🍃 Loose Leaf Transmissions – Weekly Dispatch

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Thanks, as always, for being here. This week on micro/Maker, you’ll hear from Shelley Washington and Hannah Boissonneault – two composers reflecting on how place, collaboration, and intuition continue to shape their creative lives.

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micro/Maker 017: Feeling Horizons in Sound (featuring Shelley Washington)

Shelley Washington reflects on how place, memory, and homesickness continue to shape her creative language — with the vastness of the Midwest woven into her music in both subtle and intentional ways.

micro/Maker 018: Letting Go of Creative Expectations (featuring Hannah Boissonneault)

Hannah Boissonneault shares how play, intuition, and collaboration have helped her move past perfectionism and toward a more trusting, patient creative process.

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🔜 Coming Up Soon

On the next music/Maker, I’ll be joined by Nicolás Lell Benavides, whose music is often seeded by a sense of story.

Nicolás is making some of my favorite music right now and happens to be one of the most generous conversationalists I’ve had on the show.

In this episode, Nicolás shares why his music is grounded more in curiosity and dialogue than autobiography, weaving together stories of cottonwoods and irrigation, sage grouse and New Mexican folk saints — all while tracing how that exploration ties back to family and heritage. He also speaks candidly about the opera process, the challenge of revision, and how working with brilliant collaborators continues to shape his sense of purpose in the work.

Listen in next week!

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Take care, stay curious, and I can’t wait to share more with you soon.