Let There Be Light

Inspired by the poem "Becalmed" by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

Becalmed upon the sea of Thought,
Still unattained the land it sought,
My mind, with loosely-hanging sails,
Lies waiting the auspicious gales. 

On either side, behind, before,
The ocean stretches like a floor,--
A level floor of amethyst,
Crowned by a golden dome of mist. 

Blow, breath of inspiration, blow!
Shake and uplift this golden glow!
And fill the canvas of the mind
With wafts of thy celestial wind. 

Blow, breath of song! until I feel
The straining sail, the lifting keel,
The life of the awakening sea,
Its motion and its mystery!

Becalmed

Learning To Trust

Surge

Adrift
I went through a period of time where I felt very lost, musically, and this song portrays that darkness.  My lack of creativity during that time made me feel like my entire life was adrift.

Luminous

Adrift

I composed "Dark Skyline Brighter Dawn" for Piano Day 2023. The piano is the Fracture Sounds Woodchester piano. The strings are from #SpitfireAudio. The pictures in the art work are from an unfinished painting of my father's from the early 70s.

Music and Art Work © 2023 Roger Hooper Music

Dark Skyline Brighter Dawn (Piano Day 2023)

Improvised at Pianoforte on March 5th 2023. This piece is part of a very expansive work called "Maps".
Fazioli Grand Piano

Photo: Map of Skid Row Los Angeles

"Song For The Destitute" from Maps - Piano Day 2023

"When Something Fades"

Artist, composer & artwork: Lisette van de Pavoordt(2023)

When Something Fades

Autumn Waves

Reverie

Olga Magdalena

Lisette van de Pavoordt is a Dutch pianist, photographer and painter. Her songs and improvisations are created intuitively and are translations of feelings and inner worlds which can’t be easily expressed in words. With her intuitive piano music, she likes to take you on a journey inside yourself, inviting you to listen to echoes from your heart and soul.
You’ll find her first two piano albums "Echoes" (2022) and Between "Sun And Moon" (2023) on all streaming platforms. 
Her third album ‘Sea Inside’ will be released on Piano and Nature in 2024!

When Something Fades

Lisette van de Pavoordt

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