La Maison Ensorcelée, Chad Rehmann Bassoon: Blaire Koerner Harp: Rosanna Moore Recorded Live in Hatch Recital Hall at the Eastman School of Music on July 30th 2024 as part of Summer@Eastman. La Maison Ensorcelée (The House of Ghosts, also known as The Witch House) is a 1906 French trick film directed by Segundo de Chomón. The film features stop-motion animation and is considered one of the earliest cinematic depictions of a haunted house premise. In the short film, two men and a woman stop at a small house in the woods. Inside, they experience numerous instances of paranormal activity, including disappearing furniture; a stereotypical ghost; movement of cutlery and food on their own; ball lightning; unexplained tilting of the entire home; and a grotesque being with claw-like fingers that attempts to eat the trio.

El Cant del Ocells (Song of the birds) - Pablo Casals, arr. Hats+Heels Duo Bassoon: Blaire Koerner Harp: Rosanna Moore Recorded Live in Hatch Recital Hall at the Eastman School of Music on July 18th 2023 as part of Summer@Eastman. A traditional Catalan Christmas lullaby, El Cant Del Ocells (Or Song of the Birds) became a musical piece of resistance that is more often heard on the 'cello. In 1939, famed cellist Pablo Casals went into self imposed exile from his home during the reign of Franco as a result of the treatment of Catalonians in Spain. Casals performed this work often during his performances to raise awareness of the plight of his fellow countrymen and it has since become a symbol of hope and solidarity to the Catalonian people.

Recording Of Andy Scott's Sonata for Bassoon and Harp. Movement III - With Purpose Hats+Heels Duo Bassoon - Blaire Koerner Harp - Rosanna Moore Recorded live at Blue on Blue Recording Studio in Rochester, NY Engineer and videographer - Marc Webster Producer - Evan Henry Find out more about Hats+Heels here: https://www.hatsandheelsduo.com/ If you want to support our creations, buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hatsandheelsduo

Anna Heflin's work 'They've Been Appearing Overnight' Performed by Hats and Heels Duo Bassoon: Blaire Koerner Harp: Rosanna Moore Engineer: Marc Webster Producer: Evan Henry Recorded at Blue on Blue Recording Studio, Rochester NY

A harpist himself, Bernard Andrès (b. 1941) wrote this seven movement work for harp and either cello, horn, or bassoon. For our performance of this, we commissioned seven pieces of artwork based on the seasons from a young artist, Catherine Oldfield. I. Andantino II. Allegro III. Larghetto IV. Adagietto V. Andante VI. Allegretto VII. Moderato From French Songs of the Season faculty recital on July 9th, 2019 Eastman Community Music School Dr. Blaire Koerner, bassoon Dr. Rosanna Moore, harp www.hatsandheelsduo.com

Performance of Hold Fast to Dreams & My Little Son by Florence B. Price, transcribed and arranged by Hats+Heels. Florence Beatrice (Smith) Price became the first black female composer to have a symphony performed by a major American orchestra when the Chicago Symphony Orchestra played the world premiere of her Symphony No. 1 in E minor on June 15, 1933. Florence Price’s symphony had come to the attention of the public when it won first prize in the prestigious Wanamaker Competition held the previous year. Although this premiere brought instant recognition and fame to Florence Beatrice Price, she would “continue to wage an uphill battle – a battle much larger than any war that pure talent and musical skill could win. It was a battle in which the nation was embroiled – a dangerous mélange of segregation, Jim Crow laws, entrenched racism, and sexism.” (Women’s Voices for Change, March 8, 2013). Hold Fast to Dreams Lyrics: Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die Life is a broken winged bird, That cannot fly Hold fast to dreams, For when dreams go Life is a barren field, Frozen with snow To My Little Son In your face I sometimes see Shadowings of the man to be, And, eager, Dream of what my son shall be, Dream of what my son will be, In twenty years and one. When you are to manhood grown, And all your manhood ways are known, Then shall I, blissful, try to trace The child you once were in your face. Performed by Hats+Heels Duo Dr. Blaire Koerner - bassoon Dr. Rosanna Moore - harp https://www.blairebassoonist.com/hats... Recorded by Marc Webster at Blue on Blue Recording, Rochester NY http://www.blueonbluerecording.com/

In honor of the most regal of shoes, this episode of Tuneful Tales is all about the history of the humble (or not so humble) heel. National Heel Day is just around the corner on May 20th 2023, and is also the shoe wear of choice of our harpist. Want to support our creations? Buy us a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hatsandheelsduo Tuneful Tales - Hats+Heels Music: Sex is in the heel by Cyndi Lauper from Kinky Boots Dr. Blaire Koerner - bassoon, research, video and audio editor Dr. Rosanna Moore - harp and narrator Please see below for the sources used for this episode: ⁠https://londonrunway.co.uk/2019/09/11/the-history-of-high-heels/#:~:text=The%20origin%20of%20high%20heels,arrows%20and%20throw%20their%20spears⁠.  ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-heeled_shoe⁠

In this episode of Tuneful Tales, we explore the enigmatic figure of Elizabeth Poston. A near forgotten figure of the classical music world, she was the first person to hold the Head of Music position at the BBC. Before holding this position, she studied at the Royal Academy of Music where she studied with Ralph Vaughn Williams and Peter Warlock. Following in Vaughn Williams footsteps, she toured Europe after WWI to collect folk songs. During her time in the BBC, she also worked under Churchill's orders to send coded musical messages to allies via gramophone records. A hugely important musical figure in the UK, many of her works remained unpublished and were discovered in her attic following her death in 1987, and we are continuing to discover more about this fascinating woman's life. Want to support our creations? Buy us a coffee!: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hatsandheelsduo⁠ Tuneful Tales - Hats+Heels Music: Maid Quiet - Elizabeth Poston, arr. Hats+Heels Duo Dr. Blaire Koerner - bassoon, research, author video and audio editor Dr. Rosanna Moore - harp Please see below for the sources used for this episode: ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Poston⁠  ⁠https://www.boosey.com/composer/Elizabeth+Poston⁠  ⁠https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/article/composer-profile-elizabeth-poston⁠  ⁠https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/september/third-programme/⁠

On July 16th, we celebrate the birth and legacy of an activist, journalist, educator, and researcher that battled and spoke out against racism, sexism, and violence - Ida. B Wells. Want to support our creations? Buy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hatsandheelsduo Tuneful Tales - Hats+Heels Music: Florence Price, Hold Fast to Dreams Dr. Blaire Koerner - narrator, bassoon, video and audio editor Dr. Rosanna Moore - harp Please see below the resources used for this episode: ​​“Ida B. Wells-Barnett,” National Women’s History Museum, accessed July 5, 2022, ​​https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/ida-b-wells-barnett “Ida B. Wells-Barnett Papers,” Digital Public Library of America: Black Women’s Suffrage, accessed July 5, 2022, ​​https://blackwomenssuffrage.dp.la/collections/ida-b-wells/ibwells-0010-002-12 Meeks, Catherine, and Nibs Stroupe. Passionate for Justice: Ida B. Wells as Prophet of Our Time. New York: Church Publishing Incorporated, 2019. “The Way to Right Wrongs: Celebrating the Legacy of Ida B. Wells.” New York Public Library, last updated July 16, 2018, https://www.nypl.org/blog/2018/07/16/way-right-wrongs-celebrating-legacy-ida-b-wells