Keep Classical Weird

09/05/2024

HEYYYY, why did a snare drum show up on my feed?

Is it because a NEW EPISODE is dropping tomorrow, on both your pod feeds AND our youtube channel??

08/20/2024

Ahhhh, hello old friends!!

07/03/2024

Keep Classical Weird is suddenly ALIVE AND WELL at !! Last night’s live event was a trip, and filled with surprises, both planned and unplanned!

05/01/2024

While we keep cooking things up over in these parts, enjoy host Casey Bozell making a repeat appearance on the wonderful and hilarious Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone! And while you’re in the podcasting mood, give some KCW back episodes a listen! 😁

Author Jonathan Taplin is here to talk about his book, “The End of Reality” and the four billionaires who are trying to bring on that end. And speaking of ends, we’re on the receiving end of your thoughts, and they go straight to our head. It’s “Maibag! Concussion Edition.” Listen wherever you get your pods!

04/19/2024

Hey KCW listeners, both old and new! If you have a moment, I've got two questions for you:

1. What's your favorite thing happening right now in classical music?
2. Would you be willing to come talk about it with me in a pre-recorded or livestream format?

Oh, the cat? That's Freya, the mischevious Studio Cat. She's here in the hopes you'll engage with the post.

11/28/2023

A new episode of drops today, and music tracks are featuring the violin stylings of the humble host of Keep Classical Weird.

What you're seeing here is host Casey Bozell with phenomenal comic and all around cool human PAULA POUNDSTONE. In the second picture were some gorgeous lilies that Casey was left in charge of, as Paula needed to jump on a plane the next day and didn't want the lilies to go to waste. They instead brightened up Casey's dorm space at Yma Is Young Musicians and Artists for two whole weeks!

All of this is to say that Paula brings the gift of laughter to earbuds week after week, and this pod is grateful for all her work and cheer. Keep Classical Weird is working on bringing some levity to your ears at home... keep an eye out in early 2024! 👀

10/02/2023

Hey, KCW friends!

Casey here, just checking in. My freelance musician jobs have kept me a busy bee (we’re not stuck at home anymore, are we??), and while I have a few episodes that just need editing and posting, I’ve been unable to complete them. I have even flirted with the idea of taking down the pod site.

But this pod is still being downloaded! These kind of statistics are pretty miniscule in podcast land, but I’m ferklempt every time I see them.

So I’m checking in to say thank you, and assure you this pod will have more new episodes. Someday.

Love you all, friends. Stay safe and stay weird. 🥰

07/18/2023

Not to be too over the top, but OF COURSE this should be in the national recording registry! The way this theme has permeated our culture is undeniable.

07/14/2023

🚨🚨New episode alert!🚨🚨

Join Casey as she welcomes incoming artistic director for the Portland Baroque Orchestra, Julian Perkins! Have you ever thought to yourself "Why Baroque?" The Indiana Jones of early music has the answer to that question! (It's true, someone called him that on the internet.)

Listen now at keepclassicalweird.com or wherever you find your podcasts.

07/13/2023

Keep your eyes out tomorrow for a new episode... the subject matter starts with a "B" and rhymes with "Shmaroque Music." 🧐

07/10/2023

07/10/2023

From Friday's episode... while we do break down all the aspects of the movie Impromptu, there's also this CRUCIAL connection. This is a sacred and respected rule of Keep Classical Weird: when one can connect classical music to Star Trek, one DOES connect classical music to Star Trek.

07/07/2023

WHAT? A new episode!! 🥳

Join Casey and Sophia Tegart as they deconstruct the 1991 movie “Impromptu.” Will they like it better than “A Late Quartet?” (The bar wasn’t super high, I guess…)

Listen now at www.keepclassicalweird.com or wherever you find your podcasts!

07/07/2023

WHAT? A new episode!! 🥳

Join Casey and Sophia Tegart as they deconstruct the 1991 movie “Impromptu.” Will they like it better than “A Late Quartet?” (The bar wasn’t super high, I guess…)

Listen now at www.keepclassicalweird.com or wherever you find your podcasts!

07/06/2023

🤩🤩🤩TWO AMAZING THINGS🤩🤩🤩

Tomorrow there will be a NEW EPISODE of the pod, so make sure to check your feeds!!

And Tuesday night was a live taping of the pod at YMA: Young Musicians and Artists, and it couldn’t have been any more lovely. That episode will be in your feeds in a couple short weeks!!

05/16/2023

In honor of the pod returning in a couple short weeks, here’s a snapshot of what’s being pored through… a VERY early Casey Does Classical in which Casey Bozell discusses the Queen of the Night aria from The Magic Flute.

