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Brian Kelly is an American composer, pianist, and recording artist producing contemporary instrumental music. == Career== Brian’s latest release, ''Butterfly Rapture'' (his first solo piano album), is a collection of twelve neoclassical pieces with jazz, gospel, and Celtic influences. The work gives voice to his playful, sophisticated musicality and dazzling playing ability.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Butterfly Rapture CD review at MainlyPiano.com )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Butterfly Rapture album review at NewAgeMusicReviews.net )〕 Brian’s previous album, ''Afterplay'', was awarded second place in the “Best Instrumental Jazz Album” category of the Just Plain Folks Music Awards and “#2 Contemporary Jazz Album” by Independent Music Awards. ''Afterplay'' ranked third on the Zone Music Reporter Top 100 Radio Chart for three months in a row (November 2008 thru January 2009) and was chosen as a “Best of 2008” pick by Audiosyncracy. The album features Eric Crystal on sax, Viviana Guzman on flute, and David Rokeach on drums.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Afterplay CD review at MainlyPiano.com )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NAR Radio Chart November 2008 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NAR Radio Chart December 2008 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NAR Radio Chart January 2009 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Just Plain Folks Music Award Nominees 2009 )〕 Brian’s debut album, ''Pools of Light'', charted #1 on the New Age Reporter international radio charts for two months in a row (June and July 2005) and garnered him a “Best New Artist” nomination in the 2005 Lifestyle Music Awards. ''Pools of Light'' was named among the Top 40 Favorite CDs of the Decade (2000-2009) by Kathy Parsons of MainlyPiano.com.〔(2005 NAR Lifestyle Music Award Nominees ) – web page archived at the Internet Archive〕 Brian was Keyboard Magazine’s Annual Reader Tape Contest winner for the recording of his composition “Todd Pond,” which is included on the Flexi-disc Soundpage in the February 1990 issue.〔"The Year's Best Home Tapes", Jim Aikin, Keyboard Magazine, 1990〕 His music has been featured in television (''Travel Channel, BBC Worldwide, MTV''), film (''NBA Entertainment''), in-flight programming (''United, JetBlue, Continental, Southwest''), and receives airplay from radio stations and satellite music networks around the world (''Music Choice, Sirius XM radio, Pandora Radio'').〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= XM Satellite Radio playlist )〕 His sheet music songbooks, published by Skylight Music, include: Pools of Light Solo Piano Songbook and Tomorrow's Daydream Solo Piano Songbook. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brian Kelly (composer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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