Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman

Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman

di Leah Roseman

Società e cultura

Stagione 4

Joe K. Walsh Mandolinist

Joe K. Walsh is an acclaimed master of bluegrass mandolin and a professor at Berklee College, and in this episode you’ll hear about many of his inspiring collaborations including with Darol Anger, Mike Block, Grant Gordy, Alex Hargreaves and Mike Marshall. We are also featuring some music from some of his albums inluding “If Not Now, Who?” We talked about Joe’s approach as an educator, the challenges and joys of the touring life, the importance of innovation and taking chances musically. Joe’s love of music and the mandolin shines brightly in this candid conversation. Like all my episodes, you can also watch this on my YouTube channel, and I’ve also linked the transcript to my website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/joe-k-walsh Albums featured in this episode: https://garrisongordyhargreaveswalsh.bandcamp.com/album/bluegrass-and-the-abstract-truth https://joewalsh.bandcamp.com/album/if-not-now-who https://joewalsh.bandcamp.com/album/borderland Joe K. Walsh website: ⁠ https://joekwalsh.com/⁠ Buy me a coffee? https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Thanks! Merch store: https://www.leahroseman.com/beautiful-shirts-and-more Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter Timestamps (00:00) Intro (02:28) Aaron Weinstein, Joe’s search for a different approach, “If Not Now, Who?” album (07:23) Tom from “If Not Now, Who?” (11:48) recording the album, Joe’s student days at Berklee, teaching approach (19:01) songwriting (20:41) Innisfree from “Borderland” (24:10) Gibson Brothers, experience of touring (28:40) mandolin family, David Grisman, Daryl Anger, Mr. Sun, Ger Mandolin Ensemble Mike Marshall (36:12) Joy Kills Sorrow, maturing and working with different generations in the music business (39:20) Daryl Anger, dangers of perfectionism in recordings (41:43) please support this independent podcast (42:35) healthy mindsets, Adam Hurt, creativity, teaching (50:42) decision to pursue music professionally, early influences (53:09) Grant Gordy, Mike Block, the value of music for community (57:31) practicing the mandolin, transcribing, dealing with injuries (01:02:07) mandolin demo Chinkapin Hunting (01:04:02) Steve Gilchrist luthier, Bluegrass and mandolin community worldwide (01:09:47) “Bluegrass and the Abstract Truth”, Alex Hargreaves, memorizing music (01:15:07) Mahjong from “Bluegrass and the Abstract Truth” (01:18:03) meeting Joe Walsh story (01:19:18) reflecting on the mental game

Bad Snacks

This episode features Bad Snacks, a producer and multi-instrumentalist known for the use of violin, with lofi and dance influences. We talked about her experience when she went viral on Andrew Huang’s “4 Producers Flip the Same Sample” challenge with over 4.5M views, dealing with online boundaries, with sexism, finding inspiration, and enjoying the learning process. Bad Snacks is also an educator; she coaches fellow producers privately, runs a successful YouTube channel where she posts content related to music technology and beat breakdowns. Due to her love for cutting-edge music tech, she has worked as a key demonstrator with several of the industry’s largest names like Ableton, Roland, and Moog. She has also taught as an Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music for Electronic Production & Design. We talked about her unique educational path and choices she’s made along the way to carve out a successful career, and in fact what success really means. She spoke thoughtfully about important topics such as music education, developing creativity, imposter syndrome and keeping a healthy perspective. Video and transcript link: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/bad-snacks Bad Snacks Website: https://www.lilbadsnacks.com/ Bad Snack’s My Pedals for Synth Violin video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2thGDywkg18&t=1s Original Merch to support the podcast: https://www.leahroseman.com/beautiful-shirts-and-more Can you buy this independent podcaster a coffee? https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Thanks! ⁠ Complete Catalog of Episodes: https://www.leahroseman.com/about Newsletter sign-up: https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (03:01) Bad Snacks path into making beats, developing her sound with violin demo (10:49) Google Audio Library with excerpt (12:45) Andrew Huang’s 4 Producers Flip the Same Sample (19:36) name Bad Snacks, Home Music EP hybrid style (24:57) clip from iiwannabe (25:47) collaboration with chromonicci like u do with clip (31:38) decision not to go to Berklee college (35:06) different ways to support this independent podcast (35:58) making difficult life decisions, bathtub bumps clip, using different sequencers (43:11) cassette tapes (45:14) imposter syndrome, healthy mindsets, interacting with online community (51:35) finding her own path in music, early education (58:31) Brainfeeder’s The Hit, Flying Lotus (01:02:11) Dot mentorship, creativity exercise, dealing with sexism in the industry (01:09:34) teaching violin, teaching production (01:12:37) different ways of releasing and marketing music (01:16:57) neat tape 1, learning curve for each project, music clip (01:18:30) using the violin, sampling, festival circuit (01:26:42) expanding Home Music into a series, building community photo of Bad Snacks: June Jameson

