Jennifer Tran is a classical saxophonist who will be playing with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in a livestream performance titled \u201cMighty River\u201d on Feb. 27.<\/p>\n
Tran is most excited to the concert hall and playing with an orchestra for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m incredibly lucky,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Tran also discussed what makes music so important to her, what music can do for people and how powerful it can be.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of the music, perhaps all, has a story behind it and when you program music you\u2019re programming somebody\u2019s story,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Tran also said that music has the power to act as an avenue to discuss things that many people may disagree on.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt could be a form of resistance to something,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMusic, performing or any of the arts can have a really huge impact in how we want to shape the culture in which we want to be in,\u201d Tran said.<\/p>\n
Tran explained that she is very fortunate to have food, shelter and a family that supports her musical endeavours during this pandemic. She said some musicians are lacking in some of the resources she has access to.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a space to practice, not like some of my friends who are in school, [who] don\u2019t even have a place to practice,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Following the interview, Tran added how musicians often struggle with being underpaid for their labour and how this issue has been exacerbated since the start of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
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