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.
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My family and I have moved from the Lenhartsville/Kempton PA area down to the Bryn Athyn PA area, just north of Philadelphia.
Please note my new contact information on the Contact page. The reason for the move is that I’ve changed my day job. I’m now in training for 3 years to become a minister for the church I belong to: the General Church of the New Jerusalem.
During the next 3 summers I hope to record two albums: A flute and piano album with my sister Roxanne (listen to a preview), and a blues and jazz solo piano album.
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