Category: Music
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New music book, plus a new composition!
I’ve just published a new book, Transcriptions for Lever Harp, Volume 1! Music by Bach, Godefroid, Handel, and Naderman – it’s available right now as a PDF. And I’ve also published the sheet music to my newest composition, Uncharted Shores!
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Announcing my arrangement of Bach’s Toccata and Fugue!
It’s here! I’m extremely excited to announce the publication of my arrangement of Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor. I’ve been performing this iconic piece for several years now (starting in 2017 at the Rio Harp Festival). Over these past few months I’ve been entering and refining my arrangement, and now have a beautifully typeset…
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Music video: Farewell to Stromness
Another recent music video, “Farewell to Stromness” by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, is part of the “Yellow Cake Revue” – a set of songs plus two piano interludes that Davies wrote to protest a proposed uranium mine on the Orkney islands in 1980. I, too, live on an island; Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.…
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Two new music videos – Alla Turca Jazz, plus Debussy’s Prelude, Clair de Lune
I recently published a music video of the tremendously fun Alla Turca Jazz and then yesterday I published a video of a performance from 2018 of the Prelude and Clair de Lune from Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque. Hope you enjoy! :)
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Recent videos!
Some recent videos, including my 2020 New Year’s Improvisation: A music video and Harp Tuesday episode on Salzedo’s Concert Variations on ‘O Tannenbaum‘: And a couple other recent Harp Tuesday episodes:
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Announcing Music Monday! Plus a Harp Tuesday every week in June
I’m excited to launch a new video series – Music Monday! Every Monday at 9am Pacific time I’ll publish a new, short, music video. Featuring clips from live performances or sessions in my studio, plus occasional video footage and photos from Victoria, BC (and further afield). Make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel to…
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Harpist in a Tree mini-episode: Oceanside Improv and unboxing a Thomas Heaton calendar
Come along with me as I head outside to unbox a calendar from one of my favourite YouTube photographers – Thomas Heaton I bring my electric harp along and do a couple short improvisations. I had a lot of fun to putting this together, hope you enjoy! Sorry for some of the substandard audio. Make…
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“The Moldau” – practice session
The last few bars of Smetana’s “The Moldau” as arranged by Hans Trneček. From a recent practice session as I get ready for my fall 2018 tour!