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The Cello Sherpa Podcast

Joel Dallow

125 episodes

6 days ago

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Cellist and Franchomme Scholar, Louise Dubin. She shares about her incredibly varied career as a freelancer, and her love of research, particularly on French compositions. Louise gives details about her experience recording her widely acclaimed album "The Franchomme Project" and her latest album "Passages." These albums reflect the culmination of her research in to discovering compositions that have never been recorded, and her drive to b...

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Cellist and Franchomme Scholar, Louise Dubin. She shares about her incredibly varied career as a freelancer, and her love of research, particularly on French compositions. Louise gives details about her experience recording her widely acclaimed album "The Franchomme Project" and her latest album "Passages." These albums reflect the culmination of her research in to discovering compositions that have never been recorded, and her drive to b...

Show more...

Performing Arts

Episodes (20/125)

The Cello Sherpa Podcast

"Tracks, Treasures, & Treble Clefs" - An Interview with Cellist and Franchomme Scholar, Louise Dubin

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Cellist and Franchomme Scholar, Louise Dubin. She shares about her incredibly varied career as a freelancer, and her love of research, particularly on French compositions. Louise gives details about her experience recording her widely acclaimed album "The Franchomme Project" and her latest album "Passages." These albums reflect the culmination of her research in to discovering compositions that have never been recorded, and her drive to b...

2 weeks ago

34 minutes

The Cello Sherpa Podcast

"Pablo 2.0: A Cello Legacy" - An Interview with Cellist Pablo Ferrández, International Soloist

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Cellist, Pablo Ferrández. Pablo has been working all over the world as an international soloist. He shares about the experience of being born into a musical family and named after his father's idol, Pablo Casals. He also talks about what its been like to build an international career over the past decade, become a Sony recording artist, and he shares details about recording his latest album, "Moonlight Variations." For more information on...

1 month ago

28 minutes

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"Embracing Your Passion" - An Interview with Clay McKinney, Cellist & Orchestra Director at Parkway Schools

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Clay McKinney, Orchestra Director and Cellist at Parkway Schools located in Chesterfield, Missouri. Clay shares how he developed an incredible passion for teaching, particularly as an Orchestra Director of a middle school. He also offers tips for building a following on social media, and talks about how he built an impressive following of over 10K on his Youtube channel. For more information on Clay: https://www.thecello.online/ Yo...

1 month ago

34 minutes

The Cello Sherpa Podcast

"Perfection is the Enemy of Creativity" - An Interview with Cellist Alban Gerhardt, International Soloist and Chamber Musician

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Alban Gerhardt. Alban is enjoying a 35 year career as an International Soloist and Chamber Musician. Having performed with most of the major American and European orchestras, Alban shares stories going back to his roots, growing up as a young child fascinated by classical music in a musical environment, with a father who was a violinist in the Berlin Philharmonic. He talks about how he has built an international career over severa...

1 month ago

37 minutes

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"Changing Lives Through Music" - An Interview with Cellist Robert Howard, Co-Artistic Director of the Kenya International Chamber Music Festival

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Robert Howard. Robert is a Founder and the Co-Artistic Director, along with Rebecca Merblum, of the Kenya International Chamber Music Festival. He shares his journey growing up as a cellist in metro Atlanta, to his life of teaching and freelancing in the San Francisco bay area. After an incredibly moving trip to Kenya in 2019, Robert and Rebecca were inspired to start the Kenya International Cello Festival, which quickly morphed i...

2 months ago

28 minutes

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"Playing King and Pauper" - An Interview with Cellist Clive Greensmith, Colburn School Conservatory of Music Professor of Cello

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Clive Greensmith. Clive has been Professor of Cello at the Colburn School Conservatory of Music since 2013. Clive shares about his incredible journey as cellist of the World renowned Tokyo String Quartet for their final 15 years, his position as Principal Cellist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, and how those two distinctive careers compared to each other. With his vast teaching experience, Clive also shares about hi...

2 months ago

34 minutes

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"Teaching Takes Dual Personalities" - An Interview with Cellist Emily Wright, Host of The Lonely Cello Podcast

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Emily Wright. Emily is the host of The Lonely Cello Podcast. She shares about the many facets of her career, including working as a freelance cellist, an Associate Editor and contributing writer for Strings Magazine, working as a composer, and teaching students of all levels and ages, with a particular skill set geared towards adult students. For more information on Emily: https://emilywright.net/ You can also find Emil...

3 months ago

36 minutes

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"Practicing the Cello and Patience" - An Interview with Cellist Alisa Weilerstein, International Soloist and Chamber Musician

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Alisa Weilerstein. Alisa is enjoying a career as an international soloist and chamber musician. In this interview, she shares what the experience of being recognized with a MacArthur “genius grant” Fellowship in 2011 was like, and how it impacted her career. She also talks about how she grew up surrounded by music, never had any doubt she wanted to be a professional cellist, her advice for building an international career and much...

3 months ago

28 minutes

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"Conquering Imposter Syndrome" - An Interview with Emilio Colón, Professor of Cello at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Emilio Colón. Emilio is Professor of Cello at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. After getting off to a rocky start with his teacher Janos Starker, Emilio talks about how he felt that he was dead last amongst his peers on the cello, which in turn motivated him to work as hard as he could to prove that he had what it took to be successful. Shortly after graduating from Indiana, Janos Starker called him and invited hi...

