'Without people, there is no art.' Meet the Artist - Frank Dupree, pianist & conductor
Frank Dupree, pianist & conductor
'Without people, there is no art.'
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Fran Wilson
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Writer, publicist & concerts manager Debut novel ‘Facing the Music’ out now ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “a love letter to music” 🔗https://linktr.ee/Crosseyedpianist
This is from a very close friend of my family, someone I've known all my life, and a fellow advanced amateur pianist. The inclusion of Beethoven's 'Waldstein' Sonata in Facing the Music is a tribute to M's longstanding friendship and mutual inspiration as a pianist. amazon.co.uk/dp/1036994562
'Success is having the freedom and self-reliance to perform the music you love' Meet the Artist - Duo Vershinina/Lee
Duo Vershinina/Lee, piano duo
'Success is having the freedom and self-reliance to perform the music you love'
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Next concert: 21 October with pianist Cristiana Achim
Fran Wilson@crosseyedpianist.bsky.social · 4w agoThe new season of Chamber Music Weymouth is a particularly special one. Not only will the 2026/27 Season mark the bicentenary of the death of Ludwig van Beethoven, and the centenary of the birth of composer John Joubert, it is the concert series’ 25th anniversary.
Facing the Music: who are we when we cannot practise our art? Guest post for No Dead Guys www.nodeadguys.com/a-piano-blog...
Facing the Music: who are we when we cannot practise our art? — No Dead Guys | New piano music, living composers, and thoughts on the intersection of music and life. Rhonda Rizzo, writer
Writing about music from the inside out is one of the most challenging things I’ve ever done. Words fail to capture the experience of sitting in the womb of creation where sound, silence, composer, an...
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‘F M Wilson’s….first novel grows from years of close attention to musicians, their habits, ambitions and the identities built through daily practice’ indieboulevard.com/2026/09/09/t...
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The books behind the book... For 'Facing the Music', my background reading/research followed two long-standing interests: music, particularly the piano and pianists, and the First World War. Find out more ninebarrowpress.co.uk/facing-the-m... #historicalfiction #indieauthor #selfpublishing
'Write more, worry less about what other people think, listen to music from every ‘genre’...go to concerts as often as you can' Meet the Artist - Gavin Greenaway, composer
Gavin Greenaway, composer
'Write more, worry less about what other people think, listen to music from every ‘genre’...go to concerts as often as you can'
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Find The Cross-Eyed Pianist (AKA Frances Wilson) over on Substack where I write on more personal articles on music, creativity, artistic identity, memory, Dorset, food - and whatever else catches my interest
The Cross-Eyed Pianist on Substack
If you enjoy this site, you might like to visit my new Substack page where, writing under my own name, I share more personal musings on music, creativity, artistic identity, memory, Dorset, food, gardening - and whatever else catches my interest. Click the image below to visit my Substack. Frances Wilson ON MUSIC & WRITING
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'What excites me now is the freedom to explore.' Meet the Artist - Caroline Dale, cellist
Caroline Dale, cellist
'What excites me now is the freedom to explore.'
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'Keep performing and writing and connecting.' Meet the Artist - Will Todd, composer
Will Todd, composer
'Keep performing and writing and connecting.'
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I did it my way Going Indie: a self-publishing journey franny66.substack.com/p/going-indi... #substack #writing #selfpublishing
Going Indie: a self-publishing journey
How I did it my way
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The Melody of Things — rediscovery of a dormant passion www.ft.com/content/0c22...
The Melody of Things — rediscovery of a dormant passion
Nadia Beard’s compelling account of how she rekindled her love for playing the piano and gained a place at Tbilisi Conservatoire
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Pianists remember pianos. Not necessarily because they were exceptional instruments. Sometimes quite the opposite. We remember the piano in a childhood home, the battered upright in a school music room, a particularly lovely grand encountered at a teacher's house, an instrument played in a concert.
Pianos that shape our memories
Pianists remember pianos. Not necessarily because they were exceptional instruments. Sometimes quite the opposite. We remember the piano in a childhood home, the battered upright in a school music room, a particularly lovely grand encountered at a teacher's house, an instrument played in a concert hall, or a piano discovered unexpectedly somewhere far from home.
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'It’s when your music connects with somebody' Meet the Artist - David Buckley, composer
David Buckley, composer
'It’s when your music connects with somebody'
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'Take the music seriously. A pianist's first responsibility is not to himself, but to the composer.' Meet the Artist - Theo Browne, pianist
Theo Browne, pianist
'Take the music seriously. A pianist's first responsibility is not to himself, but to the composer.'
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Here's me rabbiting on about about music, writing, Dorset and Malbec…. ninebarrowpress.co.uk/author-inter...
'Play chamber music whenever you can.' Meet the Artist - Jonathan Lane-Fox, violinist
Jonathan Lane-Fox, violinist
'Play chamber music whenever you can.'
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I’m now on #Substack, scribbling about music and writing, memory, Dorset, food and more… open.substack.com/pub/franny66
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A place for more personal writing on music, creativity, artistic identity, memory, Dorset, food - and whatever else catches my interest. Click to read Frances M Wilson on Substack. Launched 4 hours ag...
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Key themes of ‘Facing the Music’: Beethoven Friendship Ambition Identity The pianist’s hand Dorset youtube.com/shorts/YTiGU...
What happens when a musician can no longer play? | Facing the Music
YouTube video by Fran Wilson
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Facing the Music: who are we when we cannot practise our art? Guest post for No Dead Guys www.nodeadguys.com/a-piano-blog...
Facing the Music: who are we when we cannot practise our art? — No Dead Guys | New piano music, living composers, and thoughts on the intersection of music and life. Rhonda Rizzo, writer
Writing about music from the inside out is one of the most challenging things I’ve ever done. Words fail to capture the experience of sitting in the womb of creation where sound, silence, composer, an...
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Pianists remember pianos. Not necessarily because they were exceptional instruments. Sometimes quite the opposite. We remember the piano in a childhood home, the battered upright in a school music room, a particularly lovely grand encountered at a teacher's house, an instrument played in a concert.
Pianos that shape our memories
Pianists remember pianos. Not necessarily because they were exceptional instruments. Sometimes quite the opposite. We remember the piano in a childhood home, the battered upright in a school music room, a particularly lovely grand encountered at a teacher's house, an instrument played in a concert hall, or a piano discovered unexpectedly somewhere far from home.
crosseyedpianist.com