Doubting your art, reworking it, considering to just toss it away and start over, coming to terms with what you have achieved and learning to appreciate it in new ways — these are thoughts and feelings that creative minds in all disciplines can probably relate to. In this blog post, I reflect on how I experienced these thoughts and feelings and how they reshaped my first ever orchestral composition.

Step into a time machine and explore the Middle Ages with me through music. Read about how I blended historically informed music practices with my own artist’s impressions of medieval secular music culture.

Join me on a musical journey through enchanted valleys. Read the story behind my debut album and learn about my ideas and inspirations behind the compositions. Experience the adventures of Enchanted Valleys in new ways, and along the road, you will read about my journey from student to composer.