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Musings, ramblings, rants, etc.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Due sogni d’oro (3/Jul/2021)
    Two short pieces dedicated to a beloved family.
  • Awaiting the Rain (21/Jun/2021)
    A meditative piece written for ukulele in open G minor tuning.
  • Undressed (31/May/2021)
    A minimalistic piece for ukulele that loosely follows the principles of tintinnabuli.

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