Philadelphia Orchestra assistant principal bassist Joe Conyers is featured on today’s podcast

I’m thrilled to bring you this episode featuring Joe Conyers.  Joe is the assistant principal bass for the Philadelphia Orchestra and is the founder of Project 440, a nonprofit organization that brings music to young people in Philadelphia.  We’re joined on this episode by John Grillo, my longtime podcast collaborator.

John and I talk with Joe about topics such as:

• growing up in Savannah
• studying with Hal Robinson at Curtis
• the audition circuit
• becoming comfortable with your own playing
•  the mission of Project 440
•  conducting Philadelphia’s All-City Orchestra

Enjoy!