A wistful melody with a piano improvisation over some harmonies of interest.

MAY - DECEMBER ROMANCE

Arrangement for two bass clarinets of the same work for two bassoons.

The Wayward Cowboy (2 Bass Clarinets)

01. Reading - from the movie "The Reader"
02. Pillaging Music - taken from the album "Speaks Volumes"
03. Quiet Music - taken from the album "Speaks Volumes"


Nico Muhly

Studio recording: Stan Sisskin - piano
Stravinsky wrote 8 miniature piano pieces – none longer than a minute - for beginner piano players. In each piece the right hand is limited to just 5 notes (Les Cinq Doigts translates as “The Five Fingers”). These variations start with the beginnings of each piece as written by Stravinsky (for #2 I re-structured things a bit), but then I tried to imagine what the pieces might sound like if Stravinsky had not limited himself to just those 5 notes. The only exception is #8, which both starts and ends as written by Stravinsky.

Variations On Stravinsky Les Cinq Doigts - Stan Sisskin on Piano

“You Need a Song” 
Written by Deborah Holland
Produced by Winston Hauschild and Deborah Holland
Recorded and Mixed by Winston Hauschild
Mastered by Elisa Pangsaeng, CPS Mastering
Additional Recording by Adam Fulton
Recorded at Hipposonic, The Sacred Grove, The Treehouse Studio, Mikes’s home studio, and Darren’s home studio 
Photo by Jane Thomson
Artwork by Wesley David Scott
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals: Deborah Holland
Electric Guitar: Michael Meroniuk
Drums: Stewart Copeland
Bass: Darren Paris
Keyboards and Percussion: Winston Hauschild

You Need A Song

I've written several different versions of this, but this is the original for wind octet in its complete form. Written in 2000, it's a set of six little pieces of circus-type music. View the score here: https://www.flipsnack.com/AE7BDC97C6F/circus-minimus/full-view.html

Chamber Music

Circus Minimus: Six Vignettes for Wind Octet

Award winning composer ERIC HEILNER took a very unconventional journey into composition. A lifelong rock & roll / R&B / blues keyboardist, it wasn't until he was in his sixties that he first felt the compulsion to compose. He started by studying composition at the Juilliard Extension Division. Within a few years, Heilner was composing fully developed pieces for chamber ensembles and orchestras. His pieces have been performed at various venues in New York City, Moscow, Los Angeles, Milan, Vienna, and Lviv.

Heilner has released two albums of his compositions. In October 2020, he released his first album – Modern Sounds in Classical Music – produced by legendary producer Jack Douglas (John Lennon, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Patti Smith, etc). The album features Heilner’s chamber music for strings, woodwinds, and saxophones. The album has gotten excellent reviews and some airplay on college radio stations. In May 2024 Heilner released his second album, titled Blues Phantasia , which features his unique interpretations of the blues and boogie-woogie piano legacy. Both albums are available on available for streaming on most digital platforms.

Heilner has had significant successes in the international competition arena.  In 2024 his composition Excursion for Piano Trio #4 won first place in the prestigious Vienna Classical Music Academy Competition.   Other compositions have also won 3rd place and honorable mentions.
While Heilner continues to devote most of his time composing, he can still be found playing rock & roll keyboards in his favorite haunts in the wilds of New Jersey.

Variations On Stravinsky Les Cinq Doigts - Stan Sisskin on Piano

Eric Heilner