Category: Baha’i Music
Seventh Annual Baha’i Choral Music Festival
This Thursday I am flying to Chicago, IL, to participate at the Seventh Annual Baha’i Choral Music Festival to be held at the Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette, IL, where on Sunday together with the festival choir I will sing at two free concerts, open to the public, which will be the festival’s concluding events. [...]
Musical Prayer Station with Afroditi Mitsopoulou on the piano and Mesbah Motamed on the violin – Friday, June 22, 2012
“We have made music a ladder by which souls may ascend to the realm on high.” – Bahá’u’lláh Dear friends! What nurtures your soul? What makes your heart tender? Prayer, music, fellowship, tea poured in peace, homemade cake baked with love and shared with a smile? Whatever the answer might be, sharing music and prayers [...]
Let All Associate
As children of all races lined up infront of us, carrying roses of different colors and reciting Baha’u’llah’s exhortation “So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole world!” I could not fight the tears nor the thoughts of gratitude to be a part of such a remarkable commemoration of the [...]
The reminder
While we were rehearsing tonight, a dear friend reminded us that it was a century ago while walking in Washington, DC, that Abdu’l-Baha on His visit to the West, proclaimed the oneness of humanity with the words “O Bahá’u’lláh! What hast Thou done?” and gave practical examples on how to live a spiritual life to inspire [...]
Musical Prayer Station with Kat Key “What The Fire Is”
“Intone, O My servant, the verses of God that have been received by thee, as intoned by them who have drawn nigh unto Him, that the sweetness of thy melody may kindle thine own soul, and attract the hearts of all men.” (Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, p. 294) Dear friends! What nurtures [...]
Arlington House Concert with Munirih Sparrow – Last Musical Prayer Station for 2011
Like her Canadian prairie home, Munirih Sparrow’s sound is acoustically uncluttered and softly joyous; her groove is strong and soulful. You’ll be moved by her voice and story. Sparrow weaves Baha’i prayers and originally written songs resulting in an intimate performance exploring the interplay of spirituality and art. The performance is intuitive and genuine, leaving [...]
Musical Prayer Station & classical piano performance by Negin Mostaghim
The diversity in the human family should be the cause of love and harmony, as it is in music where many different notes blend together in the making of a perfect chord. (Abdu’l-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 53) Dear friends! What nurtures your soul? What makes your heart tender? Prayer, live music, fellowship, tea poured in [...]
Arlington Musical Prayer Station with Yosi Mesbah
We, verily, have made music as a ladder for your souls, a means whereby they may be lifted up unto the realm on high; make it not, therefore, as wings to self and passion. (Baha’u’llah, The Kitab-i-Aqdas, p. 38) Dear friends!What nurtures your soul? What makes your heart tender? Prayer, live music, fellowship, tea poured in peace, cake [...]
Reunion of hearts
My home is the home of peace. My home is the home of joy and delight. My home is the home of laughter and exultation. Whosoever enters through the portals of this home, must go out with gladsome heart. This is the home of light; whosoever enters here must become illumined…. (Abdu’l-Baha) What a joyous [...]
Fruits of the Tree of Life – Arlington Prayer Station with Roya Bauman and George Branyan
Thank thou God that thou hast been guided by the light of guidance and illumined by the brilliance of the Supreme Concourse, kindled by the fire of the love of God and hath directed thyself to His Kingdom, partook of the heavenly table and enjoyed the fruits of the Tree of Life! (Abdu’l-Baha, Tablets of [...]