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Being a piano player myself, I’m always somewhat partial to music that makes primary use of my favorite instrument. I’ve also always been a sucker for slower, more lyrical music. So it should come as no surprise that I really like the music of Fernando Ortega. For Christmas this past year, I requested a few of his CDs, since I didn’t have any in my collection yet. I was especially interested in two of his songs - “Grace and Peace” from The Shadow of Your Wings and “Our Great God” from Storm - but I didn’t specifically request them because I didn’t see any reason to be picky. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I received two of Fernando’s albums, both of which were the very ones I had been most interested in. Both albums have been active in my music playlist ever since.

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