CUEcast is the weekly podcast of YouthCUE.
Released every Tuesday morning at 6AM Central, each episode is packed with information and inspiration for student choir leaders, music educators, ministers, teenage singers, parents of youth choir kids, YouthCUE alumni, YouthCUE donors, and all other interested parties.
Episodes include interviews
with composers, directors, music educators, student choir singers, youth ministers, professional artists, YouthCUE alumni, YouthCUE program participants, and more. Often, musical excerpts are included designed to inspire and inform listeners of new anthem resources.
You may listen to each episode for free here on the website, but it’s much easier to take advantage of the subscription to CUEcast by activating the “Podcast” app (usually purple) on your smartphone or iPad. Here’s how … it will take you less than one minute, and it’s totally free!
Instructions to subscribe to CUEcast
- Find the Podcast app
- Touch the app icon, which will send you inside the app
- Look for “magnifying glass” to find the search feature.
- Search for: CUEcast
- CUEcast logo will appear. It’s cyan-colored.
- Touch CUEcast logo.
- Find “Subscribe” and simply touch the word “Subscribe.”
- That’s it. You’re all set!
- When you have subscribed, the app will automatically drive new episodes to this same place (under the purple Podcast app on your device) to listen to the episodes at your convenience. Episodes will sit and wait for you until you have the chance to listen. Also, the app will allow you to access all past episodes by touching “All Episodes.”
- Select the episode you’d like to hear and enjoy.
Episode 28 – Sanctuary, Part 1
Pam Dunagan is a political science professor at Northwest Vista College in San Antonio. Having spent a number of years as a clinical counselor and also as a volunteer choir singer, Pam has a unique perspective on how choral music can contribute to the mental health of...
Episode 27 – Jonathan Rodgers Expresses Insights From the Crisis
In this interview, Randy will discuss with Jonathan the challenges of the pandemic and how he and his colleagues are managing to stay connected with his students through a difficult time of isolation. Be ready to think deeply and dream boldly as you take in this insightful interview.
Episode 26 – Keeping Your Choir Strong During COVID-19, Plus a Special Message
First, Randy addresses the listeners with a special message about the protests taking place across the United States. Emily Current Floyd has been director of music at the Shallowford Presbyterian Church in Atlanta for 12 years. She is also very active as a superb...
Episode 25 – YouthCUE Shifts Gears While Looking to the Future
Join us this week for a conversation with YouthCUE team members Tina McCartney and Edie Dutton. Conversation topics include what we have learned from more than 30 years of programming, the CUE specialty choirs which take students on journeys of growth, festivals, and...
Episode 24 – Creative Ideas and Hopeful Perspectives Amidst COVID-19
Today Randy speaks with John Woods, the Music and Worship Pastor at Dawson Memorial Church in Birmingham, AL. John is a highly creative student choir director enjoying strong relationships with the students he loves. During the pandemic, John’s creativity is being...
Episode 23 – Turning Happy Experiences in Higher Education into Service
Ruben Ortega grew up in a strong high school choral program and a singer in the San Antonio Youth Chorale. By the time he was ready to enter collegiate life at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Ruben had already decided he wanted to invest his musical skills in...
Episode 22 – Interview with Youth Choir Director Janis Maxwell During COVID-19
Today we speak with Janis Maxwell, a youth choir director who has innovated to meet her students' needs during this extraordinary time. Janis has built a strong tradition of youth choir ministry at the First United Methodist Church of Athens, Georgia. She and her...
Episode 21 – Composer-Songwriter Robert Sterling Discusses His Career and ‘Crazy’ New Album
Robert Sterling has had a wide-ranging career as a renowned composer, producer, conductor, and studio musician of many musical styles. This multi-talented Nashville musician discusses his long and versatile career, how the music industry tried to pigeonhole him into a...
Episode 20 – Joyful Stories from Recent SAYC Alumna Macy Drew
San Antonio Youth Chorale alum and first-year Texas A&M student Macy Drew walks us through her musical life. This articulate young woman shows her energetic joy and maturity through the stories she shares. Topics include the differences between high school and...
Episode 19 – The Story of Carlene Jean’s Uplifting Musical Research, and the Skagit Valley Chorale Tragedy
This week, Randy interviews recently retired pediatric therapist Carlene Jean on her cutting edge music research project, which involved several SAYC students. The project speaks to the importance of music in all stages of life, and it also produced a number of...
