

The winner, based on the scoring, will be announced on March 14th, ideally. don't post about your participating via social or engage directly with the artists or nominees about the process.Īfter we receive the results and rankings from all the judges, we will tally up the scores.
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Our desire is that the winner is determined based solely on the music of this particular album, not on the merits of their full catalog, previous accomplishments, popularity, underdog status or whatever.ī) We would ask that you, as a judge, remain *completely* anonymous. That will give almost four weeks to listen through the albums and sent in your results.Ī) We would ask that you not judge with any bias towards those nominees you may or may not know or those you might feel, on a personal level, are more or less deserving. 1st place, 2nd, 3rd & 4th place, in the order that you feel they are most deserving of the title "Whisperings Solo Piano Album of the Year."Ĥ) Then just email your results to us *privately*. So be sure each album has an equal opportunity to shine in your ears.ģ) After you are familiar with all the albums, rank them in order. having some way to listen to the *full* albums online would be one requirement.Ģ) We ask that judges commit to listening through each of the albums *several times.* All the nominees need a fair shot, and as you know, some albums take repeated listens before the songs really "get" to you. wherever you prefer to listen to music (aside from Whisperings, of course!) So. be that Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube. To participate on the judging panel, here are the rules, requirements and expectations.ġ) To review the nominated albums in their entirety, you'll need to look the album up and listen on your preferred music service. Whisperings Solo Piano Radio was founded in 2003 by Pianist/Composer David Nevue and was the first broadcast of its kind to feature solo piano music exclusively. Whisperings: Solo Piano Radio is an online radio station exclusively dedicated to piano solos. Whisperings Vol 2 solo piano compilation CD 1.Kendra Logozar - Skagit Valley01:38 2.Renee Michele - Believe01:41 3.Doug Hammer - Travels01:58 4.Philip. If you'd like to participate, check out the requirements below and then if you agree, send a note, via email, to will be FOUR Album of the Year nominees (to be announced next week!) We are opening up the Album of the Year judging panel to the FIRST TEN Whisperings listeners who wish to participate in the judging process. Samples are also available on many of the participating artists’ websites.Would you like to help decide the winner of the 2022 Whisperings: Album of the Year? Whisperings Solo Piano Volume 1 is available from, Amazon, and iTunes. "Angel of Bliss" by Christopher Boscoleġ6."Prayer for the Planet" by Greg Maroney Whisperings: Solo Piano Radio is an independent online radio station that lives streams globally the best piano solos by new-coming artists from all over. "A Sunset's Promise" by Christine Brownġ2. I give it my very highest recommendation!ĩ. Instead, I’ll list the artists and their pieces with the assurance that this is one extremely high quality piano album and a must for all lovers of contemporary solo piano. He is the founder of online radio station 'Whisperings: Solo Piano Radio'.

Because of that, I don’t really want to pull out a few examples. David Nevue (born 1965) is an American solo piano composer and a pianist. There are no “big” or splashy pieces on this album, but there is a wonderful variety of moods and emotional expressions - from “Angel of Bliss” to “Lament,” from “Awaken the Dawn” to “A Sunset’s Promise.” All of the pieces are of such a high quality that none overshadows the rest - it’s an amazing and seamless musical journey from the first note to the last. All of the tracks were recorded at Joe Bongiorno’s Piano Haven Recording Studio near Seattle, WA, on Joe’s impeccable Kawai RX-7 acoustic grand, giving a warm, consistent sound throughout the album despite the variety of artists and pianistic touches. Whisperings solo piano radio app is a solo piano music broadcast featuring over 250 talented pianists from around the world. Well folks, I may have already found my favorite CD of the year! Whisperings Solo Piano Volume 1, a compilation of sixteen original piano solos by sixteen Whisperings Artists, is nothing short of stellar! The brainchild of pianist/composer David Nevue, Whisperings has become the #1 solo piano internet radio station, and has grown from a small handful of artists to more than two hundred pianists from all over the world.
