Last night’s Open Mic at Godfrey’s was a lot of fun. There were some great acts and some amazing talent. I performed one of my solo piano pieces: “An Evening with Friends,” and my wife Tirah sang vocals for a song I wrote about our daughter called “The Eyes of a Child.”
Archive for March, 2005
“It takes no more time to see the good side of life than it takes to see the bad.” - Jimmy Buffett.
Solomon will be playing three of his pieces and/or songs at Godfrey Daniels’ Vintage Open Mic Night on Sunday, March 20th. Show starts at 7:30. Cost: $3.50. The Vintage Open Mic will be hosted by Dave Fry: original founder of Godfrey’s! www.godfreydaniels.org.
I have to conclude that all humans have the same feelings connected to certain kinds of music. How else can I explain that Solomon Keal’s music connects with my feelings in exactly the way he has designed it to, according to the titles of the pieces and liner notes on “Heritage”? The CD takes me from a lively joy through many feelings to a quiet serenity. I will only note here some highlights of my experience. “Sunset” takes me to a place of review, of looking back to learn from my immediate past. A picture of the sun can leave me uncertain about the time of day, but this piece is definitely not sunrise! “My Faith” sounds like the inner strength that a genuine faith provides, which is very distinct from an external dogma, which is harsh and strident. “Courtship” prepares me for the marriage of thought and feeling, of the completion of a process of reflection that motivates me to action in the future. But first, there is need for rest, which “Sweet Dreams” and “Sleep Well” provide for me. I am permitted to put aside the work of the past, and the anticipated tasks of tomorrow. As I end this hour of reflection on who and what I am, and where I am and where I am headed, thus my heritage and its impact on the future, Keal invites me to raise my inner sight to the source of my life and its story, my Creator who is my God, the source of life. I now have a sense of the promise of the future, not determined by my past, but connected to my heritage.
Solomon’s CD “Thoughts and Affections” can now be bought at A Cup of Music, an online store for relaxing peaceful new age music. They will also play his music on their internet radio station! www.acupofmusic.com.
Unfortunately, due to feeling sick, Solomon won’t be playing at tonight’s Godfrey Daniel’s Open Mic Night. But come hear him at the Vintage Open Mic on the 20th.
“God digs music. And humans dig music because we were made in the image of God. In one sense, music is a taste of heaven. It’s a language that is uniquely suited to praise and worship, because adoration, love and joy are primarily emotional experiences, which words cannot do justice to.” - Charles Lehardy (www.anotherthink.com)
