Performance videos by Kayson Brown
The Swan by Camille Saint-Saëns This masterwork of the cello repertory is a small part of a larger work entitled Carnival of the Animals. The French composer Camille Saint-Saëns wrote this as an amusement after an especially difficult concert tour. It was performed privately but he refused to have the full work published during his lifetime
The Swan “Le Cygne” for Cello and Piano Read More »
THIS MUSIC IS IN MY BLOOD My 4th great-grandfather John Toone crossed was one of the early Mormon Pioneers. Our family’s oral history records that he played the cello in Queen Elizabeth’s orchestra in the 1840’s. When he, in 1852, immigrated to what is now Utah, he brought with him a cello. This is before
Come, Come Ye Saints – for John Toone Read More »
BACH IS THE TIMELESS EVEN ON THE ELECTRIC Fiddling around on the electric is a great way to discover new sounds and bring new life to old works. Something about this particular effect on my effects pedal really longed for Bach. After a while I took it into the backyard and set my phone on
Electric BACH! – Sarabande from Suite No. 1 Read More »
THIS IS MY BACKYARD! It was such a beautiful fall day that I just had to make some music and Ashokan Farewell felt right. The autumn leaves were falling all around. Partway through you can hear the wind rustling them off of one of my maple trees. If you watch to the very end you
Ashokan Farewell – Solo Cello Read More »