Past CI Music Hour Guests

For the CI Music Hour, we have the privilege of hearing from guest musicians, artists, and our very own Bionic Ear Lab members weekly to share  their gifts, knowledge, and experiences with the Music Hour community. To read more about a guest performer/speaker, click on any name to read a recap of their session!

Past Guests:

Yale Glee Club (Performance)

Dr. Aaron Colverson (Ethnomusicologist)

Dr. Sam O’Connell (Music Perception Study) — From our lab! 

Our Members Discuss Research Opportunities and Studies

Stuart Wheeler (Birdsong)

Thomas Harkins (Bagpiper) 

Brittany Chase (Prominent Black musicians from the 60s)

Dr. Laura Pratesi (Cochlear Implants) 

Dr. Celka Ojakangas (Composition)

Dr. Raymond Goldsworthy (Our lab’s founder!)

Aswin Surya (Mridangam)

No Green Bananas (Barbershop Quartet)

Dr. Ariel Hight (Neuroplasticity)

Zachary and Debbie Sipos (Music Therapy)

Steve Gorn (Bansuri Flute)

Brittany Chase (Musicologist, Vanderbilt University)

Chrysa Kovach (Flute) and Rafael Liebich (Piano)

Hubert Tran (Organ)

Terry Nguyen (Shamisen)

Jason Li-Shing (Flamenco Guitar)

Alan Puglisi (Marimba)

Chris Combest (Euphonium)

Johanna Boyer (Med-El Musicologist)

Mat Britain (Steel Pan)

Frank Fairfield (Fiddle)

Mater Dei High School Chamber Singers (Choir)

Zach Greene (Saxophone)

Paul Livingstone (Sitar)

David Castillo (Voice/Voice Acting)

Logan Hone (Saxophone)

Daniel Goldschmidt (Music Therapy)

Alan Puglisi (Percussion)

Vera An (Oboe)

Raul Herrera (Spoken Word)

Tany Ling (Ukulele and Voice)

Julianne and Petros Papadopoulos (Guitar and Voice, Bionic Ear Lab Member)

Gerardo Morales (Flamenco Guitar)

Logan Hone (Multi-Instrumentalist and Educator)

Dr. Emelyne Bingham (Conductor and Autism Self-Advocate)

Hubert Tran (Organ, Bionic Ear Lab Volunteer)

Dawn Pratson (Dalcroze Eurhythmics Instructor)

Johanna Boyer (Med-El Musicologist, Singer-Songwriter)

Tom Tucker (Vocalist, Pianist, and Hearing Loss Advocate)

Cynthia Lilley (Dalcroze Eurhythmics Instructor)

Drew Cutchins (USC Student, Bionic Ear Lab Member)

Liz Johnson (Voice Teacher, Jazz Artist)

David Supica (Electric Bass)

Tracy Wong (USC Thornton DMA Piano Student)

Ryan Chen (Guitar and USC Keck Medical Student)

Raul Herrera (Educator, Playwright, Spoken Word Artist)

Alfred Surenyan (Theremin, Musicologist, Composer)

Seika Dong (Harp)

Clare Yang (Chinese Erhu)

Time Pearson (Double Bassist and Music Teacher)

Anne Palmer (Vocalist)

Richard Reed, (Pianist and Organist)

Indre Viskontas, Ph.D. (Operatic Soprano and Neuroscientist)

Jake Cassman (Keyboardist)

Ashlin Hunter (USC Thornton Composition Student)

Becca Laurito (Percussionist, Sound Meditation Professional)

Clara Yang (Nashville Symphony Violist)

Garrett Law (Horn)

Robin Skhadia (Indian Tabla)

Rob Zurawin (Piano)

Evelyne Glennie (Percussion)

Kevin O’Connell (Piano)

Pete and Ellen Vigour (Old-Time Strings Band)

Mark Tillinger (Tuba)

Leeav Sofer (Klemzer Musician)

Rogerio Budasz (Early Music Instrumentalist)

Beegie Adair and Monica Ramey, Jazz Duo

Samantha O’Connell (Violin, Tap Dance, Bionic Ear Lab Member)

Gabriela Lena Frank (Composer)

Jordan Morrison (Performer, Composer, and Teacher)

Andy Eihorn (Broadway Music Director)

Lydia Nance (Bassoon)

Seika Dong (Harp)

Billy Livsey (Music Production)

Paul Von Hoff (Trombone)

Joe Andres (Americana Music)

Danny Inouye (Bionic Ear Lab Research)

Chrysa Kovach & Julianne Papadopoulos (Music Engagement)

David Eagleman (Neuroscientist)

Brad Ingrao (Music and Hearing Loss)

Susan Bissmeyer & Andres Camarena (Bionic Ear Lab Research)

Lynne Snyder (Clarinet)

Danielle Barbera (Music Therapist)

Charles Mokotoff (Classical Guitar)

Chrysa Kovach (Conducting)

Sandy Blake (Singer and Actress)

Chrysa Kovach (Music Fundamentals, Bionic Ear Lab Member)

Austin Hammonds (Composer & Saxophone)

Page Hamilton (Guitarist)

Pepe Barcellos (Brazilian Music)

Jordan Morrison (Percussion)

Sandy Blake (Singer and Actress)

Wendy Cheng (Violinist)

Isaac Mailach (Cello)

Alex Melzer (Trombone)

Beatriz Ilari (Music Educator)

Cory Hillis (Music Technology)

LaMarcus Miller (Bass Baritone Singer)

Patrick Kirst (Film Composer)

Renee Blue O’Connell (Singer-Songwriter)

Richard Reed (Rock-n-Roll & Blues)

Scott Jeppesen (Tenor Saxophone)

Stella Cho (Cello)

Tomasz Fechner (Guitarist)