Christopher Peacock

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Christopher Peacock is an American pianist who has a permanent engagement at the Rosario Resort on Orcas Island , Washington .

Career

His musical career began as a drummer with the Madison Symphony Orchestra in Madison , Wisconsin . There he qualified for the final of the Milwaukee Symphony Young Artist Competition . He studied composition and performance in Los Angeles with William Kraft , composer and drummer in the Los Angeles Philharmonic .

All of his albums were released through the music label Pure & Simple , which he founded in 1989.

Peacock's main job is the general manager of the resort, who also plays the organ almost every day at 4 p.m. and is also active as a local historian. His ideas are recommended in several guidebooks, but he is either as a "famous musician" ( english renowned musician ) or referred to as "performers".

reception

For the 1993 publication destination held Slacker.com found that there was a "melodic, close cooperation" by Christopher Peacock's "masterful Piano" and the complementary play of the other instruments and the Symphony Seattle Symphony intimate to the "varied and thoroughly contemporary melody "contributions:

"Peacock and Nery team up on this recent release for a melodic, close-knit collaboration featuring Christopher's masterful piano and Gene's complementary guitar, synthesizer, flugelhorn and trumpet. Tasty percussion and hammered dulcimer from Tom Ravel and Nancy Rumbel's floating oboe line along with strings from The Seattle Symphony add to this intimate, varied and thoroughly contemporary mellifluous meld. "

- Slacker.com

On Allmusic , the album Pianoforte, Opus 1: Popular Requests , released a year later, received a rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars.

family

Christopher Peacock's wife is called Jaylin. She is also his business partner and co-founder of Pure & Simple .

Discography

  • 1989: Island Time (Pure & Simple)
  • 1990: Oceans (Pure & Simple)
  • 1991: Suite Dreams (Pure & Simple)
  • 1993: Destination (Pure & Simple)
  • 1994: Pianoforte, Opus 1: Popular Requests (Pure & Simple)
  • 1994: Island Life (Pure & Simple)
  • 1995: Pianoforte Opus 3: Film Music (Pure & Simple)
  • 1996: Pianoforte, Opus 5: Broadway (Pure & Simple)
  • 1997: Simple Gifts (Pure & Simple)
  • 1999: Traveler (Pure & Simple)
  • 1999: Pianoforte Opus 6: Finale (Pure & Simple)
  • 2002: Painting Paradise in the Garden (Pure & Simple)
  • 2003: Silent Night (Pure & Simple)
  • 2003: Love Letters (Pure & Simple)
  • 2005: Origins (Pure & Simple)
  • 2008: Seaglass (Pure & Simple)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christopher Peacock: Biography. In: pureandsimple.com. Retrieved November 25, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b Pure & Simple Music: Profile. In: pureandsimple.com. Retrieved November 25, 2017 .
  3. ^ Matthew Lombardi: Moon Washington . Moon Travel, 2016, ISBN 978-1-63121-086-0 ( full text / preview in Google book search).
  4. ^ Fodor's Pacific Northwest: Portland, Seattle, Vancouver & the Best of Oregon and Washington . Fodor's Travel, 2017, ISBN 978-0-14-754690-6 ( full text / preview in Google book search).
  5. ↑ Betsey Shapiro: Cruising Off the Beaten Path: An Insider's Guide to Small Ship Cruises . Big Mouth Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-0-9724705-4-4 , pp. 34 ( full text / preview in Google book search).
  6. ^ A b Slacker, Inc .: Destination - Christopher Peacock / Gene Nery. In: MusD. August 25, 1994, accessed November 25, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Heather Phares: Pianoforte, Opus 1: Popular Requests - Christopher Peacock. In: allmusic.com. Retrieved November 25, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Peacock, Christopher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American pianist
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century