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Event
An Evening with Steinway Artists Kevin Kern and Louis Landon
Join us for an evening of enchanting solo piano, storytelling, along with some whimsical jazz improvisation by these two engaging and talented performers.
Saturday, January 17, 2015
7:00PM (doors open at 6:30PM)
Mission Viejo Civic Center - Saddleback Room
200 Civic Center
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
"... is a master of melody and quiet emotional depth." ~ Kathy Parsons, MainlyPiano.com, describing Kevin Kern
"Kevin Kern sees the music other musicians can only hear." ~ Ron Brownlow, Taipei Times
"His playing and compositions are sensitive as they are complex" ~ Keyboard Magazine, describing Louis Landon
There will be an opportunity to meet the artists, purchase CDs and songbooks, and obtain autographs after the performance.
KEVIN KERN
For more than a decade, Steinway Artist Kevin Kern has been synonymous with beautiful melodic music. A native of Detroit, Kevin Kern began playing the piano at the tender age of eighteen months. Though legally blind since birth, his exceptional talent soon became clear. The influences of lifelong friend and mentor, jazz great George Shearing, and Detroit Symphony Pianist Mischa Kottler helped Kern to develop an early love of improvisation and an appreciation for the beautiful sound a piano could produce.
Since the release of his phenomenally successful debut CD, In the Enchanted Garden in 1996, Kevin has developed his own musical voice. In the years since, his recordings have ranged from the classically flavored cinematic melodies of "Summer Daydreams" to the organic acoustic textures of "The Winding Path".
One of the hallmarks of this award winning artist's recordings is the inclusion of piano solo pieces he refers to as "sound paintings". Spontaneously improvised in a darkened recording studio, Kern uses the piano to "paint" musical pictures of scenes which are often suggested to him in the moment, such as rowing a boat across a lake after a summer rain ("After the Rain"), or a star-filled night sky ("A Million Stars").
Six Billboard charting releases have established Kern as one of the instrumental genre's most successful composers and performers. A growing list of international film and TV credits has also helped him to garner a worldwide following. These credits include: NBC's coverage of the 2000 Summer Olympics, Oprah, The Late Show with David Letterman, Live with Regis and Kelly, PBS, popular international dramas such as "Autumn in My Heart" as well as commercials for companies including Mitsubishi and Blue Cross.
Concert tours have taken him throughout the US and Asia with performances in Korea, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, and China. Highlights have included an eight city tour with Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts and a special performance for the G20 Summit in Seoul in 2010. In September 2013, Kevin completed his first concert tour of China to rave reviews.
For more information on Kevin Kern, please visit www.KevinKern.com
LOUIS LANDON
Louis Landon is a Steinway Artist, formerly of New York and currently of Sedona, who has dedicated his life to music. His passion is for peace. His career has taken him around the world playing a variety of styles with some of the most recognized names in the entertainment industry: classical music for Mikhail Baryshnikov on national and international tours, Latin music with "Pucho and his Latin Soul Brothers" on national and international tours, pop music with Rupert "Pina Colada Song" Holmes on television and national tours, rock & roll with John Hall, opening for "Little Feat" on national tours. For the past 24 years, through his production company, Landon Music, he has written and produced music for film, video, and commercials, including three years of "best plays" and "bloopers" commercials for the National Basketball Association.
Not long ago, Landon realized that his music - the solo piano compositions that bring him so much joy and peace, could surely bring joy, and particularly peace, to millions around the world. Louis Landon is currently working with three missions:
1. To create a more loving and peaceful world by writing, recording and performing, music from the heart.
2. To inspire people to live joyously and passionately.
3. To awaken and to assist people in healing themselves through music and mentoring.
He has released 16 CDs on the LCI record label, his latest entitled Healing Hearts - Solo Piano, was released on October 1, 2014 and contains music that was spontaneously composed during healing sessions.
Visit his website at www.louislandon.com for more information, CDs, sheet music, bookings, photos, videos, and tour dates.
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LocationMission Viejo Civic Center - Saddleback Room
200 Civic Center
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
United States
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| Minimum Age: 7 |
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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