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A new state law takes effect Tuesday,requiring hospitals to lock up key medications used to treat pregnant women during emergencies. That's because the drugs can also be used to induce abortions. WWNO's and WRKF's Reproductive Health reporter Rosemary Westwood tells us why this law is alarming to health care workers. The Crescent City Chamber Music Festival is kicking off its 9th season of intimate classical music concerts in venues across New Orleans. Headlined by the Manhattan Chamber Players and the Gryphon Trio, this season, “Brandenburg and Beyond,”features celebrated concertos.Artistic director and violist Dr. Luke Fleming tells us more about what to expect and where to see a free concert.As Hurricane Francine was preparing to make landfall in Louisiana just a few weeks ago, the Companion Animal Alliance Shelter in Baton Rouge posted on Instagram about needing emergency animal fosters, and many LSU students stepped up to help.Heidi Wetherbee is the communications and events manager at Companion Animal Alliance. She joins us now for more on how students, and other community members can get involved in pet fostering and volunteering.___Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Diane Mack. Our managing producer is Alana Schrieber. We receive production and technical support from Garrett Pittman, Adam Vos and our assistant producer, Aubry Procell.You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at noon and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, Google Play and wherever you get your podcasts. Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to.Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!
Tippet Rise Art Center has a jewel box of a concert hall: the Olivier Music Barn. Audiences love it, and so do all the world-class musicians who come to Tippet Rise each year. Two great chamber music ensembles – the Gryphon Trio and the Calidore String Quartet – performed Tippet Rise the same weekend in September 2022, and sat for interviews in front of their audiences. As the name suggests, “chamber music” was created for intimate performance spaces – in Baroque palaces. You may not think that sounds intimate, but Joseph Haydn composed his music for the room in a European palace that the engineering and design firm Arup used as the model for the Olivier Music Barn.
This week on Finding Your Bliss, Life Coach and Bliss Expert Judy Librach is joined by Chris Thornborrow, an award-winning composer for film, theatre, and the concert stage. His work has been described as
Dave Wagner talks with cellist Roman Borys of the Gryphon Trio who are in town to perform at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial with vocalist Patricia O'Callaghan.
Hello everyone, This is Mirko Guerrini, and I welcome you to the Jazz Transcription Clinic, a monthly interviews podcast where we talk with accomplished jazz doctors about their lives, careers and their personal transcription secrets. On this episode of the Jazz Transcription Clinic Podcast Mirko Guerrini interviews the guest jazz doctor: Roberto Occhipinti Listen to Roberto Occhipinti's answers to the questions below: Why do you transcribe? 04:34 What do you expect to bring home from a transcription? 11:36 How do you choose the solos you transcribe? 18:34 What is your transcribing methodology? 20:18 How do you practise the solos you transcribe? 26:06 How do you incorporate ideas from the transcriptions into your playing? 43:44 Which transcription of yours is your favourite? 49:10 Bassist Roberto Occhipinti was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on March 25, 1955. He comes from a prominent musical family that includes two guitarists: younger brother Michael and cousin David. Michael Occhipinti is a well-known sideman and co-founder of NOJO -- the Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra. At the University of Toronto, beginning in 1972, Roberto Occhipinti studied under Thomas Monohan and was mentored by Joel Quarrington and especially the acclaimed jazz bassist Dave Young. He was a member of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in the mid-'70s, the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra in the early to mid-'80s, and the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra in the mid- to late '80s; was principal bassist with the Esprit Orchestra from 1986 to 1994; and was a longstanding member of Arraymusic from 1979-2000. By 1997, Occhipinti began working with Cuban expatriate jazz pianist Hilario Durán, then saxophonist Jane Bunnett's Spirits of Havana, NOJO with guest Sam Rivers or Don Byron, the Toronto sextet Soul Stew, Marty Morell, Gorillaz, Englishman Damon Albarn's Mali Music, the Russian Globalis Symphony Orchestra, the True North Brass, Jovino Santos Neto, the Gryphon Trio, the St. Lawrence Quartet, and Via Salzburg. Also a well-respected producer, Occhipinti has worked for Hilario Durán, Dafnis Prieto, Quartetto Gelato, and the Shurum Burum Jazz Circus, and has been a music director and orchestra contractor for films and commercials. He received an Artist Diploma from the University of Toronto in 1999, and in 2001, as part of Bunnett's Spirits of Havana, he shared the Juno award for Best Global Album. In 2005 he received his own Juno as producer of Durán's New Danzon CD. Other awards include the National Jazz Award for Producer of the Year in 2005 and 2006, and Acoustic Group of the Year for his own band in 2005. In 2006 he received a SOCAN award for the cartoon series George Shrinks. In this episode, Roberto explains his personal transcribing approach and shows how to profit from every transcription you make. Among all the great things that Roberto says, my favourites are: 'What I put on paper when I transcribe is not what was originally written on paper, I write what I hear'; 'I am always looking for good stuff to steal'. 