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Soundweavers

Chamber Music & Jazz Conversations

This podcast, Soundweavers, explores the triumphs and tribulations of the chamber music community through conversations with emerging and established performers, composers, and educators. Through dialogue with guest artists and ensembles, we delve into what it means to present contemporary and traditional classical, jazz, and folk music in today’s ever-shifting gig economy.

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00:30:41

2.17 Enlivening A Cappella Music: Gesualdo Six

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2022/04/27

Owain Park of Gesualdo Six joins us to discuss the origins of the ensemble. We chat about the many traditions for a vocal consort, from the sacred elements associated with a cappella music to the members' conventional training as pianists and organists and backgrounds working at cathedrals. We talk about their recent pandemic-inspired projects recording Héloïse Werner's Coronasolfège and their new(ish) podcast, G6. We speak a bit about their composition competition, and the typical challenges

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00:32:19

2.16 Managing a Modern Quartet: Attacca Quartet

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2022/04/13

Domenic Salerni of the Attacca Quartet joins us to chat about what it means to "live in the present…without rejecting the virtues of the past" and how the ensemble approaches breathes new life into traditional projects. We discuss the ins and outs of artist management, and how the ensemble approaches commissions. And, Domenic shares how the quartet searches for a recording label and how up-and-coming artists can develop the skills needed for the recording process. Grammy award-winning Attacca

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00:19:46

2.15 Inside Internships: Cast Chat

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2022/03/30

Lydia Becker, former intern with Pegasus Early Music, joins us to discuss the experience of interning for a major arts organization, from the ins-and-outs of everyday business to the more memorable moments that led her toward the work she is doing today. Lydia shares some advice for students looking to intern with major ensembles, and talks about her experience moving from intern to employee for the same institution. Lydia Becker is an innovative violinist who is passionate about building a vibrant

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00:32:02

2.14 The Evolution of an Ensemble: Eighth Blackbird

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2022/03/19

Pianist Lisa Kaplan of eighth blackbird joins us to chat about the many evolutions of their organization, from the original ensemble to their many teaching endeavors. We chat about the Chicago Artists Workshop and Blackbird Creative Lab, two of the ways in which they continue to “move music forward” beyond their primarily performance-based projects. Kaplan shares about how the ensemble conceptualizes and puts projects—such as This is my Home—into action. We speak about how the organization

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00:28:35

2.13 The Magic of Storytelling: Kincaid Rabb

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2022/03/02

Composer Kincaid Rabb joins us to discuss the consortium model for commissioning new works, how their composition approach does and doesn’t change when composing for a consortium, and the basics on how to put consortia together. They chat with us about their research into the music of theme parks, and how they’ve integrated this research into their composition. We talk about how one approaches the challenges of balancing one’s privileges with one’s identity, and how this manifests in the small

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00:30:26

2.12 When Brass Join the Party: Riot Jazz

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2022/02/16

Steve Pycroft of Riot Jazz joins us to discuss how their ensemble approaches collaborations, from expanding their core ensemble to working with MC Chunky. He chats about how Riot Jazz navigates the process of procuring the rights to perform, record, and arrange pop tunes. He also shares their approach to making music videos to promote their work, and speaks more broadly about the skills most important for success in a career like his. The 9-strong genre-defining band that hails from the grimy

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00:30:50

2.11 Engaging a Screen-Centric Audience: fivebyfive

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2022/02/02

Laura Lentz, Marc Webster, and Eric Polenik of fivebyfive join us to chat about how they tailor their work to screen-centric audiences, and how their video projects have led to particularly interesting collaborations throughout their existence. They share about their approaches to successful grant writing, and how they've found themselves working not just as grant recipients, but also as grant-writing mentors. We also speak about the role that community plays in their work, and how they continue to

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00:23:18

2.10 Reflections on DEIA: Cast Chat

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2022/01/19

In this cast chat, the team continues the discussion on approaches to improving diversity, equity, inclusion, and access in the small ensemble community. We share several strategies for sustaining these conversations within small ensembles and organizations, collecting and analyzing data, and how to integrate this work into conversations with stakeholders. Soundweavers explores the triumphs and tribulations of the chamber music community through conversations with emerging and established

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00:33:58

2.9 Founded on Representation: Imani Winds

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2021/12/29

Monica Ellis from Imani Winds joins the Soundweavers team to chat about their ensemble's origin and the gradual development of their mission over their first several years. She shared about Imani's really interesting experience with having "in-house" composers in the ensemble. We chat about the evolution of their recording process and how they have sought out new ensemble members. And, we speak about the ensemble's new gig as faculty members at the Curtis Institute of Music. Celebrating over two

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00:31:34

2.8 Putting Yourself "Out There" vs. Having Patience:...

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2021/12/15

Mike Baker and Rory Russell of the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet join the Soundweavers team to discuss their work promoting the guitar quartet through a careful balance of traditional repertoire, arrangements, and commissions. They chat about their relationship with Chandos Records and their recording projects. They speak about their beginnings with Live Music Now and the value that community engagement programs offer both the local audiences and the performers. Recognized as one of the world’s leading

