The new album is an intuitive work reflecting the ideals of Greek antiquity.

Here the gaze is blinded by snow-white columns, the marble dust of an unfinished athletic statue glitters in the sun, sensual music is heard from somewhere far away... here Aphrodite, born in the waves, smiles, Icarus soars above the clouds, Hera drowns in despair... here are musical reflections that do not give specific answers, but rather lead even further into the abyss of the unknown, but so beautiful...

Researchers of the origins of history are well aware of how seriously ancient mythology, as a support of ancient Greek culture, is woven into the symbolism of the modern world. The sword of Damocles, the cornucopia, the palm of primacy and the glory of Herostratus are expressions whose context of application understands everything that cannot be said about their origin.

Greco-Roman mythology is found in all spheres of society: jurisprudence, art, sports, education, politics, but it is most clearly expressed in heraldry. Elements of ancient culture are depicted on the flags of states, emblems and coats of arms of government bodies, logos of organizations and brands. In addition, figurative parallels with ancient mythology are found in almost all religions and mythologies of the world. From Christianity to Islam. And this gives reason to believe that most religions of the world have a common root, which means that the phenomena described in them are figurative expressions of events that took place.

As the famous saying goes: signs and symbols rule the world. And if we start from the fact that a symbol is an element of programming of society (after all, any computer program consists of symbols that make up a code), then we can say for sure that the civilization of Ancient Greece and Rome, if it does not predetermine the modern one, then it has a colossal influence on it.

But what is this influence, and most importantly, what will it lead to?

It is known that the ancient period is famous for high achievements in architecture, poetry, philosophy, mathematics and science, but whatever these achievements were, we must remember that the ancient empires fell. It turns out that mythological codification may contain symbols that lead to self-destruction. Therefore, we must carefully approach their use, using proven meanings.

Games of the Gods

Flight of Icarus

Elysium

Dance of the Hesperides

Hera's Despair

Aphrodite

The Golden Fleece

A Stack of Human Dilemmas for violin and cello by Coreen Morsink with art by Judith Morsink
I) contemporaneous dilemmas web myriad
II) holding the weight of the world
III) mound
Performed by Saba Yousefi, violin and Dobrochna Zubek, cello
May 25, 2025 at the David De Simone Performance Hall, Aurora, Canada as part of the Women. Art, Resilience. Concert Series 

Photo: Mound by Judith Morsink (photo credit to Judith Morsink) 



A Stack of Human Dilemmas by Coreen Morsink Iive performance by Saba Yousefi violin and Dobrochna Zubek cello

"ERZÄHLE MIR, MUSE, VOM LISTENREICHEN ODYSSEUS!" - Der Beginn von Homers Odyssee (Version 1)

"ERZÄHLE MIR, MUSE, VOM LISTENREICHEN ODYSSEUS!" - Der Beginn von Homers Odyssee (Version 2)

VC JACOBY - POET ON MUSICAL WAYS

Volker Carl Jacoby - Autor, Poet, Kabarettist, Comedian, Liedermacher, Synchronsprecher / 3 vinyl albums ("Blindgänger", "Extrawurscht", "Ich lieb dich so auf Video"), 3 vinyl singles ("Saarbrigga Lääwe", "Saarlandwelle SR3", "Adele Ade") - https://www.literaturland-saar.de/personen/volker-carl-jacoby

Author, poet, cabaret artist, singer-songwriter, voice actor, journalist and even pastor: Volker C. Jacoby is active in many fields.

He spent his childhood and youth in St. Ingbert. Saarland, Germany, where he attended the humanistic and classical language branch of the State Secondary School. After university and various jobs, he began working freelance for „Saarländischer Rundfunk“ Radio, initially as a correspondent for the SR 3 regional news program, in parallel with his readings and literary solo cabaret programs. This was followed by roles as a narrator for radio plays, as a voice actor, and for various commercials.

In 1977, Jacoby teamed up with Schorsch Seitz to form the duo "Jacoby & Schorsch." Together, they primarily composed humorous songs in Standard German and the Rhenish-Franconian-Saarland dialect with a cabaret-like, ironic touch. Their dialect songs, in particular, filled a clearly existing gap in the market, especially since "SR 3 Saarlandwelle" featured them permanently on their programming, thus making them known to a wider audience. Subsequently, "Jacoby and Schorsch" produced three vinyl albums and three singles. During their tours, they also performed open-air gigs with rock bands.

Soon well known beyond the borders of Saarland, the duo received engagements in Berlin, Stuttgart (Südfunk), Cologne (Westdeutscher Rundfunk), Frankfurt, Munich, Basel and Brussels, among others. During a TV recording at the Renitenztheater in Stuttgart, they also met Mathias Richling and Karl Dall. Jacoby collaborated with the latter several times for RTL on the radio show "Die schlaue Stunde." In 1993, the popularity of "Jacoby & Schorsch" peaked – not least through their appearances with Hanns Dieter Hüsch  (A "Hüsch Evening" with music in memory of his friend and cabaret colleague Hanns Dieter Hüsch was added to the repertoire – later in 2010).

He moved to France 1994. Since then, he has been performed readings, including singing. His dialect contributions have provided him with a rewarding outlet in the "Mundartring Saar" (Saarland dialect circle), including as a reciter of poems by deceased fellow authors, to whom he lends his voice.

Constantly prolific in literary terms, his poems are in the tradition of comic poetry in the style of Wilhelm Busch, Christian Morgenstern, Joachim Ringelnatz, Eugen Roth, Heinz Erhardt and Robert Gernhardt. Volker C. Jacoby also publishes his poetry and prose on LiteratPro, Facebook and YouTube. Since 2025, he has been setting his poems to music and is constantly writing new songs. And, of course, he continues to write his cheerful, humorous, and often very quirky poems.

"It's not the journey that matters, it's the result."

Semion Krivenko-Adamov is a modern Russian composer, pianist, teacher, philosopher, and expert in the field of art. Member of the Russian Musical Union, author of nine orchestral albums. He has written music for many TV series, documentaries and short films. Genres in which the composer writes: modern classical, neoclassical, new age, film music, minimalism, instrumental, chamber, symphonic.

Coreen Morsink is a Canadian/Greek composer focusing on music springing from ancient Greek sources as well as unusual tuning systems. Her pieces use compositional techniques which combine old and new with explorations into microtonality, multiphonics and extended techniques.

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