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

Coffee Without Milk: The Ebb & Flow Arts Podcast #009 w/ special guest Sarah Cahill

Sarah Cahill is an amazing force for modern music globally. She has offered worldwide piano performances, produced dozens of CD's, granted numerous commissions for new works, gives regular radio broadcasts, and has deep scholarship and knowledge of all things she touches. Join us in a broad and boundless discussion ranging from Henry Cowell's imaginative rhythmic concepts to music-in-isolation with a treasured modern-music revolutionary, Leo Ornstein, to several women composers as part of her ongoing project, "The Future is Female."

Check out Sarah's ongoing work: http://sarahcahill.com/

And Sarah's uploads on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQtq-kPN1yJVBKMsmD81XIA/videos

Produced by Ebb and Flow Arts and Maui Institute for Modern Music. (c) 2020 all rights reserved

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Coffee Without Milk: The Ebb & Flow Arts Podcast #008 w/ special guest Gregory Walker

Dr. George Walker is Ebb & Flow Arts’s Honorary President Emeritus (in Memoriam). The Walker family is a remarkable and exceptional American musical family. Listen in with world-renowned violinist and composer Gregory Walker as he shares extraordinary musical performances, stories about his father George Walker and his mother Helen Walker-Hill, and his ongoing passions and groundbreaking pursuits.

Please check out more of Gregory's work: http://www.gregorywalkerviolin.com/

And on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQOmomAGjqFInX3t-z7OBqA

Produced by Ebb and Flow Arts and Maui Institute for Modern Music. (c) 2020 all rights reserved

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Coffee Without Milk: The Ebb & Flow Arts Podcast #007 w/ special guest Andy Behrle

Join the conversation with master sculptor and craftsman Andy Behrle as he discusses his process, technique, and inspiration for a variety of works involving light, electronics, sound, architecture, projected video, and handsomely refurbished Victrola's adapted to play the music of the stars.

Please check out more of Andy's work: http://www.andybehrle.com/

And on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/andybehrleart

Produced by Ebb and Flow Arts and Maui Institute for Modern Music. (c) 2020 all rights reserved

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Coffee Without Milk: The Ebb & Flow Arts Podcast Episode #006, w/ Adam Tendler

World-renowned patriotic pianist Adam Tendler discusses the works and philosophies of John Cage, Christian Wolff, and Toru Takemitsu while lambasting censorship on Tumblr and delving into the rhythmic intricacies of nearly-lost composer Robert Moffat Palmer. Join us as we listen to recent performances and address the challenges of creating music and identifying with society and culture during the time of Covid.

Please check out all the works of Adam Tendler: http://adamtendler.com/

http://america88x50.com/bio.html

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDissonantStates

And pick up his latest books on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Adam-Tendler/e/B00HHFZGMS%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Produced by Ebb and Flow Arts and Maui Institute for Modern Music. (c) 2020 all rights reserved

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Coffee Without Milk: The Ebb & Flow Arts Podcast Episode #005, w/ William Anderson and Joan Forsyth

Composer and virtouso guitarist Bill Anderson is joined by special guest Joan Forsyth to discuss modern composition, listening, the works of Dina Koston, poetry, Darmstadt, Fractal Baroque, the pronunciation of "Theorbo," and all things musical under the sun!

Please check out more work by Bill Anderson:

https://www.williamanderson.us/

https://www.voxnplux.com/

And Joan Forsyth:

https://www.joanforsyth.com/

https://www.cygnusensemble.com/

Produced by Ebb and Flow Arts and Maui Institute for Modern Music. (c) 2020 all rights reserved

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