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I open my concerts with an intention that I took from the image in Ben-Zion's "The Psalmist." It is the cover of my CD "D'var Guitar." When I stared into "The Psalmist," I saw King David clutching his instrument to his chest, not playing it, but the moment before he played it, a moment of silent intention. Like King David in that image, I opened my concerts by an embrace, holding my instrument silently to my heart. --
from Gigs, by jsg All of my influences Teachers Inspirations Accompany me At every one of my prayers
and gigs
They are the five firm
petals On which I stand A
five petalled rose --
from prayer #23, based on the opening lines of the Zohar
I call the concerts I have been offering lately: ceremonies. They have acquired the shape of ten notions, or rubrics. They are a flow of music, sacred story, poetry, song, and intention.
It's not show business, it's ceremony.
Rabbi James Stone Goodman |
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