April 2012

A tour through Paul Pellay’s Thesaurus.

November 2012-a Review in FANFARE magazine   Paul Pellay’s notes to his collection of short pieces for violin solo, arranged in seven books (with the seventh recalling the first), recount his having begun the set with a piece requested for…

Gloria Coates-Stolen identity

Gloria Coates-Stolen identity  An introduction to an unique sound world of string writing-recorded in rehearsal in Munich: 1.Percussion-fingers on the tailpiece(viola) & instrument body(cello) 2. Microtonal chords under slow glissando 3. Contrary motion 4 part glissandi over narrow intervals in…

David Gorton -2 Caprices in Maryland

David Gorton -2 Caprices in Maryland Caprices 7 (2011) & 1 (2006) ‘Rosetta’ Live in Baltimore 4th April 2012 Old Episcopalian Church The 7th Caprice was written to be played walking from picture to picture in my NPG exhibition ‘Only…

Viotti Prelude to Nigel Clarke

Giovanni Battista Viotti-‘Ranz des Vaches’ & Nigel Clarke-‘Loulan’ Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin Baltimore Old Episcopalian Church 4th April 2012  

Purcell Prelude to Michael Hersch

Purcell  Prelude to Michael Hersch 1st January 2013: Purcell has been on my mind in the past few days. I live a few steps from London’s ‘Square Mile’, and over the years have loved walking through the hidden back alleys which…

Film-Michael Finnissy in discussion-filmed by Marius Skaerved

Michael Finnissy, Kreutzer Quartet (Peter Sheppard Skaerved, Mihailo Trandafilovski, Morgan Goff, Neil Heyde) & Amanda Bayley in discussion and rehearsal.  Filmed at an NMC salon event at Somerset House, London. 11th April 2012  Filmed and directed by Marius Skaerved