Somewhere Out There (Caroline Campbell and Kurt Bestor)

Longing hope and

Hopeful longing.

Simple song of yearning.

One string at time

Tuning the one string

Inside of us.

Remembering Vallejo's Sly Stone, leader of Sly and the Family Stone

Górecki: Symphony #3, Op. 36, "Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs" - 3. Lento. ...

Out of Sorrow
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Take a sorrow in the palm of your hand,
one sorrow at a time,
or, a bundle of interconnected sorrows,
or sorrow itself, as a seed.

Press it.
Press it hard.

Squeeze it.
Roll it around in your hands.
Feel it.
Let it bleed out its nectar.
Let it emit its fragrance.

Splash it on a canvas.
Let it be the rosin for your bow.
Sip it and let it lubricate your capacity to speak and to sing.
Let it be the ink in your pen, the inspiration for your art.

Let it move you and I tool, will be moved.
We shall all be moved.

Out of sorrow, such beauty, such soul-wrenching beauty.

Pablo Casals - A Cry For Peace - documentary about his life (preview)

"I am a very simple man. I am a man first , an artist second. My first obligation is to the welfare of my fellow men. I will endeavor to meet these obligations through music since it transcends language, politics, and national boundaries."

Grace Greater Than Our Sin String Quartet and Flute

Grace to you this day.

Free flowing, fresh, thirst quenching, life altering, mind bending, countenance lifting, laughter evoking, heart wrenching, heart mending, sweet, precious grace to you. Grace to you that is greater than sin, disappointment, and fear. Grace to you that is so flavored with giddy God joy that no bitter words can shatter its confidence, and all swords of disparagement pass through it like knives through Jello. Grace, grace, grace to you. Grace to you that lifts you and challenges you. May grace that cannot be contained in you, be in you and flow through you to others today. If you do not believe as I do, that grace can come in a person and dwell within you, may grace still surround you and may people of grace be gracious unto you. Sing grace; dance grace; live grace. Grace to you.

This Day in Music - January 31