Coffee Without Milk: The E&FA podcast #12 feat. Naomi Niskala

Join celebrated and highly accomplished EFA guest pianist Naomi Niskala as we listen to and discuss the extraordinary and varied works in her repertoire. The conversation focuses on the published and discovered music of 20th Century composer Robert Helps as well as Naomi's process for rehearsing and presenting new works. Teaching and performing are paramount abilities of the modern pianist, and Naomi describes her philosophy and discipline before and during the pandemic crisis.

"Born to Japanese/Finnish-American parents, Niskala began studying piano at the age of three. She was raised in Rochester, New York and later in Tokyo, Japan. Niskala holds degrees from the Yale School of Music, the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and the New England Conservatory of Music, and also attended Tufts University. She received her Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in Piano Performance with Gilbert Kalish at Stony Brook, and an Artist Diploma with Claude Frank at Yale." (http://facstaff.susqu.edu/n/niskala/default.htm)

Learn more about Naomi: http://facstaff.susqu.edu/n/niskala/default.htm

Purchase her incredible recordings: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Helps-Complete-Works-Piano/dp/B000S52Z14

(c)(p) Ebb and Flow Arts, 2020

Coffee Without Milk: The E&FA podcast #11 feat. Ignace Jang & Hawai'i Composers

Feat. Iggy Jang with composers Michael Foumai, Takuma Itoh, Jon Magnussen, Thomas Osborne, Robert Pollock, Peter Swanzy, and Donald Womack

This special episode brings together a group of Hawai'i-based composers with a common thread: All have worked with and written music especially for Hawai'i Symphony Concertmaster and world-renowned violin virtuoso Iggy Jang. Join us as we listen to the works we've shared, discuss our collaborations, our experiences, and our hopes for the future through collaboration (NOT competition)!

LINKS TO COMPOSERS:

Michael Foumai: http://www.michaelfoumai.com/

Takuma Itoh: http://www.takumaitoh.com/

Jon Magnussen: http://www.jonmagnussen.com/

Thomas Osborne: https://thomas-osborne.com/

Robert Pollock: http://www.robertemilpollock.com/

Peter Swanzy: https://www.swanzymedia.com/pages/about/

Donald Womack: https://donaldwomack.com/

Coffee Without Milk: The Ebb & Flow Arts Podcast #10 w/ guests Dr. Bob Wehrman and Mike Takemoto

Experience, watch, and listen to a conversation between some of Ebb & Flow Arts most important creative minds. Since the early days of Ebb & Flow Arts, Bob Wehrman and Mike Takemoto have been fervent contributors - developing immersive full-dome videos, painting live musical scores, and advocating passionately for the arts in our communities. In this episode, Robert Pollock and Peter Swanzy explore the incredible and frightening history of Bob's service in the Vietnam War, Mike's experiences in the current academic upset, and reflect on the state of the arts in the moving target that is modern life.

Dr. Robert Wehrman, composer, writer, and educator:

http://rwehrman.com/

http://colinfletcherbiography.com/

Mike Takemoto, artist and eductor:

https://mtakemoto.com/

https://mailchi.mp/f95b8d667e61/takemoto?e=732dc7e796

All works not to be reproduced or used in any way without written permission (c)(p) 2020 Ebb & Flow Arts, Dr. Robert Wehrman, Michael Takemoto, Peter Swanzy