From the Top Podcast
1) Dramatic Cello & Saxophone Elegy
We meet a teen cellist from a large musical family who performs a theatrical piece by CassadĂł. An 18-year-old saxophone player with a commitment to community engagement delivers a moving Elegy by Faur...Show More
2) Romance & Silence
A dedicated teen violinist and poet performs Amy Beach’s passionate Romance. A clarinetist describes a moment discovering complete silence out in nature and how he draws on that feeling in his perform...Show More
3) Debussy and Rhapsody for Alto Sax
A wonderful teen violinist who has lived all over the world performs Debussy. A 17-year-old saxophone player from Texas shares how he found his first instrument in a pawn shop and hasn’t put the sax d...Show More
4) Band Room to Recording Studio
Today’s episode is dominated by instruments you’d find in a high school band room and many of our featured teen artists discovered their love for performing through school music programs. We meet a tu...Show More
5) Composer Jessie Montgomery and more Black Voices in Classical Music
Composer Jessie Montgomery joins us as we continue our celebration of Black From the Top alumni and their contributions to classical music. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com...Show More
6) Black Voices in Classical Music with Alex Laing
Guest Host Alex Laing joins for a celebration of Black artists in classical music. We’re catching up with From the Top alumni who are making waves in the field.Learn more about sponsor message choices...Show More
7) Musicians from Rural America: Violin and Banjo
A 15-year-old violinist introduces us to his charming coastal community of Damariscotta, Maine and a talented young banjo player brings us into her musical home in the foothills of Leicester, North Ca...Show More
8) Musicians from Rural America: Louisiana to California
We meet a teen violinist down by the bayou in Monroe, Louisiana, travel to the rolling farmland of Redlands, California to the home of a driven young guitarist, and hear from a young composer who enjo...Show More
9) Chopin Cello Sonata & Vivaldi Bassoon
Our 25th birthday celebration continues with a dazzling performance of Chopin by a gifted 16-year-old cellist. We are treated to a performance of Vivaldi by a young bassoonist and witness a life-chang...Show More
10) Gershwin, Fiddle, & the United States Air Force Band’s Heritage Winds
It’s From the Top’s 25th birthday! We meet a 13-year-old violinist who is equally accomplished in classical repertoire and fiddling. A 16-year-old pianist from New York performs a brilliant Beethoven ...Show More