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 half a million575,500 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 (Between Worlds) for release in early 2010. 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.
SUE ASTON CDs MP3s and DVD available from AMAZON, CD Baby and iTunes
Thanks so much for the friend request. I am enjoying your music very much and was particually pleased to see a song about Madron on your player. I had the opportunity to visit Cornwall a number of years ago, and Madron Well was my favorite place there. Beautiful playing! You have an amazing sounding violin as well, made all that much more sweet by your lovely playing.
hi sue, thanks for finding me and introducing me to your beauteous music.
hope that means you like my tunes too!
'the ukelele peace song' www.itunes.com/fionabranson award winner, 3rd peacedriven song competition, new york 2009 'charismatic cut - this track stands out' MUSICIAN 2009
hello again sue, yes sorry i am so terrible at sight singing, i hardly sang a note really on tuesday...i need to be left alone with the music to learn it in my own way!!!! let me know when you would like to run through the wedding ideas. that should be painless on my part because i already know the music!
Lovely music and fine playing - particularly like your vibrato!! tight and expressive. Thanks for your friendship, here's to the inspiration of Celtic landscapes.
Hello Sue! Thanks for the new music..very exciting. It was great to hear Storm Cat in all its glory! I'm sure if you contacted the mousehole cat author/publisher/illustrator your music could be used in conjunction somehow. It's one of those books that is never going to fade away like the hungry caterpillar! Especially as its used in schools all over the place etc. Maybe you could send your cd to the author or something? Or tell me to shut up!
