Shirley Kirsten and Elaine Comparone met when Shirley encountered a "Comparone Plays Scarlatti" video on Youtube. Her comments on that video and Elaine's response led to a lively correspondence, and ultimately, a friendship between the two keyboard artists who met in person this past autumn (2011). Shirley, a "red diaper baby" born in NYC, lives in Fresno, California where she plays, records, teaches, composes, blogs and inspires. When Elaine sent Shirley the latest CD release from Lyrichord (The Queen's Chamber Band Plays Mozart), Shirley responded with this current installment of the Kirsten blog. Click here to read the article.
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Kirsten Blog discusses latest Mozart CD
Harpsichord Unlimited Music Videos Win Awards in 44th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival
Out of more than 4,300 international category entries in WorldFest-Houston's 10 major Remi Award Competitions, Harpsichord Unlimited won a Silver Award (Into the Light) and a Bronze Award (Concertino Cubano). The Remi takes its name from artist Frederick Remington, who captured the spirit of Texas and the West with his paintings and sculptures.
Vitality, excitement and expressivity color our performances. Improvising and taking chances delight us. If you're looking for performances by musicians with technique to burn, fire in their bellies and belief in music performance as the living art it's meant to be, The Queen's Chamber Band will thrill you!