Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman

Raphael 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 on many interesting topics. In Part 1 you will get to hear him demonstrate and talk about the first part of Worlds Within, and hear about his career as a studio musician and his experiences touring with Leprous. He shares his thoughts about knowing yourself, being creative, connecting with your audience, and balancing your life and expectations of yourself. Part 2 of this episode is the next release in this podcast and video series, and everything is linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/raphael-weinroth-browne Please consider leaving me a virtual tip! https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman You can access cool perks as well Timestamps: (00:00) Intro  (02:18 the creation of Worlds Within  (09:40) production of music videos  15:26 Heather Sita-Black album art  (19:30) differing tunings, music from Worlds Within ( 31:27) social media promotion, reaching new audiences ( 37:19) dealing with March 2020 lockdowns ( 41:26) Raph’s career as a studio musician  (49:53) electric extended-range versus and acoustic cellos  (57:08) Perfectionism, intonation, improvisation ( 01:05:01) Leprous  (01:13:09) hearing damage ( 01:15:46) habits for physical and mental health  (01:23:51) taking time to enjoy the slow process and take pride in your work   photo credit: Jonathan Lorange --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

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/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

The 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 unique “Janie’s Jumpstart Weekend Camps”. Janie records and tours with many bands and teaches both fiddle and clawhammer banjo.  This episode is available as a video, and the transcript will later be published to my website as well: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/janie-rothfield-traditional-american-fiddler-banjo-player-composer-and-educator I’ve also included timestamps below. Janie's website:  https://janierothfield.com/     photo credit: Clara Williams Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:36) New Jordon on fiddle by Uncle Norm Edmonds (04:04) groove and rhythmic drive and variety (05:34) Suzuki lessons, Louise Behrand (09:09) Janie’s Jumpstart Weekend camps, how they got started (11:08) pivoting during pandemic (12:38) Contra dances (15:30) Allan Carr (17:01) Janie’s childhood figure skating, dancing (18:56) early career, balancing parenting, Little Missy with Shona Carr (21:35) Hen’s Teeth duo with Nathan Bontrager, and the Idumea string quartet with Ewan McDonald and Becka Wolfe (26:21) meeting Allan in Scotland (27:24) how Janie teaches music (33:11) different influences in old-time music (34:50) festivals Clifftop and Fire in the Mountain (36:28) how to memorize tunes (38:53) cross-tuning, variety in interpretation with Candy Girl (45:15) old-time history Jimmy McConn, Paul David Smith, Owen “Snake” Chapman and a simple approach to learning (46:53) history of enslaved blues fiddlers, wondering about the connection with old-time dances during the time of slavery, Julie Lyonn Lieberman research, Béla Fleck (48:26) Shetland rhythms, different fiddling traditions, story of Albany radio station being heard in Shetland and influencing the music of Peerie Willie Johnson 50:15 benefit of playing for dancers, Alexis Chartrand 51:55 Janie’s sister musician Suzy Thompson, folk influences from their mother 52:59 learning the banjo 54:27 Johnny Don’t Come Home Drunk on banjo 57:33 difference with bluegrass and old-time, story about Blaine Sprouse 01:01:12 Candy Girl on the banjo 01:03:34 learning the guitar, Allan Carr’s approach 01:04:27 Brendan Power harmonica player 01:07:55 fiddlesticks, Colin Currie Nicole Lizée, foot percussion 01:11:38 Jane’s tune “Harry Garrison” on fiddle 01:15:04 discussion about Jane’s outgoing and upbeat personality and how it’s impacted her career and music, her advice for inviting collaborations 01:22:37 Jane’s tune “The Mist” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

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/ Her mother's memoir  is available in print or here: https://books.google.ca/books?id=7D48... This was recorded June 10, 2021. 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

