Track Listing

1. Greensleeves - Steven Halpern
2. Dawn - Bettine Clemen, Kat Eppel, Steven Halpern, Bob Stohl
3. Toward the One - Kat Eppel, Steven Halpern, Bob Stohl
4. Play of Light - Steven Halpern, Dallas Smith
5. Communion - Steven Halpern, Dallas Smith
6. Waterfall - Steven Halpern
7. Walden Pond - Steven Halpern
8. Sand Dance - Steven Halpern, Georgia Kelly
9. Comfort Zone - Steven Halpern
10. Serenity - Steven Halpern
11. Pastorale - Steven Halpern, Daniel Kobialka

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27607 in Music
• Released on: 1999-04-06
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Amazon.com
If it hadn't been for keyboardist Steve Halpern, the New Age genre may never have been born. His 1975 release, Spectrum Suite, marked the debut of a music whose compositional structure was free and intended for relaxation. Halpern built an entire career around this concept and thanks to his serenely inspired tinkling, along with the genre it spawned, thousands of listeners have found a musical way to unwind and heal from the stresses of life. Nowhere is this more apparent than on Halpern's Serenity Suite, a 1999 release that marries the sounds of tweeting birds and mountain streams with a gentle piano and warm electric keyboards. It's like a soundtrack to a camping trip, or rather, it captures the quiet contentment you experience when camping. Select tracks include airy flute, harp, and violin, which flow effortlessly within Halpern's pleasant atmosphere like stream water over mossy rocks. This album isn't for those who crinkle their nose at New Age music, but it certainly is for those interested in achieving serenity. --Karen K. Hugg

Customer Reviews

Sleep tight
I have fibromyalgia and have a very difficult time sleeping. I put "Serenity" on and listen with my earphones. It gently rocks me to sleep. A must have for relaxation!

Peace and serenity
For those days when the world has gone completely mad and one looks for something to put it back to normal, this is it, with the water and birds in the background it adds a lot of peace to ones Soul, this is an excellent buy.

Overall Very Relaxing
The music on this CD is very well done. Some tracks stand out more than others musically. The best feature however on this CD is the mix. It is probably the most perfectly produced recorded and mixed nature and music CD I have ever heard. The nature sounds fit perfectly with the music and while there are many bird sounds, there are never those annoying bird crazy tracks to contend with. It has a very nice variety of nature sounds as well as musical styles, while still maintaining the same feeling throughout the entire CD. Track #1, Greensleeves, is an amazing mix of the original song and piano variations and trills. Highly recommended for nature sound lovers and piano fans who like piano and keyboard played with other instruments.