Abide with Me
An arrangement of the classic hymn, “Abide with Me”, for String Quartet. Arranged by Ben Clapton. Suitable for Reflective performances.
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Orchestral Violin Challenge Week 2
I was aiming to get a video out each week, however it’s not going to happen this week. Things have cropped up where I am not in the stage where I’ve got enough footage, nor enough time to edit a video, that I think I will just aim at putting a video out every couple …
O Come Emmanuel (Lindsay Stirling and Kuha’o Case Cover)
Lindsay Stirling and Kuha’o Case created an amazing version of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozVmO… ). I performed their arrangement at Ellenbrook Anglican Church on 20 December 2020 for their Children’s Christmas service. Jemima Loveland on Piano.
The Lark Ascending
Today is Remembrance Day, or Armistice Day – the day the guns fell silent in World War 1. And I thought it fitting to look at this incredible piece of music by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending. First composed in 1914 for violin and piano, due to the outbreak of the …
Wirrangintungiyil – Eric Avery
It’s NAIDOC week in Australia, where we celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture as a vital and important part of Australian culture. There is a strong culture of music in Aboriginal culture – in their beliefs they talk about songlines – the paths across the sky and sometimes the land that mark the route …
Top Five Modern Violinists
Following up from yesterday’s post about the top five historical violinists, today we have the top five modern violinists. These are the violinists that if they come to do a concert in your town, you should do everything you can to get to see them. These are the ones that you should be watching and …
Top Five Historical Violinists
There are many brilliant violinists around today, and tomorrow I will share with you my five favourite modern day violinists. But all of these violinists are built on the shoulders of the greats who came before them. While in my opinion the Romantic period of classical music (1830-1900) is the period that produced the greatest …
Why shouldn’t I buy my violin from gumtree?
So your child is starting to learn the violin, and you need to get a violin. You look at the music shop prices, and balk – surely it doesn’t cost that much for a violin! So you look on Gumtree, or Craigslist. Ahh, much better. How can there be such a big difference – does …
What the Lord Has Done in Me
“Let the weak say “I am strong,” let the poor say, “I am rich”, let the blind say “I can see, It’s what the Lord has done in me.” This great song by Hillsong’s Reuben Morgan speaks of the amazing upside-down world that Christ provides. This is an arrangement for Choir with Piano accompaniment, and …
Me! – Taylor Swift cover
Me! – by Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie – performed by two violins, piano, acoustic guitar, cajon, and tamborine. All instruments performed by Ben Clapton. ME! was written by Taylor Swift and Bendon Urie (From Panic! at the Disco), released on April 26, 2019. This arrangement is for two violins, one taking Taylor’s part, and …