We both often stay up all night, and we try to make sure there's food and water near us while we're working so that we remember to eat and drink. Forman, Chairman of the Hematology Department at City of Hope, is one of the world's four foremost authorities on hematology and bone marrow transplants, and in a lot of ways, the way we work are similar. Winston says, "It was as if I composed this in the hospital room itself. "Night Blooming" is a direct reflection of his time in the hospital, and how the body heals while sleeping at night. The piece is filled with all the potentials of love, but in the end, forgoes the experience with all of its inherent emotional risks. Winston summons cupid in the song "Unrequited Love (Carousel 9)," a short but potent carousel.
"Many Clocks (Carousel 4)" concurrently contrasts different time signatures in both the left and right hands with an aesthetic reminiscent of music boxes playing, clocks ticking and chiming.
Sparse piano sways are connected with a sense of purpose and meaning, supported with loving reassurance. The first of the ballads on Spring Carousel, "More Than You Know" is a tribute to all those who have inspired Winston. Upon waking and going to the piano, the exact notes worked well, with his left hand muting the strings inside the piano, and the right hand playing similar to the finger-style technique on the guitar, and inspired by the players of the Zimbabwean mbira tradition (aka thumb piano). Of the many distinct tracks on Spring Carousel, "Dream 1" is the only song Winston ever actually wrote while dreaming. Spring Carousel is comprised of three types of pieces: carousels, uptempo songs called Ms Mysteries, and slower ballad-esque bouquets. These were pieces influenced by the spiraling motions of the planets, stars and galaxies in the universe, composer Howard Blake's piece "The Snowman's Music Box Dance" from the children's video "The Snowman," composer Steve Reich's work, and the circular motion of music boxes and carnival carousels. Spring Carousels setting is City of Hope, where Winston was given a second chance at life.ĭuring his late-night piano sessions at City of Hope, themes turned into compositions that he labeled carousels. And his releases Montana - A Love Story, as well as Forest and Plains, come primarily from his sense of the different topographies in Montana. His season-themed albums come mainly from his childhood experience in Montana of the drastic difference in the seasons. As with his previous recordings, including seven Platinum selling albums ( Autumn, December, Forest, Summer, Winter Into Spring, Linus & Lucy - The Music of Vince Guaraldi, and Plains), Winston's studio recordings are all experienced-based. From 59 recorded songs, 15 select works are now showcased on Winston's latest solo piano album. Spring Carousel is the culmination of works composed at City of Hope during early 2013. As he gained strength, Winston spent his time at the piano in the hospital auditorium every night. Following his performance on September 13, 2012, in Sand Point, Idaho, the pianist barely made it through the second half of his show, before laying down on the dressing room floor needing to go to the emergency room, and then transferring to City of Hope where he had his bone marrow transplant on November 22. In the fall of 2012, Winston's acclaimed career spanning more than 40 years and selling 15 million albums, came to a crossroads. Upon hearing Winston's singular work on Spring Carousel, a depth of piano brilliance effortlessly sinks into one's soul, never leaving the listener eager for anything other than the next swirling song on the recording. For Winston, that voice has always been solo acoustic piano. George Winston reminds music fans on his 14th solo piano album, Spring Carousel, that only one voice is required to be wholeheartedly inspiring. George Winston is available for interviews upon request. Proceeds from sales of Spring Carousel will directly benefit City of Hope. Spring Carousel features a collection of 15 solo piano compositions written by Winston while in recovery from a bone marrow transplant for Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) at City of Hope, in Duarte, California, near Los Angeles. Celebrated American pianist George Winston will release a cancer research benefit album, Spring Carousel, on RCA Records on March 31, 2017.
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