Please see below various projects that I have been working on during the lockdown in the UK from my flat in London.
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Bowker-Myslek Duo at Tunnell Trust Tuesday Teatime LIVE on 7th July 2020 6pm BST
Aleksandra Myslek and I put together a performance of recordings we made in the the pre-covid era as well as a couple of recordings made during lockdown. Watch again here:
Studio recordings recorded at the Institute of Sound Recording at the University of Surrey by a student on the Tonmeister course.
Music & Animals with the Durufle Duo!
Join Henrietta Hill and I as we introduce you to our instruments – the flute and viola.
We will take you on a journey to meet some musical animals and get you singing and playing along with us.
Before watching this video please find:
• A few toys, objects or pictures which feature animals. They’ll be joining in too!
• Home percussion such as kitchen-ware, boxes, cake tins, spoons etc. Anything that you can use safely to make a percussive sound. Keep them nearby – you’ll need those later.
• Download instructions on how to make your own shaker and more here: bit.ly/2C3WWj1
This video is suitable for children with moderate learning disabilities including autism and under 5s.
Music for Mental Health Awareness Week with Aleksandra Myslek – piano
A little lockdown rendition of Eugene Bozza’s Aria in a version for flute and piano by the Bowker-Myslek Duo. I chose this piece for its simplicity and the raw emotions it expresses: yearning and pain, but also hope. This is a horrible time for people who have lost loved ones and I think it is really important to acknowledge the pain people are feeling, especially this week which is #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. I sincerely believe and hope that music can go some way to supporting people’s journeys through these incredibly emotionally challenging times.
Aleksandra Myslek wrote some beautiful words about the lesser, but still real, loss that we as isolated musicians are feeling: “Blimey. The sorrow. This piece is already full of sorrow and longing but the additional effect of us trying to “follow” each other, much like looking for somebody in the darkness, means the music ends up pushed and pulled in the least expected manner. It is now a more real than desired metaphor for yearning for the chamber music and human contact, of which we are in such short supply.”