Art if...the oboe is the mistress! With conductor Nolan Dresden.

Episode Summary:

In this week’s gallery talk about art and journey! Yassi brings the work of performance artist Pope L.  to the gallery to talk about how his journey is more important than the distance travelled and Haddy talks about the history of postcards, which takes her on a journey she didn’t expect!.Then we interview music conductor Nolan Dresden and talk about how music has the power to transport us to faraway places. This week’s provocation asks you to revisit your favorite music and see if it can take you somewhere new!

Nolan’s Bio:

After a successful two year battle with Leukemia and a Bone Marrow Transplant, I'm back and better than ever. #takethatcancer

After attending university, I performed professionally for six years in musical theater and opera, and a few seasons as Music Director of a theater company outside of Chicago.  At this point I had come to a fork in the road; do I pursue a conducting career or a performance career?  Feeling that I had more to offer as a conductor and feeling more artistic fulfillment in that field, the choice was clear.

In 2009, I started to make my way up the instrumental conducting ladder here in New York City.   I have hit all the various marks, from standard orchestral works like Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 to lesser known pieces like Two Cine Pastrali by Toru Takemitsu.  I pride myself in programing outside of the box, in order to create an experience for the audience to venture through with the ensemble.

Find Nolan online: http://www.nolandresden.com/

Provocation(#artifpodcast): Listen to something you’ve listened to a thousand times and find something new in it.

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