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The Singing Revolution
Posted August 15th, 2008 by Rich HannonEstonia is a small country, one of three Baltic States between Russia and Europe. Its strategic location has subjected it to almost continuous occupation throughout its long history. Gaining independence in 1920 the Estonians had less than two decades of freedom before World War II began. Then the Soviet Union invaded and, except for a short Nazi occupation, Estonia was firmly held behind the Iron Curtain for the next 50 years.
18 June 2008
Adventist Art
Thanks to Stephen Eyer over at Adventist Filmmaker. I thought you might appreciate seeing the work of rising Adventist director Timothy Wolfer and the band, Garage Voice*. The song is: Safe From All Alarms.
5 June 2008
An Ode to Aussie Racial Sorrow
The New York Times notes:
A song about racial reconciliation with the Aboriginal minority has become the fourth-biggest-selling recording in Australia, even though it is available only as a download from the Web.
As It Is In Heaven
Posted March 31st, 2008 by Steve ParkerThe loss of passion for something we love is a deeply disturbing journey to travel. Unfortunately, we often become burned out doing the things that are most meaningful to us so that we just can’t seem to continue any longer. As It Is in Heaven takes us on one man’s journey to recover his lost joy.
Last year, Shi-Yeon Sung became the first woman to be named assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Working under the renowned James Levine, the 32-year-old South Korean is making the most of her two-year opportunity to work with some of the world’s best musicians and conductors.
In 2006, Sung won the prestigious Sir Georg Solti International Conductors’ Competition in Frankfurt, Germany – the first woman to ever take home the top prize. She was given €15,000 in prize money and concerts with the Frankfurt Museum Orchestra and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony.
( March 12th, 2008 )
h/t to Fuller Seminary grad. student Nick Zork for alerting me to this great The Blind Boys of Alabama rendition of Amazing Grace set to the House of the Rising Son. In addition to the great soulful sound, this recontextualization of the song returns it to its origins as a confession of personal salvation and social justice, in this case, abolition.
14 January 2008
Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet
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This is one of my beloved songs. I first heard it in college thanks to a thoughtful English Literature prof. The juxtaposition of the hopeful words and the state of the singer moves me. . .to think past moments of salvation. While Jesus, by definition, cannot fail, his life force can only be represented in always flawed reality, especially humanity. Sometimes I remember that the homeless person singing this truth has been failed, not by the blood, but by the content.
8 November 2007
Blogging killed the TV star
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This video was the first video shown on MTV when it launched.
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