Channel Islands Suite: For String Quartet

1. GIULIANI Maestoso

11 Track 11

Il profumo della signora in nero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Mimsy (Version 2)

2025
Nicolò Biemmi, basson
Giulia Contaldo, piano

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco - Sonatina for bassoon and piano, Op. 130 - I. Allegretto

Short Demo Reel, giving an overview on what I've been working on lately.

We Know

Intentions is a journey through the deep love and unbreakable bond I shared with my dad. It reflects the paths we traveled together — his intentions in shaping my life, my intentions in caring for him in his declining years, and the lasting legacy he leaves behind.

This project is rich with personal meaning, infused not only with music but also with my father's voice.
Many audio samples throughout the album come from tapes and recordings he made throughout my life - drawn from voicemails, videotapes, and even a 1998 Manchester Craftsmen's Guild interview with Dwayne Dolphin. Some of these samples are obvious, while others are purposefully subtle - Easter eggs for those who listen closely. This album is filled with treasures from the Heid archives, preserving his presence, and making him an active part of this work.

The word intentions holds many meanings, each offering a profound connection to the heart of this project. My father's intentions were clear from the start: to raise me as a musician and composer and to give me the tools to create and express myself. He was the cornerstone of my musical foundation, shaping not just my skills but also my understanding of music's deeper purpose. He believed in me completely, planting seeds of passion that continue to grow.

In my father's later years, as his health declined, my focus shifted to caring for him with the same love and devotion he had always shown me. Those years taught me a hard but valuable truth: even the purest intentions don't always lead to the outcomes we wish for.

Heid Studios was his dream, a place where his intentions extended far beyond our family, inspiring creativity in others. That dream was itself a continuation of a legacy passed down from his father, George H. Heid, who founded the first recording studio in Pittsburgh - a studio that captured the brilliance of Pittsburgh jazz legends like Billy Strayhorn and Erroll Garner. This album's cover artwork, by Michael Crampton, depicts the house and recording studio my father and I built together over the course of my entire lifetime - our home and creative sanctuary, immortalized as part of this musical journey.

This album is my way of speaking to my dad again.
It's a tribute to his bravery, his sacrifices, and the bond we shared as kindred spirits — two lives deeply intertwined through love and music. Intentions is the story of our journey together, the foundation of his legacy, and the future that lives on in me.

Not a day passes that I don't think of my dad, my heart heavy with both love and loss. He often reflected on memories with his own father and their great relationship, wistfully asking, "Were they only dreams?" — a question that now echoes in my own memories of him. When I was a child, whenever we were apart, he would soothe me with the comforting words, "See you in dreamland."

Thank you, Dad, for your wisdom, your unwavering belief in me, your endless love, and the countless memories and adventures we shared together. Until we meet again - see you in dreamland.

- George Heid III 

I Sing The Body Electric

蒼天航路OST-王朝

Piano Dreamers Play Benson Boone

What Was (Instrumental)

Le Conservatoire de Paris est le point de départ de notre aventure. Créée en 1795, l’institution avait pour ambition de réunir en un seul lieu les compositeurs et leurs interprètes, dans le but de promouvoir la musique française. Quatre de ses représentants sont mis à l’honneur dans le présent enregistrement : d’une part, Gabriel Fauré et Claude Debussy, fers de lance de la mélodie française et de la musique impressionniste ; d’autre part, Lili Boulanger, prodige du piano, compositrice, première femme à avoir reçu le Prix de Rome en composition (1913), et Thierry Escaich, compositeur contemporain, organiste, improvisateur et pédagogue, récompensé quatre fois comme « Compositeur de l’année » aux Victoires de la musique classique.
Du statut d’élève à celui d’enseignant, les quatre compositeurs ont entretenu des liens étroits avec le Conservatoire de Paris, marquant l’histoire de cette institution. Gabriel Fauré en fut le directeur de 1905 à 1920, quinze années au cours desquelles il entreprit une restructuration profonde des enseignements. Claude Debussy y fit également ses classes, avant d’intégrer le Conseil supérieur de l’enseignement du Conservatoire, alors toujours sous la direction de Fauré. En 1909, après avoir pris des leçons de piano auprès de ce dernier, Lili Boulanger est admise au Conservatoire où elle étudie pendant trois ans au sein de la classe de composition de Paul Vidal. Marchant dans les pas de ses prédécesseurs, Thierry Escaich est lui aussi profondément lié à l’établissement : d’abord en tant qu’élève, puis comme professeur d’écriture, de composition et d’improvisation à l’orgue depuis 1992.

Gabriel FAURE : Trio avec piano op. 120 : I. Allegro, ma non troppo

The sound of things

01. Overture

02. Santa Cruz

03. San Nicolas

04. Anacapa

05. Santa Barbara

10. Finale

Quartet based in Ventura California. Hope you like our recording of Ashley Hoyer’s Channel Islands Suite for String Quartet!

10. Finale

Channel Islands String Quartet

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