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Alchemical Transformations: 2. Albedo (Purification) [PIANO] Advent Improvisation Last week we discussed the transformation of lead into gold in Medieval Alchemy, including the metaphorical transformation of the human heart from its default ‘leaden’ state into Enlightenment or Oneness with God. Commonly this was described as taking place in four steps. The first step is ‘Nigredo’…

It has been observed that the Church has gone through a major upheaval roughly every 500 years. We discussed two of them a few months ago: the Reformation roughly 1500, and Constantine and the Council of Nicaea roughly 300. The last to consider is the “Great Schism” which occurred in 1054. As we have observed,…

Chaconne                       D. Buxtehude (1637-1707)   [ORGAN] Order of Chivalry: Courtesy & the Horse’s Bridle                  W. Zeitler It has been observed that The Church has gone through a major upheaval every 500 years or so. The Reformation — around…

Prelude in E                                                  Bach-maninoff [PIANO] (J.S. Bach, arr. by S. Rachmaninoff) Fugue in C                                   …

Secret Courage W. Zeitler [PIANO] Order of Chivalry: Truth W. Zeitler During the Reformation, while both sides where going at it, there were dissenting voices who sought a peaceful resolution. One of the most prominent was Erasmus (1466 – 1536), a Dutch philosopher and Catholic theologian who is considered one of the greatest scholars of…

Symphonic Meditation on “Ein’ Feste Burg” [ORGAN] The Black Death — the worst pandemic in human history — first struck Europe around 1343. Although spread around Europe by ships carrying plague infested rats, there is evidence that it could also be spread airborne. Whereas COVID had a mortality rate somewhere around 1 in 1000, the…

Lotus Moon                          W. Zeitler Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing Postlude The statement “I am ” is trickier than appears on first glance. When you say “I AM <X>” you’re saying that <X> is part of your essence. The word “Essence” is from…

I read an article this week by Ethan Siegel Ph.D., astrophysicist, writing about photons. He notes that in our expanding Universe, for billion upon billions of years, the photon seems to be one of the very few particle types that has an apparently infinite lifetime. Photons are the quanta that make up light, and in…

Trio Sonata in Cm, 1st movement J.S.Bach (1685-1750) [ORGAN] “Christ, Whose Glory Fills The Skies Chivalrous Virtues: Confidence & the Horse’s Saddle W. Zeitler As we have seen in previous Music Boxes, a 35-year-old Bach, away performing, came home to discover that his wife Maria Barbara (1684–1720) had died and was already buried. After this,…

Sonata in G: Cantabile & Allegro    Telemann (1681-1767) [FLUTE & PIANO? HARPSICHORD?] Susan Addington, Flute “When In Our Music God is Glorified” The Order of Chivalry: Reason & the Horse’s Shaffron     W. Zeitler [ORGAN] Georg Phillip Telemann was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer…