Creative Strings Podcast with Violinist Christian Howes Christian Howes

In this episode, Chris talks to violinist and PhD-candidate Aaron Colverson about his musical journey and areas where musicians can impact the health space.



00:00 Intro

01:14 Opportunities for musicians in the health space

04:55 Are there ways of getting involved in music in a therapeutic sense and get paid?

10:19 How to get in touch with Aaron

11:45 Road from performance to academia

12:59 Moving to Kenya

16:57 You have to spend the time to figure out who you are in the music space

18:18 How does a musician afford a masters program

19:29 Relationships are more important than a CV

21:17 How have you matured in perspective?

25:27 How can we feel comfortable enough with ourselves to keep asking for the gig?

30:29 How can you overcome the pressure of comparing yourself to others?

32:38 Reframing your approach

37:23 Importance of empathy

41:50 Identity introvert vs extrovert

45:24 Closing

Violinist Kostia Lukyniuk shares his perspective from Ukraine.

Find the full show notes here: https://christianhowes.com/2022/03/04/creative-strings-podcast-episode-49-the-role-of-artists-during-war-with-ukranian-violinist-kostia-lukyniuk/

Ukrainian-born Kostia Lukyniuk is an accomplished soloist and chamber musician with a multi-genre approach to violin playing. He made his solo debut in 2009 with the Chernivtsi Philharmonic Orchestra after winning 1st Prize in the International Youth Music Competition. Since then, he has won various other musical competitions and performed concerts and solo recitals throughout his home country of Ukraine and neighboring countries Romania, Russia, and Czech Republic.

Follow Kostia:

https://www.kostiaviolin.com/

Instagram: @kostia_violin

TikTok: @kostiaviolin

Facebook: @kostia.violin

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw1fK9mtTrQZX5JqWsqsNVQ

Kostia asked that we provide this link for people around the world to support Ukraine: https://quip.com/SxBaALA94uQf/Ukraine-at-War 

In this special interview, the legendary pioneering violinist Karen Briggs shares how she has approached her incredible career- and there are so many great stories she shares.  Also, we’ll hear new recordings of music composed by Michael Redmond’s father, Edgar Redmond. Edgar Redmond was a composer ahead of his time who wrote Jazz and Blues for string ensembles plus rhythm section, as well as for full orchestra. Michael has commissioned these new recordings, some of which feature Karen Briggs as a soloist. And very importantly, orchestras and orchestra programs will want to buy this music to perform. 

Additional Notes: Orchestral Suite, “Transition in Black” conducted by Zoltán Pad 

Evidence & listing of Edgar Redmond having “Transition in Black” world premiered and performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in 1973 at the Music Center in L.A. with Zubin Mehta as conductor: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1214466

ASTA Article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/000313137102100311 https://www.flashcardmachine.com/jazz4.html

Transition in Black: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hx3WlWHW-VRjthFATj9az5YX7VzktKCX/view?usp=sharing

Edgar Redmond Supplemental Materials: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E3hbQsOnSWbk2oh0XwDQvpb6VMl2ot2W/view?usp=sharing

Website: https://www.edredmondmusic.com/

How to teach more to your students without burning out? How to prioritize your own musical goals without sacrificing too much of your time.
The key is a Flexible mindset and Creative strategies to get the balance you want.

Austin Scelzo is an exemplar of a young person taking courageous steps in that direction- making moves in his music and career and contributing in huge ways to his communities along the way.

Violinist and teacher Austin Scelzo talks with Chris about the innovations he made in the classroom, how he’s balanced his competing desires to be a teacher and performer, the transition from working for a school to working for himself, and how he’s taken on such a range of musical goals.

5 ways to help improve your relationship with music and the thing at the core of it all. Get my free masterclass at www.christianhowes.com/education

Join us with Guest Speaker and former Creative Strings Workshop participant Marlene Cruz Lozano as she talks about her new studio, Violin Bootcamp, which centers adult women violin students, their goals, and needs.