Kidwick Books
Picturebooks for Kids - with Audio CDs!
Musicians - Ellison the Elephant
Evan
Drachman (Cellist) is increasingly sought-after as
both a soloist and a chamber musician. The theme music at the
start and end of each Kidwick Books CD is Scherzo (composed
by Drachman’s grandfather, renowned cellist Gregor Piatigorsky)
from Evan’s CD, A
Frog He Went A-Courting. For more about Evan Drachman and his organization,
The Piatigorsky Foundation, visit his website: http://www.piatigorskyfoundation.org.
In addition to his musical accomplishments, Evan is also Eric’s older brother!
Richard
Dowling (Pianist) has been hailed by The New York Times
as an especially impressive, fine young pianist, and we couldn’t
agree more! Richard is also featured in our CD theme music. For
more info. about Richard and to buy his CDs, visit his website
at http://www.richard-dowling.com
Giovanna
Imbesi (Composer) moves through the world of music with ease
and grace. A classically-trained pianist, she has performed
with many orchestras as well as with jazz, rock, and blues bands. For Ellison
the Elephant, Giovanna used her skill and creativity to compose
an original jazz piece with an all-animal orchestra! For
more info. about Giovanna and her company, TuttoMedia, visit her website, http://www.tuttomedia.com.
Bryon “BTrain” Holley (Vocalist)
is a natural born drummer, percussionist and vocal artist.
His love of music has paved the way to a successful career as a professional
drummer and vocalist. Bryon created the musical voice of Ellison – one
of the animals under Giovanna’s skillful direction.
For more info. about “BTrain”, visit his website, http://www.btrainmusic.com.