Conducting Conversations

6-07 The 35th Annual Music On The Hill - Conducting Conversations

The 35th Annual Music On The Hill- In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with Music On The Hill President John Pellegrino and board member Alice Pellegrino about this years festival. Hear some of the music that will be played at this GREAT Rhode Island music festival!

5-31 Providence Singers-Ecstasies Above - Conducting Conversations

Providence Singers-Ecstasies Above: A Collaboration with Aurea - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with Providence Singers Artistic Director Andrew Clark and Marketing Director Chris Hauck about their next performance titled Ecstasies Above: A Collaboration with Aurea.
The 30-year-old British composer Tarik O’Regan blends Renaissance and other early music influences with fresh 21st-century ideas. The innovative chamber ensemble Aurea join the Singers for a concert that features O’Regan’s Ecstasies Above, — a setting of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Israfel,” for SATB chorus, two SATB vocal quartets and string quartet. Also on the program: music by William Byrd, Arvo Pärt, Olivier Messiaen and others.
8 p.m. Saturday, June 6, 2009, St. Joseph’s Church, Providence
3 p.m. Sunday, June 7, 2009, Immaculate Conception Church, Cranston

5-24 Theatre By The Sea-My Way - Conducting Conversations

Theatre By The Sea-My Way - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with Theatre By The Sea's Producing Artistic Director Amiee Turner and the creator of My Way: A Musical Tribute To Frank Sinatra David Grapes. They discuss and play music from this wonderful musical tribute to the Chairman of the Board.

5-17 Rhode Island Civic Chorale And Orchestra - Conducting Conversations

Rhode Island Civic Chorale And Orchestra - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with Music Director Ed Markward and Excutive Director Steven Miller of the RI Civic Chorale and Orchestra. Listen to beautiful music from this group and find out more about who they are.

5-10 New Bedford Symphony Orchestra - Conducting Conversations

New Bedford Symphony Orchestra - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with Music Director and Conductor of the NBSO David MacKenzie. Listen to wonderful music played by this local music gem!

5-03 Theatre By The Sea-2009 Season Preview - Conducting Conversations

Theatre By The Sea-2009 Season Preview - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with Theatre By The Sea's Producing Artistic Director Amiee Turner and Owner Bill Hanney about the upcoming season which includes: My Way, Crazy For You, Peter Pan, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels!

4-26 Academy Players-The Music Man - Conducting Conversations

Academy Players-The Music Man - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with Steven Bartholomew who will play Harold Hill in the Academy Players performance of The Music Man starting May 1st at East Greenwich High School. Listen to great music from this classic musical!

4-12 Anders Vercelli-Just Ahead - Conducting Conversations

Anders Vercelli-Just Ahead - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with Anders Vercelli about his music and new CD "Just Ahead." Listen to selections off his new CD and find out where this favorite local musician will be headed.

4-05 Festival Ballet Providence-Power of 3 - Conducting Conversations

Festival Ballet Providence-Power of 3 - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with Mark Morin, marketing director for Festival Ballet Providence. The two discuss and play music from the Power of 3...Festival Ballet's final performance of the '08-'09 season.

3-29 Providence Perfoming Arts Center-A Chorus Line - Conducting Conversations

PPAC-A Chorus Line - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with one of his favorite guests...Director of Marketing for the Providence Performing Arts Center PJ Prokop. They discuss and play music from the upcoming performance of A Chorus Line at PPAC. 
In an empty theatre, on a bare stage, casting for a new Broadway musical is almost complete. The field’s been narrowed down to just 17 dancers. For these men and women, this audition is the chance of a lifetime. It’s what they’ve worked for — with every drop of sweat, every hour of training, every day of their lives. It’s the one opportunity to do what they’ve always dreamed of. Not to be the star, but to get the job … to have the chance to dance and come through.
But before the final cut is made, the director Zach asks each of them to talk about themselves. He starts by asking their name, age, hometown and reason for being a dancer. But Zach wants more than just their resumes. He wants to know about their families, friends, lovers, ambitions and careers. One by one, they come forward.

Some are shy or reluctant, while others are more than happy to reveal their innermost thoughts. From funny to heartbreaking, these 17 dancers share with us the stories of their lives. They put themselves on the line to get a job on the line. And when they’re done, so is the audition. And the final chorus line of 8 dancers is chosen.

