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RECORDINGS: Michael & Sandy Bashaw and Puzzle of Light
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NIGHTnight music for kids and their grownups Michael Bashaw & Sandy Bashaw "We never musically condescend to children, but treat their minds and sensibilities with respect. NIGHTnight is mellow music that children and their grown-ups can enjoy together. Although relaxing, these arrangements are also complex and engaging." Cozy up together in your biggest armchair - right in front of the speakers. NIGHTnight is dedicated with love to the little ones who were the direct inspiration for this CD: Leo, Casten, Lucas, Mia & Sophia. NIGHTnight contains songs you will recognize - Brahms Lullaby, Freres Jacques, and All Through the Night - as well as original music. To their basic guitar/flute instrumentation, Michael & Sandy have added ukulele, piano, & percussion. $12 + $3 shipping. LISTEN: Bath Before Bed LISTEN: All Through the Night
The beautiful CD cover art was created by Dayton artist MB Hopkins. MB Hopkins is an artist, illustrator and designer at the Dayton Daily News. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Wright State University and is an alumnae of the Yale University School of Music and Art. Hopkins has received numerous honors for her newspaper illustration and design and has exhibited her work in and around the Dayton area for decades.
You may order a print of the complete painting (actual size, 8.5" x 22") by emailing MB at: artist@mbhopkins.com You can see more of MB's work here: www.mbhopkins.com
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 SOUND SCULPTURE CONCERT at FALLINGWATERRecorded live at Fallingwater,July 21 & 22, and Feb. 6 & 7, 2000. As visual and performing artists, we have long had an appreciation for architecture in general, and specifically a fascination with the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. Mr. Wright's masterpiece, Fallingwater, and its history, inspired the music on this CD. The house served as our musical score; the cantilevered terraces became long tones, the stonework, percussion patterns, etc. The house spoke to us, and we composed music based upon its physical structure, creating a kind of aural architecture. Much of the music was written for the Sound Sculptures - completely unique, large-scale musical sculptures designed and built by Michael Bashaw. The music was recorded live at our concert on the grounds of Fallingwater in July, 2000 and during a two day session inside the house the previous February. For us, the music on this CD describes a journey, beginning with our entrance into the highlands (Laurel Ridge Fanfare), then moving back and forth through nature and architecture as they are so perfectly integrated in Fallingwater. This journey ends with a piece called August 1956, which tells the story of a severe storm that flooded Bear Run and racked the house. But the house survived, and its surroundings are still serene. Thus, the music addresses nature and structure; tension, and finally, peace. We hope that our Fallingwater Music will become an enduring tribute to this architectural treasure in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania. $15 + $3 shipping. photo by Gordon Mac Kenzie
Tracks: 1. Laurel Ridge Fanfare 6. February Thaw 2. Water Falling 7. Heart of the House. 3. Stone Figure Listen 8. Balances 4. Night on the Terrace 9. 17 Windows 5. Road to Edo 10. August 1956
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 For Yuletide Music, Michael & Sandy Bashaw have created unique interpretations of traditional winter holiday music. They allowed the songs to dictate new arrangements: “We Three Kings” has a middle-eastern feel, and “Hine Ma Tov” begged for some fiery energy. To round out their basic guitar/flute instrumentation, they’ve added percussion, bells, melodica, autoharp, and whistle. In addition, you can hear Michael’s awesome “Sound Sculptures” providing atmospheric tone beds under some of the songs.
YULETIDE MUSIC
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 MYSTERIUM - MYSTERIUM is a CD of meditative music, presented in one track of 43 minutes, played by husband and wife team, Sandy & Michael Bashaw on "Sound Sculptures" and flutes. The Sound Sculptures are large scale, welded steel instruments designed and built by Michael. When the Sound Sculptures are played, they produce swirling natural harmonic overtones. This one-track format is perfect for a session of therapeutic massage or reiki. The music also works as an aid to meditation and relaxation, yoga or tai chi, or making art. Sandy & Michael have worked largely in experimental/alternative forms of music for some 20 years, giving concerts in performing arts venues throughout the US. On numerous occasions, after the concert, people would report their own feelings of well being and healing, so the Bashaws decided to record music specifically for that purpose. As the career of an experimental musician is not without stress, Michael & Sandy are grateful to have come under the care of a wonderful bodyworker, Margaret Knapke, NTS, MA, and Reiki Teacher. It is in large part because of her care and influence that they decided to record this CD of meditation/relaxation music. The sounds on the CD, MYSTERIUM, are unique: they are the pure, natural, acoustic sounds of the Sound Sculptures, mixed with alto and bass flutes. The instruments' giant resonators produce harmonic overtones with palpable healing qualities. Margaret has described the music as "strange and wondrous." LISTEN: Mysterium MYSTERIUM is the first release in a series of music CDs which will explore the healing potential of these sounds. We believe the music to be transformative, and perfect for meditation, reiki, massage, yoga, tai chi, etc., as it is all natural sound. $12 + $3 shipping.
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