Toronto-based, Taiwanese-born percussionist Aiyun Huang talks about her career, her passion for new music theatre, and how a good dose of humor and a child’s sense of perspective and play inform her work. Many wise words of wisdom from on the field, 15-years into the process of  being a musician-parent!

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Episode Notes:

·  Aiyun Huang’s website: https://www.aiyunhuang.com

·  Steve Schick book: "The Percussionist’s Art: Same Bed, Different Dreams": tinyurl.com/percussionists-art

·  Aiyun’s article “Percussion Theatre: The Drama of Performance”, published in The Cambridge Companion to Percussion: tinyurl.com/percussion-theatre

·  “L’art Bruit”, by Mauricio Kagel, password: UofT2017: https://vimeo.com/212248938

·  “Windward”, by David Bithell, for bass drum, interactive animation, electronic sound, and computer controlled lighting: https://vimeo.com/279531839

·  “The Ice is Talking”, by Vivian Fung for solo percussion and electronics: https://youtu.be/WJMFwH_1t5I

·  “Le corps à corps”, by George Aperghis: https://vimeo.com/126673422

·  N.B. this interview was recorded December 2020.

This B-side episode features a duo made collaboratively at a distance between Montreal-based cellist Chloé Dominguez, and host Zosha Di Castri in NYC, followed by a discussion about the process. Thank you to the Canada Council for the Arts for their generous support.

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Episode Notes:

Montreal-based cellist Chloé Dominguez talks chamber music, work with composers and other artists, and her love of Baroque cello, while juggling three kids. Her secret super powers? -- rooting music in pleasure, having a supportive partner and family, and going with the flow.

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Episode Notes:

·  Chloé Dominguez’s website: www.chloedominguez.info

·  CIRMMT: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music, Media, and Technology: www.cirmmt.org 

·  Corps Secrets – Duo for cello and dancer; choreographed by Isabelle Van Grimde; composed by Sean Ferguson, performed by Chloé Dominguez and Elijah Brown: youtu.be/CidsPsmSnl8

·  Impact of Quebec’s Universal Low-Fee Childcare Program on Female Labour Force Participation, Domestic Income, and Government Budgets, by Pierre Fortin, Luc Godbout, and Suzie St-Cerny: tinyurl.com/utoronto-article

·  The Pandemic Created a Childcare Crisis. Mothers Bore the Burden, New York Times, by Claire Cain Miller, May 17, 2021: tinyurl.com/nytimes-childcarecrisis

·  Artist/Mother community & podcast: www.artistmotherpodcast.com

·  Close/Close; for solo cello, electronics & ensemble, by James O’Callaghan, performed by Chloé: soundcloud.com/james-ocallaghan/close-close

·  Graham Sommers Competition, September 2021, featuring Chloé performing new piano trios: www.mcgill.ca/gsc/events

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This project was made possible by a generous grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.

Listen to the new collaborative duo between French-American soprano/flutist Alice Teyssier and host Zosha Di Castri on this B-side episode, followed by a chat about their creative process and the evolution of the project over the course of several months.

French-American soprano and flutist Alice Teyssier discusses her experience becoming a mother as a musician, including the artistically revealing period of “in-between” experienced in the late days of pregnancy, which inspired her Thresholds project.

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Episode Notes:

·  Alice Teyssier's website: https://www.aliceteyssier.com

·  Thresholds project: https://www.aliceteyssier.com/thresholds.html

·  Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil, Gérard Grisey (with Alice singing): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ69BApIozg

·  Composing and Motherhood, essay by Emily Doolittle, New Music Box: https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/composing-and-motherhood/

·  The Last Days of Pregnancy: A Place of In-Between, by Jana Studelska, Mothering: https://www.mothering.com/threads/the-last-days-of-pregnancy-a-place-of-in-between.1619798/

·  Bradley Scott Rosen, Minor Rose hair salon, Gramercy Park: https://www.minorrose.com

·  Special news since this episode was recorded: we are happy to announce that Alice and Bradley will be welcoming their second child to the world this Fall!

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This project was made possible by a generous grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.

This B-side episode showcases a long-distance collaborative duo between Peruvian musician/composer Pauchi Sasaki and Zosha Di Castri. After the “premiere” of the new piece, the two discuss the process of working together, as well as technical aspects of the electronics. Thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts for their support.

Peruvian composer, performer, and interdisciplinary artist Pauchi Sasaki talks about her work, collaborations, and experiences adapting to family life, as well as to creating music in San Bartolo during the pandemic.

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Episode Notes:

·  Pauchi Sasaki’s website: https://www.pauchi.com

·  "k'uKu": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O78v8Dnkz4

·  “Tapao Orccoy”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe0QBBSwQ9s

·  ARIM, Artist Residency in Motherhood, founded by Lenka Clayton: http://www.artistresidencyinmotherhood.com/

·  “GAMA Sound Project” speaker dresses: tinyurl.com/GAMA-Sound-Project

·  The Institute for Ideas and Imagination, Paris: https://ideasimagination.columbia.edu/

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This project was made possible by a generous grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.

In this B-side, listen to a collaboration between Austro-Italian violinist Olivia De Prato and Dream Feed host Zosha Di Castri, followed by a brief conversation on creating the piece.

This project was made possible by a generous grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.

Austro-Italian violinist Olivia De Prato speaks to Zosha Di Castri about her experiences in motherhood and music through the COVID-19 pandemic and her family's move from New York City to Europe.

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Episode Notes: 

· Olivia De Prato's website: www.oliviadeprato.com

· I, A.M. // Artist Mother Project: www.oliviadeprato.com/artist-mother-project

· “Streya”, Olivia’s debut solo album: tinyurl.com/streya

· Ruth Opara TEDx talk, “The African Woman and Music”: tinyurl.com/tedxopara

 *Correction: Ruth Opara’s book will now be titled “Music, Motherhood, and Transnationalism: The Igbo, Nigerian Perspective”

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This project was made possible by a generous grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.