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:
5/8/25: 200th Music Hour Celebration (Music Hour Members & Past Guests)
4/17/25: Muriel Wallach (Tuba)
4/10/25 Myka Miller-Jimenez (Oboe/English Horn)
4/3/25: Charlie Schmidt (Trumpet)
3/27/25: Masatoshi “Toshi” Sato (History of the Upright Bass in Jazz Music)
3/20/25: CI Music Hour Members (Home Base Session)
3/13/25: Caroline Weiss (Clarinet)
2/27/25: Jonathan Fenders (Bassoon)
2/13/25: Karl McComas-Reichl (Cello and Double Bass)
2/6/25: Krzysztof Szymański (Music Hour Member & CI Researcher)
1/30/25: Matthew Hernandez (Latin Percussion)
1/23/25: Yale University Glee Club (Choral Performance)
1/16/25: Brainstorming for 200th Meeting Celebration (CI Music Hour Members)
12/12/24: Holiday Music Hour (CI Music Hour Members)
- Poem Shared by a CI Music Hour Member: A Cochlear Implant Christmas
12/5/24: Chloe Liu (Violinist & Violaist)
11/21/24- Rotem Gilbert (Early Music Specialist)
11/19/24: Chrysa Kovach (Alto and Bass Flute) – Bonus Meeting!
11/14/24: Open Mic (CI Music Hour Members)
10/31/24: Danny O’Connell (Cellist) 11/7/24: Anthony Pentikis (Bouzouki)
10/31/24: Danny O’Connell (Cellist)
10/24/24: Becca Laurito (Sound Meditation Specialist)
10/17/24: CI Music Hour Members (Connecting and Planning for our 200th Meeting!)
10/3/24: Dr. Kate Gfeller (Music Therapy and Appreciation for CI Users)
9/26/24: Lloyd May (PhD Candidate- Disability and Access in Musical Experiences)
9/19/24: CI Music Hour Members (Hearing Loss Journeys’ and Opinions)
9/12/24: Joseph Douglass (Classical Guitar, Baroque Guitar, and Lute)
9/5/24: Dr. Brad Ingrao (Music listening and Training Ideas for Cochlear Implant Users)
8/22/24: CI Music Hour Member Discussion (Music Training Exercises)
8/8/24: Jennifer Kim (Group Discussion On Improving Music Enjoyment)
7/25/24: Matthew Hernandez (Latin Rhythms and Dance)
7/11/24: Doug McCollum (CI User and Bass Guitarist)
6/6/24: Julianne Marie Papadopoulos (Rebetiko – Julianne is from our lab!)
5/23/24: Chrysa Kovach (Orchestra Logistics – Chrysa is from our lab!)
5/9/24: Frank Fairfield (Mandolin)
5/2/24: Jared Hauser (English Horn)
4/18/24: Dora Violet (Hurdy Gurdy)
4/11/24: CI Music Hour Member Discussion
4/4/24: Dr. Karen Johnson (USC Audiology Professor Joined by her Class of Aspiring Audiologists)
3/14/24: Dr. Nina Kraus (Auditory Learning)
3/7/24 Shuntaro Sugie (Harpsichord)
2/29/24: UCLA Professor Joy Calico (Opera)
2/22/24: Edward Ercilla (Deaf Music Educator)
2/15/24: Professor McCormick (Double Bass)
2/8/24: Dr. Elinor Tzvi-Minker (Opportunity for Online Research Participation)
2/1/24: CI Music Hour Members (Setting CI Levels and Continued Practice)
1/25/24: Dr. Dorea Ruggles (Architectural Acoustics)
1/18/24: Ryan Song (Beatles Set)
12/14/23: Cantor Simmons (Music and Faith)
12/7/23: Dr. Brian Utley (Saxophone)
11/30/23: CI Music Hour Members (Group Discussion)
11/16/23: Yale Glee Club (Performance)
11/9/23: Dr. Aaron Colverson (Ethnomusicologist)
11/2/24: Dr. Sam O’Connell (Music Perception Study) — From our lab!
10/26/23: Our Members Discuss Research Opportunities and Studies
10/19/23: Stuart Wheeler (Birdsong)
10/12/23: Thomas Harkins (Bagpiper)
10/5/23: Brittany Chase (Prominent Black musicians from the 60s)
9/28/23: Dr. Laura Pratesi (Cochlear Implants)
9/21/23: Dr. Celka Ojakangas (Composition)
9/14/23: Dr. Raymond Goldsworthy (Our lab’s founder!)
