I love this restrained piano sound. It's really unique.

In an evening full of stars, a leaf slowly falls, a brief look, a thought to the transience of life, a thought to the beauty of life! Beautiful music!

Superb depiction of an autumn evening, wonderful soulful playing and beautiful melodies as always! <3

The recording captures the mood of autumn so beautifully...

The energy of summer passed, the gentle swaying notes, take me to long thoughtful walks, a silence deep within myself that leads to a path of healing and recovery. Cool breezes blowing the leaves around my feet as I marvel at the colours of nature around me, trees resplendent in their stunning, golden and fiery glory, the stars of the season. Autumn, the most beautiful season; at the end of the season we are reminded of the memories of what was, in the now sleeping soil we have an acceptance of what is and with the promise of new growth, hopes and dreams of what may yet to be. Beautiful, dreamy and thoughtful music for any time of the year.

I feel this as a very romantic composition

Always such a class act!!! Lovely!!! :-))))

“Inner Light” is a gentle instrumental collection designed to bring calm, clarity, and warmth into any moment of your day. Like a soft beam of light entering a quiet cave, the music slowly fills the heart with peace—settling the mind and restoring the spirit.

These tracks are crafted for rest, relaxation, and deep focus, making them perfect for office work, study sessions, meditation, or a peaceful evening wind-down. With soft textures, spacious melodies, and a serene, glowing atmosphere, the album encourages slow breathing, inner stillness, and emotional grounding.

Whether you are working at your desk, reading quietly, or seeking a calming background for prayer or reflection, “Inner Light” creates a sanctuary of sound—gentle, warm, and beautifully peaceful. This is music that invites you to pause, breathe deeply, and let your inner world be illuminated with calm.

River Whisper

Recorded late night in one take on a Tascam Model 12 and then cut for clarity. Not mixed, all raw. 

Old Rhodes

DRIFTING THOUGHTS -normalized.wav

Notes From an Autumn Evening

This is a quiet pause for reflection and memories. The art work is by my father, Ralph M. Hooper Sr. (1919-1977).

Clouds

Recollection

Buy on Bandcamp

I am very grateful to Karl and Florian for their talent, vision and patience in working on this song. If you haven't already heard their music please check out their clouds.

Music, Instrumentation, arrangement and final mix - http://soundcloud.com/sesar
Lyrics and vocals - Mark Bennett
Guitars and guitar arrangement - http://soundcloud.com/flohbold

Photograph of Bass Rock and Seacliff Beach, East Lothian. Courtesy of Doug Corrance.

I wouldn't change a thing, 
But life's not like that anymore, 
And all that it seems to bring, 
Leaves us washed up on the shore.

Is it for life, will it be right? 
Is it for real, what do I feel?

What's happening to our spark, 
Can I still light your flame? 
Now that we're lost in the dark, 
And who is to blame?

Was it Just me, why can't you see? 
I need to know, where do we go?

I wouldn't change a thing...
And all that it seems to bring...
I wouldn't change a thing.

I Wouldn't Change A Thing/Collaboration with Sesar & Flohbold

My latest single First Day of Spring. Really excited about this one, my sister and I sing. Listen on spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/track/3fw4ZhyHF3jmQYWNQeoHIj?si=sr8suMtIQfWtTwPlK02dKw

Lyrics:

It’s the first day of spring as the humming birds do sing
and the sun breaks through the sky like shattered glass
now the winter may seem long but the April sun is strong
and the things we thought we knew now come to pass
and we hope for brighter times just as day and night entwine
and we forget our crimes

Now you’ve carried on your sins oh how they must sting
they’re now running of your skin like melted snow
who knew forgiveness was so hard without love and high regard
yet every seed buried deep does come to grow
without sorrow without cries though its to dark for human eyes
standing silent like the truth among lies

And now that you are gone and I am back where I belong
every day that comes to me does seem so long
and I am lonely as can be there’s no one watching over me
every stranger with a promise just moves on
and I’m now a broken thin and echo in the wind
when I was born to be a king

First Day of Spring

First Day Of Spring

Bagatell F-dur

Inspired by a beautiful sunrise in Stanthorpe , Australia

Eagle’s Nest Sunrise

Nature's Way

Dandelion Field

“A painter paints pictures on canvas but musicians paint their pictures on silence.” -  Leopold Stokowski

A member of Cellar Door. You can find us here: https://soundcloud.com/cdoor

"The most powerful and magical language is music. The reason for this is that music is the original language. Music is not ornamented poetry, and poetry is not ornamented prose. Poetry is fallen music, and prose is fallen poetry. Prose is not the original language; it is poetry made practical. Even poetry is not the original language; it is music made speakable, it is the words of music separated from their music. In the beginning was music." (Peter Kreeft, Philosophy of Tolkien)

Notes From an Autumn Evening

Classical Glass

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