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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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Thanks to John Scalzi’s crush, I’ve discovered talented pianist and singer Regina Spektor. The piano talent alone captures me, but she has a beautiful voice, as well.¹ Her website has a number of her music videos. I especially liked the one for “Us.”²

I think I’ve just added a new artist to my list of favorites for CDs to collect.

1. She reminds me a little bit of Norah Jones. [↩]
2. And that’s saying something - anyone who knows me knows that I don’t generally like music videos. [↩]

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