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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanCollected Strands Interview with weaver Maryanne MoodieThis is a special episode of my podcast, celebrating Volume 1 with my improvising ensemble Collected Strands. The other musicians in the group have all been featured previously on this series, and you’ll find the links to those episodes below, with cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne, pianist James McGowan and drummer Mike Essoudry. I’m also delighted that you will get to know the inspiring Australian artist, educator and author Maryanne Moodie who’s woven art graces the cover of this album. You’ll find the links to her work as well. I am also releasing the interview with Maryanne as a separa...2024-08-191h 08
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanGuy Donis: Banjo AdventurerGuy Donis grew up in Belgium, where he had fallen in love with the banjo and proceeded to dedicate his life to it. In this episode, he describes how he taught himself 5 string banjo, learned about Bluegrass, and expanded his musical horizons by collaborating with jazz and classical musicians. He immigrated to Canada many years ago, and is well-known in the Montreal music scene. He has toured Canada extensively with Notre Dame de Grass and other bands, and in this episode he talks about his newest project, the Montreal Bluegrass League, and a track from their latest album is...2024-01-271h 39
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanJennifer Roig-Francoli: The Art of FreedomWelcome to Season 4 of Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman. For this first episode in 2024, I welcome the violinist, author and coach Jennifer Roig-Francoli. We talk about her newly released book, Make Great Music with Ease!: The Secret to Smarter Practice, Confident Performance, and Living a Happier Life, and her Art of Freedom Method which incorporates the mind-body skills of the Alexander Technique. This episode also features excerpts from her solo violin album, Solo Con Spirito, with music of Kreisler, Enescu and Bach.
Jennifer had the opportunity to study with Nathan Milstein, Josef Gingold and Stanley Ritchie and...2024-01-061h 22
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanKirsten Agresta Copely: multi-style Harpist, Composer, ArrangerWelcome to Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman: This podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, or as a video on my YouTube. This week’s episode is with the award-winning GRAMMY-nominated harpist and composer Kirsten Agresta Copely. The video and transcript are linked on my website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/kirsten-agresta-copely
Kirsten has had a really diverse career, starting with rigorous classical training as a young child, an illustrious career as an internationally touring solo harpist, and then a contrasting career performing with pop and rap icons such as Beyonce, JayZ, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Ke...2023-11-251h 16
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanJeremy Mastrangelo: A Joyful Musical Journey and Unexpected DiscoveryConversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman is available wherever you listen to podcasts. The video and transcript are linked here on my website, where you can check out my episodes catalog and sign up for Sneak Peeks for upcoming guests: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/jeremy-mastrangelo
This week’s guest is violinist Jeremy Mastrangelo, who’s a wonderful colleague of mine in Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra. He’s known in our greenroom as a great storyteller, onstage as an excellent musician, and having heard him give brilliant masterclasses I can attest to his excellence as an educat...2023-11-041h 31
Creative PeacemealLeah Roseman, Musician, Educator, and Podcast host of Conversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman discusses podcasting, pressures of music life, and moreSend us a textLeah Roseman is a professional violinist, educator, and host of the podcast Conversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman. It was a delight to chat with her about her musical upbringing, what she finds inspiring, music she enjoys, and to dig deep into misconceptions and barriers musicians face, as well as discuss her amazing podcast which is available everywhere you get your shows.Find out more about Leah, and listen to her show at the link below.https://www.leahroseman.com/ Visit the Self-Care Institute at https://www.selfcareinstitute.c...2023-10-3037 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanMichael Bridge: Virtuoso AccordionConversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman is a weekly podcast with in-depth conversations featuring a fascinating variety of guests worldwide. Michael Bridge is an accordion virtuoso who performs in many styles on both concert accordion and digital accordion. In this wide-ranging conversation, Michael spoke to me about how best to engage with audiences, the subtleties intrinsic to programming digital accordion sounds, and how to forge lasting relationships. Michael was awarded his Doctorate of Musical Arts from University of Toronto, and is a prize-winning soloist and chamber musician who tours worldwide. This is also an episode which features a lot...2023-10-281h 41
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanKat Raio Rende: Sesame Street composer, vocalist, producer, motherToday’s guest is the Emmy-winning songwriter, singer, producer and composer Kat Raio Rende. Together with her husband JP Rende she has a successful songwriting and production company Earworm Music company. This episode is a fascinating window into the world of music for children’s tv shows, jingles, working with celebrities, and music production in general. We talked about writing for Sesame Street, including “Friends with a Penguin” featuring Billy Porter and “We Don’t Walk Alone”, Baby Shark, how to write for characters as opposed to singers, her big break that led to singing backup for big stars, the benefits a...2023-10-141h 28
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanRenée YoxonRenée Yoxon is a trans non-binary singer, songwriter, jazz musician, and trans voice teacher.
In this episode, Renee shares some beautiful and inspiring performances from their albums, as well as stories from life as a disabled person and how their disability and chronic pain has guided the direction of their career. We talk about their musical development, and their experiences both bad and good as they navigated their musical education (after finishing a degree in physics!). Renée explains the kind of work they do with trans vocal exploration and we dive into all kinds of to...2023-01-071h 24
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanSeason 3 TrailerHi! I wanted to give you an update on Conversations with Musicians. The next episode will be released January 7 2023, as Episode 1 of Season 3.The world is often a scary place, but my hope is that this series brings a positive and contemplative time into your life, with so many inspiring stories, insights and music from my featured guests. Season 3 is continuing with a fascinating diversity of creative musicians following different paths. In 2021 and 22 I released a total of 50 episodes, with many bonus shorter episodes in my Inspiring Excerpts series. If you look at my episode catalog on my podcast w...2022-12-0801 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanLeslie DeShazorLeslie DeShazor is a multi-style violist, violinist and composer based in Detroit. She teaches students both through the Sphinx Organization and the Detroit Symphony as well as privately. She was named one of thirty Professional Movers and Shakers in the Performing Arts by Musical America in 2019 and in 2022 she released her jazz and R&B album “Journey With Me” which features herself as soloist, bandleader, and composer.
