Notes From Musicians’ Kitchens

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Notes From Musicians’ Kitchens

Notes From Musicians’s Kitchens is a cookbook and mixology resource written by musicians as a means of digitally breaking bread with each other, of sharing and appreciating our diverse food cultures, and of creating new memories, all of which will raise money for Help Musicians U.K. Join me, Jennifer Johnston, as each week I talk to a music professional about how they’re coping during the pandemic, what they’re cooking, and what food means to them.

Episodes

  1. 07/15/2020

    Golda Schultz

    Jennifer Johnston’s guest this week is the incredible South African soprano Golda Schultz, soon to grace our screens as the star of the Last Night of the Proms. She talks about classical music inspiring a little girl from the Southernmost tip of the African continent, how small dreams have turned into pinch-me moments, about how classical music has a responsibility to be a mirror on the society it serves, about the extraordinary community she grew up in in South Africa, where food means family, and, moving forwards, about fostering a culture of hope.  Notes From Musicians’ Kitchens is a cookbook written by musicians as a means of digitally breaking bread with each other, of sharing and appreciating our diverse food cultures, and of creating new memories, all of which will raise money for Help Musicians UK.  www.notesfrommusicianskitchens.com

    1h 1m

  2. 07/11/2020

    Helena Dix

    Join Jennifer Johnston as she talks to the wonderful Australian soprano Helena Dix, who gives a searing account of almost losing her life to Covid-19, the road to recovery, growing up as the child of a chef, and getting back onstage where she belongs.  Notes From Musicians’ Kitchens is a cookbook written by musicians as a means of digitally breaking bread with each other, of sharing and appreciating our diverse food cultures, and of creating new memories, all of which will raise money for Help Musicians UK.  www.notesfrommusicianskitchens.com

    57 min

  3. 07/04/2020

    Tara Erraught & Angela Brower

    Jennifer Johnston’s guests this week are the internationally renowned mezzo sopranos Tara Erraught and Angela Brower, who talk to her about lockdown, rediscovering a sense of community, life on the road, coping when things go wrong on stage in live performance, and getting back to what they do best: singing.  Notes From Musicians’ Kitchens is a subscription-only online cookbook and mixology resource written by musicians from all over the world, sharing their food traditions and tastes, to raise money for Help Musicians UK. www.notesfrommusicianskitchens.com

    58 min

  4. 06/26/2020

    Nimrod Borenstein

    Join Jennifer Johnston as she talks to the distinguished British-Israeli-French composer Nimrod Borenstein, about cooking, strawberry risotto, the processes behind composing, staying true to yourself, remaining resolutely non-conformist and finding the magic in all that you do.  Notes From Musicians’ Kitchens is a cookbook written by musicians as a means of digitally breaking bread with each other, of sharing and appreciating our diverse food cultures, and of creating new memories, all of which will raise money for Help Musicians UK.  www.notesfrommusicianskitchens.com

    50 min

  5. 06/19/2020

    Tasmin Little

    Jennifer Johnston’s guest this week is the British superstar violinist Tasmin Little, who talks about making the difficult decision to retire and how she has coped with having her final concert plans disrupted by lockdown, practising with intention, ditching carbs and eating for health, the scandal of royalties for artists from streaming, the predicament that the music industry is in, the critical importance of music education, making musical postcards to raise money for Help Musicians UK, and what life will look like once she puts her violin away for good. Notes From Musicians’ Kitchens is a subscription-only online cookbook and mixology resource written by musicians from all over the world, sharing their food traditions and tastes, to raise money for Help Musicians UK. www.notesfrommusicianskitchens.com

    56 min

  6. 06/11/2020

    Nathalie Stutzmann

    Join Jennifer Johnston as she talks to the superstar French contralto and conductor Nathalie Stutzmann, one of the most outstanding musical personalities of our time. Nathalie grew up living above her grandparents’ bakery, and has a love of cooking healthily with high quality ingredients. You’ll also hear her talk about how cooking is a tribute to her grandmother, about the relationship between food and music and about the magic properties of Bach, plus how she has coped during the current crisis, and about rejecting fear and retaining hope when everything looks bleak.  Notes From Musicians’ Kitchens is a cookbook written by musicians as a means of digitally breaking bread with each other, of sharing and appreciating our diverse food cultures, and of creating new memories, all of which will raise money for Help Musicians UK. www.notesfrommusicianskitchens.com

