The Lonely Cello Podcast

This episode, I chat with pioneering Navy pilot and aspiring cellist Karen Brasch.

Audio note: I am working on sound dampening in the new house! I understand that it sounds like a cave- thank you for your patience!

I'm joined by two wonderful adult learners today to talk about life, learning, and their journeys with the cello.

Today's episode is sponsored by Benjamin Whitcomb's new series of books exploring chords and their function for violin and cello. Check them out here! https://bookshop.org/contributors/benjamin-whitcomb

Tamarack Arts summer programs here! http://tamarackarts.org/enroll

Last week, I had the chance to talk to a wonderful emerging cellist in Sweden, Ragnhild Wesenberg. I feel like she’s a bit of a hidden treasure: certainly not the most famous cellist on the internet, but one of the most thoughtful, original, and interesting. Listen to our conversation and when people mention her in a few years, you can say, “Oh yeah, I knew about her in 2022”.

Ragnhild Eskeland Wesenberg resources!

Website: https://www.ragnhildwesenberg.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063680665678

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celloragnhild/

Contact: [email protected]

Schnittke Concerto No 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYO9nf8f-ns

My friend and colleague Eric Sheaffer comes on to chat about his journey on the instrument and all things teaching, learning, and playing. Eric had an early start at music but got serious about the cello at what some would consider to be a "late" age. Now a thriving performer, he is proof yet again that there are lots of ways to make music the focus of your life.

Link to the transposed Bach 4th Suite: https://yuriyleonovich.com/blogs/musings/posts/hommage-to-gaspar-cassado

Tamarack Arts: http://www.tamarackarts.org

Thom Limbert is a composer and professor at Sonoma State University in California, and today we're talking all about entry points to writing music. It's never too late or early in your musical journey to start gathering the tools you need to progress.

Links:

Anna Meredith on Ableton Live: https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/anna-meredith-shape-music/

Thom's faculty page on Sonoma State:https://music.sonoma.edu/faculty-staff/dr-thomas-limbert

Paul Berliner: Mbira Platform: http://mbiraplatform.org/

My old friend and CSUN compatriot Denis Jiron talks candidly about the ups and downs of being a professional musician. With humility, soul, and humor, he shares his story, from the highest highs (this man played regularly with the LA Phil) to some difficult lows (Bells palsy and unsupportive colleagues). We hope you enjoy this conversation and take away from all of this that nothing is final. Your victory or your defeat. The only thing that is certain is that life goes on, and that we must find a way to do so with as much joy as possible. So grateful for the time he took to offer his insight and experience.

His website: https://www.denisjiron.com/

Tamarack Arts: https://www.tamarackarts.org/

My old friend and CSUN compatriot Denis Jiron talks candidly about the ups and downs of being a professional musician. With humility, soul, and humor, he shares his story, from the highest highs (this man played regularly with the LA Phil) to some difficult lows (Bells palsy and unsupportive colleagues). We hope you enjoy this conversation and take away from all of this that nothing is final. Your victory or your defeat. The only thing that is certain is that life goes on, and that we must find a way to do so with as much joy as possible. So grateful for the time he took to offer his insight and experience.

His website: https://www.denisjiron.com/

Tamarack Arts: https://www.tamarackarts.org/

A conversation between two trauma survivors who decided to learn as much as possible about the way it changes us and the way we see the world. Best selling author Emily Ann Peterson's School of Bravery consultancy is devoted to freeing tender folks from the traps trauma sets and empowers them to take charge and thrive. I love this woman so much, and I'm thrilled she shared this time with my listeners.

So so much good info here: https://www.schoolofbravery.com/resources

Donate to Tamarack Arts here: https://www.tamarackarts.org/giving

A conversation between two trauma survivors who decided to learn as much as possible about the way it changes us and the way we see the world. Best selling author Emily Ann Peterson's School of Bravery consultancy is devoted to freeing tender folks from the traps trauma sets and empowers them to take charge and thrive. I love this woman so much, and I'm thrilled she shared this time with my listeners.

So so much good info here: https://www.schoolofbravery.com/resources

Donate to Tamarack Arts here: https://www.tamarackarts.org/giving

Rochester, NY based cellist Sandra Halleran joins me to get into the weeds about teaching, learning, the music industry, and the books and podcasts she find interesting and helpful. She's also new faculty at Tamarack Arts! At the end, Benjamin Whitcomb plays a movement of Britten Suite for Cello No. 2 for unaccompanied cello from his new album. This one's for you, nerds!

Links:

Benjamin Whitcomb's new album: 20th Century Music for Cello is out now on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2Mqxrf0M2yeOaf1vxa2woG and will be available at his website shortly: https://www.benjaminwhitcomb.com/

Cello Sherpa Podcast: https://www.thecellosherpa.com/podcast.html

Scaling the Tenor Clef Dragon: https://www.johnsonstring.com/cgi-bin/music/scripts/violin-viola-cello-music.cgi?itemno=CEVARISCALINGBOP

Popper 15 Easy Studies: https://imslp.org/wiki/15_Leichte_Et%C3%BCden_in_der_ersten_Lage%2C_Op.76a_(Popper%2C_David)