My Ears Are Open » My Ears Are Open Podcast http://myearsareopen.net Dedicated to Contemporary Composers and Performers Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:24:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Miranda Cuckson – Violin http://myearsareopen.net/2012/miranda-cuckson-violin/ http://myearsareopen.net/2012/miranda-cuckson-violin/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:24:31 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=1322 “I’m Miranda Cuckson and I’m a violinist (I also play some viola). I play with a bunch of groups around New York, the main ones these days are: counter)induction, Sequitur, also Lost Dog Ensemble….”

www.mirandacuckson.com
Recorded January 2012

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2012/miranda-cuckson-violin/feed/ 1 Contagious Sounds: Streaming Live. January 26, 2012 http://myearsareopen.net/2012/contagious-sounds-streaming-live-january-26-2012/ http://myearsareopen.net/2012/contagious-sounds-streaming-live-january-26-2012/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:00:49 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=1291 Continue reading →]]>

Stream videos at Ustream

The Contagious Sounds Series is back, baby.  If you are in New York, go see the show in person at the Gershwin Hotel.  If you are not in New York, watch the live stream here.

7pm EST : Cellist, Ashley Bathgate will be performing a personal favorite – Michael Gordon’s Industry – as well as music by Andrew Norman, Alvin Lucier, Timo Andres, and Evan Ziporyn.

9pm EST : Bassist, Florent Ghys. ”He creates highly contrapuntal, post-minimalist chamber music showcasing intelligent multi-tracking and inventive use of electronics and sampled speech.” – WQXR radio

Support the Contagious Sounds Series here.
Visit the archive to see past shows.

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2012/contagious-sounds-streaming-live-january-26-2012/feed/ 1 Conor Hanick – Piano http://myearsareopen.net/2011/conor-hanick-piano/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/conor-hanick-piano/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:46:59 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=1240 Continue reading →]]> “My name is Conor Hanick, I’m a pianist living in New York City.  I play a lot of contemporary music, mainly with a group in Pittsburgh called the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, I play with a group at Juilliard called the Axiom Ensemble, the Metropolis Ensemble….”

www.conorhanick.net
Recorded September 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/conor-hanick-piano/feed/ 0 Contagious Sounds, October 23, 2011, 7/9pm EST http://myearsareopen.net/2011/contagious-sounds-october-23-2011-79pm-est/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/contagious-sounds-october-23-2011-79pm-est/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:50:22 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=1226 Continue reading →]]>

Streaming by Ustream
Tonight is the second evening of the 2011-12 Contagious Sounds Series streamed live from the Gershwin Hotel in New York City. 7 & 9pm EST.

Just like Friday’s performance, if you are in New York please go see the show in person (it’s only 10-bucks); if you are not in New York check-out the stream and let us know what you think. You can send all your comments to either me () or vicky () – we would really appreciate your feedback.

7:00pm set: Keir Neuringer, Saxophone
Keir Neuringer composes & improvises acoustic & electronic music, writes socio-political performance texts & essays, & creates interdisciplinary artworks, all with the aim of bringing audiences into a state of emotional & intellectual curiosity that meets the conditions for meaningful dialogue with, & transformation of, the culture at large.

9:00pm set: Saskia Lankhoorn, pianist
Program:
US Premieres of ‘Zomer, Melodrama, and Joy’ by Kate Moore.

Support the Contagious Sounds Series here.
Visit the archive to see the two sets from Friday.

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Streaming by Ustream
I am so happy to announce that My Ears Are Open is one of the places where you can see the Contagious Sounds Series streamed live from the Gershwin Hotel in New York City this season!

But, let’s make a deal – if you are in New York: please go see the show in person (it’s only $10);  if you are not in New York: please watch the stream and let us know what you think.  You can send all your comments to either me () or vicky () – we would really appreciate your feedback.

The first set will begin at 7:00pm EST with Mariel Roberts, Cello
Program:
Kaija Saariaho, Pres for cello and electronics
Mauricio Kagel, Seigfreidp’
Anna Clyne, Fits and Starts
Tristan Perich, new work for solo cello and 1-bit electronics (US Premeire)

The second set will begin at 9:00pm EST with Concert Black
(Lisa Dowling, bass; Domenica Fossati, flute; Owen Weaver, drums)
“In our first concert of the 2011/2012 season, we are thrilled to get back on the stage with our old friends, ‘Re: You’ by Brooklyn-based composer Robert Honstein and ‘Gentleman Looser’ by Austin’s own Pierce Gradone. Sharing the bill will be a Kanye West arrangement, a Concert Black original and a Buke & Gass cover!”

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/contagious-sounds-october-21-2011-7pm-est/feed/ 0 Donald Nally – Conductor http://myearsareopen.net/2011/donald-nally-conductor/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/donald-nally-conductor/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:19:44 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=1192 “I’m Donald Nally and… I’m in Philadelphia with my group The Crossing which is a 24 voice contemporary choir (sings only music written in the last 15 years and much of it’s written for us).”

www.crossingchoir.com
Recorded September 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/donald-nally-conductor/feed/ 1 Taylor Levine – Guitar http://myearsareopen.net/2011/taylor-levine-guitar/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/taylor-levine-guitar/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:36:49 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=1127 Continue reading →]]> “Hello, my name is Taylor Levine, I’m a guitarist, I live in Brooklyn.  I play in a lot of different groups, freelance stuff, and regular projects, my electric guitar quartet, Dither.  And then I’ve done stuff with Signal Ensemble, Bang on a  Can, Kronos Quartet, Tyondai Braxton, New Band, City Opera…”

www.ditherquartet.com
Recorded June 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/taylor-levine-guitar/feed/ 0 Taimur Sullivan – Saxophone http://myearsareopen.net/2011/taimur-sullivan-saxophone/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/taimur-sullivan-saxophone/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 20:24:01 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=1074 “My name is Taimur Sullivan, I’m a saxophonist with the Prism Saxophone Quartet and on faculty at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.”

