Category: Creativity
The voice of co-creation
I’ve been reflecting on creativity for a while now and last night I witnessed a marvelous illustration of its power. I went with with my friend Boyan to Bobby McFerrin‘s solo concert at the Birchmere Music Hall in Alexandria. It was a fabulous night! We wanted to go there early so we could be in [...]
Winter Day With A Spring Design
The day the tired snow started falling From the branches kissed by the Sun That day I thought ’bout my cooking calling “To cook for just one no more is fun” That day Segovia came home But I wanted something new I just wanted to write a song for you… Now this song was supposed [...]
Speak up for Baha’is, just as Rainn Wilson, and the Baha’i International Community did
I was just listening to Oprah’s Soul Series webcast of an interview she had with Rainn Wilson on life’s big questions when I was struck by Rainn’s reference to religion based on the etymology of the word religio which means… to bind together, to reconnect. What an uplifting concept, and what an unfortunate contrast with [...]
Matthew Levine: Notes on A House Divided
Have you ever wondered about the thoughts of a composer as he creates new music? I have always found this a fascinating question to ponder. And since I have the bounty of having a friend who is a wonderfully talented composer, I asked him exactly about his thoughts behind his music. But rather than me [...]
Brother of mine
I’ve been in a clean up mode for a long time now. It is a slow process, in particular, because I am so attached to many things created in the past, and so I never truly throw away boxes of papers, notes, printouts. Today I dug out the words of a song I wrote in [...]
See Me Beautiful
My favorite Red Grammer song written by him and his dear wife Kathy who recently passed away. See this outstanding rendition of “See Me beautiful”, performed by Red Grammer and accompanied on the erhu by the Chinese superstar Cheng Lin during a concert on the Great Wall of China: Here are the lyrics of the [...]
Multicolored Hyacinths
Interesting things happen when one allows the mind to be peaceful and the heart centered on the love of God. For the first time in many years I wrote a song. The melody came to me as I was about the enter the shower, giving me inspiration for more shower singing. I opened a book [...]