super beautiful is this piece!  Congrats Megs, Matt and John!

You have caught me up in a sorrowful storm... powerful deep and transforming...

This is laden with emotion you can palpably touch. There is an inner core beneath the music resonating with me as a listener. Rich, reaching and rewarding.

Very nice melody!!! 
Music of my soul.. Thank you!!! Amazing......

Lore

Each year there is a celebration for Piano Day. It falls on the 88th day of each year. In case you don't know the significance of the number 88, it's the amount of keys on a piano keyboard. I have had a love affair, over the past 3 years, with recording real pianos, so once again, I pulled of the front & top panels of an old "Beale" upright, positioned Royer 121 ribbon mics left & right & then set a Nuemann U87 directly in the middle above the hammers. Then I rolled the tape & just improvised this tune. Many people have been feeling meaningless, due to the Covid 19 restrictions & how it has changed our lives. Isolation, lack of socialisation, fear for the future & so on. This tune was born from these initial feelings, but has an optimistic ring to it. Enjoy.

Meaningless

Meaningless #Piano Day 2021

Lable:
Sonder house
Mastering:
case mastering

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1PmY8kgWZmxjIVZ8A5SVnK?si=u5L3ZCDLSn-VSvpkJOgbRg

Inward

For #pianoday2021 

Picture in the art work by one of my granddaughters.

©2021 Roger Hooper Music

I Will Love You 4Ever

Some days are just like that, but it won't last forever - here comes the sun!

Another Rainy Day

Mata and Grifone are a legend for the city of Messina (Sicily) to which I am very fond. Two giants who save the city through their love.
The composition dedicated to them is full of memories, of  ancient and epic atmosphere and dream.

Mata e Grifone ( Piano Day 2021)

Beacon in the Darkness - a unique melodic track composed and produced by Koen Janssen.

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Beacon in the Darkness

Welcome to our latest track 'Sorrow' by Matt Baker, John Styles & Megan McCarthy - Please read Matt's description below:

This track is an original piano composition from Megan originally entitled 'Sadness', which John & I were working on as part of the new'Imaginations & Collaborations' project with Megan.

Unfortunately, during our writing I received terrible news that my father was unwell, which deeply affected me, as he has only just recovered from another illness. I was so very sorry to learn of his illness and felt so terribly helpless as I just wanted to reach out and heal him. Working on this helped me to cope and I realised that my feelings had turned to 'Sorrow'.

Sorrow is an emotion, feeling, or sentiment. Sorrow 'is more "intense" than sadness...it implies a long term state'. At the same time 'sorrow' is not necessarily unhappiness, but perhaps a feeling that suggests a degree of resignation...

'In terms of attitude, sorrow can be said to be half way between sadness (accepting) and distress (not accepting)

I spoke to my friends about this and was very honoured that they felt this track could be dedicated to my father, to wish him strength and a speedy recovery.

Title: Sorrow - Matt Baker, John Styles & Megan McCarthy

Composer: Megan McCarthy
Solo piano: Megan McCarthy
Arrangements: John Styles & Matt Baker
All other instruments: Matt Baker & John Styles
Producer: John Styles

Thanks for listening, comments and feedback most welcome, all the best for now :)

Sorrow - Matt Baker, John Styles & Megan McCarthy

Cylinder Six

Fuori tempo

From the album "Dream of the Wind" on Zozo Records.
Nominated best Contemporary Classical Album by the 10th Independent Music Awards.
To purchase the album - itunes.apple.com/us/album/dream-o…wind/id349658123

Night Piece

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Seeing The Future

Éire

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Deep Space

Thank you so much for your continued support and encouragement! I truly appreciate it :-)

 I love the SC community, because it is a 'community', with the many styles of music and the inspirations and encouragement I find here for all! 

After discovering SC and hearing so much talent - I wanted to join in, but so much to learn!   I was a classically trained pianist when a youngster (now a tad rusty), who has restarted a musical journey, originally in learning the field of electronic music, and exploring piano improvisations and compositions.  However, most of my latest works have been piano-based, and am hoping to once again, learn some more electronic and even combine the two; piano and electronic ... But then again, I keep returning to the piano! hehe :)

- still exploring and not feeling bound by any rules! 

BTW: If you want to know a little about any most of my tracks (and the same on other musician's profiles), just click on the title and it will take you directly there. (as many new people don't realise one can do this) - Please note that I also have a 'megs-repost' account - www.soundcloud.com/megs-reposts  and will be reposting tracks there (rather than filling up this main account, because there are so many tracks I'd love to repost, so if any of you see some un-posted tracks that were here, they're over at my other account! Love you to follow there too, so I can hear some more of your music :-)

A Mini Biography: Music has been a part of my life since a young child (my whole family is musical, though of different styles, with my step-father's fantastic rock-band and analog synths, bass and acoustic guitar, my mother's gorgeous Irish folk-band, autoharp and dulcimer, my brother's beautiful self-taught guitar, and my Dad's famous banjo playing) :)   

At a young age of about 5, I attempted composing my own piano works whilst begging my mother for piano lessons; and after about a year, my wish became reality and I trained for the AMEB (Australian Musical Examination Board) exams. I eventually started performing live, with amateur tours around the country area for a singing group and for theatre groups (though that was a long time ago now!). 

But eventually, I headed down a different path in academia, in getting my Bachelors degree, Masters degree and a PhD.

Now I have a chance to find this dream again, slowly but surely, as long as its fun. I also find it very therapeutic, as music can often express so much more than words can. It is a journey where time seems to have no meaning. This is a 'musical diary' of sorts, as I struggle through a difficult time in life health-wise, ... my escape .... music :-)

So, I would love it if you would follow me on this 'journey' because any advice or feedback would be greatly appreciated :)

Of course, I am also here as a Fan, and would love to find more people to listen to! There are so many wonderful, talented, and often undiscovered musicians up here, and I cannot get enough of your music! I have very eclectic tastes in music. 

My apologies too if there is ever a delay in my replies, as I can't always be here, but will try to get back to you and comments, I appreciate them so much. Hoping to find all my friends, and new ones too! ;-)

... and thank you so much too! SoundClouder Of The Day, 18 May 2O13 - its all thanks to your support and encouragement!

- http://soundcloud.tumblr.com/post/50670179704/soundclouder-of-the-day-megs-music-journey
- https://www.facebook.com/soundcloud/posts/10151388607376059
- https://plus.google.com/u/0/+SoundCloud/posts/A9ikSMMUAUz
- twitter.com/SoundCloud/status/335481937202397184

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