ANNOUNCING TWO NEW WEBSITES

Nancy Knowles has long been recognized for her smooth, rich mezzo-soprano voice. She has also been the visual coordinator, designer and photographer for Duo LiveOak and Gyre Music for decades. And then there is the poetry, the painting, the flute playing… Explore the vivid and limitless imagination of Nancy’s work on her gorgeous new website by Spherical: www.nancyknowles.com

Starting his career as a classical guitarist, Frank Wallace has constantly sought new ways to express himself using the the guitar, the lute, the vihuela, his voice and his pencil to create a rich life of song, solo and chamber music.  Check out his new website:  www.frankwallace.com

New Mandolin Music

Gyre is thrilled to present two new virtuoso solos for mandolin. Night Owl was written for and recently debuted by Annika Hinsche; Blue Heron was written for and debuted last spring by Robert Margo. Annika just recorded Night Owl which will be included on the upcoming Gyre CD “Mare Duo and Friends play Wallace”. Blue Heron is also arranged for solo violin – both parts are included in the PDF version. All Gyre publications are available for purchase as PDFs or deluxe Printed Editions, handmade, bound works with fine photography of Nancy Knowles on the cover.

Annika and Frank

Gyre Launches New Site

welcome

We hope you are as excited as we with the design work of Adam Wallace’s  Spherical (Brooklyn) on our new site, in conjunction with our very own photographer/designer Nancy Knowles. There is a lot of depth behind its visual simplicity.  Click on an avatar to read the story of each piece or to hear the compositions either on MP3 or in performance on video. You can now purchase PDF versions of any work or order our handmade, beautiful printed editions. There are three new EPs in digital only format and many more to come. As you explore the site, please share your ideas. In the next few weeks I will be blogging here about my latest compositions – guitar solos, chamber music, and songs.  And stay tuned for our two upcoming solo recordings (solo guitar from me, solo voice and flute from Nancy).

Meanwhile, please enjoy this video of the spectacular debut performance by Mobius Trio of my 2012 guitar ensemble piece, More Gargoyles.

– Frank Wallace