Carissa Klopoushak: Violinist, Vocalist, Artistic Director, and her story of a family steeped in Ukrainian music

Summary: <p>In Episode 2 of Conversations with Musicians, I speak with the versatile violinist, singer, and Artistic Director Carissa Klopoushak over Zoom on May 30, 2021. She shares some of her musical journey with us, and we have a wide-ranging conversation that also includes some beautiful music. Separately, I'm posting the little improv we did together as well, as a Bonus episode.  Links to Carissa's band and other projects are on her website:  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3N6SF9qZHdSNENKUzNQWHRSa0VBVWRLOG1XQXxBQ3Jtc0tuSjRhTFdrWTBWcmQwZlJRbXhnUDhxOE8yb0xkUDk3RXVHaDBUSTF3dnVISUxjS3BMc3Q2V1FMUGcyQ2pRMlJKV05xeXR2WnAwSFpWb29uQmRaR04yS0xOQnQ1bUFYY0pPZUc1RFlxZTNHamJLRWx4cw&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carissaklopoushak.com%2F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.carissaklopoushak.com/</a>Ironwood String Quartet's  recent performance (Beethoven, Montgomery, Danish String Quartet arrangements): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmpCZ0NXOGJiQ05UOVlCYVVrNGV4eGhqY2pQQXxBQ3Jtc0ttRnpyMEpScnNfTmxGX3h3VjJnSlFTUDNzSWZySlpldllDaUEwNklYNWl5Q09DbWF0a2FlOC1XMU9SaGVvZENkMGFwZHJ4aER2OGo4clJ1OG1TSW5Rd01HZHRXYU9vZkFHYlpsaDFVLTFaMEZsZE8zUQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fnac-cna.ca%2Fen%2Fevent%2F27905" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/27905</a> Her band: Tyt i Tam Sama Piu: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO3-uETVxUE&amp;t=0s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO3-u...</a> A clip from the MacKay Concert Series recital (with Alexandru Sura and Thibault Bertin-Maghit) Tykha Voda (Ukr. folk song) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcYle3zDLa0&amp;t=0s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcYle...</a> Carissa is the Artistic Director of: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbW5ieWd1ay0tekpsT2VCRVFEa0FCRUNoc0JzQXxBQ3Jtc0ttbWtvLXFfbllmVzI3ekZBdXpueWJQenBGRGZEdExxWklXQUlJWFBnU1Y1TTdSMy15R0FxUjl0SEl3MnVpTUQxeW13LWcxb2dEYU9PSTBMYjBtdmtjR3dyZERQSVVnd3Z3czNQbDFNdU5QOUVEU0lDOA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chamberfest.com%2Fabout%2F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.chamberfest.com/about/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Photography: <a href="http://www.bohuang.ca/" target="_blank">bohuang.ca</a> <br> Hair and Makeup: <a href="http://www.ivylammakeup.com/" target="_blank">Ivy Lam</a> <br> Styled &amp; Coordinated by <a href="http://www.lizpr.com/" target="_blank">LIZPR</a></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message