www.prismquartet.com
Recorded June 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/taimur-sullivan-saxophone/feed/ 0 Carlo Boccadoro – Conductor, Composer http://myearsareopen.net/2011/carlo-boccadoro-conductor-composer/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/carlo-boccadoro-conductor-composer/#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:02:32 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=1057 “My name is Carlo Boccadoro… I am an Italian composer, and together with another composer, whose name is Filippo Del Corno, I founded and I am the Artistic Director of this ensemble called Sentieri Selvaggi….”

www.sentieriselvaggi.org
Recorded June 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/carlo-boccadoro-conductor-composer/feed/ 0 Jennifer Choi – Violin http://myearsareopen.net/2011/jennifer-choi-violin/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/jennifer-choi-violin/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:38:52 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=1032 “Hi, I’m Jennifer Choi and I play the violin.  I’ve been around New York City for about 13 years now and I’m just about to join ETHEL….”

www.jenniferchoi.com
www.ethelcentral.com
Recorded July 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/jennifer-choi-violin/feed/ 0 Bonus Episode with Carrie Henneman Shaw – Grants http://myearsareopen.net/2011/bonus-episode-with-carrie-henneman-shaw-grants/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/bonus-episode-with-carrie-henneman-shaw-grants/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:32:33 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=1017 Continue reading →]]> This week on the show we have a follow-up from our episode with Ensemble 61.  Here is an excerpt from our conversation when Carrie and I started talking about the processes of applying for grants.  It didn’t fit very well into the original episode but I wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to hear this valuable information.

www.carriehennemanshaw.com
Recorded June 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/bonus-episode-with-carrie-henneman-shaw-grants/feed/ 0 Ensemble 61 http://myearsareopen.net/2011/ensemble-61/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/ensemble-61/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:09:02 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=1007 This week on the show: Erik Barsness, Kirsten Broberg, Linda Chatterton, and Carrie Henneman Shaw of Ensemble 61.

www.ensemble61.com
Recorded June 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/ensemble-61/feed/ 0 James Holt – Podcast Producer http://myearsareopen.net/2011/james-holt-podcast-producer-2/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/james-holt-podcast-producer-2/#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:26:50 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=998 I’m still here and still recording interviews, life has just been more distracting than usual lately and I’m a little behind on editing new episodes but there will be more coming soon.

www.myearsareopen.net
Recorded July 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/james-holt-podcast-producer-2/feed/ 0 Juice Vocal Ensemble http://myearsareopen.net/2011/juice-vocal-ensemble/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/juice-vocal-ensemble/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 16:55:12 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=983 This week on the show: Sarah Dacey, Anna Snow, and Kerry Andrew of Juice Vocal Ensemble.

www.juicevocalensemble.net
Recorded March 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/juice-vocal-ensemble/feed/ 0 James Moore – Guitar http://myearsareopen.net/2011/james-moore-guitar/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/james-moore-guitar/#comments Sat, 14 May 2011 20:12:53 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=967 Continue reading →]]> “Hello, I’m James Moore, I’m a guitarist and guitar-like-instrument player.  One of my most common projects these days is the electric guitar quartet Dither.  I do a lot of other freelance work and collaborations beyond that including a rock band called Oliphant.”

www.jamesmooreguitar.com
www.ditherquartet.com
Recorded March 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/james-moore-guitar/feed/ 0 Jamie Thompson – Flute http://myearsareopen.net/2011/jamie-thompson-flute/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/jamie-thompson-flute/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:21:09 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=951 Continue reading →]]> “I’m Jamie Thompson, based out of Toronto, Canada, and I’m a flute player.  I teach at the Royal Conservatory of Music.  I have a love of chamber music and I have a trio that I’ve been working with for a couple years now that is really exciting, we’re exploring a lot of musical ideas and styles.  And I started a blog a couple years ago called “Urban Flute Project” where I basically explore the urban environment and seek out unusual acoustic spaces…”

www.urbanfluteproject.com
Recorded February 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/jamie-thompson-flute/feed/ 0 Natacha Diels – Flute http://myearsareopen.net/2011/natacha-diels-flute/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/natacha-diels-flute/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:30:23 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=940 Continue reading →]]> “My name is Natacha Diels, I play the flute.  I have a chamber group called Ensemble Pamplemousse that’s been around for about nine years and I play a lot with Red Light New Music and a performance duo called On Structure.”

www.natachapop.com
www.ensemblepamplemousse.org
Recorded March 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/natacha-diels-flute/feed/ 0 Jessica Schmitz – Flute http://myearsareopen.net/2011/jessica-schmitz-flute/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/jessica-schmitz-flute/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 15:07:48 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=929 Continue reading →]]> “My name is Jessica Schmitz.  I’m a flutist and I play with Asphalt Orchestra (that’s my main gig) and Signal Ensemble, I do some gamelan and some other random assortments of new music about town.”

www.jessicaschmitz.com
www.asphaltorchestra.com
www.bangonacan.org
Recorded March 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/jessica-schmitz-flute/feed/ 0 Matt Marks – Horn http://myearsareopen.net/2011/matt-marks-horn/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/matt-marks-horn/#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2011 22:16:44 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=908 “I’m Matt Marks, I’m a horn player, composer, producer.  I play with Alarm Will Sound and I’m also on the New Amsterdam Label, and I play with several other groups in New York.”

www.mattmarksmusic.com
www.alarmwillsound.com
www.newamsterdamrecords.com
Recorded February 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/matt-marks-horn/feed/ 0 Todd Reynolds – Violin http://myearsareopen.net/2011/todd-reynolds-violin/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/todd-reynolds-violin/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 20:44:09 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=894 Continue reading →]]> “I’m Todd Reynolds and I play the violin as a sort of hybrid instrument – I plug it into a laptop these days.  I’ve been, I guess what we would call, a ‘new musician’ for a good twenty years.  Been part of Bang on a Can, an early member of the Silk Road Ensemble for a while, a part of ETHEL for seven years, Steve Reich Ensemble.  I’ve sort of been around some of our great American composers and have been fortunate to work with them.”

