Ken Herrera
Ken Herrera is an Australian pianist and composer. His solo piano music embraces melody and a wide span of colour, from flamenco and tango to French impressionism and Middle Eastern inflection.
On Move he appears as both composer and performer. Tales from the Dead Sea (MCD 473) gathers left-hand preludes, early sonata and nocturne writing, and a suite for learners, played by the composer.
Aurora Borealis (MCD 518) continues that path with dances, a second nocturne, flamenco sketches and a four-movement second piano sonata. Tango Fantasy (MCD 649) turns to Latin American rhythm in a tango waltz, a suite, a third nocturne and a five-movement title work that fuses classical piano with tango.
He has given recitals of his own music and that of others in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and France, and teaches in Melbourne.
Ken Herrera is featured on the following titles
Tango Fantasy
An alluring Latin American odyssey: Ken Herrera’s solo piano programme of original tangos, a Baroque-tinged suite and a sultry nocturne that lean into waltz, milonga, bossa nova and blues.
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Aurora Borealis
Pianist and composer Ken Herrera draws inspiration from across the world and the full colour of the musical spectrum. Embracing melody and meaning, he charts an independent course in contemporary waters.
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Tales from the Dead Sea
Melbourne composer and pianist Ken Herrera's music draws together an extraordinary range of influences, from savage flamenco to delicate French impressionism, and from Middle Eastern and North African improvisation to the impassioned playing of John Coltrane and McCoy Tyner.
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