1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 An interview with NYC-based conductor Tara Simoncic, music director of the Louisville Ballet. We discuss her unique journey from being a serious trumpet player to becoming a conductor. Tara specializes in ballet and conducts major companies in America and internationally. &amp;nbsp; Highlights The past three months for New York - 5:33 New York has been changing over the last months - 9:19 Competition in a city like New York - 9:54 Thinking like an optimist - 13:19 The music director role in ballet - 19:20 What’s the real challenge? - 20:51 The online season - 27:02 Being a ballet conductor - 28:16 How the ballet world is changing - 38:41 10 years of doing auditions - 44:53 Loving the theatre - 49:09 Having a connection with opera - 52:09 Her early days - 53:20 Dancers are smart musically - 1:11:19 &amp;nbsp; Episode Resources Connect with Robert Hunt Simonds: roberthuntsimonds@gmail.com&amp;nbsp; http://roberthuntsimonds.com/ Performing Labor's music: http://craigwagnermusic.blogspot.com&amp;nbsp; Connect with Tara Simoncic: Tara's website: https://tarasimoncic.com&amp;nbsp; Louisville Ballet: https://www.louisvilleballet.org &quot;Mastery&quot; by Robert Greene: https://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Robert-Greene/dp/014312417X Performing Labor http://roberthuntsimonds.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/16381349/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/85865234