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Out of Rich DarknessCathy MillikenCathy Milliken is an oboist, composer, and visionary educator who takes great joy in facilitating creativity and participation. She has won international recognition as a leading composer, creative director, performer and educational program consultant. She was a founding member of the Ensemble Modern Frankfurt.As a composer, she has been commissioned by the Berliner Staatsoper, Donaueschinger Musiktage, South Bank Centre London, The Experimental Electronic Studio of Freiburg, Concerto Köln, and Musica Viva of Munich, to name just a few of many.From 2005 – 2012, Cathy Milliken was Director of the Education Program of the Berlin Philharmonic Orc...2021-10-1351 min
Out of Rich DarknessJohnny GandelsmanWe were thrilled to have Johnny Gandelsman on our podcast. Elena first met Johnny in the late 1990s and he has made a fascinating career ever since.As a founding member of Brooklyn Rider and a member of the Silkroad Ensemble, Johnny has closely worked with such luminaries as Bela Fleck, Martin Hayes, Kayhan Kalhor, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark Morris, Anne Sofie Van Otter, Alim Qasimov & Fargana Qasimova, Joshua Redman, Suzanne Vega, Abigail Washburn and Damian Woetzel. He has appeared with Bono, David Byrne, Renee Fleming, Rhiannon Giddens, I'm With Her, Christian McBride, and many others....2021-10-051h 00
Out of Rich DarknessErin SnellIn this episode, we talk about the importance of a nurtured community of people, or as Erin says, “framily,” supporting one another and setting intentions collectively, investing in the human beings around you, and knowing when to let go of relationships that are not nurturing. We discuss why cultivating passions outside of music and having friends who are not musicians is important, getting out of a limiting mindset, showing up for ourselves, and taking baby steps out of our comfort zones.Erin is a creative powerhouse whose colorful resume includes major roles as an opera singer, producing live...2021-09-2859 min
Out of Rich DarknessSteph RichardsThis episode has been in the cupboard for a reeeeeallly long time for reasons we went into in our first episode of the season, but we still think it's a fantastic listen. It was a pleasure discovering the fearless creator that is Steph Richards.We talk about Steph’s latest album “Supersense” (listen here: https://stephrichards.bandcamp.com/album/supersense), her creative process, and how one of her goals is creating music that you can almost taste!We also speak to Steph about concerts as spell casting, which includes taking things into consideration like the temper...2021-09-2154 min
Out of Rich DarknessReturn or reboot?In this episode, we talk about what we are currently thinking about and struggling with as the pandemic allows for more freedom. Are we trying to go back to how things were as fast as possible? Are we holding on to ideas just because they are familiar to us? Or are we consciously entering a new era and building musicals lives that allow us to thrive? We also introduce our new podcast season. Our fascinating guests are all innovators in the music landscape, and we loved digging into the details of the paths they carved and how t...2021-09-1443 min
Out of Rich DarknessFabiana Biasini part 2Fabiana Biasini is both an internationally acclaimed concert pianist and a specialist for learning and development. As a piano soloist, she has performed with the Bolshoy Opera Minsk Orchestra, the Santa Cecilia Orchestra, the Budapest Symphony Orchestra, the Kiev State Symphony Orchestra, and many more. She began to work as a freelance learning and development specialist for FAO in 2011, and in 2017 she became a full-time employee of UNICEF while continuing to play concerts regularly in Italy, Germany, and even New York's Carnegie Hall.
In this second part of our conversation, we talk about adaptability and the health...2020-09-1429 minOut of Rich DarknessFabiana Biasini part 1Fabiana Biasini is both an internationally acclaimed concert pianist and a specialist for learning and development. As a piano soloist, she has performed with the Bolshoy Opera Minsk Orchestra, the Santa Cecilia Orchestra, the Budapest Symphony Orchestra, the Kiev State Symphony Orchestra, and many more. She began to work as a freelance learning and development specialist for FAO in 2011, and in 2017 she became a full-time employee of UNICEF while continuing to play concerts regularly in Italy, Germany, and even New York's Carnegie Hall.
