Notos Woodwind Quintet inaugural concert. We play historical instruments of the classical period.
The Brass Whisperer's main aim is to play with subtle music tunings and coax brass players (and other musicians) into achieving delicious harmonies. Resources for student French horn players are also featured.
Notos Woodwind Quintet inaugural concert. We play historical instruments of the classical period.
City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney, AU
Mozart Quintet for Piano and Winds Mozart Grand Partita
City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney, AU
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in concert with Dorèe Dixon as the other horn player and the wonderful Australian Brandenburg Orchestra under the direction of Paul Dyer. All on period instruments. Also March 1, 2 4 (in Parramatta), 6, 8 then March 9 and 10 in Melbourne.
I am grateful to have been born into a musical family, hearing my older sisters and my dad practising. All five of us kids learnt piano from mum’s mum. Dad taught all the brass, we all tried strings, my brother and I drumming. I took to the trumpet, then french horn and composed in my teens. All of this in Auckland. I wanted to play in orchestras professionally, dropping out of school to do that in Sydney. I love rhythm and also love finding good tuning and playing in small groups. This evolved to a fascination with microtones. Playing them and getting others to play them especially in lovely harmonies. I teach, as well, and some of my students kind of get my interest in intonation.
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