Winter in Victoria…
We had a little bit of snow today and yet, as the view out my practice room window shows, it’s not all ice and sleet… :)
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Fun weekend in Vancouver
Spent a fun weekend in Vancouver last week – complete with a sprinkling of snow :) Gave a masterclass for some of Miya Otake‘s students on Saturday and then on Sunday I played a house concert with my brother Robin. We used to do concerts together when we both lived in Victoria – the combination
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Concert in Vancouver on Sunday!
On Sunday, December 8th I’ll be sharing the stage with my brother, Robin Layne, for the first time in over ten years! Check out all the details on the facebook event page. Email Robin to reserve your seat (note that seating is extremely limited). I’m really looking forward to this! I’ll be premiering a
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New episode of Harp Tuesday! Lever changes for Bach’s Prelude No.1
In this new episode of Harp Tuesday I figure out a way to play Bach’s “Prelude No. 1” on the lever harp. Watch the short recap video, or the longer “as it happens” version: Sheet music can be found here.
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Harpy Halloween! Harp Tuesday episode 68
A short, Halloween themed episode on a few of the scarier sounds you can get on the harp :)
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Anne Vanschothorst’s new CD – crowd funding
You may remember that early this year I did a Harp Tuesday episode on dutch harpist/composer Anne Vanschothorst‘s “A Bird Came Flying” And of course awhile ago I recorded a music video of “A Bird Came Flying“ If you enjoy Anne’s music I wanted to let you know that she is working on a new
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A bunch of new Harp Tuesdays!
Hi everyone, It’s been quite awhile since I last posted – lets catch up on some Harp Tuesday episodes, shall we? I did an episode a week in September, starting with a three part look at some of my favourite etudes: And finishing with a look at “Two Bagpipe Tunes” from Mildred Dilling’s “Old Tunes
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Harp Tuesday episode 61 is up!
A two part’er! I take a look at transcribing the Andante from Beethoven’s Sonata No. 23 (Appassionata), talk about marking pedals, enharmonics, and how I eventually ended up changing 3 pedals at the same time!
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Episode 60 of Harp Tuesday is up!
Episode 60 is up – double harmonics and tremolos. I’m planning on doing a Harp Tuesday episode every week this month, so keep checking back, or subscribe to my channel to be updated when the next episode is uploaded!
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Harp Tuesday episode 59 – Dynamics and control!
New episode of Harp Tuesday is up!
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