Towards the beginning of this episode you’ll hear her composition “Simply Complicated” from “Journey With Me”. This conversation was full of stories and insights from Leslie’s life. She shared valuable p...2022-11-261h 42
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanDerek GripperThe internationally renowned guitarist Derek Gripper is famous for his groundbreaking technique for evoking the West African kora on the guitar. During this episode you’ll get to hear Derek play quite a bit and you will hear his wonderful insights on how we listen to and learn music, the influence of Montessori and Alexander Technique in his life, his reflections on important collaborations in his career and his perspectives on changes that have been imposed on creators and performers.
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanInspiring Excerpts with Roddy Ellias: Flow, Martial Arts, and Rock bands!This is a short bonus episode in my "Inspiring Excerpts" series, with the wonderful jazz guitarist and composer Roddy Ellias.
The full episode is here, both video and podcast: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e12-s1-roddy-ellias-guitarist-and-composer
You'll get to hear some great stories from Roddy's early career in touring rock bands, connections between martial arts and music, and how he teaches students to get into the feel of flow. Guitar enthusiasts, you’ll be happy to know that this series will soon be featuring quite a few more guitarists and also specialists in other plu...2022-11-1208 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanMarc van Vugt: guitarist and composerMarc van Vugt is a wonderful award-winning composer and jazz guitarist from the Netherlands. In this episode you’ll be introduced to several beautiful guitars in his collection that are featured in his new solo album, “The Lonely Coyote” and you’ll also get to hear stories from his travels and his perspectives about different musical scenes, composing, and some of the biggest challenges now for musicians worldwide.
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanJulie Lyonn Lieberman: Multi-style Violinist/Vocalist, Author, Composer, Producer, EducatorThis is a re-release with improved audio. I was thrilled to have a fascinating chat with the inspiring and innovative multi-style violinist/vocalist, author, composer, producer and educator Julie Lyonn Lieberman. I first learned about her when I bought her book You Are Your Instrument, which was the first book written about how to overcome and prevent musicians’ overuse injuries. In this conversation we discuss her unique path through world music, some of the research she’s done for her book and radio programs, illuminating the history of slave fiddlers and the evolution of improvised string playing in the Unit...2022-11-0156 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanGary MuszynskiGary Muzsynski is a versatile percussionist and entrepreneur and this conversation delves into his experiences playing samba in Brazil, his discovery and exploration of the handpan, and some of his work as an educator in both community music projects and as an innovator using music in the corporate world. We also talked about his beautiful album "Roots and Wings - Medicine Music", which won the Gold Medal Best of Show in the 2021 Global Music Awards and features 25 master musicians from 8 countries. Gary plays several contrasting instruments in different styles during the episode, and timestamps are included below. Like every...2022-10-291h 34
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanLinsey Pollak: Maker, Musician, Stories from his life!Linsey Pollak is an Australian musician who is known worldwide as a passionate and creative advocate for community music. His life has been full of unusual opportunities to explore different styles of music, and his inventiveness has spurred him to create countless instruments from found objects. In this episode you’ll get to hear him play 4 different instruments in different improvisatory styles, and I’m sure that everyone will be inspired by stories from his life, describing some of his incredibly unusual, fun and beautiful collaborations and creations.
This is available both video and podcast :https://www.leah...2022-10-221h 43
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanLinsey Pollak: multi-instrumentalist, instrument maker, composer, musical director and community music facilitatorLinsey Pollak is an Australian musician who is known worldwide as a passionate and creative advocate for community music. His life has been full of unusual opportunities to explore different styles of music, and his inventiveness has spurred him to create countless instruments from found objects. In this episode you’ll get to hear him play 4 different instruments in different improvisatory styles, and I’m sure that everyone will be inspired by stories from his life, describing some of his incredibly unusual, fun and beautiful collaborations and creations. This is available as a video: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/lins...2022-10-221h 42
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanJames Ehnes: Inspiring Excerpts Bonus!James Ehnes is known internationally as one of the foremost violin soloists. He’s a GRAMMY winner who’s created over 60 acclaimed albums. In this short episode you’ll hear him talk about the joys and challenges of squeezing in chamber music with the Ehnes String Quartet, his youth in Brandon and his studies with both Frances Chaplin and Sally Thomas. The episode ends with some great advice for all musicians! The full episode is available here, both video and podcast, along with the transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e11-s1-james-ehnes
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanMarilyn Lerner: Pianist, Psychoanalyst, Improvisor, ComposerI was honored to have this conversation with Marilyn Lerner, who is a unique pianist and composer who is a powerfully expressive musician across a range of styles. She’s a wonderful improvisor and has performed worldwide, as well as recorded extensively as both a soloist and as an ensemble player. She’s also a therapist and psychoanalyst, and our conversation moved through many fascinating and important topics including ideas around identity and creativity.
