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Nordic Viola – 1 year on

One year ago I was about halfway through the first phase of my sabbatical. After two wonderful weeks in the … More

composition, Contemporary Music, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Improvisation, Music education, Nordic Culture, Shetland, Traditional music, Viola

Old Composers, New Composers and the Northern Isles of Scotland!

  Over the last couple of months, I’ve been discovering some new music, travelling to Orkney and Shetland, meeting some … More

composition, Contemporary Music, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Nordic Culture, Nuuk, Orkney, Shetland, Trio, Winter

Doune Concert

The Doune concert on 10th May was the first Nordic Viola concert since my sabbatical officially finished in March. Since … More

Arnannguaq Gerstrøm, Charles Ross, composition, Contemporary Music, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Improvisation, Kristian Blak, Lillie Harris, Nordic Culture, Shetland, Traditional music, Trio, Viola

Future Concerts

It’s now about 6 weeks since I left Greenland and ended my sabbatical. There are still plenty of concerts planned … More

composition, Contemporary Music, Faroe Islands, Fiddle, Greenland, Improvisation, Lerwick, Nordic Culture, Shetland, Tom Anderson, Traditional music, Trio, Viola

Music and Art in Nuuk

I feel very privileged to have experienced a wealth of culture in Nuuk this week. Last week was about playing … More

composition, Frederik K. Elsner, Greenland, Katuaq, Modern Greenlandic Music, Music education, Nuuk, Winter

Greenlandic Music and Culture

  Musikskolen, Nuuk One week into my stay in Greenland and it was time to get to work. I’m going … More

Arnannguaq Gerstrøm, composition, Contemporary Music, Drum Dance, Fiddle, Greenland, Hanne Sandvig Immanuelsen, Lillie Harris, Maurice Henderson, Music education, Nordic Culture, Shetland, Traditional music, Viola, Winter

Life in Nuuk, Greenland

I’ve been in Nuuk, Greenland, for 4 days now. I was a bit nervous before I left. Being here for … More

Greenland, Winter

Greenland!

A week tomorrow I’ll be on my way to Reykjavik en route to Greenland, the last trip on my sabbatical. … More

Adrian Vernon Fish, Arnannguaq Gerstrøm, composition, Contemporary Music, Faroe Islands, Fiddle, Greenland, Gretel Ehrlich, Improvisation, Kari Baek, Maurice Henderson, Music education, Shetland, Throat Singing, Traditional music, Trio, Viola, Winter

Back to Lerwick

It’s funny how reassuring that concert touring routine can be: travel in the morning, find digs, grab lunch, rehearse, grab … More

composition, Contemporary Music, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Gretel Ehrlich, Iceland, Improvisation, Kristian Blak, Lerwick, Lillie Harris, Music education, Nordic Culture, Poul Ruders, Shetland, Shetland museum, St Kilda, Tom Anderson, Traditional music, Viola

Wonderful Week in Unst!

Friday night and our week in Unst is almost over. Lillie and I are both feeling a little sad to … More

Baltasound, composition, Contemporary Music, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Improvisation, Music education, Nordic Culture, Orkney, Peter Maxwell Davies, Shetland, St Kilda, Tom Anderson, Traditional music, Unst, Viola

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