Postcards from my Piano – CD

$15.00

 

I play to ground myself, to find myself, and lose myself.
Sometimes I play to manage the sense of powerlessness when friends and family are struggling. This collection includes pieces I improvised and sent to a nephew brutally injured in a fall, a brother-in-law recovering from a heart attack, a sweet friend with only weeks to live, a grandson diagnosed with cancer, and a granddaughter being born …
They are benedictions in the moment, wordless reflections on the joy of connecting with others.

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Moonrise at Mitlenatch

Erik

My attempt to knit my nephew’s numerous broken bones with music.

Wiebe

An ode to the stent which revived my brother-in-law in the nick of time.

Marion

A palliative piece for a friend gone much too soon.

Beneath My Feet

A musical mantra/lullaby

Evocation

Baby it’s you

I wrote this on guitar for an eponymous documentary about the challenges starting a family mid-life. The film taught me that normal is ab….

Little Man

Skyler has survived two bouts of brain cancer by age five, but still manages to be cheeky and mischievous- may he never be thus

Still Water

Falling Water

Kimowān

Although I’ll never experience contractions, I played this to stay calm during the birth of a granddaughter.

Gamelan

I’ve never been to Java; this piece is a voyage in itself.

Additional information

Weight .05 kg
Dimensions .5 × 15 × 15 cm