For Good Measure

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 129: Ursula Kwong-Brown - Part 8 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Ursula Kwong-Brown about the power of text and spoken word, how text inspires much of her music, and her upcoming projects. If you enjoyed today’s conv...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 128: Ursula Kwong-Brown - Part 7 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Ursula Kwong-Brown about the difference between the music scenes in LA, the Bay Area, and New York, the importance of timing in a creative career, and...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 127: Ursula Kwong-Brown - Part 6 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Ursula Kwong-Brown about career challenges as a woman artist of color, the importance of finding community, and the joy of programming old and new work...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 126: Ursula Kwong-Brown - Part 5 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Ursula Kwong-Brown about playing chamber music, her influences and mentors, and the importance of female role models. If you enjoyed today’s conversati...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 125: Ursula Kwong-Brown - Part 4 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Ursula Kwong-Brown about the therapeutic benefits of choral singing and how she incorporates singing into her compositional process. If you enjoyed tod...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 124: Ursula Kwong-Brown - Part 3 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Ursula Kwong-Brown about her work with multimedia, setting text to music, and art as a response to trauma. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 123: Ursula Kwong-Brown - Part 2 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Ursula Kwong-Brown about balancing acoustic and electronic elements in her music, her compositional process, and where she finds inspiration. If you en...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 122: Ursula Kwong-Brown - Part 1 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Ursula Kwong-Brown about her path to becoming a composer and how doing research in neuroscience as well as being a sound designer and arts technologist...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 120: Carla Lucero - Part 8 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Carla Lucero about her advocacy work promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, the importance of authenticity, and upcoming performances and World Premiere...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 120: Carla Lucero - Part 7 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Carla Lucero about the sources of inspiration for her operas, the different characteristics of her protagonists and what makes them appealing, and what makes...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 119: Carla Lucero - Part 6 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Carla Lucero about her past experiences at the recording studio, as a member of the 80s alternative all-woman rock band Mosaic, as Director of ComuArte, and...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 118: Carla Lucero - Part 5 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Carla Lucero about what drew her to San Francisco, how the music scene differs between LA and the Bay Area, and more about her family and background. If you...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 117: Carla Lucero - Part 4 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Carla Lucero about her cultural upbringing and how it influences her music. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Carla Lucero, che...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 116: Carla Lucero - Part 3 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Carla Lucero about being her own librettist versus collaborating with other lyricists, and how composing is narrative-driven for her, no matter the genre or...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 115: Carla Lucero - Part 2 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Carla Lucero about her compositional process, dive into how she composed two examples of her operas Las Tres Mujeres de Jerusalén and touch , and what it&apo...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 114: Carla Lucero - Part 1 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Carla Lucero about her musical journey, her path to becoming a composer, and her experiences as a woman composer. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and wan...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 113: Nina Shekhar - Part 8 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Nina Shekhar about her advice for emerging artists, censorship she's experienced, identity and approval, and a few upcoming projects. If you enjoyed tod...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 112: Nina Shekhar - Part 7 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Nina Shekhar about multimedia and collaboration in her pieces “Redact” and “Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner." If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 111: Nina Shekhar - Part 6 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Nina Shekhar about concepts on form, memory, and trauma in her piece "Don't Beat a Word" and being a Composer-in-Residence for The Crossing an...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 110: Nina Shekhar - Part 5 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Nina Shekhar about her artistic identity, cultural influence, and immigrant family experiences. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more abo...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 109: Nina Shekhar - Part 4 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Nina Shekhar about her compositional influences and mentors, and the challenges she has faced as a woman and an Indian American composer. If you enjoyed toda...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 108: Nina Shekhar - Part 3 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Nina Shekhar about her pieces “Quirkhead” and “Above the Fray," and discuss her perspective on vulnerability, identity, and mental health. If you enjoye...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 107: Nina Shekhar - Part 2 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Nina Shekhar about her creative life during the pandemic and her overall practice as a composer. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more ab...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 106: Nina Shekhar - Part 1 Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! In this week’s episode, we talk to Nina Shekhar about her compositional process and path to becoming a composer. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Nina Shekhar, c...

For Good Measure , by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) Episode 105: Behind the Curtain with Nanette McGuinness (part 6) Looking for a way to listen to diverse creators and to support equity in the arts? Tune in weekly to For Good Measure! 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” mi...