Two Hands Open, by Adrienne Torf

Two Hands Open

by Adrienne Torf

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1.	Learning To Pray 04:56	buy track
2.	People Keep Leaving 03:14	buy track
3.	La Nageuse - The Swimmer 03:20	buy track
4.	Yes, I'll Miss You 03:55	buy track
5.	Samba Expressway 03:08	buy track
6.	Solitary Waltz 03:37	buy track
7.	Closer To Home 03:55	buy track
8.	Approaching Neptune 04:28	buy track
9.	Wasted 03:34	buy track
10.	The Rock Will Wear Away 03:15	buy track
11.	Hay Una Mujer Desaparecida 06:32	buy track

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Adrienne Torf began studying piano at the age of 3 1/2, “not because my parents were hoping for a musical prodigy,” she says, “but because there was a wonderful piano teacher living on our street and all the kids took lessons from her. Beatrice Sigel taught me elementary music theory as well as how to play the piano. I learned to read and write music before I learned to read and write English, so you could say it’s my first language, as fundamental and natural as breathing for me.”
In high school she studied with Allen Barker and accompanied theater and choral performances at The Winsor School in Boston. Her musical pursuits extended to joining a disco band while at Smith College, where she continued to study piano with Monica Jakuc. “Allen Barker introduced me to the work of composers who were masters at telling stories and conveying visuals through music – Debussy, Ravel, Satie. He also brought me to the music of Bela Bartok, where I learned about the piano’s possibilities as a percussion instrument. And Monica Jakuc exposed me to the work of living composers, including John Cage, from whom I learned that even the random sounds of the city can be heard as music.”

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released January 1, 2003

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