Composer and cellist Cris Derksen talks about Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, braiding her Cree and Mennonite ancestry, and how her dog might be a witch. 
 
Useful links:
<a href='https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1xh8aysNWCd7oXX3zPUrW5'>Spotify playlist for Cris’s pieces</a>  
<a href='https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3BRom90ebzqKrDudeVZtYo'>Spotify playlist for main pieces</a> 
<a href='https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2rzB0a4C4nNjO0MR8VLQdQ'>Spotify playlist for final question pieces</a> 
 
Other useful links:
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modest_Mussorgsky'>Modest Mussorgsky</a> 
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_on_Bald_Mountain'>Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain </a> 
<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLCuL-K39eQ'>Youtube video of the Night on Bald Mountain bit in the Disney Fantasia movie from 1940</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictures_at_an_Exhibition'>Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition </a> 
<a href='https://www.powwows.com/what-is-a-pow-wow/'>What is a Powwow</a> 
<a href='https://www.eyblerquartet.com/'>Eybler String Quartet </a>
 
Support Cris:
Cris’s website: <a href='https://www.crisderksen.com/'>https://www.crisderksen.com/</a>
Facebook: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/cris.derksen'>@cris.derksen </a>
Instagram: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/cris_derksen/'>@cris_derksen</a> 
<a href='https://open.spotify.com/artist/7ix7Gz79EddnFl6LJSDuhc'>Cris Derksen on Spotify</a> 
<a href='https://www.youtube.com/user/crisderksen1'>Cris Derksen on Youtube</a> 
 
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