Heather Piano Score
Destiny Olatunji
Ever since my family took on a second-hand piano from a friend when I was 9 I started to make music, I used to play with a box on my head to learn to play freely without looking at the keys, it must of looked weird! Around this time I played a simple part in a school performance, an older pupil commented on how easy it was, that pissed me off! It was a formative moment for me in trying to improve. Music was important from the start, something impossible to truly articulate in words, it had a profound effect on me, I realised its power to connect in what seemed like an honest way,
In the classical world I would say Beethoven, Debussy, Lisa Gerrard and Max Richter. I actually listen more to electronic and hip-hop music (among other styles) much more however these days. I like the rawness of Wiley and the consciousness of Roots Manuva and Jonwayne in the rap world. I also love Cinematic Orchestra, Young Fathers, Aphex Twin, Bonobo, PJ Harvey and Leon Vynehall form other genres, I could go on forever. I love mu-sic from every genre that feels like an honest explosion of the heart, whether thats conveying beauty or anger. To me my music is punk in spirit, but on first listen its anything but.
Making a living out of my compositions in a varied manner, from albums to collaborations to score work, helping other artists get the exposure they deserve and continuing a spiritual, loving path with my wife.
Composer, arranger, and orchestrator Heather Sorenson entered the music industry several years ago, and her name has quickly become a welcomed fixture in the publishing world. Heather has been published by some of the largest and most respected publishers in the world, and her compositions remain at the top of bestseller and editor's choice list.
At the age of three, Heather began playing the piano. At fifteen, she won a master class audition with world-renowned pianist Misha Dichter at the University of Wisconsin. Originally recognized for her skill as a pianist, Heather easily transitioned into the world of composition. Her stylistic diversity is apparent, as she maneuvers both the traditional and contemporary genres of music, often combining the two for a unique blend that has become her artistic fingerprint. Heather's compositions are performed weekly in thousands of churches and schools worldwide, as well as in historic concert venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the National Cathedral, and the DAR Constitution Hall.
Teaching has become a large part of Heather's career. She taught all elementary levels of music at a private school in Dallas for four years, served as an adjunct music professor at Baylor University's School of Music, and has served on many master class panels in piano and songwriting. Heather is a regular guest speaker and choral conductor at churches across America, and leads scores of sessions each year at various worship conferences, schools, and universities.
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