Shades of Classics Music Links

(The background music is Song from a Secret Garden and is courtesy of Secret Garden)

OUR FAVOURITES

My tribute site to the incredible ensemble Secret Garden
The official website for Secret Garden
My tribute site to the Angel of Music Sarah Brightman
The official website for soprano Sarah Brightman
The heartfelt new age pianist and composer David Lanz
The extraordinary Canadian composer Michael Conway Baker
The amazing singer, musician & songwriter Loreena McKennitt
The heartfelt singer, musician & songwriter Steve Bell
U of W Campus and Community Radio CKUW 95.9 FM

Secret Garden - Fionnuala Sherry & Rolf Lovland

LOCAL ARTISTS

(in alphabetical order)

Vocal / Choral:

Winnipeg's amazing singer/musician/songwriter Steve Bell
The website of Winnipeg's diva divine - soprano Julie Biggs
Winnipeg's Baroque Choral Music Ensemble - Canzona
The outstanding choral ensemble Dead of Winter (formerly Camerata Nova)
The fine local soprano Monica Huisman
For all opera lovers - the official website of Manitoba Opera
The newest member of Manitoba’s choral community - Polycoro
A choir of young talent - Prairie Voices
A Winnipeg choral tradition - The Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir
Another Winnipeg choral tradition - The Winnipeg Singers

Classical:

Elegant string playing from the Armadillo String Quartet
The superb violinist from Brandon, Manitoba - James Ehnes
Chamber music at its finest - The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
John Racaru and his Musica Speciale Concert Series
Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Brandon University's Associate Professor of Piano - Alexander Tselyakov
The University of Winnipeg - Virtuosi Concerts
Fine chamber music from the Winnipeg Chamber Music Society
Information on the Winnipeg Classical Guitar Society
Check out the Winnipeg Early Music Society
Visit the official site of our own Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Wind music at its finest - the Winnipeg Wind Ensemble

Other:

U of W Campus and Community Radio CKUW 95.9 FM
The motivating taiko drumming ensemble Fubuki Daiko
Heartfelt piano music by Naina Jinga
Winnipeg's best kept rock 'n' roll secret - Undercover
Music education at the Winnipeg Conservatory of Music

The great local classical guitarist Kurt Tittlemier

The great Canadian pianist Jon Kimura Parker

CANADIAN ARTISTS

(in alphabetical order)

Vocal / Choral:

A Canadian star - soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian
Newfoundland-born soprano Tonia Evans Cianciulli
A heartfelt soprano - Giorgia Fumanti
The exceptional young soprano Ekaterina Shelehova (Katya)
Manitoba's finest - the amazing singer, musician and songwriter Loreena McKennitt
Canada's "Rock Soprano" - Patrizia
Wonderful Celtic folk music by Sora
An exceptional group of guys - The Tenors
Three fine sopranos - ViVA Trio
The heartfelt Canadian soprano Edith Wiens

Classical:

The extraordinary Canadian composer Michael Conway Baker
The 'First Lady' of the guitar Liona Boyd
Brandon, Manitoba violinist James Ehnes
Fine chamber music from the Gryphon Trio
The website of flutist Haley Marie
The child prodigy cellist Ofra Harnoy
The heartfelt classical violinist Susanne Hou
Home page of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Our greatest Canadian classical pianist - the awesome Jon Kimura Parker
Home page of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

New Age / Other:

A lot of fun - the fine pianist Richard Abel
Finger-style guitar music from Nova Scotia - Bob Ardern
The awesome Canadian nouveau flamenco / world guitarist Jesse Cook
Stunning music from Robert Haig Coxon
The great pianist André Gagnon
Great new age music from Eric Harry
Fantastic flute playing by Ron Korb
Fabulous nouveau flamenco / world music from Johannes Linstead
Great Maritime fiddle music by the incredible Natalie MacMaster
Wonderful space music from musician and astronomer John Nemy
Another great pianist - Mark Pinkus
Great new age music from musician and composer Steven Vitali

The amazing young ensemble Secret Garden

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

(in alphabetical order)

Vocal / Choral:

An outstanding choral ensemble - the Irish choir Anúna
Superb Celtic/folk music from Blackmore's Night
The one and only 'Angel of Music' - My Sarah Brightman Tribute Site
The official website for soprano Sarah Brightman
An exceptional group of ladies - Celtic Woman
One of Ireland's finest ensembles - Clannad
The world's greatest tenor - José Cura
One of the OperaBabes - soprano Karen England
Beautiful celtic tinged music by Enya
A glorious soprano - Renée Fleming
A star on the rise - UK soprano Mary-Jess Leaverland
Star of Paul Schwartz's Aria albums - soprano Rebecca Luker
The stunning UK soprano Natasha Marsh
The inspiring singer Karen Matheson
The greatest rock band ever - The Moody Blues
Karen England and Rebecca Knight - the OperaBabes
The amazing voice of tenor Nathan Pacheco
Great celtic edged music by Laura Powers
Frs. Eugene, Martin and David - The Priests
The great Italian tenor - Alessandro Safina
The great Irish singer Deirdre Shannon
A truly glorious soprano - Norway's Sissel
The stunning Finnish soprano Tarja Turunen
Another outstanding choral ensemble - Voces8

