Relaunch of christham.net website

My personal web site as a modern Jamstack deployment

Bond ETF analysis continued

A Look at CRED performance and composition

Bond ETF failure

A wakeup call for investors

Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB) failure

A reminder that real life performance can differ from an index

ETF performance

Compared to holding the underlying physical assets

Home Network

A new year to usher in a reconfiguration of our home network

Investment Thoughts for 2022

We are living in "interesting times"

Portfolio Performance

Analysis of our portfolio November 2021-October 2022

Investment Update

Reflections on our investment portfolio

Investment Update

Update on our investment strategy

Captain's Log

Missing dry land

Lord of the Rings

Compared to the English social class hierarchy

Fixing my Epson Printer

Rewatching and Rereading Tolkien Hobbit and Lord of the Rings

Dyson vacuum maintenance

Replacing the HEPA filter on a Dyson vacuum

How to Draw Almost Every Day

I bought a book called "How to Draw Almost Every Day : An Illustrated Sourcebook" by "Kamo" and have been practising some of the drawings.

Cinema Paradiso (string Orchestra)

In memory of Ennio Morricone, a string orchestra arrangement of Cinema Paradiso, transcribed by me into Finale.

Bach – Prelude No 1 in C major WTC1

First piano recording done using a metronome - Bach's Prelude No 1.

Adagio from Concerto for solo keyboard No. 3 in D minor

This is the second movement from J S Bach's arrangement of Alessandro Marcello's Oboe Concerto BWV 974 (BC L194).

Winter Music (electronic 115bpm)

My first project in Maschine 3 - a dance arrangement of Roger Eno's track from Between Tides album.

Adagio (2nd movement) from Oboe Concerto in D minor

Adagio (2nd movement) from Oboe Concerto in D minor (Alessandro Marcello)

A Twin Peaks dream

Inspired by watching Twin Peaks The Return, here is a short electronic track, done in Logic Pro X and Native Instruments Komplete 11.

Olhos De Gato (orchestral arrangement)

I have arranged Olhos de Gato, by Carla Bley (one of the pieces studied in class) for orchestra.

500 Miles High

This is my arrangement of Chick Corea's beautiful song for string quartet.

Memories of Tomorrow

This my attempt at jazz arrangement and improvisation, inspired by an assignment from Gary Burton's Jazz Improvisation course at Coursera.

Ave Maria (Vavilov) – Logic Pro X, EWQL

This is the same arrangement as previously posted, but revoiced.

Ave Maria (Vavilov) – Finale/GPO4

This is my attempt at transcribing and arranging one of the most beautiful melodies I have heard.

Ave Maria (Vavilov)

Rearranged for woodwinds, strings and harp, voiced using the EWQL Symphonic Orchestra.

Forever Friends on a Swing

Bear on a swing

Winter Music

Transcribed and orchestrated using Notion and EWQL Symphonic Orchestra Gold.

Mei and Totoro

Scene from My Neighbour Totoro

Puppies

Pencil drawing of a group of puppies

Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major (1st movement)

Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major, BWV 1050 – I. Allegro [solo instruments]

Babylon 5 opening theme

Original MIDI file downloaded from Chris Franke web site, reorchestrated using EWQL Gold and Logic Pro X.

Polar Cub

Pencil drawing of a polar cub resting

Bear Runner

Do bears dream of electric kitties

Bears of the Carribean

The love of the Pink Kitty

Beartrix

Welcome to the Bear World

Bach Two Part Invention No. 1

Piano solo

久石譲：いのちの名前 – Instrumental version

Joe Hisaishi: The Name of Life - Instrumental piano solo

Andantino Op. 44 No. 3 (Fernando Sor)

Pieces played on my guitar

Andante in E minor (Fernando Sor)

Pieces played on my guitar

Polyglot

A program in eight languages.