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Release Date: 25-07-1998
Label: Real Music
Catalog Number: RM2575-2
Barcode: 46286257523
Musical Style: Relaxing
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Jardin [04:51]  | 6 | Pastel Reflections [04:29] |
| 2 | Once in the Long Ago [05:24] | 7 | Whisperings [05:03] |
| 3 | Twilight’s Embrace [06:59] | 8 | Summer Daydreams [05:15] |
| 4 | Water Tapestry [02:53] | 9 | Dance of the Dragonfly [03:57] |
| 5 | Pan’s Return [04:35] | 10 | Return to Love [04:23] |
Description:
Music as luminous and intimate as a Monet painting has become the standard from pianist Kevin Kern, whose In the Enchanted Garden has become a cherished favorite in over 40 countries. Subtle colorings, including violin, cello and clarinet combine with gentle and eloquent piano songs to evoke a setting for Summer Daydreams.
Biography:
When Real Music President Terence Yallop heard carols being played one Christmas Day at a hotel in San Francisco and approached the pianist, he was excited about both Kevin's talent for exceptional arrangements and for his pianistic skill. He didn't yet know that Kevin had been a child prodigy who was discovered, hands on the keyboard over his head, playing Silent Night when he was only 18 months old and that by the time he was two, Kevin could play 20 Christmas carols using both hands.
Born in Detroit, Kevin began studying with a private tutor at age four and made his professional debut at 14 with the Well Tempered Clavichord, a teenage casual group of which he was a founding member. Though Kevin felt obliged to question his career direction as a teen, briefly wondering if he might like to be a poet, the joy of making music won the day.
Kevin studied under Detroit Symphony pianist, Mischa Kottler and attended the University of Michigan School of Music. He has also attended the New England Conservatory of Music, receiving a Bachelor of Music as well as a Master's Degree in Performance. He spent several years playing in and around the Boston area before moving to San Francisco in 1990, where he began performing at a variety of live venues. His unique approach and ability to communicate earned a spot on the faculty as a theory teacher and vocal accompanist at Jazz Camp West in Santa Cruz in 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1998.
Some say Kevin's compositions can be compared melodically to classical music and wonder which composer's music influences him most. Primarily Bach's, which Kevin says is like the pyramids; the stones, or notes, fit together without mortar.
Kevin Kern has become a universal name for beautiful, relaxing music.
