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Mission Viejo Concert featuring Three Award-Winning Pianist Composers
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Saturday, January 16, 2016 7:00PM (doors open at 6:30PM)
Mission Viejo Civic Center - Saddleback Room
200 Civic Center, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Tickets are $10
SOLO PIANO CONCERT FEATURING THREE AWARD WINNING PIANIST COMPOSERS
Join us for an evening of inspiring solo piano, featuring Starr Parodi, Louis Landon and Christine Brown! This is a casual and relaxing way to experience the beauty and power of live solo piano, each performing original music selections and telling the story behind the music.
STEINWAY ARTIST - STARR PARODI
Starr Parodi's Common Places: piano improvisations, which echos with heartfelt neo-classical, americana, gospel and cinematic themes all played as "stream of conciousness" improvisations, has become an iconic touchstone on the landscape of solo piano recordings. Known for it's passionate, intimate and ethereal piano improvisations Common Places was the winner of the inaugural Whispering's Solo piano recording of the Year award in 2007. Mark Vail from Keyboard magazine had this to say about Common Places: "Parodi's pianistic sense and delivery go way beyond creative. Words that come to mind while listening to Common Places include imaginative, courageous, dynamic, passionate, gutsy, pensive, restrained and euphoric. I'm thoroughly entranced by the whole experience". Common Places was also lauded by KCRWs Chris Douridas: "This deeply passionate and beautiful recording (Common Places) is one of the best albums of the year."
Starr, who recently accompanied Carole King on her Grammy nominated CD A Holiday Carole, has recorded with or accompanied a vast array of internationally treasured artists such as Celine Dion, Carlos Santana, Stevie Wonder, BB King and Ringo Starr will be playing works from both Common Places and her greatly anticipated upcoming CD The Heart Of Frida.
As a performer, Starr first garnered early national recognition as the late night pianist/keyboardist on the groundbreaking Arsenio Hall Show, she was invited to play at the Kennedy Center for the inauguration of President Clinton and was honored by Keyboard Magazine as one the most influential contemporary keyboardists.
As a composer for film, television & live concert works, Starr with her writing partner Jeff Eden Fair has won multiple BMI awards for top television shows as well as collaborating on films including Bert Stern: Original Mad Man, Conversations With Other Women (Helena Bonham Carter), New Line Cinema's High Roller, Rysher's The 18th Angel, television series including Transformers: Rescue Bots, The Starter Wife (Debra Messing), G.I. Joe: Renegades, The Division (Jon Hamm, Taraji Henson), numerous films for television and hundreds of Hollywood's most visible film trailers (Last Samurai, James Bond, Mission Impossible 2, Harry Potter, Dream Girls, Night At The Museum, X-Men 3 etc...), including their influential & groundbreaking production/arrangement of the James Bond Theme (RIAA Gold Record). In 2009, Starr became the first woman to have her concert orchestral works performed in the 75 year history of the Laguna Arts Pageant Of The Masters, where she currently is a featured composer in residence.
"I record and play this music purely out of joy, purely out of sorrow, purely out of a longing and a searching, a peacefulness and restlessness. These are the common places we all share." - Starr Parodi
STEINWAY ARTIST - LOUIS LANDON
Louis Landon is a composer and Steinway artist, formerly of New York and current resident of Sedona, who has dedicated his life to music. His passion is for Peace. His career has taken him around the world playing a variety of styles with some of the most recognized names in the entertainment industry: classical music for Mikhail Baryshnikov on national and international tours, Latin music with "Pucho and his Lain Soul Brothers" on national and international tours, pop music with Rupert "Pina Colada Song" Holmes on television and national tours, rock and roll with John Hall, opening for "Little Feat" on national tours. For the past 26 years, through his production company, Landon Music Company, he has written and produced music for film, video, and commercials, including three ears of "best plays" and bloopers" commercials for the National Basketball Association. He has released 18 CD's, with his latest Healing Hearts 2 - Solo Piano, released in October, 2015. Louis Landon is currently working with three missions: 1. To create a more loving and peaceful world by writing, recording and performing, music from the heart. 2. To inspire people to live joyously and passionately. 3. To awaken and to assist people in healing themselves through music and mentoring.
