Winner of the 13th annual Independent Music Award for Best New Age Album, Darlene’s first  piano-based instrumental album, Tranquil Times, is the eighth she produced on her TimeArt label. Known for her angelic Grammy-winning voice and many award-winning albums, Darlene spotlights her skills as a pianist, composer, arranger and has guest live New Age musicians, flautist Courtney Jacob (tk 5&7) and guitarist Mike Miller (tk 1&7), on two tracks each. There are no vocals! Suitable for relaxing moments of any kind, the eight tracks include five melodic songs, tastefully orchestrated, and three tracks with more atmospheric ambience. Most tracks are playing in music therapy sound systems in hospitals and hospices on the CARE Channel nationwide. Seven are original and one is Darlene’s gorgeous arrangement of the Celtic favorite, “Greensleeves” in a new meter. The albums opens with “Lucid See,” Nominated Best New Age Song 2011 by the Independent Music Awards, and takes us on a blissful, peaceful, journey from there. “Hypogeum” was named after the Hypogeum Oracle Chamber in Malta and the overall key of the piece, (A) and the opening piano note is the same ‘A’ - 110Hz frequency of the chamber the ancient Maltese used for trance and healing. Darlene plays her quartz crystal singing bowls on this track and two others. On a few songs, Darlene arranges the piano in the secondary role as a woodwind instrument takes the melody, all for the musical interest of the listener.Tranquil Times went #1 on the ZMR Radio Charts in March, 2014 after debuting #2 on the February, Charts. On OneWorldRadio.com, listeners voted it #1 for March in Europe and #2 in the USA. 2/15/2015 brought a Nomination from Broadcasters Worldwide for Best Piano Album with Instrumentation. In 2019 it took a Bronze Medal Iconic Music in the COVR Visionary Music Awards