Maryanne Moodie Interview

This is a special stand-alone bonus episode featuring the the inspiring Australian artist, educator and author Maryanne Moodie who’s woven art graces the cover of the Collected Strands album Volume 1, which is being celebrated in the main episode connected to this one. I decided to release this stand-alone bonus for those listeners who are passionate about weaving and want to dive into the interview with Maryanne right away, but I have included a clip of our improvisation Solace as part of this episode, and you will find all the links in the description of this episode to listen to this music, and of course the links to Maryanne Moodie’s art, workshops, and books in the show notes as well. I feel that all my listeners who love music and creativity will find that Maryanne’s personal journey and perspectives will resonate strongly with them, and I hope some listeners in the weaving and art world will also be inspired by the musicians! https://maryannemoodie.com/ Transcript https://www.leahroseman.com/blog/maryanne-moodie-interview Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUiiflQLnjM Collected Strands listen here: https://collectedstrands.bandcamp.com/album/volume-1 Streaming:https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/collectedstrands/volume-1 Collected Strands mailing list: https://mailchi.mp/5bbfa0f0e271/collected-strands-updates Original Merch for sale: https://www.leahroseman.com/beautiful-shirts-and-more Can you buy this independent podcaster a coffee? ⁠https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman⁠ https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/collected-strands-interview-with-maryanne-moodie Complete Catalog of Episodes: ⁠https://www.leahroseman.com/about⁠ Newsletter sign-up: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter⁠ Linktree for social media: ⁠https://linktr.ee/leahroseman⁠ Timestamps: (00:00) intro (00:45) excerpt from Solace, from Volume 1 by Collected Strands improvising ensemble (which has Maryanne Moodie’s art on the cover) (01:26) more information (02:34) interview with Maryanne Moodie: her start in weaving, writing her books, nurturing our creativity (11:39) creating commissioned pieces, how the audience takes in art, the community of weavers

Collected Strands Interview with weaver Maryanne Moodie

This is a special episode of my podcast, celebrating Volume 1 with my improvising ensemble Collected Strands. The other musicians in the group have all been featured previously on this series, and you’ll find the links to those episodes below, with cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne, pianist James McGowan and drummer Mike Essoudry. I’m also delighted that you will get to know the inspiring Australian artist, educator and author Maryanne Moodie who’s woven art graces the cover of this album. You’ll find the links to her work as well. I am also releasing the interview with Maryanne as a separate stand-alone bonus episode connected to this episode. I feel that all my listeners who love music and creativity will find that Maryanne’s personal journey and perspectives will resonate strongly with them, and I hope some listeners in the weaving and art world will also be inspired by the musicians! We are including excerpts from the album during this episode, and you’ll find all the links to buy and stream this music below. You can listen here: ⁠https://collectedstrands.bandcamp.com/album/volume-1⁠ https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/collectedstrands/volume-1 Artist Maryanne Moodie: https://maryannemoodie.com/ Collected Strands mailing list https://mailchi.mp/5bbfa0f0e271/collected-strands-updates Original Merch for sale: https://www.leahroseman.com/beautiful-shirts-and-more Can you buy this independent podcaster a coffee? ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman⁠⁠ Thanks! Video and transcript: ⁠https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/collected-strands-interview-with-maryanne-moodie⁠ The musicians in Collected Strands have all been featured on previous episodes of this podcast, linked below: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/raphael-weinroth-browne https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/james-mcgowan https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/mike-essoudry-drummer Websites: https://jamesmcgowan.ca/ https://raphaelweinrothbrowne.com/ https://mikeessoudrymusic.com/bio Complete Catalog of Episodes: ⁠https://www.leahroseman.com/about⁠ Newsletter sign-up: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter⁠ Linktree for social media: ⁠https://linktr.ee/leahroseman⁠ Timestamps (00:00) cold open with Raphael Weinroth-Browne (00:48) excerpt from Solace, Volume 1 Collected Strands (01:44) intro about the episode, Maryanne Moodie (03:45) James and Leah talk about recording the album, the process of improvising (07:27) intro to Unsettled Night with excerpt (10:13) group discussion, Mike Essoudry using bass bow, creative process in improvisation (12:14) percussive, random textures intro to Chaotic Kittens with excerpt (15:15) Mike and James on creative process (19:25) James and Leah on putting the album together, choosing titles, i

