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Erie Musical Artist Recognized by International Contest


Erie native Branislaus recently received the honor of being named a winner by the Song of the Year (http://www.songoftheyear.com/) songwriting contest. Song of the Year is an international songwriting contest supporting VH-1’s Save the Music Foundation. The Song of the Year judges are some of the biggest names in music including many Grammy Award winners.

Song of the Year is excited to recognize Branislaus for his exceptional songwriting ability for the song “Love Theme”. Branislaus competed against songwriters from all over the world for this honor. When asked what inspired this song Branislaus
commented that “It was improvised in an altered state of mind while contemplating on a personal love affair.” He also went on to say: “The opening alludes to the passing of time until love arrives and transcends reality into pure feeling without thought.”
Currently Branislaus is concentrating on recording and publishing the 5th CD of his career while hoping to give a series of “Classical Piano Recitals” in conjunction with local charities. You can find more information about Branislaus by visiting branislaus.com

This music is beutifully played and written by this composer.
Reviewer: Auralis (Composer on CDBaby) (click for website)
I am a composer/arranger and trombonist and I have written piano music. If I wanted some pianist to play my works, it would be this man. His playing is masterful and studied. It is obvious that he has studied composition at a high level, because we can hear this in his beautiful rich harmonic, tuneful, evocative sound poems written for the piano, an instrument he understands very well, that's because he is a virtuoso of high quality. There are not many concert pianists who compose around today. Pianists today all appear to be performers and don't or can't compose, but this performer can. He follows in the shoes of Chopin, Liszt and others and keeps that lost tradition of the piano performer virtuoso/composer alive. Quite brilliant and musical. Auralis (CDBaby artist)

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