The MyBlueSkiesMusic Podcast

Kate Dillingham discusses their origins, the healing power of jewelry, and its connection to music in her collaboration with Exorti (@exortinyc), an independent, NYC-based jeweler owned by Thanu and Venu. (Eranjan Venura and Thanuja Harshani Parua)

Kate Dillingham explores the daily life, considerations, and complications of a family of musicians with Dan Spitzer and Reva Youngstein and daughters Natalie and Sarah. With love, devotion, discipline, good humor and the support of their adorable dog Poppi, Dan, Reva, Natalie, and Sarah navigate performing, teaching, practicing, arranging schedules and raising talented and well-adjusted young people entering the profession of music.
 
Note: Due to some technical issues, there is some audio clipping around 31:48. 

Kate Dillingham follows up on the collaborative concert between the Yale Cellos and the Violoncello Society of New York Student Ensemble (VCS) discussed last episode by interviewing two VCS members - Calla Mishan and Matthew Suh - on their experience with the performance and the ensemble.

Kate Dillingham speaks with Yale faculty Ole Akahoshi and Paul Watkins on the late Aldo Parisot, the Yale Cello program, and the upcoming collaborative concert with the Violoncello Society of New York Student Ensemble and the Yale Cellos, which will feature Akahoshi and Watkins as soloists and a performance of Dillingham's original composition Still.
 
The concert will be held on October 26 at the DiMenna Center in NYC. You can get tickets here.

Kate Dillingham engages in conversation with soprano and philanthropy consultant Yolanda F. Johnson on creative allyship, musical intersectionality, musicology, cultural exchange, spirituality, and mentorship. 

Kate Dillingham talks about baseball, sports, and changing life paths and opportunities with opera singer, crossover artist and music industry executive John Riesen ‪@johnriesen‬ (Vice President and Head of PR & Distribution for Emitha LLC).

Personal branding powerhouses Dorie Clark ‪@DorieClark‬ and Marie Incontrera ‪@marieincontrera4971‬ take a break from leveraging everything everywhere all at once to talk with MyBlueSkiesMusic founder Kate Dillingham about the power of collaboration - through writing musicals together.

Kate Dillingham converses with the magically expressive harpist Lynette Wardle and her husband Chad Smith ‪@ChadSmithSAXOPHILM‬, woodwind doubler extraordinaire of Saxophilm fame. These two stellar musicians showcase their unique instrumental combo of harp and saxophone by performing an excerpt from Dans l’Orient, a Rudi Wiedoeft composition from the 1920s.