Hillary Simms Trombonist

Hillary Simms is a virtuosic Canadian trombone player with the esteemed American Brass Quintet and is on faculty at the Julliard School. Hillary’s warmth and love of music comes through in this candid interview, from her childhood in Newfoundland to playing on the world’s biggest stages, and also the unusual situation she found herself in when her engagement to her husband became a viral sensation in China. As the first woman to join the Amercian Brass Quintet since 1960, Hillary spoke to me about gender disparity in the brass world and some of her strong female role models. Hillary shares wonderful insights for all of us, whether you pursue music as a career or follow a different path, of the need to have self-compassion and have an awareness of the big picture of your life. Hillary has performed as a soloist a couple of times with my orchestra, Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, and you’ll hear us talk about the arc of her career so far as a chamber musician, soloist, educator and busy freelancer. We decided to delay the release of this episode slightly in order to include a wonderful recent recording of the Amercian Brass Quintet, a movement from David Biedenbender’s wonderful work Sacred Geometry. This is the first recording of the group with Hillary performing, and you’ll find more information and links below. You'll find the video and transcript here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/hillary-simms Hillary Simms website: https://www.hillarysimmstrombone.com/ American Brass Quintet: https://www.americanbrassquintet.org/ ABQ Sacred Geometry Il. Gaudi by David Biedenbender https://youtu.be/YOBA2gjpnKo?si=PNJHPuQ3ZOPS_pAV Song for Japan Trombone Quintet https://youtu.be/2lVH_vesCUA?si=iD2fZsxKWi0TNDg8 Songs My Mother Taught Me by Charles Ives https://youtu.be/I7ZdF-gH9mg?si=YwJ1T4t2K2sSdy6Y Hillary Simms with NACO https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/27460 Original Merch for sale: https://www.leahroseman.com/beautiful-shirts-and-more Can you buy this independent podcaster a coffee? ⁠https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman⁠ Complete Catalog of Episodes: ⁠https://www.leahroseman.com/about⁠ Newsletter sign-up: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter⁠ Linktree for social media: ⁠https://linktr.ee/leahroseman⁠ Timestamps: (00:00) intro (04:02) solo opportunites with NACO pandemic, Tomasi, David, Raum (08:26) American Brass Quintet, Julliard teaching, auditioning for ABQ (14:10) commissioning new compositions (20:41) second movement,Gaudi, from Sacred Geometry by David Biedenbender (25:29) recital in Toronto, Charles Ives songs (27:51) Songs My Mother Taught Me by Charles Ives (27:49) benefits of singing (31:44) Hillary’s story of becoming a trombone player (37:55) Newfoundland (39:49) different ways to support this independent podcast! (40:43) Hillary’s career path and love of chamber music, Dr. Karen Bulmer, Douglas Burden (47:39) Gord Wolfe trombone mentor, getting through burnout (50:47) husband Ricky Nan, the strangeness of being part of a viral sensation (56:36) need for mentorship (01:00:10) recording the Song for Japan video, help from Zach Haas (01:04:42) Song for Japan by Steven Verhelst (01:11:00) self-care and routine,

