Today’s post is the second in a series of five by renowned composer Christopher Norton. In each post, he is offering a free copy of one of his piano pieces, each one hailing from his popular series, Connections. ‘Open Window’ can be found in Book 4 and, in this article, Chris imparts a few valuable…
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Studying at a Music Conservatoire: Evelyn Chang
This week, my guest writer is pianist and composer Evelyn Chang. Evelyn, who was born in Taiwan and is now based in Hong-Kong, charts her musical journey from her home country to the UK. She studied at The Purcell School and the Royal College of Music in London. Becoming a mother was a life changing…
International Women’s Day 2019: The Pianist as Composer
To celebrate International Women’s Day, I want to share this lovely performance of one of my piano pieces, recorded by American pianist and writer Rhonda Rizzo. Rhonda lives in Wisconsin. She has made several CD recordings, and has just written and published her first novel, The Waco Variations. She chose to record Inflections which is…
Mindfulness in Music: Notes on finding life’s rhythm: Mark Tanner
My guest writer today is pianist, composer, author, adjudicator, and music examiner, Mark Tanner. Mark has penned many piano and music-related publications. This includes The Mindful Pianist, published by Faber Music in 2016. He has also written numerous educational compositions. Many of these have been featured on various exam syllabuses. Today, he provides an insight…
‘Divine Fire’ at the Radcliffe Centre in Buckingham
The quaint, attractive market town of Buckingham is situated in North Buckinghamshire. It played host to a rather special performance which was held at the Radcliffe Centre earlier this week. The centre was formerly a splendid church. It’s attached to the University of Buckingham and has been tastefully refurbished and renovated. The centre caters perfectly for recitals and lectures….
A visit to Holst’s Birthplace Museum
Cheltenham is one of Britain’s most beautiful towns. Situated on the edge of the Cotswolds, it is architecturally stunning; elegant buildings and manicured gardens abound. So it provides the perfect setting for the birthplace museum of one of Britain’s most important composers: Gustav Holst. Holst was born in the Spa town in 1874 in a property which is resides in Clarence…