1. Under the Moonlight

    The first movement of the “Moonlight Sonata” by Ludwig Von Beethoven is one of the most beautiful piano pieces that has ever been composed. It’s one of the first classical pieces I learned to play as a high school boy.

    Filed on January 29, 2010 under News.   2 comments

  2. Silent Waterfall

    t’s the middle of winter. Snow has fallen, chased by ice and then rain. The sun hasn’t shown for weeks on the prairie, and now there is water everywhere. But it does not make much sound as it moves across the countryside, cleansing the very soul of the prairie of all the accumulation of the past year. It does that for me as well.

    Filed on January 24, 2010 under News.   3 comments

  3. Theme #1

    Sometimes something that I record isn’t enough to constitute a bona fide composition, but it’s still noteworthy in that it’s pretty, and the thematic material might be very useful in another, more well constructed, improvisation. This is one of those kind of recordings. Rather than try to find a name for these kind of themes, I’ve chosen to simply number them. Don’t let the lack of a real title fool you. This is still worth listening to! Enjoy!

    Filed on January 22, 2010 under News.   No comments

  4. 1993 #1

    It was about 1993 when I got my first electronic keyboard, an Ensoniq KS-32. Lacking any good pianos to try to record some of my compositions on, I wired a cassette recorder to the keyboard and set out to capture some of the compositions I’d been working on around then. This is the first one of them I recorded. As with all of them, this one is untitled.

    Filed on January 16, 2010 under News.   No comments

  5. Moonlight Sonata, Vintage

    Back in the day, I played classical music almost exclusively. Beethoven’s 14th piano sonata, commonly known as the “Moonlight” sonata, was one of my favorite pieces. The first and second movements were well within my reach. To this day I cannot play the third movement. This recording was made April 4, 1981 at the 50th wedding anniversary celebration of my Grandfather and Grandmother Anthony, on a simple cassette recorder.

    Filed on January 4, 2010 under News.   1 comment