Reviews:
"He has a gift for composition that is second to none." New Age Reporter
"for those who like their solo piano music rich and full." Wind & Wire
" indeed meditative and mellow, [;;;;;;;;;he];;;;;;;;; sacrifices no musical rigor to achieve those ends. With backgrounds in jazz, Latin music, rock, pop, film composing, and classical piano, Louis
brings his breadth and depth of experience to bear here. His playing and compositions are sensitive as they are complex and a diverse range of influences is more than apparent."
Keyboard Magazine
"While some pianists are virtuosos in their playing and others may not be as technically proficient but have great emotional content in their music, Louis Landon brings it all together
with impeccable style and grace. His work covers diverse compositional terrain, incorporating influences of classical, new age, jazz, pop, and more in a mellifluous spectrum of moods
and musical colors." Michaeldiamondmusic.com
Awards and Facts:
Louis landon's music has had over 59 million plays on Pandora radio!
unwind charted at #3 of the top 100 cds for the month of February, 2006 on newagereporter.com's website, playing on over 121 stations internationally.
Peace Revolution! was Louis Landon's 7th CD and 2nd solo piano CD. It was #7 on the NAR top 100 charts and was played on over 50 stations worldwide.
Solo Piano for Peace was nominated for the 2009 zmr music awards in three categories: album of the year, best instrumental album - piano, and best cover art by Zone Music Reporter Solo Piano for Peace was listed at #30 of the top 100 albums for airplay in 2009 by Zone Music Reporter.
Solo Piano for Love, Peace & Mermaids was nominated for album of the year at Whisperings Radio 2010.
Healing Hearts - Solo Piano was nominated for album of the year at Whisperings Radio 2015.
KAWAI ARTIST - CHRISTINE BROWN
is an award winning pianist and composer of contemporary classical solo piano, endorsed by the prestigious Kawai Pianos a Kawai Artist. "Souvenirs" is her tenth album release, awarded "Best Piano Album of the Year 2014" by Whisperings Solo Piano Radio. One World Music says, "Christine has indeed raised the bar, Souvenir's is an album that has such a depth of emotion held within, it is going to be a landmark album for her career in the solo piano genre."In addition to original piano works, Christine has also arranged and composed two Christmas CDs and collections of popular children's music. Her two previous releases, "The Wishing Well" (2012) and "Promise"(2009) were also both nominated for Solo Piano Album of the Year, and "A Classic Christmas" and "Souvenirs" were named on MainlyPiano.com's "Favorites List".
Christine discovered her love for the piano at an early age, receiving classical training for several years. While earning a business degree at the University of Colorado, she was inspired by George Winston's new age genre of solo piano, but never studied music or composition. Years later, Christine rediscovered her passion for the piano, immersing herself in her music after the loss of her mother in 1990. She began composing, using the piano to voice her emotions, releasing heartfelt compositions that captured listeners.
Christine's piano style is a unique blend of new age/contemporary with a strong classical influence. Reviewers write, "A mixture of passion, exceptional playing chops and an abundance of grace consistently puts her music in a category of its own. . .the pieces express a wide range of emotions and experiences with depth, sincerity and an elegant touch." Inspired by her life experiences and emotions, Christine creates captivating music that tells a story. "Her music is vibrant, colorful and full of life. Skilled at the art of blending chords and note progressions into beautiful aural tapestries, her emotions come through her music ... and through her music she is able to reach out and touch the hearts of millions of appreciative piano music fans."
Today, Christine continues to perform and compose. Her music can be heard worldwide, featured on Pandora, Spotify, Whisperings Solo Piano Radio, Muzak, cable and satellite channels, Healing Healthcare Systems, and is also distributed worldwide by iTunes, CD Baby, Amazon and most major download sites. Christine currently resides in San Diego, California with her husband and two sons.
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LocationMission Viejo Civic Center - Saddleback Room (View)
200 Civic Center
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
United States
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