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- Video: My original fiddle tunes!
I’m excited to share my performance of two original fiddle tunes in the Eureka Music Faculty Recital, accompanied by my partner Brian Davis on guitar! These will eventually be part of an album of original tunes, with the help of Brian and fellow Turas members. Heartfelt thanks to my teacher, Becky Tracy, for her coaching over the last five years. Blurb: Matilda’s Hornpipe and Rights of Woman are two hornpipes composed by Sarah Riskind, influenced by traditional Irish music. Matilda’s Hornpipe depicts the changing moods of her cat Matilda (calm and sweet in one… Read more: Video: My original fiddle tunes! - Video: Dixit Dominus Duo
If you’d like to watch one of our recent Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana concerts, you can see the livestream video of the Dixit Dominus Duo performance on November 3rd, 2024. I paired the Handel Dixit Dominus with a gorgeous setting by Chiara Margarita Cozzolani! There was a lovely Handel trio sonata in the middle. I fell in love with the Handel Dixit Dominus about 15 years ago and have wanted to conduct it ever since… Concert Description: Feel the fiery mood of Handel’s Dixit Dominus, with strings and soloists. Faced with the church’s ban on opera,… Read more: Video: Dixit Dominus Duo - New Photos
My band Turas did a photo shoot in May, since the last professional photos were taken before I joined the group. I was blown away by JoAnn Watkins’ work! It certainly helped that our most loyal fans let us use their farm… and one of their chickens… Yes, we are an Irish band who likes to go sit in fields. And we look really good doing it. Look how dramatic I am! And just in case I need a smug professional one. Yes, you should pay me $10,000 to play for you.
