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.. Informal introduction to Moments of Time

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Born in 1980, and brought up in the Scottish Borders, Phamie Gow studied with concert pianist and composer, Ronald Stevenson before completing a degree at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) in Glasgow, Scotland. Stevenson, friend of Schostokovich and expert on Busoni was crucial to the development of Gow as a pianist and composer.

Phamie Gow’s love of nature, her interests in poetry, art and the visual world around her, an appreciation of the lyrical and poetic, her sense of history and place, all thread through her work. Compositions can be simple yet profound, possess both dignity and innocence, show strength and fragility but are always melodic and memorable. Gow creates atmospheres and paints pictures in your mind and has variously been described as conveying ‘an atmospheric balance between spontaneous feeling and stately gravitas’; music which is ‘haunting’ and ‘a clearly defined musical palette that’s intelligently and sparingly used’.

By the age of 19, Gow had released two albums, ‘Winged Spirit’ and ‘Lammermuir’ where her compositional skills came to the fore and she gained recognition as a composer comparable to Richard Rodney Bennet and Benjamin Britten, the comparison only emphasizing the maturity of her work. Although the piano is her first instrument, her ability to write and play athletically demanding pieces for the lever harp resulted in her being described as a virtuoso on that instrument. She is considered as contributing a whole new repertoire for the lever harp with revolutionary techniques demanding of the highest skills.

Phamie Gow’s reputation as being a captivating and entertaining performer has taken her all over Europe, to Canada, America and Latin America, and she has invitations to tour and perform in China, Australia and New Zealand. This year she was invited by the celebrated pianist and composer, Philip Glass to perform in The Carnegie Hall, New York City. Phamie performed centre stage her self penned composition "Dancing Hands" with a Lyon and Healy electric Harp (Chicago), and with the Patti Smith backing band accompanying her. She also performed collaborations with the other artists such as Ray Davies, Marisa Monte, Sufjan Stevens, Ashley MacIsaac, and Nawang Khechog. When not performing, she composes for film, theatre and dance companies and teaches her piano compositions and techniques at the R.S.A.M.D. in Glasgow, Scotland.

Moments of Time is the first Phamie Gow CD of solo piano compositions released by Wildfire Records and Publishing. A book of sheet music of all the pieces on this C.D. is also available. The CD has been recommended by Classic FM and is played regularily on the station as well as on BBC Radio 3 and has reached number 5 on the Classical and instrumental HMV charts. The track 'War Song' has been chosen to be part of The Smooth Classics - The Ultimate Collection in amongst the greatest composers ever such as, J.S. Bach, Handel, Hans Zimmer, Ennio Morricone, Ludovico Einaudi and many more. The CD is released under UNIVERSAL UK and Classic FM.

If you are interested in purchasing the CD or book (or sheet music) please contact: mail@phamiegow.com or nigelgow@yahoo.co.uk For more information on Phamie Gow look at www.phamiegow.com or myspace.com/phamiegow

Quotes on Moments of Time.

"I don't normally do predictions, but I think I might have found the next big thing on Classic FM!" Musings.

"This album is very beautiful with a full range of tone and colour played with elegance and expression. The music throughout the cd is strong and imaginative creating an album which is very powerful." The Scotsman. 2008.

"The Borders small-harp maestro releases her fourth album - and it's of her own piano music. Recorded over a few hours one day in Glasgow 'as is', with no corrections or overdubs, it succeeds in Gow's desire to capture the eternal present, the now. Dedicated to her mentor, piano virtuoso Ronald Stevenson, and played with great skill and expressive musicality, these dozen, often simple, pieces are laced with emotion, lyricism and an underlying sense of peace." Alexander Bryce, The Scotsman. 2007.

Dancing Hands - Phamie Gow

Scottish Gaelic song written by Phamie Gow (words by Aonghas MacNicol): Bu tusa an gaol a bh'air m'aire (You were the love on my mind) Phamie Gow - piano-voice - composition, James Graham - Gaelic voice, Niel Johnson - cello. Phamie Gow (with James Graham singing) at Nòs Ùr 2008

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