@encourage-2: Thank you and thank you for reposting! :)

wow, very well done Oliver, lovely melody

this track "White" is a collaboration between Dirk Maassen and myself. Dirk created the piano composition and I added the orchestral movement behind it. Enjoy people!

White

Dirk Maassen & Koen Janssen - White (Orchestral Mix)


December is a special time of year for most of the world. As children we look forward to it with eager anticipation of all of the shiny new toys and presets we will get this season.  As adults our priorities hopefully shift some and we worry more about the gift of giving than the act of receiving.  We imagine making friends and loved-ones, new ones as well as old, happy in some small way. We envision participating with them in their life for a moment or two and sharing some form of intimacy.  We celebrate the opportunity to give love with the intention of building lasting relationships, and if we are wise enough, we let go of expectations of immediate reciprocation and realize the act of giving is itself its own reward...

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"Autumn Rains" is the second installment in a trio of neoclassical solo piano albums composed, performed, and produced by Andrew Souter. These projects have been two decades in the making and represent a return to traditional music composition, engaging song-writing, and the pure passion of emotional story-telling. This trio represents Andrew's most personal and intimate music. It is quite literally a love project. We hope it may help you on your journey, as it has us...

"Autumn Rains" is music inspired by the spirit of Agape. It is an album dedicated to the concept of spiritual love and universal compassion clothed in the metaphor of transcendental natural beauty. It is an album that simultaneously expresses deep love for both the creator as well as the creation. It is said God gave us music so that we could pray without words. It could be added that nature was provided as an example of exactly how to do this effectively. In this spirit, Autumn Rains is a prayer of gratitude for the opportunity to learn from the natural beauty of this world, and an expression of a sense of respect for the inescapable universal equality that nature imposes. It humbly attempts to capture deep feelings of awe, granduer, idealism, and a belief in the innate goodness of the world even when we all face exceptionally hard lessons.

Autumn Rains

Waiting For December

Andrew Souter -- Waiting For December

This is my last song here for awhile,, going to take a break from SC till I don´t know.

Hope the changes they make to this site will start to move away from mass streaming back to nurturing a community of independent musicians.

Goodbye SC

Another track "As It Comes"
sorry for the small imperfections but I prefer to leave it as it born.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK4BznjMtLs
http://open.spotify.com/artist/25SRM5wLczZ3uTLcVXRoe7

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Conversing By Myself - Piano Solo - Nocturne, 21 Jan

Something different again from my last 'uplifting piece' [Moths to a Flame], this one slower,  more simple and gentle …… and in progress [I think!] hehe ….

The night was silent at the start of a another heatwave here in Australia, houses still warm despite the coming of relief and 'cool' air over the last few nights. The only sound was that of the portable air conditioner struggling to fill the room with cold air. On nights such as this, during the worst times, one dreads to leave that 'cold' room to enter into rooms where a furnace seems to envelope one.

Despite the silence, I couldn't sleep. Feeling unwell, drained from heat, worried about someone dear to me, I felt a strong urge to play the piano. A melody of sorts had formed in my mind, a melody to soothe the soul. So I pushed past that pain and mental barrier which was telling me  'I can't get up', and I got to the piano. Darkness surrounded me except for the gleam of lights from the street lamps outside my window, …..The only other light came from the glow of the computer screen spilling out onto my piano.

So I closed my eyes and just gently played in that silent warm night,… to my surprise it sounded soothing and delicate, my fingers seemed to hit the right notes and a gentle melody and harmony was created - after a difficult patch with my music, I was surprised at how my fingers effortlessly 'found' what I 'felt',….. I was so engrossed with what was happening, how calm it felt, how much joy I was gaining from playing, thinking that maybe things would be ok for the person I care for,  that I couldn't pull myself away to simply press the record button. 

My heart sank.

Could I play it again, play an improvisation, the way in which had just been created from nothing, or from within? To soothe my soul and the person I cared about so deeply, and hopefully others too.  I tried to forget that it was recording and ignore that darn metronome which I had forgotten to turn off - it throws me, hindering the free-flow nature and freedom of an improvisation

I continued to play, attempting to recapture this melody once again, and this is the result after several problems with my DAW and it not capturing the recording properly.  No, its not the same as my first attempt, no, it doesn't seem to flow as well, or find some of those harmonies that just 'came' so effortlessly from within the first time……  …..simple and imperfect though this piece may be, it still portrayed a sense of the gentleness I felt, ….. in playing ……. "quietly in the night" …. hoping that my dear friend would be alright ….

Improvisation/Composer: Megan McCarthy
Piano Solo: Megan McCarthy

I would also like to draw your attention to  David Ackerman, who surprised me by sending me a wonderful version and interpretation of this track, adding a new dimension of guitar and ambience which suited [playing] quietly in the night' so beautifully, so I most gratefully said yes for him to upload it …. You can find him and the track at: https://soundcloud.com/deephod/quietly-in-the-night-feat  :-)

If this piece [Quietly in the Night] speaks to you in anyway, I would love to hear your feedback, the more I continue on my 'journey' …..  I might also attempt a second version of this with added instruments, and/or if anyone is interested in a collab?  :)

Graphic Source:Julie Lueders  http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/walk-quietly-into-the-night-with-me-julie-lueders-.jpg  

Quietly In The Night - Megs McCarthy

Dexter Britain - Blissful Ignorance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duO7UoYWW8Q&feature=youtu.be
Soundtrack to the Falling Leaves. Autumn. 2014. Probably the best time to be alone, do some introspection and let creativity blossom. With love. 

YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duO7UoYWW8Q&feature=youtu.be

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Soundtrack To The Falling Leaves (plus YouTube)

Impromptu No.2

Ave Maria by Tomas Kympl - UKSC Open Category WInner 2015

Norwegian pianist Sten Erland Hermunstad created a beautiful solo track entitled "Hope" and I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to add a few orchestral colors to his wonderful work. We hope you enjoy it. To hear more of Sten's music, visit his SoundCloud page here: https://soundcloud.com/sten-erland-hermundstad


Hope (Sten Erland Hermunstad - Rework)

432 Hz and 528 Hz Solo Piano to Raise Your Vibration!

Music is a gateway to another world. Almost every track you can find here will help you:
 Relax / Gain energy / Unlock your talents / Heal wounds / Overcome Fears / Encourage Forgiveness / Reconnect to your Soul / Discover your Path in Life.

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Oliver Riz.

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