“You can learn a lot about your friends from their favorite tracks,” writes Tim Diovanni in Tuesday’s (7/14) Dallas Morning News (TX). “A new podcast called On the Record proves that point with voices of area musicians. Hosted by Sarah Kienle, violist in the Dallas Symphony, the podcast invites DSO performers for laid-back conversations about compositions they find meaningful…. The DSO adds one episode to its website every other week, along with quotes from musicians about their selected compositions and recordings of those pieces…. Guests on the podcast have chosen a wide range of pieces, from Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro to Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians…. Musicians have also selected hits such as Madonna’s ‘Vogue’ and Toto’s ‘Rosanna.’ … Other topics explored include the benefits of performing in a pit orchestra for an opera; the changes at the DSO since the 1980s; and the various instruments that percussionists play, such as washboards, snare drums and donkey jawbones. So far, the DSO has released three episodes focusing on principal bassoonist Ted Soluri, principal percussionist George Nickson and principal first violinist Diane Kitzman. Kienle has a few more interviews lined up, and would like to continue the podcast ‘even as the orchestra gets back onstage.’ ”
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