Piano Songs : William Campbell

Concert in Cuenca, Ecuador

soulbill@gmail.com (William Campbell) — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 20:45:32 PDT

This Tuesday, June 7 at 7:30 pm I will be performing a concert of my Piano Songs at the Museo De Arte Modern in Cuenca, Ecuador. Admission is free, and I'll have a limited supply of CDs for sale. I'm very excited to perform here. Cuenca is a lovely city full of picturesque churches, beautiful city squares, busy people, and delicious food at many restaurants. The music scene is pretty vibrant,

Wow!

soulbill@gmail.com (William Campbell) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 06:12:13 PDT

Saturday night's CD Release Concert was a wonderful event. I love performing, and being with 200+ people, playing on such a great piano and amazing support is, well... I think I ran out of adjectives. The CDs are available only here through me for this week, but should be up through CDBaby, iTunes, and other online outlets within the next couple days. I'm busy finishing up the Piano Quintet,

CDs arriving, good words

soulbill@gmail.com (William Campbell) — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:50:16 PDT

Today, Thursday March 24, I'm receiving a shipment of the "Piano Songs" CD. Yes! Plus, today is my sister's birthday. A new year for her; a new way to share this piano music. It's another good day. The effects of these piano pieces on my compositional output is going to be heard pretty quickly. I can hear it and feel it in what I'm creating now. Yes, in addition to this CD I'm still

Artwork & Production; People & Things

soulbill@gmail.com (William Campbell) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:54:40 PDT

I love working with professionals who know how to get things done in a creative way. Renee Meyer-Ernst's art and design for this project is a perfect example. I've included the outside front cover of the CD design, and as you can see, it matches the overall sound of the CD better than anything I could have imagined. She's a pro. You'll have to wait and see the rest of her design on or after

Recording

soulbill@gmail.com (William Campbell) — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 06:38:32 PST

Yesterday's recording went very well. I arrived at about 9:30 and the piano was set up on stage and ready. Lars Rehnberg, sound recording engineer, and Pat Connelly, friend and wise word man met me a little later. By about 11:30 mics were set, and Lars was getting almost what he wanted. Reset the mics, and we got started. By 3:00 we were done. Amazing. The shortness of the session is due

Solo piano music

soulbill@gmail.com (William Campbell) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:49:03 PST

Started playing piano at 6. Studied piano in college. Three degrees in music composition. Ironically, this is my first collection of solo piano pieces. I've composed music for almost every instrument and voice combination, and performed as a pianist for over 25 years. Previously much of my work has been for ensemble and dramatic (theater, film) works, and any solo piano music was often folded

Winter's Thaw

soulbill@gmail.com (William Campbell) — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:05:01 PST

This morning I took a walk and am once again amazed at the transformation of light and warmth that comes upon the land as winter begins to fade. It's been a powerful winter of snow and cold here in Iowa. Now the snow is melting and the sun is bright. Today is the fourth day of warming, and I am so thankful. It warms the heart and changes the mood to one of gratefulness. It's not yet spring:

Piano CD announcement

soulbill@gmail.com (William Campbell) — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:33:09 PST

On March 26, 2011 I'll be releasing my first CD in years: tentatively titled Piano Songs. The CD is a collection of some of the best pieces I've created at the piano in the last five years. Some are simple songs without words; others are the result of improvisations; still others are versions of pieces from movies and other projects I've worked on -- all deserve a published place. Back in