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Notes from the Fires

Notes from the Fires: Earworm Alert! Her James Bond improvisations will stick with you …  and her resilience will inspire you.

Notes from the Fires: Earworm Alert! Her James Bond improvisations will stick with you … and her resilience will inspire you.

Notes from the Fires host John Rabe talked with the Gold Record-winning composer and keyboardist, Starr Parodi.

10/06/2025
Notes from the Fires: Fabulous Freelance Flutist Larry Kaplan

Notes from the Fires: Fabulous Freelance Flutist Larry Kaplan

Notes from the Fires host, John Rabe talks with Freelance Flutist, Larry Kaplan.

09/29/2025
Notes from the Fires: Sneak Preview: How the fires shaped the composition that helps kick off the LA Phil’s season

Notes from the Fires: Sneak Preview: How the fires shaped the composition that helps kick off the LA Phil’s season

Ellen Reid, composer, chats with Notes from the Fires host, John Rabe, about her new composition "Earth Between Oceans".

09/22/2025
Notes from the Fires: Nina & Sasha: Normality Helps a Family Rebuild

Notes from the Fires: Nina & Sasha: Normality Helps a Family Rebuild

Notes from the Fires host John Rabe checks in periodically with mother and daughter Nina Evtuhov and Sasha Schoettler.

09/08/2025
Notes from the Fires: Public School Brought Natasha and Cheech Marin to Classical Music

Notes from the Fires: Public School Brought Natasha and Cheech Marin to Classical Music

Cheech Marin, one half of Cheech and Chong, continues his conversation with his wife Natasha and Notes from the Fires host, John Rabe.

09/01/2025
Notes from the Fires: Cheech and … Natasha

Notes from the Fires: Cheech and … Natasha

Cheech Marin, one half of Cheech and Chong, speaks with Notes from the Fires host, John Rabe.

08/25/2025
Notes from the Fires: This Altadena Musician Takes Back “Burning Down the House” 

Notes from the Fires: This Altadena Musician Takes Back “Burning Down the House” 

Notes from the Fires host, John Rabe revisits Brandon Jay and his wife Gwen.

08/18/2025

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