Five books on the piano for Piano Day 2024
For world piano day 2024, here are five books on the piano that I have enjoyed reading, in no particular order of preference (though I have some favourites)
Ballet pianists on film (2): The accompanist (2019)
The Accompanist (2019) is a great new addition to my private mental collection of films featuring ballet pianists. Here's a review of the musical bits.
Confessions of an anxious ballet pianist #27: Playing “Siegfried” from Swan Lake Act 3
"Siegfried" from Act 3 of Swan Lake looks like simple music, but it's harder than it looks to make it sound musical.
A year of ballet playing cards #6 (S6): A barcarole for port de bras
This romance from Bizet's opera The Pearl Fishers is great for an adage or port de bras, perhaps
Me in conversation on a podcast
Out today on the Ballet Piano Podcast, an interview I did a couple of years ago. I’d forgotten what we talked about until I listened to it. I was surprised…
Music, time and politics in the ballet studio
Just published online, my chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Time in Music, "The politics of musical time in the everyday life of ballet dancers."