Inspiring Excerpts with Theo Marks, Violinmaker
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman
05/21/22
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In this short bonus episode in my Inspiring Excerpts series, Violinmaker Theo Marks talks about discovering these, as he calls them, “compelling wooden boxes", his childhood, learning the cello, and the craft and magic of violin making! The full episode is available in both video and podcast form, wherever you listen to podcasts, along with the transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e7-s1-theo-marks-luthier On my podcast website you can sign up for my podcast newsletter to get sneak peeks of upcoming guests!
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Shahriyar Jamshidi: Kamanche
May 14, 2022
•95m
Shahriyar Jamshidi is a Kurdish-Canadian kamanche player, composer and improvisor who grew up in Iran, and lived through some very difficult times. He has collaborated with many musicians including heavy-metal cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne (also a guest of this series) in their duo Kamancello, and has released numerous albums which feature his unique improvisational style. I find his playing to be extremely expressive and his personal story compelling. In this conversation he introduces us to this spiked-fiddle, which is the ancestor of the violin, and is used across many cultures, and also speaks about the need for humanity to stay in touch with our traditional music. Timestamps are below.
Like all my episodes, this is also a video, and the transcript is linked here as well: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/shahriyar-jamshidi-kamancheh
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Timestamps:
(00:00) intro
(01:20) description and history of the kamancheh
(10:00) first improvisation
(13:57) discussion of musical education
(19:01) discussion of microtones and modes
(24:03) demonstration of different techniques
(28:42) discussion of the use of the kamanche and it’s relation to song
(33:38) discussion about album “A Yellow Flower”
(38:51) different Kurdish languages
(41:59) growing up in Kermansheh, the political situation and ban on music
(45:03) the importance of traditional music, more about the culture and censorship
(52:42) immigration to Canada
(54:54) Banff residency
(57:15) International Society for Music Education conference in Azerbaijan
(59:48) International Society for Improvised Music, different collaborations
(1:03:23) second improvisation
(1:05:41) how Shahriyar practices and the importance of traditional music
(1:07:39) album “My Sunset Land Rojava” and the importance of music to express the most difficult emotions
(1:17:21) process and inspiration for improvising
(1:25:23) Kamancello duo with Raphael Weinroth-Browne
(1:27:17) collaborations with different musicians, Richard Robeson “Meet Me in Tangier”
(1:31:23) final improvisation
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Inspiring Excerpts: Kerson Leong
May 28, 2022
•7m
This is a short bonus episode in my "Inspiring Excerpts" series, featuring the wonderful violinist Kerson Leong, in which he gives great advice for not only musicians, but anyone striving to live a more meaningful and mindful life.
The full episode is here, available in podcast format and soon with the full transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e8-s1-kerson-leong-violinist
Virtuoso violinist Kerson Leong 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 of the full episode we are treated to an impromptu performance of Ysayë's Allemande from Violin Sonata no. 4. This conversation was recorded June 15, 2021. Kerson has many upcoming performances, all of which can be found on his website here: https://kersonleong.com/
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