Cornell Kinderknecht recently was chosen to be one of the featured musicians at the USA–Japan Goodwill Concert scheduled for June 7 at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

The concert, which is part of the International Ocarina Festival, will take place at Carnegie Hall in the Isaac Stern Auditorium on the Ronald O. Perelman stage. Other featured musicians include Cris Gale, Satoshi Osawa, Kazumi Sato, Patrick Michot, Tomohiro Ibaraki, Satuski Yuba and Ensemble 7.

Originally from Ellis and a Kansas State University graduate, Kinderknecht is a Dallas-based professional world flutes, reed and keyboard musician, as well as a composer, teacher and recording artist. He performs throughout the U.S. His music is played on both terrestrial and Internet stations and typically charts under the following categories: New Age, World, Zone or Contemporary Instrumental.

Kinderknecht has twice been nominated as Musician of the Year at the Texas Music Awards for his solo albums “Nightfall” and “Returning Home.” Both CDs include a cut featuring the ocarina: At the Divide (“Nightfall”) and Generations (“Returning Home”).

“Dreamtime” (2013), Kinderknecht’s most recent full-length CD release is a collaboration with percussionist Martin McCall, of Dallas, Texas and is currently nominated in two categories for the 13th Independent Music Awards – New Age Album and New Age Song. Winners of the music industry-judged contest are to be announced in May 2014.  Kinderknecht’s song “Mother’s Hands” from his Nightfall album has recently been named a Top 5 Instrumental Winner with the Great American Song Contest.

Kinderknecht’s music is available at Amazon, iTunes, CD Baby and other online CD sales and digital music outlets, as well as through www.cornellk.com where you can also read more about his music and calendar.