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Bach Cello Suite No.1 - Prelude (Tina Guo)

Playing around this evening at home with a new cadenza for the first movement of the Haydn Cello Concerto in C Major, let me know what you guys think! :)

Haydn Concerto in C Major, First Movement: Cadenza by Tina Guo

Love Theme Composed and Arranged by Adel Hakki
Violin Solo: Mohamed Medhat
8Dio Adagio Strings Library Full
8Dio Claire Oboe
+ Live Strings
Recorded @ The Sound Factory Recording Studio
2014

Love Theme (Romanza)Orchestra & Violin By: Adel Hakki

Words On Paper

I feel very thankful and fortunate to have had a truly amazing summer in 2014.  I visited no fewer than seven counties between July and August.  I witnessed so many amazing things in Romania, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Denmark, and Iceland. I spent quality time, working, playing, and planning for the future with close friends and colleagues. I met and befriended many new and truly wonderful people whom I now consider close friends.

I was asked many times both by friends and family in the US, as well as the local people in the various cities I was in, what I thought about all the various political instability in the world today.  The questions invariably centered around something to the effect of "Aren't you worried/concerned/afraid to be traveling at the moment?"

My standard answer, which I became quite practiced in reciting, was:  I think that if some alien species which did not speak any human language came to Earth and visited New York, Washington DC, Bucharest, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Helsinki, Stockholm, Tallinn, Copenhagen, and Reykjavik it would have a very hard time telling us all apart.  Despite our small cultural differences, people everywhere generally want the same things.  We all look quite similar when we smile and laugh as well as when we cry.

It is said,  everybody loves something, is afraid of something, has lost something, and is looking to find something.  Which will you focus on?  Will you give love unconditionally, or will you help create fear in effort to mask your own?  Will you help yourself and others get lost, or will you try your best to find something of true value and meaning?  Will you focus on artificial divisions and all the reasons why you think you can not do something, or will you open the borders of your heart to new experiences and opportunities for growth? The choice is yours.  It is all of ours.



A deep and humble thanks to everyone in Romania, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Denmark, and Iceland for sharing part of your lives and wonderful culture with me.  The memories will last a lifetime and have already become a formative experience to my creative process.  Thank you!

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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.


Andrew Souter -- Without Borders

Dedicated to James Horner,the Master.
Rest in peace.

Transition

The Journey

Vivaldi Largo (Cello multitrack recording)

Man of Valor for String Quartet, performed on the opening gala of Brightmusic’s 2015 Summer Festival and dedicated to the good deeds of Dick Sias and his beloved wife, Jeannette Joullian Sias, of blessed memory. Across the decades, the Siases supported the arts in Oklahoma, adding color and vibrance to the cultural tapestry of this great state. The main theme was inspired by Rabbi Ben Zion Shenker's setting of Eshet Chayil’s poem “Woman of Valor” from the Book of Proverbs (31:10-31). This passage is recited every Friday evening, as the Shabbat meal unfolds, from the husband to the wife, to honor and praise her and her everyday deeds.

Man Of Valor for String Quartet - 1. Prelude & Fugue

Suite from the score for 'Jehudith', an animation film by Daniel Geron. 
Featuring Deryn Cullen on Cello. 

'Jehudith' OST - Suite For Cello And Piano

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os5luKy0s1U
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Please enjoy my improvisation on "Etude-Tableau (op. 33, no. 8)" by Rachmaninoff. I appreciate your comments and sharing my music with others!

"Not Rachmaninoff" by Milana (Acoustic+Video)

Originally written November 1981, this is the revised 2015 version.

Nocturne

https://soundcloud.com/matyass/sets/les-fugues-fant-mes-matyass

Ghost Who Storm The Wall

Hi - this piece is a bit of an experimental recording.  I used a felted piano and glockenspiel and recorded onto tape using a Revox B77 reel-to-reel tape machine.  I hope you like this :)

Soft Reflections

Thao_Nguyen_Xanh-Sad_Romance_(violin) | www.soundcloud.com/shabab6april | sharing is caring

Wonderful Music Soundtrack

A small talk between the pianist and his baby piano after a life-long journey. Devoted to music, craziness comes into the scene with passion resulting in... Well, this. &#13;
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Almost forgot, he invited his violinist, cellist, violist and contrabassist friends for the company and warmth of the moment.

<a href="https://theartistunion.com/tracks/4ab47f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download for free on The Artist Union</a>

Infinite Passion

Composer for Interactive and linear media, mostly known for Destiny: Rise of Iron, Destiny 2 and Forsaken by Bungie. published albums with Warner/Chappell, Universal, Megatrax, EMI and more.

'Jehudith' OST - Suite For Cello And Piano

Rotem Moav