HeyJaredContemplative Cadences
Contemplative Cadences is a piano music project of classical composer Naomi Brown. The aim of the project is to create music for spiritual formation in the christian tradition. The newsletters allow you to hear and read about each piano piece.
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- Sep 11, 2026
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Spring has Sprung (opens the original)
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Spring, from Bright Wings and Dappled Things, is now out on streaming services heralding the arrival of Spring in the southern hemisphere.Here in Melbourne, winter hasn’t been as cold as some years, but it’s still lovely to welcome the warmer days. You can’t help but feel heartened by the arrival of spring—the first flowering buds appearing on trees and plants, not having to wear gloves when driving the car to work, more people out in their gardens, and that general sense of quiet joy that seems
Pied Beauty has left home! (opens the original)
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Pied Beauty, from Bright Wings and Dappled Things, is now out on streaming services. The first one to leave home… (I’m not crying, my eyes are just sweaty.)It feels a little strange—and rather wonderful—to finally let this music out into the world. After all the writing, recording, and wondering whether anyone else will actually want to listen to it, Pied Beauty is now officially making its way into the wild.Thanks for reading Contemp
In the Beginning (opens the original)
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Bight Wings and Dappled Things (opens the original)
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Earlier this year, over two separate days in the middle of renovating our home, we recorded the piano pieces for Bright Wings and Dappled Things. Our merry little band consisted of pianist Kay Chim, audio engineer Phil Threlfall, his assistant Brodie, and myself.The recording took place at St John's Malvern, a beautiful church with an extraordinary resonance—one that Phil expertly tamed just enough for the recording. Those two days were filled with a mixture of emotions: nervousness, excitement,
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