Ep. 101: Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
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Ep. 101: Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor.
Let's Talk Off The Podium with Tigran Arakelyan.
Celebrating more than 30 years of professional conducting, Miguel Harth-Bedoya is a master of color, drawing idiomatic interpretations from a wide range of repertoire in concerts across the globe. He has amassed considerable experience at the helm of orchestras, including seven seasons as Chief Conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and twenty seasons as Music Director of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Previously he has held Music Director positions with the Auckland Philharmonia and Eugene Symphony.
Beginning in August 2020, Harth-Bedoya will be the new Director of Orchestral Studies at the University of Nebraska, Omaha, and will work to create a brand new Bachelor of Music in orchestral conducting. He has also created The Conducting Institute, with a summer orchestral conducting program as well as a variety of online courses.
In this podcast we talk about his time studying with Otto-Werner Mueller, new position at UNO, premieres, passion for teaching, and hobbies. He also discusses the importance of an undergraduate degree in conducting, a project he is eager to conduct and his first experience on the podium. Lastly, he talks about starting Cowboy Compost, a business geared to achieve food waste reduction.
For more information about Miguel Harth-Bedoya please visit: https://www.miguelharth-bedoya.com/
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