Blog
Musings, ramblings, rants, etc.
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Twenty-six Days (6/Mar/2022)
Tenacity and resilience were required. Uncertainty, failure and small victories were part of the path. -
Zagora (6/Feb/2022)
Minimalism, thrash metal and ukulele, at last together. -
Closeness (5/Jan/2022)
A new piece, laying somewhere between romanticism and minimalism. -
What did Choan do in 2021? (29/Dec/2021)A few gigs (live and online), a bunch of publications, lots of videos, a few exceptional collaborators and the luck of having patrons and students that are worth a fortune.
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Invocation (22/Dec/2021)
Minimalism and minor triads are back. -
Santa Orosia (1/Dec/2021)
Santa Orosia is a suite of short pieces for fifths tuned ukulele written by Choan Gálvez, inspired by traditional melodies from Yebra de Basa in Spain. -
Common Blue (1/Nov/2021)
A new minimalistic work for solo ukulele by Choan Gálvez which uses a G minor open tuning. Performance by Samantha Muir. -
To the Good Times (17/Aug/2021)
Is it a wishful toast to the future? Is it a longing sigh to happier past times? It's an original for ukulele by Choan Gálvez. And it's beautiful. -
Treat Her Kindly (6/Aug/2021)
Do goodness and treat her, yourself, everybody, kindly. A piece for ukulele by Choan Gálvez. -
Nueve de julio (14/Jul/2021)
A celebratory waltz, with a South American flavour, written in celebration of a birthday.