Name: Amy Macris Art Show Reception
Start: 2024-10-29
End: 2024-10-29
Location: Averill Park, NY

“The hammered dulcimer has a wondrous, magical sound… a full, rich tone with glorious sustain. Once it gets into your soul, nothing else quite comes close. The simplest melody can take on an intimacy and a fullness far beyond the actual notes being played. Simply put, this instrument is an incredibly resonant rich mysterious timeless wood-and-wire box of soul…”

New Hammered Dulcimer!

Jun 27, 2024

I am super excited to announce that I have a new hammered dulcimer! Hand-built by Zachary Hamilton at Song of the Wood, my new instrument is a custom JRS Grande Concertmaster with Spruce top and figured Cherry endrails. Covering a range of 5 octaves, this instrument...

Constellations!

May 2, 2015

Playing the hammered dulcimer involves patterns. Chords and arpeggios can be visualized as patterns that can be moved around and connected in various ways across the instrument…

“Music is the study of invisible relationships between internal objects.”

Apr 5, 2015

As a performer, I’ve had a number of experiences over the years in which my music has touched someone emotionally in some deep way. While some of these stories are too personal to convey, I’ve become very interested in further understanding the powerful relationship between music and emotion.