Month: January 2013

  • Harp Tuesday episode 53 is up!

    In this episode of Harp Tuesday I take an in-depth look at Anne Vanschothorst’s A Bird Came Flying from her book of five original solos. I recorded a music video of A Bird Came Flying last year: http://youtu.be/GW6jCxkGSXQ Information on ordering the music book of A Bird Came Flying can be found here: http://www.abirdcameflying.com/order.htm You…

  • Sunday Spotlight – Jan. 27, 2013

    Hi everyone, Time for another spotlight! This week, I’m spotlighting the “Choir” series of documentaries.  Featuring choirmaster Gareth Malone, these are delightful and uplifting shows that remind us how wonderful it is to sing, and how we can all sing – it’s not just for professionals ;) If you’re in Canada you can watch a…

  • Sunday Spotlight Jan. 20th, 2013

    Hi everyone, Time for another spotlight!  I’ve mentioned that I have a lot of respect for pianist Sviatoslav Richter, and I thought I’d start this week by spotlight a great starting album to start exploring his playing.  iTunes has his ‘Greatest Piano Works‘ for $4.99 (US)…  With almost 5 hours of music, it’s a pretty…

  • Sunday Spotlight (Jan. 13, 2013)

    Hi everyone! First up on the spotlight today is the first Harp Tuesday episode of 2013!  I did something quite new for this episode – I want to play a virtual duet with you! I recorded both halves of the Bach/Gounod Ave Maria and uploaded them, so that you can, for example, play the tune…

  • Harp Tuesday ep. 52 is up!

    And I want to play a virtual duet with you! For the first Harp Tuesday episode of 2013, I took a suggestion that someone emailed me awhile ago, and videoed both parts of a duet – Bach/Gounod’s Ave Maria.  The idea is that you can choose a part, and then play along with me playing…

  • Sunday Spotlight

    Happy 2013 everyone!  My blog has been pretty quiet, and one of my New Year’s resolutions is to do more writing!  I have a number of thoughts on music I want to share, and of course my continuing adventures in learning the violin. For now, though, this is the first of a weekly ‘Sunday Spotlight’…