Kevin kern - Full Albums - Discography [ 8 CDs ]

When Real Music President Terence Yallop heard carols being played one Christmas Day at a hotel in San Francisco and approached the pianist, he was excited about both Kevin's talent for exceptional arrangements and for his pianistic skill. He didn't yet know that Kevin had been a child prodigy who was discovered, hands on the keyboard over his head, playing "Silent Night" when he was only 18 months old and that by the time he was two, Kevin could play 20 Christmas carols using both hands.

When Kevin was a child, he watched the world series on television and then replayed the emotion and excitement of each inning for his father who had been at work and unable to watch. This not only fed a passion for baseball ("I live and die for the summer games") but honed Kevin's talent for "sound painting," something which fed the creative collaboration between Kevin and Terence. This collaboration has resulted in seven albums for Real Music to date- In the Enchanted Garden, Beyond the Sundial, Summer Daydreams, In My Life, Embracing the Wind, More Than Words (a "best of" compilation with two new tracks) and the June 2003 release, The Winding Path. All have achieved top positions on Billboard's New Age Chart.

Born in Detroit, Kevin began studying with a private tutor at age four and made his professional debut at 14 with the Well Tempered Clavichord, a teenage casual group of which he was a founding member. Though Kevin felt obliged to question his career direction as a teen, briefly wondering if he might like to be a poet, the joy of making music won the day.

Kevin studied under Detroit Symphony pianist, Mischa Kottler, and attended the University of Michigan School of Music. He has also attended the New England Conservatory of Music, receiving a Bachelor of Music as well as a Master's Degree in Performance. He spent several years playing in and around the Boston area before moving to San Francisco in 1990, where he began performing at a variety of live venues. His unique approach and ability to communicate earned a spot on the faculty as a theory teacher and vocal accompanist at Jazz Camp West in Santa Cruz in 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1998.

Some say Kevin's compositions can be compared melodically to classical music and wonder which composer's music influences him most. Primarily Bach's, which Kevin says is like the pyramids; the stones, or notes, fit together without mortar.

Terence says, "One of the joys of working with Kevin is his ability to create a picture in his mind and translate it into an exquisite melody. If I say 'meadow,' Kevin paints a sound meadow with all of its resonant beauty." Kern considers himself a sensualist and likes having Terence suggest a mood or scene for him to describe musically. Because Kevin lives in a world that lacks the crisp detail of the fully sighted, his powers of concentration and description through music are intensified. Many of his compositions are filled with the sights, sounds and scents of the natural world – of gardens, mountains, the ocean and all of their soothing, healing, comforting and uplifting qualities. Kern says, "To think that my music is touching people I've never met and from all over the world is such a joy. Bringing this kind of music to others is what my life is really about."

Kern recently returned from another triumphant tour through Asia where sold out performances, including one at the beautiful new Esplanade Theatre in Singapore, led to encores and standing ovations. Audiences in Korea broke into enthusiastic applause each time they recognized the beginning of one of his much-loved compositions. Kern has truly become a universal name for beautiful, relaxing music.

For more information on Kevin Kern and his music, please visit: www.kevinkern.com

Imagination's Light
11 Tracks | 64MB | 2005
Track Listing
1.Remembering the Light 4:23
2.Safe in Your Embrace 3:44
3.Pearls of Joy 3:52
4.Told to the Heart 4:14
5.Fields of Gold 4:50
6.Imagination’s Key 4:11
7.Keepers of the Flame 3:47
8.Musings 3:41
9.Sweet Dreams, Helena 3:48
10.I Am Always Right Here 3:31
11.And the Light is Forever 3:21

http://rapidshare.com/files/60725859/Kevin_Kern_-_2005_-_Imagination_27s_Light.rar

