390. On the Job with Beverly Everett, Symphony Orchestra Conductor

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

“Classical music may not be what you have playing in your car, but when you come and see all these musicians onstage, you can really connect to it. That’s the hardest challenge — making it accessible and telling people about it.”

Beverly Everett has always been musical. As a kid, she found a passion for playing the organ — and her love for live music never waned. Today, Beverly is living her dream as a conductor and music director for two symphony orchestras (the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra in North Dakota, and the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra in Minnesota). She's also a music teacher, an organist, a rescue dog lover, a cancer survivor, and a marathoner. On this episode, Beverly talks about what a music director does ("It's not just standing up there and waving our arms around"), shares her thoughts on the lack of women in the industry, and talks about the confidence it takes to stand in front of both an orchestra and a live audience.

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0:00.0	The On The Job series on the Alley On The Run Show is brought to you by Tracksmith.
0:04.8	Go to Tracksmith.com and use code On The Job for free shipping plus 5% of your order will be donated
0:12.3	to the Brave Light Gabe Foundation. Welcome to The Alley On The Run Show. I'm your host Alley
0:22.1	Feller and this is the On The Job series where we hear from women who have cool, unique,
0:28.3	interesting careers. And of course, these women are all runners, so in addition to hearing about
0:34.0	what they do all day, we find out how running fits in too. So far on season 5 of this series,
0:40.6	season 5, we've heard from a casting director, a morning news anchor, a professional ballet dancer,
0:48.4	and a commercial truck driver. So today, we're getting musical. My guest today is Beverly Everett
0:55.9	who is a conductor and music director for two Symphony Orchestra's, the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra
1:02.6	in Minnesota, and the Bismarck Mandin Symphony Orchestra in North Dakota. She's also an organist,
1:09.3	a music teacher, a distance runner, a passionate rescue dog lover and advocate, and we didn't talk
1:16.0	about it in this episode, but she's also a breast cancer survivor. I was really fascinated hearing
1:22.1	about all that Beverly does as a music director. As she explains, it is so much more than standing
1:28.3	in front of a bunch of musicians and waving your arms around. There's planning, there's fundraising,
1:33.8	there is a lot of time on her feet. Plus, you know, there's that long distance running thing.
1:39.7	So needless to say, Beverly has boundless energy. Please join me in welcoming
1:45.7	Beverly Everett to the On The Job series on the Alley On The Run Show.
1:56.5	All right, we are getting musical this week on the Alley On The Run Show here on the On The Job
2:01.0	series. Beverly Everett, I am so excited to have you here. Welcome to the show. How are you doing?
2:07.4	Thank you, Alley. I am doing really well. How about you? I'm doing great. It is a beautiful day
2:13.2	today. Life is good. I'm very happy. And I'm happy to have you here. You were suggested for the
2:19.3	On The Job series by several different people who I know we're going to be making very happy today.
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