Podium Time

Podium Time

The Podcast for Conductors and Students. On Podium Time we interview professional, established, and emerging conductors and teachers from orchestras, symphonies, ballets, operas, and bands around the globe. We dig into the weeds of score study, rehearsal, leadership, musicianship, education, classical and contemporary composers, and all the things that they don't teach us in school. Please visit https://PodiumTimePod.com to view show notes and all episodes.

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November 19, 2024 39 mins

In this interview on the "Gateway to the Rockies" Podcast, Jeremy shares how and why the Aurora Symphony has doubled its audiences since he took over as their Artistic Director and Conducting in July of 2023.

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Conductors Chelsea Gallo and Jeremy C. discuss how we can define our mission and the impact that we have on audiences.

Show notes at https://podiumtimepod.com/chelsea-gallo.

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Today we talk with Dr. Noreen Green and uncover how to build community support for our orchestras. We discuss how she built the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony into a relevant and thriving orchestra that crosses cultural barriers to reach diverse audiences and how she used creative programming and collaborations to connect with her community of audiences.

Visit the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony at LAJS.org.

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This is a teaser (and practice run) for my upcoming Keynote for the Internation Music Education Summit on Thursday, June 15 at 9 a.m. EST.

When you face difficulties in your career, it's important to reconnect with your why, your impact, and your resilience to push forward and make a difference.

Get your tickets at MusicEducationSummit.org and use the code FRIENDSOFJEREMY to get 20% off your registration.

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May 5, 2023 5 mins

Who is the "Main Character" in your work? 

For a responsible, effective, service-based conductor, it will be your audience, your orchestra, or your community.

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Do you feel overwhelmed by your workload, constantly chasing deadlines, or struggling to find a balance in your daily life?

You deserve better.

The key to breaking free lies in mastering productivity, and I'm here to help!

Register for free at https://jdcuebas.com/productivity

My name is Jeremy and I am a conductor, teacher, podcaster, and productivity coach. I've spent the past 12 year...

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Conductors Chelsea Gallo and Jeremy Cuebas discuss how stories resonate with audiences and how we can transform audiences with live performances.

Show notes at PodiumTimePod.com/Chelsea-Gallo

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Today, we talk about what conductors and musical leaders can do to connect with audiences and welcome new people into the concert hall.

This is part two of our talk with Aubrey Bergauer about Building Back Audiences. Part one is about the state of the classical music industry and what changes institutions can make to help build audiences.

Watch the full video of this interview on our Youtube channel: https://www.y...

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Chelsea Gallo and Jeremy C. discuss what Classical Music Institutions can learn from the world of sports and for-profit companies to attract and retain audiences.

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If you haven't seen Tár yet. Pause the podcast and go watch it!

Tár is the story of Lydia Tár, Music Director of the Berlin Phil, whose life starts to spiral out of control after a series of controversial revelations.

In this PT Chat episode, Jeremy and Luke discuss the movie, their favorite parts, and the negative messages it sends.

Part of what makes this movie so great is the depth of research and authenticity in the classical...

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Ruth Hartt is an arts marketing genie! Join us to discuss how we can fix our concerts and our marketing to be more welcoming to the outsiders that we desperately need. 

Insider audiences are too small, and we don't know how to attract classical music outsiders to our concerts. So how do we get new people to listen to classical music?

Through "The Art of Gathering" and "Jobs to Be Done Theory,&q...

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November 14, 2022 27 mins

My fancy podcasting program isn't working, so I took this chance to share an overview of the basics of building back audiences.

These are the critical mindset shifts that we NEED to embrace to reach new audiences and keep them coming back. 

Let us know what you think by sending us a message on our website, our social media, or via email at podiumtimepodcast@gmail.com


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Building audience diversity is not about PR programs, Black History Month concerts, or playing diverse composers on a few programs.

It's about not reducing an entire population in our community to the color of their skin. 

Building audience diversity is about realizing that "diversity" is more nuanced. It's about realizing that we connect by building relationships. 

It's about not Expensive PR campaigns that a...

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October 17, 2022 33 mins

Conductor Tiffany Chang has become a force to be reckoned with; a confident, vulnerable, and inspirational force to be reckoned with.

In part 1 of our discussion with Tiffany, we talk about leadership as the idea of taking care of those within our care, and how we can support and empower the musicians that make the music on stage.

Learn more about Tiffany at TiffanyChang.net and on her blog at ConductorAsCEO.com

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Today we talk with David Taylor all about how we can attract new audiences, engage with them, and get our old audiences coming back. That all has to do with the experiences that we provide all around our concerts: before, after, and during.

Watch the full video of this interview on our Youtube channel.

Learn more about David Taylor at David-Taylor.org

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 We are joined by THE Aubrey Bergauer to talk about why classical musicians and organizations must make big changes to survive in our new world.

We talk about the trends in the classical music industry, why we must redefine who we think of as our audiences, how to program for audience building and retention, and how to change the concert experience to get first-time audiences to come again. 

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Hey there! We are building into our new season on "Building Back Audiences" and we want to know what questions you have that we can answer!

Reach out to us on our website, Facebook, Instagram, or by email and let us know what you want to know about building back audiences, being relevant, and building your ensembles a solid base for the future.

Aubrey Bergauer's Orchestra X research on the audience ...

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Today we discuss: (note, timecodes may be up to two minutes off depending on pre-episode announcements)

  • How Enrico came to specialize in pops and family programming (3:23)
  • How Enrico structures a Pops season and how the Nashville Symphony competes with all the other music available in Nashville. (6:24)
  • Enrico shares his process for creating family concerts and the goals behind them (18:07)
  • How Symphonica productions is helping orch...
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Don't listen to this if it's your first episode of Podium Time!

Link to the blog post I wrote in 12 minutes about this: https://jdcuebas.com/being-a-conductor-is-hard-becoming-a-conductor-is-harder/

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Conductor George Marriner Maull and the Discovery Orchestra are teaching audiences to...Listen to Music!

In a time when we tend to hear music in the background, we’ve lost (or never learned) the skill of listening to music. How many of your audience members are reading the program notes or lost in thoughts about green beans? Probably most of them. Today we are learning how to teach our audience to listen.

 The unabridged episode is n...

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