KQAC, also known as All Classical, is broadcasting two of my live concert recordings this month. The first one aired today: Rachmaninoff Sonata in G minor, his last chamber music piece, with my dear friend Janet Guggenheim. It is a tour de force for the piano, of...
SICA-USA is a sponsor of the Poetry Postcard Fest which I co-founded in 2007. That makes this year’s fest the 15th annual and several Subud members have participated. Registration is open at www.popo.submittable.com until July 18. This year I collaborated on a...
The Allemandes from the Bach Cello Suites are engaging and astounding and reflect the character and key of the Suites in which they occur. They are the first of several pieces with dance titles which follow the Preludes to the Suites, and some are melodious and...
Lucy Houbart will read her poetry and discuss the people that influenced her writing at a ZoomMuse Visual Art presentation on Friday June 11 at 1:00 p.m. PST (4:00 p.m. EST). Participants are welcome to ask questions and engage with the artist via Zoom. The Zoom link...
The Songs of Ronimund von Bissing A Video Homage By Lawrence Pevec A couple of months ago Daniela Moneta, our own WSA Archivist asked me to record a reading of Songs of Submission by Ronimund Hubert von Bissing. She had spoken about the project with Mr. von Bissing’s...
Watch nature poetry read by Emmanuel Williams and Daphne Alexopoulou. Emmanuel and Daphne read from the canon of great poets – as well as some of their own verse. The allure and mystery, the restorative and healing power found in nature has been endlessly...
Subud Greater Seattle webmaster (& brilliant Subud photographic historian) Rachman Cantrell has unearthed this bit of local history: I found this article in an old Subud USA publication. It gives a bit of Subud Seattle history, written by Sebastian Tedrow around...
What do you do when your G string breaks 4 minutes before the end of an all-Beethoven recital? One option is to forge ahead, dealing with three very sharp strings (from the change in tension on the cello) and having to improvise crazy fingerings which avoid the...
I was delighted to hear about the book A Spiritual Blueprint for Humanity by longtime Subud member Rozak Tatebe and devoured it. Written by the former International Helper, MSF Trustee and Chair of the International Subud Committee (as it says on the back cover), the...
Over the past year Bachrun LoMele and I have had a wonderful running conversation about his works of art. We have spoken about some of his early career as an illustrator in New York City to the most recent manifestation of Burn Pile at the Los Angeles Art...
