In this episode I have the pleasure to talk to a talented Italian violinist, Rosita Tristano, about her approach to finding a balanced and mindful mind-body connection when it comes to practicing an instrument. Rosita tells us about her journey and how she found Yoga teachings also useful for her violin practice and life in general. Rosita also mentions why we all need to be able to find some rest from our inner chat whenever needed, especially before and during an instrument practice...

En este episodio tengo el gusto de conversar con la Luthier Maria Machado, Luthier proveniente y radicada en Tucumán, Argentina. En esta conversación Maria nos cuenta sobre sus estudios de lutheria y sobre la práctica de esta profesión, especialmente en el contexto de la pandemia. Durante la charla, conversamos con Maria sobre los aspectos más importantes a tomarse en cuenta para quienes desean o planean estudiar lutheria. Asimismo, Maria comenta sobre las oportunidades en Latino America...

Measuring Impact There are two fundamental pillars for any social impact and development project: measurable impact goals and measuring metrics.  Measuring the impact achieved by a music project, both at the individual as well as the community level, is fundamental to enable understanding of its effectiveness, its true transformational potential, as well as for its scalability and replicability.   Also, developing and deploying a reliable impact reporting framework is crucial for more...

Música Para Respirar Cuando se desencadenó la pandemia el 2020, un grupo de jóvenes músicos profesionales bolivianos esparcidos por todo el mundo que conforman una organización llamada Sociedad de Música de Cámara de Bolivia (“La Sociedad”), decidieron usar la música para dar un respiro a las victimas del COVID en Bolivia.   La idea de ofrecer un concierto privado online a pedido pronto ganó solicitudes de diversos lugares dentro y fuera del país.   Al momento de la publicación de este...

The Art and Science of Violin Making I couldn't be more excited to present to you the second part of my conversation with Julia Maria Pasch!  As you may have heard in the first part of this episode, Julia is an amazing German violin maker currently residing in Vienna, Austria.  In this conversation Julia shares her journey into violin-making, her studies at the School of Violin Making in Bavaria, Germany, and her inspiration to become a creator of new instruments designed to let contemporary...

Hi there! I hope you all stayed safe and healthy throughout this time.  After a long hiatus the impact.arte podcast is back and trying to catch up with all the exciting conversations in store for you!  I am especially stoked to do so with this conversation with an extraordinary contemporary violin maker from Germany: Julia Maria Pasch. I was lucky enough to be able to visit Julia at her workshop in Vienna back in 2019, at the Wagner Villa. This conversation was recorded in the same room...

Welcome to the Sixth Episode of the impact.arte podcast!   I am excited to publish a great conversation with Katie Wyatt. Katie is the first Executive Director of El Sistema USA, the national network supporting the U.S. movement of El Sistema, with headquarters at Duke University. Katie is an accomplished musician, executive and innovator in social change through music. I can’t think of anybody better equipped to discuss about social impact in and through music with!   In the conversation,...

Welcome to the Fifth Episode of the impact.arte podcast! I am so stoked to present to you a conversation with the amazing Sarah Joy.  I find difficult finding how to describe Sarah as an artist. If you browse through her YouTube channel, you will see her singing (both covers as well as her own songs), playing the cello, playing the piano, the guitar, the violin... simply amazing!  When I first came across her channel I was struck by the wealth of resources, advice and useful tips she provides...

Bienvenidos al segundo episodio en español del impact.arte podcast!   Te interesa escuchar cómo llevar adelante un proyecto de educación musical? estás interesado o interesada en establecer un proyecto basado en el modelo de El Sistema de orquestas de Venezuela? O tal vez ya tienes en funcionamiento un proyecto de esta naturaleza, y te gustaría escuchar experiencias e ideas que puedan ser útiles para incrementar el impacto de tu iniciativa? Pues entonces, no te puedes perder este...

Hola! Bienvenidos a impact.arte podcast. Tengo el placer de ofrecerles el primer episodio en español de este canal, y nada mas y nada menos que con una notable violinista boliviana: Karin Cuellar Rendón, quien actualmente se encuentra haciendo un doctorado en la Academia Real de Música en Londres. Karin nos cuenta lo que significa crecer y decidir llevar adelante una carrera artística musical en un país en desarrollo, como es el caso de Bolivia. Los retos, y también las oportunidades. Y...

Welcome to the second episode of the impact.arte podcast!   I am happy to present to you an insightful and thought-provoking conversation with an accomplished and sought after soloist, chamber musician, teacher, and orchestra leader, the Canadian violinist Renée-Paule Gauthier.   Renee has won awards in several competitions, including the exclusive three-year loan of the Taft Stradivari violin in the 2009 edition of the Canada Council for the Arts’ Musical Instrument Bank Competition. She...

The Transformative Power of Music Welcome to the first episode on this channel!  This podcast is intended to provide a space for sharing knowledge, ideas, resources and insights for individual and collective empowerment, in and through music and the arts.  We will explore different aspects of an artistic journey and experience, from a life-long artistic career to pure enjoyment through appreciation and learning. While artists will be the core source of such knowledge, ideas, resources and...