www.toddreynolds.com
www.twitter.com/digifiddler
Recorded February 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/todd-reynolds-violin/feed/ 0 Stephen Burns – Trumpet http://myearsareopen.net/2011/stephen-burns-trumpet/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/stephen-burns-trumpet/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:33:10 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=876 “My name is Stephen Burns and I’m the Artistic Director of the Fulcrum Point New Music Project in Chicago.  I play trumpet, conduct, and sometimes compose music for this organization.”

www.fulcrumpoint.org
Recorded February 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/stephen-burns-trumpet/feed/ 0 Andie Springer – Violin http://myearsareopen.net/2011/andie-springer-violin/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/andie-springer-violin/#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 16:20:23 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=863 “My name is Andie Springer, I play the violin and I play with New York based groups: Transit, Redshift, Redhooker, and Arturo en el Barco.”

www.andiespringer.com
www.transitnewmusic.com
www.redshiftensemble.com
www.redhooker.com
www.aeeb.bandcamp.com
Recorded February 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/andie-springer-violin/feed/ 1 Jonah Sirota – Viola http://myearsareopen.net/2011/jonah-sirota-viola/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/jonah-sirota-viola/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:19:25 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=851 “My name is Jonah Sirtoa, I’m a viola player, and I play in the Chiara String Quartet.”

www.chiaraquartet.net
Recorded December 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/jonah-sirota-viola/feed/ 0 Jennifer Kloetzel – Cello http://myearsareopen.net/2011/jennifer-kloetzel-cellist/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/jennifer-kloetzel-cellist/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:16:13 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=833 “My name is Jennifer Kloetzel, I’m the cellist of the Cypress String Quartet (based in San Francisco), and I’m a founding member.”

www.cypressquartet.com
Recorded November 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/jennifer-kloetzel-cellist/feed/ 3 James Holt – Podcast Producer http://myearsareopen.net/2011/james-holt-podcast-producer/ http://myearsareopen.net/2011/james-holt-podcast-producer/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 04:55:59 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=795 Continue reading →]]> “Hi Everyone, this is Jim Holt, I’m the producer of My Ears Are Open.  We have more great episodes coming up this month, after the short break we took in December, but before we get to that…”

It’s the 2-year anniversary of the podcast and you can support the show (purely out of the kindness of your heart) by going to myearsareopen.net and clicking on donate.  Visit www.myearsareopen.net/recordings for a list of available thank-you CD’s featuring musicians from the show.

You can also:
- “Like” us on Facebook: facebook.com/myearsareopen
- Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/myearsareopen
- Join the email list: myearsareopen.net

www.myearsareopen.net
Recorded January 2011

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2011/james-holt-podcast-producer/feed/ 0 Satan’s Pearl Horses – Video, Film http://myearsareopen.net/2010/satans-pearl-horses-video-film/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/satans-pearl-horses-video-film/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 19:27:44 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=764 This week on the show, Satan’s Pearl Horses: Nik Antonie, Kohta Asakura, and Jimmy Sakai.

www.satanspearlhorses.com
Recorded September 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/satans-pearl-horses-video-film/feed/ 1 Bill Morrison – Filmmaker http://myearsareopen.net/2010/bill-morrison-filmmaker/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/bill-morrison-filmmaker/#comments Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:39:19 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=754 Continue reading →]]> “My name is Bill Morrison, I’m a filmmaker.  I guess the instrument I play is the MacBook Pro with Final Cut Pro on it (that’s editing software).  Generally I shoot my own stuff but I’m also known as someone who collects archival footage and edits it to music….”

find him on www.facebook.com
Recorded September 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/bill-morrison-filmmaker/feed/ 0 Paul Dresher Ensemble’s Electro-Acoustic Band http://myearsareopen.net/2010/paul-dresher-ensemble%e2%80%99s-electro-acoustic-band/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/paul-dresher-ensemble%e2%80%99s-electro-acoustic-band/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 01:19:15 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=737 Continue reading →]]> The Paul Dresher Ensemble’s Electro-Acoustic Band will be performing this coming Friday and Saturday (Nov. 12-13) at the ODC Theater in San Francisco.  More information and tickets can be found here.

The full program is below and features two world premieres, one of which is by Ryan Brown.  I was able to talk with Ryan and Paul separately on the phone about this new piece.  You can listen to a recording of their phone calls spliced together here:

Gangbusters  – Ryan Brown (world premiere)
For Joe Z – Bruce Pennycook (world premiere)
Chromatic Quadrachord – Paul Dresher (concert music premiere)
Glimpsed From Afar  – Paul Dresher (2006) duo for invented instruments
New Work – Paul Dresher; a preview of work-in-progress for the new Hurdy Grande

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/paul-dresher-ensemble%e2%80%99s-electro-acoustic-band/feed/ 0 Kathleen Supove – Piano http://myearsareopen.net/2010/kathleen-supove-piano/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/kathleen-supove-piano/#comments Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:59:22 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=717 Continue reading →]]> “Hi, I’m Kathleen Supove and I play the piano.  I work mostly as a soloist, and playing acoustic solos and solos with, uh, “accoutrement.”  But I also play in an art-rock band called Doctor Nerve and the Susie Ibarra Quartet (its a quartet now).  I’ve been in Patrick Grant Group which may be seeing a revival this year.  And, in the past I played in Twisted Tutu… those are my main groups.”

