Update from Robin Spielberg

Hello All!
I am back from my trip out west.
For three weeks I traveled through rural Montana and Idaho with a Steinway grand in tow; it was an adventure! I posted a few photos here to give you an idea what it was like: http://www.robinspielberg.com/montana.html


My concert tour wraps up this month, but there are lots of new dates added for Aug '07 - 2008! http://www.robinspielberg.com/cncr.html



Are you dreaming of summer like I am?
I can't wait to get back into the garden...and I know kids and teachers alike are excited about school letting out soon.
You can show some appreciation to your favorite (female) child/gardener/teacher/friend with a Dreaming of Summer tee shirt...now on sale through this e-mail offer only!
(Supplies are limited)
Sizes are:
S womens 6-8 ( also perfect as a nightshirt for girls 3-6 yrs)
M womens 8-10
L womens 10-12.
Tees come in white or pale pink with the sunflower dreaming of summer logo.
SEE THE TEE: https://www.robinspielberg.com/tshrt.html


Regularly priced at $18.50, tees are $15 if you type in "SUMMER DREAMS" in the notes section of the online order form! Tees/Dreaming of Summer CD combo was a huge hit in our school district last year, so AN ADDITIONAL $2 off if you order both!

Happy Spring/Summer!

Robin Spielberg

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upcoming concerts:

4/14 Janesville, Wisconsin

4/28 Walton, New York

http://www.robinspielberg.com/

http://www.myspace.com/robin_spielberg

Solomon Keal - Peaceful Solo Piano Music

I have some exciting things to announce this month!

First: I'm happy to announce that I have a New Website! It looks really cool and has some great new features, which I could spend a long time talking about, but really you should just go see for yourself! Check it out at the same address: http://www.solomonkeal.com/.

One of the new features that I will mention now is a new audio player on the Listen/Buy page. (You may notice that the player does not include music from the album "Heritage." This is just a technical glitch that will be remedied shortly.) You can actually buy and download music directly off of this player, as well as simply listen to short clips of my music.

O.K., one more thing that I'll mention about the new website is a Rates Page. This page lists all of my rates for the various services I can provide including, Booking Rates, Licensing Rates, Recording Studio Rates, Piano Lesson Rates, Commission Rates, Consulting Rates, and Product Prices.

Second: I'm happy to announce that my first piece of Sheet Music is now available to purchase and download. The sheet music is for the piece entitled "Star Gazing," from the album, "Thoughts and Affections." To find out how to purchase and download this sheet music, click here, or choose any of the Sheet Music links on my website.

Please let me know if you have requests for which of my compositions you would like to see in sheet music form. I will start assembling a Request List, and I will notate my music on a first-come-first-serve basis.

I hope you have a great day!

Sincerely yours,

Solomon Keal
Peaceful Solo Piano Music
solomon@solomonkeal.com
http://www.solomonkeal.com/

New Jazz Piano Method by Bradley Sowash

I'm pleased to announce that my new jazz piano method, titled "That's Jazz" published by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company, is now available nationally in most print music stores and online retailers. You don't have to be a jazzer to use it. In fact, I wrote it with traditional (non-jazz) pianists and teachers in mind, so I hope you'll take a look.

In lieu of a blurb, here's a description/review from
http://www.PianoAtPepper.com:

"Fun and fantastic! Great on its own or as a supplement to any piano method, That's Jazz is perfect for the adolescent and adult student who wants to learn the main styles of jazz (swing, Latin and rock) and have loads of fun playing the piano. Written by acclaimed jazz
pianist, composer and educator Bradley Sowash, this method will give your students a huge dose of inspiration. The three books in the series progress from the early intermediate to late intermediate levels. Each book offers awesome original jazz tunes by Bradley Sowash. All aspects of playing jazz are clearly explained in digestible doses. Students are given plenty of opportunities to try new concepts and to improvise. The enclosed CD includes a performance
of each tune in the respective collection, including the duet part. Highly recommended, especially for the teen student."

Learn more at: http://bradleysowash.com/BookThatsJazz.htm

Myspace MP3s and Snocap.com

I'm happy to announce a new way to preview and buy many of my tracks as MP3s.

At http://www.myspace.com/officialstevencravis there is a new music player on the left side of the page, under my main picture. Each song is 99 cents and can be purchased with Mastercard, Visa or Paypal securely through SnoCap the new official music partner of
MySpace.com

Each song has a 30 second preview.

Please note: My songs Hypnoprism ( 12 minute track) and Meditation Music ( 18 minute track ) can now be purchased as a single track, which isn't possible on iTunes (on iTunes the whole album price needs to be paid in order to include the songs that are over 10 minutes
long).

Steven Cravis
http://www.stevencravis.com

New CD Release by Laura Sullivan: Feast of Joy & Love

Laura Sullivan recently released her fourth CD on her independent label, Sentient Spirit Records. This new album is titled Feast of Joy & Love. An enticing banquet for the ears, it features a blend of piano with ethereal vocals and other acoustic instruments such as violin, saxophone and percussion. In a creative twist to the standard record organization, the songs are set up as a menu including appetizers, first & second courses and dessert. The music is relaxing and soothing while delving into heartfelt realms inspired by Laura Sullivan's personal life experiences connected with joy and love.

 

The songs on Feast of Joy & Love consist of Laura's own compositions along with several classical adaptations which have surprising variations. The opening track, a medley of Bach favorites, is titled Bouquet of Bach. Waltzing with Beethoven, adapted from the Sonata Pathetique, is changed to a new time signature of ¾ time. Albinoni's Secret Smile, is an arrangement of the traditional Albinoni's Adagio (sometimes referred to as the saddest song in classical music) with an unexpected joyful key change. Ala M'Ode to Joy, based on Beethoven's Ode to Joy, also astonishes us with an altered time signature to ¾ time. Also included among the delicacies is a new arrangement of Greensleeves using lyrics from a mysterious dialect. Laura Sullivan employs her sensitive piano techniques that have appeared on her previous albums, and makes her vocal debut with rich layers of angelic harmony in Feast of Joy & Love.

 

Raised in a musical family, Laura began playing piano at 4 years old. At age 8 she was writing compositions and by 18 had composed a body of work, including 6 feature length musicals for children which were performed with Laura's troupe, Star Company Children's Theater. Laura is a member of the piano artist collective Whisperings founded by composer, pianist and radio host, David Nevue. Two of her releases were produced by renowned artist Chris Camozzi, (appearing with artists Jeff Lorber, Michael Bolton, Maria Carey, Barbara Streisand and many others).

 

RJ Lannan of the New Age Reporter writes, "Laura Sullivan's music shimmers with an effervescent vitality." Laura's release, Mystical America, was designated the number one best New Age album of 2004 by Bill Binkelman of Wind and Wire.

 

Laura Sullivan's new album, Feast of Joy & Love, is available at:

 

http://cdbaby.com/cd/lsullivan4

 

And at online retailers Apple iTunes, Amazon.com as well as wholesale through Sentient Spirit Records. Please visit http://www.laura-sullivan.com/ for further details.