Season 2 - Episode 1: CHRISTOPHER LEE

06/03/19 • -1 min

Christopher Lee is an international flute performer and teacher, a Certified Personal Trainer and founding member of Whole Musician, a team of teachers who provide holistic artistic workshops and residencies.

Based in Toronto, Chris performs all over the world. He spoke about preparing and staying healthy for performance while traveling, and explained the Whole Musician vision and what Whole Musician does during a typical artist residency. In the second half of the episode, Chris shares the remarkable story of his sudden heart attack last fall, and his astounding full recovery since.

Christopher Lee’s website is: www.christopherlee.ca.

On this episode we hear an excerpt of “Paçoca,” from his album Bailar Conmigo.

Art Lives theme and transition music is composed by Nicholaus Meyers. Logo designed by Eduardo Moreno. Art Lives is available here, on Apple podcasts and Stitcher.

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Christopher Lee’s website is: www.christopherlee.ca.

On this episode we hear an excerpt of “Paçoca,” from his album Bailar Conmigo.

Art Lives theme and transition music is composed by Nicholaus Meyers. Logo designed by Eduardo Moreno. Art Lives is available here, on Apple podcasts and Stitcher.

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Episode 11 - Rebecca Kite unabridged!

Rebecca Kite is a musician, author, educator, and instrument designer and builder. This episode contains everything from Episode 10 plus more details about Rebecca’s training, her marimba studies, and further explanation about the timpani she designed and built with Barbara Allen. We also learn about her current pedagogy project.

Very few people have make a broader range of meaningful contributions to Western percussion over the last 40 years, and Rebecca tells some of that story in today’s podcast. It was a great honor to speak with her.

You can find links to her writings and recordings on her website, www.rebeccakite.com.

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Season 2 - Episode 2: Karla Huston

Karla Huston is a poet based in Appleton, Wisconsin. Karla was the 2017-2018 Poet Laureate of Wisconsin.

On this episode Karla tells us what it means to be a Poet Laureate for a State. She also discusses how her artistic and educational roles have informed each other, and what it means to be a good Literary Citizen. At the end of the episode, Karla reads “The Theory of Lipstick,” which won a Pushcart Prize in 2011.

You can find more information about Karla and her work, which includes 8 chapbooks and a full collection, here: www.karlahuston.com

Karla recommends reading any poetry that speaks to you! She is currently reading these wonderful works:

Tyehimba Jess, Olio

Allison Joseph, Confessions of a Barefaced Woman

Ilya Kaminsky, Deaf Republic

Ted Kooser, Kindest Regards

Dorianne Laux, Only As The Day Is Long

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