Improvisation with Karen Donnelly, Trumpet player and Leah Roseman, Violinist

Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman

07/22/21

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Free improvisation was very new to both of us when we recorded this, but we had fun with this little back-and-forth across Zoom.

This is a bonus episode connected to my fascinating interview with Karen, Episode 9 Season 1.

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https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e9-s1-karen-donnelly-trumpet-player

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photo credit: Fred Cattroll

Previous Episode

Kerson Leong Violinist

July 15, 2021

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49m

I was thrilled to have this fascinating conversastion with virtuoso violinist Kerson Leong, who is as eloquent in his musicality as in the way he talks about music and violin playing. I trust that a broad audience will take inspiration from this wide-ranging discussion. At the beginning, we are treated to an impromptu performance of Ysayë's Allemande from Violin Sonata no. 4. This conversation was recorded June 15, 2021 over Zoom. Kerson has many upcoming performances, all of which can be found on his website here: https://kersonleong.com/

Like all my episodes, this is also a video, and you'll find the transcript linked here as well as bonus episodes:

https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e8-s1-kerson-leong-violinist

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Next Episode

Aaron Schwebel Violinist

July 29, 2021

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37m

I really enjoyed this conversation with the wonderful violinist Aaron Schwebel who spoke with a lot of insight about so many interesting and important topics (timestamps are listed below). Aaron currently holds the positions of Concertmaster with the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra and Associate Concertmaster with the Canadian Opera Company. Schwebel is a member of the LARK ensemble and Rosebud String Quartet, and is founder/artistic director of Echo Chamber Toronto, a series that merges chamber music and contemporary dance. We talk about his many and varied experiences, in terms of his development and his career. In separate bonus episodes you can hear him play some solo Bach, and we also do a little improv back and forth across the Zoom platform.

The video version is linked here, with the transcript and bonus episodes:

https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e10-s1-aaron-schwebel-violinist

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https://www.aaronschwebelviolin.com/

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro and some of Aaron’s projects

(02:53) love of string quartet playing, London Quartet Competition

(10:53) effects of the pandemic shutdowns

(13:59) Aaron’s way of practicing

(15:13) role as Concertmaster

(17:55) singing lessons

(18:41) Muay Thai classes