Meet my parents, Carley and Jim. That’s us in the photo above, striking a pose at the conclusion of the release concert for my album Thankful Heart, Joyful Mind. My arrangement of the great Irving Berlin tune White Christmas – which just happens to be my mom’s favorite Christmas song – appears on the album and is dedicated […]
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The results are in!
It’s official: Thankful Heart, Joyful Mind was awarded Best Holiday Album 2019 by Enlightened Piano Radio! What a thrill it was to perform in the Cinquième Salle at the beautiful Place des Arts in Montréal, Québec, Canada! What a surprise it was to hear my name called as the winner in my category! Other award […]
So Many Good Things!
I spend the first three days of August at Piano Haven Studios in beautiful Sedona, Arizona (click HERE for the story) recording all the new music I have been working on over the past year. The first of three new albums is available for pre-order (click HERE) now! All Through the Night is a collection of […]
ALL THE PIECES by Lynn Tredeau
Lynn Tredeau released her first album in 2015; her fifth title, Fellowship of Solitude, was chosen as Best Solo Piano Album of 2018 by Zone Music Reporter. With her sixth album, All the Pieces, Lynn continues in the tradition of creating music that has been described as “eloquent, emotional and artistically clever.” It is “a […]
Happy Birthday to ME!!!
Today is my sixtieth birthday, and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than with the release of a brand-new single! Flamingo Walk is now available on all platforms! Spotify Pandora Apple Music It’s a piano rag I wrote just for fun – jaunty and whimsical, just like those shrimp-eating pink birds I love […]
Turning Sixty
I kicked off my 60th birthday week with my parents and youngest son yesterday. I made all our family favorites for Sunday dinner – pulled pork loin, cheesy potatoes, and green beans with bacon – and afterwards there was cake, ice cream, and presents followed by a fiercely competitive game of Uno. (In typical fashion, […]
STARLIGHT DREAMS by Karen Biehl
Classically trained vocalist, pianist and violinist Karen Biehl creates music she describes as “combining romantic classical lyricism with meditative empowerment to assist listeners in achieving an enhanced and peaceful sense of self-awareness and purposeful focus. Starlight Dreams, her first album of solo piano music, is a collection of powerful tone poems that might serve as […]
Sedona Adventures, Part 1
My flight to Phoenix on Tuesday was blissfully uneventful. I picked up my rental car and made the two-hour drive to Sedona, arriving about 6:30 at the beautiful Arabella Hotel. I checked into my lovely room, took in the breathtaking view from my balcony, and walked next door to my favorite local restaurant, the Elote […]
AWAKENING PATH by David Wohl
David Wohl culminates 25 years of experience in the music industry – as a performer, music director, composer, arranger, creative consultant, and music teacher – with his new release Awakening Path. In the artist’s words, “AWAKENING PATH expresses the hopefulness, joy, and peace I feel whenever I create or perform a new piece of music. In rare […]
Goodbye summer; hello Sedona!
I apologize for being so scarce here on the blog. The last two or three months of the academic year were busy ones. I saw my nearly sixty piano students every week, prepared them for three separate studio recitals, and did quite a bit of performing myself. Now I’ve had a four-week break from full-time […]