Mark 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 gradually being published to my blog: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/mark-ferguson-jazz-pianist-trombonist-composer-arranger-producer-and-music-educator photo credit: Claude Brazeau Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:56) how we met (02:29) Mark’s early education and gigs (08:32) lessons with Jerry Johnson and playing gigs with Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Rita Moreno (11:06) lessons with Rob McConnell, arranging, valve trombone (14:37) Mark’s composition “F Sharp” (20:55) jazz harmony, different roles as rhythm player in the band and horn player (22:40) Miguel De Armas (23:13) Manteca, Colleen Allen, Matt Zimbel (26:29) teaching at McGill University (27:52) Classical and jazz worlds James McGowan (30:37) Kellylee Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, jazz (31:18) teaching orchestration and theory (33:04) learning tunes and Hugh O’Connor (35:19) learning lyrics and Ben Webster story (37:00) transposition (39:21) importance of keyboard skills (40:15) Voicing chords (42:00) arranging (43:09) staying in shape as a trombonist (43:45) pandemic experience, performing on Syncspace live (44:45) teaching online (46:32) variety in rhythm, keeping the groove (50:21) working with high school students, jazz history (52:19) Mark’s composition “Home” (59:51) performance skills (01:01:42) Mark’s new solo album plans (01:03:03) different sides of Mark’s personality as a trombone player and pianist, big band versus small ensemble (01:04:16) jazz audience, advantages of knowing jazz harmony, Alexander Shelley (01:07:04) Mark’s early days as a jazz pianist, career choices (01:08:42) advice for young players (01:10:04) Vista Trio, playing with others to keep in shape (01:11:37) difference between composition and improvisation (01:12:14) staying healthy (01:14:37) Mark’s composition “Take the O Train” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

In 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 practice tips, and the importance of balancing different aspects of a life well-lived. As I point out in the intro,I'm including a link to Doug's gorgeous singing style in a Bordogni Vocalise (since we weren't able to use the recording he made during the episode due to a technical problem): https://youtu.be/p5ti8bKzsEg Below I've included timestamps for the many topics covered.  All these episodes are also available as videos, here's the link: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/douglas-burden-bass-trombonist-and-educator photo credit: Fred Cattroll  (00:00) Intro (01:44) playing as singing, Jack Everly (04:12) how to anticipate the beat, release the sound, Mario Bernardi and history of NACO (10:41) role of low brass in an orchestra (14:06) types of trombones, particularities of the instrument (17:14) Arnold Jacobs (26:03) Doug’s start in music and family background (30:15) Emory Remington’s legacy and his sudden death, Donald Knaub (38:15) starting out in NACO and many brass players at the time: Gordon Cherry, Bob Odes, Gene Watts, Chuck Kaellenbach (40:02) Pinchas Zukerman and establishing contracts for positions like bass trombone (45:37) changes in the working conditions over the years (46:58) changes in auditions (49:57) advice for musicians preparing orchestral auditions, more about Arnold Jacobs (53:42) Intonation (01:00:56) Endurance, preventing injury, staying in good physical shape and taking care of yourself (01:16:17) Franz-Paul Decker (01:20:11) score study, practice routine, practicing Bach Cello Suites (01:31:12) advice for serious students contemplating an orchestral career --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

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 strolling violinist, getting the job as first violinist of the innovative Turtle Island string quartet, and the development of his Strum Bowing method.  We talked about many musicians, including some of his collaborators and mentors including Terry Riley, Darol Anger, Roy “Futureman” Wooten, Mark Wood, and composers Roberto Sierra and John Adams.  In this conversation one of the many topics we covered was the new concerto writtten for Tracy  called “Ficciones” by Roberto Sierra.   Finally, we dived into his creative process, how music affects our emotions, and how to stay open by listening to others, and learning to show up as ourselves.  Tracy Silverman website: https://www.tracysilverman.com/ (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:29) Concerto "Ficciones" by Roberto Sierra, premiered with the American Symphony Orchestra (00:06:13) Tracy's 6-string electric violin built by Joe Glazer with demonstrations, and more about "Ficciones" (00:13:14) Tracy's support system for the instrument and hisi progression from classical violinist through his rock days (00:21:37) Lewis Kaplan (00:24:25) Ivan Galamian (00:27:40) Tracy's approach to Bach (00:31:04) Tracy's childhood, starting to study composition (00:33:14) intersection of improvisation and composition (00:35:17) more about "Ficciones"  (00:37:20) "Between the Kiss and the Chaos" (00:39:51) Turtle Island String Quartet and career advice (00:43:35) Strolling violin gigs, wedding singer (00:46:41) John Adams, "Dharma at Big Sur", solo recital versions of concerti (00:49:00) Looping with demo (00:56:27) Album "Beats and Jams" with son "Toby Beats" (01:01:11) mentor and collaborator Terry Riley (01:03:23) process of improvisation (01:09:56) using Strum bowign principles in different styles (01:16:47) Egberto Gismonti, Darol Anger (01:19:24) Caito Marcondes (01:21:00) teaching, strum bowing in school music programs (01:23:43) Turtle Island String Quartet, Darol Anger and the origin of strum bowing (01:27:08) how music affects our emotions (01:31:10) Roy "Futureman" Wooten, positive mindset (01:36:30) challenges with the 2020 lockdowns (01:43:25) manager Brian Horner and putting together commission for "Ficciones" with different orchestras (01:45:21) Rudolph Hawkin, Mark Wood, Matt Bell, Chuck Bond Trager, Tracy's mission with string playing (01:50:23) How Tracy practices (02:03:28) Advice on being open and listening to other musicians --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