'As Clark Terry use to say: Imitate, Assimilate, Innovate' 'You don't do justice to Dexter Gordon when you write his solos on paper' 'Most of the times, when I transcribe, I do it for the specific purpose of getting paid' 'The whole point of transcribing is to figure out why the player did that thing, why it works and why it appeals to you' Artists mentioned in this episode: Clark Terry, Dexter Gordon, Dave Liebman, George Russell, Richard Davis, Gorillaz, Jamiroquai, Joe Henderson, Mike Smith, Miles Davis, a.o. You can check Roberto Occhipinti here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Occhipinti You can check Mirko Guerrini's music here: https://mirkoguerrini.bandcamp.com Mirko Guerrini is a D'Addario artist, playing D'Addario mouthpieces and reeds. I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast is being recorded. I pay my respect to their Elders, past and present, and the Aboriginal Elders of other communities who may be here today.
Surviving Classical Music is a podcast about the issues facing musicians today. We want to air out those open secrets. You know, the stuff you talk about at the bar after the show.*Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/-yAY_wFCSYw------Carissa Klopoushak is a Canadian Violinist, member of Ottawa's National Arts Center Orchestra and the Ironwood quartet, and is artistic director of the Ottawa Chamberfest whose summer festival takes place at the end of July and beginning of August every year. Andrew speaks with her about Chamberfest's 'hybrid' model, as well as other topics relating to livestreaming. ------Carissa's Links:http://www.carissaklopoushak.com/https://www.chamberfest.com/"From internationally-celebrated soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian and Gryphon Trio, to the New Orford String Quartet, Lemon Bucket Orchestra, I Musici de Montréal, and pianist Stewart Goodyear, Canada's greatest chamber musicians are at the forefront as Ottawa Chamberfest returns this summer. Combining in-person performances at beloved Ottawa venues like Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Beechwood, and Club SAW with state-of-the-art livestream broadcasts from the capital and around the world, Chamberfest 2021's hybrid model is COVID-safe, fully accessible, and on sale now. Join us live and online from July 22 to August 4. "------Contact Us:Survivingclassicalmusic@gmail.comOur *New* Website:http://survivingclassicalmusic.comOur Links:https://www.getsl.ink/survivingclassicalmusicMake a One-Time Donation:https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=A9Q8UCN4RHBFQor Andrew BurnIBAN: CH97 0900 0000 2506 2331 4 Support the show (https://patreon.com/survivingclassicalmusic)
Linda Catlin Smith grew up in New York and lives in Toronto. She studied music in NY, and at the University of Victoria (Canada). Her music has been performed and/or recorded by: BBC Scottish Orchestra, Exaudi, Tafelmusik, Other Minds Festival, California Ear Unit, Kitchener-Waterloo, Victoria and Vancouver Symphonies, Arraymusic, Tapestry New Opera, Gryphon Trio, Via Salzburg, Evergreen Club Gamelan, Turning Point Ensemble, Vancouver New Music, and the Del Sol, Penderecki, and Bozzini quartets, among many others; she has been performed by many notable soloists, including Eve Egoyan, Elinor Frey, Philip Thomas, Colin Tilney, Vivienne Spiteri, and Jamie Parker. Â She has been supported in her work by the Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council, Chalmers Foundation, K.M. Hunter Award, Banff Centre, SOCAN Foundation and Toronto Arts Council; in 2005 her work Garland (for Tafelmusik) was awarded Canada's prestigious Jules Léger Prize. In addition to her work as an independent composer, she was Artistic Director of the Toronto ensemble Arraymusic from 1988 to 1993, and she was a member of the ground-breaking multidisciplinary performance collective, URGE, from 1992-2006. Linda teaches composition privately and at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada.More about Linda Catlin SmithLinda Catlin Smith Soundcloud pageEXCERPT HEARD AT START OF SHOWPiano Quintet (2014)SUPPORT THIS PODCASTPatreonDonorboxORDER SAMUEL ANDREYEV'S NEWEST RELEASEIridescent NotationLINKSYouTube channelOfficial WebsiteTwitterInstagramEdition Impronta, publisher of Samuel Andreyev's scoresEPISODE CREDITSPodcast artwork photograph © 2019 Philippe StirnweissSupport the show (http://www.patreon.com/samuelandreyev)