    45 min

  7. 06/01/2020

    James & Angela Clutton

    Jennifer Johnston’s guests this week are James Clutton, Director of Opera at London’s Opera Holland Park, and his wife Angela Clutton, an award-winning food writer and historian. Embedded in the food and music communities in London, which have both been enormously impacted by the pandemic, you’ll hear them talk about how both industries might find their way out of the current crisis, their hopes for the future, finding comfort in creativity and about our duty to educate, inform and excite those who cross our paths.  Notes From Musicians’ Kitchens is a subscription-only online cookbook and mixology resource written by musicians from all over the world, sharing their food traditions and tastes, to raise money for Help Musicians UK. www.notesfrommusicianskitchens.com

    51 min

  8. 05/27/2020

    Ryan Speedo Green

    Join Jennifer Johnston as she talks to the American bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green about southern food and slavery, the importance of family and faith, that lasagna is opera and that food really does equate to love in his world.  Notes From Musicians’ Kitchens is a cookbook written by musicians as a means of digitally breaking bread with each other, of sharing and appreciating our diverse food cultures, and of creating new memories, all of which will raise money for Help Musicians UK.  www.notesfrommusicianskitchens.com

    47 min

  9. 05/18/2020

    Lucy Schaufer & Christopher Gillett

    Jennifer Johnston’s guests this week are the American mezzo soprano Lucy Schaufer and her husband, the British tenor Christopher Gillett, who talk to her from their home in Wiltshire, England. Equally passionate about new music, supporting composers through their successful not-for-profit venture Wild Plum Arts, and food, they are both extraordinarily good cooks who believe strongly in the power of local produce. You’ll hear their view is about the relationships between food and people and creativity, about keeping things simple, and about asking the right questions in life.  Notes From Musicians’ Kitchens is a subscription-only online cookbook and mixology resource written by musicians from all over the world, sharing their food traditions and tastes, to raise money for Help Musicians UK.  www.notesfrommusicianskitchens.com

    53 min

  10. 05/11/2020

    Sonya Yoncheva & Domingo Hindoyan

    Join Jennifer Johnston as she talks to the celebrated Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva and her husband, renowned Venezuelan conductor Domingo Hindoyan, about creativity, family life during lockdown, the collision of European and South American cultures in their household, how they choose the repertoire they perform, how Sonya copes with the pressure of a major performance day, and how critical they believe music education to be. Notes From Musicians Kitchens is a cookbook written by musicians as a means of digitally breaking bread with each other, of sharing and appreciating our diverse food cultures, and of creating new memories, all of which will raise money for Help Musicians U.K. www.notesfrommusicianskitchens.com

    52 min

  11. 05/05/2020

    Robert Treviño & Julia Siciliano

    Jennifer Johnston’s guests this week are conductor Robert Treviño and his wife, the pianist Julia Siciliano, who talk to her from their home in Malmö. Although the rest of Europe has locked down in the face of Covid-19, Sweden has remained open and so Robert, Chief Conductor of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, has become a pioneer in trialling how to keep live performances going in this new age of social distancing. You’ll hear him speak powerfully about what he thinks the classical music industry will have to do to stay relevant and alive, he’ll talk about his childhood in poverty in Texas, and movingly, impart his beliefs about living a life of service and his own mortality. We’ll also find out who does the cooking in their household and how important choc chip cookies have been. Notes From Musicians’ Kitchens is a subscription-only online cookbook and mixology resource written by musicians from all over the world, sharing their food traditions and tastes, to raise money for Help Musicians U.K. www.notesfrommusicianskitchens.com

    46 min

  12. 04/27/2020

    Jamie Barton

    Join Jennifer Johnston, as she talks to the celebrated American mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton about lockdown from her home in Atlanta, Georgia. You’ll hear her talk about coping with a travelling minstrel’s life, cooking from scratch, body positivity, finding balance and her Nanna’s biscuits.  Notes From Musicians Kitchens is a cookbook written by musicians as a means of digitally breaking bread with each other, of sharing and appreciating our diverse food cultures, and of creating new memories, all of which will raise money for Help Musicians U.K. Join me, Jennifer Johnston, as I talk to the American mezzo-soprano, Jamie Barton, about body positivity, finding balance and her Nanna’s biscuits. www.notesfrommusicianskitchens.com

    53 min
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Notes From Musicians’s Kitchens is a cookbook and mixology resource written by musicians as a means of digitally breaking bread with each other, of sharing and appreciating our diverse food cultures, and of creating new memories, all of which will raise money for Help Musicians U.K. Join me, Jennifer Johnston, as each week I talk to a music professional about how they’re coping during the pandemic, what they’re cooking, and what food means to them.

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