the firebird

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The Rite of Spring composed by Igor Stravinsky premiered at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris on May 29, 1913—it created quite an uproar with the audience claiming that Stravinsky was no composer but a madman. Take a minute to get the scoop!

Fun Fact
Like Stravinsky’s earlier works for the Ballet Russes, The Rite of Spring was inspired by Russian culture, but, unlike them, The Rite of Spring challenged the audience with its chaotic percussive momentum.
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About Steven, Host
Steven is a Canadian composer & actor living in Toronto. Through his music, he creates a range of works, with an emphasis on the short-form genre—his muse being to offer the listener both the darker and more satiric shades of human existence. If you're interested, please check out his music website for more. Member of the Canadian League Of Composers.
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A Note To Music Students et al.
All recordings and sheet music are available on my site. I encourage you to take a look and play through some. Give me a shout if you have any questions.

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Igor Stravinsky was a huge proponent of Neoclassicism in music—much to the shock and dismay of some listeners and critics. Take a minute to get the scoop!

Listen to: Igor Stravinsky - Octet for Wind Instruments [With score] ℅ YouTube

Fun Fact
A pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov in his native St. Petersburg, Stravinsky had inherited the style of the Russian nationalist group, the so-called kuchka or Mighty Handful, and the ballets he wrote for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes before and during the First World War – The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring, and Les Noces – are post-kuchka works, based on folk tales or rituals, using folk music or poetry, and largely ignoring the orthodox procedures of traditional classical music.

About Steven, Host
Steven is a Canadian composer living in Toronto. He creates a range of works, with an emphasis on the short-form genre—his muse being to offer the listener both the darker and more satiric shades of human existence. If you're interested, please check out his website for more. Member of the Canadian League Of Composers.
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On a personal note, please consider a coffee donation. 🤓☕️

It's thirsty work creating content for TCMM. Many sleepless nights spent crafting that perfect one-minute episode or editing my latest fab interview as a bonus episode for your listening pleasure. 🎙🤔📚 But a cup of coffee is always welcome to keep my creativity flowing. 🎼☕️✍🏽🙏

Got a topic? Pop me an email at: TCMMPodcast@Gmail.com

A Note To Music Students et al.
All recordings and sheet music are available on my site. I encourage you to take a look and play through some. Give me a shout if you have any questions.

With his forward-thinking “what if?” approach to business, in a short span of time David’s leadership at The Fireplace resulted in a remodel of the company’s showroom (that had never been touched since being built in 1966) and the reevaluation and expansion of its classic product line.

This approach also shaped the company’s culture into what it is today. David explains how he has cultivated a customer-centric environment within The Fireplace of today. For example, he invites builders in the Northern New Mexico market to stop by their new showroom not only to see the products, but to feel their new attitude.

Listen in as David shares his journey from corporate America to entrepreneurship in an industry he previously had known nothing about, what it’s like to do business with his only son, his biggest takeaways from his mentors, and why he believes that the American Dream is a reality for everyone as it is for him and his family.

Topics Discussed: 

• [02:57] David’s corporate background and what brought him to Santa Fe
• [11:41] Lessons that David brought from corporate America into The Fireplace
• [17:08] Working around supply chain issues and communicating these to clients
• [19:35] How the market in Santa Fe has evolved over 25 years
• [24:12] The old Firebird versus the new Firebird
• [26:35] Training the Firebird staff to look beyond price
• [31:14] David on mentorship
• [38:12] David’s vision for The Firebrand
• [43:39] How David learned the ins-and-outs of the hearth and irrigation industries
• [45:57] The moment David realized that life and business is going great
• [51:43] Lessons around taking risks that David intends to pass on to his son
• [58:24] The American Dream according to David

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Key Quotes by David:

• My approach to pretty much everything is to ask, “What if…?”
• The universal truth is, it doesn’t matter what the business is. If you treat customers the way you would want to be treated as a customer, you’re going to win the day.
• When you’re working with individuals and you’re not sure that they should be part of your team or are capable of being part of your team, your first approach should be to rehabilitate versus terminate. So, really give people a chance.
• You can be a small company anywhere in the United States, but geography no longer limits you in any way, shape, or form.
• One of the things that I’ve seen very successful people do throughout my life and certainly my career in corporate America, is having the courage to take chances when others would not.