Our guest for Episode 39 is the multi-talented Shanyse Strickland!
Episode Highlights
Switching to the horn from flute
Auditioning for college on flute, horn, and euphonium!
Studying with Bill Slocum and Stacie Mickens at Youngstown State University.
Be a good musician first, and a good instrumentalist second
Early inspirations on the horn
Respect for Julius Watkins
“I just like challenging myself.”
Changing in undergrad from being a flute performance major to horn!
Shoutout to Stacie Mickens!
How a mouthpiece change was lifechanging.
Freelancing, performing on Broadway in New York
“Think outside of the box.”
“The industry wants somebody different.”
Getting started as a composer, first commission for Lantana Brass Trio’s album, Crossing Barriers: https://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Barriers-Bernofsky-Rodriguez-Strickland/dp/B0BNGHXRT9
Shoutout to Margaret McGillivray
Into the Spider-verse Tour with the Broadway Sinfonietta