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Scott St. John - Under a Veil of Stars - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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Intimate. Cosmic. Two words that describe not only my ideal musical vision-music that invites us into an experience with the warm; welcoming touch of the familiar; only to then show us the universe-but also the piano trio ensemble itself; which is somehow both very small (three musicians!) and very grand; symphonic even. I am thrilled to have my four piano trios represented on this album; along with a handful of piano trio subsets that I felt complemented these works. I have long been fascinated by music's ability to transport us; to serve as a bridge to places that lie beyond the scope of everyday experience and language. For me; music offers a glimpse into an emotional and spiritual reality quite distinct from the ordinary; InchobjectiveInch world. Perhaps unsurprisingly; the theme of childhood-a time of life where these hidden realities are more likely to manifest; in the form of the fantastical-pervades almost every work on this album. Sometimes the connection is explicit; as in the album's closing work; A Simple Secret (2019); which takes it's title and inspiration from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Le Petit Prince; a novella I have had the privilege of musically interpreting several times in my career. This gentle piece is a loose adaptation of themes I composed for the film score to Charles Officer's documentary; Invisible Essence. Over the course of the piece's six minutes; the violin and cello engage in a ritual of friendship that echoes that of the Fox and the Little Prince in Saint-Exupéry's fable of childlike wonder; culminating in the Fox's Inchsimple secretInch InchWhat is essential is invisible to the eye.Inch In my solo piano piece The Dreamer (2017); fantasy is conjured through more abstract means; a single; repeated E-flat provides the foundation for a dazzling kaleidoscope of sound; a metaphor for the sleeping consciousness that dreams entire worlds i

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    Intimate. Cosmic. Two words that describe not only my ideal musical vision-music that invites us into an experience with the warm; welcoming touch of the familiar; only to then show us the universe-but also the piano trio ensemble itself; which is somehow both very small (three musicians!) and very grand; symphonic even. I am thrilled to have my four piano trios represented on this album; along with a handful of piano trio subsets that I felt complemented these works. I have long been fascinated by music's ability to transport us; to serve as a bridge to places that lie beyond the scope of everyday experience and language. For me; music offers a glimpse into an emotional and spiritual reality quite distinct from the ordinary; InchobjectiveInch world. Perhaps unsurprisingly; the theme of childhood-a time of life where these hidden realities are more likely to manifest; in the form of the fantastical-pervades almost every work on this album. Sometimes the connection is explicit; as in the album's closing work; A Simple Secret (2019); which takes it's title and inspiration from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Le Petit Prince; a novella I have had the privilege of musically interpreting several times in my career. This gentle piece is a loose adaptation of themes I composed for the film score to Charles Officer's documentary; Invisible Essence. Over the course of the piece's six minutes; the violin and cello engage in a ritual of friendship that echoes that of the Fox and the Little Prince in Saint-Exupéry's fable of childlike wonder; culminating in the Fox's Inchsimple secretInch InchWhat is essential is invisible to the eye.Inch In my solo piano piece The Dreamer (2017); fantasy is conjured through more abstract means; a single; repeated E-flat provides the foundation for a dazzling kaleidoscope of sound; a metaphor for the sleeping consciousness that dreams entire worlds i
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    Scott St. John
    Title
    Under a Veil of Stars
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    CD
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    Leaf Music
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