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COMPOSITION

Tapestry of Love and Loss

Winter Soulstice (in progress)

Lyrics by Patrick Wood

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Shakespeare in the Snow - Katelyn Best
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A Winter Song for the Homeless - Katelyn Best
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End of Day - Katelyn Best
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A Yuletide Gift - Katelyn Best
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The Beautiful Unknown (in progress)

The Life I Planned - Park and Franklin
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Beneath the Weight - Park and Franklin
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Coming Home - Park and Franklin
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VIDEO PROJECTS

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Good Morning America (GMA) 
News Article

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ORGANOLOGY

I have always had an affinity for collecting instruments and learning about their construction, sound production, history, and cultural use. I inherited a collection of instruments from Puerto Rico, which belonged to my Aunt who was a musician and journalist living in San Juan. Likewise, Peruvian instruments were passed on to me through my grandmother whose sister lived in Arequipa. Many instruments have been given to me as gifts by people who, aware of my fascination, would collect them on their travels. I have collected others through my own travels abroad and some have been purchased at music, vintage, and antique stores throughout the United States and Switzerland. These instruments are largely used for teaching purposes.

World Music Instrument Collection

Alphorn

Appalachian dulcimer

angklung

bodhrán

the bones

cajón

castanets

Celtic harp

chajchas

didgeridoo

djembe

dumbek

dvojnice

endongo

concert flute

gemshorn (tenor)

güira 

güiros

harmonica (Hohner)

hulusi 葫芦丝

hurdy-gurdy (functional model)

jaw harp

kalimba

maracas

melodica (Hohner)

mouth organ

ngoni

nose flute

ocarinas

palitos

panderetas

Peruvian guitar

quena

rain sticks

recorder

shell trumpet

shinobue  篠笛

shofar

sikus

slit drum

suling

tarkas

tin whistles

tabla तबला

tambora

ukelin

whistling pot

xun 塤 / 埙

Learning about the Burri collection at the Klingende Sammlung Zentrum für Historische Musikinstrumente in Bern and, of course, trying out the alphorn.

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