Music composed by Daniele Dinaro
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Venere

Dan Carillo - guitars, percussion
Jason Rigby - soprano saxophone
John Patitucci - basses

Temple Music is a composition that unfolds over a relatively long time scale.  The composed portion of the music is played up to a point of departure for collective improvisation.  After each improvisation, the written material is played again from the beginning to a further point which serves as a point of departure for the next improvisation.  Miniatures composed for bass choir separate the end of the improvised sections from the next successive thematic statement.  A reprise of the fully composed piece, in a duet setting for acoustic guitar and bass, is played as a single continuity to close the piece.

First and foremost, Temple Music is conceived as a piece of collective improvisational music and the performance is offered as an artistic expression in the purest sense of the term.  However, the title is also a reference to the meditative, contemplative, prayerful nature of the piece, and to the influences of worship practices of many cultures.  Whether one chooses to worship God, Yahweh, Allah, the Creator, the Higher Power, the Universe, Krisha, etc., or chooses to worship in a Gothic cathedral, an Eastern Orthodox church, a mosque, a Buddhist meditation center, the courtyard of a Hindu temple, a store front neighborhood church, a synagogue, a megachurch campus, or in the great expanse of nature, Temple Music will encourage a state of peace and tranquility, and open pathways for contemplative prayer and meditation. 

Recorded at Solid Sounds Studio, Cornwall NY
Recording engineers - Lucas Carillo, Dan Carillo
Mixed by Lou Holtzman at East Side Sound Studio, NYC

Temple Music

“Intersex is a broad label for people with differences of sex development (DSDs)—people whose bodies show physical characteristics of both male and female.” - Intersex and Faith

In this latest Betwixt Podcast episode, Deb Gregory talks with Lianne Simon about her experience as a Christian intersex woman. Lianne shares her remarkable journey of faith despite experiences of abuse, shame and invisibility.

Liane Simon was born with a genetic condition that caused sexual ambiguity. Because her body features a mosaic of both male and female chromosomes, much of Lianne’s life was spent coming to terms with a body that was born different. 

"Will I be male or female in heaven? I don’t know. But I know my redeemer loves me." 

In a culture conflicted by questions of gender, sex and faith, Lianne’s story helps us to lay aside ideology in order to compassionately listen to the reality of those who live on the threshold between male and female. Perhaps this story can help foster a space for healing conversations within your community.

“Intersex people need bodily autonomy and integrity. We are the ones who need to figure out whether we can fit into this world in a mostly binary way (and which one) or whether we need to embrace the body God gave us.” Lianne Simon

Lianne is the author of the books Confessions of a Teenage Hermaphrodite and A Proper Young Lady which tell fictional accounts of intersex stories. She is also an advocate for families and children with intersex conditions.

Lianne and Theologian Megan DeFranza are the producers of the new documentary film Stories of Intersex and Faith. The film tells the stories of five intersexed people who find healing and hope in their faith. The film also advocates for greater understanding and ethical standards around unnecessary cosmetic genital surgeries on children.

 “It’s society that needs to be healed, not us.” @Intersexfaith

Links:
Visit Lianne Simon’s Website www.liannesimon.com
Check out the Documentary Stories of Intersex and Faith http://storiesofintersexandfaith.com/
Follow the Doc Stories of Intersex & Faith on Facebook or Twitter https://www.facebook.com/intersexfaithdoc/  https://twitter.com/intersexfaith
Intersex & Faith Cirriculum for Churches and community groups https://www.megandefranza.com/curriculum
To Learn More about Intersex Conditions: https://www.intersexandfaith.org/resources
Visit Megan DeFranza’s website https://www.megandefranza.com/

23 Lianne Simon on the Challenges of Being Intersex & Christian

The Betwixt podcast explores the liminal space where faith and culture converge. Conversations with fascinating guests coax us from ideological trenches with betwixting stories from the middle space.

23 Lianne Simon on the Challenges of Being Intersex & Christian

Betwixt Podcast

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