Album Released March 8, 2024
This is my second album - titled "Hidden Passage" - because for me, when I first started composing music, the process felt like opening a secret passage to a hidden world. The passage leads to a magical lake surround by a magnificent forest in autumn. This was what I imagined as I composed and searched for hidden melodies and music.
The album art features a girl flying to the skies in a balloon. It paints the start of a wonderful eye-opening journey to a place that will intrigue and amuse. A place of discovery and self growth.
As in my first album, each song stands on its own: Victor and I have invested full emotions and expressiveness into each piece. Beautiful, warm melodies and harmonies are the essence of this (and all other) releases. May this music bring you tranquility and peace, and ultimiately, courage and resilience.
Magic Zither: the magical crystalline texture of this piece appropriately kicks off this album. It eluciates in my imagation a hidden passage to a secret world - a warm, wonderous, heavenly world. If you feel this song has an Asian, Oriental feel, you are not mistaken! The main melody of this theme is made predominantly of the five tones of the ancient Chinese pentatonic scale, consisting of gōng 宫 (do), shāng 商 (re), jué 角 (mi), zhǐ 徵 (so) and yǔ 羽 (la).
Tender Gaze: the warm theme of this song makes a tender love song.
Midnight Spirit: this emotive piece harks back to echoes of the Romantic Era of Beethoven, Liszt and others. I composed this slightly after midnight one day when I was emotionally upset. I intended to bang the piano, but right as I was about to play, I felt something different....
Hidden Lake: this is a tender romantic song evoking in my mind a hidden lake full of life! Lush green forest, talking animals and warm spirits all mixed in one magical place.
Celebrations!: this is a celebratory happy song.
Storm After: I imagine for this piece walking peacefully in a forest or prairie breathing in the fresh air after a big storm.
The Lion: this powerful piece eluciates a flamenco dance arranged and performed in classical Spanglish style.
Flight: the simple delicate theme of this piece should inspire you to feel like flying.
The High Plateaus: this expressive piece is inspired by the great mountains and high plateaus from around the world.
Angels Rising: I picture seeing angels rising up to the heavens near a peaceful lake and forest in early morning.
Safe Passage: this piece evokes for me a feeling of safety and security after a great tempest.
Starlight Reverie: I imagine sitting under starlight skies dreaming about the Universe and life's magic and mysteries.