The video version is available here, and the transcript will later be published to the same link: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/marilyn-lerner
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanHristina Beleva: Gadulka playerThis episode features the wonderful Bulgarian gadulka player Hristina Beleva, and this project would not have been possible without the generous translation and voice-overs from fellow musician Milena Krassi. Milena was with us during the interview and it’s mostly her voice that you’ll be hearing. Hristina is a virtuoso of the traditional bowed instrument of Bulgaria, the gadulka, which looks a bit like an upside-down violin, with usually 3 main strings and several resonating strings, up to 16. Hristina performs as a soloist with the Ensemble Philip Koutev Folk Orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio, the Mystery of the Bulg...2022-10-0134 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanPeter Purich Part 2Peter Purich is an innovative violin maker known for his unique personalized chin rest design. He’s also a multi-instrumentalist who plays in many different styles, and a dedicated violin and viola pedagogue. Because this conversation was extra-long it has been divided into two episodes. Part 2 continues with a lot of specifics about playing and teaching the violin, and he describes some of his innovative instrument designs, his unique shoulder support, and some great wisdom. If you missed Part 1, it delves into his development as an instrument maker and innovator, and as a creative musician. He describes some of his...2022-09-241h 08
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanPeter Purich Part 1: Luthier, Innovator, Multi-Instrumentalist, EducatorPeter Purich is an innovative violin maker known for his unique personalized chinrest design. He’s also a multi-instrumentalist who plays in many different styles, and a dedicated violin and viola pedagogue. Because this conversation was extra-long it has been divided into two episodes. Part 1 delves into his development as an instrument maker and innovator, and as a creative musician. He shows and describes some of his innovations with chinrest design. The episode ends with some improvisation and some great parenting advice! Part 2 will continue with a lot of specifics about playing and teaching the violin, and he shows so...2022-09-171h 15
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanAaron Schwebel: Inspiring Excerpts Short BonusIn this Inspiring Excerpts short bonus episode, you will hear violinist Aaron Schwebel's reflections on the best environments for learning and growth, on how the pandemic has affected his priorities, and some of the unique benefits and challenges of a life of a professional musician. Aaron Currently holds the positions of Concertmaster with the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra and Associate Concertmaster with the Canadian Opera Company. He is a member of the LARK ensemble and the Rosebud String Quartet, and is the founder and artistic director of Echo Chamber Toronto, a series that merges chamber music and contemporary d...2022-09-1006 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanRaphael Weinroth-Browne Part 2Raphael Weinroth-Browne is an internationally renowned Canadian cellist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. He merges his classical cello training with a love of progressive metal and Middle Eastern music, and has formed several acclaimed ensembles including The Visit, Musk Ox, and Kamancello (this duo is with a previous guest of this podcast, kamanche player Shahriyar Jamshidi). Raphael has been touring with the Norwegian progressive band Leprous since 2017, and has appeared on over 150 studio albums. In 2020 he released his first solo album, Worlds Within. Raph is a very thoughtful and articulate person, and this conversation touched on many interesting topics. Part 2 of th...2022-09-1048 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanRaphael Weinroth-Browne Part 1Raphael Weinroth-Browne is an internationally renowned Canadian cellist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. He merges his classical cello training with a love of progressive metal and Middle Eastern music, and has formed several acclaimed ensembles including The Visit, Musk Ox, and Kamancello (this duo is with a previous guest of this podcast, kamanche player Shahriyar Jamshidi https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/shahriyar-jamshidi-kamancheh). Raphael has been touring with the Norwegian progressive band Leprous since 2017, and has appeared on over 150 studio albums. In 2020 he released his first solo album, Worlds Within. Raph is a very thoughtful and articulate person, and this conversation touched...2022-09-031h 25
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanSummer Update!The podcast is taking a short summer break, but will be back in September with many more fascinating and inspiring musicians!
I have released 41 complete episodes and many bonus episodes. They are all available on your favourite podcast player and also as videos. I've published many of the transcripts as well, and everything is linked on my website: https://www.leahroseman.com/
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanJanie Rothfield: Traditional American Fiddler, Banjo Player, Composer and EducatorThe incredibly charming American musician Janie Rothfield is a great traditional fiddler, banjo player, educator, composer, and so much fun to talk to! This episode features quite a bit of music on both fiddle and banjo. The conversation delved into the best ways to teach music, learn tunes, play with ease, accompany dancers and most importantly find connection with others through music! We talked about her childhood, learning violin in one of the first Suzuki classes in the United States with Louise Behrend, figure skating, learning the banjo, moving to Scotland, playing at music festivals, and why she started her...2022-07-231h 22
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanVeronica Thomas: Violinist, Educator, General Director and her fascinating personal story!Violinist Veronica Thomas talks about her diverse career, her musical training, her inspiring mother Belva Boroditsky Thomas, and the wonderful work the Centre Préville is doing, including their uniquely flexible and high-quality video-conferencing platform and the incredible arts outreach they've been doing with remote Indigenous communities and more. She is General Director of the Préville Fine Arts Centre which her mother started in 1974. https://centrepreville.org/
The video version of this conversation is linked here along with the transcript and bonus episode: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e6-s1-veronica-thomas
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanMark Ferguson: Jazz Pianist, Trombonist, Composer, Arranger, Producer and Music EducatorMark Ferguson is a jazz pianist, trombonist, composer, arranger, producer and music educator. In this episode you get to hear him perform 3 of his original compositions on piano. We talk about his mentors, perspectives on music education and the interesting twists and turns in his varied career. He’s performed with many of the world’s great artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Gil Evans, Aretha Franklin, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass, Holly Cole and Manteca,. Mark Ferguson website: http://markferguson.ca/music/
All these episodes are available in video format as well, and the transcripts are...2022-07-161h 18
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanDouglas Burden: Bass Trombonist and EducatorIn this episode I speak with a wonderful colleague, the Bass Trombonist Douglas Burden, who has recently retired from Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra after 50 years. He shares his perspectives on his career, including wisdom passed down from some of his mentors including Emory Remington and Arnold Jacobs, and the lessons he learned about staying healthy and keeping his playing at the highest level. Doug is also well-known as an educator and will continue to teach at the University of Ottawa; he also shares his thoughts on what an orchestral career means, his memories of different conductors, his pr...2022-07-091h 37
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanTracy Silverman: Electric Violinist and Author of "The Strum Bowing Method"Tracy Silverman is truly an inspiring musician in every respect and it was such an honour to meet him and be able to record this memorable episode! This interview is also available as a video, and the transcript will soon be published, everything linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/tracy-silverman-electric-violinist-and-author-of-the-strum-bowing-method
We talked about his classical roots, studying with legendary teachers Lewis Kaplan and Ivan Galamian, his rejection of the classical world and his fascinating career, through his years in rock bands, we even talked about some of his early gigs, including learning the ropes as a str...2022-07-022h 06
