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“I was captivated by this from the first notes. And at the transition to the finale at around the 5 minute mark I had to just stop and do nothing else but listen and be swept away. I do not say any of this lightly. It’s gorgeous. What a beautiful final gift [to her parents] to know that their daughter composed such beauty.”
Jay Jochnowitz, Editor-at-large, Albany Times Union
“Have you ever wondered what the word HOPE sounds like musically? Pianist Mary Dawood Catlin gives you a very good musical definition of that word in her new single HOPE. I HOPE you will give it a listen and download it.
At the START you can hear and feel the sadness and immobility of the slow tempo and the left-hand rhythm that reminds one of slowly tapping fingers and the inaction of everything else. As the piece progresses you can hear the tempo getting a little faster and the right hand getting more active, like one is thinking about possibilities of getting through an upsetting experience – possibly a loss of a family member or close friend or some other of life’s challenges and disappointments.
The tempo increases more as you can feel and sense HOPE developing, and the person considers possible actions to help – even though you can’t fast forward time. Towards the END there is a sense of purpose and even anticipation looking to the future – which is what HOPE helps us find if we are lucky.
Mary is an extremely gifted concert pianist who can play anything as you can hear in her previous full album NOSTALGIA which I highly recommend also. Here, she uses music like second language, saying more with her playing and composing skills than can be written well with words alone.”
Alan Storeygard, Jazz pianist, composer & physician
“When I listen to someone like you…. Someone that makes a musical instrument a living thing, someone that infuses their soul into their music…. Well, I am truly in awe. God has blessed you so much. He truly gives you His favor.”
Steve S.
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