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conduct(her) with Kyra Stahr and McKenna Stenson

Welcome to conduct(her), a podcast where two sisters are on a mission to amplify women's voices on the podium by interviewing women and women ally mentors, teachers, and conductors in the music world while exploring the gender divide. Check out more resources at www.conducther.com

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  • S5 · E16
    August 16 · 1 hr 4 min

    84. Jennifer Lucy Cook

    One today's episode of conduct(her), Kyra and McKenna interview the incomparable Jennifer Lucy Cook.

  • S5 · E15
    August 9 · 48 min

    83. Motherhood Panel #4

    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr's Marcela Molina, Sharon Paul on episode four of our motherhood panel miniseries.

  • S5 · E14
    August 2 · 50 min

    82. Motherhood Panel #3

    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr's Kathy Saltzman Romey, Amanda Quist, and Pearl Shangkuan for episode three of our motherhood panel miniseries.

  • S6 · E13
    July 26 · 1 hr

    81. Motherhood Panel #2

    Today on conduct(her) Kyra interviews Dr's Alissa Rowe, Laura Leigh Spillane, McKenna Stenson for episode two of our motherhood panel miniseries.

  • S5 · E12
    July 19 · 55 min

    80. Motherhood Panel #1

    Today on conduct(her) join Kyra and McKenna as they interview Dr's Erika Tazawa and Beth Wilson for episode one of our motherhood panel miniseries.

  • S5 · E11
    July 12 · 1 hr

    79. Caron Daley

    Today on the conduct(her) podcast, Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Carol Daley, Director of Choral Studies and Chair of the Performance Department at Duquesne University.

  • S5 · E10
    July 5 · 1 hr 3 min

    78. Marie Bucoy-Calavan

    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Marie Bucoy-Calavan, Artistic Director of Choral Arts in Washington D.C.

  • S5 · E9
    June 28 · 1 hr

    77. Tine Fris-Ronsfeld

    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Tine Fris-Ronsfeld who is a singer, composer, vocal arranger, author, publisher, and choir conductor based in Aarhus, Denmark.

  • S5 · E7
    June 14 · 1 hr 9 min

    75. Beth Wilson and Lori Hetzel

    Today on the podcast, Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Beth Wilson and Dr. Lori Hetzel, two choral faculty members at the University of Kentucky.

  • S5 · E5
    May 31 · 54 min

    73. Erin Plisco

    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Erin Plisco, Associate Director of Choral Studies at Missouri State University.

  • S5 · E4
    May 24 · 1 hr 8 min

    72. New Faculty Panel

    Today on conduct(her) McKenna interviews a panel of women serving in their first three years of academia including co-host Dr. Kyra Stahr. The guest panelists include Dr. Ali Hodges (Western Washington University), Dr. Nicole Davis (University of Arizona), Dr. Annika Stucky (Wheaton College), and Dr. Christine Linschoten (Texas State University.)

  • S5 · E3
    May 17 · 1 hr 4 min

    71. Angela Ammerman

    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Angela Ammerman, Associate Professor of Music Education at Tennessee Knoxville and and music education consultant.

  • S5 · E2
    May 10 · 1 hr 1 min

    70. Lynne Gackle

    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Lynne Gackle, Professor Emeritus of Music at Baylor University.

  • S5 · E1
    May 3 · 1 hr 1 min

    69. Coty Raven-Morris

    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Professor Cory Raven Morris who serves as Hinckley Assistant Professor of Music Education and Social Justice at Portland State University.

  • S4 · E15
    Aug 19, 2025 · 57 min

    68. Dr. Elaine Choi

    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview Dr. Elaine Choi about her life as a working musician while battling breast cancer.

  • S4 · E12
    Aug 12, 2025 · 34 min

    67. Representative Anna Eskamani

    Today on conduct(her) McKenna and guest host Mary-Hannah interview Florida Representative Anna Eskamani about strategies for Arts Advocacy.

  • S4 · E13
    Aug 5, 2025 · 42 min

    66. Empowering Women of Color in Choral Leadership

    Today on conduct(her) McKenna speaks with Dr. Brittney E. Boykin and Dr. Erika Tazawa about their recent ACDA National Session titled "Shattering Barriers: Empowering Women of Color in Choral Leadership."

  • S4 · E12
    Jul 29, 2025 · 59 min

    65. Marianna Mott

    Today on conduct(her) Kyra and McKenna interview librettist Marianna Mott.

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