Twyla Robinson & Mariusz Kwiecin
Soprano & Baritone
In conversation with Terrance McKnight, Twyla Robinson and Mariusz Kwiecien speak of the comfort, beauty and joy found in Brahms’ German Requiem. Kwiecien talks about the Polish holidays All Saints Day and All Souls Day and how they relate to the Requiem. He discusses Chopin, his love for the stage and what he sings for fun. Robinson recalls driving to college cranking the ASO Chorus’s old recording of the Brahms Requiem – and now here she is, recording that very piece with that very chorus. The two singers talk about their first professional encounter with each other and finding and working with managers.
Soprano & Baritone
In conversation with Terrance McKnight, Twyla Robinson and Mariusz Kwiecien speak of the comfort, beauty and joy found in Brahms’ German Requiem. Kwiecien talks about the Polish holidays All Saints Day and All Souls Day and how they relate to the Requiem. He discusses Chopin, his love for the stage and what he sings for fun. Robinson recalls driving to college cranking the ASO Chorus’s old recording of the Brahms Requiem – and now here she is, recording that very piece with that very chorus. The two singers talk about their first professional encounter with each other and finding and working with managers.
Leila Josefowicz & Kwame Ryan
Violinist & Conductor
Leila Josefowicz and Kwame Ryan speak with Terrance McKnight about growing up with musical aspirations. Josefowicz’s prodigy childhood was intense but she had the personality to deal with it. She talks about the eccentricity of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, writing her own eccentric cadenza and her seven-year-old son’s love for music. Ryan recounts being born in Canada, growing up in Uganda and Trinidad and being thankful to go to boarding school in England at age 14. He also talks about his massive arm muscles, and how he gets to know a new orchestra. Both Josefowicz and Ryan speak of music as a source of emotional healing.
