From Album: "Silvard ~ With Love Volume II"

Silvard, originally from the Netherlands, started playing the piano at age ten with the encouragement of his parents.  At 18, he left his home country for the USA to pursue studies in marine biology, a major not offered as such in his home country. What spurred this interest was his passion for seashells (mollusks) which began when he picked up his first seashell at age 6.  During his undergraduate studies in Myrtle Beach, SC, and his graduate studies and research at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, Silvard kept a busy performance schedule.  In 1988, Silvard moved to Boston and was contracted by one of the Nation's leading convention hotels, the Boston Marriott Hotel at Copley Place, where he performed for 17 years.

In 1994, Silvard recorded his first piano album, Heartfelt, which  features covers as well as original compositions.  In 1996, he released his second album, Picture of Time, containing original, orchestrated piano compositions.  His third album, Transcendent Voyage, a collection of piano solo compositions, hit stores in 1998.  Silvard's fourth album, Postcard from Cape Cod, features piano solos he composed impromptu in the recording studio.  Silvard refers to this process as "Freeflow."  This album reached #6 on the international New Age and Instrumental Radio charts in the year 2000.  … Read More …