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The Golden Buzz Moment – Daria Batschi-Beleca’s Baroque Flamenco
What an amazing moment. You’ve just played the performance of your life, the crowd goes crazy and golden confetti fills the air. A dream is coming true… We interrupt this post for an important message: Hip Harp Academy Presents an intro to Hip Harp...
Ruth Lee’s “Soñando en Español” (3rd movement – Baroque Flamenco)
This is a blog series featuring performances of my harp showpiece “Baroque Flamenco” by other musicians. Click HERE to link to the overview blog Baroque Flamenco Around the World. Featured Performer: Ruth Lee, UK BRIEF BIO or DESCRIPTION OF WHAT YOU DO:Ruth Lee is a...
Baroque Flamenco around the world
“Baroque Flamenco” is one of my most-performed pieces and I LOVE hearing all the different ways people play it. I also love hearing about each person’s journey with piece, what they’ve learned from it and how they make it their own. At least...
Soñando en Español – Program Notes
.My concerto “Soñando en Español” has 3 movements, though the 3rd movement “Baroque Flamenco” is often played as a stand-alone concerto – both with full orchestra and 8-piece chamber ensemble Ruth Lee, a harpist from the UK, is...
Baroque Flamenco … for YOU
(Some of the info in the post was shared in earlier posts in 2011, 2016 & 2017) I get to hear my music played by harpists all over the world. But there’s one piece in particular that I really have to show people how to play. That’s my fiery...
The Flexible Skeleton of Creative Expression
Did you know that some structures FREE you – and others CONSTRAIN you?! Do I have scientific proof? Ummm …. no. I have something better. I have creative proof. Structures imposed from the OUTSIDE can shepherd chaos into order (and, trust me, I love and...
Collaboration: Composer, Performer, Symphony & Students
A New Collaboration … How it came about & how you can be part of it Sometimes education and performance can come together in wonderful ways. When harp soloist and educator Robbin Gordon-Cartier and composer/performer Deborah Henson-Conant (“DHC”) decided to...
They’re playing my song… Nan Hua Harp Ensemble’s “Baroque Flamenco”
This is a blog series featuring performances of my harp showpiece “Baroque Flamenco” by other musicians. Click HERE to link to the overview blog Baroque Flamenco Around the World. As a composer, the delight of hearing my music performed by someone who clearly loves...
She’s playing my song… Mai Fukui’s “Baroque Flamenco”
This is a blog series featuring performances of my harp showpiece “Baroque Flamenco” by other musicians. Click HERE to link to the overview blog Baroque Flamenco Around the World. As a composer, the delight of hearing my music performed by someone who clearly loves...
