Sunday Baroque Conversations 130: Thorgy Thor

Sunday Baroque Conversations 130: Thorgy Thor

Author: Suzanne Bona January 28, 2025 Duration: 21:06
From the time she was very young, Thorgy Thor (née Shane Thor Galligan) was an outgoing bundle of energy. Her parents signed her up for a variety of activities, including sports and music, to keep her engaged and to burn off some of that excess energy. Developing skills playing violin, viola, and cello led Thorgy Thor to major in music at The Hartt School (CT), and at SUNY Purchase (NY). After graduation, she was a playing and teaching music by day, and finetuning her skills as a drag queen, ultimately leading to her co-creating her program Thorgy and the Thorchestra. She now tours with her show, which ranges from classical orchestral music to pop favorites, to perform with orchestras all over. Thorgy Thor spoke with Suzanne about the power and importance of music in her life.

Behind every piece of music is a person with a story, and that’s where Sunday Baroque Conversations finds its rhythm. Host Suzanne Bona, familiar to listeners of her Sunday Baroque program, sits down with professional musicians who have dedicated their lives to their art. These aren’t just casual chats; they are deep, personal explorations of what it truly means to live a life in music. You’ll hear celebrated artists discuss the specific pieces that first ignited their passion, the formidable challenges of mastering centuries-old techniques, and the quiet triumphs that happen offstage. This podcast pulls back the curtain on the discipline and heart required for a performing career, offering a genuine, often surprising, look at the individuals behind the instruments. Each conversation feels like an intimate backstage pass, revealing the inspirations and vulnerabilities that fuel these exceptional performers. For anyone curious about the human dimension of classical and baroque music, Suzanne’s thoughtful interviews provide a rich and rewarding listen. You can find Sunday Baroque Conversations by searching its title in your favorite podcast app.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 76: Laury Gutiérrez [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:28
Laury Gutiérrez is a performer, scholar, teacher, and passionate advocate for underrepresented musicians. The Venezuelan viola da gamba player became a Fellow in 2008–2009 for the Harvard Radcliffe Institute working on a…
Sunday Baroque Conversations 75: Bion Tsang [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:29
Award winning cellist Bion Tsang is an international soloist and chamber musician, as well as a teacher. He recently released a recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's 6 Suites for Unaccompanied Cello – the "holy grail" for…
Sunday Baroque Conversations 74: Zachary Carrettin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:57
Johann Sebastian Bach's Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello are such exquisite compositions that it's not only cellists who are eager to play them. Zachary Carrettín is a violinist, violist, and conductor. He has a new re…
Sunday Baroque Conversations 73: Rafael Sanchez Guevara [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:56
Rafael Sanchez Guevara is a viola da gamba player and cellist based in his hometown of Mexico City. Suzanne discovered one of his exquisite performances on YouTube and featured it on her daily BEAUTIFUL MUSIC blog. She c…
Sunday Baroque Conversations 72: Richard Danielpour [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:13
Award-winning American musician Richard Danielpour is a prolific composer, and many of his high-profile works have embraced timely, topical and historic subjects. In early 2020, Danielpour was deeply troubled by COVID-19…
Sunday Baroque Conversations 71: Joyce Chen [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:46
Dr. Joyce Chen is an award-winning harpsichordist who performs frequently as a soloist and in various ensembles in the northeast US, across the country, and internationally. She is a woman of many talents, interests and…
Sunday Baroque Conversations 70: Andrew Brady [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:25
Bassoonist Andrew Brady is at the top of the top tier instrumentalists. Immediately after graduating from the prestigious Colburn School in Los Angeles he won the audition to become Principal Bassoonist in the Louisiana…
Sunday Baroque Conversations 69: Sherezade Panthaki [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:54
Acclaimed soprano Sherezade Panthaki has an international career as a singer, teacher, and expert in the field of baroque and early music. Born and raised in India, Ms. Panthaki began her musical education at an early ag…
Sunday Baroque Conversations 68: El Mundo [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:36
Guitarist Richard Savino and his group El Mundo released a new recording in Spring 2021 featuring music from the Cathedral of Guatemala City. The Grammy-nominated musicians are exploring a rich variety of music from colo…
Sunday Baroque Conversations 67: Pat Neely Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:14
Musician, teacher and administrator Patricia Ann Neely has been Chair of Early Music America's IDEA Task Force, and she continues her ongoing conversation with Suzanne about making the world of early music more welcoming…