Our guest for this episode is someone who definitely exudes the kodawari energy. Her name is Kris Kwapis, and she is an expert in early music and the baroque trumpet. She appears regularly as a soloist and principal trumpet in period-instrument ensembles across North America, and she teaches baroque trumpet at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. Her bio is way too long for these episode notes, so I encourage you to check it out on her website.

In this episode we talk about many things, including what it means to be an artist, how to prepare for concerts, and how to balance technique and artistic expression. In other words, how do we transcend technique and just surrender to the artistic expression of being a performer.

And we also talk about life philosophy more generally. It was a fun and meaningful conversation, and we hope you enjoy it!

Links

• Kris's website
• Kris's encaustic paintings
• Kris introduces the baroque trumpet on Portland Baroque Orchestra's Youtube channel
• Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (Shoshin)



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