Alexis Rodda was a US Fulbright student who received a full-time research grant during the 2019–20 program year with a research project focused on Egon Lustgarten, an exiled Austrian composer who moved to New York in 1938. Alexis recently returned to Europe to tour music from Egon Lustgarten and other exiled artists, and we sat down with her to discuss her Fulbright experience and life after Fulbright.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:42 Tell us about your Fulbright research project and your relationship with your affiliate, Exilarte.
02:22 What sparked your interest in Egon Lustgarten and other Austrian composers in exile?
03:57 You are both a researcher and a performer. How does your research inform your performance choices?
06:22 Tell us about the music festival in New York City and the tour in Germany you recently completed.
09:15 What comes next for you?
10:34 What advice do you have for future applicants and program participants in the arts?
12:44 "Zwischen Erde und Stern" by Egon Lustgarten, sung by Alexis Rodda