So Many Wrong Notes

Jeannette talks to composers David Biedenbender and Matthew Browne about their experiences with working with performers, their compositional processes, their relationship to writing for the piano, and their thoughts on music today.

We’re back! For episode 1 of season 2, we catch up on our summers, get into the business of performance anxiety, talk about how nerves are actually not the enemy, and also about more important things like naming your spiders … Continued

A little taste of some of the interesting and incredible guests we have in store for you this coming season. New episodes coming soon!

For Part 2, Jonathan bares all: how a glitch in paperwork nearly cost him a musical career, how he chose freelancing over tenure track, what he has learned from his musical mentors, and how he is thankful even for lessons that … Continued

It was so good to catch up with Jonathan that we had to split this interview into 2 episodes. In Part 1, we talk about what he’s learned from being the director of his own chamber music series, what it … Continued

In our second Awesome Person Interview series, Franny interviews a fantastic tenor, Martin Bakari. This week Martin and Franny talk about working with singers: the qualities that make a great collaborative pianist, building trust during the rehearsal process, and what … Continued

For the inaugural episode of our “Awesome Person Series”, we bring you an interview with Pomona College’s Everett S. Olive Professor Genevieve Feiwen Lee, a pianist whose wisdom, empathy, and creativity makes her a favorite of anyone who gets to know … Continued

In which we discuss the often loathed tradition of playing entire recitals by memory.

In which Franny and Jeannette talk about why they love to collaborate with composers!

Franny asks Jeannette many a good question about what it’s like to be the pianist of the Garth Newel Piano Quartet, and how that has worked better than Xanax for mental sanity. There is talk of brothers on both ends. … Continued