I 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 she has navigated some difficult life circumstances. Timestamps are included below in the description for the many topics that we touched on during this conversation. All these episodes are available in both video and podcast format and the transcript will soon be published to my podcast website leahroseman.com: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/anna-petersen-oboe-player-and-educator-founder-of-passionflower-yoga The performance of the Mozart Oboe quintet is used both with permission of Chamberfest and violinist Yosuke Kawasaki, violist Paul Casey and cellist Rachel Mercer (followers of this series will recognize several musicians!). Anna Petersen joined Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) as Second Oboe and English horn in 2013. She has performed orchestral and chamber concerts throughout Canada and the United States and internationally in China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and throughout Europe. Prior to joining NACO, she held positions as Principal Oboe of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and as B-contract Second Oboe of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. She has enjoyed guest appearances as Principal Oboe with the Pittsburgh, Detroit and Wichita Symphony Orchestras, The Florida Orchestra, the Lake Placid Sinfonietta, and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom she made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2013.  She has also recently performed with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in Auckland, New Zealand. Anna earned her Bachelor of Music Degree and Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. Her primary teachers include Richard Killmer and Suzanne Geoffrey. In addition to her musical life, Anna is also an internationally certified yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance, having completed 300 hours of training in Bali, Indonesia. Her yoga website: https://passionfloweryoga.ca/  Timestamps:  (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:27) Mozart Oboe quartet 3rd movement  (00:06:03) Interview starts, with oboe demo Peter and the Wolf Prokofiev (00:07:05) English horn demo and discussion, breathing technique (00:09:38) Anna's musical history, Richard Killmer (00:11:42) Reed making (00:17:25) some oboe history (00:20:41) more about Richard Killmer (00:21:48) Anna's childhood and starting music (00:24:05) studies at Eastman (00:25:31) first job with Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (00:27:24) Auditions, self-compassion, growth mindset (00:32:18) teaching music, singing (00:34:55) Yoga, teacher training in Bali, gaining perspective (00:38:39) Anna's pre-playing routines (00:40:49) posture, body awareness (00:42:42) founding Passionflower Yoga (00:45:24) the loss of Marjorie (00:47:55) Syracuse Symphony and bankruptcy of the orchestra (00:50:10) path to joining the National Arts Centre Orchestra (00:51:13) pandemic shut-downs and first rehearsals (00:54:09) experiences in different orchestras, conductors, wind section (00:56:57) music education, how the pandemic has changed us (00:59:31) Yoga and teacher training, healing (01:03:52) why people should come experience orchestral concerts --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

