A Satie-esque Collection of Musical Impressions
McEncroe's latest album, Musical Images for Piano, has received a great review at cinemusical. "The recording itself offers a rich piano sound and Hagino’s performances are often quite moving. "The collection plays like a modern impressionist set featuring nice melodic content and traditional harmony which, in one way, sort of answers the question, “What if Satie wrote a couple hours of Gymnopedie?” Here, it results in a couple of hours of relaxing, unobtrusive piano music."
Soul-stirring creations - album review
Musical Images for Piano is the latest set of recordings of McEncroe's solo piano works, performed by pianist Yoko Hagino. "Recorded in September 2017 at Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, Massachusetts," writes the reviewer at textura.org, it "should be regarded as indispensable for admirers of the composer's work, given how definitively the twenty-four introspective pieces are rendered by Hagino. "As with any recording, certain moments stand out as particularly spec
Rockport Piano sessions with Yoko Hagino
In September 2017 Mark travelled to the USA to re-record his solo piano works. All pieces from both volumes of “Reflections & Recollections - musical Images for piano” were recorded again in Rockport MA at the Shalin Liu Performance Centre with Japanese /American concert pianist Yoko Hagino. The album was produced by Grammy Award winner Brad Michel. Mark will be returning in 2018 to record his next lot of new piano pieces with the same team, for a double album to be released
Mark John McEncroe is Fish Fine Music’s feature artist
Fish Fine Music, Sydney’s premiere classical and jazz music specialist, has shined the spotlight on Mark in its weekly newsletter.
The newsletter which is sent out to Fish’s VIP mailing list features a profile on Mark with links to his three CDs which are now available in Fish’s Central-Sydney bricks and mortar store, as well as its comprehensive online store.
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• Affirmations and Aspirations
• Reflections & Recollections Vol 1
• Reflections & Recoll
McEncroe Becomes Newest Member of The Artist Gallery.com
Australian composer Mark John McEncroe has joined the ranks of artists and composers featured on fledgling website TheArtistGallery.com, a gathering place for piano music aficionados. As the 37th member to join the Artist Gallery, Mark is honoured to be in such fine musical company.
Here’s what real piano music’s curators had to say about Mark’s music: One of our generation's most talented orchestral and piano composers, Mark John McEncroe evokes a refreshing blend of Ravel
I hear quite a bit of Chopin in this piece, and I LOVE Chopin!
Kathy Parsons of MainlyPiano.com has just posted her reviews of Mark's second volume "Reflections & Recollections Vol 2". The reviewer finds several favourites among the eleven pieces, which range from lively and spirited, melancholy and gorgeous, to darker and more emotional, expressed in "deep tonal colors". "I also really like the dark and mysterious “A Penny For Your Thoughts.”
I hear quite a bit of Chopin in this piece, and I LOVE Chopin!" -- Kathy Parsons Read Kathy's
A melange of inspirations from folk-song to Satie - CD review
My first two CDs Reflections & Recollections Vols 1 and 2, have been reviewed by Meriel Owen. The review, produced here below in full, was published in January 2016 The Studio, the magazine of The Music Teachers' Association.
"These two volumes of piano music are presented by Wirripang in an attractive cover with biographical notes and dedications to those mentors who provided guidance and encouragement to the composer.
The titles of each item reflect the nostalgia of past
More Piano Solo Music
Following on from Reflections and Recollections Volume 1 – Mark John McEncroe’s first successful solo piano Music CD and Sheet Music – Volume 2 is now soon to be released. The subject matter is a reflection on and recollections of Mark's life experiences to date, using subjects from his garden as references that trigger memories. This does not apply to every piece however and Mark finds himself inspired by a combination of classical and orchestral influences. #classicalpiano
Reflections & Recollections CD on best seller list
Mark John McEncroe’s classical music CD, Reflections & Recollections Vol 1, made the best seller list at Fish Fine Music in January 2014.
Fish Fine Music is Australia's largest Classical Music Specialist, with a classical music store based in Sydney, Australia and selling online worldwide.
Mark debuted as a contemporary Australian Composer of classical music in 2013 with the release of his Reflections & Recollections solo piano music CD and sheet music. Mark is inspired b
Solo Piano Sheet Music Finds A Home
Mark John McEncroe's solo piano sheet music has found a home with Wirripang. Home to many Australian Composers of classical music and solo piano music, Wirripang is the leading independent print music publisher in Australia. Mark is delighted to be the newest composer to be added to the Wirrapang roster and is looking forward to building up a catalogue of new compositions, including orchestral compositions on which he is in currently working, in various stages of production a
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