Music on Towards Freedom

Honey Sheperd

Sat, 11 Feb 2023 10:29:16 -0800

Honey Sheperd (1957-2006) wrote several songs and poems that we hope to make others aware of. You can find out more here and from there go to her website Thru Bambis Eyes which has mp3s of Honey performing.

Some of her poignant and inspiring works are:

Blessings to the Mare

… the mare no longer runs
no more does the wind
kiss her mane
her eyes are cloudy
her world so buried in pain …
Dead and Buried

… maybe when youre older
you will be a soldier
a spirit brave & wise
a hero in disguise …
In God’s House

… now some they don’t believe
in making one last flight
but He will guide you
and you won’t fear the night …

Markus Rafael Nylund

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:06:56 -0700

Markus is a musician from Finland and runs the ViceVoids youtube channel.

You can find his page on this site here.

Below we list some of his videos.

VICEVOIDS - timehigh

“this song is like going to church on monday morning. thank you!”

Master of Puppets (Metallica cover)

“Suddenly Metallica’s Master of Puppets started playing through me … Birds flew in the trees and for a moment took a break from their shenanigans …”

Dhaku Singu

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 21:56:08 -0700

Dhaka has been singing since 2015. At the end of this page, we list her rehearsals and performances.

She is very glad to have wonderful friends in the neighborhood, such as:

Aurora, Daria, Terrence, Valerie
Gisela, Ernie
Linda, Peter, Flora
Ross, Abby
Linda, Robert, Muffin
Leia, Wayne, Gibson
Al, Zoe
Bruce, Jessie
Tom, Iggy, Twiggy
Theodora
Deborah, Tori, Gary
Diane, Danielle, Suzanne (moved away)
Aria, Cohen, Brianne, Dustin
Sally, Susan
Thunder
Georgina, Iris, Mr. Peabody, Roy
Kita, Kelly
Rowan, Benson, Kitten, Jinny, Stu
Jim, Joe, Stella, Lori
Caroline, Lucy
Elizabeth
Greg, Laura, Bella
Steve
Lisa, Torri, Roo, Nina (moved away)
Trevin, Taylor, Brutus, Millie
Cindy
Barbara
Gail, Henry, Claire, Louis, Desmond
Sol, Ron, Marina
Mikki (moved away)
Kelsey, Graydon
Maneesha, Bodhan, Raj (from Victoria)
Rick, christine
Milo, Diane
Charlotte
Alana (from Victoria)
Jennifer (from Victoria)
Gracie, Blue, Piper, Leslie
John, Diane
Abha, Atty, Tilo
Tim, Kelly
Michelle
Mia
Lynn
Rory
Heather and Junior
Tristan, Drey, Lincoln, Sonya
Holly and Anthony (from Victoria)
Sarah and Kelsey (2 very nice veterinarians)
Angelkate (moved to Victoria)
(and others, but we don’t know their names!)

Rehearsal in preparation for Caninegie Hall performance
<2020-01-20 Mon>

Introduced by Grafu cat, Dhaka sings:
Teach Our Child (from the musical Tryangles)
Her Soul Beckons Mine (theme variations from Tryangles again)
Hymn To Her (a little known composition)
A Te O Cara (from Bellini’s opera, Il Puritani)

more to come as they become available

Angelkate Rose Channel

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 16:34:19 -0700

This is the link to the Angelkate Rose Channel on Youtube. You can also find her writings here.

Here are some of her videos in no particular order which include covers and originals.

Look on Down from the Bridge - Mazzy Star

(Cover by Angelkate Rose)

“Look on Down from the Bridge” was composed by Hope Sandoval, a songwriter and lead singer of American alternative rock band, Mazzy Star, and David Roback, guitarist in the band and songwriter…

Let it Be - Paul McCartney/ The Beatles

(Cover by Angelkate Rose)

“Let it Be” was written and sung by Paul McCartney, bass guitarist and singer for English rock band ‘The Beatles’ …

Three Little Birds - Bob Marley

(Cover by Angelkate Rose)

Do you hear the hissing ‘sea’ effect in the sound? it’s the AUTHENTIC, original audio recording from the built- in camera mic! …

500 Miles - Joan Baez/Hedy West

(Cover by Angelkate Rose)

“500 Miles” is a song made popular during the 1960s folk revival.

