EPISODE 1: Merry Peckham on Vermeer, Frankenthaler and The Stargazer

For our first episode, Brigid speaks to the renowned cellist, chamber musician and educator, Merry Peckham. Merry nominates three (!) works of art to discuss: a stone-age sculpture, a Jan Vermeer painting and a Helen Frankenthaler landscape. In a wide-ranging conversation - that begins with what it means to be part of an audience, and ends up on stage with the performers - we hear how galleries and their contents have been a constant in Merry’s musical career. Merry is an eloquent force, and this episode inspires us to get to a gallery before our next concert!

Works mentioned in the episode:
The Stargazer
Jan Vermeer: Mistress and Maid
Helen Frankenthaler: Paintings

For more on Merry Peckham:
https://necmusic.edu/faculty/merry-peckham

Music credits:
Béla Bartok, String Quartet No. 4, BB 95: IV. Allegretto pizzicato, performed by the Cavani Quartet, from their 2010 album Bartok and Ravel

Theme music:
Zortziko by Lee Dionne, from the Merz Trio's 2021 album INK

Design: Lara Juriansz

Produced and recorded by Brigid Coleridge. Technical assistance by Melissa May

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