In this episode we spoke Jasmine Karimova.
Jasmine is an Amsterdam based composer & performer, with a BA in Classical Composition from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and having her roots in Tajikistan, Australia and the United Kingdom.
In our beautiful conversation we spoke about:
Her journey in music
Her Tajikistan roots & its Soviet influence
Disney's Fantasia & ballet
Visual music
Discovering inner worlds & landscapes
Defining what is "home"
"Trauma not transformed is trauma transferred"
The time of Corona and microdosing
Going with the tides & the waves
The added voice of the mushroom
Our relationship to Death
The church and the world of the Organ
(Re)discovering taking psychedelics in old institutions
Musical modes
Follow the Mushroom concert..?
The old philosophy and mathematical structure of music
(De)coding Shostakovich's hidden message
Current musical fascinations & exploring Tajik roots
The standard curriculum and venturing outside
"Music is just everywhere"
Symphonic music as an psychedelic experience
Our (limiting) modern day attention span
Finding solace in composition
Not talking about John Cage
SHOWNOTES
Gubaidulina transformation/creation quote
Gubaidulina tree analogy: (1,00)
Shostakovich - Symphony no. 10
Janáček - The Cunning Little Vixen
Kate Milligan: KATE MILLIGAN • Composer | Designer | Musicologist
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Jasmine Karimova