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanAnna Petersen: Oboe Player and Educator and Founder of Passionflower YogaI find my colleague Anna Petersen is such an inspiring person both as an incredible musician in her role as an oboe and English horn player and teacher, and as founder of Passionflower Yoga. In this conversation, we talk about life’s challenges as a performer and the dangers of perfectionism and the importance of self-compassion, and how her experience as a yoga practitioner and teacher have supported her both physically, psychologically and spiritually. Anna’s positivity really comes through in her beautiful playing, which you’ll get a taste of at the beginning of the episode, and in the way...2022-06-251h 06
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanInspiring Excerpts with Karen Donnelly: Trumpet player and EducatorIn this short bonus episode with the inspiring trumpet player and educator, Karen Donnelly, Principal Trumpet of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, she shares stories of her outreach during the pandemic lockdowns, her role as mentor and her role in the The Canadian Women's Brass Collective, and finally wonderful advice for all musicians about improving. The full episode is available in both video and podcast format, with the full transcript all linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/blog/karen-donnelly-transcript
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanStephen Nachmanovitch: Author of "Free Play" and "The Art of Is"Stephen Nachmanovitch is the author of both Free Play and more recently The Art of Is. Yo Yo Ma wrote that “Stephen Nachmanovitch’sThe Art of Is is a philosophical meditation on living, living fully, living in the present. To the author, an improvisation is a co-creation that arises out of listening and mutual attentiveness, out of a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity. It is a product of the nervous system, bigger than the brain and bigger than the body; it is a once-in-a-lifetime encounter, unprecedented and unrepeatable. Drawing from the wisdom of the ages,The Art o...2022-06-111h 41
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanBrendan Power: Harmonica player and inventorBrendan Power is famous internationally as a phenomenal harmonica player in many genres and also as an instrument innovator. He’s invented many unique harmonicas to increase the expressiveness and range possibilities of the instrument family, and is constantly experimenting. Brendan also has a fascinating personal story in that he discovered the harmonica in his university years, and changed his life in order to master it. He is completely self-taught and you may have heard his playing on albums with Sting, Kate Bush, Van Morrison, movies like Shanghai Noon and Atonement, or over 20 of his solo albums. I was th...2022-06-0455 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanInspiring Excerpts: Kerson LeongThis is a short bonus episode in my "Inspiring Excerpts" series, featuring the wonderful violinist Kerson Leong, in which he gives great advice for not only musicians, but anyone striving to live a more meaningful and mindful life.
The full episode is here, available in podcast format and soon with the full transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e8-s1-kerson-leong-violinist
Virtuoso violinist Kerson Leong 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...2022-05-2807 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanInspiring Excerpts with Theo Marks, ViolinmakerIn this short bonus episode in my Inspiring Excerpts series, Violinmaker Theo Marks talks about discovering these, as he calls them, “compelling wooden boxes", his childhood, learning the cello, and the craft and magic of violin making! The full episode is available in both video and podcast form, wherever you listen to podcasts, along with the transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e7-s1-theo-marks-luthier On my podcast website you can sign up for my podcast newsletter to get sneak peeks of upcoming guests!
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanShahriyar Jamshidi: KamancheShahriyar Jamshidi is a Kurdish-Canadian kamanche player, composer and improvisor who grew up in Iran, and lived through some very difficult times. He has collaborated with many musicians including heavy-metal cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne (also a guest of this series) in their duo Kamancello, and has released numerous albums which feature his unique improvisational style. I find his playing to be extremely expressive and his personal story compelling. In this conversation he introduces us to this spiked-fiddle, which is the ancestor of the violin, and is used across many cultures, and also speaks about the need for humanity to stay...2022-05-141h 35
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanInspiring Excerpts with Veronica Thomas: Violinist, Educator, General DirectorThis is a short bonus episode in my Inspiring Excerpts series, featuring the violinist Veronica Thomas. She speaks about some of the incredible outreach the unique Préville Fine Arts Centre is doing, of which she is General Director. There’s also a clip about her experience of being on the jury of the Canadian Music Competition. In the full episode, she speaks about her unique and fascinating childhood, and reflects on her life in music.
The link to the full transcript of the whole interview is here along with all the links to the video and podc...2022-05-0705 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanJesse Stewart: Percussionist, Composer, Community Activist, Artist, Writer, Instrument-builderJesse Stewart is an award-winning percussionist, scholar, composer, artist, writer, instrument-maker and community activist. In 2012 he founded “We Are All Musicians” founded on his belief that music is a fundamental human right, through which he helps create opportunites for people to make music regardless of age, musical training, socio-economic circumstance and ability. During the conversation he demonstrates how any object can be used to create interesting music, and we also get to hear him improvise on a waterphone, as well as with me on my violin, with a unique instrument which he explains. I do hope you’ll find Jesse...2022-04-301h 24
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanDiane Nalini: Jazz singer, Ukulele Player and Educator, Composer, ScientistDiane Nalini is an incredibly nuanced jazz singer, and composer. She performs in 4 languages and teaches jazz ukulele as well. I hope you’ll join me in my fascination with the incredible range of Diane’s interests and expertise. Besides being a phenomenal musician she also is a Rhodes scholar with Phd in Applied Physics from Oxford university and presently works in environmental science policy for the Canadian government. Not only is she a great lyricist, but she has also written songs inspired by great literature including Shakespeare, in jazz, blues, gospel, folk and bossa nova styles. During this conver...2022-04-231h 45
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanKirsty Money: NyckelharpaI'm re-releasing my very first episode, recorded May 27, 2021 with the wonderful nyckelharpa player, violinist, teacher, and composer Kirsty Money.
During the episode she plays some wonderful music for us and shares some charming stories about how she got to know this beautiful and unusual instrument. All of these episodes are also in video format, and I have also published the complete transcript of this episode.
Video, transcript and short bonus episodes are linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e1s1kirstymoney
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanElaine Klimasko Violinist and TeacherI speak with Elaine Klimasko, who is a Canadian violinist who joined the newly-formed National Arts Centre Orchestra in 1969 as the youngest member, and is well-known as a teacher. Her students are very frequently winners of competitions and hold important positions as chamber and orchestral musicians all over North America. In 2003 NACO Music Director Pinchas Zukerman asked her to launch the first Junior Young Artists Programme for the NAC Summer Music Institute. In this episode she tells many stories from her life, and about some legendary teachers she studied with including Josef Gingold and Lorand Fenyves. She reflects on...2022-04-161h 17
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanInspiring Excerpts with Alexis Chartrand: FiddlerThis short bonus episode in my Inspiring Excerpts series is with Québecois traditional fiddler Alexis Chartrand, created from clips from Episode 5 Season 1. We first hear Alexis perform a jig by Josef Allard. Alexis learned a lot from playing with dancers from a young age, and In the next clips you’ll hear him discuss both groove and ornamentation in traditional Quebecois fiddling.
