I use the landscape and nature to help compose my music. The stillness and background sounds of life weave through my music. Music can be the soundtrack of an ordinary day and an extraordinary day. The movies that play in our minds can conjure up their own soundtracks.
Music can change the atmosphere of a room or a place or a frame of mind. Although I use folklore and legends and aspects of my own life to trigger each composition. The instrumental aspect of my work is written so that the listener can weave their own images and experiences into each piece..
There is a Celtic theme to my music, although this is not intentional the Landscape of Cornwall does much to bring this about. Currently the violin is my voice although much of my music could be used in film with a full orchestra or with voice. Sue Aston
I am currently listening to Philip Glass, Craig Armstrong, John Adams, Nigel Kennedy's Hendrix Album, Keith Jarret, Nick Drake, Steve Vai, Alice In Chains, Keith Jarrett, Steve Reich, Eugene Ysaye, Loreena McKennitt, David Gilmour, Avro Part and Cornwall's Tongue & Groove.
Composer and professional Celtic violinist Sue Aston has appeared on classical recordings, radio and television, both nationally and internationally, and worked with eminent musicians such as Simon Rattle, Nigel Kennedy, Donohoe, Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Charles Groves, Esa Pekka Salonen, Gordon Giltrap and Chris De Burgh.
She has also supported the folk legends Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick. The BBC1 ‘Heaven and Earth Show’ interviewed Sue Aston about her composition work on one of their episodes about the Cornish landscape.
Sue’s solo videos have been shown on Classic FM TV and are currently being broadcast daily on the Sky TV classical music channel ‘OMusic’. ‘The Home Comingis one of Sue’s most popular pieces, and has been viewed over 480,000 times on You Tube.
Sue has hosted violin master classes, which have been attended by students from around the world.
Sue has released two solo CDs and a DVD and is working on her third CD for release in 2009. Sue Aston's Music has been described as 'Celtic music for the classically appreciative’ by Cornish World Editor Nigel Pengelly. These are available from Amazon.co.uk.
‘The Forbidden City’ is an original work by Sue, and was commissioned by a youth theatre group in London. This piece was composed for unaccompanied solo violin, and has been arranged for this performance with piano accompaniment.
SUE ASTON CDs MP3s and DVD available from AMAZON, CD Baby and iTunes
Hello, thank you for the friendship and for your music!
You are invited to listen to our tracks “Im Tanz der Winde”, “Atem der Welt”, “Lebenstanz”, “Graues Haar”, „Verloren im ewigen Sand“, “Im Polarkreis”, and “Ferne Welten” - and to enjoy our music videos.
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Dear Sue, Thanks for coming by and for listening to the songs. Yes, I think my boy is pretty special, too. :-) Speaking of special: I love your Homecoming video. It is beautiful and so soothing. A wonderful calm place to be! Blessings, Cindy
Hello Sue! Thought it has been ages since I dropped over for a listen to your beautiful music. I hope all is well. I have some new pieces up which you may have not heard. Also, on my poetry page www.myspace.com/clspear there's some new Irish poems! Cheers, Cindy
Thank you very much for your add & spiritual music (for spirit, mind & body)..I'like it!..Please Visit & listen my space...Good Luck & God Bless you!! Igor
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