Happy World Piano Day to you all. Today is an annual worldwide event founded in 2015. It takes place on the 88th day of the year (and in 2023, it’s the 29th of March) due to the number of keys on a piano. Berlin-based pianist, composer, and producer Nils Frahm, who originally instigated the idea,…
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Queen Elizabeth II and the Ghosts of Windsor Castle
I’m not often compelled to write about the royal family. After all, this website is a piano and music education blog. However, the past week has been rather surreal for those of us here in the UK. It’s as though time has stood still. We knew that the late Queen’s time was limited and her…
Musical Life at Windsor Castle: Alex Robson
Alex Robson is an organist who has been studying studying the piano with me. Alex is currently Organ Scholar at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, and, in September, he will become an organ scholar at St. John’s College at Cambridge University. This past year has been an interesting musical journey for Alex, and, in this…
70 Years and the Queen’s Pianos
I’d like to take this opportunity to wish Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II a very Happy Platinum Jubilee. Whether or not you follow the Royal Family, the Queen’s achievement is nothing short of extraordinary. I have enjoyed observing many of this weekend’s events, and, as I live in Windsor, have been able to feel a…