About the music This collection of instrumental music for reflection and quiet time can be experienced by both children and adults alike. While some of the music on this CD was originally written for children, it is music that both children and adults can respond to; music for reflection or quiet time, music as a vehicle for contemplation, peace and relaxation; music of the heart, music to nourish the spirit. Adults will hear the deeper layer of the music as both a reflection and container for their inner world. The music can be viewed as both lullaby and extended meditation. Listen, reflect, relax and enjoy. Apart from the piece, ‘Resting’, originally from the ‘Meditation on Love’ CD, and ‘Blessings for the Newborn’, from the CD ‘Dream by the River’, which have been re-imagined for this CD, all the other music either has been written for specific people - friends and family – or are new works, and have not been shared in public before now. ‘Prayer for Leigh’ was written for my friend and sister, Leigh Williams Gardiner, on the occasion of her commissioning as Bishop’s priest to the Parish of Rylstone Kandos. ‘Sienna’s Lullaby’ and ‘Lullaby for Alina’ were written for my friends Francesco and Maria Placanica on the birth of their two daughters. ‘Persephone Sleeps Deeply before Awakening the Spring’ was written for my friends Fiona Burnett and Patrick Kuhn on the birth of their daughter, Persephone. ‘Hymn to the Mountains’ is my offering to the beautiful place in which I live, in all of its colours and changing moods. ‘Places with high levels of natural beauty’ is for my friend Garry Crockett, who gave me this work’s title, and the title of this CD. Acknowledgements A number of people provided much appreciated support as I was writing, arranging and producing these works – people who listened to earlier versions or pieces as they were in development, or who provided moral support and encouragement. You know who you are, and I thank you. For musical advice and technical expertise, my warmest thanks to Llew Kiek, who is a joy to work with. As always, my thanks to Karen Curran of Unicorn Graphics for her creative and design expertise. Peta Williams Springwood, 2016 About Peta Williams (see also 'Artist page') Peta Williams is a musician and composer based in Springwood in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, Australia. She has a career in arts administration, music therapy and in working with and for the community. Peta is a trained music therapist and has a particular interest in the use of music as a tool in healing, relaxation, meditation, and reflection. She also writes music for theatre. Recent collaborations include with Melbourne-based playwright, Peta Murray, on her extravaganza, ‘Things That Fall Over’ and its coda, ‘Swansong!!! The Musical!!! – an Oratorio for Late Bloomers’, which premiered in Melbourne in March 2014; and with Brisbane-based theatre practitioners, Ludmila and Michael Doneman, on ‘Weaving Water’, which premiered in Brisbane in September 2015. Made in the Blue Mountains, Australia. Music and arrangements copyright Peta Williams 2016. Piano played by Peta Williams. Other instruments realised digitally by Peta Williams. Sound recording P Peta Williams 2016. Mixed by Llew Kiek and Peta Williams Mastered by Andy Busuttil, Blue Mountain Sound www.bluemountainsound.com.au Producer: Llew Kiek, Mara Music www.maramusic.com.au Contact: Peta Williams PO Box 388, Springwood NSW 2777 Australia Email: music@petawilliams.com.au Website: www.petawilliams.com.au CD Cover and label designed by Unicorn Graphics, NSW Australia www.unicorngraphics.com.au Made in Australia  and P 2016. All rights of the owner of copyright in this sound recording reserved. Any copying, renting, lending, diffusion, public performance or broadcast of this record without the authority of the copyright owner is prohibited.