Interview: Cherise Leiter

CHERISE LEITER, composition and theory professor at Metropolitan State University in Denver, won FNMC’s Composition Competition back in 2017 with The Life in a Day for flute, cello, and guitar. She has since been commissioned by FNMC for her solo flute work, a voice silenced, a voice sings, which was given its delayed premiere by our very own Elizabeth Robinson back in February of this year.  Today, Cherise crushes on Ella Fitzgerald and Hildegard von Bingen, educates Nicole on Bardcore, and discusses how the pandemic affected her work as both an artist and an educator. Cherise also wanted to add to that Dr. Michelle Stanley premiered and recorded The Life in a Day and commissioned American Folk Suite, both of which get mentions in this episode. Thank you, Michelle! https://www.cherisedleiter.com/ Dancing Queen, bardcore style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7gN81ZRyBA Stuart Nicholson, Ella Fitzgerald: https://stuartnicholson.uk/books/ella-fitzgerald/ Something to Live For: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/ella-fitzgerald-something-to-live-for/590/ How High the Moon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw4N8P6c3Ws All of Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr_EX9Ppfjw The Sun Tones, Watch What Happens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltx2DUQSwA8 Whistling Hens: https://www.whistlinghens.com/ Allison Krauss and Robert Plant, Can’t Let Go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-sPS9y7y5c