The first single "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from my upcoming album PEER GYNT is out now!
It is available on all streaming platforms here
I'm so happy and excited for you to listen to the first single and hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoy playing it!
Edvard Grieg himself has said that his Peer Gynt music is inspired by Norwegian folk music. With that in mind, my desire through this project has been to penetrate deeper into the sound world of the Peer Gynt music and explore the exciting intersection between folk and classical music.
I have played folk music in parallel with classical music throughout my upbringing, and I have always been fascinated by both the similarities and the contrasts between the two traditions, in regard to playing style and to soundscape. For me, these instruments and the two genres with which they are primarily associated enrich each other. Indeed, the combination of these genres has become my musical identity.