BRANDON'S DEBUT ALBUM IS OUT NOW ON ALL PLATFORMS- Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/j-s-bach-boulez-aho-prokofiev-flute-sonatas-solo-works/1529663533 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1PjM7pLn3o2kDum6jP6Xqs?si=jmkyXVBnRriWGnPX0HnQ8Q Amazon (hard copy) : https://www.amazon.com/Flute-Sonatas-Brandon-Patrick-George/dp/B08DSZ33WM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1S4MBANWJHRJ8&dchild=1&keywords=brandon+patrick+george&qid=1600750237&sprefix=Brandon+Patrick+%2Caps%2C190&sr=8-1 Brandon Patrick George is the flutist of the Grammy®-nominated Imani Winds, and has performed with many of the world's leading ensembles including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE). He has appeared at Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, Elbphilharmonie, the Kennedy Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dresden Music Festival, and the Prague Spring Festival. An avid chamber musician, Brandon has collaborated with members of the Gryphon Trio, New York Philharmonic, Jasper String Quartet, and has performed live on New York's WQXR with harpist Bridget Kibbey. He has been hailed by The New York Times as “the elegant Brandon Patrick George”, as a “virtuoso” by The Washington Post, and called a “knockout musician with a gorgeous sound” by The Philadelphia Inquirer. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thefortepodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thefortepodcast/support
This week, enjoy the second movement of Antonín Dvořák's Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor Op. 90 "Dumky" performed by the Gryphon Trio, recorded at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts at Queen’s University. Watch the video edition of this excerpt at honens.com/home.
The Gryphon Trio performs the complete Beethoven Piano Trios as part of Chamber Music Society of Detroit concerts this weekend. WRCJ’s Peter Whorf speaks with Gryphon members Roman Borys (cello) and Jamie Parker (piano) about Friday’s Grosse Pointe War Memorial concert, Saturday’s Canton performance and Sunday’s Oakland University presentation. Pictured: Gryphon Trio’s Roman Borys (cello), Annalee Patipatanakoon (violin), Jamie Parker (piano)
047 James VanDemark: Technical Discipline & Interpretive Magic This episode is full of inspiration and extremely useful information! Eastman School of Music Bass Professor, James VanDemark, offers us tip after great tip to bring our practice and performance to the next level! Among many topics, James talks to us about creating a technical discipline that leads to interpretive magic, and about on how crucial it is to have clear goals and setting the intention to build up our entire identity as an artist whenever we enter the practice room. He elaborates on the importance of: using the bow in an imaginative way (having the bow be an extension of our imagination) while having a left hand that is as immaculate as can be acutely playing in the present moment establishing a great basic posture slow practice using the mirror having interpretation be at the center of the technical work create the concert experience in the practice room ear training - through listening to recording actively and with imagination, and through exercises having a schedule, have a clear intent, and be kind to others MORE ABOUT JAMES: Eastman School of Music: https://www.esm.rochester.edu/faculty/james-vandemark/ YouTube Videos: Here Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bassfilm1/ "Some people seemed destined to lead unconventional lives, and James VanDemark is certainly one of them," said the New York Times in the first of its three profiles on VanDemark. Performer, academic, boxer, producer, and entrepreneur - these are the principal roles VanDemark has successfully played in a highly diverse career spanning nearly four decades. VanDemark's arts and culture projects have been featured in the New York Times, Connoisseur Magazine, on the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, the BBC, CBC, NPR, and in many other media outlets around the world. In considerable demand as a speaker on entrepreneurial skills at colleges across the United States and Canada, VanDemark has also received great acclaim for his frequent role as narrator with many prominent symphony orchestras, including more than 40 performances with the Rochester Philharmonic and 15 with the Texas Festival Orchestra. Appointed to the Eastman School of Music at the age of 23, VanDemark was the youngest faculty member ever appointed to a professorial position at a major American music school. His students perform in many of the world's great orchestras – the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, Buffalo Philharmonic, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Tokyo Chamber Orchestra, Singapore Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic – and many more. His students have also been nominated for—and won—numerous Grammy awards in various categories, including classical, contemporary, jazz, and bluegrass. VanDemark's students have also held positions at major music schools, including Indiana University, Oberlin Conservatory, Eastman School of Music, Louisiana State University, Carnegie-Mellon, Peabody Conservatory, University of Delaware, NYU's Steinhardt School of Music, Michigan State