Nocturnes

Dan's most recent recording, Nocturnes, was released in August, 2012. A group of Dan's close friends had asked him to create an album of music to inspire, soothe, and heal. Having recorded several new solo piano improvisations in January, 2012, Dan composed and recorded melodic themes to these improvs (featuring Carole Libelo on English horn, Marty Hackleman on French horn, and Helen Hausmann on violin and viola) to create the twelve pieces that appear on the album. One of the tracks (Peter's Theme) is dedicated to the memory of Peter Fox, an extremely talented musician friend of many, who passed on January 2, 2012. All proceeds from the sale of Peter's Theme will be donated to The Peter Fox Project, which in turn benefits the Sitar Arts Center in Washington, DC, an organization which brings it's diverse community together to give underserved children and youth the opportunity to explore and study the visual and performing arts in an afterschool safe haven. All proceeds from the sale of a second track on the album (Anne's Lullaby) will be donated to The National Family Resiliency Center, an organization which is committed to helping children and adults preserve a sense of family, foster healthy relationships, and constructively adjust to change, especially during times of individual and family transitions. 'There is a magic time between twilight and dawn... A time in which the world around us becomes still... A time when our thoughts turn inward... We quietly remember all we have dreamed and known... The roads we have traveled... The lessons we have learned... And with the first light of sunrise, we are grateful... A new day begins...'