| Alasdair performs Going for Goal in Shanghai |
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| Glass Harmonica inventor Benjamin Franklin's 300th Birth Anniversary in January 2006 |
 2006 will mark the 300th Anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin in Boston. The inventor of the Armonica, an instrument for which Mozart would compose two beautiful pieces including his last chamber music work, he created an instrument enabling the player to use free hands on rotating glass bowls activated by pedals. Alasdair has a modern version of the American genius's invention with 36 glass bowls forming a chromatic scale of 3 octaves which he will be performing extensively this year! (Including a Gala Evening at London’s Banqueting House on Franklin’s Birthday itself which was held on January 17th)
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| Classical Music Magazine |
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| Alasdair performs Bugs!! in Shanghai |
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| Waiting to Crystallize - Episode II from MIE |
| Catherine Kontz is active as a freelance composer, writing and collaborating with musicians and visual artists in London. As part of her research for a PhD in Composition at Goldsmiths College, she is in the process of finishing a large-scale music theatre work (MIE) which involves musicians, mimes and one acrobat. The glass harmonica plays a prominent part within the orchestration of 'Mie' and features as a solo instrument on several occasions in the work. 'Waiting to Crystallize' is the second of twenty-six short movements referred to as 'episodes' in this work. Taken out of the theatrical context of Mie, 'Waiting to Crystallize' works as a piece for solo glass harmonica. This recording was originally made in Alasdair's kitchen in April 2005 for the purpose of a presentation of 'Mie' at Goldsmiths College. |
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