Harpist and composer Josh Layne surpassed 1 million views on his YouTube, but locals can hear him live.

Layne performs a program of French and German music on the harp April 15.

LayneB次元官网网址檚 YouTube channel features his performances from around the world, music videos filmed on location in Victoria, and his B次元官网网址淗arp TuesdayB次元官网网址� instructional series, which spans seven years and 125-plus episodes.

Layne performs extensively across Canada, the U.S., and in Europe and South America and has been praised for both his virtuosity and the sensitivity of his playing.

He started composing about 2005 and his solo works for harp Passage (2005) and Rhapsody (2007) were both selected and performed at the Sonic Boom festival of new music in Vancouver. In the spring of 2013 he released his fourth CD of solo harp music. Called Passage: music for solo harp it features three of LayneB次元官网网址檚 original compositions.

The concert is at St. LukeB次元官网网址檚 Church (Cedar Hill at Cedar Hill X Road) on Sunday, April 15 at 2:30 p.m. Admission is by donation. More info at .

Music on the program includes HandelB次元官网网址檚 Concerto for Harp, Prelude and Clair de Lune from DebussyB次元官网网址檚 Suite Bergamasque and LayneB次元官网网址檚 transcription of BachB次元官网网址檚 famous work for organ, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565.

Admission is by donation, (suggested $15). The church is wheelchair accessible and parking is free.

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