Kathy also wanted to make sure we included this which she sent in an email after recording:  “I thought of a piece that I wanted to mention. I think it’s really interesting, cleverly done, and I like the materials. It’s downright ingenious, and maybe people should know about it.  The piece is a set of 4 Etudes by Jason Freeman.  The public, visitors to the site, can create their own pieces out of the materials he gives, following a few simple rules. It’s really ingeniously done; I know, I’ve played a few realizations of them.  He has also written a New York Times blog about it; I’m sure you can find it in their archive.”

www.supove.com
www.doctornerve.org
www.twistedtutu.com
Recorded September 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/kathleen-supove-piano/feed/ 0 Vicky Chow – Piano http://myearsareopen.net/2010/vicky-chow-piano-2/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/vicky-chow-piano-2/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:31:51 +0000 James Holt http://vicky-chow-piano Continue reading →]]> “So Hi, I’m Vicky Chow and I’m a pianist living in New York City, originally from Canada. And, I play with the Bang on a Can All-Stars – that’s mainly the group I’m playing with. And, I still gig around New York and play with various friends and I play solo things as well.”

www.vickychow.com
www.bangonacan.org
Recorded August 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/vicky-chow-piano-2/feed/ 0 Ashley Bathgate – Cello http://myearsareopen.net/2010/ashley-bathgate-cello/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/ashley-bathgate-cello/#comments Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:46:44 +0000 James Holt http://ashley-bathgate-cello Continue reading →]]> “My name is Ashley Bathgate, I play the cello and I’m the cellist in the Bang on a Can All-Stars. I also play with the Metropolis Ensemble and I’m currently in a duo with Lisa Moore and we actually have a commissioning project that we just started of emerging composers.”

www.ashleybathgate.com
www.bangonacan.org
Recorded September 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/ashley-bathgate-cello/feed/ 0 Courtney Orlando – Violin http://myearsareopen.net/2010/courtney-orlando-violin/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/courtney-orlando-violin/#comments Sat, 18 Sep 2010 16:55:53 +0000 James Holt http://courtney-orlando-violin Continue reading →]]> “My name is Courtney Orlando, I play the violin mostly, sometimes I play keyboard instruments and sing. I’m most closely associated with Alarm Will Sound, I also play with Signal Ensemble, and recently I’ve been doing some work with Meredith Monk….”

www.alarmwillsound.com
www.signalensemble.org
Recorded August 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/courtney-orlando-violin/feed/ 0 Alan Pierson – Conductor http://myearsareopen.net/2010/alan-pierson-conductor/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/alan-pierson-conductor/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:06:41 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=5 Alan Pierson - Conductor“My name is Alan Pierson and I’m the Artistic Director of Alarm Will Sound and also Principal Conductor of Ireland’s Crash Ensemble and a freelance conductor with lots of other groups on the side.”

www.alarmwillsound.com
www.crashensemble.com
Recorded July 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/alan-pierson-conductor/feed/ 0 Oren Fader – Guitar http://myearsareopen.net/2010/oren-fader-guitar/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/oren-fader-guitar/#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:57:48 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=12 Continue reading →]]> Oren Fader - Guitar“My name is Oren Fader and I play classical and electric guitar, a little mandolin, a little banjo, too.  And the groups that I play mostly with are the Cygnus Ensemble and the Fireworks Ensemble, and both those groups play a lot of new music (Cygnus perhaps a little bit more)…”

www.orenfader.com
Recorded July 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/oren-fader-guitar/feed/ 0 Jacqueline Kerrod – Harp http://myearsareopen.net/2010/jacqueline-kerrod-harp/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/jacqueline-kerrod-harp/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 11:13:54 +0000 James Holt http://myearsareopen.net/?p=15 Continue reading →]]> Jacqueline Kerrod - Harp“My name is Jacqueline Kerrod and I play the harp.  I play with various groups, one of which is called MAYA (it’s a flute, harp and percussion group).  The other group is with my husband, a violinist, Mark Uys, we’re called Clockwise.  I play with the American Modern Ensemble, I play as a guest artist with Argento Chamber Ensemble, and then on the side I play The Fantasticks (the off-broadway musical), completely different areas…”

www.mayatrio.com
www.duoclockwise.com
Recorded July 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/jacqueline-kerrod-harp/feed/ 0 Slagwerk Den Haag – Percussion Ensemble http://myearsareopen.net/2010/slagwerk-den-haag-percussion-ensemble/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/slagwerk-den-haag-percussion-ensemble/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:30:09 +0000 James Holt http://slagwerk-den-haag-percussion-ensemble This week on the show: Fedor Teunisse and Niels Meliefste from Slagwerk Den Haag

www.slagwerkdenhaag.nl
Recorded June 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/slagwerk-den-haag-percussion-ensemble/feed/ 0 Moritz Eggert – Piano http://myearsareopen.net/2010/moritz-eggert-piano/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/moritz-eggert-piano/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:59:45 +0000 James Holt http://moritz-eggert-piano Continue reading →]]> “My name is Moritz Eggert and I’m a composer and pianist from Germany. I play lots of contemporary music but also classical music, solo, chamber music. I specialize also a little in lied (song) classical/contemporary. I play with lots of chamber music ensembles…but I’m not a regular member of a group so most of the stuff I’m doing is solo.”

www.moritzeggert.de
Recorded June 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/moritz-eggert-piano/feed/ 0 Quartet New Generation – Recorder Collective http://myearsareopen.net/2010/quartet-new-generation-recorder-collective/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/quartet-new-generation-recorder-collective/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:57:39 +0000 James Holt http://quartet-new-generation This week on the show, Quartet New Generation: Petra Wurz (subbing for Hannah Pape), Susanne Frohlich, Andrea Guttmann, and Heide Schwarz.

