In this minisode, we talk about the provocation from Nolan Dresden!Listen to the episode here: https://anchor.fm/artifpodcast/episodes/Episode-18-Art-if---the-oboe-is-the-mistress--With-conductor-Nolan-Dresden-ekv5j4Provocation (#artifpodcast): Listen to something you’ve listened to a thousand times and find something new in it.Biography: 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/