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NYC at the (almost) 9 month mark…

As most of my friends know, I moved to NYC July of last year soon after finishing up my yoga teacher training at Kripalu. I’ve been debating posting on my blog since then; I’ve just assumed that if people were interested in my experience here that they would call/e-mail/facebook message me at some point. However, […]

Transition Welcome to my blog! ESRIT, which stands for “enter, sustain, release, integrate, and transition,” is one of the teaching tools of the Kripalu yoga teacher tool-kit I learned in June during my teacher training, which was one of the most difficult and amazing life experiences I’ve had thus far. I miss my Kripalu sangha, […]

Sonata for Piano and Cello

II. Serenade: Moderement anime III. Final: Anime, leger et nerveux Claude Debussy Ayako Yoda, piano

Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano

III. Largo Alfred Schnittke Marc Ryser, piano From a recital in January 2011

Les Automates Jaquet-Droz

Schuyler Tsuda A quartet for a pair of scoratura cellos and violas, this piece mimics the animation of mechanical dolls built between 1768 and 1774. This is a performance in from the summer of 2008, after working with the composer.

Sept Papillons for Solo Cello

Kaija Saariaho I’ve posted the second and sixth movements, or “butterflies” of Saariaho’s Sept Papillons. These were recorded in 2008 after working with Anssi Karttunen, the cellist for whom the piece was written. I was also lucky to play some butterflies for the composer.