Rebeca Omordia: African Pianism

Concert pianist Rebeca Omordia, has just released her second African Pianism album, volume 2, which was just named Editor’s Choice in the Gramophone Magazine, and it is a fascinating and beautiful kaleidoscope of piano works from West Africa, North Africa, South Africa and East Africa. Rebeca spoke to me about her extensive research about these composers, varied styles, and the different traditional music traditions which are often at the heart of this music. We talked about her experiences growing up in Romania with a Romanian mother and a Nigerian father. Now based in London, Rebeca spoke to me about The African Concert Series at Wigmore Hall, and many of her collaborations, including with Errollyn Wallen whose Piano Concerto, written for Rebeca Omordia, is featured in this podcast along with excerpts from several of the works on the African Pianism album, volume 2. Like all my episodes, you can watch this on my YouTube channel or listen to the podcast on all the platforms, and I’ve also linked the transcript to my website https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/rebeca-omordia-african-pianism Rebeca Omordia website and recordings: https://www.rebecaomordia.com/recordings Original Merch for sale: https://www.leahroseman.com/beautiful-shirts-and-more Can you buy this independent podcaster a coffee? ⁠https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman⁠ Complete Catalog of Episodes: ⁠https://www.leahroseman.com/about⁠ Newsletter sign-up: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter⁠ Linktree for social media: ⁠https://linktr.ee/leahroseman⁠ Timestamps (00:00) Intro (02:50) African Pianism, Akin Euba (05:41) Wakar Duru: Study in African Pianism number 1 by Akin Euba (10:30) childhood in Romania, deportation and return (20:50) Florence Price (22:40) excerpt from Fantaisie Nègre by Price (24:46) encouraging women composers in Africa, Rebeca’s identity in Africa (27:11) Salim Dada Algerian composer (31:14) excerpt from Soirée au Hogarr by Salim Dada (33:05) about Salim Dad’s Crépuscule sur la baie d'Alger, with an excerpt (35:36) African Concert Series (38:13) different ways you can help this podcast continue (39:06) Delius Prize, duo with Julian Lloyd Weber, book about John Ireland (42:50) duo with South African bass soloist Leon Bosch (46:36) about Errollyn Wallen’s Piano Concerto (50:12) last movement of Errollyn Wallen’s Piano Concerto (52:55) family legacy in music, Nigerian grandfather (57:03) experience of nerves, performing from memory (01:01:12) Ethiopian composer Girma Yifrashewa (01:03:43) excerpt from Elilta - Cry of Joy by Girma Yifrashewa (01:05:21) next projects, Omo Bello (01:07:51) childhood music exposure in Romania (01:09:41) advice about self-care photo of Rebeca Omordia: Fourchiefs Media

Sarah Jeffery of Team Recorder

Sarah Jeffery is a wonderful and versatile recorder player based in the Netherlands, known worldwide for her outreach with her YouTube project Team Recorder, which at the time of this podcast release has well over 205,000 very engaged followers. She is the Recorder Professor specializing in Contemporary music at the Royal College in London, and we talked about her work teaching recorder technique, improvisation in different styles, her varied career including experimental theatre and her synesthesia which directly informs her work as a musician. There’s lots more to this wide-ranging episode, which features some fantastic recorder performances as well. Transcript and Video link on my website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/sarah-jeffery-of-team-recorder Sarah Jeffery website: https://sarahjeffery.com/ Bach Sarabande: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9paJfIegQ3Q Constellations album https://team-recorder.myshopify.com/collections/audio Support this podcast in several ways! Merch store: https://www.leahroseman.com/beautiful-shirts-and-more Buy me a coffee? Monthly or one-time support through Paypal: https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Thanks! Newsletter sign-up: https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter Complete Catalog of Episodes: https://www.leahroseman.com/about Linktree: https://linktr.ee/leahroseman photo: Claudia Hansen Timestamps (00:00) Intro (02:49) Team Recorder (06:37) winning the International Nordhorn Competition (09:13) album Constellations, about Vermont Counterpoint Steve Reich (11:41) excerpt from Vermont Counterpoint by Steve Reich (13:46) trio axoLot (14:54) excerpt from Virgo splendens with trio axoLot (16:14) Austro (17:54) excerpt from Austro by Giorgio Tedde (19:28) recorder family (20:46) synesthesia (23:39) recorder challenges (26:04) Bach Sarabande G major Cello Suite on bass recorder (29:32) parenting and music education (32:11) please support the podcast! (33:01) community of recorder players, importance of music education funding, Team Recorder (37:17) mentors in England, encouragement to pursue music from high school teachers (41:08) moving to the Netherlands, learning Dutch (43:58) teaching improvisation, SoundLAB Amsterdam (47:42) improvisation, band Jerboah (49:35) Walking with Jerboah (55:17) interesting theatre performances, Jetse Batelaan (01:01:19) challenges with lack of arts funding (01:02:23) Royal College recorder department, historical instruments 3D printing (01:05:57) studio work, Bob’s Burgers (01:06:58) approach to teaching, the future of Team Recorder, Schott publishing books and Hal Leonard

