![]() ![]() I remember thinking a wide-eyed "WOW!" and I thought everything about George and his music and being up on that stage playing for a concert hall full of people was just super cool.Īfter that I spent months learning how to play his songs by ear. We were right by the stage, on the left hand side, I could see his hands so clearly and closely and I was mesmerized. When I was 8, my parents took me to see George Winston in concert. There has always just been a connection between the piano and I. if there was a piano or keyboard in the room, I gravitated toward it, longing to touch and play it. I've always had a musical ear, and could figure out any melody I heard. My earliest memories are around the age of 5, playing piano for show-n-tell in kindergarten. I started playing piano when I was very young. If I could write this biography with music, it would definitely be a lot more interesting. it is my diary, my journal, my biography. I've also been told that my music is "captivating" and that it transports the listener into worlds of imagination and wonder. It is available from, Amazon, iTunes, CD Baby, and most of the artists’ websites.I've often been told that my music is "haunting and contagious", "relaxing and beautiful", "peaceful and touching". If you love solo piano and you love Christmas music, this is a match made in heaven - or, in this case, Haven! I give Christmas Whisperings my highest recommendation. I also want to mention the gorgeous album artwork by Matt Strieby of New Leaf Design - another masterpiece, Matt! ![]() ![]() The featured artists (in the order they appear on the album) are Michael Dulin, Gary Girouard, Chad Lawson, Whisperings founder David Nevue, Joe Bongiorno, Joe Yamada, Christine Brown, Doug Hammer, Joseph Akins, Tim Neumark, Michele McLaughlin, Brad Jacobsen, Wayne Gratz, Greg Maroney, Louis Landon, and Philip Wesley. There are several pieces that are more joyous and lively, but they provide a vibrant contrast to the quieter songs without disturbing the tranquil mood. The overall mood of the album is warm, reflective, and very peaceful. There isn’t a weak track on this whole album, so it doesn’t seem fair to mention a few of the songs but not the others. The album flows seamlessly and the sound quality is superb, so it’s a job beautifully done and certain to be a holiday favorite for many years to come! These tracks were recorded over the past couple of years when various pianists were visiting Piano Haven to record or to perform (or both), so I’m sure choosing the best of the selections for this album was a daunting task. Joe Bongiorno and Joe Yamada produced the album for their site (a “sister” site of Whisperings), which features Christmas music year-round. Despite the fact that there are so many different artists, that they are all playing the same piano gives the sound a consistency that would be missing if all of the pianos were different. Ten of the tracks are new recordings of pieces that were originally recorded in other studios, so even if you have Christmas albums by many of these artists, the recordings might not be the same. All of the tracks were recorded at Joe Bongiorno’s Piano Haven Studio on his wonderful Kawai RX-7 grand piano and Bongiorno also did the engineering and mastering. Christmas Whisperings is a collection of sixteen Christmas favorites arranged for solo piano and performed by sixteen pianists from the Whisperings Solo Piano Radio group.
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