A Meditation On Ice

need you now | lady a

Preludes for a Luminous Wanderer is a single journey, told in sixteen fragments of light and shadow.

Recorded in complete improvisation.
Each one is a moment caught in motion — a step on an unmarked road where the horizon walks with you.

From the first note in the pale light of dawn,
through silent seas, distant bells, and rain that falls like glass,
to the warmth of a luminous memory and the final drift into feathered light —
this neo-classical piano album is both a map and a mirror.

It is for those who have wandered,
for those who are still wandering,
and for those who have finally found that the wanderer was always themselves.


Prologue

There is no map for this journey.
It begins before the first step —
in the hush before dawn,
when the air itself seems to wait
for something only you can hear.

You carry no luggage,
only the weight of moments
you never thought would matter.
The road before you is not paved,
but made of light and shadow,
of rain that falls upward,
of waves that whisper your name.

And somewhere ahead,
a figure walks, luminous against the horizon —
not a stranger,
but the shape of your own becoming.


The Cycle

1. Prelude in the First Light
In a ray that has yet to touch the earth, the first note awakens.

2. Prelude to the Awakening Shore
The sea opens its eyes, and every breath becomes a wave.

3. Prelude in Wind-Carved Clouds
The wind shapes the sky into forms no one else will see.

4. Prelude for the Wandering Tide
The tide carries away footprints to where the land forgets all names.

5. Prelude in Raindrop Glass
Every drop holds an entire world, inverted and shimmering.

6. Prelude in the Language of Distant Bells
Faint chimes drift across the horizon like fragments of memory.

7. Prelude in Shifting Shadows
Shadows dance with light as two eternal companions.

8. Prelude to the Silent Sea
An ocean where you can drown without fear, without touching the water.

9. Prelude in the Shape of Wind
Invisible hands carve paths no one can follow.

10. Prelude in Broken Ivory
Keys with cracks where stories live.

11. Prelude to the Last Star
A fire in the sky that burns only while someone is watching.

12. Prelude in the Language of Waves
The waves whisper words that cannot be translated.

13. Prelude for the Unreturning Path
A path that leads into the light, leaving no trace behind.

14. Prelude for a Luminous Memory
A memory that warms, even when the world has gone cold.

15. Prelude Beneath the Glass Horizon
The horizon lies under your feet, glimmering like water.

16. Prelude in the Feathered Light
Light drifts like feathers, carrying the weight of silence.


Epilogue

You do not arrive at a place.
You arrive at a self
you did not know you had been searching for.

The luminous figure ahead
turns to face you —
and you see it has your eyes,
your hands,
your voice when you speak in dreams.

The path behind you is already gone,
swallowed by light.
You are both the wanderer and the home.

And the sea,
the wind,
the bells in the distance —
all of them play your name,
until there is no name left,
only music.

Prelude for the Unreturning Path

Orchestration by John Driscoll (https://soundcloud.com/driscollmusick) of original piece by Mariza Costa-Cabral. The choice of all instruments is John's, as well as all richness of musical details, and the midi and sound files.

I wrote this piece for my husband.

The accompanying image was found on the internet without attribution.

I trust you like a flying trapezist - by Mariza Costa-Cabral, orchestrated by John Driscoll

New collaboration with Echosonica. When Elena showed me her beautiful piece of piano, I immediately felt my feet were leaving the ground and I just wanted to fly away...
https://soundcloud.com/echosonica/walk-the-sky-musicar-echosonica
Piano : @echosonica
Orchestrations : Julien Morency
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIe2TZ89Vl8&t=2s
Video by @arcaans

Walk The Sky (Echosonica & Musicar)

In loving memory of my dad... 
https://www.jamendo.com/track/1632593/memory
Lena Orsa, composer 
Nick Orsa, sound engineer 
2019

Memory

Zero Hour: Nocturnal

This track came out of my recent re-appreciation for the stunning music of Astor Piazzolla. 
Being a guitarist I was influenced by many players that have translated Piazzolla's music to guitar. His music was adapted for guitar by request of the Assad brothers, for whom he wrote a guitar Suite. Later Al Di Meola adapted the tango and Piazolla to his guitar music and recently Dominic Miller on his Absinthe album gently hints on this familiar sound using a Bandoneon for melody. I love the romantic and dark atmosphere in the Tango Nuevo of Piazzolla. His best work, in his opinion, was Zero Hour, an album I was mesmerized by when it was released. Hence the name for this track...

Hoping you'll enjoy this piece for three acoustic guitars with some upright bass and percussion added. As Always I enjoy your comments, likes and shares. 
-Dan

Photo I took in Trogir, Croatia, a few days ago (May 10th, 2019), edited to a night scene in Photoshop.

All music, guitars, bass and percussion, arrangements and recording by Daniël van den Berg, May 2019.
Guitar: Joan Cashimira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), 2015
Recorded using an Apogee MiC.
Mixed in Auria, masterered in Auria and Final Touch.
Upright bass and percussion using Sampletank.
Photo edit by Dan van den Berg, 2019

Zero Hour : Nocturnal | Dan van den Berg

This is another attempt at another modal scale, F Lydian, and a sudden improvisation on a late afternoon alone at home… after a long day working from home, actually after many such days, weeks, months… Home is a quite nice place for me!

Still At Home

Anna Sutyagina plays the original composition by Saul Cosentino "Milonga Tristonga".
Visual art by Helene Sauter

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Saul Cosentino - Milonga Tristonga -

Piece For Piano N

A moody piano track with an old skool beat....

You're Better Than That

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The Piano Lady (Lena Orsa) is truly a woman of music: she performs a number of roles, including composer, orchestrator, pianist, producer, educator and arranger. Lena graduated from The Gnessin Russian Academy of Music in 2006 and has created an impressive portfolio by now. Her spheres of work as composer extend to cover symphonic music, operas, musicals, chamber and choral music, though she is currently most focused on creating music for films and video games. A universal musician, Lena Orsa can perform in many music genres, be it rock, pop, jazz, soul or classical music; she is constantly involved in concert activities both as a soloist and as a member of various music bands.

Thank you for your listening!

Memory

Lena Orsa | composer