Music in the Silence will take you on a magical musical tour to other lands, spaces and consciousness, with a probable detour to deeper understanding and self-healing. Cellist and keyboardist, Ron Clearfield, presents his spin on "fusion" - Classical, New Age and World sounds in soulful cello melodies accompanied by grand piano, glorious synth and orchestral tones. In a recent review, Kathy Parsons from Solo Piano Publications said of this new recording: "Master cellist/composer/conductor Ron Clearfield has created a masterpiece that melds classical, jazz, world, folk, and new age stylings to convey a message of love, healing, and global unity. The cello is such a soulful instrument, and in Clearfield's hands, it sings, cries, dances, and offers solace and hope. 'Music In the Silence' is an album of incredible beauty that will definitely be on my Top 10 list for 2006. Bravo!" Ron Clearfield: Cellist/Composer/Conductor 21 Clearwater Creek Road Leicester, NC 28748 (828) 683-4425 clearfieldstudios@earthlink.net An accomplished cellist, composer and conductor, Ron Clearfield graduated Summa Cum Laude with Bachelors and Masters degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music studying with Brazilian cellist Aldo Parisot and string pedagogues Joseph Silverstein and Leon Barzan. Ron attended the Berkshire Music Festival (Tanglewood) as a fellowship student for two consecutive summers. Ron Clearfield comes from a lineage of gifted musicians. His father was a professional clarinetist who performed with major orchestras through out the United States and Ron’s grandfather, originally from Russia, was a fine pianist and teacher. Ron performs on a beautifully restored cello made in 1696. As a cellist, Ron Clearfield was previously a member of the Indianapolis Symphony, the Miami Philharmonic and the Miami Opera Orchestra. He has performed with such pop notables as George Benson, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt and Dionne Warwick as well as with classical luminaries Leonard Bernstein, Erich Leinsdorf, Aaron Copland and Seiji Ozawa. Ron was featured on national TV as solo cellist for the A&E Judy Collins Christmas Special at the Biltmore Estate. Just recently, Mr. Clearfield recorded on the Grammy Award nominated CD Rare Bird Alert with Steve Martin and Paul McCartney. As a composer, he has released four critically acclaimed recordings on the EverSound record label: Dream Manifestation, Time on Earth, Music in the Silence and most recently The Healing Muse. He was recently interviewed on Public Radio International on a special program featuring his music and has toured the United States performing his music on a national Borders Books tour. He has scored for numerous television and film projects including: Homeward Journey, aired on PBS and the film Opening Doors Within, awarded first prize at the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival. As a conductor, Ron Clearfield studied conducting with Leon Barzan while at the New England Conservatory of Music and continued his studies with Robert Hart Baker, Joseph Eger and Daniel Meyer. He served as Associate Conductor with the Miami Beach Sinfonia from 1980-1988. Ron was the founder and Music Director of the Blue Ridge Orchestra from 1999-2011 and has conducted the Asheville Youth Orchestra since 1994. In 2011 he started the Appalachian Festival Orchestra, an orchestra dedicated to performances for humanitarian benefits and causes.