Lisa Pegher: Percussion Pioneer

Lisa Pegher is a brilliant American percussion soloist and drummer. She is also a composer, improvisor and software engineer. She is known for pioneering percussion as a solo instrument within the orchestral realm and beyond, making it her life’s work to present percussion to larger audiences by commissioning, collaborating, and creating new works and performances that bring percussion to the front of the stage. We talked about her new concerto/show, "Circuits and Skins," written for her by Paul Dooley, which explores ways to meld orchestra with Electronic Dance Music, and also her project A.I.RE Artificial Iintelligence Rhythm Evolution. You’ll hear about her perspectives on self-care, social media, the value of mentors, and a fascinating variety of her performances during this episode. (the links to the video performances from the podcast are linked to the show notes on my website, where you'll also find the transcript and this episode on my YouTube: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/lisapegher Lisa Pegher Website: https://www.lisapegher.com/music Original Merch for sale to support this channel and series: https://www.leahroseman.com/beautiful-shirts-and-more Complete Catalog of Episodes: ⁠https://www.leahroseman.com/about⁠ Newsletter sign-up: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter ⁠Linktree for social media: ⁠https://linktr.ee/leahroseman ⁠Can you buy this independent podcaster a coffee? ⁠https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman⁠ The podcast theme music was commissioned from composer Nick Kold, and you can use the timestamps to navigate the episode. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (02:24)the story of Lisa’s first drum, breaking boundaries at a young age as a soloist, Schwantner concerto (13:34) vibraphone improvisation (16:48) love for the vibraphone (18:46) great teacher (22:29) yoga, getting in the zone (24:19) No Reply (27:24) love for marimba, the importance of a solid technique (30:13) dealing with burnout (31:38) Player of Games, AI, Fate Amenable to Change (34:40) A.I.RE Artificial Intelligence Rhythm Evolution show (38:03) demo using AI (39:31) thoughts about improvisation (43:34) new merch available! (44:28) intro to Matthew Rosenbloom’s Northern Flicker (47:03) excerpt from Northern Flicker by Matthew Rosenbloom (50:17) the challenges of notating percussion scores (52:43) the fun of found objects (55:40) Splice, the joy of coding (01:00:51) TROMP percussion competition experience and value of community (01:03:43) Paul Dooley Circuits and Skins, bringing EDM audiences into symphonic music (01:06:02) Imperfection project with SideFire trio free jazz (01:12:38) excerpt from Fire from Imperfection with the SideFire trio (01:13:44) taking risks (01:15:45) collaboration with Andrew Knox Imaginary Windows (01:22:45) Water Runs Up from Minimal Art: Imaginary Windows (01:25:35) overwhelm with social media and promotion (01:32:52) equity and inclusion in music

