Blog
Musings, ramblings, rants, etc.
- 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.
- 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.