Tag: strings

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 …

A Day in the Life, General, Reviews, Student Reminders, Teaching, Violin

Kudos to GoStrings.com!

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I just wanted to send a quick shout out to GoStrings.com – I was thinking of them as it came time to reorder new strings for Flora… I love their Build Your Own Custom [Violin, Viola, Cello] Set option!! It’s so unique, and so smart!  I’ve used this option for both Flora …

Composition, Noteworthy, Performance, Violin

May Musical Madness!

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So, May is shaping up to be a really exciting month of debuts and unique concerts! First up… This is shaping up to be a really fun gig of Modern Music with a Twist! Lainey and I will be joined by four of our talented friends and guest musicians to …

Asides, Composition

New Sheet Music Added: INTREPID

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At last, the sheet music – both the Score alone, and the Score & Parts – for “INTREPID: A Fantasy for Oboe/English Horn Soloist and Chamber Ensemble” is available! Check out my Sheet Music Store for this and other available works for a large variety of instrumental and vocal combinations! …

Composition, Noteworthy

Book of I: Final Bonus Track Complete!

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It’s now even more official – THE BOOK OF I Musical Responses album will be finished off with a lovely closing song, called “Born of Everyman”! Enjoy the teaser clip below, and be sure to check out the rest of the demos here! [audio http://sarahwallinhuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/born-of-everyman-clip.mp3] Born of Everyman, I am No-one; …

A Day in the Life, Composition, Inspiration, Noteworthy, Photographs, Reviews, Strange Findings

Conquering LilyPond

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Woohoo! I am so stoked to announce that I have finally finished the complete engraved rendering of the score and parts to my latest composition, Of Roses and Lilies! I have been working hard to learn the coding language necessary to operate LilyPond, and after completely hacking away at this particularly …

A Day in the Life, Asides, Composition, General, History, Humor, Inspiration, Noteworthy, Performance, Photographs, Reviews, Strange Findings, Student Reminders, Teaching, Technique, Thought for the Day, Uncategorized, Violin, Writing

Some of my Regular Favs

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I figured it was high time to update my list of what products I have found useful in my musicking: which products I regularly use and would recommend to others…. Violin Strings (And, actually, yes, I have found shopping for strings at Amazon to be far cheaper for the set …

Composition, Inspiration, Photographs

New Fashion Shots

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Introducing new fashion shots for three of our Custom T-Shirt designs!

Which design is your favorite? Get yours today! :mrgreen:

Gypsy Wanderer
Butterfly Lullaby-Cover Art
Aisling the Dragon
Composition, Inspiration

Every Contribution, Great or Small

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We just received $20 more toward our efforts of Making Music Modern!!

I was reminded of one of my favorite MLP:FiM episodes, and Fluttershy‘s words of wisdom in discovering that, no matter how small, every-pony’s contribution is VERY important! :mrgreen:

What can you give to make this effort a reality? Every bit helps!

A Day in the Life, Composition, Noteworthy, Performance, Reviews

That “Anima Mechanicae” Project….

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So, what’s going on with that PARMA release of “Anima Mechanicae” included on the modern string quartet album?? Here are some updates, from the people themselves! As the Art Director here at PARMA I will be your primary contact during the design and manufacturing process for your upcoming release featuring …