Simple Gifts

Nearly every Saturday, I play at Chocolate Springs Cafe in Lenox, MA. On the beautiful, state-of-the-art Yamaha digital grand piano, amidst people whose enjoyment is buoyed by the world-class, hand-made chocolates, I perform my favorite pieces, from the sacred to the secular, from Gregorian chant to the Dave Matthews Band, with lots in between! Last week, I recorded this version of the Shaker hymn, "Simple Gifts." Every weekend I'm there, I'll endeavor to create at least one new piano video to post on my blog, Facebook and Twitter. I look forward to sharing the music with you!

"Light Born of Light" - The Majesty of Sacred Music

I'm starting work on my next piano CD, which will feature sacred music arranged in medleys and combinations that inspire the spiritual journey. In preparation, I've been listening to everything from Gregorian Chant to the work of Morten Lauridsen, particularly his "Lux Aeterna." Lauridsen is perhaps the finest contemporary composer of liturgical music.

Here is one of my Lauridsen favorites: "O Nata Lux" ("Light Born of Light"), performed by the Los Angeles Master Chorale. I plan to include a piano version of this beautiful hymn.


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