Orchard Hill Discography of CDs

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Orchard Hill music CDs "A total surprise!" "Above the ordinary!" Pittsburgh Tribune Review 4 ½ STARS Pittsburgh Post Gazette "Impressive" Willow Creek Magazine Orchard Hill Church is a contemporary community church located just North of Pittsburgh, PA. Music is and has always been a vital and central part of the 15 year old mega church in Wexford. Gathering some of the most gifted musicians in the area, they have put together one of the top bands in church music today. Featuring Joe Feick, the music Director on piano/keys, and Dan Shields, the worship director on guitars, this CD features some hard hitting instrumentals that they play to welcome people in the doors as the church service begins. Dynamic and exciting, this blend of instrumentals ranges from Stevie Wonder's hard rockin, horn section driven 'I Wish' to the sublime and contemplative solo acoustic guitar piece-'Lord's Prayer'. 3 numbers feature Bob Banergee on violin, long time member of the group Gaelic Storm-the band featured in the movie Titanic, showing off his fiddle chops on fun Irish rocker, Toss the Feathers, and the sweeping and moody A Thousand Summers. Dan Shields is featured on several ripping guitar solos, including Robben Ford's Revelation, and the Rippingtons' Indian Summer. With chops ranging from Larry Carlton sounding jazz lines, to ripping rock solos, Shields burns it up on these tracks. He also gets to show off his mellow side on the solo acoustic piece The Lord's Prayer. Dan Gouchnour, also on guitar throughout the CD, is the featured soloist on Shakin the Shack, showing his bluesy side, reminiscent of Robben Ford. Check out the animated and electric trade section at the end, as he and Saxophonist Curtis Johnson battle it out musically. Speaking ...

Orchard Hill discography Pittsburgh Post gazette gives it 4 stars! Rock on, Orchard Hill Church, rock on! Your Christmas at Orchard Hill sets the gold standard for church service productions. Excellent! --Carol Swanson Christmasreviews (Reviewed in 2007) This is the 3rd and newest release, recorded live at Orchard Hill Church. It's an exciting and dynamic set of Christmas Music, both traditional and non-traditional. This is not your typical or expected church music or band. There is some exceptional music and playing on this disc. It begins out of the ordinary, with a kicking instrumental version of Winter Wonderland, featuring Curtis Johnson. Long time professor of Jazz studies, and ...