Maya Beiser

Lois Reitzes speaks with cellist Maya Beiser about her new album, Maya Beiser x Philip Glass. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This INTERPLAY features cellist Maya Beiser. Passionately forging her artistic path through uncharted territories, Maya Beiser has been captivating audiences worldwide, bringing a bold and unorthodox presence to contemporary classical music, experimenting with various musical styles, and defying conventional norms with her boundary-crossing performances. There is simply no one like the unique and captivating Maya Beiser, an extraordinary musician and world force for good. www.michaelshapiro.com www.mayabeiser.com

This INTERPLAY features cellist Maya Beiser. Passionately forging her artistic path through uncharted territories, Maya Beiser has been captivating audiences worldwide, bringing a bold and unorthodox presence to contemporary classical music, experimenting with various musical styles, and defying conventional norms with her boundary-crossing performances. There is simply no one like the unique and captivating Maya Beiser, an extraordinary musician and world force for good. www.michaelshapiro.com www.mayabeiser.com

In this week's episode of Music For Life, Music From DePauw...Orlando Cela, '97Choir director Kristina Boerger comes in to tell us about a divine choir concert...with the string chamber music class about to give its semester-end performance, Anna talks to a piano trio that's getting ready to knock our socks off...picking up from last week, we present the conclusion of my conversation with Green Guest Artist Maya Beiser...and we have a special visit with 1997 DePauw graduate, flutist and conductor Orlando Cela, back on campus with a pair of performances and some stellar advice for our 21st Century Musicians! SOURCES From a concert of March 15, 2015, Kristina Boerger leads first the DePauw University Chorus in a performance of Cesar Alejandro Carrillo's "Ave Maria," and then the DePauw Chamber Singers, with soloist Sara Blanton, in a performance of Stephen Chatman's "Prairie Lullaby" and "Chickadee." From the Faculty Select Series concert of April 8, 2015, School of Music Alumnus flutist Orlando Cela performs Eric Chasalow's "Over the Edge." From their concert of March 16, 2015, the DePauw Faculty Woodwind Ensemble (Anne Reynolds, Flute; Leonid Sirotkin, Oboe; Randy Salman, Clarinet; Kara Stolle, Bassoon; Robert Danforth, Horn; and student Daniel Hickey, Bass Clarinet) perform the third and fourth movements from Leos Janacek's "Mladi." From their concert of March 8, 2015, the DePauw University Band, under the direction of Craig Paré, perform Ralph Vaughan-Williams' "Toccata Marziale."

In this episode of Music For Life, Music From DePauw...Maya Beiserchoir director Kristina Boerger fills us in on what our choral ensembles are bringing us in their upcoming concert... Hannah talks to three of our students who had the opportunity to be coached by visiting composer Roberto Sierra... Anna chats with Elleka Okerstrom and Dan Hickey about what's happening with the Fifth House residency this week... piano faculty member Darcy McCoy comes in to invite us to her solo recital of Spanish and Latin American music... and cello professor Eric Edberg talks with me about our next Green Guest Artist, the phenomenal Maya Beiser! SOURCES From the chamber music concert of our Music of the 21st Century festival featuring guest composer Roberto Sierra, Darcy McCoy performs Sierra's piece Toccata. From our student recital hour of March 4th, 2015, saxophonist Spencer Schillerstrom and pianist Nicholas Reynolds perform two movements from John Williams' piece "Escapades," "Reflections" and "Closing In." From her CD "World to Come," Maya Beiser performs John Tavener's "Lament to Phaedra." From their performance of March 4th, 2015, the DePauw University Jazz Band, under the direction of Steve Snyder, performs Frank Mantooth's "Angelika."

This week we’re featuring cellist Maya Beiser‘s latest CD with composer and pianist Michael Harrison, Time Loops. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Michael Harrison: Just Ancient Loops, I Harrison: Time Loops Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria Harrison: Raga Prelude I (Yaman) Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel Harrison: Hijaz, Young People’s Chorus of New York City/Núñez; Beiser, vc.

Cellist Maya Beiser plays a gorgeous eight-part modern etude with seven copies of herself, and segues into a meditative music/video hybrid -- using tech to create endless possibilities for transformative sound. Music is Steve Reich's "Cello Counterpoint," with video from Bill Morrison, then David Lang's "World to Come," with video by Irit Batsry.