Tag: chamber music

Asides, Composition, Violin

New T-Shirt Colors and New Single!

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For today’s two awesome updates… The new Live Single recording of “Dance the Dream” is now available and is being distributed to iTunes, Spotify, etc, as we speak! The Leviathan Concerto fundraising tee-shirt now comes in classy blue colors along with the original charcoal-gray! Remember 100% of proceeds from these …

Composition, History, Inspiration, Teaching, The Music Nerds!

Notes from My Women-Composers Lecture

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In case you had to miss my recent, overview-style talk about women-composers throughout history, I thought you might enjoy being able to browse my notes and listen to my playlist for it. Hope it’s engaging, educational, and empowering!

Composition, Photographs, Violin

Photos and Demos: New Album in the Works!

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On Feb. 11, I had the great joy of working with my talented friends, Anne Sherrill (cello), Wan-Chin Chang (piano), Virginia Figueiredo (clarinet), Tina Huynh (flute/piccolo), and James Rael (CBTTF Records) recording my complicated and epic quintet, “The Oracle“! Enjoy some photos from the session below!… Additionally, I have two …

Composition, Noteworthy

Help Support Our Musicians, & Be Named on the Album!

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We’re doing it– We’re gonna record “Of Roses and Lilies” (my beautiful, neo-Romantic work for Soprano soloist, women’s choir, and small orchestra), this April!!! And, I want to pay our small orchestra for their work; please consider pitching in, and choose from awesome rewards! Like, getting your name & PHOTO …

Asides, Composition

ESOTERICA is Live on the Web!

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My newest album, ESOTERICA, is now live on iTunes/Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, & GooglePlay, as well as Bandcamp and my own store!

Get it while it’s hot! 😉

A Day in the Life, Composition, Technique, Violin

“Weeping Willow” Practice Session

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My good friend, Adrienne Andisheh, and I got together yesterday to start practicing the two violin parts for our recording session of “Weeping Willow” on Dec 18! This video was only the second time we ran it together; we still have some spots to iron out, but I was super impressed by how quickly it’s coming together, and HOW FUN it is to play!!!

The recording should be available on Dec 20; you can hear the duet in perfection with our pianist then!! 😀

Asides, Composition

Sheet Music Newsletter #2

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Presenting Sheet-Music Newsletter #2…

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Treble Trios at Hillcrest

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  FREE Concert! Joined by violinists Cecilia Alegre Coo and Lisa Grzanka, violinist/composer Sarah Wallin Huff is glad to present an evening of treble trios – music written for three violins. Our program will consist of music from a variety of styles and eras, from Classical to folk, and even feature …

Composition, Violin

“The Oracle” Demo Music Video

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Presenting a music video for my 2016 work for flute/piccolo, Bb clarinet, violin, cello, and piano. Using 50 tarot cards to create the framework, there is both an element of chance (in that the process of drawing the cards and their placement in the 5 separate tarot spreads, is all …

A Day in the Life, Composition, Strange Findings, Technique, Violin

“The Oracle” – An Experiment in Aleatorism & Formula

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I’m in the middle of composing a real neat piece right now for a July 1 deadline… I’m calling it “The Oracle,” and it’s for flute/piccolo, Bb clarinet, violin, cello, and piano. What I’ve done is set up a complex set of “rules” that guide my writing based on the …