Composer, Pianist, Educator
Glen Carter-Varney has been a music educator, examiner, composer and presenter for many years. She has several piano publications that are currently in circulation. Her piano music has a unique elegance that has captured the interest of both students and professional musicians alike around Australia.
Much of Glen's piano repertoire contains a rare charm and appeal that is combined with playable technical elements and brilliance, making her piano compositions extremely versatile.
The Story of Glen Carter-Varney's Piano Art
Glen has written many compositions for piano and her published piano books have become very popular.
Glenʼs Piano Art publications came about through collaborations with Kathleen Tully, the owner/director of Wild Hearts Art Gallery in Buderim, Qld. Kathleen organised the selection of paintings, that are now featured on the covers of the books from her Buderim Art Gallery and liaised with the artists.
Lisa Winlaw, a talented graphic designer, was then approached to design the covers featuring the paintings. There was then an official book release organised in 2005 by Kathleen Tully, combined with an art exhibition of the paintings displayed on the book covers, as well as other art pieces created by the artists. The art exhibition was held over a two-week period, together with a series of piano recitals, additional to the main Piano Art book release.
The Five Book Titles
Summer Dreaming • Kool Piano • Kool Shades of Blue • Kool Jazzy Tunes • The Recital Collection (The Artamidae, Shades of Blue, Sonic Fantasy)
 For individual sheet music copies of selected pieces as digital downloads, go to the Australian Music Centre Website.Â
Book Covers organised in collaboration with Kathleen Tully, Director of Wild Hearts Gallery, Buderim, Qld.
Cover Designer for the Books: Lisa Winlaw, freelance designer.
Photographer at the Graydon Art Gallery Book Release: Chris Osbourne
Queensland artists who had works selected for the covers were:
- Roger Saunders - Summer Dreaming, The Artamidae
- Carol Stonham-Kent – Kool Piano
- Chris Badger – Kool Shades of Blue
- Katy Hirst – Kool Jazzy Tunes
- Francie Griffin – Shades of Blue
- Carol Forster – Sonic Fantasy