Sunday, July 09, 2017

Three concerts in three churches in one sunday

I went to Surge Church at the Stage Theater for Christian Rock music with a sermon on prayer, and then a charming Harp concert of evocative and lyrical arpa llanera (harp of the plains) music of internationally acclaimed performer Hildo Aguirre Daza from Bogotá, Colombia. Harp originated from Greece, transported to South America by the Spanish and blossomed there. The folk style was passionate, quite different from the European classic counterpart. I heard a lot of folk music in South America in 2011 which I thought was by guitars, might well be by harps. I attached video clip in the comment for you to sample. As a side note, the Friend meeting is a part of Quakers, members of the Religious Society of Friends, a faith that emerged as a new Christian denomination in England. Quakers played a major role in the abolition movement against slavery in both the United Kingdom and in the United States. — attending South American Folk Harp Concert - Hildo Ariel Aguierre Daza at Langley Hill Friends Meeting.

I am spiritual not religious, and I usually visit a church before my month long trip. Today I happened to visit three churches for three concerts. The last one was an hour long musical meditation (without yoga movements) that used bowls of different materials and sizes and other instruments to generate sounds of fundamental frequencies to resonate with human brain, body, and cells. I could only remember the 1st 10 minutes then I fell into 50 min of deep rest. Most people lied on a yoga met to receive the sound, so I lied on three aligned chairs instead. I attached a YouTube clip of Woven Green (wife and husband musicians) that preformed the sound in my comment. — attending Woven Green Soundscapes at Celebration Center for Spiritual Living.









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