From: sunofmusic@gmail.com   
      
   Los Angeles - Introducing Composer/Pianist Chadwick Himsl and his debut   
   contemporary classical piano solo album "The Light Shines in the Darkness" to   
   be released April 5, 2015. Chadwick has come back to his first love after a   
   long absence from music,    
   putting together an album that has heart. Of special mention is the   
   composition Newtown (in 3 movements). While the name brings to mind a terrible   
   tragedy, far from being depressing or melancholy, and consistent to the theme   
   of this album, we are lifted    
   above it. Light shines out of the darkness and leaves the listener full of   
   hope. In the artist's own words, "After the events of Newtown, I just felt   
   like I needed to do something as a father. I thought of my own three boys with   
   my oldest just a year    
   younger than the kids at Sandy Hook. I thought I may not be able to change the   
   world, but I can honor those kids through my music."   
      
   Also of note is the last piece on the album, "A Place Beyond," which was   
   actually written when the composer was in college back in 1995. Chadwick   
   Himsl: When I wrote this piece in college, I was quite happy with it, but I   
   never thought anyone would hear    
   it beyond the walls of the university. Technology has brought me to the place   
   where my dreams of being a composer can become a reality. I am delighted to be   
   able to share this piece with the world, especially because this is a piece I   
   dedicated to my    
   father.   
      
   The title track, "The Light Shines in the Darkness," is inspired by the   
   biblical account of Genesis 2-3 and John 1:5: "The earth was without form, and   
   void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. Then God said, 'Let there be   
   light'; and there was    
   light... "And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not   
   comprehend it." True to the description, the first part of the piece is   
   arguably dark with foreboding, irritable notes. But the darkness is   
   short-lived as light enters in. Strings    
   penetrate the darkness with a single note. The composition ends with a   
   beautiful melody that the artist attributes to his outdoor wind chimes on a   
   windy day.   
      
   Chadwick Himsl: I love the imagery of this event and the message it conveys.   
   Things can be completely dark both literally and figuratively, but the tiniest   
   amount of light cannot be stopped. It is a message of hope in a dark world.   
   "For it is the God who    
   commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give   
   the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." 2   
   Corinthians 4:6.   
      
   The Light shines in the Darkness   
   Track listing:   
      
   1. The Light Shines in the Darkness   
   2. Newtown I: Faith Is the Substance of Things Hoped For   
   3. Newtown II: Remember the Children   
   4. Newtown III: Beauty for Ashes   
   5. Love Is Patient   
   6. Nostalgia   
   7. A Place Beyond   
      
   Soundcloud Audio Link (promotional use only):   
   http://soundcloud.com/chadwickhimsl/sets/the-light-shines-in-the/s-mUDZL   
      
   YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/nO3GBV6ZR8I   
      
   Purchase and Licensing Info (Available April 5, 2015) :   
   Digital Download: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/chadwickhimsl   
   Licensing and biography: http://www.chadwickhimsl.weebly.com   
      
   Media Contact:   
   Chadwick Himsl   
   Tel: 323-841-4252   
   Email: chadwickhimslmusic@gmail.com   
      
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