“Art affirms all that is best in man – hope, faith, love, beauty, prayer…what he dreams of and what he hopes for… When someone who doesn’t know how to swim is thrown into the water, instinct tells his body what movements will save him. The artist, too is driven by a kind of instinct, and his work furthers man’s search for what is eternal, transcendent, divine – often in spite of the sinfulness of the poet himself.”
– Andrei Tarkovsky
[If you are going to be at the concert and would like to write a review of it afterward, please let me know! I would love to post a review of the concert!] YONKERS, NY [SVOTS Communications] — The English-language US premiere of the St. Matthew Passion by the renowned Russian Orthodox composer and churchman,…
“Art affirms all that is best in man – hope, faith, love, beauty, prayer… What he dreams of and what he hopes for… When someone who doesn’t know how to swim is thrown into the water, instinct tells his body what movements will save him. The artist, too is driven by a kind of instinct,…
The impetus for this post came after reading the About page on Denise Harvey’s website. Ms Harvey writes eloquently about the motivation behind the books she publishes, and about the Greece that she has discovered: It is not at all that Greece has a monopoly of the ‘other’; in all cultures where tradition is still…
Thank you all (Ken, as well as those who emailed!) for sharing your experiences. It was interesting and instructive to hear your stories. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts (and in the last post!), my personal experience was that non-liturgical art created by Orthodox folk played a significant role in my conversion to Orthodoxy. The…
I have been aware of Aidan Hart and his work for quite awhile, so when a Greek friend sent me a link to a site displaying some of his (relatively) more recent wall paintings in a chapel dedicated to the Protecting Veil, I was particularly interested to revisit his work. Of particular interest is both…
I was excited to discover yet another talented singer-songwriter (who also happens to be Orthodox) and have been enjoying his songs (which you can download from his Facebook Page). I’ve posted a few of his songs below. If you like his music, be sure to follow him on Facebook, and drop him a line of…
