The wonderful reach of a website. Kelsey sent along this link, after using some of the others in the “hone your skills section” of student resources. It is a brief but comprehensive guide that could be used when a…
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Wonderful week in Tofino -
The most amazing weather, the best group of people, water, and sand, and sunlight, and quite a few hours of improvising. This is a hard topic - and registrants leapt to the task, and beautiful music was made.
Also, many…
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Wind & Wood Concert in Nanoose Bay - March 3, 2024
This is looking to be a good year for concerts - Danel and I are playing a repeat of our Wind and Wood concert, this time in Nanoose Bay, at St. Mary's Anglican church, at 4 pm on March 2.
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Read moreMusic and Cognitition
An interesting study of older adults, showing a strong improvement in working memory and executive function for those who studied music - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gps.6061
Of course we know that, don't we???
Improvising with a purpose - Workshop in Tofino in February
Harps, waves, beach, beauty. Come and join us. They've given us a bigger room, so I've opened a couple more seats in this workshop - it really is a special place on Cox Bay, and we'll study how to improvise…
Read moreSolstice Xmas service - and Video Links
Although my church job keeps me playing harp most Sundays, we also have special services throughout the year, especially with Music from Taize, and lately, with Danel Cove, a fine flute player.
The next special service is a Candle light…
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Hannah wins the WinterHarp competition
I'm so happy to announce that Hannah Chua has won the “On Gossamer Wings” performance competition, and will be playing a piece with the Winter Harp Ensemble at its performance.
Ensemble Retreat in Parksville
Dawn on the beach - it is pretty spectacular. Wonderful start to the ensemble year, I think it might be an annual event! And here is Mariellen's staircase - you might need to click on the top photo to see…
Read moreThe harp sponge
No, not that kind… a new species from the deep ocean, a harp shaped sponge. Looks pretty fantastic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC3tAtXdaik