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 […]
Concert in Vancouver on Sunday! Read More »
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.
New episode of Harp Tuesday! Lever changes for Bach’s Prelude No.1 Read More »
A short, Halloween themed episode on a few of the scarier sounds you can get on the harp :)
Harpy Halloween! Harp Tuesday episode 68 Read More »
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
Anne Vanschothorst’s new CD – crowd funding Read More »
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
A bunch of new Harp Tuesdays! Read More »
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!
Harp Tuesday episode 61 is up! Read More »
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!
Episode 60 of Harp Tuesday is up! Read More »
New episode of Harp Tuesday is up!
Harp Tuesday episode 59 – Dynamics and control! Read More »
The title of Passage: music for solo harp borrows its name from the first piece on the CD – Passage. Written in 2005, this was my first full length composition and the first time I really felt I could be a composer. I had of course messed around a little bit – the musical that
Passage from “Passage: music for solo harp” Read More »
Thursday was my last day of performing, with a 2pm concert at the Justiça Federal Cultural Centre. Here’s a view from the van window on the way to the concert: Performing! (photo credits Tatiana Lima Castro) I have some video footage of the concert and will post that soon! After the concert festival organizer Sergio
Rio Harp Festival – day 4 Read More »