I Found You (Original)

‘I Found You’ - An original song by Angelkate Rose
Vocal: Angelkate Rose
Piano: Kyron Basu
Poem: Matthew Hicks

Diamonds and Rust - Joan Baez

(Cover by Angelkate Rose)

Vocal: Angelkate Rose
Backing track: BDFab Karaoke

Kyron Recitals

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 14:05:40 -0700

Kyron, a versatile baritone, has appeared with various groups such as Fretwork, the Victoria Baroque Players, Victoria Philharmonic Choir, Victoria Children’s Choir, and the Christ Church choir. He holds an BMus and MA in Musicology with Performance from the University of Victoria and teaches on the faculties of UVic and the Victoria Conservatory of Music.

Here are write-ups (by prad) for Kyron’s undergrad and masters recitals that were sent out to interested parties. All documents and video links are provided. You can find Kyron’s homepage on Towards Freedom here.

Undergrad Recital 2018-03-20

Kyron is completing his bachelor’s of music at UVIC in a few weeks. part of the requirement was to do the grad recital which took place march 20th.

I know some of you may have been planning to attend, but were unable to for various reasons like

you were never told about his recital
you live in another, far off part of the world (like Winnipeg)
you put down the wrong date
you were working
you have no idea who Kyron is (note: he is the offspring of myself and Ranjana, the individual I have been married to for such a long, long, long time)

Here are the links to:

The video of his recital was done on a sony a99 with built in audio. In this embedded video, you will see not only his performance with some very fine musicians (his piano accompanist, Czinszka, is remarkable!), but also the segment of the stage manager clearing music stands and chairs (with the considerate assistance of Claire the cellist!) as well as said manager’s preparation of the piano for the second part of the recital for which he was generously applauded by an appreciative audience!

What you won’t see is the superb post performance reception fare that Ranjana prepared. of course, it was 100% vegan and very well received by the 50+ attendees. They were surprised that there was actually healthy food being served at such a function and some even commented on it!

Here is the video:

Masters recital 2020-03-09

Greetings!

The video embedded below is for Kyron’s recital-lecture which was performed as a requirement for his masters degree in music. (Here is the link to his thesis: Phonetic Journey: Sound in Singable Translations.)

A few of you may have already received an earlier notice. That is because Ranjana (the person who has marred me) sent the link out without waiting for Kyron to edit the video. I waited, but Kyron only looked at editing it this week and decided it wasn’t necessary. The reasons it took him so long to get to was because he was busy for a while:

recording performances of his colleagues who could not perform their final examinations due to the UVIC shutdowns as a result of the covid virus
working on his own thesis and assignments
settling in back home from his apartment in Victoria

In this presentation, Kyron took what was a very esoteric topic (how sound and translation relate in Lieder song) offering massive boredom potential, and had the audience engaged and at times hooting with laughter. His ability to play intricate classical accompaniment on the piano and simultaneously sing astonished a lot of people. Ranjana let me know what others such as his teachers, classmates and colleagues (from organizations he performs in) said to her. The head of music theory at the university told her that

“It was the most brilliant thing I have heard on that stage for a long time.”

As it was 2 years ago, at the reception, Ranjana’s vegan spread was a magnificent success! (Many of you know, Ranjana is not only a vegan chef of the highest order, but is about to complete her doctorate “Linking Animals, Social Justice and Social Work”.)

Special thanks to Neil (from the Christ Church contingent), Angel and her husband Matthew for the invaluable help they provided Ranjana both before and especially after the food was eaten - which is when it really counts!

We hope you enjoy Kyron’s contribution, perhaps reflecting on this paraphrasing of Ralph Waldo Emerson:

“It’s not the destination, it’s the phonetic journey!” ;)

Here are the recital supplement (which is what you should look at first) and the lecture notes, both of which complement the video performance: