Frederic Hand

For the 75th birthday celebration of Julian Bream, Hand offered the premiere of his new solo, For Julian, described by Allan Kozinn of The New York Times as, 'built of themes in an Elizabethan style,...

Cantiga de Santa Maria is based on a song from the 13th century. The modal melody and irregular time meters suggested to me a modern harmonic setting. The rhythmic vitality of the theme inspired the c...

Five tuneful, tricky and varied studies for improving technique.