'Simple Gifts,' 'Life Reflections' from Jason Tonioli

By Steven Kapp Perry, For the Deseret News

Published: Friday, Jan. 20 2012 5:00 a.m. MST

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Covers of "Life Reflections" and "Simple Gifts," two albums of new age piano music by Jason Tonioli.

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Summary

LDS pianist Jason Tonioli previews two different albums with the stories behind the music and tells why almost anyone can learn to write if they're taught a few basic principles.

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You might not know it from listening, but some of Jason Tonioli's hymn arrangements and piano pieces have come to him at unusual times and places — like while white-water kayaking or boarding the bus to leave a little town in Argentina he'd come to love. In every case though, they are heartfelt expressions of his life and what he feels.

In this audio interview you'll hear what convinced him to keep practicing piano as a reluctant teenager (moms take note!) in Hooper, Utah, and why he posts many of his arrangements for free online. It's a preview of two albums in one program.

That's this week on The Cricket and Seagull.

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