Podcast Episodes

Joel Styzens: Relax Your Ears: Joel Styzens on Hearing Damage & Musical Recovery

Season 5 Episode 26

Joel Styzens is a composer and multi-instrumentalist whose career as a drummer was transformed due to sudden hearing damage. He talked to me about dealing with the physical and psychological effets o…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Healing Through Music: Amanda Martinez on Grief, Mental Health & Her Album Recuerdo

Season 5 Episode 25

Amanda Martinez writes and records mostly in Spanish, the language of her Mexican dad who biked all the way from Mexico to Canada, and you’ll learn how Amanda’s recent album Recuerdo helped her proc…

Published on 2 months ago

Heather Taves: her Beethoven Journey, Fascinating Research, Developing Creativity

Season 5 Episode 24

Heather Taves is an acclaimed Canadian pianist, also a composer, improviser, educator and writer.

She spoke to me about her unique and inspiring Beethoven Journey, her popular weekly blog which she s…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Renée Yoxon: Trans Voice Teacher, Jazz and Disability Rights (re-release)

Season 5 Episode 23

Archive highlight, originally released in 2023: Renée Yoxon is a trans non-binary singer, songwriter, jazz musician, and trans voice teacher.

Renee shares some beautiful and inspiring performances fro…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ceara Conway: Irish vocalist and Visual Artist (re-release)

Season 5 Episode 22

This was originally aired in 2023. Ceara Conway is an Irish contemporary vocalist and visual artist, and this episode features music from her album CAOIN as well as excerpts from some of her other pr…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Destiny Muhammad: Jazz Harpist Her Inspiring Personal Journey (re-release)

Season 5 Episode 21

This week's episode is a highlight from the archive, originally aired in 2023: I was so honoured to have this opportunity to talk with the inspiring Destiny Muhammad, who is a California-based jazz h…

Published on 3 months ago

Bente Illevold: Euphonium Virtuoso

Season 5 Episode 20

I’m excited to feature Bente Illevold, the internationally renowned Norwegian euphonium player who has carved out a unique career path as a euphonium virtuoso. During this podcast, you’ll be hearing …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Novelist Martha Anne Toll on Music, , Grief & Social Justice | ‘Duet for One’ + ‘Three Muses

Season 5 Episode 19

Martha Anne Toll is a novelist and literary and cultural critic, also a violist whose classical music training informs her artistic practice. She recently published her second novel, Duet for One, a …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Alisa Rose on Creativity, Body Awareness & Her Duo Album "Speranza" with Tristan Scroggins

Season 5 Episode 18

Alisa Rose is a multi-style violinist and fiddler, composer and educator, and in this episode we’re shining a light on her wonderful new album with mandolinist Tristan Scroggins, Speranza. You’ll hea…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Film Composer Christoph Zirngibl (120+ Films, Apple TV's Where’s Wanda)

Season 5 Episode 17

Christoph Zirngibl is an award-winning German film composer who has composed music for over 120 films as well as many TV series including the Apple TV+ series Where’s Wanda. It often strikes me that…

Published on 4 months ago