Asha Srinivasan, composer of the 2015 FNMC Composition Competition winner for flute and cello, Dviraag, joins us today to discuss her auspicious beginnings as a classical singer in India, how she blends her Indian and American heritage in her work, and so much more! She stresses how making art is a process of self-discovery, but her specific tips can really help us all collaborate better with one another. And she spills some tea on her latest flute project with her colleague from Lawrence Conservatory, Erin Lesser!

https://www.twocomposers.org/asha/about.php

Laurie Berkner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Berkner

Aruna Sairam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aruna_Sairam

Metallica, Black album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqDeH3hwxfw

And some additional listening recs Asha sent us later!:

Mehdi Hassan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehdi_Hassan

John Luther Adams, Become Ocean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGva1NVWRXk

Louis Andriessen, De Staat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC1TkipqZrM

Donnacha Dennehy, Gra agus Bas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORJ1wgRI3WU