I am seeking investors for my new harp, to be used for therapy and performance. This harp will help me use my heart and soul to give voice to beauty. It will be a beautiful turqoise blue, have a silvery tone with deep bass and crystalline high notes, and be lightweight. I’m offering reward levels for your donations from $500 to $15. But note that importantly, your investment helps me create an impact in the community through public performance, sound recordings, and therapeutic work. Thank you so much for your investment! To check out my sounds, go to www.soundcloud.com/janhapharp or www.soundcloud.com/jannafrelich.
Archive for August, 2014
“HeartSoulVoice in a Blue Harp”, a GoFundMe project
Posted in Music on August 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Provocation, Response (version 1)
Posted in Music, The World, Words on August 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »
My response provoked by listening to the (sometimes vitriolic) dialog about the situation between Israel and Palestine. My heart is sick at the loss of life and the seeming incapacity for some human beings to have empathy for other human beings. You can hear the music at:
I am writing another version of this. This one was written in 10 minutes on Thursday morning, July 31, 2014.
Provocation, Response.
Provocation. Response.
Provocation. Response.
Provocation. Response.
If you shout at me and I shout back,
Your ears will only hear the screaming.
If you shout at me and I reply in softness,
Your ears begin to hear the meaning.
I am a human being;
You are a human being;
We are both human beings.
We both bleed red.
We both cry blue.
In the mirror, you are my image.
Side by side, we are equals.
If I cage you into a corner,
Do you not cry out in anguish?
If I burn you with my iron fist,
Do you not strike back in fear?
An eye for an eye for an eye for an eye—
And we are all sightless.
A tooth for a tooth for a tooth for a tooth—
And we are all starving.
A yell is as good as a kick.
A shout is as good as a punch.
A whisper is as good as a handshake.
A song is as good as a door opening.
Shhh, listen. Shhh, listen. Shhh, listen. Shhh, listen.
The Muses of Happiness 