Frédéric Moisan: Languages, Life-balance and Learning the violin
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman
06/24/23
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I’m joined by my colleague in Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, violinist Frédéric Moisan. Originally from the Breton town of Saint-Brieuc in France, he immigrated to Finland and then Canada. In this wide-ranging conversation we talked about wind-surfing,family, languages, different cultures’ approaches to education, the challenges of playing the violin, the original version of the Sibelius violin concerto (which was the subject of Fred’s Doctoral Dissertation), life balance, and fly fishing. We talked about the differences between being a freelancer to being an orchestra member; Fred has great advice for colleagues and students preparing auditions, and you can find these various topics in the timestamps. Like all my episodes, this is available as both a video on my YouTube, and a podcast wherever you listen to podcasts; the transcript is also linked on my website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/frdric-moisan
Finally, do check out the link to my Ko-fi page in the description, since I really need my listeners’ support to keep this project going!
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(02:12) growing up in Brittany, studies in France, the Conservatoire system
(09:52) moving to Finland
(20:45) violin studies with Anne-Marie De Boisgisson, windsurfing, education systems
(29:07) please help me keep this series going: Ko-fi support page linked!
(29:35) Anne-Marie De Boisgisson
(30:26) different education systems Finland, France, Canada
(37:20) Fred’s parents, grandparents, the loss of his mother
(48:05) reflections on parenting and balancing life, bringing up multi-lingual children
(54:25) differences between freelancing and having an orchestra job
(01:00:31) orchestra auditions
(01:05:06) violin practice routines
(01:09:00) Sibelius violin concerto original version
(01:14:50) performing as a soloist with orchestra
(01:17:02) goals and aspirations for music students
(01:24:24) Breton language and culture
(01:27:33) fly-fishing and the benefit of hobbies
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Daniel Ramjattan: Classical Guitarist and Performance Coach
June 17, 2023
•105m
Daniel Ramjattan is a phenomenal classical guitarist and this episode features some of his performances as well as many valuable insights in his work as a performance coach and educator, and from his reflections on the significant challenges he has overcome in his life and career. Like all my episodes, this is available on your favourite podcast player, a video on YouTube, and the transcript, all linked to my website https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/daniel-ramjattan I’m an independent podcaster and I need my listeners’ help to keep this series going. https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman
I really value this long-form conversations that allow for depth, and you can use the detailed timestamps if you prefer to jump to any topics or musical selection.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(02:05) big personal and financial challenges
(07:44) Trinidad Tobago culture and family
(11:46) Segovia
(14:56) intro to Catharsis by Raphael Weinroth-Browne
(16:37) “Ire” from Catharis by Raphael Weinroth-Browne from Daniel’s album “Inspirations”
(16:40)I need my listeners’ help: Please offer me a tip on Ko-fi!
(21:53) Segovia, Flamenco
(23:43)John Williams
(24:29) Julian Bream, intro to Leo Brouwer Sonata
(28:00) Toccata de Pasquini, Leo Brouwer Sonata
(33:04) Performance Anxiety, Madeline Bruser, Gerald Klickstein
(35:14) financial barriers “Life doesn’t have to be this hard”, studies with Bruce Holtzman, Lorenzo Micheli, Patrick Roux
(45:46) Busking, connecting with different audiences
(53:30) intro to Naoko Tsujita’s piece
(56:17) Naoko Tsujita Gamelan Suite, Second Movement from Daniel’s album “Inspirations”
(59:02) the Carillon, Naoko Tsujita
(01:03:00) Performance Anxiety, beta blockers, exposure treatment
(01:11:48) Improvisation to help with anxiety
(01:16:45) controlling performance contexts, mindset, Performance Anxiety
(01:19:56) Buddhism, martial arts, controlling emotions
(01:29:03) teaching performance anxiety skills
(01:40:07) final reflections on life and gratitude mindset
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July 1, 2023
•102m
It’s hard to sum up how important Verna Gillis has been for music lovers. First of all, she is an ethnomusicologist who recorded traditional music around the world including in Kashmir, Afghanistan, Iran, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Surinam, Ghana, and the United States. This episode will bring you along on some of these journeys. 25 of these recordings are available through Smithsonian Folkways and Lyrichord, and I’m very grateful to Smithsonian Folkways for allowing us to use some of these tracks for this specific episode. The albums that this music comes from are linked here in the show notes, where you'll find the video version, transcript, and photo gallery from Verna's career: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/verna-gillis
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