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Mar 1, 2012

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Recording while Fasting

The season of Baha’i fasting has just begun and today is the first of 19 days from sunrise to sunset.  It is a time of personal reflection, prayer, meditation and spiritual recuperation during which time we look at our lives and ..

Feb 19, 2012

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Ayyam-i-Ha Song

Ayyam-i-Ha Song

In just less than a week, Baha’is all around the world celebrate Ayyam-i-Ha which is a time of bringing cheer to others, visiting the poor and needy and giving gifts.  One of the ways I like to celebrate is by giving ..

Feb 6, 2012

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Learning Patience & Perseverence

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  • The need for patience has been a recurring theme in my life lately.  The release of Glimmerings has been delayed once again.  In fact several deadlines have come and gone and we are still waiting to share it with you. ..

    Jan 5, 2012

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    My 200th blog – a gift of music!

    I can’t believe this is my 200th blog! Quite an achievement for someone who is not a writer! I remember my producer telling me that part of having a website was to blog and tell my friends about what I’m ..

    Jan 3, 2012

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    Challenges of Glimmerings

    2012 is here and I’ve been thinking about my future goals for my music projects (I’ll talk more about this later). So far I’ve released 5 albums and it has been an incredible process of envisioning an idea, planning, reflecting, ..

    Dec 19, 2011

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    Titles for Glimmerings CD tell a story

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  • As you know I’m really excited that Glimmerings is on the threshold of being released.  The discs have all been made and sent to the printers for packaging.  I hope to have it in my hands in a week or ..

    Dec 11, 2011

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    Glimmerings Replication Underway

    In my last blog, I shared the cover of Glimmerings, my upcoming piano instrumental album (I have posted it again below for those of you who missed it).  The CD includes 12 instrumental songs, some of which were composed 10 ..

    Dec 6, 2011

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    Glimmerings Cover Photo!

    Glimmerings, my piano instrumental CD, is almost complete!  I checked the color proof for the cover today to make sure the hues of blue are correct and was happy with the result.  We are now waiting for a sample of ..

    Nov 25, 2011

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    Intuition & the Urge to Record

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  • I have learned to listen more closely to my intuition.  Today I had the strongest urge to record the vocals for a song I’ve been waiting to record since May of this year when I composed it.  This song is ..

    Nov 10, 2011

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    Sweeten their Souls – new composition

    A few days ago, I posted one of my favorite quotations from Abdu’l-Baha on facebook.  I love this quote especially as it allows me to strive towards a higher standard of conduct. One of my friends suggested I set it to ..