PPP261: Stacy Fahrion with Whimsically Macabre

Stacy Fahrion is a Colorado-based composer, pianist, and piano teacher who loves encouraging everyone to compose. She holds a Master’s Degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Iowa. Stacy writes in a style she calls “Whimsically Macabre.” Stacy’s poet-friend, Wayne A. Gilbert, describes her music best: “Offbeat quirky seriously beautifully funny mischievously madly serious.” Her educational piano music is published by Piano Pronto Publishing, and includes books such as Lullabies for Arachnophobes, Whimsy & Wonder, Tricks & Treats, Once Upon a Time, These Are Odd Times, Double Trouble, and Polyrhythms for Pianists. Stacy readily admits to having a strange obsession with the tune Itsy Bitsy Spider and has written several wildly different arrangements of it, ranging from quite jazzy to minor and flashy to slow and poignant. Many of her compositions contain unusual scales and odd-meter grooves, and most are perfect for Halloween. You can find out more about Stacy’s music at her website, WhimsicallyMacabre.com.