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Milana Zilnik

Playing piano since I was four and studied in a musical school for ten years. Though, I always felt that playing by notes and singing in a choir is not enough to become a musician. I needed to be able to play anything I want by ear so, by starting improvising, I"ve found my own style of playing. When I teach children to play piano or sing, I offer them improvisation right from the beginning. I wish I was taught that way, since until my mid-30s I had hard times to relax and believe in my ability to

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00:02:31

"Distant Memories" (Orchestral) by Milana Zilnik

Milana Zilnik ·

2021/09/24

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxpKNJFDUm4 -- Someone once said that symphonic orchestra is the most sophisticated musical instrument humanity ever invented. And I always felt like this is an ultimate challenge for a composer to write music for such a giant. I started my first shy attempts to compose orchestral music a few years ago. Of course, at that time it was all done using digital libraries. I did dream that one day I may experience the thrill of hearing a live orchestra performing my

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00:04:03

"Abracadabra" (from "Abracadabra!") by Milana Zilnik

Milana Zilnik ·

2020/10/30

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-wCqGkalz4 --- It's been almost three months since "Abracadabra!" was released. I've been busy with some other projects since then, mainly recording and composing for clients. However, given how well "Abracadabra!" was received... we started working on the "sequel" :) Meanwhile, here is the title track that gave the name to the album. I want to thank again everyone who was a part of this project: - Phil DiMercurio (aka PdubJamz) for his drums and percussion truly

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00:03:27

"Time" (from "Abracadabra") and music video by Milana...

Milana Zilnik ·

2020/10/29

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-wCqGkalz4 --- Abracadabra! It is time to begin the journey! Abracadabra! It is time to face the new challenge behind the mirror... Abracadabra! It is time for new encounters, for things that are lost and things that are found... Abracadabra! It is time for enchantment, witchcraft and alchemy! Abracadabra! It is time to find Spirito Incantato! Abracadabra! With great pleasure and excitement I want to invite you to this magical journey into the world of

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00:03:28

"Journey" (from "Abracadabra") by Milana Zilnik

Milana Zilnik ·

2020/10/15

Video: https://youtu.be/3TtIgdcgtHE --- I like to see every musical project of ours as a journey - a journey from the idea to the final result, where the result itself is not that important. What is important is the journey itself. This piece is one of my favorite on this album, and to name it "Journey" was quite natural as it sounded like a caravan walking across a vast desert. The inspiration for this piece came from Cirque du Soleil - we attended their show a year ago, it was the third time

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00:03:41

"Encounters" (from "Abracadabra") by Milana Zilnik

Milana Zilnik ·

2020/10/02

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk-eEcY0Q4I ---- What encounters you're going to have when you pronounce "Abracadabra!" and find yourself in the magical land "behind the mirror"? This must be the most jazzy track of the upcoming album - Hang-driven, arranged with piano, cello and vocal. This is also one of three tracks where the vocals are mine (on all other tracks the vocals are by the award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Alexa Ray). I hope you will enjoy the music along with this

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00:03:50

"Behind The Mirror" (From "Abracadabra!") by Milana...

Milana Zilnik ·

2020/09/18

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKkIvRtxPFY --- We've been so busy this year working on our upcoming album. It was the most challenging musical project we've ever attempted before - first composing it, then working with all the session musicians and audio engineers. The album will be released on October 30th along with the music video. Today we release one of the tracks as the first single - "Behind the Mirror", this is where our journey begins! I hope you will enjoy the music along with this

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00:04:28

"Creep" (Radiohead). Performed by Milana Zilnik

Milana Zilnik ·

2020/07/09

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXTK758pFG4 ---- To tell the truth, I didn't feel much of a change with all the quarantine and stuff. I was living mostly in my musical cave before and just kept doing the same. Maybe not exactly a "creep" but I'm such a weirdo. A couple years back, when my husband showed me the version of this song covered by Post Modern Jukebox, I fell in love with it. So, here it is - a cover on a cover. I hope you will enjoy it! Oh, and, btw, in real life I am not talking

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00:04:55

Liebestraume No 3 (F. Liszt). Performed by Milana

Milana Zilnik ·

2020/07/04

Video: https://youtu.be/Hkwc-CXJ0Oo --- For my mom who introduced me to the beauty in sounds and colours. For my father, who shaped my diverse musical tastes and pushed me into improvising. For my husband who inspired me to come back to music and keep going no matter what challenges I might face. And for my amazing children, who I love and hope to pass this tradition to... These past months have been challenging for all. I've been into my musical cave working on my upcoming album - the most

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00:07:06

"Moonlight Serenade" (Glenn Miller). Improvised by...

Milana Zilnik ·

2020/02/14

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ffqbo8UYtg ---- This tune is my deepest connection to my dad , who recently celebrated his 70th birthday... Whenever my dad, the maestro of jazz, would start playing this, I would melt and give up anything just to be able to play like him one day... one day when I grow up... I practiced this only for one month, I admit. Because ever since he stopped playing "Moonlight Serenade", I had almost forgotten it... And a month ago, while doing my daily reading of

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00:03:40

"Never Enough" ("The Greatest Showman") performed by...

