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How I learned the Physical Zoom
Last weekend I broadcast my first Livestream studio shows – LIVE from my own TV-studio. Meaning … my livingroom. NC. I LOVED the comments of the people who joined me from all over the world … Even the folks who were scratching their heads a little: What...
What do Harpist Composer’s-Assistants Do?
Last night I met two of my new composing assistants, harpists who are helping me create the new ensemble version of “Baroque Flamenco” for the the US’s premiere youth harp ensemble. Sebla Akbulut & Molly McCaffrey are both students at the Boston...
Love Songs for Peter
In the 2nd grade I bought a pack of valentines for everyone in the class.This year I made only ONE – and I made it by hand for my beloved friend Peter.It’s a jazz-harp collection of 4 classic jazz standards: “As Time Goes By,” ...
Making Peter’s Valentine
I started working on it weeks ago, a limited-edition Jazz-Harp Release that started as a personal Jazz Valentine for Peter. I chose the tunes and practiced them. Then I started recording them every morning, putting them on my iPod and listening to them on my daily...
The Laboratory is Open
Monday I did an experiment. I asked for listening help to decide which cuts to use on a I fell apart when it did. I started crying and stomping through the house and eating the cat food. (OK, I didn’t really eat the cat food but I thought about it.) Enter James. My...
Jazz Valentine Project
I have a very special friend, Peter, and I like to make him a very special Valentine every year. Peter is a long-time collaborator whose vision & support led to my Grammy Nominated project “Invention & Alchemy.” If you’ve been to one of my...Tiny Building Blocks
When I’m putting together a show, like the “Lose Your Blues” show coming up this Saturday in the Boston area, part of what’s important to me is the sequence of the tunes – how the flow of the show goes. That’s especially important...
Soñando Today
Today I’m working on Soñando en Español – my 3-movement concerto for harp and orchestra. I’m meeting with Elise Hemke, the harpist who’ll play it, via Skype tonight. She’s the first harpist besides me to ever play it and there’s a problem: I...
Sous-Chef Sketches #1 & #2
I struggle mightily with perfectionism (reminder: perfectionism does not make things perfect – it’s an extreme form of emotional stuttering) But my word of the year is RELEASE. So this is my new journey. The journey towards creating recordings I’m...
