@percussion 300 - Playing on Broadway with Chihiro Shibayama

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Hosts: Karli Viña, Casey Cangelosi, and Brian Nozny
Producer: Karli Viña
Guest: Chihiro Shibayama https://www.chihiroshibayama.com/

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Timestamps
0:00 Intro and Hello
1:19 Today in History: World Premieres from Henry Cowell, Arvo Pärt, James MacMillan
6:21 Welcome, Chihiro!
9:17 Chihiro’s path to Broadway
18:28 How to prepare to sub for a production
27:56 How does doubling work?
29:30 Where does the gear come from?
32:33 Mental/Physical fatigue?
37:01 Playing in a room outside of the pit
40:29 What do most people not know about playing on Broadway?
43:11 How long does it take to start playing on Broadway?
46:26 What’s one show you’d like to play but haven’t yet?
50:25 Mental health through the pandemic
60:40 What’s coming up for you?
64:44 Differences between studying in Japan and the U.S.

Special thanks to Aubrie Welden for the question! We didn’t see your question until after recording, but Chihiro did discuss her path to Broadway, and you can read more here: https://themillermachine.com/blogs/articles/my-way-to-broadway-by-chihiro-shibayama