Mary Beth Carlson, composer, recording artist and former Teacher of the Year, performs nationally as a pianist and speaker for a wide variety of special events. As Lead Pianist at Nordstrom Mall of America for nearly 15 years, she managed piano entertainment for most of those years. Much of her original music has been composed in honor of her daughter Jody, who was born with cerebral palsy and autism. She has written and performed music specifically for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, International Special Olympics, Arc, Fraser Community Services, Children's Cancer Research Fund, the Alzheimer's Association and Joni Eareckson Tada’s ministry, Joni and Friends. Mary Beth has produced and recorded 23 albums of piano orchestral music. She has been featured on other CDs with Jim Brickman, J.D. Steele and Steve Hall, and additional inspirational CDs by Integrity Music with artists including Sandi Patty, Darlene Zschech and Don Moen. In the fall of 2010 she released a brand new album of piano orchestral music called Smile ... with a song in your heart and also a compilation CD from her collection of inspirational arrangements titled In The Garden...songs of comfort and peace. In 2011 Mary Beth recorded her first children’s CD, You Are My Sunshine, songs for the young and young at heart. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.