www.quartetnewgeneration.com
Recorded June 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/quartet-new-generation-recorder-collective/feed/ 0 Carl Rosman – Clarinet http://myearsareopen.net/2010/carl-rosman-clarinet/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/carl-rosman-clarinet/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:31:15 +0000 James Holt http://carl-rosman-clarinet Continue reading →]]> “My name is Carl Rosman, I do various things but mostly play the clarinet. Sometimes I conduct, sometimes there are pieces I need to use my voice, sometimes there are pieces where I use my voice and don’t use the clarinet, but clarinet is the main center. I work with the Elision Ensemble in Australia, I work mostly with musikFabrik, that’s the ensemble I’m full time with, that’s a German ensemble based in Koln…”

www.musikfabrik.eu
www.carlrosman.com
Recorded May 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/carl-rosman-clarinet/feed/ 0 Christine Chapman – Horn http://myearsareopen.net/2010/christine-chapman-horn/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/christine-chapman-horn/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:09:40 +0000 James Holt http://christine-chapman-horn “My name is Christine Chapman, I play the horn, and I’m with musikFabrik. I’ve played in the past a lot with Ensemble Modern but musikFabrik is keeping me too busy to do much of anything else…”

www.musikfabrik.eu
Recorded May 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/christine-chapman-horn/feed/ 0 Robert Paterson – Percussion http://myearsareopen.net/2010/robert-paterson-percussion/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/robert-paterson-percussion/#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 15:44:45 +0000 James Holt http://robert-paterson-percussionist-conductor Continue reading →]]> “My name is Robert Paterson and I’m a composer and a percussionist, and also a conductor (although these days I call myself as a traffic cop). I’m the founder and artistic director of the American Modern Ensemble in New York.”

www.robpaterson.com
www.americanmodernensemble.org
Recorded July 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/robert-paterson-percussion/feed/ 0 Eileen Mack – Clarinet http://myearsareopen.net/2010/eileen-mack-clarinet/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/eileen-mack-clarinet/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 16:28:21 +0000 James Holt http://eileen-mack-clarinet Continue reading →]]> “I’m Eileen Mack, I’m a clarinetist originally from Australia now living in New York (for about six years). I co-direct the group Newspeak, I also play with Victoire and a bunch of projects of Ted Hearne including Katrina Ballads and Your Bad Self, and also the ensemble Red Light which is a new music ensemble run by a bunch composers.”

www.eileenmack.net
www.newspeakmusic.org
www.myspace.com/victoiremusic
www.redlightnewmusic.org
Recorded April 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/eileen-mack-clarinet/feed/ 0 Jim Johnston – Piano http://myearsareopen.net/2010/jim-johnston-piano/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/jim-johnston-piano/#comments Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:30:09 +0000 James Holt http://jim-johnston-piano Continue reading →]]> “So, I’m Jim Johnston, I’m a pianist and keyboardist (and also a frustrated composer). I play primarily with four ensembles that do new music to one degree or another: the Newspeak Ensemble, the Proteus Ensemble, the Fireworks Ensemble, and a rock quartet that does contemporary music called Electric Company.”

www.newspeakmusic.org
www.fireworksensemble.org
Recorded January 2010 in a noisy place (sorry)

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/jim-johnston-piano/feed/ 0 Mellissa Hughes – Soprano http://myearsareopen.net/2010/mellissa-hughes-soprano/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/mellissa-hughes-soprano/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:56:10 +0000 James Holt http://mellissa-hughes-soprano Continue reading →]]> “My name is Mellissa Hughes, I’m a soprano. I perform primarily with ensembles like Newspeak, Signal. I have a church job so I moonlight at St. Mary the Virgin and sometimes at Trinity Wall Street… I sing a lot with Vox Vocal Ensemble under George Steel and Clarion Music Society…”

www.myspace.com/mellissahughessoprano
Recorded January 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/mellissa-hughes-soprano/feed/ 0 Jessica Rivera – Soprano http://myearsareopen.net/2010/jessica-rivera-soprano/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/jessica-rivera-soprano/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:33:39 +0000 James Holt http://jessica-rivera-soprano Continue reading →]]> “My name is Jessica Rivera and I am a soprano. I work mostly as a classical soprano in opera and symphony work. I spend a lot of my time doing works by new composers, or contemporary composers as it were, which I really enjoy….”

www.jessicarivera.com
Recorded March 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/jessica-rivera-soprano/feed/ 0 Tony Arnold – Soprano http://myearsareopen.net/2010/tony-arnold-soprano/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/tony-arnold-soprano/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:55:58 +0000 James Holt http://tony-arnold-soprano Continue reading →]]> “My name is Tony Arnold and I’m a soprano. I work a lot with ICE, I do a lot of freelance work with various groups – I’ve worked with Eighth Blackbird, the Fromm Players in Boston, Los Angeles Philharmonic new music group, and all the regular players. And I teach at the University of Buffalo which has a long and sorted history with new music.”

www.screecher.com
Recorded February 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/tony-arnold-soprano/feed/ 0 Cristina Valdes – Piano http://myearsareopen.net/2010/cristina-valdes-piano/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/cristina-valdes-piano/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:52:13 +0000 James Holt http://cristina-valdes-piano Continue reading →]]> “I’m Cristina Valdes and I play the piano. I probably do an equal amount of solo and chamber music (probably a little more solo lately). I’m the director and founder of the S.L.A.M Festival here in Seattle (which is the Seattle Latin American Music Festival) and I also serve as Vice-President on the board of the Washington Composers Forum.”

www.myspace.com/littlevina
Recorded February 2010

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/cristina-valdes-piano/feed/ 0 Paul Taub – Flute http://myearsareopen.net/2010/paul-taub-flute/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/paul-taub-flute/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:35:13 +0000 James Holt http://paul-taub-flute “My name is Paul Taub, I’m a flutist and I’ve been playing with the Seattle Chamber Players for the last 19 years. I’m also a professor at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle.”

www.seattlechamberplayers.org
www.cornish.edu
Recorded June 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/paul-taub-flute/feed/ 0 Gabriela Diaz – Violin http://myearsareopen.net/2010/gabriela-diaz-violin/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/gabriela-diaz-violin/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:37:18 +0000 James Holt http://gabriela-diaz-violin Continue reading →]]> “My name is Gabriela Diaz, I’m a violinist, and I play in a bunch of different new music groups in Boston (and other chamber music groups) some of them would be: the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, the Callithumpian Consort, the Firebird Ensemble, White Rabbit… there are a bunch of really colorful names.”

