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 […]
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
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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
Catching up on news (November 25 newsletter). Read More »
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
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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
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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
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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
River Flows in You, Hannover event on Sunday, and more
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This season has been a long time coming – this first episode was filmed almost exactly 1 year ago (September 2, 2023). The theme of this season is duets – all the episodes EXCEPT this first one feature another musician joining me for some Harpist in the Wild adventures, filmed during my time in Europe
Season 6 of Harpist in the Wild starts today! Read More »
(Want these type of news posts in your inbox? Sign up for my email newsletter and get free sheet music to boot!) I’m in Europe! Hello all, I’m writing this from a train station in Germany – I landed in Frankfurt about an hour ago and am now waiting for my train to take me
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(Want these type of news posts in your inbox? Sign up for my email newsletter and get free sheet music to boot!) Hi, it’s been ages since I last wrote! Various life things have kept me busy but expect to hear more from me in these upcoming weeks and months – lots of stuff happening!
Headed to Europe on August 12th! Read More »