Episode 4: If You Lost Half and Orchestra, What Remaining Half Would Produce the Worst Possible Sound?

Mass Daylight Savings errors. An atrocious traffic jam. Rampant occurrences of the bus scene from Whiplash. All of these highly-plausible scenarios could result in half of an orchestra not being able to attend a performance. In order to assist music directors around the world, the Modern Mucker sets off to determine the absolute worst-case scenario for a semi-orchestra so that they can plan to avoid this situation at all costs.

Thanks to our experts:

• David Charles Abell
• Boson Mo
• Brandon Bell

Discussed in this episode:

• The Sackbutt
• Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer”
• Tchaikovsky’s “Waltz of the Flowers”

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• Hosted and Produced by Mike Schubert
• Written and Researched by Ananya Hegde and Mike Schubert
• Editing, Scoring, and Sound Design by Brandon Grugle
• Senior Project Management by Fredia Lucas