE for you to help us celebrate its 5th anniversary. We just learned that Key Change is a FINALIST in the Signal Awards for the podcasting industry! We are up for 2 different award…

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Wondering about mentorship within and across the human experience... and beyond 17:00

11M ago17:00

17:00

I've been curious about mentorship for several years, and I'm only just starting to connect my histories and futures of mentorship with the role(s) of healing, learning, and living well throughout the human experience. Wonder with me, here... Support the showBy Kim Barton

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 107: Kelly Hall-Tompkins 29:30

11M ago29:30

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Kelly Hall-Tompkins is a dynamo – full of energy, positivity, passion, and initiative. The talented violinist is an award-winning and acclaimed musician with an international career, as well as an entrepreneur, humanitarian, and social justice advocate who founded MUSIC KITCHEN – FOOD FOR THE SOUL. She brings together other professional musicians t…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 106: Elijah McCormack 20:58

12M ago20:58

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Award-winning and critically-acclaimed singer Elijah McCormack's repertory includes baroque music, contemporary music, and everything in between. He is a male soprano who grew up in a family in which music was and is an important priority – they all sing in the church choir, and his late father played viola in a local professional orchestra. (Growi…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 105: Lauren Rico 27:15

1y ago27:15

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Lauren Rico is a veteran classical music broadcaster who keeps countless listeners across the United States company with her friendly, down-to-earth approach. In 2016 she started sharing her passion for classical music with a different audience: readers of romance novels. Beginning with her self-published erotic thriller, REVERIE – in which she set…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 104: Andrew Ousley - Death of Classical 23:25

1y ago23:25

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For as long as I can remember, naysayers have been predicting the "death of classical music." Audiences are aging, and ticket sales are often a struggle for classical music concerts, and some people are concerned that the art form will "die" as a result. Andrew Ousley leaned into that fear when he established his concert series, THE DEATH OF CLASSI…

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Where are the foreclosures of research and the openings of pedagogy? 14:08

1y ago14:08

14:08

In this episode, I capture an ah-ha moment where I challenge the all-knowing assumptions of research by claiming its limitations, and instead leaning into the potential of pedagogical inquiry. I reflect on the constraints I sense as a researcher, and the freedom I can embrace within pedagogy. I briefly reflect on my graduate school research to high…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 103: Yanet Campbell Secades 24:40

1y ago24:40

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Violinist Yanet Campbell Secades is featured on the 2023 recording BREAKING BARRIERS with Carlos Bastidas leading Ontario Pops Orchestra. The Camagüey, Cuba native is one of three up-and-coming young women instrumentalists performing as soloists in concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonio Vivaldi. Yanet Campbell Secades joined Suzanne to chat…

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What Does Communal Growth Require? 22:17

1y ago22:17

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What does communal growth require? What questions will we pursue together? Why? And what impact do we notice our pursuits have on our community? Support the show

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 102: Alison DeSimone 24:40

1y ago24:40

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Alison DeSimone is a musicologist – someone who is a scholar of music and its relationship with a wide variety of other disciplines. She is an Associate Professor of Musicology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City – and she specializes in music of the Renaissance and Baroque eras. Alison DeSimone joined Suzanne to talk about what a musicologis…

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What Moves Us? 48:23

1+ y ago48:23

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From literally exploring movement across our program to being moved emotionally, and to reflecting on how movement during the spring of 2023 is very timely, this episode stretches the question "what moves us?" to its edges. The episode captures my interpretations of children and educators exploring movement and what led us to generating this questi…

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The Essential Shift 22:34

1+ y ago22:34

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Sometimes we are moved into shifts. And that is what happened here. In this bonus episode I discuss how, in the process of refining my values, vision, intentions, and ethos within this space, I was moved to reconsider the name of the this podcast/journey. While play is embedded within my values, I realized I required a new name that opened me towar…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 101: James O'Donnell 33:39

