HCP 27 Fahad Siadat (part 2) on managing his own publishing company See-A-Dot Music Publishing

Fahad Siadat is a musician who does it all. As you will learn in this first part of episode 26, he is a performer, composer, businessman, and very kind person who has a great passion for contemporary choral music. You will also get to know his thought process to curate pieces as a conductor and publisher, as well as hear performances of music published in See-A-Dot Music Publishing!

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In this episode, you will learn:

• Uprooted – Sarah Rimkus
  • Commissioned and premiered by The Esoterics, 5 October 2018 – Eric Banks, conductor; Ginny Randall, soprano; Liz O’Donoghue, soprano; Julia Jay, alto; Jonathan You, tenor; Chris Lewis, bass. 
• How the composers are giving more room for ensembles to create with them
• O God, Thy sea is so great and my boat is so small… – Sarah Rimkus
  • Performed by The Esoterics and Eric Banks, 14 December 2019
• How Composers don’t live in Ivory Tower isolated but it is a partnership between the composer and the ensemble
• How asking the singers and conductor helps the piece and performance
• Hymn of Aetheon – Fahad Siadat
  • Performed by C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective – Billy Janiszewski, Conductor – Karen Siegel and Bettina Sheppard, Soloists
• Fahad’s curation method and the why behind it
• Remembering that new music is a living and breathing activity
• How See A Dot is creating products tailored to their clients
• Demon – Matt Brown
  • Performed by the Contemporary Choral Collective of Los Angeles. Fahad Siadat, Conductor
• How See A Dot and the composers work together to provide new music suited to groups with less budget, or growing developing skills
• How the publishing company is helping ensembles feel comfortable and confident that they will have a successful performance
• Why See A Dot publishing company is for Conductors first
• How some conductors are more conservative but the students are more forward and willing to explore in their student-led ensembles
• “I want every piece that I program in a concert to be a stand out piece. My goal is let’s perform no mediocre music. Let’s just perform stuff that we just think that are super exciting.”
• Why Fahad would like conductors to take risks

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• Have you ever thought about having your own publishing company?

Links mentioned in the show:

• Fahad Siadat Website
• See-A-Dot Music Publishing Company
• C4 Ensemble
• C3LA
• Beth Morrison Prototype Project
• NEO Voice Festival
• Saunder Choi – American Breakfast
• Evan Johnson – The Einstein Complex
• Sarah Rimkus – Uprooted

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