Egīls Šēfers is my guest for Episode 35. He joined me from his home in Riga to chat to me about performing with the Carion quintet during the pandemic, his musical journey growing up behind the Iron Curtain, how global travel broadens one's musical sound, as well as Latvian voices and music-making. We also talk about his hobbies he indulges in away from playing the clarinet and being director of the Latvian Music Information Centre and SKANi Records.
These days we seem to have brief slivers of time in which to enjoy sweet live performances, including my experience of finally performing in a chamber concert recently that was a long time in the making. Also featured is a disastrous flag-bearing anecdote from friend of the podcast, Jen Lang (Episode 34) from her time working at St Martin-in-the-Fields church.
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Special thanks to Victoria Taylor for her assistance in this episode.
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Episode 34: https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-fw6y6-f3e348
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