News/Press/Interviews
"I do my job from a literal podium"
Dr. Baumanis' interview upon her hiring at Rutgers University in 2021 where she speaks about her role as the first female conductor hired at Rutgers in the university's 259 year history.
Baumanis wins the Rutgers University Torchbearer Award
This award recognizes those who work to further “diversity, inclusion, equity, and access…through their academic research, teaching, community engagement, and/or workplace engagement, program development, and leadership.”
You can read the full press release here
Celebrating women: Meet Rutgers University’s first female band director
Channel 12 Feature for the NYC/NJ area for Women's Month 2024: Julia Baumanis' students call her Dr. B, and her passion strikes a major chord among the students. You can watch the full interview here.
Breaking the Barriers as a Women Band Conductor with Julia Baumanis
As part of "The Conductor's Podcast" with host Maestra Chaowen Ting, Maestra Baumanis talks about her experience navigating the conducting field as a BIPOC female. You can listen to the full podcast episode here.
Perfect Authentic Podcast: Creating Culture- A Chat with the Rutgers University Band Faculty
Perfect Authentic Podcast is a podcast created for music educators by music educators and works through topics of how to improve music education for our students and teachers. You can listen to the full podcast episode here.
Rutgers Band Conductor Shares Experiences to Promote Diversity Among Band Directors
WWFM, classical radio station, interviewed Dr. Baumanis on her ability to march into the band world for a conversation about diversity and inclusion in that field of the performing arts.
