The premiere of the harp and cello version of my composition “Cotton Butterfly” with the wonderful Paula Kiffner on cello! I originally wrote Cotton Butterfly for harp and double-bass, which is a great combination, but I’m thrilled with how the piece sounds with harp and cello. Cotton Butterfly tells a story – starting with the […]
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I have several concerts coming up that I want to share with you! Land, Sea, and Sky is a concert featuring local composers, with each piece on the program dedicated to a conservation group. I’ll be performing my piece Cotton Butterfly (dedicated to the Natural History Society) with wonderful ‘cellist Paula Kiffner. I originally wrote
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Hi all, I’ve been super busy – which is good, but means I’ve fallen behind on Harp Tuesday episodes! Fingers crossed that I managed to get a new one out this week; in the meantime, here’s one that I forgot to post on my blog: Harp Tuesday episode 73 – a look at the ending
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I’m looking forward to being a part of St. Barnabas Church’s concert series – I’ll be performing a solo concert this coming Sunday, March 16th, at 3pm. 1525 Begbie St., Admission $10 I’m playing a program featuring European composers: Here’s a video of the last couple minutes from one of the pieces (La Danse des
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This coming Monday, March 3rd, I’ll be performing at the Belfry Theatre as part of the Greater Victoria Public Library’s Local Music Fest. I’ll be doing a 35 minute solo set – Bach, Beethoven, Godefroid, Mussorgsky, Smetana and one of my own compositions. Should be lots of fun – the Belfry is a great venue
Two upcoming concerts! Read More »
A look at my very simple arrangement of the first movement from Mozart’s Sonata No. 11. Even though there may not be a lot of notes to play, there’s still a lot to think about in terms of phrasing! You can download the free PDF of the arrangement here.
Harp Tuesday ep. 72 is up! Read More »
The first Harp Tuesday episode of 2014 is a look at a basic chord/jumping exercise I put together. You can download the (free) PDF here. All the best in 2014!
Happy New Year – Harp Tuesday ep. 71 is up! Read More »
A look at accompanying and improvising! I use Auld Lang Syne as the example piece – download the lead sheet here.
Harp Tuesday episode 70 is up! Read More »
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… :)
Winter in Victoria… Read More »
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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