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08/13/2025

✨ Introducing this week's guest! ✨ Tune in at 4:30 PM today on 104.1 FM or online.

Ayesu Lartey is the Assistant Professor of Music in Music Theory and Contemporary Commercial Music here at the University of Wisconsin Parkside. He wrote and composed “Lulu and the Long Walk,” which won “Best New Musical for Young Audiences”. He was nominated for “Best Music Director” for the same production. Ayesu composed and wrote lyrics for “What’s Left” commissioned by New York Film Academy. He was a Jonathan Larson Grant Finalist in 2021. Ayesu is a UW-Parkside alumni and earned his MFA in Musical Theater Writing at NYU TISCH School of the Arts.

07/29/2025

✨ Introducing this week's guest! ✨ Tune in at 4:30 PM Wednesday on 104.1 FM or online. Check our website for details.

Puerto Rican bass-baritone David Guzmán is a frequent performer across the stages of the Midwest, including The Florentine Opera, Madison Opera, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The operatic stage has seen David as Leporello (Don Giovanni), Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte), Vodník (Rusalka), Bartolo/Antonio (Le nozze di Figaro), Melisso (Alcina), Truffaldin (Ariadne auf Naxos), Pi***la (Falstaff), and the Fifth Jew (Salome). Meanwhile, the concert stage has heard David in his all-Spanish recital To Children… and Grownups Too!, and in the bass solos from Bach’s cantatas BWV 4, BWV 12, and BWV 78.

Aside from his onstage pursuits, David is an avid language lover, recently focusing on Russian and his native Spanish. He also provides voice lessons, and vocal and language coaching to artists and enthusiasts from his Milwaukee, WI studio.

David Guzmán earned his graduate degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and his undergraduate degree from the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music.

07/24/2025

Had a great chat with Jill Anna Ponasik yesterday! Unfortunately, it didn't record, so if you tuned in, you're among the blessed to have heard her wise words. But have no fear! You can still hear our first episode with Jill Anna on our website. Check it out!

07/23/2025

✨ Welcoming back to the show Jill Anna Ponasik! ✨ Tune in at 4:30 Wednesday at 104.1 FM or online.

Jill Anna just completed her 16th season as artistic director of Milwaukee Opera Theatre, where she delights in connecting artists and audiences through musical storytelling. She worked on projects including RUSALKA (Milwaukee Opera Theatre & Danceworks), VIVA LA MAMMA (Florentine), CAMILLE'S RAINBOW (Milwaukee Opera Theatre), and a short animated opera about 3D bioprinting for Froedtert Hospital. She loves taking opera out in the wild and has staged pieces in parks, parking lots, ballrooms, breweries, churches, classrooms, gardens, lobbies, vintage stores, bookstores, masonic temples and, at least a few times a year, in theaters. She last had the pleasure of working with Dewey and Julianne on their creation: NIGHT OF THE LIVING OPERA. She holds degrees from the University of MN and Rice University.

07/17/2025

Had a very enlightening chat about media and access to creative media with our Studio Manager Xav Leplae. Take a listen on our website!

07/09/2025

✨ Introducing this week's guest! ✨ Tune in at 4:30 today at 104.1 FM or online.

Dr. James B. Kinchen is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and director of the Milwaukee Choristers.

James is in frequent demand as a guest conductor, adjudicator and clinician and has been a Wisconsin Teaching Fellow. A two-time recipient of UW-Parkside’s Stella Gray Teaching Excellence Award (2002-2003 and 2014-2015), he was also given the university’s 2005-2006 Faculty Distinguished Service Award and the 2011-2012 Campus Diversity Award. He is most honored to have received the Wisconsin Choral Directors Association Morris D. Hayes Award in 2021, recognizing his achievements and contributions to the choral art. He has also been honored as a recipient of the Gateway Technical College Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award.

An affiliate of the Center for Black Music Research, James holds membership in the National Association for Music Education (formerly Music Educators National Conference), and National Collegiate Choral Organization. An active member of the American Choral Directors Association, he has served ACDA in several leadership capacities at state, regional and national levels. He has presented at state, divisional and national ACDA conventions and has written articles for and reviewed new music and new recordings for The Choral Journal. He has also served as president and vice president of the Wisconsin Choral Directors Association and the former North Central Division of ACDA, a region that encompassed Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa and the Dakotas.

In addition to teaching and directing the UW-Parkside’s three choral groups, the University Chorale, Master Singers and Voices of Parkside, James teaches courses in basic and choral conducting, elementary and middle school choral methods, secondary choral methods, student teacher residency, African American music, and music appreciation. He is also on the music staff of Saint Paul Baptist Church, Racine.

06/26/2025

Had a great discussion with Jeremiah Cawley. Check out the recording at quantummusicmke.com to hear the world of choral conducting from a conductor's, vocalist's, and researcher's perspective.

06/25/2025

✨ Introducing this week's guest! ✨ Tune in today at 4:30 at 104.1 or online.

Jeremiah Cawley has led instrumental and vocal ensembles across the US and UK, most recently appearing as guest conductor for the Milwaukee Chamber Choir’s program “The Day is Far Spent.” He sings with the GRAMMY-nominated and EMMY-honored True Concord, founded the new music ensemble The Box Is Empty, and is an inaugural member of the new professional vocal ensemble withonevoice. His recorded work includes projects with The Riot Ensemble (London, UK), Solaris Vocal Ensemble (Seattle, WA), and Chamber Cartel (Atlanta, GA).

Jeremiah’s recent published scholarship includes “Understanding Editions: Using CPDL and IMSLP to Develop Early Music Intuition” in The Choral Conductor’s Companion. He presented papers including, “Neurotic, Weak, and Ultramodern: Coded Language in Gestural Criticism,” and “Unconducting Andriessen.” His dissertation, The Economic, Aesthetic, and Nonprofit Organization of Professional Vocal Ensembles, was nominated by the University of Washington for ACDA’s prestigious Herford Prize. Jeremiah’s newest research on power dynamics in conducting leadership will be published in the upcoming volume An Overview of Power and Imbalance on Carroll University Press.

Jeremiah is a sought-after choral clinician, adjudicator, and conducting teacher. He received his MM and DMA from the University of Washington, where he was a student of Geoffrey Boers. Jeremiah is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choirs at Carroll University in Waukesha, WI. He lives in Milwaukee, WI with his wife Crystal.

06/19/2025

Had a great discussion with Alyssa Wang yesterday. Head to quantummusicmke.com to hear her eye opening perspective on ballet conducting!

06/18/2025

✨ Introducing this week's guest! ✨
Tune in at 4:30 PM today to hear from Alyssa Wang.

Alyssa Wang is a passionate and versatile conductor, violinist, and composer. A recipient of the 2024 New Music USA Creator Fund, the 2023 Solti Foundation Career Assistance Award, and the 2022 St. Botolph Emerging Artist Award, Alyssa has enjoyed exploring diverse creative paths with a focus on audience inclusivity and engagement. She is the Co-Founder, Artistic Director, and Principal Conductor of the Boston Festival Orchestra, which presents an annual summer festival, chamber music series, and music education program. After serving as Assistant Conductor for Boston Ballet for four years, she will start the 25/26 season in her new role as Music Director of the Cincinnati Ballet. Additionally, Alyssa has served as guest conductor with the San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Cape Symphony, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, and more.

06/12/2025

Check out yesterday's episode where Dewey read two parts of his series exploring sound and Solfeggio Frequencies. quantummusicmke.com

06/05/2025

Thanks for joining us, Derek!
Derek gave us a fascinating window in the world of music education as a high school choral conductor. Hear his stories in the recording on our website!

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