Mysterious Pathways Volume One

Ethan David Loch

Front cover picture. Ethan with cane in hand walks up a grassy hill to a tower. Walls stetch either side of the tower into the distance. Inside the tower you can just see some giant ants poking their heads out of the cracks. In the dark sky the stars are visible and the name ethan loch is formed in Braille.

Wallace At Lanark, The Misunderstood Lion, Theme to Apollo, Of The Sea, Cinnamon Swirl, Wizard Time, The Haunted Tower Part 1, The Haunted Tower Part 2, The Haunted Tower Part 3, The Haunted Tower Part 4, The Haunted Tower Part 5, The Haunted Tower Part 6

Description

This stunning first collection of original solo piano compositions from Scotland's young composer Ethan David Loch is packed with incredible cinematic songs that take you on a grand journey with his signature style and technical virtuosity.

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Notes

"Wallace At Lanark" is very much a Scottish piece inspired by the waterfalls of New Lanark and the tragic story of William Wallace.
"The Misunderstood Lion" follows a common theme in Ethan's music, someone who is judged harshly and incorrectly. This time a lion whose roar gets him in trouble but whose heart is kind and gentle.
"Theme to Apollo" is Ethan's imagining of an ancient Greek harp melody played in point and counterpoint between a priest and the God Apollo.
"Of The Sea" was written standing on a beach in Seahouses, England, half in the water, half out, listening to the waves break and the Kitty Wakes feed their young and imagining life under the water in the deep sea.
"Cinnamon Swirl" was written as a gift for Ethan's uncle's 70th birthday. Initially, as an improvised piece, it has been refined into its own composition.
"Wizard Time" is a composition based around clocks and the story of a young boy being tested against the clock.
“The Haunted Tower” came from initial ideas in August 2015 but took several years to fully form into the completed piece. These 6 movements represent the repeated refinement of Ethan’s ideas through the years until he was happy with the single version recorded here. The piece is about a giant, of intimidating size, who is feared by the local humans but is actually friendly. The giant has many adventures: fighting with giant ants; fighting with human villagers (who he tries hard not to hurt); gets himself killed; rises as a ghost; reclaims his body; helps the human villagers destroy the ants; and in the end, sacrifices himself to finally rid the world of the dangerous giant ants.

Front Cover Painting

Tony Luciani (website)

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Tony Luciani, a full-time artist, was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1956. A recipient of numerous Ontario Arts Council and Elizabeth Greenshields grants, Tony has exhibited in over one hundred shows over his career, nationally and internationally. He is a founder and former Board of Director member of The Harriston-Minto Heritage Gallery, as well as a founder and former member of the Minto Arts Council. Tony is listed in the ‘Canadian Who's Who’

Biography

Ethan David Loch

Ethan walks, with cane out front, over a grassy field. His back is to the camera.

Ethan was born in 2004 and diagnosed completely blind since birth. As a toddler, he would explore the piano for hours imitating his first inspiration, Rowlf the piano playing dog from the Muppet Show. His second inspiration, the DVD "Horowitz in Vienna", he played relentlessly. His formal piano lessons began at age 4 with his mother, but now he takes the long drive from Stirling to Manchester to study with Simon Bottomley. He has been composing since early childhood and loves to tell imaginative stories about his compositions.
Ethan's first major concert was at a Music in Lanark event where he also debuted his first major composition work, "Wallace at Lanark" illustrating the life of Scottish hero William Wallace.
Ethan was the focus of a BBC radio documentary called "Batman and Ethan". The central message of the documentary is the freedom a blind child can experience through working with the talented teacher of the blind, Daniel Kish.
In 2015 Ethan won the under-14 category at the Glasgow Music Festival when he was only 10 years old.
In November 2016 Ethan was awarded his first major International award in the Vatican. He received the “Premio Asoluto” prize at the 15th International "Giuseppe Sciacca" awards in Rome for his ability to create music “full of colours” as an inspiration to all.
On Saturday, 18th March 2017 Ethan won the 7th James Waterhouse Loretto Piano Competition "Advanced" class. As part of that prize, he performed at Steinway Hall in London.
In November 2017, Ethan won his category in the wonderful 25th Festival of Chopin in Mazovia, Poland. He performed at Chopin's house and later for the Warsaw Music Society.
His first TV appearance followed in May 2018 on the ITV show Little Big Shots.

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