The full transcript is now available, and the links to the full episode in both podcast and video format (with timestamps in the descriptions) are all here: https://leahroseman.com/blog/alexis-chartrand-e5-s1-transcript
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanMegan Jerome: pianist, singer, song-writer, educatorMegan Jerome is a really special musician with a wonderful creative voice. In this episode you’ll hear her perform some of the songs from her new up-coming album, which will be the seventh album of her original compositions. We also talk about her unique and inspiring teaching style, her experiences through some very difficult personal losses, some ways she has found healing and connection, and her song-writing process. Timestamps below.
Every episode is available in video format: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/megan-jerome-e10-s2
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanInsiring Excerpts with Kellylee Evans: Jazz singer, song-writer and motivational speakerIn this short bonus episode, you'll hear clips from the conversation I had with the amazing award-winning singer, song-writer and motivational speaker, Kellylee Evans. You'll also hear short clips from the performance she gave of "Feelin' Good", one of the most-requested songs in her repertoire, by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse.
For the complete episode in both video and podcast format, as well as the complete transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/blog/kellylee-evans-transcript-podcast-and-video-e4-s2
For everything Kellylee Evans: https://kellyleeevans.com
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanInspiring Excerpts with Patty Chan: Erhu player and teacherThis short bonus episode in my Inspiring Excerpts series has clips from E4 S1 with erhu player, educator, and author Patty Chan.
The links for both video and podcast versions of the original conversation as well as the complete transcript, are on my podcast website: http://leahroseman.com/blog/e4-s1-patty-chan-transcript-links-for-podcast-and-video
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Patty Chan on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzHGmYuiO7Wx-OMpmDgn9_A
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2022-03-2603 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanRachel Mercer J.S. Bach Prelude fifth solo suite BWV 1011At the end of E9 S2, my conversation with the incredible cellist Rachel Mercer, you will find Rachel's heartfelt introduction to this inspiring performance which she made for this podcast. I have added it here as a special bonus episode in case listeners wish to listen to it again without having to scroll through the interview. For those listeners who have discovered this recording separately from the interview, I invite you to listen to Rachel's perspectives on her life and career.
You can find both the video version here: https://leahroseman.com/episodes/e9-s2-rachel-mercer
2022-03-1908 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanRachel Mercer CellistIn this conversation with the really inspiring cellist, Rachel Mercer, we discuss the arc of her career so far as a chamber musician, soloist, principal cellist, the late Yehonatan Berick, an amazing violinist and pedagogue, who was her life partner, "Our Strength, Our Song" with her sister, the wonderful violinist Akemi Mercer-Niewöhner and many other chamber music collaborations and unique projects, as well as her way of approaching music. Rachel very generously made a special recording of the Prelude from J.S. Bach's fifth solo suite in C minor BWV 1011, and her heartfelt introduction to the power of t...2022-03-191h 13
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanKirsty Money Nyckelharpa Video Version for SpotifyI have re-released this in video format for those who follow this podcast on Spotify! Here’s my very first interview of this podcast, recorded May 27, 2021 over Zoom, I spoke with Kirsty Money about her nyckelharpa journey and she demonstrates this beautiful instrument for us, as well as shares some charming stories about how she learned about the nyckelharpa. She plays some Bach, a traditional Swedish tune, and one of her own compositions, The Grind Polska. As a separate bonus, at the end of this video you can hear our improv together.
If you're not on Spotify, the...2022-03-1628 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanInspiring Excerpts with Sophie Lukacs: kora player and song-writerThis is a short bonus episode in my Inspiring Excerpts series, from E3 S2 with guest Sophie Lukacs, the kora player, singer and songwriter. You'll hear a short clip of her performance of a traditional tune "Jula Jegere", you'll hear her explain about the kora a bit, and then you'll hear her talk about her unique personal journey, leaving medical school to go live in Mali and immerse herself in the culture and master the kora. Finally, you'll hear a clip of her original song, "Falling".
Links to the full episode in both video and podcast format al...2022-03-1106 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanInspiring Excerpts with Yosuke Kawasaki: Violinist, Concertmaster, TeacherIn this short bonus episode, violinist and Concertmaster of the National Arts Centre Orchestra Canada Yosuke Kawasaki gives wonderful advice for musicians playing orchestral auditions, which I think applies to everyone in their lives about being aware of our strengths. Also in this short episode, he tells us about some of his memorable experiences studying with the legendary Doronthy Delay.
The full episode is available in both podcast and video formats, along with the full transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/blog/e3-s1-transcript-yosuke-kawasaki
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanDaniel Bartholomew-Poyser: Conductor, Composer, Teacher, Multi-instrumentalist and Radio HostI was really honoured to have this opportunity to sit down and talk with the dynamic conductor, composer, multi-instrumentalist and radio host of CBC's CentreStage, Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser. We explored many interesting and important ideas around creating spaces for diverse audiences, amateur versus professional musicians, LGBTQ rights, his project with the drag queen Thorgy Thor, the lost music of Florence Price, and wonderful advice not only for conductors, but for everyone seeking more balance and meaning in their lives. Daniel currently holds positions with the San Francisco Symphony, the Toronto Symphony, Symphony Nova Scotia, and the National Arts Centre Canada. 2022-03-0556 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanInspiring Excerpts with Lynn Kuo: Violinist, Educator, EntrepreneurIn this Inspiring Excerpts short bonus episode you'll hear violinist, educator and entrepreneur Lynn Kuo talk about dealing with her playing injuries while writing her DMA thesis at University of Toronto while working as the Assistant Concertmaster of the National Ballet Orchestra, some lessons learned from Lorand Fenyves, and her perspectives on new opportunities for Classical musicians online.