Classical:

One of the greatest ever - the heartfelt violinist Joshua Bell
The incredible sound of the London Symphony Orchestra
The outstanding cellist Yo-Yo Ma
The up-and-coming young heartfelt violinist Lucia Micarelli
The warm sound of violinist André Rieu

New Age:

Soothing sounds and lush orchestrations from 2002
The brilliant musician and producer Will Ackerman
The beautiful sounds of Anaya Music
One of Narada's fine artists - musician and composer David Arkenstone
New age guitar stylings by Lawrence Blatt
Heartfelt pianist and composer Joe Bongiorno
Wonderful space music from Meg Bowles
Wonderful music by pianist Heidi Breyer
Heartfelt pianist and composer Christine Brown
Amazing electronic music from Bryan EL
Heartfelt piano playing by Roberto Cacciapaglia
Warm new age music by Kori Linae Carothers
Beautiful cinematic music by Al Conti
The talented pianist Scott Cossu
Heartfelt Irish new age music by pianist Phil Coulter
Heartfelt pianist and composer Dana Cunningham
Heartfelt music by Jennifer DeFrayne
Wonderful new age and neo-classical music from Dr. Louis Anthony deLise
The amazing musician and composer Sean Dockery
The wonderful musician and composer Bill Douglas
A fine pianist and composer - Michael Dulin
Wonderful music by Mark Enfroy
Stunning neo-classical music from Sharon Fendrich
Music that makes a difference - Force for Good
Beautiful music by pianist and composer Karen Marie Garrett
Cool new age music by Billy Hale
Beautiful music from down-under - pianist and composer Fiona Joy Hawkins
One of the world's best horn players - Mark Isham
Peaceful music by pianist Amy Janelle
The amazing electronic sounds of Jean Michel Jarre
Wonderful celtic music from Jeff Johnson
Great new age music by Kevin Keller
Outstanding musician and composer Kerani
Superb upbeat new age music from KevOz
The awesome heartfelt new age pianist and composer David Lanz
The beautiful sounds of pianist and composer Rachel LaFond
Beautiful heartfelt music by pianist Amy Lauren
A fine new age musician and composer - Bill Leslie
The amazing nouveau flamenco guitarist Ottmar Liebert
Great new age music by Robert Linton
Beautiful piano music from Helen Jane Long
Classically trained new age musician and composer Ray Lynch
Great music by pianist Elika Mahony
Drummer Chip Davis and his Mannheim Steamroller
Beautiful piano music by Greg Maroney
Beautiful melodies by pianist Jan Mulder
Wonderful music by pianist Cathy Oakes
Exceptional horn playing by Jeff Oster
Great space musc by Jim Ottaway
Great music from Austria by pianist Antonija Pacek
Wonderful piano playing by Angelo Râpan
Heartfelt piano playing by Renée Michele
The beautiful guitar stylings of Tom Salvatori
The sensual and inspiring sounds of Paul Schwartz
A beautiful amd heartwarming ensemble - My Secret Garden Tribute Site
The official website for Secret Garden
The heartfelt pianist and composer Silvard
Piano magic by Ann Sweeten
The wonderful UK musician and composer Julia Thomsen
The great electronic music pioneer Vangelis
Superb new age solo piano by George Winston
Heartfelt piano music from musician and composer Evan Wish
The passionate music of Yanni
The touching piano music of Denise Young
Wonderful piano music by Zade

MUSIC DISTRIBUTORS AND PROMOTERS

(in alphabetical order)

Fabulous new age music from AMAdea Music
New age music from the Domo Music Group
Heartfelt new age music from EverSound
Great new age music from Heart Dance Records
More great new age music from Hearts of Space
Great modern classical music from Navona Records
A full service music company - Parma Recordings
Ambient and electronic music from Projekt Records
Gentle and relaxing music from the artists of Real Music
Great electronic and acoustic music from Spotted Peccary Music
Hearts of Space titles and other great music are available from Valley Entertainment

The incredible composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The pre-eminent Canadian composer Michael Conway Baker

The amazing composer Ludwig van Beethoven

COMPOSERS

(in alphabetical order)

Canada's finest composer - the amazing Michael Conway Baker
The great American composer Peter Boyer
The outstanding British composer Anne Dudley
American composer Kenneth Fuchs
Another great American composer - Michael Hoppé
The wonderful American composer Alan Hovhaness
The Welsh composer Karl Jenkins
The fine Winnipeg composer Michael Matthews
The wonderful Australian composer Mark John McEncroe
Canadian composer Marjan Mozetich

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