University, University of Colorado, University of Alabama, University of Tennessee, and many others. VanDemark's performing career has included solo appearances with the New York Philharmonic, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, National Symphony of Mexico, Netherlands Radio Symphony, Symphony Nova Scotia, Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, and many more. Chamber music appearances have included the Cleveland, Guarneri, Muir, Colorado and Ying Quartets, the Gryphon Trio, violinist Yehudi Menuhin, as well as legendary pianists Andre Watts, Alfred Brendel, and Gary Graffman. VanDemark has also been featured on Lincoln Center's “Great Performers Series” on three occasions, including in recital with Andre Watts. VanDemark is also the recipient of commissioned works by many composers, including three Pulitzer Prize winners: Gian-Carlo Menotti, Joseph Schwantner, and Christopher Rouse. As a founding member of Square Peg Entertainment, VanDemark developed and represented screenplays and properties of Oscar winners Ernest Thompson, Horton Foote, Eiko Ishioka, Ron Harwood, Oscar nominee Hesper Anderson, Stu Silver, Paul Theroux, and many others. VanDemark also developed the World War I story CODE BROTHERS for CTV (Toronto), THE WAYNE AND SUE SHOW for Tribune Entertainment, produced the album and music video THE GIFT with singer Linda Eder for Atlantic Records, and with television legend Sir David Frost, developed the Frederick Forsyth novella THE SHEPHERD in conjunction with Shaftesbury Films (Toronto). VanDemark also co-produced and cast SPEAK LOW, the highly successful Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Gala featuring Jerry Orbach, Donna Murphy, Duncan Sheik, and other stars of Broadway and the Metropolitan Opera in the music of Kurt Weill. VanDemark has also served as Music Supervisor for John Cougar Mellencamp's film, AFTER IMAGE. Acclaimed for his extensive work in the Native American community, VanDemark commissioned and developed the Native collaborative musical work CIRCLE OF FAITH, profiled in The New York Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Detroit Free Press, Minneapolis Star and Tribune, Denver Post, Lakota Times, and on NPR's Morning Edition. VanDemark has helped produce more than 40 performances of the work in the United States and Canada. As an accomplished amateur boxer, VanDemark was recently profiled on the front page of The Wall Street Journal, The Strad, on CBC's "Q," WNYC's "Soundcheck," and was featured at length on ESPN's E-60. VanDemark's conditioning and boxing program for students, musicians, and the general public has also brought him considerable worldwide acclaim. His recent boxing/ conditioning presentations include the University of Tennessee, the University of Alabama, Louisiana State University, Loyola University New Orleans, and the University of Santiago (Chile). VanDemark attributes the longevity and diversity of his career not only to his own athletic training, but also to his work in the the health care field in the 1970's, when he worked extensively under the renowned neurologist Dr. Howard S. Barrows at the McMaster University School of Medicine in Canada in developing the groundbreaking Simulated/Standardized Patient Program (SPP). As a result of these achievements, VanDemark was named to the Industry Board of the American Health Council in October 2017. If you enjoyed the show, please leave a review on iTunes! I truly appreciate your support! Visit www.mindoverfinger.com for information about past and future podcasts, and for more resources on mindful practice. Join the Mind Over Finger Tribe here! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mindoverfingertribe/ THANK YOU: Most sincere thank you to composer Jim Stephenson who graciously provided the show's musical theme! Concerto #1 for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra – Movement 2: Allegro con Brio, performed by Jeffrey Work, trumpet, and the Lake Forest Symphony, conducted by Jim Stephenson. Also a HUGE thank you to my fantastic producer, Bella Kelly! MIND OVER FINGER: www.mindoverfinger.com https://www.facebook.com/mindoverfinger/ https://www.instagram.com/mindoverfinger/
Today, I speak with renowned pianist Jamie Parker and, I need to warn you in advance: this one is filled with wonderful information and really applicable tips, so get ready to take some notes! Among many of the topics we cover, you'll hear about Jamie's favorite practice tips - from how to mark your part clearly, to his special crazy fast technique - why it's crucial to know yourself and know how to prioritize in instrumental practice, and the importance of listening right here, right now! As I said, there's so much wonderful information ahead and I hope you enjoy this discussion with Jamie Parker! Jamie elaborates on: His experience growing up in a musical family His trajectory from Juilliard to the Gryphon Trio and the University of Toronto The early days of a chamber music group and how instrumental the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was during those times His favorite practice tips How he marks his part and works the difficult passages How he likes to make things more difficult His “crazy