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For Good Measure

Ensemble for These Times

Ensemble for These Times in conversation with BIPOC and women creative artists. Weekly episodes every Monday.

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13:16

Rajna Swaminathan - Part 4

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2025/08/18

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 168: Rajna Swaminathan - Part 4 In this week’s episode, we talk to Rajna Swaminathan about her performance experience in India and how her performance practices have evolved with her interests. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Rajna Swaminathan, check her out here: https://www.rajnaswaminathan.com/. This episode was originally recorded in January 2024. This podcast is made possible in part by a grant f...

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10:08

Rajna Swaminathan - Part 3

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2025/08/11

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 167: Rajna Swaminathan - Part 3 In this week’s episode, we talk to Rajna Swaminathan about her musical training and path to becoming a multi-tradition musician and composer. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Rajna Swaminathan, check her out here: https://www.rajnaswaminathan.com/. This episode was originally recorded in January 2024. This podcast is made possible in part by a grant from the California A...

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7:35

Rajna Swaminathan - Part 2

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2025/08/04

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 166: Rajna Swaminathan - Part 2 In this week’s episode, we talk to Rajna Swaminathan about the mrudangam, from various spellings to how the percussion instrument it’s made. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Rajna Swaminathan, check her out here: https://www.rajnaswaminathan.com/. This episode was originally recorded in January 2024. This podcast is made possible in part by a grant from the California Ar...

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10:36

Rajna Swaminathan - Part 1

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2025/07/28

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 165: Rajna Swaminathan - Part 1 In this week’s episode, we talk to Rajna Swaminathan about her various college degrees and interests, and her path to music. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Rajna Swaminathan, check her out here: https://www.rajnaswaminathan.com/. This episode was originally recorded in January 2024. This podcast is made possible in part by a grant from the California Arts Council and g...

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14:19

Hitomi Oba - Part 9

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2025/07/21

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 164: Hitomi Oba - Part 9 In this week’s episode, we talk to Hitomi Oba about what advice she has for young or emerging, or other Asian, mother, or women composers, along with discussion about her upcoming projects. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Hitomi Oba, check her out here: https://www.hitomioba.com/. This episode was originally recorded in December 2023. This podcast is made possible in part by a...

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10:18

Hitomi Oba - Part 8

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2025/07/14

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 163: Hitomi Oba - Part 8 In this week’s episode, we talk to Hitomi Oba about the differences between the music scenes, living in LA and growing up in the Bay Area. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Hitomi Oba, check her out here: https://www.hitomioba.com/. This episode was originally recorded in December 2023. This podcast is made possible in part by a grant from the California Arts Council and generou...

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10:38

Hitomi Oba - Part 7

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2025/07/07

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 162: Hitomi Oba - Part 7 In this week’s episode, we talk to Hitomi Oba about her experiences with the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music, from her first time as a Composer Fellow of the Bahlest Eeble Readings to her current participation in the Composing Earth program. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Hitomi Oba, check her out here: https://www.hitomioba.com/. This episode was originally rec...

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9:20

Hitomi Oba - Part 6

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2025/06/30

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 161: Hitomi Oba - Part 6 In this week’s episode, we talk to Hitomi Oba about her reflection on not having any mentors who shared her identity as an Asian-American mother, the importance of collaborating with people in diverse social environments as well as others with similar identities, and the power of feeling socially safe in music environments. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Hitomi Oba, check her...

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13:15

Hitomi Oba - Part 5

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2025/06/23

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 160: Hitomi Oba - Part 5 In this week’s episode, we talk to Hitomi Oba about how her identity as a Japanese-American woman has affected her professional relationships, and how these experiences have informed raising her children to stand up for themselves. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Hitomi Oba, check her out here: https://www.hitomioba.com/. This episode was originally recorded in December 2023. ...

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15:15

Hitomi Oba - Part 4

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2025/06/16

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 159: Hitomi Oba - Part 4 In this week’s episode, we talk to Hitomi Oba about her influences, mentors, the crossover between her jazz and classical training, and her compositional process. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Hitomi Oba, check her out here: https://www.hitomioba.com/. This episode was originally recorded in December 2023. This podcast is made possible in part by a grant from the California ...

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14:40

Hitomi Oba - Part 3

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2025/06/09

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 158: Hitomi Oba - Part 3 In this week’s episode, we continue to talk to Hitomi Oba about balancing her time between motherhood and her career, her relationship with improvisation and composition, and working with students and collaborators. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Hitomi Oba, check her out here: https://www.hitomioba.com/. This episode was originally recorded in December 2023. This podcast is ...

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13:25

Hitomi Oba - Part 2

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2025/06/02

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 157: Hitomi Oba - Part 2 In this week’s episode, we talk to Hitomi Oba about navigating motherhood, how it has affected her musical career, and her newfound appreciation of time. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Hitomi Oba, check her out here: https://www.hitomioba.com/. This episode was originally recorded in December 2023. This podcast is made possible in part by a grant from the California Arts Coun...

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10:24

Hitomi Oba - Part 1

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2025/05/26

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 156: Hitomi Oba - Part 1 In this week’s episode, we talk to Hitomi Oba about her musical upbringing, having a sister in the same field and their experience growing up with immigrant parents in Berkeley, CA. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Hitomi Oba, check her out here: https://www.hitomioba.com/. This episode was originally recorded in December 2023. This podcast is made possible in part by a grant f...

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12:56

Zanaida Robles - Part 7

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2025/05/19

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 155: Zanaida Robles - Part 7 In this week’s episode, we talk to Zanaida Robles about her advice for aspiring studio singers and emerging composers, why musicians choose to pursue music, and the premiere of her piece "The Song of Significance" at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Zanaida Robles, check her out here: https://zanaidarobles.com/. This episode was originally reco...

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11:16

Zanaida Robles - Part 6

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2025/05/12

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 154: Zanaida Robles - Part 6 In this week’s episode, we talk to Zanaida Robles about her work as an LA studio singer for film, TV, and video games, and the opportunities she has living in Studio City, performing gigs at LA museums, Disneyland, Universal Studios, and the Hollywood Bowl. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Zanaida Robles, check her out here: https://zanaidarobles.com/. This episode was orig...

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11:17

Zanaida Robles - Part 5

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2025/05/05

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 153: Zanaida Robles - Part 5 In this week’s episode, we talk to Zanaida Robles about two of her recent works, “Made in LA: Identity and Belonging in the City of Angels” and “From the Stone Age,” which explore the topics of intersectionality, identity, and vulnerability. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Zanaida Robles, check her out here: https://zanaidarobles.com/. This episode was originally recorded...

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9:56

Zanaida Robles - Part 4

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2025/04/28

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 152: Zanaida Robles - Part 4 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Zanaida Robles about her work with the LA Street Symphony as music director for the Messiah Project and the impact the project had on the community of Skid Row. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Zanaida Robles, check her ...

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12:35

Zanaida Robles - Part 3

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2025/04/21

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 151: Zanaida Robles - Part 3 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Zanaida Robles about her musical mentors, listening habits, and advocating for diversity and inclusion in music education and performance. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Zanaida Robles, check her out here: https://zana...

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14:36

Zanaida Robles - Part 2

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2025/04/14

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 150: Zanaida Robles - Part 2 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Zanaida Robles about her compositional process, where she finds texts to set, and the difference in using existing text versus setting something written specifically for the composer. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Zan...

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13:32

Zanaida Robles - Part 1

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2025/04/07

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 149: Zanaida Robles - Part 1 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Zanaida Robles about her path to becoming a composer, how her musical background influences her compositional style, and how she has balanced motherhood with her professional career. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more abou...

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