Minneapolis-based percussionist Eri Isomura returns to talk about how she recovered from overuse injuries physically and mentally after undergrad (02:05), her time as a grad student at the Boston Conservatory (MA), studying with great teachers, attending summer festivals, and why it’s so challenging to have a performance career in Boston (12:55), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions segment, including portions on being a woman in the field of percussion, Japanese food, great books, private Karaoke rooms, and Andy Warhol (34:30).
Finishing with a Rave on the 1975 film Nashville (01:11:00).
Eri Isomura Links:
Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:
Other Links:
“Velocities” - Joseph Schwantner
“Reflections on the Nature of Water” - Jacob Druckman
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor - Johannes Brahms
“See Ya Thursday” - Steve Mackey
Speak, Okinawa - Elizabeth Miki Brina
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me - Bess Kalb
The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah
Crazy Rich Asians trilogy - Kevin Kwan
“Don’t Stop Believin’” - Journey
Andy Warhol - “Art is what you can get away with”
Raves: