Leona Francombe
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Leona Francombe

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Musician and author Leona Francombe has pursued music and writing all her life. Guided by these twin muses--who have more in common than one might think--she can be found most days coaxing narrative from music and melody from words. "The Universe in 3/4 Time", a novel of music, mystery and adventure, was published in 2021 and can be found on most Amazon sites. The video on this page is a musical stroll through the world of the novel to the accompaniment of "Kepler's Waltz". This piece was composed around the notes Mi-Fa-Mi (E-F-E), the interval ascribed to the Earth by the great scientist and mystical thinker, Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), as part of his system of planetary harmony. All will become clear when you read the book! Leona Francombe was born in England of Czech and English parents and grew up in the United States, where she graduated magna cum laude from Bryn Mawr College and received a Master's degree from Yale School of Music. In 1987, she was invited to Belgium by the European Cultural Foundation to create and perform with an international chamber ensemble, Concorde East/West, for which she also received grants from UNESCO and the Franz Josef Foundation of Liechtenstein. She has lived in Brussels with her family ever since. Most of Leona's essays and fiction are inspired by European themes and moods. Leona's writing has appeared in "Writers' Forum", "Symphony Magazine", "The Bulletin", "Humanities Magazine", UNESCO's "Reflections", "Explore Magazine" and "Banff Letters", among others. In 2010, Leona was asked to write and record a series of European essays for Wisconsin Public Radio for the show "Here on Earth", hosted by Jean Feraca. Her first novel, "Dancing with Swans", was published in German translation by Goldmann Verlag in 2013. Her debut in English, "The Sage of Waterloo", was published by W.W. Norton in the U.S. and U.K. in 2015. As a pianist, Leona is active as a chamber musician, composer and teacher. She has given solo recitals in the U.S., Czech Republic, Belgium, England, Germany and France, and performed in collaboration with: The Prague String Quartet, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Fine Arts Quartet, Marienbad Symphony Orchestra, Lewes Concert Orchestra, South Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic, among others. She gave her debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at the age of sixteen.
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