Great atmosphere. This may be my favorite by you. :)

this one is the best of the songs I‘ve heard. 👍

Stunning atmospheric mood played with great expressivity and skill

Jazz and Blues at its best. Another melodic sound that keeps me engaged. This tune is so smooth it hurts. Great job.

beautiful track , chilling , love the piano , feel the serenity ,

From The Athens To Amsterdam And Back

My new track "Lonely Dance" for Piano Solo

Link to Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZfgBu6QZy4

Lonely Dance

Art Cover by Steve Johnson https://www.pexels.com/@steve

Beautiful Jazz tones for Igor Iofe (@igor-iofe-1).

Days that gone never come back again. The name is of this project is representative of the process that music goes from Athens to Amsterdam and came back as feedback. I wish a beautiful week to all!
Athens 5/12/2021

From The Athens To Amsterdam

From The Athens To Amsterdam And Back I [ Piano: Thomas Nakas | Trumpet: Igor Iofe ]

Beautiful Jazz tones by Thomas Nakas @to_mi_nor and Igor Iofe @igor-iofe-1

Days that gone never come back again. The name is of this project is representative of the process that music goes from Athens to Amsterdam and came back as feedback.

'The Darkest Midnight in December' is an Irish traditional folk carol for Christmas night, after Fr William Devereux, 1728. It is from Fr Devereux's collection of Kilmore Christmas carols, called 'A New Garland'. These Christmas Carols are much more like folk songs.
I used to consider this beautiful Carol, as MY Christmas Carol. I have sung it as a solo during several Christmas concerts when I sang with the choir, 'Tonalis Company of Singers' and the choir 'Choros'. I have also sung it in folk clubs etc.
There are actually quite a few verses, but here I only sing verse 1, first solo acapella and then as a duet with myself with a movable drone and third time as a canon with drones.
This Christmas carol can be found in many Carol books with all the many ornaments actually written into the sheet music, true to the sean noes style from the West of Ireland.

The Kilmore Carols are found only in Wexford, and date back more than 300 years. In 1684 Luke Waddinge, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Ferns, published A Smale Garland of Pious and Godly Songs. The cover inscription continues: "Composed by a devout Man/ For the Solace of his Friends and/ neighbours in their afflictions." The book contained 11 Christmas songs, two of which are still sung in Kilmore today. The texts were new, while the melodies were drawn from various traditional sources.
Waddinge died shortly after his book appeared, but interest in the subject was revived by a Father William Devereux, parish priest of Drinagh, Wexford from 1730-1771 (the current Devereuxes in Kilmore are almost certainly related to this priest). Devereux published A New Garland Containing Songs for Christmas. This included some of his own carols along with a few from Waddinge's collection.

Father R. Ranson, who published an edition of the Devereux book in 1949, claims that "the carols were first sung in a little chapel at Killiane, and tradition seems to indicate that the choir consisted of six men." The chapel in question was "no more than a mud hut".

The carols proved very popular, and manuscript copies quickly spread to neighbouring parishes, including Kilmore. Diarmaid O Muirithe, who has assembled and edited a collection of all the Wexford Carols (The Wexford Carols, Dolmen Press, 1982) observes: "They were sung in most of the churches of south Wexford in the 18th century, and even well into the 19th century. I think it's a great pity that they're now no longer sung outside Kilmore." O Muirithe considers that the church hierarchy in Wexford is to some extent responsible for the carols' decline. "For centuries they had been regarded by the church with a kind of benign tolerance, no more than that."

One priest in Kilmore Quay in the 19th century decided to get rid of the carols altogether and replace them with Victorian hymnody. "But the people in Kilmore decided they wouldn't be banished. The priest was banished instead, because nobody came into the church the next year. The bishop had to transfer him."

The Darkest Midnight in December

The Darkest Midnight in December | Irish Traditional Folk Carol | Marianne Lihannah

Usually, when I'm composing I have a strong imaginative concept that motivates me and lures me to the result.  
As an exception in these types of projects, I imagine just where the trumpet should go and how can boost and highlight the overall try. 
So these compositions even if that alone, are fair enough to get listened to and enjoyed, are not complete without trumpet because their existing purpose was to get paired and accompanied by the trumpet's element. 
Here is our second try with https://soundcloud.com/igor-iofe-1 . So great progress on our two-month journey and still on the start point of this cooperation try. Happy Holidays for the days that are remaining.

From The Athens To Amsterdam and Back no2

From Athens To Amsterdam And Back II [Trumpet: Igor Iofe | Piano: Thomas Nakas]

From Athens To Amsterdam And Back III

From The Athens To Amsterdam And Back III [Trumpet: Igor Iofe | Piano: Thomas Nakas]

'Eunoia' (meaning: beautiful thinking) is sung, arranged and played on nyckelharpa by Marianne Lihannah.
The melody is an old German folk tune. (Ich stund an einem Morgen)
The lyrics by Marianne Lihannah and Anon.

