Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman

Free improvisation was very new to both of us when we recorded this, but we had fun with this little back-and-forth across Zoom. This is a bonus episode connected to my fascinating interview with Karen, Episode 9 Season 1. All the links are here, video version, full episode, bonuses and links to Karen : https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e9-s1-karen-donnelly-trumpet-player https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Thanks for helping me keep this podcast going! photo credit: Fred Cattroll

I was thrilled to have this fascinating conversastion with virtuoso violinist Kerson Leong, who is as eloquent in his musicality as in the way he talks about music and violin playing. I trust that a broad audience will take inspiration from this wide-ranging discussion. At the beginning, we are treated to an impromptu performance of Ysayë's Allemande from Violin Sonata no. 4. This conversation was recorded June 15, 2021 over Zoom. Kerson has many upcoming performances, all of which can be found on his website here: https://kersonleong.com/ Like all my episodes, this is also a video, and you'll find the transcript linked here as well as bonus episodes: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e8-s1-kerson-leong-violinist Buy me a coffee? I need your help to keep this series going! https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Thanks!

After my conversation with Alexis Chartrand, during which we are treated to 3 of his poetic interpretations of traditional tunes, he agreed to do a little improvisation with me. The full episode, both video and podcast with bonuses and transcript linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e5-s1-alexis-chartrand-fiddler Buy me a coffee? https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Thanks!

In this conversation with Patty Chan, erhu player and educator, we get to hear the sounds of many different types of erhus and learn a lot about traditional Chinese music. Like all my episodes, this is also a video, and the bonus episodes and transcript are all linked: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e4-s1-patty-chan-erhu https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Thanks for helping me keep this unique series going! Centre for Music Innovations: https://musinno.com; Toronto Chinese Orchestra: www.TorontoChineseOrchestra.com; YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzHG...XMA Header Image Centre for Music Innovations – Curating and exploring contemporary works for Chinese instruments and orchestras musinno.com photo credit: SG Won

Here's a little back-and-forth improv I did with erhu player Patty Chan! The full episode, both video and podcast, linked here with bonus episodes as well as the transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e4-s1-patty-chan-erhu https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Thanks for your support of this unique podcast!

I speak with Yosuke Kawasaki, the wonderful Concertmaster of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, Canada (of which I am a member). He talks about the challenges of staying grounded during this pandemic, his experiences studying with Dorothy Delay at both Julliard and Aspen festival, the inspriation he found in many of his peers growing up, and the conversation circles around to his role as concertmaster, and advice for young colleagues playing auditions. Like all my episodes, this is also a video, and the transcript and bonus episodes are also here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e3-s1-yosuke-kawasaki Buy me a coffee? I could really use your help and encouragement to keep this unique podcast going! https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Below is a link to Yosuke's chamber music festival in Japan, about which he speaks during our conversation. The site is in Japanese but an English one should follow shortly. https://www.affinis.or.jp/summer_j/in... https://nac-cna.ca/en/bio/yosuke-kawa... photo credit: Rémi Thériault

In Episode 2 of Conversations with Musicians, I speak with the versatile violinist, singer, and Artistic Director Carissa Klopoushak. She shares some of her musical journey with us, and we have a wide-ranging conversation that also includes some beautiful music. Like all my episodes, this is also a video, and this link will bring you to the transcript and bonus episodes: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e2-s1-carissa-klopoushak Buy me a coffee? I need your help to keep this podcast going! https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Thanks! Links to Carissa's band and other projects are on her website: http://www.carissaklopoushak.com/Ironwood String Quartet's recent performance (Beethoven, Montgomery, Danish String Quartet arrangements): https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/27905 Her band: Tyt i Tam Sama Piu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO3-u... A clip from the MacKay Concert Series recital (with Alexandru Sura and Thibault Bertin-Maghit) Tykha Voda (Ukr. folk song) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcYle... Carissa is the Artistic Director of: https://www.chamberfest.com/about/ Photography: bohuang.ca Hair and Makeup: Ivy Lam Styled & Coordinated by LIZPR

It's hard to make music over Zoom, but one way to do it is this kind of back-and-forth improvisation. This was done right after Episode 1 was recorded. This music was totally unplanned and spontaneous! Link for the complete episode podcast and video here, with transcript and bonus episodes: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e1s1kirstymoney Buy me a coffee? I need your help to keep this unique podcast going! https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Thanks! photo credits: Hamish Gordon for Kirsty and Curtis Perry for Leah