The full episode, both podcast and video with transcript is here:
https://www.leahroseman.com/blog/e2-s2-lynn-kuo
https://lynnkuo.com/
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanInspiring Excerpts with Carissa Klopoushak: Violinist, Vocalist, Artistic DirectorThis is a short bonus episode in my Inspiring Excerpts series, with violinist and vocalist Carissa Klopoushak who is a member of National Arts Centre Orchestra and Ironwood Quartet, and the Artistic Director of Ottawa Chamberfest and Co-director of both Ritornello Chamber Music Festival and Classical Unbound Festival . In this short video we are treated to Carissa's singing and violin playing, around our discussion of her Ukrainian roots.
All these podcast epsiodes are available in video format, the link for the full epsidoe with Carissa is here, both video and podcast: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e2-s1...2022-02-1906 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanJosh "Socalled" Dolgin: Producer, Rapper, Singer, Pianist, Puppeteer, Composer, Artist This interview really had to be a longer one because Josh just does so much creatively, and I had so much I wanted to ask him about! We start with his remix of Curried Soul for CBC radio's daily show As It Happens, and circle around to topics (timestamped below) including: sampling, Yiddish culture, changes in the industry from when he got his start selling CDs mail-order to touring internationally and collaborating with many musicians, including the funk legend Fred Wesley, David Krakauer, Kiran Ahulwalia, Itzhak Perlman, Theodore Bikel, writing musical theatre, puppets, art...here's a chance for all of...2022-02-121h 37
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanInspiring Excerpts with Eva Slongo: Jazz Violinist, Vocalist and EducatorIn this short bonus episode you'll hear short clips from my conversation with jazz violinist and vocalist Eva Slongo. She lets us listen in a little to her creative process, and she speaks about her journey from being a classical violinist to the world of jazz, and learning to be an improvisor.
If you enjoyed this, please have a listen to the complete episode, linked here both podcast and video:
https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e1s1evaslongo
https://www.evaslongo.com/en/jazz-violin/
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanInspiring Excerpts with Kirsty Money: Nyckelharpa player, teacher, and composerNyckelharpa player Kirsty Money introduces us to this beautiful instrument in this short bonus episode . She also performs one of her original tunes, The Grind Polska. This is compiled from excerpts from the original episode, which is also in video format, available here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e1s1kirstymoney
For more about Kirsty and her current projects: http://kirstymoney.ca/about/
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanChristopher Millard: Bassoonist, Teacher, Woodwind TechnicianI spoke with the renowned bassoon player Christopher Millard about many topics, including many fascinating insights into the orchestra profession, the physics of sound production on both the bassoon and violin, great advice on how best to practice music, the legendary flutist Marcel Moyse and much more. Timestamps listed below!
Like all my episodes, this is also a video, linked here on my website to the transcript as well:
https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e5s1christophermillard
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(00:00) Intro and...2022-01-301h 07
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanKellylee Evans: Jazz Singer, Songwriter and Motivational Speaker with an inspiring personal story!In this episode we hear the incredible award-winning singer Kellylee Evans talk about her life and some of the challenges she has faced in her life, including two near-death experiences. She talks about her upbringing, her journey to jazz, her creative process, and much more. She is such a wonderfully engaging person, and I hope this episode will help listeners feel inspired by her story. We talk about her new album Greenlight and many of her other projects. Near the end of the episode at 43:00 we are gifted with an incredible a capella performance of one of the most-requested s...2022-01-2349 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanSophie Lukacs: Kora player, Singer-songwriter and Violinist with an amazing personal story!Hi! I’m a violinist and my podcast Conversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman follows my curiosity about fellow musicians: how did they get to where they are today, what are their perspectives on a life in music?In my interview with the kora player, singer and violinist Sophie Lukacs we hear her very unique and personal story and also learn about this beautiful instrument. She plays a traditional tune for us and also a couple of her original songs from her new album. To find out more about her recent projects, albums, teaching and more: https://www.sophielukacs.com...2022-01-1647 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanPodcast Trailer: Recap Season 1 and Intro Season 2Hi! I’m a violinist and my podcast Conversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman follows my curiosity about fellow musicians: how did they get to where they are today, what are their perspectives on a life in music? The format is in-depth conversations prepared with lots of research and many episodes also feature the guests playing music. I speak to musicians playing in different styles of music, different instruments, and with really different careers.
In Season One, I spoke with quite famous soloists like violinists James Ehnes and Kerson Leong, and also with erhu player Patty Chan an...2022-01-1401 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanLynn Kuo: Violinist, Educator and EntrepreneurIn Episode 2, Season 2 of "Conversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman" I speak with the wonderful violinist and educator Lynn Kuo. In this wide-ranging discussion we covered a lot of topics, some of which include: injury prevention, performance anxiety, lessons learned and advice for musicians in a post-pandemic world. To follow Lynn or get in touch with her about her current courses and workshops: https://lynnkuo.com/
The full transcript and video format for this episode are linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e2s2lynnkuo
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanEva Slongo Jazz Violinist, Singer, PedagogueI speak with the wonderful Swiss-French Jazz violinist, singer, and pedagogue Eva Slongo. She kindly shared some of her playing with us during the Zoom call. During the conversation we talk about her background as a classical violinist, her journey into jazz and we touch on many topics including playing injuries, her studies at Le Centre des Musique Didier Lockwood, and some of the challenges faced by women in jazz. For her albums, jazz courses and more: https://www.evaslongo.com
This series is available in video, and this episode is linked here with bonuses: https://www.le...2022-01-0250 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanTheo Marks LuthierTheo Marks is a luthier and cellist, and in this episode you'll hear about his unique upbringing in a family of musicians, and his personal journey to become a violin-family maker. This was recorded when luthier Theo Marks was still living outside of Amsterdam. He now lives in Wakefield Quebec and if you're interested in purchasing one of his violins, violas or cellos you can contact him through his website: http://www.theomarks.com/ The beautiful documentary about his brother Paolo Marks, a fellow luthier in West Virginia, is found here: ( In it he demonstrates all the steps of bui...2021-10-1730 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanArna Einarsdóttir Managing Director, FlutistIn the 20th and final episode of Season 1 I speak with Arna Einarsdóttir who was at the time the Managing Director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, Canada. In 2022 she accepted a new appointment with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in Sweden as their Director of Planning. Previously she was the Managing Director of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Earlier in her career she worked as a flutist, playing with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra from 2000-2004. In this wide-ranging conversation, Arna's warmth and engagement really come through. It is really interesting to hear her perspectives due to her inv...2021-10-0759 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanHooshyar Khayam Composer, Pianist, Producer, ImprovisorIn Episode 19 Season 1, I was delighted to welcome the inspiring musician Hooshyar Khayam to my home, to improvise and speak about his perspectives on improvisation, the music of Central Asia, the Middle East and Western Classical music. We speak about some of his beautiful recordings in his large discography, and his creative process. He also speaks about his role as founder and producer of Tehran Records. http://hooshyar-khayam.com/site/
