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Embracing Change ~ Engelbert Humperdinck, Kurt Weill and Salsa

Embracing the unfamiliar is uncomfortable, and yet it’s a hallmark of innovation and creativity. “It seems to be one of the paradoxes of creativity that in order to think originally, we must familiarize ourselves with the ideas of others,” states author and educator George Kneller. This principle, the belief that through embracing diverse influences, music could serve a greater social purpose, was the bedrock for most of composer Kurt Weill’s career. … Continue readingEmbracing Change ~ Engelbert Humperdinck, Kurt Weill and Salsa

The Art of Uselessness or How I Became a Movie-Star, Film Producer, Concert Artist and World-Traveler in 42 Days

I’d like to think that lovely sounds, images and words, even if unheard and unseen, remain somewhere in our atmosphere, creating an undercurrent of harmony, an unknowing force of goodness and beauty that unwittingly impacts all of us, permeating our environment with sweetness as we go about our everyday lives. … Continue readingThe Art of Uselessness or How I Became a Movie-Star, Film Producer, Concert Artist and World-Traveler in 42 Days