cher & gene klosner, whose music has been recorded by the von trapp children and performed by several symphonies (including the omaha symphony, atlanta symphony, pacific symphony, toronto symphony, indianapolis symphony, minnesota symphony, and the cincinnati symphony, conducted by the legendary erich kunzel), wanted to educate young ears by recording as many authentic instruments as possible, rather than using all synthesized �instrument sound-alikes" that are prevalent on many children�s recordings. �i remember as a child the first time i heard peter and the wolf� i fell in love with the musical instruments and how they could tell a tale and bring the story to life,� says cher. �after my son was born, singing and playing lullaby music became part of our �night-night� routine but i became frustrated in discovering that very few lullaby cd's used any real instruments � most used all synthesized instruments that, unfortunately, lack the human touch, feel and emotion that comes from a real instrument and a live player. out of that frustration came the idea for stardust, in which we utilized authentic instruments wherever possible including grand piano, cello, flute, violin, oboe, clarinet, vibes, acoustic guitar and more.