3-22 Providence Singers-Anniversaries - Conducting Conversations

Providence Singers-Anniversaries - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with Chris Hauck Marketing Director for the Providence Singers. They play music from and talk about the Providence Singers upcoming performance Anniversaries..a celebration of poets, presidents, and composers.

3-15 Happy St. Patrick's Day - Conducting Conversations

Happy St. Patrick's Day - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike has some help from co-hosts Eddie Dillon and Aoife Clancy as they play you some Irish favorites!

3-08 Foundling - Conducting Conversations

Foundling - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with members of the classical group Foundling.  Visit their web-site at http://www.foundling.org/ for more information on upcoming shows and members of the group.

3-01 Eddie Dillon and Aoife Clancy - Conducting Conversations

Eddie Dillon and Aoife Clancy - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with his favorite Irish friends Eddie Dillon and Aoife Clancy. They discuss their current recordings and play some of their favorite music selections.

2-22 Courthouse Center for the Arts - Conducting Conversations

Courthouse Center for the Arts - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with Executive Director of the Courthouse Center for the Arts in Rhode Island, Russ Maitland. They discuss and paly music from some of the centers upcoming shows!

2-15 Swanhurst Chorus "The Pajama Game" - Conducting Conversations

Swanhurst Chorus "The Pajama Game" - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with Jonathan F. Babbitt Music Director of Swanhurst Chorus about their upcoming 15th Annual Broadway Dinner Theatre Show "The Pajama Game" starting March 6th!

2-08 Providence Perfoming Arts Center - Conducting Conversations

 PPAC-Fiddler on the Roof and STOMP - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with one of his favorite guests...Director of Marketing for the Providence Performing Arts Center PJ Prokop. They discuss and play music from upcoming performances of Fiddler on the Roof and STOMP at PPAC.

2-1 Anders Vercelli, Jazz Pianist - Conducting Conversations

Anders Vercelli, Jazz Pianist - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with a local jazz artist Anders Vercelli and plays some of his music.

1-25 Festival Ballet Providence-1001 Nights - Conducting Conversations

Festival Ballet Providence-1001 Nights - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with Mark Morin, Marketing Director for Festival Ballet Providence about their upcoming performance of 1001 Nights!

1-18 Cameron Greenlee-Pianist, Arranger and Composer - Conducting Conversations

Cameron Greenlee-Pianist, Arranger and Composer - In this episode of Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, Mike talks with Cameron Greenlee a local pianist, composer & arranger and plays some of Camerons pieces.
Cameron Greenlee, grew up on City Island in the Bronx, New York and has spent his life between New York and Block Island, RI. Although his musical foundation was built on a strict classical training, his artistic influences range from Warren Zevon to Bill Evans, from W.A. Mozart to Bob Marley, from Jelly Roll Morton to Nirvana, and beyond. In school, Cameron discovered his love for jazz, and began experimenting stylistically. Blues, reggae, baroque, punk- his artistry is fresh, embedded with yearning for something entirely new and unique in the sonic realm. With formal training from the University of Miami and El Conservatorio de Música de Toledo, Spain, he received a Bachelor's certificate in keyboard performance from the University of New Hampshire, under the tutelage of Providence-born Arlene Kies.
Cameron has given piano recitals throughout New England, and has performed on stages in Spain, Italy, Jamaica, Guatemala, and across the eastern United States. He has shared stages with the likes of jazz artists Branford Marsalis, Benny Green, Clark Terry, hip-hop artist Slick Rick the Ruler, reggae artists Steel Pulse, Gregory Isaacs, Culture and Cedric Brooks. He has featured on recordings by St. Croix's MIDNITE and Jamaica's Ernie Smith. He has released a 5-track EP with his brother, Travis on their original project, Homeslice. ConserFest, a music festival founded by Cameron and friends to raise awareness for land conservation, will kick-off July 16th, 2009, on Block Island.
Look for two highly-anticipated recordings this spring, with Cameron's first solo effort of reggae originals and covers, as well as the first release from his Providence-based trio, Kyoshii.
For more information and music, visit:   www.myspace.com/camerongreenlee