Under the Greenwood Tree, Kathleen’s newest CD of piano solos, has been released and can be purchased by mail order or at CDBaby!
Here’s what Kathy Parsons at MainlyPiano.com had to say about Kathleen’s new recording:
“Under the Greenwood Tree is Kathleen Ryan’s third solo piano release, and it’s my favorite so far. ... Ryan’s musical voice is uniquely her own. With the creative goal of making the piano “sing” with the expression of the human voice, some of these twelve pieces are lyrical while others are more improvisational; the emotional content is always conveyed passionately and honestly.”
Read the entire review here.
Kathleen is also busy composing One Pulse of the Prairie, a suite for piano (both hands!) dedicated to Iowa pianist Meara Oberdieck.
Previously, at KathleenRyan.com:
The Rebirth of Light was reviewed in the December 2008 issue of New Mexico Magazine. Click here to read the review.
Verbs, Bk 1 and Outlooks have been published by Indigo Mesa Music. Go there to find them!
Kathleen was selected as the 2008 commissioned composer by the Professional Music Teachers of New Mexico, to compose Book 2 of Verbs, a set of preludes for piano left-hand alone. Verbs, Book 2, was premiered at the PMTNM convention November 14, 2008, in Los Alamos, by concert pianist Keith Snell.
Sheet music is now available for several of Kathleen’s pieces. More music is arriving all the time (someone has been standing over Kathleen insisting she write her pieces down). Go to the Store page to find out what’s in print and to purchase them. Email Kathleen to make requests of what to write down next.
The Rebirth of Light was placed among the “Best of the Year” (2007) by Dr. Christmas!