SKU: GI.G-10014
Composed by Dominic
Gregorio, James Jordan,
and Mark Moliterno.
Evoking Sound. Music
Education. 210 pages. GIA
Publications #10014.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10014).
ISBN
9781622774494.
May
this book serve to mend
with gold our individual
lives, and collectively
to sing together toward
the future.
—Makoto Fujimura,
from the Foreword Twenty
years after the
publication of his
landmark work The
Musician’s Soul,
James Jordan returns to
themes of musicianship,
human connection, and
artistry—but with
depth and insight only
possible with twenty
years of additional
perspective. Jordan
explores our need for
humility in music making
and the importance of
“slow artâ€
for all musicians and
teachers in this fast
information age. He
reflects on the
loneliness of musicians
and draws on yoga
concepts to explore our
deepest places. And he
advocates, with
contributions from
Dominic Gregorio and Mark
Moliterno, the gift of
abundances and learning
to breathe
“as†another.
The Musician’s
Being, like its
predecessor, is filled
with inspiring,
thought-provoking
quotations, enlightened
ideas and insights, and a
contagious passion for
the art of music making.
Jordan has written
another profound guide to
musicianship and to
“being†that
miracle of artistry and
human experience. James
Jordan is Professor and
Senior Conductor at
Westminster Choir College
in Princeton, New Jersey,
where he conducts the
acclaimed Westminster
Williamson Voices. He is
also Artistic Director
and Conductor of the
professional ensemble The
Same Stream Choir
(thesamestreamchoir.com),
and Co-Director of the
Choral Institute at
Oxford
(rider.edu/Oxford). He
has published over 60
books and resources for
music educators and
conductors that are read
around the world. Dominic
Gregorio
(1977–2019) served
as Associate Professor
and Director of Choral
Activities at the
University of Regina in
Canada. He collaborated
with James Jordan on
several notable
publications,
including Discovering
Chant, The Musician's
Spirit, and The
Musician's Being.Â
Mark Moliterno is an
accomplished professional
opera singer, voice
teacher, yoga teacher,
IAYT-certified Yoga
Therapist, workshop
leader, and author who is
known as a specialist in
helping people understand
and uncover their
authentic voices. Â
Enjoy this discussion of
The Musician’s
Being featuring Makoto
Fujimura, Irene Gregorio,
Alec Harris, Mark
Moliterno, and Mike
Scheibe. The hour is
filled with enlightened,
thought-provoking ideas
and insights, and a
contagious passion for
the art of music
making.