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, Laura Chang
Laura Chang, a native of Wisconsin, was born into a musical family and began her violin studies shortly after her fourth birthday. Laura received her early training with Mark Bjork (University of Minnesota), and continued her studies with Klara Fenyo Bahcall (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh) and Lewis Rosove (Milwaukee Symphony).
Ms. Chang earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in violin performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, under the tutelage of Martin Beaver and Pamela Frank, for whom she was a graduate assistant. While at Peabody, Laura performed in master classes with the Tokyo String Quartet, Paul Kantor, Sidney Harth, and Lorand Fenyves, and continued her education as a fellow at the Banff Centre.
Ms. Chang is an avid chamber and orchestral musician whose performances have taken her to venues across the US, Central America, Canada, and Europe. While a resident of Washington, DC, she was a member of the National Philharmonic, the Maryland Symphony, the South Florida Symphony, and frequently performed as an extra with the major orchestras in the Baltimore/Washington metro area. More recently, she performed with the Colorado Symphony and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. In 2020, Laura and her family relocated to Albuquerque, where she is the Principal Violist with the New Mexico Philharmonic, Co-Principal violist in Santa Fe Pro Musica, and a first violinist in the Santa Fe Symphony. Laura also performs regularly with the Santa Fe Opera, Chatter, and the Taos Chamber Music Group.
Laura studied violin pedagogy with Rebecca Henry at Peabody Conservatory, and received her Suzuki training with Ronda Cole. She is an active member of AFM, ASTA, and SAA.
