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just added a draft recording of this year's Christmas Carol, premiered last night at the little church of Lee in North Devon Nov 28

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just added a draft recording of this year's Christmas Carol, premiered last night at the little church of Lee in North Devon

on Saturday

just added a draft recording of this year's Christmas Carol, premiered last night at the little church of Lee in Norht Devon

on Saturday

Rupert added a song

play Bethlehem Road - Exmoor Carolers 2009

Exmoor Carolers 2009

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on Saturday

Rupert added a video

Dart Loop Kayak trip

Out on the River dart with good weather and good company!

November 10

Rupert commented on Mandi's blog post 'On being practically creative...'

Congratulations on the fine art degree! Horticultural stuf sounds fascinating. I have a very small garden, but we grow a few things and have a pond with frogs! They've taken away a hundred or so of the goats in the valley and say they've taken th...

November 10

nuanc commented on Rupert's video 'The DoodleArt Process'

I think I can grab it from here. I'll let you know if I can't. Thanks!

October 11

Rupert commented on Rupert's video 'The DoodleArt Process'

No Problem. This is a facebook link, do you want the original video uploading to you or can you just use the link?

October 9

nuanc commented on Rupert's video 'The DoodleArt Process'

I love this, Rupert. Could I put it in an article on the PCQ? I don't post much there anymore (too busy!) but I this is really special. Let me know! And thanks.

October 9

Rupert added a video

The DoodleArt Process

By the way there is a Facebook 'DoodleArt' group if you're into that sort of thing. I rather dominate it at the moment but it would be great if others uploaded stuff too!

September 20

Rupert commented on Sherry Ramsey's group 'Pencil Artists'

noticed that the video link wasn't working. Trying again.

September 20

Rupert commented on Rupert's video 'Valley of Rocks'

Don't think so. I've had a couple of recorder pieces with them for more than a year and as yet not had any royalties! They have sent copies of the new work, but the postal strike inn London has eaten them up for now. I hope they release them all s...

September 20

Mandi commented on Rupert's video 'Valley of Rocks'

Sorry for slow response... it never told me you had replied to my initial comment! How did the Australian connection work out - will it make you rich? Hehe. The voices appear to have gone... wonder what that was about? There were two people chatt...

September 19

Rupert added a blog post

At last! String works now available from www.orpheusmusic.com.au !

After all the waiting the Orpheus website has now got several string works on its list. I'm beginning to feel like a real composer!

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August 21

Rupert commented on Rupert's video 'Valley of Rocks'

I don't hear them?.? What do they say!?

August 17

Mandi commented on Rupert's video 'Valley of Rocks'

Hey! Delightful ensemble - video of beautiful scenery and Tudor style music. Rupert... are you aware of the voices at the end of the clip? Hehe. M xx

August 16

Rupert added a video

Valley of Rocks

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August 1

Mandi commented on Rupert's photo 'image024'

Risking life and limb to take another beautiful scene. M xx

June 15

Mandi commented on Rupert's photo 'image004'

Look at the colour at that water!!! M xx

June 15

Mandi commented on Rupert's photo 'fungus'

So delicate. M xx

June 15

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About Me:

Musician, composer, singer, teacher, writer and doodle artist!

Website:

http://website.lineone.net/~rupert.kirby/kirby.htm

Another Website:

http://www.heartsofoak.net

Creative Interests

Musical performance and composition,
Conducting, fiddle playing
Photography, Doodle-Art

Other Interests

Kayaking, open canoeing,
Reading,
Outdoors,

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Married

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http://orpheusmusic.com.au for string and recorder works.

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At last! String works now available from www.orpheusmusic.com.au !

After all the waiting the Orpheus website has now got several string works on its list. I'm beginning to feel like a real composer!

Posted on August 21, 2009 at 6:03am —

New Concerto in E minor for Violin and Junior Orchestra

Having tinkered around with phrasing and stuff here, if you click on the link, are the improved midi files for

Sian's Violin Concerto, written for a very talented young violinist in my junior orchestra.

They're still a very poor substitute for real instruments. I hope we get to record it at some point.

There should be cadenzas in first and last movements. Not sure whether to write them or leave them to Sian herself. They go w… Continue

Posted on April 5, 2009 at 4:00pm —

My London Weekend

Off to London. Leaving the house at 4.30am! The train from Tiverton stopped at several stations on its way to Bristol Temple Meads where I took another train from platform 13 to London Paddington.

Leaving the house itself was a bit of a palaver, umming and aahing about whether or not to bring the laptop. Shall I? Shan’t I? I set off without it and went to get some cash out. Meanwhile I’d left the mobile at home. Then doubled back to get the mobile, which I'd left behind. Went on up the hill and… Continue

Posted on February 16, 2009 at 5:00am — 4 Comments

4th Little Symphony

First Performance went quite well!
4 sketch.MID 4 sketch slow.MID… Continue

Posted on January 18, 2009 at 12:30pm —

Changes

After 20 years in the classroom I have just 25 days left, maybe a couple less as I'll be attending the odd conference/training day, before I take up a new job as Assistant Director - Access and Participation for Somerset Music.

This is quite a scary moment. The school day is timetabled literally down to the last minute, how will I cope with a more flexible framework? Will I be able to meet the requirements, understand what on earth I'm supposed to be doing!! Everyone tells me I'll be great for… Continue

Posted on November 16, 2008 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

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At 6:49pm on March 14, 2009, Mandi said…: Hi Rupert

I win a prize for dunce of the year - I didn't realise your London blog notes included your compositions. You never wrote - click on the link!!!

I've just listened to Riverside - gentle but effective. The ending has a Scott Joplin feel to it?

Now your violin mini concerto was a gem! Loved it!

M
xx

At 2:38pm on February 9, 2009, Julie said…: Sorry for mixing up my moors... forgive my Northern-centric ignorance!
Re the folk music~ husband Dave plays mandolin, mandola and is learning the accordion (he's going on a weekend course soon to Whitney, Oxfordshire, to get him going on it), daughter #1 plays domra, fiddle and whistles, daughter #2 plays concertina. I've been late off the blocks with music but I'm loving it..., I play a bass marimbula. It's fairly idiot-proof and fills out the sound nicely. It can sound a bit like a double bass when I get it right!
We got into folk via the Storytelling Festival at Wenlock Edge, which we've been going to since the girls were little. Ellie (elder) is playing with a Breton folk dance band, in France, while she's on her year abroad, from Aberystwyth Uni... I'm so thankful how much music has shaped our lives and given us so much pleasure, how about you Rupert? Have you come from a musical family?.

At 1:23pm on February 8, 2009, Julie said…: Hello Rupert,
I've really enjoyed looking at your photos, especially the snowy ones. I've visited Whitby and Dartmoor too, you've captured them very well.
Nice to read you are a musician and composer, my family have a family folk band (for fun only... we're no great shakes,), we enjoy playing at the local folk club.
Best wishes
Julie