13 November 2010
by Bill Parsons
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is an American song written in the late 1800s resurrected first by Leadbelly and then by Nirvana . Click in the trees to hear my instrumental version of the song. Click on the car for Long John Baldry to sing … Continue reading
11 November 2010
by Bill Parsons
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In 1985 I wrote an introspective tune called Rain. Recently, I introduced Bill Frisell’s We Are Everywhere to one of my Fusio ensembles at the conservatory. As we played I thought it would be interesting to bring these two songs … Continue reading
8 July 2010
by Bill Parsons
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29 May 2010
by Bill Parsons
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Eric Cadesky and I represented Glass Orchestra for The Weird Instruments show on CBC radio’s GO. It was a lot of fun and got to meet a number of interesting people who come to music from different directions and intentions, … Continue reading
27 May 2010
by Bill Parsons
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This is from the 10 May 2010 concert at the Music Gallery in Toronto.
12 May 2010
by Bill Parsons
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Dina/Tina Jandela is a composition by Mang Koko, a master of the kacapi – a 20 string zither from Indonesia. I made a solo kacapi arrangement for an Evergreen Club recording called Sunda Songs, which was released by Naxos (2003). … Continue reading
23 April 2010
by Bill Parsons
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GAMELAN is a collection of bronze, wood, and bamboo instruments. Evergreen Club is a Toronto based ensemble that performs contemporary music written specifically for their gamelan, which comes from Sunda, west Java. They have been together since 1983 and I … Continue reading