Music

Hi all, Been out of town/busy this last couple weeks – I’d hoped to have some spotlights queued up, but didn’t manage to, I’m sorry! But we’re back this week, and starting off with a video of Prokofiev playing his Prelude, Op. 12 No. 7. This particular prelude (the 7th of 10) was written for

While I was in Rio I had a chance to sit down with harpist and harp maker Robin Ward and ask him about the triple harp!

I just sent out my April newsletter – you can read it below.  If you’d like to sign up to get emails from me, here’s the link! Cheers, Josh ————————————————————————————– Hello everyone, It’s been much too long since I last wrote! I hope you’re having a wonderful start to 2015. Let me tell you about

I’m performing two concerts the first weekend of May that I wanted to share with you. On Saturday, May 2nd, I’ll be at St Paul’s Anglican Church in Nanaimo, BC, performing a shared concert with Seattle based baritone Craig Nim.  I’ll be performing Handel’s Harp Concerto, Grandjany’s Rhapsodie, and Deborah Henson-Conant’s Baroque Flamenco And then

Last week I linked to Dame Janet Baker singing Elgar’s “Sea Pictures” – here’s a short video of her talking about stage fright: I stumbled across this symphony on YouTube yesterday by contemporary composer Andrei Golovin – I quite like it (notice also the very effective use of the piano in an orchestral setting): And

I’m playing a concert in Rio on Sunday (June 8) – 7pm at Igreja Adventista do 7º Dia, Rua da Matriz nº 16, Botafogo Bach, Debussy, Godefroid, Smetana and more. Plus Brazilian music with flutist Igor Levi and I think violins will be involved as well!

Got a chance to hear the Li Biao percussion group at the stunning Theatro Municipal, followed by the Leandro Braga Trio at a nearby venue: