Take Note
“Take Note,” a 90-second weekly dive into music history, showcases music’s intersection with cultural celebrations and commemorations.
Take Note
We’re Taking History by the Tempo!
Take Note is a ninety-second weekly dive into music history where we choose topics based on music’s intersection with national and international cultural celebrations and commemorations. Highlighting a variety of topics within the history of music, Take Note aims to showcase the wide-ranging influence of classical music. Each Take Note episode has its own focus whether fun or educational so that listeners from all backgrounds will find something to enjoy from week to week. From holidays like Cinco de Mayo and the 4th of July to World Day of Social Justice and National Eisteddfod [ey-steth-vod], Take Note covers a breadth of topics displaying the many roles music plays in our world.
Did you know?
Take Note is now carried by stations across the United States! This month, you will find Take Note on KBACH in Phoenix, Arizona; KUAT in Tucson, Arizona; KRPS in Pittsburg, Kansas; KUFM in Missoula, Montana; and as always, right here at azpbs.org or wherever you get your podcasts.
Anna Williams
Anna Williams works as the producer of audio performance programs at Arizona PBS, where she produces radio programs like Arizona Encore and The Phoenix Symphony, podcasts like Pulitzer on the Road and Keeping it Civil, and mini documentaries like Marko Topchii and Finding a Voice: Fostering Indigenous Composers. She is a host, writer, and producer for the radio vignette/podcast Take Note that she developed starting in 2022. Anna has also co-hosted live radio broadcasts across the state of Arizona.
In 2022, Anna graduated from Arizona State University with her Master’s in Musicology after defending her thesis "The Online Community of the Emo Fandom: How a Genre Became a Lifestyle." An Alabama native, Anna graduated from Samford University in Birmingham in 2019 with a degree in viola performance and spent several years teaching music lessons. As a teacher at heart, Anna's passion is drawing new audiences to musical discourse and working with academics to develop accessible ways to analyze and interact with popular culture. Her favorite hobbies include attending live music events, reading, junk journaling, and taking long walks. Anna is passionate about community and can often be found sitting on her porch yapping with her neighbors.
Avery Scott
Avery Scott is a violinist, composer, and writer based in New York City. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance from the Boston University School of Music under the tutelage of Yuri Mazurkevich and Klaudia Szlachta, and he also received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Boston University. Avery received both the Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award and the Boston University Center for the Humanities Robert E. Yellin Award. A passionate chamber musician, Avery's chamber music instructors and mentors have included members of collectif9 and the Arneis, Muir, Shanghai, and Emerson Quartets.
Avery's writing has been featured by publications such as the Boston University Review and Writopia Lab. His compositions have been performed by the Fresh Squeezed Opera Company, the Long Island Composer's Alliance, and the Pierrot Chamber Music Festival. Additionally, he was a semi-finalist for the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards. In 2023, the premiere of his opera Sonata Form, for which he composed both libretto and music, was funded by a grant from the Boston University Office of the Provost.
Avery is currently a candidate for the Master of Music degree at the Mannes School of Music, where he studies violin with Stefan Jackiw. When not playing the violin, composing, or writing, he enjoys exploring nature and keeping up with the evolving landscape of new and experimental music.