Twenty Studies on Twentieth-Century Sounds is written with the beginner in mind and would be suitable for any student that has mastered an entry-level beginner’s book.
CONTENTS: My Puppy Sleeps, A Sunny Day, Two Friends, Apollos’s Lyre, etc. BONUS: Five Duets for Teacher and Pupil |
This volume is the second of the Twenty Studies on Twentieth-Century Sounds. It is written with the early intermediate pianist in mind.
CONTENTS: Choir Rehearsal of the Sea Anemones, The Snake Charmer, The King and Queen Dance, Camels in the Night, etc. BONUS: Five Duets for Teacher and Pupil |
This volume is the third of the Twenty Studies on Twentieth-Century Sounds. It is written for the late intermediate or advanced student.
CONTENTS: The Blue Dolphin, Battle of the Ants, A Lazy Afternoon, Cops ’n Robbers, etc. |
This is the fourth volume and contains pieces suitable for beginner and intermediate pianists.
CONTENTS: White Owl and Blue River Three Little Pieces for Piano Clouds Five Ecossaises Three Homages |
This is the fifth volume and contains pieces suitable for intermediate and advanced students.
CONTENTS: Shavi Suite for Young People Staying at Home Snow Pieces / Schneestücke |
Akron, Ohio
50th birthday celebration 30 October 2023 at 7:30 pm, free admission Guzzetta Recital Hall, The University of Akron Guests Henry Kelder and Caroline Oltmanns UA colleagues Stanislav Golovin, Todd Gaffke, Philip Thomson, Mayumi Kikuchi, and Cynthia Cioffari. Program: Staying at Home for solo piano US Premier Linea Instrumentalis 12 for solo bass clarinet World premier Hlaba Igama for tenor sax and piano 5 Ecossaises for solo piano Diptychos for two pianos World premier Half Imagined for solo piano Sonata for bassoon and piano World premier |
AVAILABLE IN SOFTCOVER OR DIGITAL BOOK
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Akron, Ohio
Two Pieces for orchestra 1. Staying at Home 2. Together Sunday 14 November 2021 at 3 pm North High School, Akron Akron Youth Symphony Eric Benjamin, conductor |
Akron, Ohio
Canons for saxophone, clarinet, and piano Sunday 29 August 2021 at 3:00 pm Guzzetta Recital Hall, The University of Akron Todd Gaffke, Stanislav Golovin, James Wilding |
Youngstown, Ohio
The Garden Had Fallen Still for chamber orchestra Sunday 2 May 2021 at 3:00 pm Ford Family Recital Hall, DeYor Performing Arts Center, Youngstown, Ohio The Dana Ensemble |
During one of my many trips back to my native South Africa, I picked up one of these beautiful instruments. They are easily available at craft markets, tourist shops, or just sold by the side of the road. Part of the Venda and Shona traditions, this type of instrument is also found further North, where it may be known as a Kalimba or Sansa.
The tuning of each member of this family is unique. For my mbira, the lowest notes are in the middle, the highest on the left and right, with different pentatonic scales in each of these two registers. Read more and hear this instrument on my blog |
Drops of Memory occur predictably, while the harmony changes gradually and unpredictably, forming a texture of individual notes dancing over a canvas of ever expanding and contracting harmonic progressions.
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Inspired by a Zimbabwean stone sculpture of a maternal spirit, Nehanda Remembered uses quartal chords to represent the solid stone and the nurturing mother.
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