Melissa White and Elena Urioste- Intermission

09/21/20 • 44 min

In this last episode of series 2, I was absolutely thrilled to talk to these two wonderful women who have accomplished so much, both individually as violinists and also together with their business "Intermission" which combines Yoga, breathing & mindfulness with Music.
We had a fabulous chat about music education, the Benedetti Sessions and Melissa's Harlem String Quartet performing with the legendary Chick Corea and at the White House to President Obama. We also talked at length about race within the classical music world and how important it is for young people to see themselves represented on stage.
I do hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did making it!
Thanks for your continued support, be sure to subscribe wherever you normally listen so you don't miss series 3 as soon as it arrives in a few weeks time.
Beth x

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Deborah Pritchard

My guest this week is the British composer Deborah Pritchard. We had a wonderful chat about her synasthesia, which is where sound involuntarily evokes an experience of colour and how she has utilised that in her work and the gorgeous artwork that often accompanies her compositions.
Here is a link to her piece for solo violin "Inside Colour" that we discuss and I highly recommend having a look!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk0NzyzccdU&feature=youtu.be
You can also see some of her visulisations and music maps on the Musici Ireland Facebook and Instagram pages.
Musici Chats is presented by Beth McNinch:
Freelance violist living in Ireland.
Artistic Director of Musici Ireland
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