I include one of the improvisations we played as a bonus episode; unfortunately there were some technical issues recording some of the other improvisations we played together. Lik...2021-10-0154 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanHooshyar Khayam Composer, Pianist, Producer, ImprovisorIn Episode 19 Season 1 of this series, I was delighted to welcome the inspiring musician Hooshyar Khayam to my home, to improvise and speak about his perspectives on improvisation, the music of Central Asia, the Middle East and Western Classical music. We speak about some of his beautiful recordings in his large discography, and his creative process. He also speaks about his role as founder and producer of Tehran Records.http://hooshyar-khayam.com/site/
I include one of our improvisations as a bonus to this episode (unfortunately, there were technical issues with some of the other improvisations we...2021-09-301h 02
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanImprovisation with Hooshyar Khayam, Pianist and Leah Roseman, Violinist bonus to E19 S1I was honoured to have this opportunity to improvise with Hooshyar Khayam. Unfortunately, we had a few technical issues with recording some of the other improvisations we did before our conversation. This is a bonus episode as part of my interview with Hooshyar, Episode 19, Season 1 of Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman. The complete episode, and video, with bonuses is linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e19-s1-hooshyar-khayam-pianist-composer-improvisor-producer
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanGina Burgess ViolinistI really enjoyed my conversation with the inspiring multi-style violinist Gina Burgess. During the episode she plays a couple of her original tunes, and at the end we did an improv back-and-forth across our Zoom call. The video and transcript, and Catch-Up episode, are linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e18-s1-gina-burgess-multi-style-violinist
Timestamps are below.
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Gina is a founding member of the Iqaluit-based Arctic rock band The Jerry Cans, is a four-time ECMA award winner with the gypsy-jazz outfit Gyp...2021-09-2351 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanImprov with Peggy Lee, cello and Leah Roseman, violinAfter my conversation with Peggy Lee, Cellist, I had the pleasure to play an improvisation with her over our Zoom call. Due to the nature of this style of improvisation, we were able to play at the same time, without the latency affecting things too much.
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2021-09-1505 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanPeggy Lee Cellist ImprovisorI speak with the innovative cellist, improvisor and composer Peggy Lee, who is a band-leader and sought-after collaborator in Vancouver, Canada. Peggy collaborates frequently with Ron Samworth and Tony Wilson and with her husband, drummer Dylan van der Schyff, as well as with many other longtime musical associates including Dave Douglas, Wayne Horvitz, Robin Holcomb, Veda Hille and Lisa Miller. She also leads or co-leads a number of musical projects: The Peggy Lee Band, Film in Music, Waxwing (with Tony Wilson and Jon Bentley) and Beautiful Tool (with Mary Margaret O’Hara). She has also collaborated extensively in theatre and dan...2021-09-1538 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanJack Everly ConductorJack Everly is well-known to audiences throughout the United States and Canada for his Symphonic Pops programs, conducting and charismatic storytelling during which he imparts his wealth of knowledge. In this lively conversation we discuss his distinguished career and perspectives. https://nac-cna.ca/en/bio/jack-everly
All my episodes are available as a video, with transcripts being added along with bonus episodes, all linked here:
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanImprov 2 with Alicia SvigalsThis was the second little improv I had the opportunity to play with the great klezmer musician Alicia Sviagas. Please check out the complete episode for our conversation, both podcast and video: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e15-s1-alicia-svigals-klezmer-violinist-and-composer
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanImprov 1 with Alicia SvigalsAlicia Svigals kindly agreed to to play a couple of improvisations with me, after my fascinating interview with her. Here's the first.
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2021-09-0202 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanAlicia Svigals Klezmer ViolinistI was honoured to speak with one of the world's foremost Klezmer musicians. Alicia Svigals was a founding member of the Grammy-winning Klezmatics, she also played a major role in the revival of klezmer fiddling, which had been on the brink of extinction until she recorded her debut album Fidl in the 1990’s. Alicia is so engaging both as a player and conversationalist, and she's full of stories from her life and career.
Like all my episodes, this is also a video, with bonus episodes linked as well: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e15-s1-alicia-svigals-klezmer-violinist-and-composer
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanSubhadra Vijaykumar Carnatic ViolinistSubhadra loves to teach people about the Indianisation of the violin, and in this conversation we get to hear her beautiful playing quite a bit, as she plays and demonstrates some of the guiding principles of the Carnatic style. She teaches both online and in her studio in Mississauga (in the Greater Toronto Area) Canada. Like all my episodes, this is also a video: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e14-s1-subhadra-vijaykumar-carnatic-violinist-and-educator
To study or perform with Subhadra, and for more information about her: https://www.rcmusic.com/bios/subhadra-vijaykumar
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanEllen Waterman Flutist/Vocalist Improvisor and ScholarIn this wide-ranging conversation with Ellen Waterman we discuss her career and perspectives, both as a creative improvisor with flute and voice, and as a scholar. At the end treats us to a solo improv. She was appointed to the inaugural Helmut Kallmann Chair for Music in Canada at Carleton University in 2019 where she is developing a research program committed to investigating issues of diversity and decolonization of music in Canada through scholarship, research creation, and experiential learning.
Video and bonus episodes: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e13-s1-ellen-waterman-flutist-scholar-improvisor
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanImprov with Ellen Waterman, bonus to Episode 13 S1I had lots of fun trying a creative improvisation with Ellen Waterman. This video is a bonus connected with our conversation, Episode 13 Season 1
Because of this style of improv, we were able to play at the same time, but unfortunately Zoom sometimes silenced a quieter voice.
