Bach to Bock

In the spirit of Brexit, we are featuring all things "Britten" this month. 

Kicking off our month featuring the works of Benjamin Britten is his Simple Symphony for string orchestra. We dive into each episode, and top off this podcast with a simple English beer, Old Speckled Hen.

We. Are. Back.

Featuring Brahms 'Academic Festival Overture' and Cushnoc Brewing Co. 'Kolsch' we dive into all things German in our premiere episode of Season 3.

Feat. conductor and long time friend Lidiya Yankovskaya, artistic director of Chicago Opera Theater and founder of Refugee Orchestra Project. We discuss the hurdles as a female conductor in the classical realm, her path to her success and Matty and I dive into 'Intonation' from Brown's Brewing Co. in Troy, NY.

On our road trip back to Albany to visit our parents for Thanksgiving, we do our first every podcast from the car. Testing our knowledge of classical music, we tune into 'Symphony Hall' station from Sirius XM and guess the year the pieces were written, while talking about the breweries in Massachusetts we pass on the way. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Cheers!

After 4 months of being off the air we are back and better than ever. Featuring Gian Carlo Menotti's 'Apocalypse' while enjoying Mason Brewing Co.'s 'Liquid Rapture.' Our alumni guest Griffin Sherry (Ghost of Paul Revere) joins us, and discusses the direction of this piece and the future of classical music. Subscribe today!

Feat. Oh-J Double IPA from Lone Pine Brewing and soundtrack selections from '300' we get you prepped to take your workout to the next level. Workout includes drinking a Double IPA. Subscribe to Bach to Bock on iTunes today!

Celebrate 50 episodes feat. Shipyard Brewing Co. President Bruce Forsley discussing their revolutionary tea beers releasing July 2017 plus learn all about Portland Bach Festival (June 19-24, 2017) with Bach Virtuoso Recipient Momo Wong, violinist, about her involvement and her interests outside classical music. Cheers and thank you for 50 episodes!

Feat. Piazzolla 'Oblivion' and 'Seasons' we talk about the Rite of Spring rave while drinking Weyerbacher's D'Tango Unchained. Going south of the border for this episode!

Feat. Dragon's Milk from New Holland Brewing Co. and Tan Dun's 'Symphony 1997' this episode is all about dragons. All the dragons. Also learn about exciting news stories in the worlds of craft beer and classical music. Cheers!

Feat. Jim Bonney, composer and producer of music for commercial (NASA), video game (Bioshock, Mortal Kombat) & original works, including on this episode 'DARKlightNESS,' a concerto for Electric Guitar and Wind Ensemble. We sit down at Sebago Brewing Company with Jim and Trae Blanco from University of Southern Maine School of Music about their concert on Saturday, May 6th in Gorham, ME featuring multiple works by Bonney...