www.bmop.org
www.callithumpian.org
www.firebirdensemble.com
Recorded October 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/gabriela-diaz-violin/feed/ 0 Gil Rose – Conductor http://myearsareopen.net/2010/gil-rose-conductor/ http://myearsareopen.net/2010/gil-rose-conductor/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:36:18 +0000 James Holt http://gil-rose-conductor “I’m Gil Rose, I’m the founder and Artistic Director of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, the Music Director of Opera Boston, and I also run BMOP’s record label, BMOP/Sound.”

www.bmop.org
Recorded October 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2010/gil-rose-conductor/feed/ 0 Robert Black – Bass http://myearsareopen.net/2009/robert-black-bass/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/robert-black-bass/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:50:28 +0000 James Holt http://robert-black-bass Continue reading →]]> “My name is Robert Black and I play Double Bass. One of my main musical outlets is the Bang on a Can All-Stars and I’ve been a member of that group since it began, some 18 years ago. And then I also do a lot of solo recitals of all kinds of contemporary bass music and I teach at the Hartt School in Hartford, CT, I teach at the Manhattan School of Music Contemporary Performance Program, and I’m a regular at a summer school in Brazil every July.”

www.robertblack.org
www.bangonacan.org
Recorded May 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/robert-black-bass/feed/ 0 Josh Rubin – Clarinet http://myearsareopen.net/2009/josh-rubin-clarinet/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/josh-rubin-clarinet/#comments Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:38:00 +0000 James Holt http://josh-rubin-clarinet “I’m Josh Rubin and I’m a clarinetist. These days I spend most of my time playing with the ICE ensemble (that’s the International Contemporary Ensemble) and that’s a 30-piece chamber group devoted to new music…”

www.iceorg.org
Recorded November 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/josh-rubin-clarinet/feed/ 0 Richard Haynes – Clarinet http://myearsareopen.net/2009/richard-haynes-clarinet/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/richard-haynes-clarinet/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:15:18 +0000 James Holt http://richard-haynes-clarinet Continue reading →]]> “My name is Richard Haynes and I’m a clarinet player based at the moment in Bern, Switzerland and Melbourne, Australia. I play with Elision Ensemble mainly (which is an international ensemble), and occasionally with other groups like 175-East, STROMA, MusikFabrik and Ensemble Modern.”

web.me.com/richardehaynes
www.elision.org.au
Recorded July 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/richard-haynes-clarinet/feed/ 0 Carol McGonnell – Clarinet http://myearsareopen.net/2009/carol-mcgonnell-clarinet/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/carol-mcgonnell-clarinet/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:09:10 +0000 James Holt http://carol-mcgonnell-clarinet “My name is Carol McGonnell, I’m a clarinetist originally from Ireland, and my main ensemble is the Argento Chamber Ensemble and also the Argento Chamber Project.”

www.carolmcgonnell.com
www.argentomusic.org
Recorded September 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/carol-mcgonnell-clarinet/feed/ 0 Sarah Cahill – Piano http://myearsareopen.net/2009/sarah-cahill-piano/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/sarah-cahill-piano/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:27:58 +0000 James Holt http://sarah-cahill-piano Continue reading →]]> “My name is Sarah Cahill and I’m a pianist specializing in new music and I play mainly solo but some with ensembles around the bay area and I also have a radio show in San Francisco and write occasionally about music but mainly I’m a pianist.”

www.sarahcahill.com
Recorded October 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/sarah-cahill-piano/feed/ 0 Vicki Ray – Piano http://myearsareopen.net/2009/vicki-ray-piano/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/vicki-ray-piano/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:56:21 +0000 James Holt http://vicki-ray-piano Continue reading →]]> “My name is Vicki Ray and I’m a pianist living in the Los Angeles area. I play in the California E.A.R. Unit and another new music ensemble called Xtet and I’m a founding member of Piano Spheres which is a solo piano series dedicated to modern piano music.”

www.earunit.org
www.pianospheres.org
Recorded August 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/vicki-ray-piano/feed/ 0 Shanna Gutierrez – Flute http://myearsareopen.net/2009/shanna-gutierrez-flute/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/shanna-gutierrez-flute/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:54:14 +0000 James Holt http://shanna-gutierrez-flute “My name is Shanna Gutierrez, I play flute mostly with Ensemble Dal Niente and freelance through out the Chicago area.”

www.dalniente.com
www.shannagutierrez.com
Recorded June 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/shanna-gutierrez-flute/feed/ 0 Austin Wulliman – Violin http://myearsareopen.net/2009/austin-wulliman-violin/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/austin-wulliman-violin/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:15:27 +0000 James Holt http://austin-wulliman-violin “I am J. Austin Wulliman and I’m associated with Ensemble Dal Niente as a violinist and I’ve been playing with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago this year.”

www.dalniente.com
www.austinwulliman.com
Recorded June 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/austin-wulliman-violin/feed/ 0 Nicholas Photinos – Cello http://myearsareopen.net/2009/nicholas-photinos-cello/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/nicholas-photinos-cello/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:29:36 +0000 James Holt http://nicholas-photinos-cello “My name is Nicholas Photinos, I play cello with Eighth Blackbird.”

www.eighthblackbird.com
Recorded August 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/nicholas-photinos-cello/feed/ 0 Cliff Colnot – Conductor http://myearsareopen.net/2009/cliff-colnot-conductor/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/cliff-colnot-conductor/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:07:39 +0000 James Holt http://cliff-colnot-conductor Continue reading →]]> “My name is Cliff Colnot and I’m the conductor of Chicago based new music ensembles Contempo, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s new music ensemble called MusicNow, and also I collaborate regularly with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) and Eighth Blackbird.”

contempo.uchicago.edu
www.cso.org/musicnow
www.iceorg.org
Recorded June 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/cliff-colnot-conductor/feed/ 0 William Lane – Viola http://myearsareopen.net/2009/william-lane-viola/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/william-lane-viola/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:51:48 +0000 James Holt http://william-lane-viola “My name is William Lane, I’m a violist and director of the Grenzenlos Foundation which is based in Hong Kong and New York and also I’m the director of the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble.”