1+ y ago33:39

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James O'Donnell is a Professor in the Practice of Organ at Yale University's Institute of Sacred Music and the Yale School of Music, where he teaches graduate-level organ majors and other students in sacred music. He also directs a newly-established professional liturgical vocal ensemble at Yale. James O'Donnell brings to New Haven his exceptional …

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 100: Karlos Rodriguez 22:00

1+ y ago22:00

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There's a particular type of collaboration that exists in a chamber music ensemble. The award-winning Catalyst Quartet's collaborative efforts involved choosing projects and conducting scholarly research that will have maximum impact in their mission to achieve unity and celebrate composers of color whose works have been overlooked by the tradition…

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The Potential of a Pause 27:10

1+ y ago27:10

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Pauses appear to be the opposite of so many scripts we hold as a collective society. They may counteract efficiency, fail to demonstration meaningful progression towards a goal, are sometimes viewed as stagnation, and often are difficult to represent within outcome-driven agendas. Here, I offer that pause can offer possibility, and aim to describe …

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 99: Clayton Stephenson 37:46

1+ y ago37:46

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The talented young pianist Clayton Stephenson's story is more than just an inspiring example of the power of music. It is also a story of tenacity and resourcefulness, and the importance of teachers and mentors. The New York City native loves to immerse himself in the work of the countless musicians he admires. Clayton Stephenson is currently enrol…

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Spiralized Experiences: What can the shape of a spiral offer us within our human experience? 5:43

1+ y ago5:43

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In this mini-episode I capture several thoughts I've had over the past several years that have led me to absolutely revere spirals as metaphors in my personal and professional life. I'd like to give a generous shout-out to the content creators of the music in this episode. For show notes and transcript, visit: https://playfulpedagogies.ca/2023/04/0…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 98: Holly Mulcahy 28:18

1+ y ago28:18

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Violinist Holly Mulcahy is concertmaster of the Wichita Symphony, and has previously held that position in other symphonic orchestras across the country. She is also a busy soloist and chamber musician who regularly performs at a maximum security prison. Holly Mulcahy is the founder and leader of an organization that strives to " … help people in n…

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Seasons of Inquiry 8:36

1+ y ago8:36

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Welcome to my version of "season 2" of this playful podcast. I took a long, playful, pedagogical, and personal pause and now I'm here again to revisit many of the topics discussed in the first 10 episodes. I'm excited to offer these ideas here, but even more excited to hear your thoughts on these topics... so reach out! Let's generously share our w…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 97: Rochelle Sennet 22:35

1+ y ago22:35

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Dr. Rochelle Sennet is a versatile musician, with a wide repertory. The prize-winning pianist has recorded (so far) two albums called BACH TO BLACK in which she combines works by Johann Sebastian Bach with works by Black composers including Samuel Coleridge Taylor, Frederick Tillis, and R. Nathaniel Dett, Florence Price, and many others. Dr. Sennet…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 96: Randall Scotting 18:48

1+ y ago18:48

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Randall Scotting's 2022 debut recording THE CROWN is a tribute to famed 17th century Italian castrato singer, Senesino. Scotting collaborated with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by Laurence Cummings, and their collection of these Heroic Arias is receiving critical acclaim. The countertenor spoke with Suzanne about how he found…

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Ep 268: The Final Episode! w/ Carolyn Betts 14:34

1+ y ago14:34

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The Final Episode! w/ Carolyn Betts Part of the "Is This A Good Time?" series hosted by Brandon Barton.By Pavilion

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Ep 267: Restaurant Tech w/ Juan George 18:56

1+ y ago18:56

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Restaurant Tech w/ Juan George Part of the "Is This A Good Time?" series hosted by Brandon Barton.By Pavilion

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 95: Rachel Barton Pine 32:27

1+ y ago32:27

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Since her 1984 debut with the Chicago Symphony at age 10, American violinist Rachel Barton Pine has been a trailblazer. Her musical tastes are broad and inclusive – from the baroque era, through all the major classical and romantic works, to contemporary commissions, and heavy metal – and she's a seasoned soloist and chamber musician. Rachel spoke …