Who would have thought that going right back to basics and composing a simple solo piano piece would be so hard.. Not me fool that I am!

Towards the end of last year I was asked by a friend if I would like to write a piece of music to be played at their up-coming wedding during the signing of the register, "Of course I would I said!"

After hearing a sample piece they had chosen as reference I set to work. Just me, my piano and my best ideas. Many, many hours of playing, composing and frustration ensued until finally the germ of an Idea began to grow ever so slowly.

I nurtured it and began coaxing it into shape. I soon realised that I had spent too many years writing pop music and the piece was lacking an organinc kind of flow and growth. However, I believed in my idea and had fallen I love with the themes I had created so I persevered and finally finished the piece around a month later.

After a nail biting wait after delivery to the 'client' I was overjoyed to hear that they both loved the piece and thought I had captured their mood exactly, more so because they had given me so little to work from.

The piece in question - "The Heart Sonata" is now on my player so please take a listen and enjoy.

Chris