Fiona Joy Hawkins

Fiona Joy Hawkins
Born 1964
Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Classical
Jazz
New age
Occupations Composer, recording artist
Instruments Piano
Labels Little Hartley Music
Website www.fionajoyhawkins.com.au

Fiona Joy Hawkins (born 1964) is an Australian composer. She was born in Cessnock, New South Wales, to a creative family,[1] and trained as a classical pianist.[2]

Her first album, Portrait of a Waterfall, charted at #1 on the New Age Reporter (NAR) World Charts in 2005.[3][4] Her classical release, Angel Above My Piano, earned the NAR Lifestyle Music Award for Best Piano Album of the Year for 2006.[5] She has been a finalist multiple times in both the Musicoz Awards in the jazz and classical categories,[6][7] and the Los Angeles Music Awards in the New Age/Ambient Instrumental category.[8]

Discography

Blue Dream (2009) SACD produced Will Ackerman & Corin Nelsen Music for Massage (Compilation) (2010)

References

  1. ^ Parsons, Kathy (2008). "Interview with Fiona Joy Hawkins". (homepagemac.com/kathyparsonspiano). http://homepage.mac.com/kathyparsonspiano/fionajoyhawkins/Personal528.html. Retrieved 2009-09-12. 
  2. ^ "Official bio". (fionajoyhawkins.com). http://www.fionajoyhawkins.com/about.html. Retrieved 2009-09-12. 
  3. ^ Jackson, Ronald (2006). "Review of Ice (Piano Slightly Chilled)". (jazzreview.com). http://www.jazzreview.com/cd/review-19659.html. Retrieved 2009-09-12. 
  4. ^ Kelly, Rhonda (2008-03-13). "Fiona Joy Hawkins is Chillin' at the Top of the New Age World". Reuters (reuters.com). http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS254402+13-Mar-2008+PRN20080313. Retrieved 2008-09-12. 
  5. ^ "2006 NAR Lifestyle Music Award Winners". (newagereporter.com). http://www.newagereporter.com/admin/2006award_finalists.asp. Retrieved 2009-09-12. 
  6. ^ "2007 Top 5 Finalists". (musicoz.org). http://www.musicoz.org/about/2007_Musicoz_Winners/Finalists/. Retrieved 2009-09-12. 
  7. ^ "Top 5 Nominees Announced for the Musicoz Awards" (pdf). (apra.com.au). 2006-10-31. http://www.apra.com.au/news/industry/news/061031_MusicozFinalists.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-12. 
  8. ^ "Official LAMA Main Event Award Categories". (lamusicawards.com). 2008. http://www.lamusicawards.com/awardcat.html. Retrieved 2009-09-12. 

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