Happy 2013 everyone! My blog has been pretty quiet, and one of my New Year’s resolutions is to do more writing! I have a number of thoughts on music I want to share, and of course my continuing adventures in learning the violin. For now, though, this is the first of a weekly ‘Sunday Spotlight’ […]
I’m performing a concert here in Victoria on Nov. 1st that I’m very excited about. The program includes the world premiere of a piece I wrote last year for harp and double-bass. Thrilled to be working with the amazing Mark Haney for ‘Cotton Butterfly‘ plus Arvo Pärt’s ‘Spiegel im Spiegel‘ Here’s the poster: And all
Bach and Butterflies – concert in Victoria, BC (Canada) Read More »
Sorry for the lack of blog posts! Got some more stuff in the works, but in the meantime, here’s the opening section of a piece I finished writing a few weeks ago. Poem for solo harp Enjoy!
New composition – Poem for solo harp Read More »
My September email newsletter went out earlier this month – check it out below, and sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox! ——————————————————————————————- Josh Layne, Harpist Happy September, everyone! Welcome to the first edition of a new format for my email newsletter. I’m now using MailChimp‘s great (and free!) set of tools,
September newsletter – Spring CD release tour, music videos, new composition and more! Read More »
This is something I started back in January – taking a familiar tune (Greensleeves), arranging it, and talking about the process on video as part of my Harp Tuesday series. I finished the piece quite awhile ago, but it’s taken a long time to do a bunch of the things I wanted to do before
The “arranging Greensleeves project” is finished! Read More »
Hi all, As part of a general website overhaul, I’m finally starting a blog! I’ll be talking about music, learning, and keeping you up-to-date with what I’m doing. My plan is to add new content at least once a week, on Wednesday. What fun :) Josh
Welcome to my blog! Read More »