Jim Oshinsky has been a steady presence at Music for People (MfP) since its inception in 1986. As a musician, an administrator and the author of the seminal book “Return to Child,” he has helped …
Sound Bites: A Q&A with MfP Charter Board Member Jim Oshinsky, Part I
Jim Oshinsky was a Ph.D. student at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in the mid-1970s, when he attended a concert by the Paul Winter Consort. By then, the group was taking world music mainstream, combining …
Vocal Expressions with Dawn Tyler Watson
2020 JUNO Award winner Dawn Tyler Watson will explore the emotional aspects of singing at “Art of Improvisation.” The cover says it all. “When I found out I had won, I screamed really loud,” says …
Sound Bites: A Q&A with Joëlle Danant About ‘HeArtful Singing’
On the first day of “Art of Improvisation” (AOI), Music for People (MfP) will present a session by Joëlle Danant titled “HeArtful Singing Using a Mindful Approach.” The session, she says, seeks to empower musicians …
Sound Bites: A Q&A with Composer, Conductor Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli
Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli was 20 years old when he discovered the poetry of Robinson Jeffers, known for exploring the uncanny relationship between nature and humanity. That it has taken the Los Angeles-based composer more than 30 …
Sound Bites: A Q&A with Cellist, Conductor Clíodhna Ní Aodáin
In Irish mythology, Clíodhna is the goddess of love and beauty—traits also ascribed to one of Music for People (MfP)’s leading ambassadors. For more than a decade, Clíodhna Ní Aodáin—an Irish-born musician living Switzerland—has led …
Sound Bites: A Q&A with Bassoonist, Audiophile Jess King
Want to improve your improvisational skills? Then Jess King has some advice for you: “Make sure you’re not the smartest person in the room. If you start telling people how to play their instruments, you’re …