4 months ago

32 minutes

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"Diversity Matters" - An Interview with Cellist Sterling Elliot, Winner of the 2019 National Sphinx Competition

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Sterling Elliot. Sterling is the 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient and the winner of the Senior Division of the 2019 National Sphinx Competition. He shares about his journey growing up as the cellist in the family string quartet, starting at the age of 5, and he speaks about the impact of winning both the junior and senior divisions of the Sphinx Competition. Sterling also talks about how he has navigated the first co...

4 months ago

37 minutes

The Cello Sherpa Podcast

"The Accidental Violist" - An Interview with Christian Colberg, Principal Violist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews violist, violinist, and composer, Christian Colberg. Christian is currently the Principal Violist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He shares his amazing story about winning a job in the Baltimore Symphony after only playing the viola for 3 weeks, his journey from there to Cincinnati 17 years later, his compositional philosophy, tips for taking successful auditions, and much more! For more information on Christian: https://www.ch...

5 months ago

38 minutes

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"The Contemporary Cellist" - An Interview with Norman Fischer, Professor of Cello at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Norman Fischer. Norman is Professor of Cello, and Chair of Chamber Music at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. Norman shares his story of how he first developed his insatiable love of contemporary music. He also talks about his journey forming the Naumburg winning Concord String Quartet to joining the faculty at Dartmouth, then Oberlin, and he gives the inside story of how Rice became one of the most sought after mus...

5 months ago

32 minutes

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"The Enduring Legacy of Suzuki" - An Interview with Alex Croxton, Head of Cello at the School for Strings

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Alex Croxton, Alex is currently a faculty member at Mannes Prep, the Special Music School at the Kaufman Center, the Head of Cello at the School for Strings, and he has a full private studio in NYC. Alex shares about the impact the Suzuki method has had on his ability to work successfully with his students, and how it led to his interest in becoming certified as a teacher trainer. He also speaks about his own journey as a beginner...

6 months ago

32 minutes

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"Trust the Plan" - An Interview with Andrew Sommer, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Bassist

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Bassist Andrew Sommer. Andrew is in his second season as a bassist in the Chicago Symphony, after spending 4 years as Principal of the Richmond Symphony. He shares his story about growing up among musician parents, with his mom as his earliest music teacher, his dad paving the way as a bassist in the Atlanta Symphony and much more. For more information on Andrew Sommer: https://cso.org/about/performers/cso-musicians/strings/bass/and...

6 months ago

33 minutes

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"The 21st Century Cellist" - An Interview with Cellist Mike Block, New England Conservatory Cello Faculty

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Cellist Mike Block. Mike shares about his incredible multi faceted life working not just as a cellist who walks around on stage while playing, but also as a singer, composer, and educator. He also shares how he found success on such a non traditional classical music path, why he was motivated to go this direction in his career, and much more! For more information on Mike Block check out his website: https://www.mikeblockmusic.com/ ...

7 months ago

38 minutes

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"Trio Con Brio" - An Interview with Julie Albers, Principal Cellist of The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Cellist Julie Albers. She has been the principal cellist of The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra since 2014. They talk about her experience growing up in a family where all of her siblings played instruments, how she ended up in an orchestra, forming the Albers Trio with her sisters, her teaching philosophy, and much more. For more information on Julie: https://content.thespco.org/people/julie-albers/ You can also find Julie on Facebook: ...

7 months ago

31 minutes

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"How Do We Win?" - An Interview with Cellist and Conductor, Eric Jacobsen, Music Director of the Virginia Symphony

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Cellist and Conductor Eric Jacobsen. Eric is a cellist in Yo-Yo Ma’s SilkRoad Ensemble, the Artistic Director and Co-founder of the Knights Chamber Orchestra and also the Music Director of the Virginia Symphony and the Orlando Philharmonic. They talk about his incredible career on the cello and how he transitioned to a conducting career. Eric shares stories about working with Yo-Yo Ma, starting multiple musical ensembles, and studying wit...

8 months ago

38 minutes

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"Cello on the Fringes" - An Interview with Nathan Chan, Asst. Principal Cello of the Seattle Symphony

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Nathan Chan, Assistant Principal Cello of the Seattle Symphony. They talk about the incredible social media following he has built over the years by creating insightful, interesting and amusing videos around the cello. Nathan also shares his experience working towards the goal of winning a position in a major symphony orchestra and much more. For more information on Nathan Chan check out his website: https://nathanchan.com/ You can also f...

8 months ago

34 minutes

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"The Ultimate Cello Swap" - An Interview with Blaise Dejardin, Principal Cellist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Blaise Dejardin, principal cellist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. They talk about what he has been up to over the past 3 years, joining the faculty of his alma mater, the New England Conservatory, his teaching philosophy, filling three openings in the cello section, and much more. For more information on Blaise Dejardin check out his website www.BlaiseDejardin.com For his cello arrangements: www.opuscello.com Copies of his book are als...

8 months ago

33 minutes

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"Being Patient" - An Interview with Cellist Paul Watkins, Yale School of Music, Professor of Cello

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Paul Watkins. Paul is currently the Professor of Cello at the Yale School of Music. He shares his journey going back to landing Principal Cellist of the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the age of 20, his work as a member of the Nash Ensemble, joining the legendary Emerson String quartet, and even taking up the baton as a conductor, winning the Leeds Conducting Competition in 2002. For more information on Paul: https://music.ya...

9 months ago

33 minutes