S01E42 - Per Brevig

Trombonist and Conductor Dr. Per Brevig, joined us in the studio
to talk about how his career evolved over time and how it lead
him to conducting.  He talks about how everything in his
career has been progressive.  We talk about; the diversity
of his career, his interest in Jazz, Big Band and Contemporary
Music, the importance of playing a broad choice repertoire, the
shift in his career to conducting, his promotion of avant-garde
music, how to be a good colleague, his conducting schedule and
positions, programming choices, finding pleasure in various
repertoire as a listener, what a soloist can expect when meeting
with a conductor, his involvement as founder in the Grieg
Society, and about his close work with the various composers
including Carlos Chávez for the premier of the trombone
concerto.