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Whether you're visiting for the first
time, or returning for Mike's latest news, music,
and gift ideas, we're glad you're here.
Select any of the titles on the left to learn more about
each of Mike's CDs.
From there, we invite you to listen to audio previews
in mp3
format before ordering music
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Mike's
daughter Elizabeth has her own web page, too, called "Elizabeth's
Corner". We're sure you'll want to know the latest progress
on her piano lessons!
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Recent CD's
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The Composer - a collection
of some of Mike's favorite original
compositions from my last 15
CDs. The CD also includes rerecorded
solo piano versions of some
of his most popular pieces including,
Floating, I’ll See You Again,
Traveling On, and Watching
the World Go By. |
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Touch The Sky - Contains all new compositions
by Mike, along with two new arrangements of earlier compositions. It's
entirely solo piano. If you remember Mike's first CD 'Floating',
this has some of the same feel. A combination of a piano
concert and a movie soundtrack. Very engaging, entertaining,
and relaxing.
Song
titles include: The Circus Waltz, Touch the Sky, Skippin' Along,
My True Love, The Emperor's Return,
I Can Fly (Di's Theme),
A Promise For Romance,
Pretty Money, Little
Song, Lullaby Of The
Rain. |
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All Time Piano Favorites -
Over the years, certain songs
keep being requested
again and again. Mike has
finally gathered these together
in one CD called 'All Time Piano
Favorites'. Put on this
CD at home or in your car and it's like
having your own private piano player.
All solo piano.
Song titles include: Time Goes By, Somewhere My Love,
Send In the Clowns, Music Box Dancer,
Young At Heart, Last
Date, Moon River, Wouldn't
It Be Loverly, Canadian Sunset,
and Through The Eyes Of Love (Theme from
Ice Castles). |
| Elizabeth's First Piano CD! |
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My 11 year-old daughter, Elizabeth Strickland,
has quietly been recording behind the scenes and we want to share
this CD with you. These pieces are all classical and include: Chopin's
A minor Waltz, 2 Bach preludes, Bartok, Schumann, Schostakowich,
and the recently recorded 3 Spanish Dances by Granados. Another
highlight on the CD is a live recording of the Hadyn Piano Concerto
in C major with Elizabeth on piano along with 12 violinists and
4 cellists from the Black Hills Symphony Orchestra.
You'll love this CD! We are
still amazed that she has taken to
the piano the way she has. Truthfully,
I must credit my genius wife, Kristi
who works with her consistently and
her most wonderful piano teacher, Cassandra
Carr here in Seattle. All proceeds
from the sale of this CD will go to
Elizabeth's future music education.

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Hear
Live Orchestral Excerpts From A Recent Concert
Elizabeth
Strickland:
- Haydn
Concerto In C Major - entire piece
(8meg mp3 file: recommended for high speed connections)
- Haydn
Concerto In C Major - 3rd Mvmnt
(2.3meg mp3 file: recommended for 56k connections)
Mike
Strickland:
- Bumble
Boogie - entire piece
(3.4meg mp3 file: recommended for high speed connections)
- Bumble
Boogie - one minute excerpt
(1.2meg mp3 file: recommended for 56k connections)
- Ode
To Joy - entire piece
(6.1meg mp3 file: recommended for high speed connections)
- Ode
To Joy - one minute excerpt
(1.2meg mp3 file: recommended for 56k connections)
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