Author Archives: heatherroche

Masterclass for Composers in Beautiful Croatia in October

Posted on August 22, 2022 by heatherroche

Dear Composers – I’m joining Synchronos Ensemble and composer Johannes Maria Staud for a few days in October for a masterclass at Osijek Festival. Come join us! https://masterclass.tribina.eu/

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Zöllner-Roche Composers Lab

Posted on June 27, 2022 by heatherroche

The Zöllner Roche Duo is pleased to announce a call for applications. The last online workshop to help you with your applications (and show you some nice features of our duo) is TONIGHT on Zoom (June 27 at 8pm CET … Continue reading →

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Gaudeamus: Thursday September 9, 7pm

Posted on September 3, 2021 by heatherroche

Friends in Holland! Eva Zöllner and I are coming to Utrecht to play next week, we have a fantastic programme for you, which is a combination of our ‘hits’ and some new pieces written especially for the festival. We’ve started … Continue reading →

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Learning about multiphonics – a different approach!

Posted on February 18, 2021 by heatherroche

Hi all – I just wanted to share some of the videos from the project I’m consultant on, The Garden of Forking Paths, with Dr. Scott McLaughlin. He’s made some fantastic videos where he explains how multiphonics work in a … Continue reading →

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On Being a Composer, Lessons from a Tweet Gone Viral

Posted on October 3, 2020 by heatherroche

A few days ago, in a minor fit of pique over a virtual project with some students, I tweeted the following: Now, I wasn’t expecting this tweet to have more than 40 or 50 likes (as is fairly par for … Continue reading →

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