Lore Constantine: News

I've received more radio play by Chuck Elliott on his Saturday morning show of "Sleepy Hollow" on XPN, Philadelphia.  This time he played "Takes My Breath Away", one of my favorites!

Check out my new blog.  In it, I will discuss various ideas and thoughts I have had during the course of my career as a musician and music teacher.  The first entry is about pianists/piano players that I listen to.

A special thank you goes out to Chuck Elliott, XPN, Philadelphia for playing my version of Bruce Springsteen's "New York City Serenade" on his Saturday morning show of "Sleepy Hollow".  Thanks, Chuck, for including me in your "Valentine" show!

I will be giving a recital for the Steinway Society of South Jersey on Sunday, March 15 at 3:00 p.m.  Stay tuned for more details!

Check out a video of me playing Ripple at Woodstock Trading Company, Cherry Hill, NJ.  Hope you enjoy Mugsy the cat, my biggest fan that day! (For some reason, whenever I play at Woodstock Trading Company I seem to communicate with small creatures.  This past summer it was a bird that sang along with me on several songs!)

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoxVppNz8dU

Mugsy the cat watched and listened for at least an hour.

On December 9, I had the honor of playing on a Holiday concert at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.  In addition to the concert which was broadcast in-house to wounded soldiers, I was also able to play in the lobby both before and after the show.

Please click on the following link to see a clip from the conert - "Stairway to Heaven" (although the sound is a bit soft on the video.)

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ehyLTTppao

I found out the morning of the show that Allison Krauss and Dan Tyminsky had been planning on coming up for the show, but were unable to fly due to bad weather.  While it would have been exciting to be on the same show with them, the real story here is the wounded soldiers and staff at Walter Reed.  Hopefully our music provided a respite and comfort in this Holiday season.  I would urge anyone who is looking for a cause to donate to either Musicians On Call www.musiciansoncall.org or the Combat Veteran Sports Foundation www.combatvetsports.org which sponsored our concert at Walter Reed.

Chuck Elliott of XPN, Philadelphia played my version of "Takes My Breath Away" on his Saturday morning edition of "Sleepy Hollow" yesterday.  A special thank you goes out to Chuck for continuing to support and play my music!

I'm looking forward to a different Holiday experience this year.  I will be playing in a Holiday Concert at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 9.  This will be a private concert hosted by the Combat Veteran Sports Foundation Musicians.  They contacted Musicians On Call (in which I participate) for volunteers.  I am proud to be on this program, and hope that my music will bring some support and comfort to those who may not be able to be home for the Holidays.

Chuck Elliott of XPN, Philadelphia played my version of Bruce Springsteen's "New York City Serenade" today on his Saturday morning program of "Sleepy Hollow".  Thanks, Chuck, for your continued support of my music!

Sandy Snyder of "The Eclectic Woman" played my version of "Stairway to Heaven" on Saturday, June 11 on WTJU, Charlottesville, VA.  Many thanks, Sandy!

Both of my CD's have been accepted by the company Muzak to add to their music library.  They are the leading provider of Business and Workplace music, offering actual artist titles.  Contracts are just now being finalized.

Chuck Elliott, of XPN, Philadelphia has played my version of "Lay, Lady, Lay on Sleepy Hollow", Sunday, May 24.  Chuck usually does Sleepy Hollow on Saturdays but was filling in on Sunday.  Thanks, Chuck!

Sandy Snyder of WTJU, Charlottesville, Virginia has played my version of "Norwegian Wood" on the show "The Eclectic Woman".  Thanks, Sandy!

Jeffrey Roth of the Philadelphia Examiner, has published an article about me and my CD's!  Go to 'Press/Reviews' and click on the link to see the article!

Another thank you goes out to Chuck Elliott, XPN, Philadelphia for play my version of Dylan's 'Lay, Lady, Lay' on his Saturday morning show of 'Sleepy Hollow'. As an independent artist, this radio airplay is greatly appreciated!!!

I will be having a CD Signing/Concert at Woodstock Trading Company, Cherry Hill, NJ on Saturday, April 18 from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. I will be doing music from my albums, as well as some other gems thrown in. Also, look for a bit of Merl Saunder's music, as Woodstock will also be re-dedicating their dogwood tree, planted by Merle Saunders in 1992. For the full story about the tree, go to http://www.woodstocktradeco.com/heynow/2008-thanksgiving.html .

Chuck Elliott played my version of 'New York City Serenade' on his Saturday morning show of 'Sleepy Hollow' on XPN, Philadelphia this morning!!! Many, many thanks, Chuck for understanding and appreciating my music!

Peter North, CKUA, Edmonton, Alberta played my version of "Black Peter" today on his show 'Dead Ends and Detours.' Many thanks to Peter for his continued support of my music!!!

"Downtown Deb" Trist, host of "Dead Air", KLCC, Eugene, Oregon played my version of "Ripple" this past Saturday. Deb was given the name of the show "Dead Air" by Dan Healy, Grateful Dead soundman, in 1986. Thanks, Deb, for adding my music to your broadcast!!!

On Saturday, Chuck Elliott , XPN, Philadelphia played both my original "Serenity" and my version of Pink Floyd's "Breathe". For anyone who's counting, that makes five different songs off my new album "Piano Expressions" that he has put on the air!! Many thanks, Chuck.

My version of Led Zeppelin's 'Thank You' has now been played on the radio, thanks to Chuck Elliott, XPN, Philadelphia on his Saturday morning show of 'Sleepy Hollow'! It's great to have so many different songs being played from my new album 'Piano Expressions'! Thank you, Chuck.

I have a new playing date at the Kaisersaal, Vienna, Austriaon Thursday, June 25. For details, please click on "Calendar Dates". I am really looking forward to playing in this beautiful city!

My latest album "Piano Expressions" is now available at iTunes. I will have a direct link to it from my website shortly.

Peter North has played another song from my latest album "Piano Expressions" this past Saturday - my version of the Grateful Dead's song "Ripple". I want to wish Peter a big thank you (again!) for his constant support and encouragement, and a special hello to anyone from Alberta reading my news and visiting my website! Cheers!

Chuck Elliott has played another song from my new album "Piano Expressions" this past Saturday - this time my version of Bob Dylan's song 'Lay, Lady, Lay'. Thanks so much, Chuck, for playing and sharing my music!