2 Bit Musicologists
2 Bit Musicologists
skye johnson
Join Skye and Elizabeth as they do deep dives on the footnotes of music history! Strengthen your trivia game as they reveal the imperfections, eccentricities, and sometimes-sordid sides of the composers and shows we’ve put on a pedestal.
S2E9 A Long Days Journey Into Night
Join Elizabeth and Skye as they dive into Eugene O'Neill's famous drama A Long Day's Journey Into Night. We'll discuss the addictions that plague his characters and the production that started Elizabeth's true journey into theater! As we started the new year, we looked back at what makes us human, what touches an audience, and how O'Neill changed American Drama forever.
Apr 27, 2022
31 min
S2E8 Giving Thanks the Methodist Way
Join Skye, Elizabeth, and Pastor Bob as we discuss the music of the Methodist Church and it's critical role in our Thanksgiving episode! You may be thinking, Thanksgiving? That was six months ago! Well...nobodies perfect ;)
Apr 19, 2022
32 min
S2E7 The Tales of Beetle and the Peer
In the last installment of 2021 Spooky Season, Elizabeth discusses Beetlejuice the Musical, we both get sidetracked by King Kong, Jack Black, Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds, and Skye tells the story of Peer Gynt! Music featured in the episode was found on sites dedicated to public domain recordings.
Oct 31, 2021
27 min
S2E6 The Addams Family's Day of Wrath
For the second Halloween installment, Elizabeth talks about the Broadway musical about Skye's favorite family, The Addams Family. Then it's a hard left turn from the mysterious and cooky family as Skye dives into the Dies Irae, or Day of Wrath, and the origin story of Verdi's Requiem.
Oct 30, 2021
25 min
S2E5 Hyde...You're Psycho
THIS IS HALLOWEEN! Jump into the music of Psycho and explore literatures most notorious bi-polar disorder, Jekyll and Hyde.
Oct 25, 2021
34 min
S2E4 A Night with ProMusica!
For Skye and Elizabeth's second outing of the year, they head of to Columbus' own ProMusica Chamber Orchestra! With special guests David Danzmayr and Janet Chen, we'll dive into what ProMusica is and how classical music is alive today.
Sep 29, 2021
57 min
S2E3 Come From Away and Gottschalk, an American Tribute
Join Beth and Skye as they remember those we lost on September 11th, 20 years ago. Elizabeth talks about Come From Away, the Canadian Musical focused on Canada's mission to clear American airways and Skye talks about Louis Gottschalk, the first American composer to have international fame and personify the American melting pot.
Sep 22, 2021
25 min
S2 Noises Off Review!
A quick post-show review. Bottom line: Go see it!
Sep 14, 2021
6 min
S2E2 Noises Off, Costumes On!
Join Skye and Elizabeth as the prepare for their first 2BitMUS outing! Beth dives into the author of Noises Off! The farce that makes you laugh so hard you may get sick, and Skye dives into the sad, murderous clowns of Pagliacci that blur the lines between art and reality!
Sep 9, 2021
38 min
S2E1 I Would Walk 6 Miles with 500 Umbrellas
Skye and Elizabeth kick off Season 2 with a new format, the craziness of Satie, a jukebox musical of The Proclaimers! Maybe take a long walk for a few miles while you listen, and don't forget an umbrella!
Sep 1, 2021
57 min
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