Take Note Müzewest Concerts

We caught up with tenor Asitha Tennekoon to discuss projects he has coming up and what it was like preparing for a world premiere of music by Ian Cusson with texts by Michael Ondaatje.

On this episode, guitarist Isabel Leong sits down with saxophonist Allison Au, bassist Jodi Proznick, and drummer Mili Hong to discuss their musical influences, practice routines, and what to expect for their April 1st concert.This episode is a co-production with Rhythm Changes Podcast.

Join us for a conversation with the Vieness Piano Duo

Founded in 2017 at the University of Southern California, Vieness begins the 2022 season at the Carnegie Concert Series (CA), Camerata Musica (WA), Crystal Theatre (MI), DaCamera Society (CA), Irvine Performing Arts Center (CA), Lancaster Performing Arts Center (CA), L'ermitage Foundation (CA), Opera Steamboat Piano Series (CO), Muzewest Concerts (Canada), Ridgecrest Chamber Society (CA), Sarasota Artists Series (FL), Second City Chamber Series (WA), and more.

We sat down with lutenist Lucas Harris to have a conversation about early music, Italian culture, lute pedagogy, and more. Lucas is the principle lutenist of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, as well as having been on faculty at  Oberlin Conservatory’s Baroque Performance Institute, Vancouver Early Music’s Baroque Vocal Programme, the International Baroque Institute at Longy, and Amherst Early Music.

We welcomed baritone Jonathon Adams for a quick chat about early music, John Dowland, and indigeneity and classical music. Jonathon is a Cree-Métis baritone based in Canada and The Netherlands. They have attended The Royal Academy of Music (London), the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, and The Victoria Conservatory of Music where they studied with Nancy Argenta.

We sat down with Music Arts Collective. Music Arts Collective is an online music school founded by an assembly of kindred spirits dedicated to enhancing the well-being of people through engagement in the arts, with music at its heart. Their approach to pedagogy is contemporary and diverse, while remaining rooted in traditions.