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by Anna Ferraro | April 10, 2020 It’s Good Friday today. When I was young, I was confused by its name. Wasn’t Good Friday one of the darkest days in history — when Christ the Lord was cruelly crucified to a cross, bearing the sins of the world? So why is it “Good?” Today, I smile through tears as I reflect — Good Friday is good.  It’s good because on that day, Christ’s death marked the beginning of our life.  Every human — myself included — deserves to die for our sins. On Good Friday, Christ paid the price for … Read More

by Anna Ferraro | December 10, 2018 I don’t know about you, but it’s been an interesting holiday season for me and my family. We normally invest a lot of time and energy practicing and performing music for audiences far and wide – sharing the joy of the season. But behind the spotlights and the stage curtains, life is happening for us too. A car accident, the death of a close friend, some sickness, and some high-stress job demands threaten to spiral our season into strain and stress. And then the calendar tells us to “smile and go play another … Read More

by Anna Ferraro | November 26th, 2018 “We see the heart of God in planning Christmas before the beginning of the world… His character, His wisdom, His sovereignty…” Order Redemption Dawns today >> “When we sing, ‘Go, tell it on the mountain…’ we’re singing about real-world, gospel-driven missions. The shepherds figured out the gospel, and they figured out what to do with the gospel 33 years before the Great Commission even existed…” Get Redemption Dawns today >> “Joy to the World sings of more than Christmas morning… In this carol, Isaac Watts declared the triumph of Christ’s journey, from the … Read More

by Anna Ferraro | October 22, 2018 Here’s Part 3 in this mini-series behind the scenes of Redemption Dawns. This last post gives a glimpse into the production process of this Christmas piano album. After recording (which is really the fun part!), the album production process becomes very businesslike. You get to enjoy hours upon hours of phone calls, messages, and emails with sound engineers, graphic designers, distribution companies, duplication managers, sponsors, investors, and more (really, when you’re a musician, most of your life is just straight business, and every once in while you actually get to hang out with … Read More

by Anna Ferraro | October 15, 2018 Here’s Part 2 in this mini-series behind the scenes of Redemption Dawns (Anna’s album of beautiful Christmas piano music!) – now looking at the recording process… [Reality insert: As any recording date draws near, I’m usually pretty stressed… Nothing ever comes together as smoothly as we would like it, and crazy things always change at the 11th hour. Such is the way of life. And if I make a recording every year until the year that I die, I don’t think that factor will ever change]. During the week leading up to recording … Read More

by Anna Ferraro | October 8, 2018 “How do you do it?” people ask. “You know, improvising in the recording studio. No two takes alike. And then getting the whole project finished. What’s that like?” Creating… recording… producing… Let’s talk in that order for this blog mini-series. Creating: When I set out to create on an album, I’m usually working around a set of ideas. For Haven of Rest (2016), I was working around the idea of the rest Christ gives to us during the hard seasons of life. For the album Where Glory Dwells (2017), I built music around … Read More

by Anna Ferraro | September 29, 2018 Redemption Dawns was produced in response to overwhelming requests from listeners of my past albums. In this album, I set out to unite the best of Christmas music, with the best of hymnody and scripture. What does that look like? Keep reading… In the timeless carol, “Silent Night,” Franz Gruber said, “… radiance beamed from God’s holy face, with the dawn of redeeming grace. …” That, my friends, is Christmas — the ultimate story of redemption, told through Christ’s journey from the cradle, to the cross, to the wearing of His rightful crown. … Read More