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    Serenade: Word Songs
    Serenade: Word Songs
    Serenade: Word Songs
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    Serenade: Word Songs

    By Edie Schmoll

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    Serenade contains Edie Schmolls poem And Now that won the National Poetry Award in 2008 from American Mensa along with other prizewinning selections. Many have been set to music by the authors custom songwriting company, Music Songs, set for publication in 2012. Schmoll is a noted author, musician, composer, artist and educator living in Southern California. She is a resident poet and cover artist for Inland Empires Awardwinning i.e-and author of the nonfiction book A Crime Against One Person: HMO Nightmare (2010). A collection of true stories and essays will be forthcoming in late 2011. Video of Schmolls classical piano solos and images of her paintings may be viewed at www.trinityhemet.org Home-Edies Page. The imagery of these poems will touch the heart and soul of every reader.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateMay 27, 2011
    ISBN9781426967665
    Serenade: Word Songs
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    Edie Schmoll

    National Poetry Award, American Mensa, 2008. Nominee, National Art Award, Am. Mensa, 2011. Cover artist and resident poet, Inland Empire Mensa, So. Cal. Nonfiction book, 2010: "A Crime Against One Person: HMO Nightmare." Web Page: www.edieschmoll. Biography in Marquis "Who's Who" books. CD, 2014, "Serenade", classical piano. Award-winning composer, songwriter, lyricist, and artist. Noted music educator (piano, organ, accordion). Education: Business college, music conservatories, community colleges. Currently performing, writing, painting, composing, teaching. Manager: Music Songs, Menifee, California. 3rd book: "Rain and Rainbows"-- short story collection; cover art by author (nonfiction, 2012). Children's holiday book, "Holly, The Christmas Tree Fairy", 2012, illus- trated by author. 2015: Songbook for Piano and Vocal, "Serenade - Music Songs".

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