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00:33:11

2.7 Connecting to Her Roots: Reena Esmail

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2021/12/01

Reena Esmail joins us to chat about integrating her Western and Hindustani roots in her composition and throughout her work as artistic director of Shastra. We chat about how she prepares listeners with less experience for musical experiences that are new to them. She speaks about her work as composer-in-residence of Street Symphony, a non-profit organization bringing music to Los Angeles-based homeless and incarcerated populations on Skid Row and beyond. And, we talk about her methods for

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00:30:13

2.6 Recasting Old Gems in a New Light: Pacific Harp...

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2021/11/17

Harpist Megan Bledsoe Ward joins us to chat about how she stumbled into improvisation as a harpist and how her early experiences resulted in the genre-weaving collaboration that Pacific Harp Project has become. We talk about her process for funding and then recording her first album, and how her ensemble approaches marketing. And we discuss how much there is to learn about a work by recasting it in new and interesting ways. Praised for their “engaging jazz...with scintillating plays of light and

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00:22:33

2.5 3 Essentials of Starting a Project: Cast Chat

Soundweavers ·

2021/11/03

In this cast chat, the team discusses three essential components for launching a new project, from beginning by articulating a vision and a timeframe to human resources and budget development. Soundweavers explores the triumphs and tribulations of the chamber music community through conversations with emerging and established performers, composers, and educators. Through dialogue, trialogue—and sometimes even tetralogue—with guest artists and ensembles, we delve into what it means to present

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00:31:43

2.4 15 Years of Music-Making With No Real Plan:...

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2021/10/20

Laura Barger from Yarn/Wire joins the Soundweavers team to chat about what it really means to proceed without a plan, auditioning and integrating new members, and the usefulness of the recording process for musicians. We discuss their collaborative project Be Holding with the poet Ross Gay, composer Tyshawn Sorey, and director Brooke O'Harra, and the first- to twelfth-grade students of Girard College. Laura shares about the ensemble's web series Feedback, in which they focus on the process of making

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00:29:12

2.3 Music Education & Building Community: Viet Cuong

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2021/10/06

Composer Viet Cuong joins us to discuss the role that marching band played in his formative years and the impact it continues to have on his current career. He shares his approach to composing for small ensembles, preparing students to take advantage of new and innovative tools, and the skills vital for success as a freelance musician. We finish with a conversation about what it means to “sound like tomorrow”. Called “alluring” and “wildly inventive” by The New York Times, the “irresistible” (San

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00:29:47

2.2 The Genre-Jumping Saxophonist: Idit Shner

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2021/09/22

Saxophonist Idit Shner joins us to chat about moving between the classical and jazz worlds, her early love for baroque music as a young recorder player, and her thoughts on providing space for students to experience music-making across genres. Idit talks about the differences in the physical technique and the mental preparation for jazz vs. classical performance, and how this influences her approach to performing and recording. She shares her interest in exploring traditional Jewish and Zimbabwean

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00:31:25

2.1 20 Years of Guiding Chamber Music America:...

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2021/09/08

Margaret Lioi, past Chief Executive Officer of Chamber Music America, joins us to discuss the process of developing and realizing her vision for the small ensemble community and supporting this vision through strategic grantmaking and fundraising initiatives. She chats with us about the intersections between jazz and chamber music and how small ensemble genres and styles share more than they seem. We talk about how a person finds themselves deeply involved in arts administration, and about Lioi’s

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00:06:29

2.0 What's New in Season 2?

Soundweavers ·

2021/09/01

In our pre-season episode, the Soundweavers team discusses updates to the podcast in this upcoming season, the launch of our new Patreon, and the extra content and new opportunities that come along with it. Soundweavers explores the triumphs and tribulations of the chamber music community through conversations with emerging and established performers, composers, and educators. Through dialogue, trialogue—and sometimes even tetralogue—with guest artists and ensembles, we delve into what it means to

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00:29:19

1.25 Cast Chat

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2021/08/04

In the final episode of our first season, the Soundweavers team discusses some of the major themes throughout the season—relationships, adaptability, and self-reflection—and explore how these themes intersected with small ensemble performance and composition; education, community engagement, and social justice; and administrative and life skills. We explore how so many of our guests emphasized the importance of long-term relationship building, flexibility with methods and approaches, and an openness

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00:36:57

1.24 Lake George Festival

Soundweavers ·

2021/07/21

Alexander Lombard, Roger Kalia, and Barbora Kolarova join us to discuss the founding of the Lake George Music Festival, the inner mechanics of running the festival, and recruiting and selecting musicians that contribute to the close knit community they have built. They share a number of strategies for engaging community members, from housing musicians with avid festival attendees to offering balanced and diverse programming that exposes every listener to music outside their comfort zone. They

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