Birdsong Bagatelles (Quartet No.5)-Edward Cowie Kreutzer Quartet (Peter Sheppard Skaerved, Mihailo Trandafilovski, Morgan Goff, Neil Heyde) Unedited Session Outtakes 23 9 15 St John the Baptist Aldbury Engineer Jonathan Haskell Grey Heron ….brancher, crane, diddleton, frank, ern, frog-eater, harn, harnser, harnsey, hegrie, yern, yarn, varn, tammie herl, skiphegrie, ooze bird… Mute Swan I will play […]
September 21, 2015
David Matthews-Aria (1986) Peter Sheppard Skaerved Aaron Shorr Piano Live performance Canterbury UK 1999 Lofi-rip from C90 Tape ‘Aria was written in 1986 for Lorraine McAslan. The title refers to the shape of the piece and to the fact that the violin sings throughout. The aria proper is prefaced by an introduction where one might […]
September 21, 2015
John Woolrich-Three Nocturnals from Songbook Two (1987) Parnassus Ensemble (Director-Violin : Peter Sheppard Skaerved. Guildhall School of Music 1992 Lofi Digital transfer from C90 Tape
September 20, 2015
Montana Taylor’s Blues-David Matthews Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin (Stradivari 1734) Aaron Shorr-Piano Live performance 1999 Canterbury (lofi digital transfer from tape) The first work which David Matthews wrote for me was a reworking of his movement for oboe, ‘Montana Taylor’s Blues’. I premiered it on the South Bank in 1996, and I love it dearly – […]
September 17, 2015
Michael Alec Rose-Water Michael Alec Rose-Stone Link to more on the ‘Il Ritorno’ project
September 15, 2015
Peter Sheppard Skaerved, violin Wednesday, September 16 8:00 p.m. Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall Peter Sheppard Skaerved, violin Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Steve and Judy Turner Hall, 8 p.m. (Concert extracts) American Fantasy (1847/2014) Ole Bull (1810-1880)/ (Bergen Festival Commission, U.S. Premiere) Peter Sheppard Skaerved (b. 1966) Ole Bull -Spanish Serenade Ole Bull -Siciliana […]
September 8, 2015
September 6, 2015
At work with Joel Järventausta. London 3 7 17 Workshop recording of new sketches Joel Järventausta-‘Valkea’ 2014 Workshop recording (at the desk) 9 09 15 Wapping LINK to the York Workshop Page ‘The workshop by Peter Sheppard Skærved was a real joy to attend. The level of enthusiasm, energy and dedication towards the new pieces […]
September 2, 2015
Nashville 14th September 2015 A very happy first day here in Nashville, working with wonderful young musicians on Prokofiev, Martinu, Bach, Haydn, Ravel, and lots of new music. Then two very intense sessions working with my dear friend Michael Alec Rose, on the newest movements of his Dartmoor Cycle. Central to this process, is the […]
September 24, 2015