In this episode, we talk to her about her choices in life, making a...2020-09-0731 minOut of Rich DarknessStella Whalley part 2This is part 2 of our conversation with Stella Whalley about creativity and resilience. In our continued conversation, we talk about:
creating within and outside of the institution
artist residencies
using everything you find to create
how musicians might use audience feedback to energize our creation and creativity
Follow us on Instagram @outofrichdarkness to see the picture Stella talks about!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/outofrichdarkness/message2020-08-3131 minOut of Rich DarknessStella Whalley part 1I, Elena, first met Stella Whalley at an the Obras artist residency in Portugal, where I learned so much about what art can be and how different artists work. Stella struck me as an artist who uses everything that comes into her life as material for her work, and even years later, I remembered her story of how she used a hereditary shake of her hand as part of a piece of video art.
Stella describes herself as an artist who produces work in response to space and place, to architecture and environment, to objects and materials...2020-08-2430 minOut of Rich DarknessJason Alexander Holmes part 2This episode is a continuation of last week’s conversation with the wonderful Jason Alexander Holmes, director of the Cincinnati Boychoir. These are some of the topics we cover in this conversation:
connecting to people at a deeper level
The perils of adventurous programming
Fear of not looking like an expert
Reflecting students’ backgrounds in programming
Honoring cultures that are not our own
Nourishing classical music through diversity
Inclusivity
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/outofrichdarkness/message2020-08-1725 minOut of Rich DarknessJason Alexander Holmes part 1Our wonderful guest Jason Alexander Holmes is the artistic director of the Cincinnati Boychoir. Previously, he served as the director of educational programming at the Boston Children's Chorus, where he oversaw the musical and social education of over 400 singers.
Choirs under Jason's direction are consistently praised not only for their energetic yet unified tone and engaging performance, but also for the expressive ways in which singers use their voices and bodies to communicate. Additionally, Jason is known for innovate programming which celebrates the cultural context in which his choirs operate while encouraging singers and audiences alike to...2020-08-1034 minOut of Rich DarknessAnne-Therese GennariThe entrepreneur Anne-Therese Gennari began her career as a model and then, in 2017, she co-founded Role Models Management, a talent agency that puts ethics, sustainability, and social justice at the core of its business. She describes herself as a climate optimist and is about to start teaching a class in climate optimism.
We had a wonderful conversation about how to create change from within any industry, how to think about activism in an empowering way, and what music means in the context of envisioning a new world. We couldn’t be more thrilled to be starting our se...2020-08-0344 minOut of Rich DarknessA Three-Dimensioned LifeWhere has the status quo brought us, we ask ourselves as we continue to explore big questions during this suspension of 'business as usual.' We reflect on what we want to give and receive through music and music education, and we consider what a three-dimensioned life would look like, a line we've borrowed from Wendell Berry's magnificent poem How To Be a Poet (to remind myself). As always, we would love to hear from you, and this time we're asking what you think we should talk about next when it comes to fostering a regenerative culture in the...2020-05-2342 minOut of Rich DarknessTechnical DifficultiesThis episode explores the surprises and challenges that come with teaching online in a pandemic.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/outofrichdarkness/message2020-05-0243 minOut of Rich DarknessProfessional AmateursIn our very first episode we discuss the effects of the current corona pandemic on our lives as music professors in Germany and spin ideas about what life could be like two years from now.
If you take the time to listen, we would love to hear from you! What are your ideas for the world of 2022? How did the crisis of 2020 set your life on a new track?
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/outofrichdarkness/message2020-04-1848 minOut of Rich DarknessWelcome to Out of Rich DarknessCreativity, beauty, and growth often have their roots in times of crisis. What feels like darkness and decay can be rich soil for new life and for yet unimagined ways of being.
Conceived during the Corona-pandemic, this podcast is a space for candid conversations about life, music, and nourishing a regenerative culture in the arts.
Co-hosts Elena Cheah and Camille Savage-Kroll are friends and colleagues at the Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg, Germany.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/outofrichdarkness/message2020-04-1802 min