Disklavier

There are several Christmas Selections by Dereck
Barnes on the site as well that are very well done.

--- rrl_edm <r_leblanc@...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Given the wide range of musical tastes amongst
> Disklavier owners, 
> I'm usually not inclined to post anything about the
> PianoSoft
> disks I enjoy.
> 
> However, I recently discovered a real 'gem' that has
> immediately 
> become a favourite for the Christmas season and I
> what to share it 
> with others.
> 
> The disk is called `Gabriel's Message: Christmas
> Suite for
> Solo Piano' by Matt Herskowitz.  The disk is a
> collection of
> traditional Christmas songs played in a
> non-traditional way. It's 
> very refreshing and Matt's playing is impressive.
> Matt's
> interpretation of many holiday classics is best
> characterized as a 
> crossover between middle-of-the-raod, jazz and
> classical styles.  
> Excellent! It's very reasonably priced at $19.95
> (mostly due to
> lack of song royalties).
> 
> The disk is a bit elusive to find on Yamaha's
> website as it's
> tucked away on the  Disklavier's Users page inside
> the `New
> York City Rising Star Series' collection.  Here's
> the link:
> 
> www.yamahamusicsoft.com/index.php?
> action=ProductDetail&product_id=1020945
> 
> Here's the Yamaha URL for Matt's bio:
>
www.yamahamusicsoft.com/index.php?action=RisingStar&artist=matt
> 
> Although I know Matt's name through my days living
> in Montreal, I 
> was not aware that he had produced a disk for
> Yamaha.  For those 
> interested, Matt's homepage is at:
> www.mattherskowitz.com
> 
> For more info on the `Gabriel's' Message' disk, see:
> 
> www.mattherskowitz.com/pages/framesmaingabriel.html
> 
> Check it out!
> 
> Note that this disk is ONLY available as a download
> from the Yamaha 
> web site.  This requires that you first download and
> install 
> Yamaha's `Musicsoft Downloader' (MSD) program:
>
www.yamahamusicsoft.com/index.php?action=GetPianoSoft
> 
> Installation is easy.  Once the downloader program
> is installed, 
> it's a simple matter of purchasing the disk on-line
> and when you 
> proceed to download any of the PianoSoft disks, the
> Yamaha Musicsoft 
> Downloader program takes over.  You'll be asked to
> insert a blank 
> 2DD or 2HD diskette into you floppy drive and the
> downloader program 
> will create a standard E-SEQ disk.  I've done this
> for a few
> disks without any problem.
> 
> Also, I'd be happy to hear from anyone who feels
> strongly about 
> Christmas music they would like to recommend for the
> Disklavier.  
> Thanks to Todd Muncy for his posting (#3351) about
> Kendell Healy's 
> off-the-cuff original arrangements of seven
> Christmas classics.
> 
> 
> Season's Greetings,
> 
> Robert LeBlanc
> 
> 
> 
> To Post a message to the group, send it to:  
> disklavier@...
> 
> To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's
> founder and moderator, send it to:
> disklavier-owner@...
> 
> To reach our group's web site go to:
> http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier
> 
> Todd's family web site was completely updated
> 01/15/03.  It contains some fun disklavier content
> and links to midi sites among many other things, The
> url is:
> http://MuncyFamily.com 
> 
> THINKING OF LEAVING THE GROUP?
> If you are thinking of unsubcribing because you are
> getting too much mail, go the the web site and
> change your email delivery option instead.  That
> will fix the problem, while maintaining your access
> to the group.  If you insist on leaving us
> completely send a blank email to:
> disklavier-unsubscribe@... 
> 
> Know someone who wants to join?  Have them send a
> blank email to:
> disklavier-subscribe@... or give them this
> link:
> http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier/join 
>  
> 
> Yahoo! Groups Links
> 
> To visit your group on the web, go to:
>  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/disklavier/
> 
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
>  disklavier-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
> 
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
>  http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ 
> 
> 


__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing.
http://photos.yahoo.com/