For anyone interested in webstreaming current issues and practices for Palliative Care, you might want to check out The 2nd Annual International Telehealth Palliative Care Symposium. I will be signing in for several sessions over the 3 days of April 27~29.
From "Traditional Healing among the Inupiaq" to "Are you at Peace", there is much to gnaw on here for my work, and anyone living with dying...
Bon appetit!
Philipp
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Correction...
The film "Tous les Matins du Monde", mentioned yesterday is by Alain Corneau, not Alain Gaudet... And Jordi Savall was playing his bass viol for the Kay Meek Center performance March 8th...
Stay tuned!
Stay tuned!
Monday, March 15, 2010
A Mugician by any other name!
Last Tuesday evening, as I waited in a most pleasant line-up for the chance to meet the evenings' featured solo performer, the young family ahead of me were beaming with anticipation... The mother whispered " gosh, he looks like a priest with that burgundy scarf over the long, dark open jacket..." The 4-week-old baby in her father's arms "slept beautifully" throughout the (almost) 2-hour program, which spanned several centuries, and hinted at how "early music" can be right on time for thirsty ears in a time of soul impoverishment.
The instrument: the 7-string viol de gamba, the performer: Jordi Savall- a devoted and impassioned Catalonian musician, arranger, director, and ambassador of peace through music-making... The venue: the Kay Meek Center in West Vancouver- a spacious and acoustically well-designed performance theater built as an adjunct to the local High School...
Last year in May, I had found Jordi Savall's touring schedule on his Record labels' website, Alia Vox . When I discovered that he was to be performing with his entire family in a small rural church in franco-Switzerland, I decided to dream a little. Well, after contacting the box office in Villars sur Glannes (en Francais), I thought I might have a go at raising the funds for a "quick trip" over the Saint Nicholas festival (Dec.6th). Alas, the short story is I had to settle for a solo performance in Vancouver this month instead. Miryam and I were sooo ready for this! As it turned out, his son Ferran was not going to be on the December program.... So, perhaps my dream of hearing the whole family together will still find its' moment ...
Maestro Savall, after giving a heartfelt and compelling performance, stayed on for an hour signing CD's and programs, standing for photos, and otherwise genuinely engaging with the public. I was grateful to be able to thank him personally for being part of an inspiration for my musical journey into Music-Thanatology- he arranged and performed the soundtrack for Alain Corneau's film "Tous les Matins du Monde", where in the opening scene is the image of a solo musician (Monsieur de Saint-Colombe) playing his viol at the bedside of a dying patron...
The dedication to his craft, love for his instrument (built in the 1600's), and passion for releasing beautiful tone are all balanced in a presence that seems ageless. Now near 70 years-young, his place in the world is clear and strong- a musician who draws magic from both the bow and piccicato over 7 strings...!
Merci Beaucoup!
Philipp
The instrument: the 7-string viol de gamba, the performer: Jordi Savall- a devoted and impassioned Catalonian musician, arranger, director, and ambassador of peace through music-making... The venue: the Kay Meek Center in West Vancouver- a spacious and acoustically well-designed performance theater built as an adjunct to the local High School...
Last year in May, I had found Jordi Savall's touring schedule on his Record labels' website, Alia Vox . When I discovered that he was to be performing with his entire family in a small rural church in franco-Switzerland, I decided to dream a little. Well, after contacting the box office in Villars sur Glannes (en Francais), I thought I might have a go at raising the funds for a "quick trip" over the Saint Nicholas festival (Dec.6th). Alas, the short story is I had to settle for a solo performance in Vancouver this month instead. Miryam and I were sooo ready for this! As it turned out, his son Ferran was not going to be on the December program.... So, perhaps my dream of hearing the whole family together will still find its' moment ...
Maestro Savall, after giving a heartfelt and compelling performance, stayed on for an hour signing CD's and programs, standing for photos, and otherwise genuinely engaging with the public. I was grateful to be able to thank him personally for being part of an inspiration for my musical journey into Music-Thanatology- he arranged and performed the soundtrack for Alain Corneau's film "Tous les Matins du Monde", where in the opening scene is the image of a solo musician (Monsieur de Saint-Colombe) playing his viol at the bedside of a dying patron...
The dedication to his craft, love for his instrument (built in the 1600's), and passion for releasing beautiful tone are all balanced in a presence that seems ageless. Now near 70 years-young, his place in the world is clear and strong- a musician who draws magic from both the bow and piccicato over 7 strings...!
Merci Beaucoup!
Philipp
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