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Pianist, composer and recording artist Brian Golden was born in New York City and resides in Florida. As a solo pianist, Golden’s albums have aired on music networks and radio stations throughout the world including Pandora, Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, Sirius XM and Whisperings Solo Piano Radio. A classically-trained pianist, Golden is a graduate of the Crane School of Music at Potsdam, New York where he earned the Performer’s Certificate in Piano. Among his many musical influences he includes J.S. Bach, Frederic Chopin, George Gershwin, Bela Bartok, Glenn Gould, Keith Jarrett, Hoagy Carmichael, Scott Joplin and The Beatles.
In addition to his five solo piano albums, Golden has also written music for dance and film and produces Ballets for Children with his wife Christy, a classically-trained dancer and illustrator. Their album Fairy Light, is a recipient of a 2015 “Parents’ Choice Award.” Golden has also written a series of pieces for the piano entitled, “24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes,” written in the tradition of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, available on his website - briangoldencomposer.com.
I have always enjoyed taking a break from my classical studies to improvise at the piano. I remember as a young child, my mother calling out to me from the kitchen…