The Library CD Shelf
Starlight Dreams
Karen Biehl
Maestra Music
maestramusica.com
$TBA CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com
Starlight Dreams: Etudes for Piano is a heart-touching, instrumental album
of new age solo piano compositions crafted to promote relaxation. The spark
ling soundscape calls to the listener, encouraging them to search out and j
ourney toward their goals. A treasure for personal and public library colle
ctions, Starlight Dreams is highly recommended. The tracks are "Awakenings"
, "Invocation", "Union", "Meditation on a Moonlit Lake", "Chanson Des Vents
", "On Angel Wings", "The Journey", "Raindrops", "Starlight Waltz", "Promen
ade", "Aurumn Amble", "The Beginning", and "Meditation on a Moonlit Lake (F
ull Version)".
Reflection
Shoshana Michel
www.ShoshanaMusic.com
Privately Published
$TBA CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com
Reflection is the fourth solo piano CD by Shoshan Michel, and embodies her
own journey to know herself as a composer and confront life's challenges he
ad-on. The music carres the inevitable force of an ocean current, and refle
cts the full gamut of life's emotions. Reflection is a choice pick for conn
oisseurs, highly recommended for both personal and public library collectio
ns, and also makes an excellent gift. The tracks are "A New Day Today", "Sh
ooting Stars", "Finding Bliss", "Soothing the Tempest Within", "Bittersweet
", "Island in the Mist", "The Moon's Lament", "In a Time Lapse", "Forever a
nd a Day", "Labyrinth", and "Through the Eyes of a Child". 47 min., 6 sec.
Cappadocia
Jeff Johnson and Phil Keaggy
Ark Records, Inc.
arkmusic.com
$14.99 CD / $7.92 MP3 amazon.com
Cappadocia is an instrumental music CD, inspired by an area in central Turk
ey where colorful soil has eroded into graceful, steep cliffs and rock spir
es known as "fairy chimneys". This land was once a refuge for Christians se
eking to practice their faith in peace, especially during the first few cen
turies after their religion came into being. The album Cappadocia seeks to
capture its namesake's timeless beauty and spirituality, combining new age
music with inflections from world music. Acoustic and electric guitar maste
r Phil Keaggy and keyboardist Jeff Johnson have woven a soundscape enriched
with contributions from a vast medley of additional influences, from flute
to Spanish-style acoustics, a Turkish chumbus, fretless bass, ukulele and
much more. Cappadocia is a unique, reflective treasure, highly recommended
to connoisseurs of visionary soundscapes. The tracks are "Cappadocia", "Quo
Vadis (Where Are You Going)?", "Valley of Swords and Roses", "Parousia (A
Presence)", "That Which Is Hidden", "Chapel of Stone", "Dove Visions", and
"Trinity". 52 min., 21 sec.
Man Made Fire
Petite Celine
Privately Published
$TBA www.petiteceline.com
Franco-American indie singer Petite Celine presents Man Made Fire, her new
indie pop album that freely incorporates global elements, even phrases from
other languages (Spanish, Portuguese, French, or German) in brief passages
. Passionate, vivacious, and brimming with energy, Man Made Fire sets the i
magination alight! Highly recommended, especially for connoisseurs of the g
enre. The tracks are "We Were All Good Kids", "Explorame", "Que Sommes Nous
", "No No More", "Man Made Fire", "Cartographers", "Wine and Cheese", "Jeze
bel", "The Great Unknown", and "Tigre Fondant".
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