Milana Zilnik ·

2020/01/16

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdRfsD0XnzM --- This musical became one of my favorites and many of my students took vocal lessons from me to sing this song and then performed it at our semi-annual recitals (and quite nailed it!). So, I thought, it's time to actually record my own version of it. Though, I am never satisfied neither with my singing nor with my playing, "Never enough" - it's like my mantra, to keep going and keep doing what I love with the person I love. Who (the person)

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00:05:04

Jazzy Jingle Bells

Milana Zilnik ·

2019/12/23

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1EEWAwzYZk --- In these last days of 2019 I want to wish you all Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year! and I hope you will enjoy this jazzy take on the famous tune :) This year has been very fruitful and busy. My husband and I released 3 full-length piano solo albums and one EP with 4 jazz quartet tracks. We had 23 recording sessions in our studio for other composers and clients, arranging and recording our piano and my vocal for their songs and

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00:05:18

"Verde" from "Spettro" by Milana Zilnik

Milana Zilnik ·

2019/12/13

Do colors have their own special sound? What if colors sounded like piano? Red of the warm and cozy fireplace? Yellow - playful and sunny? The relaxing serenity of Green? The deep and moody Indigo... I invite you to the world of colorful piano! Today is the time for GREEN! Artwork by Anastasia Frenkel

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00:04:16

"Arancione" from "Spettro" by Milana Zilnik

Milana Zilnik ·

2019/12/13

Do colors have their own special sound? What if colors sounded like piano? Red of the warm and cozy fireplace? Yellow - playful and sunny? The relaxing serenity of Green? The deep and moody Indigo... I invite you to the world of colorful piano! Today is the time for ORANGE! Artwork by Anastasia Frenkel

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00:04:04

"Giallo" from "Spettro" by Milana Zilnik

Milana Zilnik ·

2019/12/13

Do colors have their own special sound? What if colors sounded like piano? Red of the warm and cozy fireplace? Yellow - playful and sunny? The relaxing serenity of Green? The deep and moody Indigo... I invite you to the world of colorful piano! Today is the time for YELLOW! Artwork by Anastasia Frenkel

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00:04:12

"Rosso" from "Spettro" by Milana Zilnik

Milana Zilnik ·

2019/12/12

Do colors have their own special sound? What if colors sounded like piano? Red of the warm and cozy fireplace? Yellow - playful and sunny? The relaxing serenity of Green? The deep and moody Indigo... I invite you to the world of colorful piano! Today is the time for RED! Artwork by Anastasia Frenkel

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00:03:37

"4am. Dreams" from "Notte" by Milana Zilnik

Milana Zilnik ·

2019/07/19

Video: https://youtu.be/K6I7YMnO9F4 --- That time of the night when you are deep into another world, surreal and mysterious. It's 4am on my musical clock, it's time for dreams... ...Night... Notte... the time of silence, dreams, reflections.. the time when the music happens in between notes more than in the notes themselves. "Notte" is released on all major platforms! You can listen to the entire album on Spotify or Apple Music, or get it on Amazon, Google Play or BandCamp. I can also send you an

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00:05:33

"10pm. Twilight" from "NOTTE" by Milana Zilnik

Milana Zilnik ·

2019/07/01

https://youtu.be/Sjbnl30bbHU --- ...Notte... Night.. the time of silence, dreams, reflections.. the time when the music happens in between notes more than in the notes themselves. It's 10pm on my musical clock. The time in between shadows of the evening and the darkness of the night. The time of Twilight. This minimalistic album is set to be released on June 1st! I will truly appreciate it if you pre-save this album on Spotify: https://show.co/EdhwVZO You can also pre-order it (digital or an

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00:04:07

"8pm. Shadows" from "NOTTE" by Milana Zilnik

Milana Zilnik ·

2019/07/01

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkJW9QZ5dVs Pre-save this album on Spotify: https://show.co/EdhwVZO Pre-order an autographed CD on BandCamp: https://milana.bandcamp.com/album/notte ---- This is not my usual style of playing but sometimes "less is more". And it was a wonderful challenge to compose a whole album of minimalistic piano pieces. I called it "Notte", which means "Night" in Italian. I don't speak Italian but many musical terms came from this melodic language, so I feel attracted to

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00:04:06

"12am. Midnight" from "NOTTE" by Milana Zilnik

Milana Zilnik ·

2019/07/01

Video: https://youtu.be/RgG1CJm2onQ ---- ...Night... Notte... the time of silence, dreams, reflections.. the time when the music happens in between notes more than in the notes themselves. It’s Midnight on my musical clock - that special time when Tomorrow turns into Today. Today! Today "Notte" is released on all major platforms! You can listen to the entire album on Spotify or Apple Music, or get it on Amazon, Google Play or BandCamp (I'll have a short lot of CDs soon!) Spotify:

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00:02:22

"Nature Boy". Performed by Milana Zilnik

Milana Zilnik ·

2019/06/28

Video: https://youtu.be/JjHDdbdR0sg --- It was kind of a personal request coming from my husband: he wanted me to sing this song that always leaves him in tears... Then he asked me to make an arrangement for a choir. The version he loves has strings on it but he thought to make an all acoustic version in our studio... and since we don't have strings.. but have my voice.. so he got this idea - to record a "choir" of me. It was the first time we actually arranged nine voices!! Seven voices singing the

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