Creative Peacemeal

Today’s guest is Chris Impellitteri, guitarist, and founding member of the heavy metal rock band, Impellitteri. His virtuosic riffs make him a guitar hero, the melodies are full of energy. Be sure to check out their latest album, Wake The Beast, a 3 disc compilation with songs spanning from 1987 to 2010, out Sept 30th, 2022.
Chris joins the show to discuss the realities of rock band life, dips into some of his favorite music, chats about gear, and more in this insightful, engaging interview.
To learn more about the Los Angeles based heavy metal band, Impellitteri, and to check out their discography and concert schedule, go here.

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As soloist and chamber musician, violinist Eva Szekely has concertized extensively throughout North America, Europe and South America. She has appeared in such cities as Boston, Milwaukee, Chicago, Prague, New York, St. Louis as well as on concert series in France, Austria and the Netherlands.

In Brazil, she has been guest artist at the highly acclaimed International Music Festival of Para, the Londrina Music Festival and the SESC International Music Festival in Pelotas, and has presented concerts and master classes in all of that country’s major musical centers. She was the first recipient of the Governor’s Medal of Honor in the Arts in Brazil in 1999 and is the most recent winner of MU’s distinguished International Engagement Award.

Ms. Szekely has premiered works written and dedicated to her by distinguished contemporary composers including among others James Willey, Chester Biscardi, Erich Leitner, Andrew List and Roberto Escobar. She has been heard on national and international radio and television broadcasts and has recorded for CRI, New World and Albany Records.

Ms. Szekely’s students have been winners of numerous competitions and have distinguished themselves both as performers and teachers at home and abroad. Ms. Szekely holds degrees in violin performance from the Juilliard School, where she was a student of Ivan Galamian. She studied chamber music with Franco Gulli, Zoltan Szekely, Felix Galimir as well as members of the Juilliard and Hungarian String Quartets.

A visiting guest artist at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Eva Szekely was honored with the University of Missouri’s Middlebush Chair in Fine Arts and was named Artist Teacher of the Year by the Missouri American String Teachers Association. She is Professor of Violin,1st violinist of the Esterhazy Quartet, and head of the string area at the University of Missouri School of Music.

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Today's guest, pianist, Ana Nikolic, discusses a wide variety of topics, from her musical interests, to how different music education systems she's encountered happen to be. She also shares great insights, stories along the way.
Ana Nikolic has played piano her whole life, she grew up in Serbia, and completed her master in piano performance in Rome. She has an active concert and teaching schedule, along with a thriving social media following. She is currently embarking on composition projects.
To learn more about Ana, follow the links below.
IG: @ananikolicpiano
Website: https://ananikolicpiano.com/

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Daniel Saenz joins the show to discuss his musical life from beginnings to the joys of being a professor. He also shares practice tips, resources, and so much more in this intimate interview.
Cellist Daniel Saenz has performed and presented master classes throughout South America, Mexico, and the USA. Recent engagements have taken him to internationally renowned venues throughout the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia. As a concerto soloist, he has performed with orchestras in the United States, France, and Bolivia. An advocate of the music of our time, Mr. Saenz has performed under the auspices of Aperio, Music of the Americas, The Foundation for Modern Music, the University of Missouri Kansas City Musica Aestas Composition Festival, and SoundSCAPE Composition and Performance Exchange in Maccagno, Italy. More recently, Daniel performed at the Schlern International Music Festival in Völsam Schlern, the Rio International Cello Festival in Rio de Janeiro, and the National Arts Institute (UNA) in Buenos Aires. A graduate of the University of Houston, Rice University and the Eastman School of Music, Mr. Saenz is the Associate Professor of Cello at Sam Houston State University School of Music where he teaches cello, coaches chamber music. He’s also the executive director and founder of Brazos music, a non profit organization in the Houston area, and is a member of the Kolonneh Chamber players, and is certified in all Suzuki method books for cello.
To learn more about Daniel Saenz, follow the links below.
Daniel Saenz Website: https://www.saenzcello.com/
Brazos Music Non-Profit: https://brazosmusic.org/
Sam Houston State University: https://www.shsu.edu/academics/music/faculty-bios/2020/daniel-saenz

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It was a delight to catch up with one of my favorite people, musician and music librarian, Laura Gayle Green. We discuss a vast array of topics from her start, to the unique smell of books, and more in this insightful episode.
Laura Gayle Green holds degrees from Ashland College (B. music, piano), the University of Virginia (M.A., musicology), and Indiana University (M.L.S. with an emphasis in music librarianship). She became Head of the Warren D. Allen Music Library at Florida State University in July 2012. Previous positions include Director, Music/Media Library at the University of Missouri—Kansas City (UMKC, 1993-2012) with an appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor in the Conservatory of Music and Dance, and Visiting Assistant Librarian, Music Cataloger at Indiana University (1990-1993). Ms. Green has been published in Cataloging and Classification Quarterly and Music Reference Services Quarterly, and has invited articles in Women and Music in America Since 1900 (Oryx Press 2002). She has been a speaker and panelist at the Appalachian Studies Association, Music Library Association (MLA), Music Library Association Midwest Chapter, American Musicological Association, Society for American Music, and Innovative Users Group meetings. Ms. Green has served as Convention Manager, Assistant Convention Manager, Treasurer/Executive Secretary, Program Chair, and Co-Chair Local Arrangements Committee for MLA. Ms. Green serves on the advisory board for Naxos Music Library and is on the editorial boards for College Music Symposium, A-R Editions’ Online Music Anthology (ARMA), and nkoda University Advisory Board.

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