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31 January 2015 News: My CD in CSU Fresno library
The Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno, now has my CD "Music of the Senses" available for checkout. It can be found in the online catalogue.
09 January 2015 News: Interval Studies Performed
Pianist Alan Rea performed my twelve Interval Studies to an enthusiastic audience at the Fresno Musical Club meeting on Jan. 7, 2015. People found humor and interest in them and encouraged me to get them published -- on paper. The videos of them on my website illustrate the notation in an intriguing way. (see the Instrumental Music link on barbaraulman.com)
26 October 2014 News: Solo Piano Recital Nov. 2
I will play a piano concert on Nov. 2 at 2 PM in the Oakhurst, CA public library. I will perform music from the Baroque to the present, concentrating on short compositions with lyrical and romantic melodies. Featured composers are Bach, Scarlatti, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Prokofiev, Bartok, Kabalevsky, and Ulman (the first version of my "Reverie," originally written for solo piano.)
13 August 2014 News: Concert Aug. 17, 2014
Classical music for piano, violin, and viola at 2 PM on August 17, 2014 in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Rangeley, Maine. I will be playing the piano in a concert with violinist/violist Henry Plotkin. Besides Handel, Schubert, Beethoven, and Massenet, we'll play one of my earliest pieces, "Reverie," which I've just arranged for viola and piano. On MusicaNeo the same piece is played on clarinet and piano; also available: the original solo piano score and an arrangement for wind quintet. ...
11 August 2014 Article: Concert next week
I will be playing the piano in a concert with violinist/violist Henry Plotkin. Besides Handel, Schubert, Beethoven, and Massenet, we'll play one of my earliest pieces, "Reverie," which I've just arranged for viola and piano. On MusicaNeo the same piece is played on clarinet and piano; also available: the original solo piano score and an arrangement for wind quintet. At the concert, in addition to our duets, I'll play some short piano solos by Debussy, Grieg, and Prokofiev.
20 June 2014 News: Piano teachers and voice teachers: check this out!
My 12 Interval Studies for Piano are for ear training, finger training, and voice training. Anyone who can play the piano moderately well can play them and benefit from them. Not just an exercise, these are short compositions which feature one interval at a time. Practicing each hand alone will help one hear and feel the intervals. Recently I went through all the scores and edited them to make them easier to read and play. The audio of each one is now available on MusicaNeo. ...
20 June 2014 News: All 12 Interval Studies now in videos on YouTube
Each study is visualized differently, to illustrate the voice leading of each. John Kilburn spent hours creating the videos, which illuminate the separation of the two hands as the music is played. Watching the videos helps one concentrate on the sound of the different intervals.
21 April 2014 News: Another Interval Study visualized
We'll be working on the rest of them soon; I'll post the whole set when it's finished.
15 April 2014 News: Videos of my music online
If you write my name into YouTube, you'll see several videos featuring my music. Here are some of the links: John Kilburn used public domain photos to illustrate this studio performance, which is on my CD Music of the Senses. Josh Freeman created the video using some public domain photos with a live performance. John Kilburn purchased software to create this visualization of one of my 12 Interval Studies. The others will follow. Another e. e. ...
31 March 2014 News: Sierra Foothill Composers' Co-operative in concert
On March 23, I was one of four composers whose works were performed in a well-attended concert in Oakhurst, CA. My four songs for soprano and piano were well received. The concert included music by Bach, Mozart, Debussy, and Fauré as well as pieces composed by the four founding members of the group: Brad Hufft, John Kilburn, Susan Moore, and me. The music was for various combinations of harp, flute, cello, English horn, piano, guitar, and voice, with nine performers.

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