Note from Casey: Ahhhh, I’ve learned SO MUCH since then.

05/02/2023

Ever need just the brass tacks of an opera plot? Keep Classical Weird has you covered. Enjoy this Hastily Compiled Synopsis of Salome. 😁

05/01/2023

Sometimes the episode prompts write themselves. Check out the original post if you dare - this is a highly divisive issue.

Would you want to hear an episode about the weirdness of concert etiquette?

Classical music police. They're everywhere!

03/10/2023

We’ve gotten the question: are new episodes of the pod coming? The answer is unequivocally YES. There are several that are recorded and awaiting the editing and producing that’s needed, and the time to complete it proves difficult when half your staff is a cat.

BUT, host Casey Bozell did get a touch of fame this evening with a solid THREE seconds on ABC News! 🥳🥳🥳 It’s been such an amazing journey to see young composer Olive’s work touch hearts far and wide.

We’re still here, and the churning of episodes will happen as soon as possible. Thanks for all of the amazing support, friends! Stay safe and stay weird!

Olive Wallace wrote a song and left it on the kitchen counter because she didn’t think it was good enough to perform. That’s when her mom had the idea to share the score online.

12/20/2022

This here is the perfect mug to fill with coffee and start the day fresh.

It also doubles as a great vessel for a hot toddy when you're hiding from a child who won't go to sleep.

https://keep-classical-weird.myshopify.com/products/kcw-mug

12/19/2022

Did you catch last Friday's new episode? Look at the perfect combination of joy and delirium below, and then head over to keepclassicalweird.com to listen to a fun conversation with composer An-Ting Chang!

Music Performed and Composed by An-Ting 安婷Producers: Joe Mannion and Ian GallagherDirector: Joe MannionCinematographer: Adrian PeckittAssistant Camera: Sky A...

12/16/2022

🚨🚨 New episode alert! 🚨🚨

Today's new episode features charming, quirky, and totally unique composer An-Ting Chang. Join us through this journey of a new album release, ping pong balls, and how you have to create your own niche in this here chaotic universe.

Available now on keepclassicalweird.com or wherever you find your pods.

12/15/2022

Psst! Guess what?

There's a new pod coming tomorrow...

09/09/2022

🚨🚨New episode alert!!🚨🚨

If you're a YMA camper or alumni, it may just take you back to our live taping during session 1... it's highlights from KCW Live at YMA! Find it wherever you get your pods!

09/02/2022

🚨🚨 New episode alert!!🚨🚨

Ryan Zwahlen is back, everyone! And as these pictures show, there is a LOT to discuss in the world of reed making! Join us as we discuss the lengthy process, the financial investment, and gain a little insight as to why oboe and bassoon players are... like that.

Available wherever you get your pods, or at keepclassicalweird.com.

09/01/2022

Ryan Zwahlen is a special one. He's super fun to record and speak with, and I refuse to believe there is a universe that exists wherein we DON'T look at each other like this.

What's that, you say? An incoming new pod soon? Mayyyyyybe...

05/16/2022

What’s that you say?? 👀

People are so excited by the t-shirt cannon idea that we’ve raised $132 in our FIRST WEEK ALONE?? 🤩

Go be a part of this action! https://gofund.me/370c74e0

Can’t wait to shoot a t-shirt in your general direction at a future KCW live event!!

05/13/2022

🚨🚨New episode alert!🚨🚨

A conversation with JooWan Kim, founder of Ensemble Mik Nawooj, starts with Beethoven 5 and then expands out to discuss the entire world. Listen now at keepclassicalweird.com
or wherever you find your pods!

05/10/2022

ATTENTION. THIS AMOUNT OF LEVITY AND SILLINESS IS NOT A DRILL.

KCW’s next live event will take place at Young Musicians and Artists in July, and host Casey Bozell kiiiiiind of made a promise to Sophia Tegart that she could fire a T Shirt cannon into the audience.

We see no reason why this cannon cannot be the spectacular ending to many live classical events in the future. Throw a buck or two our way if you care to!

Final note: naming this amazing piece of machinery ”Canny McCannonFace” is not beyond us.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/t-shirt-cannon-for-kcw?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

Tchaikovsky believed in cannons! Why can't we? Keep Classical Weird has been on a mission to … Casey Bozell needs your support for T Shirt Cannon for KCW

05/06/2022

🚨🚨New episode alert!! 🚨🚨

Conductor, professor, and fugue enthusiast Michael Gesme (pictured below to portray enthusiasm) walks us through the basics of fugues. Listen now at keepclassicalweird.com or wherever you get your pods!