New Kids Classics is a brand new CD with three pieces for the young and the young at heart. The composer/author is Michael Fan, and the performers are the Fan Fare Ensemble, Steven Moeckel, violin; Paula Fan, piano, Nelzimar Neves and Anne Gratz, cello. Paula Fan is also the narrator. You can read more about the musicians on the Musicians page All three pieces on this CD are examples of Themes and Variations. I like to think of the theme as...

The Composer

A Composer, author, and violinist, Michael Fan has composed numerous works for children of all ages. For the TSO Just for Kid’s series, Mr. Fan wrote and composed The Brementown Musicians, The Little Fiddle, The Ugly Duckling, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Magical Musical Story Machine, The Princess and the Frog, Happy Birthday, Wolfgang!, Beethoven’s Mouse, Case of the Missing Music, Mak and Millie, Follow Me and Cat with a...

The Musicians

The Fan Fare Ensemble is a fun-loving collection of great musicians. Featured on this album are the internationally acclaimed violinist, Steven Moeckel, and pianist and narrator Paula Fan, who just happens to be my sister! Steven appears all over the world as a soloist and chamber musician when he isn’t performing as Concertmaster of the Phoenix Symphony. Paula teaches at the University of Arizona and performs with the Tucson Symphony...