I cannot even put into words how blown away, proud, overwhelmed, terrified, emotional and ecstatic I was last night when my son, Ethan Emerson walked on stage at the Keith Emerson A musical celebration of his life at the Birmingham Symphony Hall, sat at the concert piano and played 'The Dreamer' written by my father Keith Emerson, along with a 60 piece orchestra. Not only did he do that at 11 years old, but he was just perfect. This boy astounds me daily with his utter strength and determination, and I cannot tell you how immensely proud both me and my wife are of him. My beautiful mum Elinor Emerson introduced him which made it even more special for us, but I want to say a very big thank you to Cristian van Schuerbeck, for your dedication to Ethan with his piano lessons, and the love that you show for him. Terje Mikkelsen, thank you for giving him the strength and courage to play with the orchestra, my dad would've been so proud of him for that. Also thanks go to Kjetil Bjerkestrand for the string orchestration. Please watch and enjoy Ethan's performance, and you can download him playing 'The Dreamer' here:
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With thanks to Buzz Delano for this video.
--Aaron
17 сен 2024
