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Fiona Joy Hawkins is an Australian Composer and Pianist who crosses genres from Contemporary Classical, to World, Jazz and New Age. Fiona has four award winning albums Portrait of a Waterfall, Angel Above My Piano, ICE: Piano Slightly Chilled and Blue Dream. She has charted at #1 on the New Age Reporter International Radio Charts achieving the highest ranking in the history of the charts. Fiona performs with a group called Blue Dream, each musician has a diverse range of styles and improvisational skills that brings to life the musical compositions of Fiona Joy Hawkins. The group has an eclectic and musically diverse range of experiences that includes World music, jazz rhythms and classical influences. Blue Dream spans genres, styles and has no pigeon hole. There is NO ‘sounds like' (see setlist for more info) Fiona's recent album Blue Dream was produced by Grammy winner Will Ackerman (Founder of Windham Hill) and has been released on the ABC label. She is the first Independent Australian artist to release a 5.1 multichannel super audio CD and will be recording a new CD for early 2011 to be recorded on a Stuart and Son’s piano in Newcastle. "BLUE DREAM began as the most ambitious project of my entire career and resulted in one of the most remarkable collaborations this genre has ever known. Blue Dream is unique and I'm as proud of it as anything I've ever worked on in my 35 year career of Grammy Awards and gold/ platinum records." - Will Ackerman (Founder Windham Hill Records) Windham County, Vermont 2008 Fiona has been selling at the top of her genre with sales exceeding the current market decline - after three manufacture runs she continues to sell out. With rave reviews for Blue Dream, and a fan base that keeps her albums almost out of stock, she is back in the studio ready to record again and is about to release a concert DVD. In addition to four albums, Portrait of a Waterfall, Angel Above My Piano, ICE: Slightly Chilled, and Blue Dream — Fiona has released three albums specifically designed for the burgeoning iTunes market: Music for Funerals, Music For Weddings and more. Since the release of Blue Dream Fiona is busy enjoying new fans, added performance commitments and the interest of international music critics. Best of all, she’s doing what she loves most, diving into composing her next album, tentatively titled "600 Years in a Moment." "The mood on BLUE DREAM ranges from vibrant to sensual to haunting… Hawkins’ stellar musical vision on this project is worthy of great praise.

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Fiona Joy Hawkins: Moving Through Worlds

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This is a great time for something brighter and lighter, something that brings some ease to the weary listener, who is seeking feelings of harmony and simple respite from a troubled world. The gifted composer, singer, and pianist Fiona Joy Hawkins has just the thing, an album titled Moving Through Worlds, an enchanting exploration of themes such as land, water, fire, climate change and the vanishing of souls into the wind. The 14 tracks feature mostly solo piano. Some are ...

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Take Five With Fiona Joy Hawkins

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Meet Fiona Joy Hawkins: Fiona Joy Hawkins is an Australian composer and pianist who crosses genres from contemporary classical, to worldj Jazz and new age. Fiona has four award winning albums Portrait of a Waterfall, Angel Above My Piano, ICE--Piano Slightly Chilled and Blue Dream. She has charted at #1 on the New Age Reporter International Radio Charts achieving the highest ranking in the history of the charts. Fiona performs with a ...

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"Blue Dream is a must-have album for fans of Hawkins and of Ackerman’s other recent productions, as well as devotees of contemporary piano and ensemble recordings, for which it sets a new standard of emotional depth, production quality, and musical variety. An exemplary release, one of the best of 2008."
Bill Binkelman - New Age Reporter

"Fiona Joy Hawkins’ BLUE DREAM began as the most ambitious project of my entire career and resulted in one of the most remarkable collaborations this genre has ever known. Blue Dream is unique and I’m as proud of it (and Fiona) as anything I’ve ever worked on in my 35 year career of Grammy Awards and gold and platinum records."
Will Ackerman Windham County, Vermont 2008

"The mood on BLUE DREAM ranges from vibrant to sensual to haunting… Hawkins’ stellar musical vision on this project is worthy of great praise

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Moving Through Worlds

Little Hartley Records
2020

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