In Episode 46, Lisa interviews Mari Sato, a Cleveland-based violinist who has enjoyed a rich and varied career as a solo, orchestra and chamber musician. Mari shares her reflections on the role of musical place in her career as well as thoughts on how being a professional musician influenced her parenting. In the second half of the episode, Season 7 co-host George Blake sets the stage for our exploration of musical place this season. He also provides further context on composer John Luther Adams and his work with musical place.

YouTube video of performance of John Luther Adams’s work “The Wind in High Places”- No Exit New Music Ensemble String Quartet with special guest Mari Sato 

YouTube video of performance of Margaret Brouwer’s work “All Lines Are Still Busy” for solo violin and narrator