"The Garden Gate" is pianist/composer Greg Maroney's seventh release and presents us with some of Greg's best work to date. Most of the thir original tracks are graceful and contemplative, but Greg always throws in at least one or two pieces that let him stretch out at the piano and demonstrate what an accomplished pianist he is. Unlike many pianists, Maroney never does this to show off; the bigger, faster passages are a means to depict drama and power, and he utilizes them to great effect. A trauma nurse who tends a small farm with his wife on their land, Maroney uses his music to express his relationships and experiences with nature and his surroundings, people and pets he cares about, and his own inner life. Obviously, this makes the music very personal and strongly emotive, yet the themes are universal and adaptable to our own experiences.
01 Fall 02 Rolling Joy 03 Romance 04 View From a Hill 05 Crecent Moon 06 The Garden Gate 07 Beside Still Waters 08 Warm 09 Touch 10 Tundra Swan 11 Sanctuary Medley (Revisited) 12 At Last 13 Farewell