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Within Earth
Apollo Chamber Players
apollochamberplayers.org
Nayona Records
$14.99 CD / $8.99 MP3 amazon.com

Apollo Chamber Players presents Within Earth, a multicultural album that celebrates diversity. There are tracks written by a variety of different creators, assembled by Apollog Chamber Players as part of the 20x2020 project (meant to commission 20 new
multicultural works by the end of the decade). The tracks include commissions by Afro-Cuban/Afro-Brazilian guitar composer Leo Brouwer; Christopher Walczak's
musical rendition of the cultural creation myth, crafted with inspiration from Australian
aboriginal concepts; Vietnamese musician Vanessa Vo's piece combining traditional instruments with classic Western stringed instruments; and more. Within Earth is a treasure for both personal and public library collections, highly recommended. The tracks
are "Introduction", "Preambulo", "Sonata", "The Dream of the Sun, Moon, and Stars", "The Dreams of the Statue and the Tree", "The Dream of the Ladder", "May [Cloud]", and "Within Earth, Wood Grows".

Fire in the Clouds
Eric Bikales
www.EricBikales.com
Privately Published
$9.98 CD / $8.99 MP3 amazon.com

Fire in the Clouds is solo piano album, inspired by the striking beauty of cloudy, sunset skies. The songs have a sweeping, majestic quality that stirs the imagination and quickens the spirit. Fire in the Clouds is an exceptional listening experience for
connoisseurs of the genre and public library collections, highly recommended. The tracks are "Yellow Bird", "Cebu Sunrise", "Journey Within" "Fire in the Clouds", "Now This", "Khai", "And Then", "Setting Sun", "Reasoning with the Wind", and "Kansas Wind".
31 min., 18 sec.

Watershed
John Stein
Whaling City Sound
www.whalingcitysound.com
c/o Naxos (distribution)
www.naxosusa.com
$16.99 CD / $8.99 MP3 amazon.com

Guitarist John Stein and his band presents Watershed, a jazz guitar music album
on CD performed with intense, fervent emotion. The songs run a creative gamut of styles and tempos, yet share a passionate core that is the joy of creative performance.
Watershed is a treasure for connoisseurs of the genre, and also makes an excellent gift. The tracks are "Rio Escuro", "Kobe", "Taste of Honey", "Brazilian Hug", "Mystified", "Wally", "The Kicker", "Waltz New", "Cisco", "Dreamsville", "Charlotte", and "
The Hang".

As We Go Wandering
Possessed by Paul James
Privately Published
$17.98 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

As We Go Wandering is a new roots album by Possessed by Paul James (the stage name of music artists Konrad Wert). A passionate collection of songs created around the theme of forging a path forward, As We Go Wandering calls to the drive to make the world
a better place, to work for peace and justice. Intensely motivational and performed with passion, As We Go Wandering is a choice pick for both personal and public library music collections, highly recommended. The tracks are "Come Back In My Mind", "In
the Dark of Morning", "Your White Stained Dress", "I'm So Good At Absolutely Nothing", "I Come From SW Florida", "Be At Rest", "When It Breaks", "Dance With
Me Tonight", "Don't Tell Me", "I Didn't Know You When", "Asleep With Both Eyes Open", and "As We
Go Wandering".

Impressions
Shoshana Michel
www.shoshanamusic.com
Privately Published
$TBA CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Impressions is a new age solo piano album of original compositions by music artist Shoshana Michel, crafted around the themes of reflection and inspiration. The smooth, graceful, flowing music calls to creativity and a heightened sense of discovery
within the listener. Impressions is a choice pick for connoisseurs of the genre, highly recommended. The tracks are "Imagination", "Dancing in the Shadows", "Quietly, Gently, Peacefully", "Loneliness", "Joyful Moments", "Pierrot", "Prelude in E Minor", "
In My Dreams", "Nocturne in E Flat", "Summer into Fall", "Yearning", "Elegy", and "Long Ago and Far Away". 53 min. 44 sec.

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