Her indie release has garnered great reviews, and is appearing on several charts, notably the #2 position at for August and #3 for September, as well as making the current Top Ten chart at, appearing on the college chart as well as "I'm thrilled at the response I've had on this CD, and it seems to just continue growing", enthusizes Hilton. Pianist/composer/producer and long time Whisperings artist, Lisa Hilton has recently released her eighth CD, "Midnight In Manhattan" inspired by the late night skyline in New York City. ![]() Samples from this event are available on Christian’s website at For info, email: Lisa Hilton Release, "Midnight In Manhattan" Tops the Charts The event, known as The Calx Project, aimed to raise awareness and funds for PLAN INTERNATIONAL and their programmes to benefit children in South America.Īfter reviewing the 60 hours of audio and video recordings, Christian selected material for a double CD collection entitled “A broken Record – Original music from The Calx Project” which contain live recordings of the improvisations taken from the first hour to the last, inspiring countdown at the end of the thirds night. When America was sleeping, in fact, Asia and Europe were wide awake plus there was an audience right on location in the heart of historical Rome.Ĭhristian performed in his new age/classical contemporary style. With the audience being allowed to follow also through a live video stream, the task of entertaining was quite taxing as the same quality had to be kept in respects of the different times zones. Streaming live over the web for its whole duration, Christian improvised for 30,000 people for 60 hours and 1 minute on a STEINWAY D concert grand. Rome, Italy - Two years ago, composer pianist Christian Calcatelli began a concert that would go down in history – according to Guinness World Records - as the world’s “longest solo music internet broadcast”. To view a great picture of the champions dancing to "Dream Waltz", go to Mike's "The Dream Waltz" was selected as the song for the American Ballroom Finals in the Viennese Waltz category. In other news, Mike's piano composition "DREAM WALTZ" was used on the PBS broadcast production of "America's Ballroom Challenge" that aired in Februrary 2006. His album "Touch The Sky" was nominated for BEST SOLO PIANO ALBUM. Mike was nominated twice in the BEST SOLO PIANO SONG category for his solo piano piece "Lullaby of the Rain" and "Skipping Along". This year's nominees come from over 70 countries around the world. They had 25,500+ albums and 350,000+ songs entered for their awards this year and they announced nominees in 81 album and 67 song categories. ![]() If he is a new artist for you, be sure to check him out! “Merry Christmas” is an outstanding Christmas album that should be a part of your holiday festivities, big and small.Whisperings pianist Mike Strickland has been nominated in two categories in the Just Plain Folks 2006 Music Awards. Mayer has already assembled an impressive body of work with much more on the horizon. “When you listen to as much solo piano Christmas music as I do, it can be difficult to find a CD that is different enough to stand out from the others, but Matthew Mayer has succeeded well with sparkling arrangements of favorite traditional Christmas tunes that keep most of the melodies intact but are still different enough for jaded ears like mine to get excited about. Matt’s first Holiday album “Merry Christmas” features 13 traditional Christmas songs including, “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” “Jungle Bells,” and “Angels We Have Heard on High.” Kathy Parson’s of had this to say about it:
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