Author: Josh

  • How long this publishing project took me (wearing a publisher’s hat)

    How long this publishing project took me (wearing a publisher’s hat)

    How long did it take me to typeset and publish my harp arrangement of the Andante from Bach’s Organ Sonata No. 4? Let’s find out! As I mentioned in my last post, the piano transcription that I was working from is five pages long. I estimated that it might take me about 5 hours to…

  • Happy New Year!

    Happy New Year!

    I hope 2025 brings good things to you and yours! I welcomed in the new year (as I’ve been doing since 2016) with an improvisation. I hope you enjoy!  And on New Year’s eve I wrote the first of a series of planned blog posts about “wearing a publisher’s hat” – various topics to do…

  • Wearing a publisher’s hat – new blog series

    Wearing a publisher’s hat – new blog series

    These days, amongst other hats, I find myself wearing the hat of a music publisher (in a very small way). I had planned to do a bunch of blogging from this perspective in 2024, and yet here it is, December 31st already… Guess I better get on it! As a publisher, one of the decisions…

  • Catching up on news (November 25 newsletter).

    Catching up on news (November 25 newsletter).

    Hi all! It’s been awhile since I wrote – I’m now back home in Victoria after three amazing months in Europe. I’ve just uploaded a video of my performance of the Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez – Joaquin Rodrigo’s beautiful guitar concerto. I think almost anyone who hears it falls in love with the melody…

  • A train and ferry journey to the UK, plus additional concert dates

    A train and ferry journey to the UK, plus additional concert dates

    I wrote this from Enfield (near London), getting ready for my concert that happened this Wednesday. I had a full day’s trip to get to the UK and I just posted a short video with impressions of the journey! The trip involved an early start to catch a train near Cologne and take it to…

  • Upcoming concerts and more!

    Upcoming concerts and more!

    Today I’m writing from the Dortmund area (again!). I’ve been criss-crossing Germany and feeling fully recovered from the cold I had a couple weeks ago. I was just in the beautiful Bodensee area last weekend where I was teaching at the second of three “Connected Continents” weekend workshops (next stop, Hamburg) followed by a trio…

  • Hello from Bavaria!

    Hello from Bavaria!

    I’m in the Bodensee area of Bavaria again. At this time last year I was teaching a weekend workshop organized by Lena Rummel and performing a (live-streamed) duet concert with her. This year, along with Kristine Warmhold, we’re getting ready for the 2nd of three “Connected Continents” weekend workshops. Friday and Saturday, October 4th and…

  • River Flows in You, Hannover event on Sunday, and more

    River Flows in You, Hannover event on Sunday, and more

    Episode 3 of this season of Harpist in the Wild features guest star Lena Rummel for a duet version of Yiruma’s River Flows in You. Lena and I played this last year as part of a duo concert on two pedal harps, and then filmed this version on small harps next to a stream. Lena…