fast” practicing technique The importance of prioritization: to know what your strengths and weaknesses are so you know what and how to practice, and how often How crucial a strong sense of rhythm is Why he never wants to be “the slowest person in the room” How you'll never know if you've over practiced, but you'll know if you haven't practiced enough! Things that help him learning repertoire rapidly Get a good sense of the overall “lay of the land” and do formal and harmonic analyses Marking his score carefully Using a basic pencil A highlighter to mark important info Marking the passages that are important to rehearse with the group Why it's important for us to learn to mark the info that we will need in ways that will be clear for future performances Why he likes to practice in the dark Why we must work on the skill of public speaking What are the three musicians that live within each of us The importance of listening right here, right now His life as a performer and teacher Aspects to consider when thinking of leading a career in a serious chamber ensemble ALL ABOUT JAMIE: Website – The Gryphon Trio: http://www.gryphontrio.com/james-parker/ The Gryphon Trio on YouTube: https://www.google.com/search?q=gryphon+trio+youtube&oq=gryphon+trio+yo&aqs=chrome.0.0j69i57.7943j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGryphonTrio/ Instagram Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/gryphontrio/ Biography Accomplished, versatile, brilliant, are descriptors frequently linked to Canadian pianist, James Parker. To put it simply, he is among the most sought-after artists. Mr. Parker's achievements are both lengthy and impressive. His musical roots can be traced to the Vancouver Academy of Music and the University of British Columbia where he studied with Kum Sing Lee. He then went on and received his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts at The Juilliard School with Adele Marcus. Dr. Parker continues the teaching tradition as the Rupert E. Edwards Chair in Piano Performance on the music faculty at the University of Toronto. Awards came early and often. Beginning in 1984 with a first prize at the Eckhardt-Gramatté Competition, James served notice that he was a rising star. The CBC competition concurred, selecting him winner of the 25th National Competition for Young Performers. The Virginia Parker Award as the most promising young classical artist soon followed, further solidifying Parker's place as one of Canada's best. He is often invited to the international juries of such competitions as the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and the Honens International Piano Competition. Concerts given by Dr. Parker consistently garner artistic acclaim. His style has earned him praise as “one of the most searching musical intellects and 10 of the nimblest fingers in the business” according to The Globe and Mail. James has enthralled audiences in North America and Europe, counting diplomats and dignitaries among his receptive audiences. He has made frequent appearances on CBC, and has performed on Bravo!, the CanWest Global Network, MuchMusic and a myriad of stations across the globe. A consummate professional, James is recognized as a soloist, a chamber musician and as the pianist for Canada's foremost ensemble, the Gryphon Trio. Add to this his critically acclaimed performances with major Canadian symphonies like Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Quebec City, Edmonton, National Arts Centre, Symphony Nova Scotia and many in between, one is reminded of the scope of his contributions to the national classical music scene. With three JUNO recording awards and many other nominations from his vast discography, James Parker continues to graciously strive to do it all. James Parker is a Steinway Artist. If you enjoyed the show, please leave a review on iTunes! I truly appreciate your support! Visit www.mindoverfinger.com for information about past and future podcasts, and for more resources on mindful practice. Join the Mind Over Finger Tribe here! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mindoverfingertribe/ THANK YOU: Most sincere thank you to composer Jim Stephenson who graciously provided the show's musical theme! Concerto #1 for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra – Movement 2: Allegro con Brio, performed by Jeffrey Work, trumpet, and the Lake Forest Symphony, conducted by Jim Stephenson. Also a HUGE thank you to my fantastic producer, Bella Kelly! MIND OVER FINGER: www.mindoverfinger.com https://www.facebook.com/mindoverfinger/ https://www.instagram.com/mindoverfinger/
An interview with pianist Jamie Parker from the Gryphon Trio - www.gryphontrio.com.
Violinist Annalee Patipatanakoon, cellist Roman Borys and pianist James Parker of the Gryphon Trio join us for an interview from Washington. They've been together for 23 years(!) and their next performance is this Sunday at Oakland University.
David Perlman talks with Jamie Parker about his work with Music Toronto, the Gryphon Trio and what it's like being a pianist, a professor and a Parker.
David Perlman talks with Roman Borys of the Gryphon Trio and Artistic Director of the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival.