I think there are different types of music, and music making....  there is the construction part,  there is manufacturing of music (not good in my opinion), then there is the intimate music,,, what I would call a gateway or window to a persons soul.  Often singers touch us with this,,, instumentalists, composers etc...   do this,,,  they pour their soul into the music,,,   I also think many electronic musicians do this,,,  however what we hear usually on the radio is manufacturing,,, "made in China" sort of thing.  Usually the singer does nothing except sing the song,,, the song itself is made in "visual basic",,, parts taken from here and there.   Thank God we still have indy scene,,, that´s where people really manage to do things wonderfully still,,,   and that´s the best thing about soundcloud in my opinion.

Well, back to the point,,,,  I get inspired by many things,,, very often by light and nature.  When I was coming home on my bike from work I had a sacred moment by the sea,,,   total calm and the birds where enjoying this wonderful day we got....   the picture is from that place...    So I had to do some music and this is what came out,,,  and it certainly feels like a gateway to my soul....     And now outside we have the northern lights :)

Is Music A Gateway To Ones Soul?

Stravinsky - The Rite Of Spring (arr. Chow)

Alice Sara Ott Spielt Grieg - Klavierkonzert A - Moll Op 16 

Alice Sara Ott -Spielt Grieg - Klavierkonzert A - Moll Op 16

Poem No.10 'Obscura'

5. And Yet

Khatia Buniatishvili  Das Waldkonzert

From "Rückert  Lieder" by Gustav Mahler
With the "Pacific Music Festival"  Orchestra , Sapporo Japan 
Conductor: Maestro John Axelrod
July 15, 2018

PMF 2018 Program A (Kitara)

Mahler: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen

J.S. Bach Organ Sonata No.4 in E minor, BWV 528, 3rd movement, Un poco allegro

Niccolo Paganini - Grande Sonate For Guitar And Violin

Nicola Valentini : direction
Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie

RÉVISEZ VOS CLASSIQUES
3 et 4 février 2018
Opéra Comédie
Montpellier

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - La Flûte enchantée, KV 620 (Ouverture) - Nicola Valentini

In its inaugural concert, ROCO welcomed guest conductor Scott Yoo, and featured its own principal flutist, Christina Jennings. The program included Rossini's Overture from L’italiana in Algeri, Elgar's Introduction and Allegro for String Quartet and String Orchestra, Griffes' Poem for Solo Flute and Orchestra, Schubert's Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, and Elgar's Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15. Performed at The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, TX, November 5, 2005.

Schubert, Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D 485, II. Andante con moto

Canadian pianist Vicky Chow has been described as “brilliant” (New York Times), “a monster pianist” (Time Out New York), "virtuosic" (New Jersey Star Ledger), and “one of the new stars of new music” (Los Angeles Times). Besides being a member of the Bang on a Can All-Stars, she is also a founding member of DUO X88, a piano duo with Dutch pianist Saskia Lankhoorn and GRANDBAND, a six keyboard ensemble with pianists Lisa Moore, Blair McMillen, David Friend, Isabelle O'Connell and Paul Kerekes..Most recently she gave the North American premiere of Steve Reich's work 'Piano Counterpoint' and also the world premiere of a new evening length work by artist/composer Tristan Perich for solo piano and 40 channel 1-bit electronics titled 'Surface Image'. Her next solo projects include commissions from American composers Chris Cerrone, Neil Rolnick, and Canadian composer Adam Basanta and recording releases on the New Amsterdam and nonesuch labels. 

Vicky’s passion for new music has propelled her to work with an A-to-Z of leading composers and musicians such as John Adams, Louis Andriessen, Bryce Dessner (The National) Philip Glass, Glenn Kotche (Wilco), David Longstreth (Dirty Projectors), Steve Reich, Terry Riley, and Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth). Her recorded work can be found on the ‘tzadik’, ‘Cantaloupe’,' innova', 'hinterzimmer', and ‘altaVoz’ labels. Her performances can be heard on WQXR, WNYC, CBC and BBC Radio 3. In addition to performing, Ms. Chow also produces and curates “Contagious Sounds”, a new music series focusing on adventurous contemporary artists and composers in New York City. She receives continuous support from the Canada Council for the Arts and has received grants from the Fromm Foundation, Vancouver Foundation, and the BC Arts Council.

Originally from Vancouver Canada, Ms. Chow studied at The Juilliard School with Yoheved Kaplinsky and Julian Martin before continuing studies at Manhattan School of Music with Christopher Oldfather.

Starting the piano at age 5, she was invited to perform at the age of 9 at the International Gilmore Music Keyboard Festival. She made her orchestral debut at the age of 10 with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra made her NY orchestral debut appearance at Alice Tully Hall with the Juilliard Symphony performing Bartok’s Piano Concerto No. 1.

www.vickychow.com