Gary Girouard - The Naked Piano: Transitions (2016)

Gary Girouard is a multi-award winning composer of evocative solo piano melodies. "Transitions" is the 6th album in his "Naked Piano" series - and promises to be his best work yet! Often compared to George Winston, Frederic Chopin, Yanni and Keith Jarrett, Girouard’s raw, expressive style of contemporary piano combines equal parts classical, new age and pop into “a masterpiece, a testament to a fluid live recording” (Boston Live), and “a must-have for your solo piano collection”(SoloPiano.com). Girouard’s Naked Piano series has garnered critical and popular acclaim including multiple “Album of the Year” awards and nominations.

"Transitions" follows an epic tale of "Apollo" - a 15th century self-motivated Italian farm boy who falls in love with the privileged young "Lady Maria". The album chronicles a surprising string of events where Apollo's love helps him overcome incredible odds, rising from poverty and misfortune to become one of the richest and most influential thought leaders of his time.

Girouard has toured nationally and internationally including recent performances in Italy and his debut performance at Weill Hall at Carnegie (New York). His music has been described as “hauntingly beautiful”, “deeply moving” and “wonderfully inspiring”. Now residing on Cape Cod (MA), Girouard is heavily influenced by his European ancestry and time spent living and traveling through Italy.

Tracklist:

01. Solitude
02. Redemption
03. Invictus
04. Cross the Chasm
05. Beyond Tomorrow
06. Forbidden Love
07. Kairos
08. Serenity
09. Transformation
10. Nebula
11. Nexus
12. Transitions
13. Invictus (Orchestrated)