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Inspiration
For years, I have been inspired by the work of Icelandic artist, arngunnur ýr. Here is a piece that has been particularly important to me, over…
New Release-Matthews 5 and 12…
New Release! Today-3rd May-David Matthews Complete Quartets Volume 2. Scroll down to see today’s concert… Released 3rd May 2012…. Even after many years work, Sibelius’s…
Spring 2005
Notebook for May 2012
David Matthews ‘Marsyas’ Workshop with the composer
David Matthews ‘Marsyas’ Workshop with the composer The composer introduces the piece, and explains why Marsyas is winner of sorts….! Royal Academy of Music, 2010…
Notes from Winter 2006
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…
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.…
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…
Michael Alec Rose-Air …in Baltimore
Michael Alec Rose-Air 2011 Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin Baltimore Old Episcopalian Church. 4th April 2012
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…
Wilton’s Music Hall-Construction Salon
Wilton’s Music Hall-SOUNDBOX salons Summer -Autumn 2012 [In preparation]
Beethoven-6 German Dances WoO42
Beethoven-6 German Dances WoO42 Violin-Peter Sheppard Skaerved (Stradivari 1734 ‘Habeneck’) Piano-Aaron Shorr
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…
Mihailo Trandafilovski-‘Song-Rotation’ (New Work)
Mihailo Trandafilovski-‘Song-Rotation’ (New Work) -will be premiered at Wilton’s Music Hall on the 6th June. Nothing excites me more that the teeming fervour of Trandafilovski’s…
David Matthews-2 Chants
David Matthews-Two Chants Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin (Stradivari 1698 ‘Joachim’ Bow by Stephen Bristow) Engineer-Jonathan Haskell-Astounding Sounds Recorded 2010 (Aldbury Parish Church) David Matthews has written…
Paul Pellay-‘Four Guys in a Room’
Paul Pellay-‘Four Guys in a Room’ (String Quartet) DEDICATED TO WILTONS MUSIC HALL Workshop Session-London 12th April 2012 with Peter Sheppard Skaerved, Morgan Goff, Neil…
David Matthews-1st and 2nd Quartets
David Matthews-2nd Quartet Op 16(1974-1980) Sonata Scherzo Elegy R.S. in memoriam (outtakes of recording session 29 1 14) Kreutzer Quartet (Peter Sheppard Skaerved, Morgan…
April 2012-Baltimore journal
Workshops and concert in Baltimore-April 2012
Update The Baltimore workshop and concert was just a beginning. Since then, I have been in touch with a number of the young composers and…
Celebrating Mendelssohn, Trandafilovski and Bram at Wiltons
Celebrating Mendelssohn, Trandafilovski and Bram at Wiltons (in preparation) 6th June 2012 Wiltons Music Hall
Select Preludes and Vollentaries (1705)
Select Preludes and Vollentaries for the Violin (Pub. Walsh and Hart, London 1705) Link to Torelli and Anne Finch‘ Workshop recordings: Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violins (Stradivari…