The Center's Studio Podcast

About The Center's Studio Podcast

The official podcast of the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts with interviews of artists and scholars on topics of art with host Glen Nelson.

Publisher

Center for Latter-day Saint Arts

Category

arts · religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Mar 2018

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

109 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Record-keeping: Michael Hicks' Archive of Cultural Treasures

   In this episode, Michael Hicks, a polymath in music, literature, and scholarship, and Professor Emeritus of Music at Brigham Young University, (where he taught from 1985-2020), details a more private world: his personal archive of thousands of objects that speak to his life as a lover of music, books, and American culture. Hicks shares personal anecdotes about his extensive collection of records, autographs, and memorabilia, highlighting how these items connect him to history, prominent creat...

2. 

   23 Sept 2026

   2026 Artists Residency

   The fourth-annual Artists Residency at the Center is now in the record books. The six artists: Meg Dodini (choreography), Jamal Qureshi (visual art), Emily Pack (music), Laura Hatch (poetry), Camille Charbonneau (visual art), and Tyler Gathro (visual art) introduce themselves, talk about their projects undertaken during the Residency, and describe the impact of the week on their lives and work. Have you thought about applying? Glen Nelson shares information about the 2027 Residency. Music: "P...

3. 

   18 Sept 2026

   Lamb of God Composer Rob Gardner in Conversation with Benjamin Taylor

   Following the success at the Metropolitan Opera house of his beloved oratorio, Lamb of God, earlier this year, Rob Gardner talks with guest host, composer Benjamin Taylor, about his ways of writing music, from first ideas and deadlines to orchestration choices, lyrics, and why the best idea is often the first instinct. They uncover how the oratorio began years before it was written, why deadlines are essential to finishing a new work, and how Gardner uses sketches, voice memos, cryptograms, L...

Who has been a guest on The Center's Studio Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Heather Belnap
• Ashlee Whitaker Evans
• Brontë Hebdon
• Daniel Yen Tu
• Lisa Hess Jones

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

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Quality

56

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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