ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Professional musicians Sami Merdinian and Ian Loew are the co-hosts of Down the Pit, a podcast series that delves into the world of classical music, bringing in leading conductors, composers, and performers to the show, to demystify, promote increased accessibility for the genre, and analyze its future. Each episode will have an incredible guest, and through casual and fun conversations, we will dive into their fascinating lives. To become a Down the Pit supporter, please visit www.Anchor.FM/Down-the-Pit.
Update frequency:
every 80 days
Average audio length:
61 minutes
Guest interviews
Has sponsors
English
United States
42 episodes
since Sept. 22, 2020
episodic
AUDIENCE OF THIS PODCAST 🔗
~94.84% of listeners are from United States.
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US
94.84%
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AR
2.51%
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CA
1.25%
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KR
0.37%
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DE
0.37%
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GB
0.25%
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NL
0.12%
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VN
0.12%
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ID
0.12%
Others
0.05%
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LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Great conversation with Executive Director of Mata Festival Pauline Kim Harris and featured composer Jessie Cox.
Music at the Anthology (MATA) celebrates its 27th Annual Festival with performances at the Issue Project Room in Brooklyn from June 11th to 14th 2025
Titled Intergalactic Infinity: Music…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
A highly entertaining and informative conversation with 6 time GRAMMY-nominated violinist & composerCurtis Stewart. In the episode, Curtis talks about tearing down the facade of "classical violinist" and his constant pursuit of his musical authenticity, treating art as a battery for …
Violist and Comedian Isabel joins Ian and Sami in a dynamic and fun conversation in which she dives into her life, going into details about the shift in her career, the viola, her standup comedy routines, her appearances in the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, her upcoming projects, goals and a lot …
In this episode, Sami Merdinian and Ian Loew have a great conversation with music educator in Florida Anthony Williams who is known to be the Michael Jordan of Music Education down in Florida. As retirement approaches, he shares his passion and life mission of making the world a better place throu…
In this episode, Sami Merdinian and Ian Loew have a great conversation with violist/composer/educator Jessica Meyer who has established herself to be an incredible force in the industry thanks for her passion, perseverance, entrepreneurial skills and extraordinary talent. She talks about all of her…
Happy New Year listeners!!!
In this episode, we learn the unique story of one of the best trumpeters of his generation. The youngest player to ever play with the legendary Canadian Brass, Brandon Ridenour engages in a very entertaining and informative conversation; his first piano lesson wit…
“A VIOLINIST OF HEART-MELTING TALENT.” – The Wall Street Journal
“DAZZLING SKILLS AND A MONA LISA SMILE.” – The Washington Post
A very special episode with violinist, singer, actress Lucia Micarelli!
Born in Queens, New York, Lucia has been immersed in the arts since the age of three. Afte…
Great conversation with composer extraordinaire, Emmy Award-winning and Grammy® nominated Adam Schoenberg who has been named among the top 10 most performed living composers by orchestras in the United States twice. His works have received performances and premieres at the Library of Cong…
Last episode of Season 2 of Down the Pit, and final part of our conversation with Film & TV Composer Jeff Cardoni. Jeff’s talents range from intimate independent fare to full orchestral majesty. With over 45 feature film scores and several network series to his credit, one can hear his work wor…
Part 1 of our conversation with 2019 ASCAP Composer of the Year Jeff Cardoni. Jeff’s talents range from intimate independent fare to full orchestral majesty. With over 45 feature film scores and several network series to his credit, one can hear his work worldwide every day. His unique ability to c…
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