I fell in love with this song with Swedish lyrics  (Hemlig stod jag en morgon) and learned that initially. After getting inside the Swedish text I realized I couldn't make myself record that kind of story.
I began to research the song and discovered that it originally had German words (Ich stund an einem Morgen), with a completely different story from the Swedish version. 

Because I loved the old folk tune so much, I decided to re-write the lyrics completely and arrange it for nyckelharpa.

Eunoia

Eunoia |  Marianne Lihannah

Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzCby1rceCc

Cello lines heroically performed and composed by Fabian Boreck of the Oldenburg State Philharmonic Orchestra. @fabianboreck_cellist

Valleys Of Eden (Eric Heitmann and Fabian Boreck)

Serelium

In the mesmerizing symphony of existence, the melodies of our story unfold. Soar, the enigmatic traveler, emerges from the depths of a rainbow hole, a portal of swirling hues that signifies the chaotic tapestry of life's trials and tribulations. As he steps into the interior, a luminous realm of ethereal beauty, his gaze is met by an ever-burning spark deep within his being—a radiant soul yearning to illuminate the unknown.

Yet, destiny weaves its enigmatic threads, and Soar finds himself transcending beyond the limits of familiarity. In this new dimension, his essence entwined with the cosmic fabric, he discovers his form transformed. With a single eye, a unique vessel for perception, he navigates the vast expanse of this enigmatic universe. His face, once a reflection of identity, has now dissolved into the infinite abyss, leaving behind an eternal mystery.

In this boundless realm, Soar becomes both an explorer and a conduit of emotions. Every sight, sound, and touch reverberates through his ethereal existence, connecting him to the grand tapestry of life. Despite the loss of all that was cherished, Soar revels in the precious gift of discovery. He walks the uncharted paths of his new self, embracing the fleeting moments of joy, vulnerability, and awe.

Through the symphony of sensations, Soar unravels the profound truth that lies within the measure of a being is not confined to physicality or remnants of the past, but in the boundless spirit that resides within. And as he journeys further, drawn by the magnetic pull of the unknown, he carries within him the echo of a forgotten memory—an indescribable whisper that promises a revelation, a revelation that may redefine the very essence of his existence.

Soar, in this metamorphosis of forgotten identity and newfound wonder, dances with the universe, an embodiment of both humility and resilience. In his soul's yearning for purpose and connection, he embodies the human spirit's capacity to embrace the beauty of the unknown and, with every step, to unravel the tapestry of existence itself.

Beyond the Rainbow's Veil

Beyond the Rainbow's Veil: A Transcendence and Discovery Journey

Beyond the Rainbow's Veil[ Art Cover by Ayed Kh ]

"Celestial Encounter" is a portal to a world of wonder and serenity in the enchanted forest, wrapped in the mystique of the night. Prepare to be enchanted.

Celestial encounter

Summer Breezes from Elyssia's concept album Arcadia. 
Enjoy! 
Keyboards, Synths, Vocals, Bass, Electric guitar and guitar synth and electro acoustic guitar - Paul Landry
Vocals  - Marianne Lihannah
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Summer Breezes

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Summer Breezes | Elyssia | Progressive Rock | from Arcadia

Max denoise -In a Moment

In our world now everything is unknown and unexpected ... no one knows what will happen and what will be tomorrow ... it is the unknown
hope you like it

see the Video in this link :
https://youtu.be/dMopDZUBJvE

Unknown ( Video In Link )

Igor Iofe is a
composer whose musical
paths lead to diverse stylistic destinations. Currently Igor's focus in music is Armenian traditional duduk repertoire which he performs on trumpet. He brings the beauty and warmth of the duduk into his trumpet playing.

At the Conservatorium van Amsterdam he studied with  Wim Hendrickx,Richard Ayres,  Fabio Nieder,Willem Jeths and Jorrit Tamminga. Igor attended masterclasses with Misato Mochizuki, Dmitry Kourliandski, Tristan Murail andTan Dun. His music was performed at the Composers’ Festival Amsterdam (2012 and 2013), Atlas Academy (2010-12),  Looptail XXX and at such venues as De Link, De Duif, Het Bethaniënklooster, Het Veem, STEIM, Muziekgebouw aan 't Ij and CvA in Amsterdam and other cities of the Netherlands. His piece Y+Ywas performed by the Joint Venture Percussion Duo at several venues in the USA and Europe.

Parallel to his Classical Composition studies Igor studied Composing Music for Film with Jurre Haanstra and graduated as a Master in Composing for FIlm at the CvA. During his studies he wrote music for several movies which were shown at the Beeldbuis Filmfestival, Keep an Eye Film Festival, VERS Awards, Cinekid Filmfestival, M2M Filmfestival and Pleinbioscoop Rotterdam.

Igor is one of the organisers of the Toets des Tijds Concert Series

From The Athens To Amsterdam And Back

Igor Iofe

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