Life Changes Show
Come and join the conversation about what's going on and what we can do together about it, with it, and for it. We have the choice, we have the power. We can do magic if we just believe!
A show about the changes going on in us, to us, around us, and because of us. Therefore, it's technically a show about "Everything," only with a how to make it better, see it better, be better.
In the show, there is talk about, and with, people who have either been through major changes, are helping others with major changes, or people who are changing the world for the better in a major way.
The show is a one-hour talk show format with a monologue by the host, a 30 minute interview with a guest of note, capped by a "Producer's Wrap" segment, in which Filippo and Co-Host Mark Laisure, and sometimes surprise guests, bring it all home for the listeners in a sometimes humorous and sometimes touching, but always entertaining conversation.
Guest, Milena Gligic
Milena Gligic is an accomplished pianist and singer from Belgrade, Serbia. Awarded numerous scholarships in her home country, Milena pursued her Master’s studies at Mannes College in New York City and later earned a Doctorate in Collaborative Piano from the University of Maryland. She has held collaborative piano fellowships at Bard College Conservatory of Music, the Aspen Music Festival and School, and the Music Academy of the West.
In 2016, Milena moved to Los Angeles to join LA Opera as a Young Artist Pianist. Since then, she has worked with prestigious organizations including the LA Philharmonic, The Industry Opera, and Pacific Opera Project, collaborating on major productions and performing with luminaries like Plácido Domingo and Gustavo Dudamel. Known for her expertise in vocal repertoire and languages, she currently serves as a vocal coach at CalArts and UCLA.
As a vocalist, Milena has premiered multiple opera roles and performed as a soloist with LA Virtuosi Orchestra, Deaf West Theatre, Bach Collegium San Diego, American Bach Soloist Academy, and Contemporaneous, where she has been the core pianist since 2012. With Contemporaneous, she has premiered dozens of new works and appeared at celebrated venues, including Carnegie Hall and Walt Disney Concert Hall. The ensemble frequently holds residencies at universities across the U.S.
Milena is also featured as a pianist on several albums, including Emily and The Halloween Tales of Gore and Folklore, and as a solo vocalist with the St. James Choir on O Beauty Ever Ancient Ever New.
In 2023, she made her debut as a singer-songwriter with her first single and music video, “Daredevil,” now available on YouTube and Spotify.
