Benji Goodrich started playing piano at the age of 7. He hated it. Like most kids learning to play an instrument he wasn't motivated to practice and wanted to give up. Thankfully his mom wasn't so easily deterred by her strong-willed child, and God had bigger plans for this stubborn pianist. It was in the 5th grade when he first realized that this thing he stuck with had potential when he played a (very) abridged version of Beethoven's famous 5th Symphony; and people liked it! Playing for others' enjoyment became the motivation he needed and he never looked back. Benji started composing music in early high school and released several albums in the late 90's. And music became an integral part of his life. It was during this time that he started playing on the Church of the Chimes worship team and discovered a love of worshiping God through music. It was also through music that he met his wife (see notes on "Stargazing"). And most recently with the release of "Waiting" music has an even more emotional connection. While Benji and his wife, Missy, have a biological son, they have been called to adopt from Ethiopia. "Waiting" has been one way they have been earning funds to cover the adoption expenses and bring awareness to their journey.

Waiting

Tagged as: New Age, Instrumental New Age, Neoclassical, Contemporary Piano.

1. Suzanne Teng: world flute with a serene energy
2. Kourosh Dini: minimalist piano with slashes of ambient electronics
3. Lisa Lynne: Inspirational, uplifting, gentle, and soothing Celtic harp, World flutes, guitar and more.
4. Joseph Nimoh: uplifting solo piano pieces with influences from classical, jazz and gospel music
5. Margaret Maria Tobolowska: Sweeping new age cello
6. Jami Sieber: enchanting cello compositions
7. Sulis: heavenly, healing, early music
8. David Modica: layers of lush acoustic guitar
9. Keri Newdigate: Evocative, atmospheric, soothing piano
10. Joachim Heimbaecher: Mysterious, smooth and elegant piano
11. Carlos Schwarz: passionate, evocative, and captivating new age
12. Angelight: New Age/World Music for mankind from Russia
13. Cari Live: thoughtful expressions through intelligent new age
14. Giorgio Costantini: Intense and minimalist new-classic piano and cinematic orchestration
15. Ehren Starks: piano and cello/jazzy new age
16. Hans Christian: new age meets Indian cello
17. Toni Iniguez: classical guitar and Nature
18. Chad Lawson: Multi-award winning pianist and composer who is not afraid to put his hat in anything
19. Jeff Wahl: acoustic new age and jazz guitar.
20. Andrew Jilin: merging classical European and traditional Japanese to create captivating cinematic flute music