E2 S1 Carissa Klopoushak: Transcript

Carissa Klopoushak: ” And we'd just play tunes by ear. And my dad would do that with some friends. And then once his kids were old enough, we'd join him and play, saw along. And so it was, I think what I'm really trying to get at, is that musical expression is just part of the way that we all get along. It's something that we do together. And so it was just ever present, I think. And having that be, not something that you do, but something that you are makes it easier to just do it all the time and in different ways. It's an extension, I think. That's how I see it.”

This is Blog post is the full transcript of E2 S1 of Conversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman, with guest Carissa Klopoushak. We spoke of her strong roots, her Ukrainian band Tyt i Tam, the Ironwood String Quartet, being a member of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and her role as Artistic Director of Chamberfest.

photo credit: Bo Huang