www.myspace.com/williamdavidlane
www.grenzenlosfoundation.com
Recorded March 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/william-lane-viola/feed/ 0 Paul Hillier – Conductor http://myearsareopen.net/2009/paul-hillier-conductor/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/paul-hillier-conductor/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:08:21 +0000 James Holt http://paul-hillier-conductor Continue reading →]]> “My name is Paul Hillier and I conduct primarily choral groups (but not only) and they include directing my own group Theatre of Voices, Ars Nova Copenhagen, and other professional groups mostly in Europe. And connected to those activities I find myself conducting orchestras and some specialist instrumental ensembles both in the new music area and baroque orchestras as well.”

www.paulhillier.net
Recorded May 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/paul-hillier-conductor/feed/ 0 Mary Rowell – Violin http://myearsareopen.net/2009/mary-rowell-violin/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/mary-rowell-violin/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:36:04 +0000 James Holt http://mary-rowell-violin Continue reading →]]> “I’m Mary Rowell and I’m one of the founding members of ETHEL and that’s how I’m known mostly today but before that I had a life – I was in a rock band called The Silos (an indie rock band in the early 80′s), with Marin Alsop’s String Fever, also did a lot of contemporary music at Juilliard, at Columbia University, and of course living in New York all sorts of different groups: New York New Music Ensemble, New Music Consort, SEM Ensemble, and many solo concerts….”

www.ethelcentral.com
www.myspace.com/maryrowell
Recorded May 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/mary-rowell-violin/feed/ 0 Dorothy Lawson – Cello http://myearsareopen.net/2009/dorothy-lawson-cello/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/dorothy-lawson-cello/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:18:04 +0000 James Holt http://dorothy-lawson-cello “I’m Dorothy Lawson, I play the cello, and I am a founding member of the quartet ETHEL. I also play with the American Symphony Orchestra and I teach at the Mannes College in New York City.”

www.ethelcentral.com
Recorded May 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/dorothy-lawson-cello/feed/ 0 Ralph Farris – Viola http://myearsareopen.net/2009/ralph-farris-viola/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/ralph-farris-viola/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:01:09 +0000 James Holt http://ralph-farris-viola Continue reading →]]> “I am Ralph Farris, I play the viola, I also play violin, I am a member of the group ETHEL. I also write, in my own right – a lot of my writing is specifically with ETHEL. I’m an original orchestra member over at The Lion King on Broadway, and I was music director for the Roger Daltrey Band a little while back.”

www.ethelcentral.com
www.ralphfarris.com
Recorded May 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/ralph-farris-viola/feed/ 0 Cornelius Dufallo – Violin http://myearsareopen.net/2009/cornelius-dufallo-violin/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/cornelius-dufallo-violin/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:49:01 +0000 James Holt http://cornelius-dufallo-violin “I’m Cornelius Dufallo, I play violin and I also compose. I play violin in ETHEL and I also perform in a group called Ne(x)tworks and I do some solo projects too.”

www.ethelcentral.com
www.corneliusdufallo.com
Recorded May 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/cornelius-dufallo-violin/feed/ 0 Brad Lubman – Conductor http://myearsareopen.net/2009/brad-lubman-conductor/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/brad-lubman-conductor/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:26:05 +0000 James Holt http://brad-lubman-conductor Continue reading →]]> “My name is Brad Lubman, I’m a conductor and composer, and a long time ago in another life I was a percussionist, and I’ve been doing this professionally for about 24 years…. And some of the groups I work with: I have my own ensemble here in New York called Signal, and then there are a number of ensembles in Europe that I work with like London Sinfonietta, Ensemble Modern, and Musik Fabrik. I work with a lot of radio orchestras in Germany and Netherlands.”

www.signalensemble.org
Recorded May 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/brad-lubman-conductor/feed/ 0 Seda Roder – Piano http://myearsareopen.net/2009/seda-roder-piano/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/seda-roder-piano/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:59:22 +0000 James Holt http://seda-roder-piano Continue reading →]]> “My name is Seda Roder, I’m a Turkish pianist from Istanbul, and if I were to put my number one priority in engaging with contemporary music I would say that my number one aim is to make new music a little more approachable for everyone…”

www.sedaroeder.com
Recorded May 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/seda-roder-piano/feed/ 0 John Pickford Richards – Viola http://myearsareopen.net/2009/john-pickford-richards-viola/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/john-pickford-richards-viola/#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 13:14:37 +0000 James Holt http://john-pickford-richards-viola “My name is John Richards, I’m a violist living in New York, and I play primarily with the JACK Quartet and Alarm Will Sound.”

www.jackquartet.com
www.alarmwillsound.com
Recorded April 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/john-pickford-richards-viola/feed/ 0 Nadia Sirota – Viola http://myearsareopen.net/2009/nadia-sirota-viola/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/nadia-sirota-viola/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 15:27:59 +0000 James Holt http://nadia-sirota-viola Continue reading →]]> “I’m Nadia Sirota, I play viola, and I play in a bunch of different groups around town. I think the most importantly, or at least the most bio worthy-ly, are ACME (the American Contemporary Music Ensemble), yMusic (which is a sextet that mostly plays with bands), the Wordless Music Orchestra, the Meredith Monk Ensemble… but I also commission a lot of pieces for solo viola, and viola and electronics, and viola-heavy chamber music….”

www.nadiasirota.com
Recorded April 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/nadia-sirota-viola/feed/ 0 Elizabeth Weisser – Viola http://myearsareopen.net/2009/elizabeth-weisser-viola/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/elizabeth-weisser-viola/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 15:44:37 +0000 James Holt http://elizabeth-weisser-viola “I’m Elizabeth Weisser, I’m a violist in the iO Quartet.”

