Piano with Stanton Lanier - Episode 7 (Open Spaces)

[@susananderson7673]

Open Spaces is my favorite.

[@StantonLanier]

Thank you Susan, I am so glad you love this song. Thank you for watching and listening, and may God bless you with His "wide open spaces" love and grace. Stanton

[@KSguitarmusic]

Almost hate to admit it, Stanton, but I play it up a half-step in D. One reason for this is that I often do it along with other pieces that are in D, so it just flows together easier rather than modulating between songs. This is one of my favorite pieces of yours. And, of course, Will's gift for mixing this (as well as all other pieces on "A Thousand Years" ) just made it turn out truly amazing.

[@StantonLanier]

I'm so glad this is a favorite of yours, and I love hearing this. Even though I read music, composing by ear and varying key signatures sometimes results in several flats. This was the case with "Open Spaces," but I am glad you could transpose to flow with your playing. Blessings to you! - Stanton

[@KSguitarmusic]

@@StantonLanier Easy enough to just read it in 2 sharps instead of the 5 flats. I've bought quite a bit of your sheet music over the years, and so have played many pieces. Last year played "Vive La Joye" for a wedding - bride requested it after listening to it. "Alleluias Dancing" is likely one of my all-time favorites since "Lasst uns erfreuen" is surely my favorite hymn tune. "Awaken the Dawn", "Bread of Angels" (as you might recall I created a guitar arrangement of this which is on my most recent album), "My Soul Silently Waits", "Rejoicing", "Breathe", "For a lifetime..." (also have an arrangement of this piece on my album), "World of Wonders" (another one I arranged that will be on my next album), "This very moment", "Wildflowers"...are all pieces I really like, among a good many more.

[@brynnwallace7689]

𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒏, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕, 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕-𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒔.

[@StantonLanier]

Thank you Brynn, I am so glad the music and its inspiration is a blessing to you, and I am grateful for your encouragement. God bless you! - Stanton