Shannon Janssen — The Keys of Christmas (2005)

“My goal is to create touching music that will warm hearts, to play music that will lighten the listener’s load during these uncertain times we live in and to share the gift of music with my students. I meet people from all walks of life in the various places I play and have many years of stories to tell of my life behind the grand piano." ~Shannon Janssen

Жанр: Jazz, Christmas, Holiday, Easy Listening
Лейбл: Maxville Records
Дата релиза: November 4, 2005
Время звучания: 00:40:17

Треклист:

01. [bad word] All Ye Faithful - Hark the Herald Angels Sing

02. White Christmas

03. Silent Night - Away in a Manger

04. Joy to the World

05. Flurries

06.  What Child is This - We Three Kings - Carol of the Bells

07. Remember When

08. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

09. The First Noel - First Christmas

10. Silent Snow

Biography:

Born and raised in Iowa, Shannon Janssen began playing a small electric organ when she was very young. She has very few memories of it, but her parents remember Shannon making up tunes at a very early age. When she was seven, formal piano lessons began. Her Austrian piano [bad word] was strict, requiring Shannon to practice only classical pieces. After mastering the lessons her teacher would give, she would spend additional time at the piano learning pop songs, and working on her [bad word]  Shannon continued lessons through high school then studied piano with a passionate pursuit that led her through the years.

At the request of people who wanted to take Shannon’s music home with them, in 2001 she began the adventure of recording her debut album, “Heart Journey”. Within a year, she began recording her second album “Piano Paintings”, released in October of 2002. “The Keys of Christmas” was released in December of 2005 with a Christmas Concert in Cedar Rapids, IA, CD signings and performances including Barnes and Noble. With several of her [bad word] along with Shannon’s interpretation of traditional Christmas Carols, “The Keys of Christmas” has made a wonderful addition to holiday music collections from coast to coast.

Shannon has been performing professionally for over twenty years in a variety of different venues. She has been a church pianist for many years and continues teach private piano lessons today.

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