Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:00:54 -0500 https://parlando-musicalmatterswithvivienschweitzer.buzzsprout.com en-us © 2026 Parlando: Musical Matters with Vivien Schweitzer yes 93e386eb-3208-5217-b768-b7575a76fac3 Vivien Schweitzer episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Vivien Schweitzer https://storage.buzzsprout.com/d6wy0rsahybwhw1r4f8f2lxlfe3v?.jpg "We musicians don't think of ourselves as harmful people" The composer, pianist and climate activist Gabriela Lena Frank talks about the environmental damage caused by the music industry, how her significant hearing loss has impacted her career,  the issue of cultural appropriation, and how the music industry's "emphasis on perfection leads to a perfect imperfection of soul."

Gabriela on her hearing loss: “I don't know what it's like to have normal hearing. And there are advantages. I like working in silence. To me, not being able to turn your ears off is like not being able to close your eyes. Imagine if you had sight on all the time. It's kind of horrifying to me.”  

]]> The composer, pianist and climate activist Gabriela Lena Frank talks about the environmental damage caused by the music industry, how her significant hearing loss has impacted her career,  the issue of cultural appropriation, and how the music industry's "emphasis on perfection leads to a perfect imperfection of soul."

Gabriela on her hearing loss: “I don't know what it's like to have normal hearing. And there are advantages. I like working in silence. To me, not being able to turn your ears off is like not being able to close your eyes. Imagine if you had sight on all the time. It's kind of horrifying to me.”  

]]> Vivien Schweitzer Buzzsprout-9560279 Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:00:00 -0500 1074 full false The dangerous "fetishization of new music" Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra composer-in-residence Tarik O'Regan and  executive director Courtney Beck discuss the "fetishization of new music," Tarik's upcoming opera and Concerto for Oud,  how to properly compensate and commission composers, and "the dirty truth" of why many composers prefer writing for period-instrument orchestras.   

"I think with this fetishization of new music, we've got into this rather needy thing. When you look at a lot of marketing around contemporary music, a lot of it is based around how much you're going to like it. And I think that's a very dangerous way to go because inevitably some people don't like it." 

]]> Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra composer-in-residence Tarik O'Regan and  executive director Courtney Beck discuss the "fetishization of new music," Tarik's upcoming opera and Concerto for Oud,  how to properly compensate and commission composers, and "the dirty truth" of why many composers prefer writing for period-instrument orchestras.   

"I think with this fetishization of new music, we've got into this rather needy thing. When you look at a lot of marketing around contemporary music, a lot of it is based around how much you're going to like it. And I think that's a very dangerous way to go because inevitably some people don't like it." 

]]> Vivien Schweitzer Buzzsprout-8870981 Thu, 15 Jul 2021 17:00:00 -0400 1239 full false "Music Can Save and It Can Heal" Two passionate educators - Dr. Kevin Johnson, instructional supervisor at Education Through Music, and Anne Fitzgibbon, founder and executive director of the Harmony Program - discuss the value of music instruction, the disruptions of the pandemic, and the many social and academic benefits that kids reap from a solid music education. 

]]> Two passionate educators - Dr. Kevin Johnson, instructional supervisor at Education Through Music, and Anne Fitzgibbon, founder and executive director of the Harmony Program - discuss the value of music instruction, the disruptions of the pandemic, and the many social and academic benefits that kids reap from a solid music education. 

]]> Vivien Schweitzer Buzzsprout-8550663 Wed, 19 May 2021 13:00:00 -0400 1475 full false Interview with Augustin Hadelich "I felt it was too easy to just post a black square on Instagram."  

The violinist Augustin Hadelich talks about his quarantine videos of Black composers, racism in the classical music world, the Bach album he recorded for Warner Classics during lockdown, the surprising benefits to being his own accompanist,  why he keeps his politics private, and the hostility he encounters when programming contemporary music. 

http://augustinhadelich.com/

]]> "I felt it was too easy to just post a black square on Instagram."  

The violinist Augustin Hadelich talks about his quarantine videos of Black composers, racism in the classical music world, the Bach album he recorded for Warner Classics during lockdown, the surprising benefits to being his own accompanist,  why he keeps his politics private, and the hostility he encounters when programming contemporary music. 

http://augustinhadelich.com/

]]> Vivien Schweitzer Buzzsprout-8330079 Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:00:00 -0400 1429 full false Interview with Daniel Bernard Roumain The violinist, composer and teacher Daniel Bernard Roumain  discusses his work as a social justice activist, his Trump-loving older sister, how the opera and classical music world need to change, the importance of open dialogue, and some of his recent and upcoming musical projects. 

https://www.danielroumain.com/

]]> The violinist, composer and teacher Daniel Bernard Roumain  discusses his work as a social justice activist, his Trump-loving older sister, how the opera and classical music world need to change, the importance of open dialogue, and some of his recent and upcoming musical projects. 

https://www.danielroumain.com/

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