In 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

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 of Is not only gives the reader an inside view of the states of mind that give rise to improvisation, it is also a celebration of the power of the human spirit, which — when exercised with love, immense patience, and discipline — is an antidote to hate.” This was an amazingly inspiring conversation, extremely wide-ranging, including some musical improvisation. I’ve included timestamps to help listeners navigate the many topics we touched on including many important artists, which include: Yehudi Menuhin, John Cage, William Blake, Herbert Zipper, Keith Johnstone, Ali Akbar Khan The video is here, and the transcript will also soon be linked on my podcast website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/stephen-nachmanovitch-author-of-free-play-and-the-art-of-is Timestamps: (00:00) Intro to episode with Yo-Yo Ma quote and books “The Art of Is” and “Free Play” (01:46) World Music Menu (05:03) Violectra by David Bruce Johnson (09:43) sarangi, viola d’amore, sympathetic strings (13:10) work as a software programmer, sacred desk and secular desk (15:58) synesthesia, Visual Music Tone Painter, William Blake (18:19) Keith Johnstone and the intersections of art forms in improv: theatre, dance, music, (22:49) cooking (24:07) Yehudi Menuhin (26:47) Stephen re-learning the violin in a different way after injury (28:13) Indian music studies with Shashi Nayak and Ali Akbar Khan (29:49) “The Art of Is” and “Free Play” (30:52) Buddhism, Gregory Bateson, San Franciso Zen Center, Dorland Mountain Colony (37:53) William Blake (41:19) writing “The Art of Is” with Jack Nachmanovitch as editor (43:09) Herbert Zipper, documentary “Never Give Up” (49:38) parameters in improvisation (55:30) improvisation Leah Roseman on acoustic violin, Stephen Nachmanovitch on Violectra, waterphone and voice (01:03:23) body awareness, working with dancers (01:10:15) The judging specter (01:12:17) visual cortex interaction when listening (01:14:41) inspiration from nature, Stephen’s health problems and isolation, album “Hermitage of Thrushes” with David Rothenberg, collaborations with Ellen Burr, Anders Hagberg (01:21:13) “Finger Kissing” and the judging specter (01:27:15) John Cage (01:36:47) Stephen’s wife (01:39:29) Stephen’s advice photo credit: Dirk Dobíey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

Brendan 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 thrilled to have this opportunity to speak with him!  During the episode Brendan demonstrates a few of his harmonicas in different styles, and I’ve added timestamps below.  The video version (transcript will be added soon) is: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/brendan-power-harmonica-player-and-inventor Brendan Power's website is: https://www.brendan-power.com/ Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:12) Amazing Grace on the AsiaBend harmonica (03:15) Discussion of the AsiaBend harmonica and different musical traditions, including Indianization of different instruments (07:58) Bulgarian music (10:10) How Brendan started developing different tunings (10:58) Brendan’s start in music, hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (12:56) Brendan’s family influences, early playing opportunities in New Zealand (15:27) how Brendan learned by ear, understanding of harmony (18:32) Brendan early years in England, winning the All-Ireland (21:39) getting hired by Sting for the Ten Summoner’s Tales videos, playing with David Sanchez, Vinnie Colaiuta (24:04) Internet history: a CD of Ten Summoner’s Tales sold in 1994 was the first secure transaction on the internet (24:59) Lucy Randall (25:26) Irish music Corner House jig into a reel (28:01) retuning harmonicas, developing different harmonicas (29:45) History of the harmonica (31:27) using iPad for music effects, MIDI, Akai EWI, SWAM Audio Modeling (35:43) Richter tuning, development of bending notes in the Blues, Paddy Richter tuning (38:10) the number of harmonicas most serious players have (41:38) pros and cons of the chromatic harmonica (43:46) how to alter a chromatic harmonica for more expressive possibilities (45:54) discussion of the SlipSlider and new innovations (49:07) pros and cons of MIDI harmonicas (51:21) Brendan’s early years learning on his own --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

This 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 the beginning of the full episode we are treated to an impromptu performance of Ysayë's Allemande from Violin Sonata no. 4. This conversation was recorded June 15, 2021.  Kerson has many upcoming performances, all of which can be found on his website here: https://kersonleong.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

In 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!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

Shahriyar 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 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 in touch with our traditional music. Timestamps: (00:00) intro (01:20) description and history of the kamancheh (10:00) first improvisation (13:57) discussion of musical education (19:01) discussion of microtones and modes (24:03) demonstration of different techniques (28:42) discussion of the use of the kamanche and it’s relation to song (33:38) discussion about album “A Yellow Flower” (38:51) different Kurdish languages (41:59) growing up in Kermansheh, the political situation and ban on music (45:03) the importance of traditional music, more about the culture and censorship (52:42) immigration to Canada (54:54) Banff residency (57:15) International Society for Music Education conference in Azerbaijan (59:48) International Society for Improvised Music, different collaborations (1:03:23) second improvisation (1:05:41) how Shahriyar practices and the importance of traditional music (1:07:39) album “My Sunset Land Rojava” and the importance of music to express the most difficult emotions (1:17:21) process and inspiration for improvising (1:25:23) Kamancello duo with Raphael Weinroth-Browne (1:27:17) collaborations with different musicians, Richard Robeson “Meet Me in Tangier” (1:31:23) final improvisation --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

This 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 podcast versions of the full episode, and bonus episodes as well: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e6-s1-veronica-thomas Préville Fine Arts Centre: https://centrepreville.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message