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I live and work from my home in North Oxfordshire. My creative life is often a solitary one, but I also love to collaborate with others. Below are some of the projects I have developed and the work I am involved in.
Mindfulness Music
Reflective Piano for stillness, peace and calm.
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- I offer sessions of reflective piano music, using improvisation to facilitate an atmosphere of stillness. I am available for retreats and conferences as well as privately in small groups. If you would like to discuss booking me for these, please get in touch using the contact page.
- I offer sessions of reflective piano music, using improvisation to facilitate an atmosphere of stillness. I am available for retreats and conferences as well as privately in small groups. If you would like to discuss booking me for these, please get in touch using the contact page.
Composer
My works have been performed internationally, including in the United States, Poland, France and here in the UK. I can write for any combination of instruments. I also use improvisation for Mindfulness Music - see below for more details.
Collaborations:
With the Aurora Trio, for whom I wrote 'Sealwoman', performed at Lauderdale House, London. (Developed further following their comments 'if you ever wanted to extend the piece, we would perform it'.
Harrow Music Festival - Night Journey performed for 'cello and piano.
Nepenthe: for solo Theorbo - Written for the Lutenist and Theorbo player Lynda Sayce (theorbo.com).
Persephone: Performed at St Mary at Hill, Eastcheap, London.
Women's Voices Chorus, North Carolina - performance of 'Rising Like Tides (video link below), my setting of Maya Angelou's poem 'Still I Rise'.
Psalm 8: Sung in Duns Tew Parish Church for a baptismal service.
The natural world is a powerful source of inspiration. Below are extracts of some of my works.
Do get in touch if you are inspired by my works and are interested in collaboration or commissioning.
To perform or purchase my works, please get in touch with me.
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Pianist
I have performed over the years in many settings, including King of Hearts, Norwich, The University of East Anglia, Open University and many churches around the Uk, including Dedham Church. I also am using music for health and healing in retreat or well-being environments such as Artslink, www.ouh.nhs.uk/artlink. Please see details above in Mindfulness Music section.
I hold a diploma in piano performance, having studied with Professor Emile Philippe from the Guildhall School of Music for several years. On his recommendation, I began solo piano recitals as well as work as an accompanist.
Please get in touch to discuss further.
Poetry
Have a look at some of my writings here
Teacher
Piano Lessons
I have over twenty years experience of teaching piano to students of all ages and abilities. From students as young as four years old to those mature students who are often returning after many years break. In an increasingly exam orientated culture my emphasis is on creative approaches to the piano which can mean playing composing games to singing a favourite tune or playing the theme tune to a favourite film.
Alongside this I teach piano techniques that have been developed over centuries of piano study and as a classically trained musician, I know the importance and value of good technique to make the business of playing the piano more beautiful and more satisfying!
I do enter students for exams and I use ABRSM and Trinity exam boards for Grades 1-8. I also coach students for GCSE and ‘A’ level performance and composition. I offer Grade 5 theory exam preparation. I am a member of the Musicians' Union and the European Piano Teachers' Association.I offer both face to face and online tuition via Zoom. Please use the contact form at the bottom of the page and I'll be in touch.
I am a member of The European Piano Teachers' Association; London Composers' Forum.
This is an example of a piece I wrote with students in mind.
Do contact me for further details.
Works
Choral
Live performance of my setting for women's voices of Maya Angelou's poem 'Still I Rise' sung by Women's Voices Chorus, North Carolina.
A selection of other works:
Persephone
Orchestral Tone Poem
The struggles of the feminine to emerge from darkness is a theme that recurs and I believe is a particularly insistent theme in our times. I have great respect for the work of C G Jung and in part, this work was inspired by some of his ideas on integration of darkness and light in our own psyches and balance of the feminine and masculine elements of the self.
Orchestral Tone Poem
The title of the piece is taken from Tolkein's Lord of the Rings.
Clarinet Quintet
Woman in Pink: Woman in Purple
Trio for Flute/Violin, Viola and 'Cello.
For ‘Cello and Piano
Choral SATB
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Choral SSAATTBB
Setting of Hymn
Whitechapel (Piano)
Easter Morning (Piano)
Sunrise (Piano)
Inspired by the works of Chopin, this piece is a homage to his Study in C# Minor Op.25 No. 12..
Testimonials
"Rosemary's Persephone Tone Poem took me on such an emotional journey"
"I loved singing 'Rising Like Tides' more and more as I got to know it."“Rosemary’s playing is so beautiful"
“Incredibly beautiful playing”
“I don’t know how she does it, but her playing reaches such deep emotion”
"Her Mindfulness Music was beautiful"
"I fell asleep listening to her meditation music!"
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