{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Tara Simoncic: Energy and Spirit","description":"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\u2019s 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  ","author_name":"Performing Labor","author_url":"http:\/\/roberthuntsimonds.com","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/85865234"}