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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
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Blue Bouree, etc.
My jazzy version of Bach's d minor Bouree (inspired by Jethro Tull) has been added to the playlist, as well as a new recording of my original Celtic tune, "Mr. Lowe's Birthday Waltz". Both feature the fabulous piano stylings of Mr. Mike Hartigan. Magnas gratias to Mike for his dazzling solo work, and for enriching the waltz with his beautiful accompaniment.
(PS: We will be performing both pieces at my upcoming June 22nd, 2007 recital at the West Brookfield Town Hall!)
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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Emil Haddad and Union Plus awards!
Current mood:  excited
Great news! I recently had the honor of being awarded Union Privilege's "Union Plus Scholarship", as well as the Greater Worcester Community Founsation's "Emil Haddad Memorial Jazz Scholarship" (in memory of Berklee grad and Worcester-area jazz legend Emil Haddad. You can read a number of heartfelt tributes to the great trumpeter at this page: http://www.donricklin.com/worcjazz/Emil/emil.htm )
Many thanks to Union Privilege and GWCF for their generosity!
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Tuesday, June 05, 2007
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Quebecois, Celtic, & Courante
New pieces have been added to the playlists!
-"Trois Quebecois" is a set of three traditional Canadian tunes: "Danse de Savage", "Fireside", and "Reel au Esquimeaux (The Eskimo's Reel)".
-"Mr. Lowe's Waltz" is an original tune I dedicated to my teacher, Malcolm Lowe, for his birthday. It's in the Celtic/Cape Breton style.
-The "Courante" in G major is from Bach's unaccompanied cello sonata #1, here transcribed for viola.
Enjoy!
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Monday, May 21, 2007
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New original piece added!
I just added a short original Renaissance-style viola piece, "Ladye of Arcadia", to my playlist. I wrote/recorded this as the theme music for the Westridge School's "RenPen" short story contest, which is raising money for RESCU (Renaissance Entertainers, Services, and Crafters United Foundation). You'll also find the piece on RenPen's myspace at http://www.myspace.com/145975762
For more info on the RenPen contest, visit:
http://www.renclubrenpen.com
And to learn more about RESCU:
http://www.rescufoundation.org
Enjoy!
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