Zanaida Robles - Part 5

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Episode 153: Zanaida Robles - Part 5
In this week’s episode, we talk to Zanaida Robles about two of her recent works, “Made in LA: Identity and Belonging in the City of Angels” and “From the Stone Age,” which explore the topics of intersectionality, identity, and vulnerability. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Zanaida Robles, check her out here: https://zanaidarobles.com/. This episode was originally recorded in January 2024.

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Intro music: “Trifolium” by Gabriela Ortiz, performed by E4TT (Ilana Blumberg, violin; Abigail Monroe, cello; Margaret Halbig, piano), as part of “Below the Surface: Music by Women Composers,” January 29, 2022
Outro music: “Lake Turkana” by Marcus Norris, performed by E4TT (Margaret Halbig, piano), as part of “Alchemy,” October 15, 2021
Transcription courtesy of Otter.ai.
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Chapters

1. Zanaida Robles - Part 5 (00:00:00)

2. In this week's episode, we continue our conversation with Zanaida Robles, who we spoke to in January 2024. (00:00:38)

3. You have a piece called Made in LA: Identity and Belonging in the City of Angels, and it sounds fascinating. Can you tell us about that? (00:00:46)

4. In your blog, you write about grieving by letting go instead of numbing or distracting oneself in order to feel gratitude. Is this something you've been exploring in your music, or is that more sort of a life thing that is affecting you at the moment? (00:04:45)

5. So the Melodia Choir premiered your From the Stone Age in November, and the text explores ideas of identity and vulnerability, deep topics. Can you tell us about the piece? What drew you to these themes when you started working on it? And... (00:05:52)