Please welcome the inimitable flutist-composer Leanna Keith to the pod to talk about finding one's place, defying expectations, building trust with audiences, and so much more. I hope you love listening to this inspiring conversation as much as I loved being a part of it!

A freelance flutist, artist, improviser, and composer in the Seattle area, Leanna Keith (she/they) delights in creating sound experiences that make audiences laugh, cry, and say: “I didn’t know the flute could do that!” Their works focus on spontaneous sound creation, timbre-shifting, the mixed-race experience, queer theory, and the breaking of performer/audience boundaries. She is dedicated to playing music by composers who are still living, and advocates for the usage of music as social activism. Leanna is the professor of flute at Cornish College of the Arts. Their latest project is their second album, "body of breath", which is a concept album by Leanna Keith of the bass flute as a living, breathing, organism. Backed by live and pre-recorded processed electronics, she creates shifting surrealist soundscapes, utilizing the unique timbre and extended technique possibilities of the bass flute as a solo instrument.

Leanna's website:

https://www.leannakeithflute.com/

Watch Rice, Blood, Sugar:

https://youtu.be/n3-glUFjlcY?si=qQg_RtW18iNve-pl

Buy Leanna's music:

https://leannakeith.bandcamp.com/

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