Elena Kats-Chernin - Do The Instruments We Use Influence The Songs We Create?

Lightning Bugs: Conversations with Ben Folds by Kast Media

Mar 17, 202254:12Music

Today's guest is pianist and composer Elena Kats-Chernin! Best known for her opera, Wild Swans, Elena also creates orchestral works, solo pieces, as well as music for various mediums from dance to film. You'll recognize...

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from Lightning Bugs: Conversations with Ben Folds.

Roger Payne & Jonathan Gottschall - What Is Most Needed Now - Finale

Mar 31, 2022 - 61:04

Today's guests are biologist and environmentalist, Dr. Roger Payne, and literary scholar and author, Jona...

Roger Payne - Creativity Is The Only Way To Save Humanity

Mar 24, 2022 - 66:51

Today's guest is biologist and environmentalist, Dr. Roger Payne. In 1970 Dr Payne recorded "Songs of the...

Michael López-Alegría - How Seeing Earth From Space Changes Your Perspective

Mar 10, 2022 - 43:20

Today's guest is astronaut and test pilot, Michael López-Alegría. Michael has completed thr...

Keb’ Mo’ - How Technology Influences Music and How Perfectionism Isn’t Perfect

Mar 3, 2022 - 46:01

Today's guest is musician, songwriter, and five-time Grammy winner, Keb' Mo'. He's a blues musician, havi...

Governor Roy Cooper - Prioritizing Art and Art Communities

Feb 24, 2022 - 55:43

Today's guest is Roy Cooper, the Governor of Ben's home state of North Carolina. In office, Governor Coop...

Nicholas Barasch - Embracing the Dynamics of Performance

Feb 17, 2022 - 50:10

Today's guest is actor and singer, Nicholas Barasch. He's starred in the Broadway productions of She Love...

Nolen Bivens - How Local Artists Impact Governments

Feb 10, 2022 - 54:08

Today's guest is former U.S. Army General, and CEO and President of Americans for the Arts, Nolen Bivens....

Cassadee Pope - Healthy Competition and Collaboration

Feb 3, 2022 - 50:09

Today's guest is singer, songwriter, and musician, Cassadee Pope. Cassadee was the lead singer of Hey Mon...