David Salminen’s summer piano concert, Portland, Oregon
THE NATURE OF WATER – Sunday, August 17, 2014 – 3 pm Portland Piano Company, 711 SW 14th Ave, Portland Oregon http://www.portlandpianocompany.com There is no admission charge for this event, but...
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It is a whim of mine to imagine the possibility of greater “in sync” feelings for the cosmos, available – in reality – for each one & every one of us on this extraordinary planetary home we call...
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There are so many ways to listen to music… but a quiet, inquisitive way of listening, allowing one’s consciousness to be brought forward into contact with the movement of the sound as body experience,...
View Article“fasting of the heart”
Yen Hui, said to be the favorite follower of Confucius, asked for advice from the old sage regarding a proposed journey to the state of Wei, where a certain Prince Hui was treating his country and the...
View ArticleWhen I can remember myself…
When I can remember myself a little more consistently, it is music that I believe in… along the lines of the famous Leonard Bernstein remark – to the effect that his response to violence would be to...
View ArticleDavid’s summer concert – Portland, Oregon
(photo credit – NASA image – public domain) “Earth – You Are Here” David Salminen, piano improvisations July 10, 2016, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Portland Piano Company, 711 SW 14th Ave, Portland, OR 97205...
View ArticleI love you… an aside…
There is a particular Bach fugue that I like to practice (I am a keyboard artist) to the mental rhythm of “I love you, (wife’s name)”. It works for me, as a kind of meditation. I leave out the exact...
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