The Winding Path
10 Tracks | 74MB | 2003
Track Listing
1. The Touch of Love 4:17
2. The Way of the Stream 4:18
3. A Million Stars 4:04
4. High Above the Valley 5:39
5. Ancient Guardians 5:00
6. Cauldron of Healing 5:27
7. Filled with Light 2:24
8. Through the Veil 4:48
9. Softly Falling 4:18
10. The Winding Path 3:58

http://rapidshare.com/files/60725895/Kevin_Kern_-_2003_-_The_Winding_Path.rar

More Than Words - The Best
14 Tracks | 84MB | 2002
Track Listing
1. Above the Clouds 5:42
2. Sundial Dreams 4:44 3:46
3. Out of the Darkness into the Light 4:38
4. In My Life 3:30
5. Through the Arbor 3:45
6. From This Day Forward 4:48
7. Threads of Light 3:11
8. Pastel Reflections 4:29
9. We All Fall in Love Sometimes 4:26
10. Where Paths Meet 5:14
11. After the Rain 4:10
12. Children at Play 5:38
13. Twilight's Embrace 6:59
14. Blossom on the Wind 5:42

http://rapidshare.com/files/60778247/Kevin_Kern_-_More_Than_Words__28The_Best_29.rar

Embracing the Wind
10 Tracks | 66MB | 2001
Track Listing
1. Blossom on the Wind 5:42
2. Through Your Eyes 3:46
3. Childhood Remembered 4:27
4. The Silence of Knowing 4:30
5. Above the Clouds 5:23
6. Bathed in Dawn's Light 5:08
7. From This Day Forward 4:48
8. A Secret Grove 5:12
9. Fantasia's Lullaby 3:43
10. A Gentle Whisper 4:04

http://rapidshare.com/files/60779169/Kevin_Kern_-_Embracing_the_wind.rar

In My Life
11 Tracks | 90MB | 1999
Track Listing
1. We All Fall in Love Sometime 4:26
2. Love's First Smile 6:09
3. Tomorrow's Promise 3:58
4. Bittersweet 5:08
5. To Sleep on Angels' Wings 4:30
6. Touch the Sky 4:48
7. Passages 4:25
8. Twirling in Time 3:59
9. Dance of the Searching Souls 4:26
10. Emerald Legacy 6:51
11. In My Life 3:30

http://rapidshare.com/files/60725892/Kevin_Kern_-_1999_-_In_My_Life.rar

Summer Daydreams
10 Tracks | 68MB | 1998
Track Listing
1. Le Jardin 4:51
2. Once in the Long Ago 5:24
3. Twilight's Embrace 6:59
4. Water Tapestry 2:53
5. Pan's Return 4:35
6. Pastel Reflections 4:29
7. Whisperings 5:03
8. Summer Daydreams 5:15
9. Dance of the Dragonfly 3:57
10. Return to Love 4:23

http://rapidshare.com/files/60777981/Kevin_Kern_-_Summer_Daydreams.rar

Beyond the Sundial
11 Tracks | 86MB | 1997
Track Listing
1. Beyond the Sundial 4:22
2. Threads of Light 3:11
3. Where Paths Meet 5:14
4. A Flurry of Golden Leaves 3:33
5. Kristenís Serenade 5:53
6. A Time Remembered 4:17
7. A Distant Shade of Green 3:19
8. Into the Realm 5:15
9. Sundial Awakening 4:08
10. Hide and Seek 4:24
11. Until Tomorrow 5:32

http://rapidshare.com/files/60725827/Kevin_Kern_-_1997_-_Beyond_The_Sundial.rar

In the Enchanted Garden
10 Tracks | 100MB | 1996
Track Listing
1. Through the Arbor 3:45
2. Sundial Dreams 4:44
3. The Enchanted Garden 6:51
4. Butterfly 2:51
5. Straw Hats 4:12
6. Another Realm 4:59
7. Water Lilies 4:16
8. Fairy Wings 4:28
9. Paper Clouds 3:05
10. After the Rain 4:10

http://rapidshare.com/files/60725911/Kevin_Kern_-_1996_-_In_The_Enchanted_Garden.rar