Category : Inspirational

Glimmerings in List of 10 Best New Age Albums of 2012

Great news! I received an email today from John P. Olsen, interview host and review publicist at New Age Music World, informing me that he had included Glimmerings in his list of the 10 Best New Age Albums of 2012! ..

Elton John in Concert in Beijing!

I had the opportunity to attend Elton John’s concert in Beijing tonight (thanks to my dear friend Plum for her kind invitation)!  This was Elton John’s first time performing in Beijing and it was truly a stunning evening full of ..

Another great review of Glimmerings!

In my last blog I shared that we recently sent over 200 Glimmerings CDs to radio stations around the United States.  The responses are coming in and up till now we have heard that there are over 30 stations playing ..

Glimmerings on Sky.fm Radio

A week ago Glimmerings CDs were sent out to over two hundred radio stations across the United States. Today I heard back from the first of them — Sky.fm — letting me know that they had received their copy of ..

Favorite review of Glimmerings

This is one of my favorite reviews of Glimmerings so far, written by Michael Diamond.  I especially enjoyed reading the third paragraph in which he links my music and inspiration with my beliefs as a Baha’i.  He writes: “Yet with ..

Heavenly Wings-Composition for my Son’s 15th birthday!

Heavenly Wings-Composition for my Son’s 15th birthday!

Turning 15 is a huge milestone on the spiritual journey of life. Baha’u’llah referred to it as the commencement of maturity and in the Baha’i Faith it is the age at which a young person begins to take on for ..

New Composition: Thy Heart is My Home

I have been traveling lately and haven’t had the opportunity to compose. So today, as I was sitting at the piano, the urge to create a new piece was so strong. The adrenalin rush during the process was phenomenal as ..

Inspirational Solo Pianists

Since the release of Glimmerings I’ve been listening a lot to solo piano music to see what is out there on the market. I’ve been intrigued by the music of Ken Elkinson, Robin Spielberg, Van Jensen among others. However, the ..

The making of Amame – a collaboration

I’ve had the pleasure of working with some incredible musicians lately – one of them is my friend and talented musician Ali Youssefi.   I met him last year in April when I was visiting the Baha’i World Centre in Israel. ..

'The Photograph' – dedicated to the Centenary of Abdu'l-Baha's visit to America

I have had the pleasure of working on a song entitled ‘The Photograph’ dedicated to the centenary of Abdu’l-Baha’s travels to the West. The creator behind the project is Sonbol Taefi, a professional singer and composer who lives in New ..