www.ioquartet.com
Recorded March 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/elizabeth-weisser-viola/feed/ 0 Alex Lipowski – Percussion http://myearsareopen.net/2009/alex-lipowski-percussion/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/alex-lipowski-percussion/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:39:16 +0000 James Holt http://alex-lipowski-percussion Continue reading →]]> “My name is Alex Lipowski (percussion), I’m one of the directors of the Talea Ensemble, I play a lot with the Argento Ensemble, just recently joined the TimeTable Percussion trio, and I play a lot of stuff with Columbia composers and people like that around New York…”

www.alexlipowski.com
www.taleaensemble.org
www.timetablepercussion.com
Recorded February 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/alex-lipowski-percussion/feed/ 0 Evan Ziporyn – Clarinet http://myearsareopen.net/2009/evan-ziporyn-clarinet/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/evan-ziporyn-clarinet/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:09:44 +0000 James Holt http://evan-ziporyn-clarinet Continue reading →]]> “My name is Evan Ziporyn and I play clarinet and bass clarinet, I play mainly with Bang on a Can, I do some solo things occasionally, and I direct a Balinese gamelan called Gamelan Galak Tika.”

www.ziporyn.com
www.bangonacan.org
www.galaktika.org
Recorded March 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/evan-ziporyn-clarinet/feed/ 0 Blair McMillen – Piano http://myearsareopen.net/2009/blair-mcmillen-piano/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/blair-mcmillen-piano/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:27:09 +0000 James Holt http://blair-mcmillen-piano Continue reading →]]> “My name is Blair McMillen and I’m a pianist. I play with the Da Capo Chamber Players, the American Modern Ensemble, Avian Orchestra, I’ve played with the St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, Locrian Chamber Players, and several other groups around town.”

www.blairmcmillen.com
Recorded March 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/blair-mcmillen-piano/feed/ 0 Erica Ward – Violin http://myearsareopen.net/2009/erica-ward-violin/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/erica-ward-violin/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 02:27:22 +0000 James Holt http://erica-ward-violin “My name is Erica Ward and I am a violinist and member of FiveOne which is a new music ensemble based out of Cleveland, Ohio.”

www.ericaward.com
www.fiveonemusic.org
Recorded January 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/erica-ward-violin/feed/ 0 Laura Barger – Piano http://myearsareopen.net/2009/laura-barger-piano/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/laura-barger-piano/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:03:57 +0000 James Holt http://laura-barger-piano Continue reading →]]> “… Laura Barger and I play the piano. My own group is Yarn/Wire which is a two-piano two-percussion ensemble, a quartet if you will, which plays mostly obviously contemporary music. I also play pretty regularly with the Lost Dog new music ensemble which is part of the Astoria Music Society…”

www.yarnwire.org
www.myspace.com/laurabargerpiano
Recorded February 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/laura-barger-piano/feed/ 0 Sato Moughalian – Flute http://myearsareopen.net/2009/sato-moughalian-flute/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/sato-moughalian-flute/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:07:21 +0000 James Holt http://sato-moughalian-flute Continue reading →]]> “My name is Sato Moughalian and I’m a flutist here in Manhattan and I play with a lot of different groups, both orchestral and chamber. I’m a member of Quintet of the Americas (which I joined in 1999), and I have my own group Perspectives Ensemble and within that a trio called Maya (which is flute, harp and percussion) which does a lot of commissioning. I’m a member of American Modern Ensemble, and, I’m a member of a lot of different groups.”

www.satomoughalian.com
www.quintet.org
www.mayatrio.com
www.perspectivesensemble.com
www.americanmodernensemble.org
Recorded February 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/sato-moughalian-flute/feed/ 0 Tom Chiu – Violin http://myearsareopen.net/2009/tom-chiu-violin/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/tom-chiu-violin/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:19:50 +0000 James Holt http://tom-chiu-violin Continue reading →]]> “Hi, I’m Tom Chiu, I’m a violinist and composer/improviser. I’m the founder of the Flux Quartet which specializes in the cutting edge music of today and tomorrow – we’ve been around for just over a decade. I play a lot in New York and abroad, both with the group and also in collaboration with other creative artists…”

www.fluxquartet.com
www.myspace.com/flux4tet
Recorded February 2009 at the WXOU Radio Bar, 558 Hudson Street, New York, NY
Sorry for all the background noise!

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/tom-chiu-violin/feed/ 0 Jeff Anderle – Clarinet http://myearsareopen.net/2009/jeff-anderle-clarinet/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/jeff-anderle-clarinet/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:12:43 +0000 James Holt http://jeff-anderle-clarinet Continue reading →]]> “My name is Jeff Anderle, I play clarinet and bass clarinet. The ensembles that I’m in right now: I have a bass clarinet duo called Sqwonk, a bass clarinet quartet called Edmund Welles, I play in two contemporary music groups, one called the Adorno Ensemble and one called Redshift. And I’m also the co-director of the Switchboard Music Festival.”

www.jeffanderle.com
www.sqwonk.org
www.edmundwelles.com
www.redshiftensemble.com
www.adornoensemble.org
www.switchboardmusic.com
Recorded January 2009

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www.myspace.com/derekjohnsoncomposer
www.myspace.com/basilicaproject
Recorded January 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/derek-johnson-electric-guitar/feed/ 0 Charlton Lee – Viola http://myearsareopen.net/2009/charlton-lee-viola/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/charlton-lee-viola/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:04:55 +0000 James Holt http://charlton-lee-viola “Alright, I’m Charlton Lee, violist with the Del Sol String Quartet.”

www.delsolquartet.com
Recorded January 2009

]]> http://myearsareopen.net/2009/charlton-lee-viola/feed/ 0 Rose Bellini – Cello http://myearsareopen.net/2009/rose-bellini-cello/ http://myearsareopen.net/2009/rose-bellini-cello/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:52:50 +0000 James Holt http://rose-bellini-cello “My name is Rose Bellini and I play the cello.”

www.rosebellini.com
www.redshiftensemble.com
Recorded January 2009

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