9/7/23: Aswin Surya (Mridangam)
8/24/23: No Green Bananas (Barbershop Quartet)
8/10/23: Dr. Ariel Hight (Neuroplasticity)
7/27/23: Zachary and Debbie Sipos (Music Therapy)
7/13/23: Steve Gorn (Bansuri Flute)
7/6/23: Brittany Chase (Musicologist, Vanderbilt University)
6/8/23: Chrysa Kovach (Flute) and Rafael Liebich (Piano)
5/4/23: Terry Nguyen (Shamisen)
4/13/23: Jason Li-Shing (Flamenco Guitar)
4/6/23: Alan Puglisi (Marimba)
3/30/23: Chris Combest (Euphonium)
3/23/23: Johanna Boyer (Med-El Musicologist)
3/16/23: Mat Britain (Steel Pan)
3/9/23: Frank Fairfield (Fiddle)
2/16/23: Mater Dei High School Chamber Singers (Choir)
2/9/23: Zach Greene (Saxophone)
2/2/23: Paul Livingstone (Sitar)
1/19/23: David Castillo (Voice/Voice Acting)
12/1/22: Logan Hone (Saxophone)
11/17/22: Daniel Goldschmidt (Music Therapy)
11/10/22: Alan Puglisi (Percussion)
10/20/22: Raul Herrera (Spoken Word)
10/6/22: Tany Ling (Ukulele and Voice)
9/29/22: Julianne and Petros Papadopoulos (Guitar and Voice, Bionic Ear Lab Member)
9/22/22: Gerardo Morales (Flamenco Guitar)
9/8/22: Logan Hone (Multi-Instrumentalist and Educator)
8/25/22: Dr. Emelyne Bingham (Conductor and Autism Self-Advocate)
8/11/22: Hubert Tran (Organ, Bionic Ear Lab Volunteer)
7/14/22: Dawn Pratson (Dalcroze Eurhythmics Instructor)
6/30/22: Johanna Boyer (Med-El Musicologist, Singer-Songwriter)
6/2/22: Tom Tucker (Vocalist, Pianist, and Hearing Loss Advocate)
5/19/22: Cynthia Lilley (Dalcroze Eurhythmics Instructor)
5/5/22: Drew Cutchins (USC Student, Bionic Ear Lab Member)
4/28/22: Liz Johnson (Voice Teacher, Jazz Artist)
4/21/22: David Supica (Electric Bass)
4/7/22: Tracy Wong (USC Thornton DMA Piano Student)
3/30/22: Ryan Chen (Guitar and USC Keck Medical Student)
3/17/22: Raul Herrera (Educator, Playwright, Spoken Word Artist)
3/3/22: Alfred Surenyan (Theremin, Musicologist, Composer)
2/17/22: Clare Yang (Chinese Erhu)
2/3/22: Time Pearson (Double Bassist and Music Teacher)
1/27/22: Anne Palmer (Vocalist)
1/20/22: Richard Reed, (Pianist and Organist)
12/2/21: Indre Viskontas, Ph.D. (Operatic Soprano and Neuroscientist)
11/18/21: Jake Cassman (Keyboardist)
10/21/21: Ashlin Hunter (USC Thornton Composition Student)
10/14/21: Becca Laurito (Percussionist, Sound Meditation Professional)
10/7/21: Clara Yang (Nashville Symphony Violist)
9/16/21: Robin Skhadia (Indian Tabla)
8/12/21: Evelyne Glennie (Percussion)
7/29/21: Kevin O’Connell (Piano)
6/24/21: Pete and Ellen Vigour (Old-Time Strings Band)
6/10/21: Mark Tillinger (Tuba)
4/29/21: Leeav Sofer (Klemzer Musician)
4/22/21: Rogerio Budasz (Early Music Instrumentalist)
4/8/21: Beegie Adair and Monica Ramey, Jazz Duo
3/25/21: Samantha O’Connell (Violin, Tap Dance, Bionic Ear Lab Member)
3/11/21: Gabriela Lena Frank (Composer)
3/4/21: Jordan Morrison (Performer, Composer, and Teacher)
2/25/21: Andy Eihorn (Broadway Music Director)
2/18/21: Lydia Nance (Bassoon)
11/12/20: Billy Livsey (Music Production)
11/5/20: Paul Von Hoff (Trombone)
10/29/20: Joe Andres (Americana Music)
10/22/20: Danny Inouye (Bionic Ear Lab Research)
10/15/20: Chrysa Kovach & Julianne Papadopoulos (Music Engagement)
10/8/20: David Eagleman (Neuroscientist)
10/1/20: Danielle Barbera (Music Therapist)
9/24/20: Susan Bissmeyer & Andres Camarena (Bionic Ear Lab Research)
9/17/20: Brad Ingrao (Music and Hearing Loss)
9/10/20: Lynne Snyder (Clarinet)
9/3/20: Charles Mokotoff (Classical Guitar)
8/27/20: Pepe Barcellos (Brazilian Music)
8/20/20: Chrysa Kovach (Conducting)
8/13/20: Sandy Blake (Singer and Actress)
8/6/20: Page Hamilton (Guitarist)
7/30/30: Wendy Cheng (Violinist)
7/16/20: Chrysa Kovach (Music Fundamentals, Bionic Ear Lab Member)
7/9/20: Austin Hammonds (Composer & Saxophone)
7/2/20: Jordan Morrison (Percussion)
6/25/20: LaMarcus Miller (Bass Baritone Singer)
6/4/20: Patrick Kirst (Film Composer)
5/28/20: Scott Jeppesen (Tenor Saxophone)
5/21/20: Beatriz Ilari (Music Educator)
5/14/20: Isaac Mailach (Cello)
4/30/20: Renee Blue O’Connell (Singer-Songwriter)
4/16/20: Richard Reed (Rock-n-Roll & Blues)
4/9/20: Alex Melzer (Trombone)