The complete episode, both video and podcast: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e13-s1-ellen-waterman-flutist-scholar-improvisor
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This was recorded July 21, 2021 over Zoom.
2021-08-1904 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanRoddy Ellias Guitarist and ComposerJazz guitarist and composer Roddy Ellias talks to me about his creative process, artistic development, some current and past projects, reflections on the pandemic and more. In a separate bonus to this episode, we play an improvisation.
On my podcast website you'll find the link to the video, bonuses, and the transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e12-s1-roddy-ellias-guitarist-and-composer
Roddy's recordings, performances and teaching studio are linked on his website here: https://www.roddyellias.com/
Peggy White guitars: https://www.peggywhite.ca/
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanImprov with Roddy Ellias, guitar and Leah Roseman, violinI was extremely new at any kind of improvisation when this was recorded, and I was delighted when Roddy Ellias agreed to try some improv with me across
our Zoom call (it's impossible to play in sync on Zoom, so it's mostly call-and-response).
Please listen to my conversation with Roddy here; both podcast and video versions are linked with bonuses and transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e12-s1-roddy-ellias-guitarist-and-composer
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2021-08-1208 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanJames Ehnes ViolinistHi! I’m a violinist and my podcast Conversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman follows my curiosity about fellow musicians: how did they get to where they are today, what are their perspectives on a life in music?James Ehnes is known internationally as one of the foremost violin soloists. He’s a GRAMMY winner who’s created over 60 acclaimed albums. I was honoured to speak at length with James Ehnes about his career, collaborations, current projects, and his approach with practice and preparation for concerts. Timestamps are below.
The video version is linked here, with transcript and bon...2021-08-051h 07
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanImprov with Aaron SchwebelAaron Schwebel and I had fun for about 5 minutes, as he said doing a "free association game".
We filmed this across Zoom, in different cities, and during a strict lockdown in our province in Canada.
Moments like this can really help with a feeling of connection - and for classical players like us, it's really freeing to try to
play freely like this.
Here's the link for the full episode, both podcast and video: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e10-s1-aaron-schwebel-violinist
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanAaron Schwebel ViolinistI really enjoyed this conversation with the wonderful violinist Aaron Schwebel who spoke with a lot of insight about so many interesting and important topics (timestamps are listed below). Aaron currently holds the positions of Concertmaster with the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra and Associate Concertmaster with the Canadian Opera Company. Schwebel is a member of the LARK ensemble and Rosebud String Quartet, and is founder/artistic director of Echo Chamber Toronto, a series that merges chamber music and contemporary dance. We talk about his many and varied experiences, in terms of his development and his career. In separate b...2021-07-2937 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanImprov with Aaron SchwebelAfter our conversation, which is the main Episode 10, Season 1 of this podcast, we had a bit of fun across Zoom . The original video versions of all of these episodes and bonuses are on my YouTube ViolinLessonOnline: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYOGF0ZHOdI0236QiDT_SGzUdALNXW06z
Aaron Schwebel currently holds the positions of Concertmaster with the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra and Associate Concertmaster with the Canadian Opera Company. Schwebel is a member of the LARK ensemble and Rosebud String Quartet, and is founder/artistic director of Echo Chamber Toronto, a series that merges chamber...2021-07-2901 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanAaron Schwebel Bonus: J.S. Bach Largo C major Solo Sonata BWV 1005In tandem to my conversation with Aaron, Episode 10 Season 1, as part of my "Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman" series, he agreed to play this beautiful third movement from Bach's incredible Third Solo Sonata.
The complete episode is here, both video and podcast, linked to the bonus episodes:
https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e10-s1-aaron-schwebel-violinist
Aaron Schwebel currently holds the positions of Concertmaster with the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra and Associate Concertmaster with the Canadian Opera Company. Schwebel is a member of the LARK ensemble and Rosebud String Quartet, and is fo...2021-07-2903 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanKaren Donnelly TrumpetKaren Donnelly is the Principal Trumpet player of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, Canada, and a well-known educator. In this episode, we get to hear Karen's beautiful playing, and I talk to her about her background, her work with the Canadian Women's Brass Collective , some of her unique outreach work and her resilient practice routine! There's also a bonus episode in this playlist on this channel in which you can hear us do a free improvisation.
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanImprovisation with Karen Donnelly, Trumpet player and Leah Roseman, ViolinistFree 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 :
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanKerson Leong ViolinistI 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 y...2021-07-1549 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanAlexis Chartrand: FiddlerWe get to hear some beautifully realized traditional tunes from Québec from traditional fiddler Alexis Chartrand. He talks very thoughtfully and about his background as a son of dancers, his explorations of tone colour with baroque violin, his upcoming performances at a number of festivals this summer, and some of his musical influences and inspiration.
Link to video version, transcript and bonus episodes: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e5-s1-alexis-chartrand-fiddler
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanBonus: Improv with Alexis Chartrand (violin) and Leah Roseman (violin)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
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanPatty Chan: Erhu player and educatorIn 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
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanImprov with Patty Chan Erhu and Leah Roseman violinHere'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
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2021-06-1701 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanBonus: Patty Chan Practicing Music storyThe full conversation is posted separately in this feed, with links to Patty's YouTube and all her various projects. 2021-06-1700 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanYosuke Kawasaki, ConcertmasterI 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/e...2021-06-1035 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanBonus: Improv with Carissa Klopoushak (violin) and Leah Roseman (violin)After my conversation with Carissa, we did this little back-and-forth improvisation across Zoom.
Like all my episodes, this is also a video, and this link brings you to the full episode, bonuses, and transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e2-s1-carissa-klopoushak
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanCarissa Klopoushak: Violinist, Vocalist, Artistic Director, and her story of a family steeped in Ukrainian musicIn 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
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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanBonus: Improv with Kirsty Money (nyckelharpa) and Leah (violin)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
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photo credits: Hamish Gordon for Kirsty and Curtis Perry for Leah2021-06-0604 min