And Now The Music

Join us for a show about music, bringing you great musicians and fantastic sound from Audio Recording Studio.

In this episode: our host and producer, Liz Huff, and our guests, composer Ryan Charles Ramer, and pianists Ben Malkevich, Leah Frank, and Nicholas Underhill.

Audio engineering by Bruce Gigax. Theme music by Ryan Charles Ramer, video for archives by Nate Lockwood, cover art by Alexandra Harsha, VO by Randall Fusco. If you want to support the show, go to PayPal @AndNowTheMusic, and thank you!

Program: we chat about piano selections from Ramer's career so far, from his earliest compositions to a recent piece titled Sonata #6. Ramer and his former partner Christopher L. Richards have presented two art/performance shows developed by giving visual artists a piece to listen and respond to, creating artworks based on that music. The most recent project, Sonata #6, was on view through Dec 17, 2021 at Survival Kit Gallery in 78th Street Studios, 1305 W. 80th St., Cleveland, OH 44102.

Join us for a show about music, bringing you great musicians and fantastic sound from Audio Recording Studio.

In this episode: our host and producer, Liz Huff, and our guest, Calvin Stokes, who can be heard in concert around the U.S., playing both classical and jazz harp. He started studying harp on a dare!

Audio engineering by Bruce Gigax. Theme music by Ryan Charles Ramer, video for archives by Nate Lockwood, cover art by Alexandra Harsha, VO by Randall Fusco. If you want to support the show, go to PayPal @AndNowTheMusic, and thank you!

Program: wide-ranging! Includes Rhapsodie by Marcel Grandjany, Mazurka by Alphonse Hasselmans, Mood Indigo by Duke Ellington, My One and Only Love by Wood/Mellin, and selections from Ryan Charles Ramer's Emily Dickinson song cycle for harp and soprano.

Bio: Calvin Stokes is the winner of the 1995 Lyon & Healy Harpfest® International Jazz/Pop Harp Competition. This Cleveland, Ohio native first studied harp on a dare. He later went on to earn Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music under the tutelage of world-renowned harpist, Alice Chalifoux. He has performed with major orchestras across the United States. It was while touring Europe that this Tanglewood alum played in his first jazz "jam session."

His debut solo recording, "Free," is an intriguing blend of R&B and Latin Jazz, released on the ChiliDog® record label. Using his Electric Harp as the foundation, Calvin surrounded himself with talented musicians to create a unique sound all his own that fits effortlessly alongside today’s preeminent "Smooth Jazz" artists.

This versatile artist can be found on various recordings ranging from classical pieces by 20th century American composers to jumping into the fray with "Indie Rock" bands.

Currently, he performs various concerts around the country ranging from classical to jazz using his friendly, relaxed stage presence to expand the awareness and perceptions of the harp. This multi-talented performer has also made several television appearances both as a harpist and an actor (with multiple roles to his credit).

Join us for a show about music, bringing you great musicians and fantastic sound from Audio Recording Studio.

In this episode: our host and producer, Liz Huff, and our guests, violinist Kim Gomez, violist Lisa Boyko, and cellist Bryan Dumm - all three are members of The Cleveland Orchestra (CTO at Blossom runs July 3-September 11), as well as various chamber music ensembles including Cleveland Chamber Collective (concert on 8/29/21 with Lisa and Kim). Audio engineering by Bruce Gigax. Theme music by Ryan Charles Ramer, video for archives by Nate Lockwood, cover art by Alexandra Harsha, VO by Randall Fusco. If you want to support the show, go to PayPal @AndNowTheMusic, and thank you!

Program: J. S. Bach - Solo work for violin, two movements; W. A. Mozart - Adaio and Rondo from Duo in G-major for violin and viola; Ernst von Dohnanyi - March and Finale from Serenade in C-major for string trio.

A member of The Cleveland Orchestra since 1990, Kim Gomez studied at the Peabody  Conservatory, then earned a bachelor of music degree and an artist diploma from the  Cleveland Institute of Music, where she was a concerto competition winner. Her  teachers have included David Cerone, Josef Gingold, Daniel Heifetz, Virginia  Schneider, David Updegraff, Donald Weilerstein, and Mimi Zweig. 

Ms. Gomez has appeared on three occasions as a soloist with the Louisville Symphony  Orchestra and solo appearances with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra and the  Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Ms. Gomez  grew up in a musical family; her mother, Dorothy Nolen, was a singer. 

Ms. Gomez and her husband, James, have five children: Dorothy, James Jr., Manuel,  Mariana, and Cecilia. Ms. Gomez enjoys running, reading, and singing in her church  choir. 

Lisa Boyko joined The Cleveland Orchestra in 1991, after serving as a member of the  New Orleans Symphony, Toronto Symphony, and the Minnesota Orchestra. Born in  Cleveland and raised in Tucson, Arizona, Ms. Boyko studied for two years in Vienna at  the Musikgymnasium and the Hochschule für Musik. In 1985, she received a bachelor  of music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM), where she was a student  of Robert Vernon. 

Ms. Boyko has appeared as alumni soloist with the Cleveland Institute of Music  Chamber Orchestra in the Cleveland premiere of Darius Milhaud’s Concertino d’été and  continues to perform regularly in solo recitals and chamber...