Behind the Curtain with Nanette McGuinness - Part 2

For Good Measure

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT)
Episode 101: Behind the Curtain with Nanette McGuinness (part 2)
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In this week’s episode, we continue our conversation with For Good Measure’s host/producer and E4TT co-founder Nanette McGuinness, in our “Behind the Curtain” mini-series. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Nanette McGuinness, check her out here: https://www.e4tt.org/nanette_mcguinness.html.
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Intro music: “Trifolium” by Gabriela Ortiz, performed by E4TT (Ilana Blumberg, violin; Abigail Monroe, cello; Margaret Halbig, piano), as part of “Below the Surface: Music by Women Composers,” January 29, 2022
Outro music: “Lake Turkana” by Marcus Norris, performed by E4TT (Margaret Halbig, piano), as part of “Alchemy,” October 15, 2021
Transcription courtesy of Otter.ai.
Co-Producer, Host, and E4TT co-founder: Nanette McGuinness
Co-Producer and Audio Engineer: Stephanie M. Neumann
Podcast Cover Art: Brennan Stokes
With assistance from Hannah Chen, Sam Mason, Renata Volchinskaya

Curious to hear a little music from our guest Ursula Kwong-Brown, who we spoke to in our most recent episode, check out the world premiere of the work she just wrote for us, which we are performing on our season opening concert November 8.

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1. Behind the Curtain with Nanette McGuinness - Part 2 (00:00:00)

2. We continue today interviewing artistic executive director of Ensemble for These Times, and For Good Measure host and producer, Nanette McGuinness (00:00:38)

3. You have sung repertoire from 17th century music to newly composed pieces, what type of music do you like to sing? (00:00:49)

4. What makes it so interesting working with the living composers, and do you have any tips for writing for singers? (00:02:48)

5. Do you have different mindsets, or techniques you use, depending on the type of musical piece you are performing? (00:07:01)