Long Island resident Jennifer Haines returns to the spotlight here on FSP…this time with two songs from her latest album, Thoughts & Dreams. Check out “Flurries” and the title track, “Thoughts and Dreams”, both available on the Music 3 page.
And two new artists have joined our ranks this time as well:
Natasha Miren has absorbed a lot of influences for a young lady of 19. She was born in Switzerland to a Dutch father and Filipina mother. At 9 years of age, she expressed an interest in piano lessons. She was taught by ear and later found it almost impossible to pick up note-reading, often cheating her way through her piano homework by playing along with CDs instead. She also plays guitar (classical, steel-string and Stratocaster). Natasha has lived in the Philippines and the Netherlands…and she’s currently in her first year at the London School of Economics. She’s also racked up quite a few YouTube views for some of her video clips. You’ll find her lovely solo piano piece, “October”, on the Music 3 page.
Curt Siffert has an interesting story as well: When he was 10 years old, his family moved from the East Coast to Colorado. Piano lessons were a help in that adjustment period for him. In his words, “Each new piece I learned about became a mystery that needed to be solved. Grieg’s Notturno, Chopin’s Fantasie-Impromptu, Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto – they all fueled my progress.” He continued to develop musically over the years, venturing into jazz, a cappella, MIDI composition and film scoring. After settling in Portland, he acquired a piano of his own and began composing and improvsing…a lot. The Piano Musings page on his site features raw recordings of solo piano pieces with new ones added every few days or weeks. We’re presenting a couple of them here: “Slow Rain” and “An Elusive Sweetness” can be found on the Music 4 page.
Find this and a lot more great music at FreeSoloPiano.com.
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