Ruth and Emilia began working together on their first children’s album, Me and the Kids when Emilia was only 3 years old. Together they have performed and recorded several award-winning, BILLBOARD-charting albums in a variety of genres, including classical, new age and world music.
Both Ruth Weber and Emilia Lopez-Yañez perform internationally and work as music performers and educators in their communities. Emilia’s beautiful voice and oboe playing have been featured on award-winning albums from artists around the world in a variety of styles and genres. In addition, she has done commercials, voice-overs and studio work. Ruth’s songs have won awards in the Global Music Awards, Shalshalet Music Festival, John Lennon Songwriting Awards, Music City Song Festival, The New York Pro/Am Music Awards, etc. Her songs have been performed by symphonies, choirs, solo artists and appear in print music and choral music collections and in award-winning films. Her song, We're Gonna Be Legendary, is the S.D. Unified School District's theme song for 2020.
Both Ruth Weber and Emilia Lopez-Yañez perform internationally and work as music performers and educators in their communities. Emilia’s beautiful voice and oboe playing have been featured on award-winning albums from artists around the world in a variety of styles and genres. In addition, she has done commercials, voice-overs and studio work. Ruth’s songs have won awards in the Global Music Awards, Shalshalet Music Festival, John Lennon Songwriting Awards, Music City Song Festival, The New York Pro/Am Music Awards, etc. Her songs have been performed by symphonies, choirs, solo artists and appear in print music and choral music collections and in award-winning films. Her song, We're Gonna Be Legendary, is the S.D. Unified School District's theme song for 2020.
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Enrico Lopez-Yañez began performing with Ruth and Emilia in the group, Me and the Kids when he was 8 years old. Enrico is now an accomplished conductor, composer, arranger and producer, having recorded and performed on countless award-winning albums and film scores. He is presently Principal Pops Conductor of the Nashville Symphony, following two seasons as Assistant Conductor with the Omaha Symphony. Enrico is owner of AudioFreakuency Studios and served as principal arranger and musician on both albums. For further information visit enricolopezyanez.com
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Jeff Silverman is proud to be a voting member of The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences - Producers & Engineers Wing and a member of NPN (Nashville Publishers Network). He is an award winning producer/songwriter and has worked on gold and platinum projects for artists such as Rick Springfield, The Allman Brothers, B.J. Thomas, Nick Gilder, Boyz to Men, David Cassidy, George Clinton, Paula Abdul, Prince and Stephen Bishop.
Jeff has also co-written, arranged, performed, engineered, composed, mixed and mastered Shelley Duvall’s “Bedtime Stories” main theme as well as composed 6 episodes on Showtime. He also produced Mattel’s - Barbie “The Look” and worked with other children’s projects such as Fievel and Friends, the Chipmunks and composed for anime shows such as Sonic X, Chaotic, One Piece, Shaman King & Kirby. |
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The Center Children’s Chorus is an Endorsed Program of The California Center for the Arts, Escondido. The program is made up of choirs from 3 different age groups. The group performing on this album is the Arioso choir, ages 9-11, directed by Dana Stanford. The choral program offers performing experiences, a chance to learn music literacy, and a place to learn about music in a positive environment developing a child’s natural singing ability.
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Additional Featured Artists:
Ruth and Emilia are grateful to the many amazing musicians who played on their albums, and to our wonderful graphic designer, Suzanne Parlett, of Parlett Design, who created all the artwork for their CDs, booklets and website.
Musicians:
Guitars: George Varghese
Harmonica: Jelly Roll Johnson
Brass: Daniel Flam
Trumpet, Jose Sibaja
Upright Bass: Michael Rinne
Drums: Dan Needham
Saxophone- Jimmy Bowland
Costumes and Props:
John Weber
Ruth and Emilia are grateful to the many amazing musicians who played on their albums, and to our wonderful graphic designer, Suzanne Parlett, of Parlett Design, who created all the artwork for their CDs, booklets and website.
Musicians:
Guitars: George Varghese
Harmonica: Jelly Roll Johnson
Brass: Daniel Flam
Trumpet, Jose Sibaja
Upright Bass: Michael Rinne
Drums: Dan Needham
Saxophone- Jimmy Bowland
Costumes and Props:
John Weber