Episode 3: Megan Ihnen, Mezzo-soprano - Giant Permission Slip
Mezzo-soprano and new music advocate Megan Ihnen joins Eric Malmquist and Morgan Frank to talk about crafting her career, creating a community and coaching her colleagues. Find us on Anchor.fm or your favorite podcasting service.
Megan Ihnen is a “new music force of nature.” Her performances thrive on elaborate sound worlds and fully-developed dramatic interpretations. A gifted narrative and non-narrative musical storyteller, Megan’s performance work explores the depths of memory, nostalgia, the perception of time, and complex relationships. Passionate about contemporary chamber music and opera, Megan has worked with individuals and ensembles around the globe including: International Contemporary Ensemble, Fifth House Ensemble, Great Noise Ensemble, Rhymes With Opera, and Synchromy. She is deeply committed to the belief that new music should be performed and loved in communities of all sizes. She has recently traveled to and performed on SPLICE Festival, Oh My Ears, ÆPEX Contemporary Performance, Detroit New Music “Strange Beautiful Music Marathon”, Omaha Under the Radar Festival, Works and Process at the Guggenheim Series, and New Music Gathering. Her voice and saxophone duo Megan Ihnen & Alan Theisen present… has traveled to twenty four cities in the US since 2017.
In this episode, we talk about the recent effects of Hurricane Ida on the New Orleans community - find out how to help below:
Imagine Water Works (mutual aid society)
Krewe of Red Beans (Feed the Second Line)
MACCNO (musician relief fund)
You can hear Megan sing live in Chicago as part of the Ear Taxi Festival:
Photo credit: Nick Zoulek