Hi,
 
After about 3 weeks without having the time to sit at my piano I sat down and played some standard classical stuff just to keep my fingers in practice... and then just as I was about to close the lid and go to bed this tune popped into my head. Some time later I finally made my way upstairs to bed...  and the next day I recorded it 'properly'.
 
https://soundcloud.com/purplerhapsody/grasshoppers
 
Hope you enjoy it!
 
Cheers,
Terry.

Very, very nice.  Composition-wise it really works IMHO, and you've captured the live piano sound so well.    Is that live room tone or a plugin?   'Cause it sure sounds good.   
 
 
As an aside, just like the last time I listened to one of your tunes I let it go to the next one in line... and this time it was Legions of Poppies - between these two I have to say your performances are really clean.   I only wish I had that kind of technique and control!
 

Hey thanks Steve!
 
Glad you enjoyed the piece.
 
I record using a Yamaha Clavinova CLP-130 (about 10 years old!) without any effects turned on via a Scarlett 6i6. I then add some Waves Reverb (Hall) on the Send from the audio track when mixing down in X2.
 
Cheers,
Terry.

Love your work Terry. Grasshoppers, gotta love them. I had this vision of a second movement called locusts, with lots of swarming crescendos etc. Anyway, you can tell I was affected, very nicely played too.

Hi Terry , 
I'm gonna have to keep an ear on you …I like what you are doing 
your song and playing is very nice ..
at times I got a Gershwin type of vibe and I really enjoyed when you started digging into the keys and played those thick lush ascending chords ….
 
Kenny
 

wow...beautiful piece......
 
Thanks for sharing
 

Terry - this is a wonderful piece with great playing.  I have always admired your work.  I love the playfulness in the middle and end.  
Check out the pop at 1:30.
 
The ending is beautiful.
 

Very lovely piece Terry and very nicely executed. Nice full mix and sounds great. Enjoyed!!
 
Peace and Blessings, John

Hi,
 
Thanks for all the positive feedback everyone!
 
Wayne - locusts, eh? Now there's an idea. I could do a third movement called famine too ;-)
 
Kenny - lush ascending chords? Gershwin? Thanks for the comments and making my head swell ;-)
 
Tom - thanks for listening!
 
Jimmy - thanks. The pop is due to my new audio interface being unable to record more than a couple of minutes without having digital artifacts :( It's a Scarlett 6i6 and came highly recommended but my high spec PC doesn't seem to want to play well with it :( Thanks for the kind words!
 
John - thanks for listening, glad you enjoyed it.
 
Thanks again everyone - including those who have listened but not commented - it's still appreciated! :-D
 
Cheers,
Terry.