Handmade recording setup in my living room |
Recording of the Handmade CD has begun! For the first time, I will be recording piano at home, which feels amazing. My piano, my schedule, my house. Mine, mine mine.
I am awaiting copies of Genesis On Piano Volume 2, Second Edition from
the printers. Since I am nearly sold out of the First Edition, I took
the opportunity to make numerous little improvements and corrections.The parts are written for the next Colossus Project CD: Decameron Part 2, the follow-up to the wonderful first volume made in 2011. The scan above is of my own copy of this CD -- I listen to it all the time.
It is a wonderful privilege to belong to a circle of people all doing it for the love of it --- the very best reason of all.
The track is named "Lost And Found", based on the Decameron story of Day Five, Tale 3, and is a chamber music piece featuring:
Tamara Hrycak, violin |
Tamara and I have played together over the past ten years on a number of musical theater shows in Toronto
Lydia Munchinsky, cello |
Lydia and I have also played musical theater together, and she was a part of both of the previous Ars Ephemera tracks as well.
Karen Shakespeare, flute |
Karen played on both of the previous Ars Ephemera tracks.
David Myers, keyboards |
and of course, me, noodling around on keyboards and things.
The track will be submitted for the end of September.