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Interview with Heather Belle (Part Three)

23 August 20172 August 2017 J David HesterInterviews

The composer known as Heather Belle has written and produced a variety of incredibly inventive and intriguing piobaireachds. I thought it would be interesting and exciting to chat with her about her process, and her[…]

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Interview with Heather Belle (Part Two)

16 August 20172 August 2017 J David HesterInterviews

The composer known as Heather Belle has written and produced a variety of incredibly inventive and intriguing piobaireachds. I thought it would be interesting and exciting to chat with her about her process, and her[…]

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Interview with Heather Belle (Part One)

9 August 20172 August 2017 J David HesterInterviews

The composer known as Heather Belle has written and produced a variety of incredibly inventive and intriguing piobaireachds. I thought it would be interesting and exciting to chat with her about her process, and her[…]

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Interview with Stephen Rooklidge – Shasta Piping Society (Part 6)

12 July 20178 October 2017 J David HesterInterviews

What are your future plans? Anything imminent? Will you resurrect the prize pipe competition? Will the Original Pibroch competition become annual? We’d like to make the pibroch writing contest an annual event because the interest[…]

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Interview with Stephen Rooklidge – Shasta Piping Society (Part 5)

5 July 20178 June 2017 J David HesterInterviews

One of my biggest concerns with pibroch pedagogy is that it is directed toward competitions, which are the most antithetical events for audiences ever. As a result, we never train performers how to interact with[…]

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Interview with Stephen Rooklidge – Shasta Piping Society (Part 4)

28 June 201725 May 2017 J David HesterInterviews

Stepping back, how do you view the current state of pibroch composition, the bigger picture? Did this competition show you something about it that resonates with you? Indeed it did. Pibroch as a traditional form[…]

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Interview with Stephen Rooklidge – Shasta Piping Society (Part 3)

21 June 201720 July 2017 J David HesterInterviews

Given the breadth of experience among the composers you just described, what is your impression of the current state of pibroch composition? What stuck out for you once you saw the submissions? In general, the[…]

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