“My goal is to create touching music that will warm hearts, to play music that will lighten the listener’s load during these uncertain times we live in and to share the gift of music with my students. I meet people from all walks of life in the various places I play and have many years of stories to tell of my life behind the grand piano." ~Shannon Janssen
Жанр: Jazz, Christmas, Holiday, Easy Listening Лейбл: Maxville Records Дата релиза: November 4, 2005 Время звучания: 00:40:17
Треклист:
01. O Come All Ye Faithful - Hark the Herald Angels Sing
02. White Christmas
03. Silent Night - Away in a Manger
04. Joy to the World
05. Flurries
06. What Child is This - We Three Kings - Carol of the Bells
07. Remember When
08. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
09. The First Noel - First Christmas
10. Silent Snow
Biography:
Born and raised in Iowa, Shannon Janssen began playing a small electric organ when she was very young. She has very few memories of it, but her parents remember Shannon making up tunes at a very early age. When she was seven, formal piano lessons began. Her Austrian piano instructor was strict, requiring Shannon to practice only classical pieces. After mastering the lessons her teacher would give, she would spend additional time at the piano learning pop songs, and working on her own compositions. Shannon continued lessons through high school then studied piano with a passionate pursuit that led her through the years.
At the request of people who wanted to take Shannon’s music home with them, in 2001 she began the adventure of recording her debut album, “Heart Journey”. Within a year, she began recording her second album “Piano Paintings”, released in October of 2002. “The Keys of Christmas” was released in December of 2005 with a Christmas Concert in Cedar Rapids, IA, CD signings and performances including Barnes and Noble. With several of her original compositions along with Shannon’s interpretation of traditional Christmas Carols, “The Keys of Christmas” has made a wonderful addition to holiday music collections from coast to coast.
Shannon has been performing professionally for over twenty years in a variety of different venues. She has been a church pianist for many years and continues teach private piano lessons today.