Meet Bassoonist Lecolion Washington (EPISODE 50) I THE MUSIK LINK
Lecolion Washington joins The Musik Link Let's Link Project to share a glimpse into his life and career as a professional musician! Get to know Lecolion through an engaging interview about growing up in Texas, how he started off playing percussion, about starting out studying chemical engineering in college, wonderful music and life lessons learned from his teachers, that anything worth doing is worth doing well, that you can do everything right and things still may not work out, multiple perspectives about the music industry, being a black classical musician performing in historically segregated concert halls, universities, and spaces, the importance of humanizing music, and so much more! Time Codes: 0:00 Intro 0:26 Meet Lecolion Washington 0:41 What do you do as a professional musician? 2:46 Where did you grow up? 4:14 Where did you study, and what were the programs like? 7:22 Music industry lessons and realizations 11:50 Did you consider changing careers? 14:08 Teaching career and teaching philosophy 17:22 Chamber music career 23:08 Orchestra career and memorable auditions 29:22 Music performance anxiety advice 39:12 Reed making style and techniques 43:51 Life skills 48:21 Life advice 51:37 Interview suggestions - Garrett McQueen, Maya Stone - • Meet Bassoonist Dr. Maya Stone (EPISODE 14... , Monica Ellis, Anthony Parnther, Rufus Olivier - • Meet Bassoonist Rufus Olivier (EPISODE 46)... , Shawn Jones, Joshua Elmore, Joy Guidry, Andrew Brady, Nadina Mackie Jackson - • Meet Bassoonist Nadina Mackie Jackson (EPI... 53:26 Thank you 53:57 Lecolion Washington Live Discussion - • Engage, activate, and cultivate networks I... 54:45 Outro LINKS » Lecolion Washington - Live Discussion - • Engage, activate, and cultivate networks I... DONATE » Our organization is funded entirely through contributions made by our supporters. Please consider becoming a sustaining member, community partner, fellowship sponsor, and/or private donor. https://themusiklink.com/donate/ MUSIC » ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741): Concerto in C Major, RV 479, No. 26, Allegro opening Julie Ann Link, bassoon Laura Silverman, piano CONTACT » For business inquiries, feel free to get in touch at [email protected] THE MUSIK LINK Share. Learn. Connect. https://themusiklink.com
