Wynton Marsalis and the "Blues Symphony"

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

Joshua Weilerstein

Clarinet, Timpani, Performing, Trombone, Cello, Trumpet, Bassoon, Classicalmusic, Performing Arts, Arts, Violin, Flute, Piano, Conductor, Music, Weilerstein

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🗓️ 10 June 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

I had the chance to sit down with virtually with the legendary Wynton Marsalis for a conversation about Jazz, comparing jazz and classical pieces, why so many classical composers writing jazz fail and vice versa, and about his massively ambitious Blues Symphony. About halfway through the show Wynton takes you straight through the first movement of his symphony and I got the sense that I was living the dream of every artist hearing with perfect clarity how a composer conceived of their ideas. Don’t miss it!

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Sticky Notes, the Classical Music Podcast.
0:08.9	My name is Joshua Weylerstein, I'm a conductor, and I'm the artistic director of the Lozan
0:12.4	Chamber Orchestra in Lozan, Switzerland, and the music director of the Phoenix Orchestra
0:16.1	of Boston.
0:17.3	This podcast is for anyone who loves classical music, works in the field, or is just getting
0:21.1	ready to dive into this amazing world of incredible music.
0:24.8	Before we get started, I want to thank my new Patreon sponsors Melissa, Nathan, David,
0:29.0	Andrew, Alan, Connie, Stephanie, Alec, Chiara, Brittany, Stephen, Aaron, Steve, Paul,
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0:57.5	I'm in San Francisco this week, for my debut, conducting the San Francisco Symphony in
1:02.0	a program of Martin Nu, Price, and Dvorak, which is very, very exciting.
1:06.4	My first rehearsal is in a few hours, and I can't wait to get started on this very fun
1:10.3	and unusual program.
1:12.7	One of the things that has been a silver lining in the pandemic is that orchestras have
1:15.8	been able to explore a lot of repertoire they don't usually have the chance to do, and
1:21.0	that is certainly the case with the Martin Nu double concerto for two string orchestras,
1:25.6	piano and timpani, a World War II era masterpiece that rarely gets played.
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