Timothy Cooper
East Wind
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Oceanic sound as in the music of dreams.
tracks
- 1 East Wind
- 2 Asian Rain
- 3 Green Seas
- 4 Silent Stream
- 5 Bird Flight
- 6 Clearing
- 7 Ancient Moss
- 8 Opening
- 9 Starlight
- 10 Bamboo Forest
- 11 Winter Forests
- 12 Holding Sway
- 13 The Dance
- 14 Morning
- 15 Once Was (1)
- 16 Once Was (2)
- 17 Starlight
- 18 Asian Rain (2)
- 19 Lark On Limb
- 20 Wonder Wall
- 21 Somehow
- 22 Circles
- 23 Slow Peals
- 24 Daylight
- 25 Dawn of Time
- 26 Before the Dawn
- 27 Summer Shimmers
- 28 Eulogy
- 29 Always Sorrows
- 30 Flames in the Wind
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New Age Reporter Review of "East Wind"
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Of his solo piano sounds, Timothy Cooper says: "I love the piano's ability to create oceanic sound—a great wash of sustained sound that can seem at once infinite and intimate, with no borders or boundaries--only the presence of being... Sometimes my music has no definable beginnings, no absolute endings: only waves upon waves of sound headed as if for all shores, as in the music of dreams.
"It is this sense of musical sustainability that I wish to explore, to create: Sound that rolls out to the edge of a horizon-less horizon and into a space too vast to fully comprehend, like countless waves tossed and lost across midnight seas. The beauty of pure piano is that it's capable of opening up this epic, unending space, this magnificent place where tone is magnified, sustained, and amplified. This is the sound that I search for in my music: a sustained sound that moves like I imagine the universe moves--out towards its outer edges. It's there that I find refuge, absolute intimacy. It's there that I drink from the mysterious deep and float, for a time, incredibly free.
"No words can quite describe the sound of sound or the oceanic place that I wish my music to be. But it is my hope that I reveal the angels of my soul in sound."
Bio:
Timothy Cooper began his musical career as a chorister at the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul in Washington, DC. As a soprano, he performed under the demanding
direction of Dr. Paul S. Callaway, Richard Dirksen and David Koehring, singing a vast repertoire of sacred and choral works written by some of the world’s leading
composers. Among them were British composers Dr. Benjamin Britten and Sir Ralph Vaughan Williams, as well as 16th century English composers William Byrd and
Thomas Tallis. He also performed the major works of contemporary American composers Pulitzer-Prize winning composer Dr. Leo Sowerby and Richard Dirksen. Together with the Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, Cooper recorded several LP records and toured in the United States and abroad, singing at Westminster Abbey, King John’s College Cambridge, Coventry, Chichester and Canterbury cathedrals.
As a teenager he was influenced by the innovative music of the Sixties, including recording artist Ravi Shankar. He studied sitar until he took up acoustical piano while studying film directing and writing at the American Film Institute, Center for Advanced Film Studies in Los Angeles.
Over subsequent years, he developed his own pure piano style of improvisational composition, later influenced by acoustical artists Keith Jarrett, Liz Story, Will Ackerman, Philip Aaberg, and Suzanne Ciani. In 2001, greatly moved by the attacks on the World Trade Center, Cooper finally began recording his piano improvisations. These recordings resulted in “East Wind”.
He recorded on a Baldwin concert grand piano, using Panasonic DAT technology and stereo Neumann U 87 microphones.
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Congratulations on GrIndie Award
author: RadioIndy.comRadioIndy is proud to present Timothy Cooper a GrIndie Award for their CD "East Wind." A GrIndie Award is RadioIndy's stamp of approval that this CD is an excellent quality CD. Please join us in congratulating this artist on this accomplishment.
A Fresh New Voice!
author: Kathy Parsons“East Wind” is one of two solo piano CDs released simultaneously by Timothy Cooper (the other is “Light on the Water”). “East Wind” is a fascinating collection of thirty short (from 43 seconds to 3 1/2 minutes) piano pieces that were composed as a tribute to the victims of 9/11 and recorded on a concert grand piano. Open and a bit on the dark (but not brooding) side, this is music caught in the moment of creation by an artist who has been involved in music his whole life. Cooper’s musical career began as a soprano in various boys choirs that recorded albums and toured the US and abroad. As a teenager, he studied sitar until he took up piano as a student at The American Film Institute in Los Angeles. Over the years, Cooper developed his own style of improvisational composition, and finally began recording his music later in 2001. Most of the pieces on “East Wind” are quiet and intimate, with the feeling of vast, deep space. There is nothing harsh or flamboyant about the music, and it works well with full attention or as a backdrop for other activities. From Cooper’s website: "I love the piano's ability to create oceanic sound—a great wash of sustained sound that can seem at once infinite and intimate, with no borders or boundaries--only the presence of being... Sometimes my music has no definable beginnings, no absolute endings: only waves upon waves of sound headed as if for all shores, as in the music of dreams.” Many improvised albums do not hold together well with repeated plays, but this one does, revealing more about the music as well as the composer each time. Most of these musical vignettes have nature themes and their brevity is impressionistic like watercolor paintings or gesture drawings. Many have no distinct beginnings or endings, yet the CD is solid and consistent as a whole entity. Each little piece is distinct and unique, yet each is a part of the mood, expression, and experience of the whole. I highly recommend “East Wind” especially to those who enjoy music that is a bit more experimental and slightly edgy.
Beautiful Piano Compositions!
author: RadioIndy.comSolo Pianist Timothy Cooper brings you "Eat Wind," an album of deep concept and delicate intimacy. Mr. Cooper has deep convictions about music and truly enjoys the piano's ability to take you to a different place. The sound and arrangements are vast, weightless and deep. The album is great whether you are looking to relax, or tune up your mind. Timothy is an accomplished player and one can surely appreciate his attention to detail. Highlights are "East Wind", making you believe that there are oceans in the desert with its wet, yet dry sound. "Bird Flight" is a beautiful progression and is very uplifting. "Bamboo Forest" is quite dramatic and brooding, but seems to fit into the mix. If you like solo piano compositions and music fit for relaxation and retrospect, you'll love this wonderfully-produced collection.