Cliff Beach: You Showed Me the Way

Cliff Beach is an award-winning singer, songwriter, author of “Side Hustle and Flow”, podcast host, record label owner and also works fulltime as VP of digital and operations in the beauty industry. This episode focuses on his recent album and tribute to Ella Fitzgerald “You Showed Me the Way”, we also got into his funk hit “Confident” and the last part of the interview we talked about some of his valuable advice from his book. Most of the guests I speak with work in music full-time, but of course that always means having many skill sets, and a few musicians like Cliff have a day job and also work hard on their music which is central to their lives. Cliff didn’t write his book for musicians, but for anyone that wants inspiration and advice for making the best of their lives, and I found a lot of what he wrote about resonated with me. Take a look at the time-stamps below. Like all my episodes, you can watch this on my YouTube channel or listen to the podcast, and I’ve also linked the transcript to my website : https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/cliff-beach Cliff Beach music link for You Showed Me the Way: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/cliffbeach1/you-showed-me-the-way-2 Cliff Beach website: https://californiasoulmusic.com/cliff-beach-fyc-confident Check out cool new merch to support this series and channel: https://www.leahroseman.com/beautiful-shirts-and-more Ko-fi link to buy this independent podcaster a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Complete Catalog of Episodes: ⁠https://www.leahroseman.com/about⁠ Newsletter sign-up: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter⁠ Linktree for social media: ⁠https://linktr.ee/leahroseman⁠ Instagram and Facebook @cliffbeachmusic photo: Sheldon Botler Photography Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:34) jazz album “You Showed Me the Way” tribute to Ella Fitzgerald (07:11) “You Showed Me the Way” (13:13) Cliff’s childhood singing in harmony in church (15:50) teen years and Berklee (17:11) networking in LA (19:27) cruise ship gigs (22:26) Mestizo Beat, “Confident” (26:38) ”Confident” (29:58) winning the John Lennon song-writing competition (32:27) playlist curation and pitching your music (37:12) book “Side Hustle and Flow”, setting goals, self-reflection, gratitude and building habits (53:16) new merch to support the podcast! (54:09) more advice and perspectives from “Side Hustle and Flow” (01:00:02) Bill Withers (01:04:57) about “The Gift of Blues” (01:08:3) “The Gift of Blues” (01:12:14) Toastmasters (01:19:19) creating the audio book and Udemy course (01:24:32) the many roles we play in life and business, financial advice (01:30:54) cold calls, taking chances and pitching (01:35:33) making it personal, family stories (01:38:09) telling stories with different media, how music helped Cliff through challenges

Jessica Cottis: Hearing in Colour

Jessica Cottis is an acclaimed orchestral conductor, and in this wide-ranging interview you’ll gain insights into the special world of orchestral conductors and also some of Jessica’s interests in the natural world and the arts. She spoke to me about her musical path, from how she made her first trumpet, to life on a sheep farm, to her transition from a career as a concert organist, to lessons learned from conducting mentors including Colin Davis and Colin Metters. Jessica is such an articulate champion of the value of music and the arts, and I’ve also been privileged to have worked with her in my role as a violinist in Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra. I have a special interest in synesthesia, so I was interested in hearing her experience of sound through colour, and if you look at the description of this episode, you’ll find detailed timestamps for the many topics covered, inluding some beautiful music from Julie Cooper’s new album Oculus with Jessica Cottis conducting. Jessica also shared her difficult recovery from a concussion and how her senses were further mixed for a period of time. Like all my episodes, you can also watch this on my YouTube channel and I’ve also linked the transcript to my website as well: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/jessica-cottis Jessica Cottis website: https://www.jessicacottis.com/about Angel in Dark Green by composer Julie Cooper is featured in this episode from her album Oculus (conducted by Jessica Cottis): https://juliecoopermusic.com/ Can you buy this independent podcaster a coffee? ⁠https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman⁠ Complete Catalog of Episodes: ⁠https://www.leahroseman.com/about⁠ Newsletter sign-up: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter⁠ Linktree for social media: ⁠https://linktr.ee/leahroseman⁠ photo of Jessica Cottis: Gerard Collett Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:46) Jessica Cottis transition from organist to conductor (13:57) the experience of conducting an orchestra (16:57) Julie Cooper Oculus project, synesthesia, chromesthesia (20:41) Angel in Dark Green by Julie Cooper from Oculus (25:45) synesthesia (26:22) please support this listener-supported series! (26:58) synesthesia, random assault and recovering from concussion (37:08) childhood and the sheep farm, butterflies (42:08) childhood musical education, trumpet, piano (43:45)programming orchestral programs (48:52) presenting and interpreting contemporary music (52:20) equity and inclusion in classical music (56:19) conducting mentor Colin Davis (01:00:18) conducting mentor Colin Metters, the art of conducting (01:07:41) how Jessica learns scores, listening to historical recordings (01:16:00) inspiration from books (01:17:34) time-space synesthesia (01:19:16) childhood and using music to understand and express emotions (01:20:52) early conducting experiences, founding the Bloomsbury Opera and getting sponsors

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