"Going Into" and "Going Out" on the Lyre

"Going Into" and "Going Out" on the Lyre

By Saeko Cohn, Nyack, NY

A year ago, Kerry Lee gave me an article that Christof-Andreas Lindenberg wrote in 1986, titled “The Advent Garden and the Lyre.” After having played at two Advent Gardens this year, I revisited this article and am grateful to be part of this history and the therapeutic impulse that lies behind the simultaneous creation of Advent Garden and the modern lyre in 1926.

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Book Review: "Moments of Stillness" and "Dew Drops" - Two New Books of Lyre Music by Thomas Pedroli

Book Review: "Moments of Stillness" and "Dew Drops" - Two New Books of Lyre Music by Thomas Pedroli

From the front page of the book of lyre music, published in 2018, the lotus flower is glowing. The symbol of compassion and heart forces was the inspiration for Moments of Stillness, as the collection of five pieces for one or two lyres is called. The pieces enchant particularly through their purity and beauty.

Dew Drops, the second book, published in 2019, connects in its character with the lotus flower, the symbol for inner growth and life. "Dew drops" glisten and reflect the surrounding in a concentrated form. Point and circumference are beautifully united.

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Movement for Musical Renewal Conference

Movement for Musical Renewal Conference

By Diane Barnes, Hillsdale, New York: The Music for Musical Renewal Conference this past summer was very special. Veronika Roemer brought us many valuable musical games and activities for all ages, and especially for working with children.

By Melanie Eberhard, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania: The 2019 Lyre Conference for Musical Renewal brought to my awareness new opportunities to expand and deepen my listening and observing skills, as well as creating opportunities for children and colleagues to do the same in a Camphill School setting.

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Second Lyre Academy in Germany

Second Lyre Academy in Germany

by Veronika Roemer, Quakertown, PA: This past July I had the great fortune to attend the second lyre academy in Germany, with Christian Giersch and Martin Tobiassen as the organizers and teachers.

and by Saeko Cohn, Nyack, New York: This one-week lyre “boot camp” in Germany provided everything that I needed after my Resonare course: to improve my lyre playing skill and play more music in ensembles.

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