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View clips from the Song Without Borders film series, In Search of The Great Song, distributed by Inner Harmony.
The first episode released, Shining Night, called 'a heartening rarity' by the Wall Street Journal and voted Best Documentary at the DC Independent Film Festival, is also distributed by Hal Leonard Corporation.
'Shining Night' conveys the magnitude of one man's musical expression of the inner song; Morten Lauridsen, a National Medal of Arts recipient and most-often-performed American choral composer, spends his summers on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest.
See more at www.songwithoutborders.net
The first episode released, Shining Night, called 'a heartening rarity' by the Wall Street Journal and voted Best Documentary at the DC Independent Film Festival, is also distributed by Hal Leonard Corporation.
'Shining Night' conveys the magnitude of one man's musical expression of the inner song; Morten Lauridsen, a National Medal of Arts recipient and most-often-performed American choral composer, spends his summers on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest.
See more at www.songwithoutborders.net
Today I Choose
Today I Choose- An Intuitive Song
words, music & arrangement by Michael Stillwater
from the album Stillwater: Songs & Chants
available at: michaelstillwater.hearnow.com
Lyrics:
Today I choose to let myself be kinder
Today I choose to love myself (repeat)
I tried the other way but I found it didn't satisfy
I tried the other way but it's no good
I tried the other way but it left me feeling lonely
I tried the other way as long as I could
Today I choose to let myself be kinder
Today I choose to love myself (repeat)
And as I love myself I can see you
See you through the clouds as they blow away
As I love myself and as I grow kinder
Feeling better, better every day
Today I choose to let myself be kinder
Today I choose to love myself
To love myself, to love myself
www.innerharmony.com
words, music & arrangement by Michael Stillwater
from the album Stillwater: Songs & Chants
available at: michaelstillwater.hearnow.com
Lyrics:
Today I choose to let myself be kinder
Today I choose to love myself (repeat)
I tried the other way but I found it didn't satisfy
I tried the other way but it's no good
I tried the other way but it left me feeling lonely
I tried the other way as long as I could
Today I choose to let myself be kinder
Today I choose to love myself (repeat)
And as I love myself I can see you
See you through the clouds as they blow away
As I love myself and as I grow kinder
Feeling better, better every day
Today I choose to let myself be kinder
Today I choose to love myself
To love myself, to love myself
www.innerharmony.com
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Love Will See Us Through
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Words & Music by Michael Stillwater Written and recorded, March 27, 2020 Video by Michael & Doris Laesser Stillwater Helsinki, Finland Dedicated to all of us in house quarantine in the age of coronavirus. Video imagery from the films: Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen (2012) vimeo.com/ondemand/shiningnight In Search of the Great Song: Twelve countries. One question. (2016) ...
Emissaries from the Wild: The Animals of Earthfire
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An Earthfire Institute / Song Without Borders Production A Film by Michael Stillwater Produced by Susan B. Eirich, Ph.D. & Michael Stillwater Earthfire Institute Wildlife Sanctuary and Rehabilitation Center a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization P.O. Box 368 Driggs, Idaho 83422 Phone/Fax: 208-456-0926 Email: office@earthfireinstitute.org Website: www.earthfireinstitute.org Filmmaker: www.songwithoutb...
Serenity (from the InFusus Series)
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The Lamb / Funeral Ikos Music composed by Sir John TavenerPerformed by Jeremy Blackouse & Vasari Singers from the Warner Classics album: Tavener: The Lamb - Pärt: Summa - Górecki: Totus tuus Location: Klontal, Switzerland Videography by Michael Stillwater www.theGreatSong.net
Beyond the Fear of Singing (Film Trailer-short version)
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A Song Without Borders Production A Film by Michael Stillwater Co-Produced by Doris Laesser Stillwater In a time when more people believe they can't sing than believe they can.... Beyond the Fear of Singing: Unlock Your Voice, Release Your Song Winner, Hollywood Int'l Independent Documentary Awards (2018) Official Selection, Switzerland International Film Festival (2018) Official Selection, Lif...
'Beyond the Fear of Singing' Film Trailer
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In a time when more people believe they can't sing than believe they can.... Beyond the Fear of Singing: Unlock Your Voice, Release Your Song (release date: April 8, 2019) A Song Without Borders Production A Film by Michael Stillwater Co-Produced by Doris Laesser Stillwater Winner, Hollywood Int'l Independent Documentary Awards Winner, Canada Int'l Film Festival www.beyondfearfilm.com TRAILER C...
The Songs of Morten Lauridsen: Four Mixed Duets
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On August 2, 2018 a concert of songs composed by Morten Lauridsen was presented at the San Juan Community Theater on San Juan Island, Washington. Performers included Jeremy Huw Williams, Maria Lindsey and Paula Fan. The composer introduced each work prior to its performance. The program alternated solo songs and mixed duets, composed over a span of 53 years on poems by Dana Gioia, Pablo Neruda,...
Journeys to Remember: Scottish Road Trips with Steve Quinn
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Together with coach, business consultant and tour host Steve Quinn, experience a road trip along the breathtaking North Coast of Scotland. Woven with transformative metaphors, great eating and a choice of fine accommodation, 'Journeys to Remember' with Steve Quinn may provide insight and reflection for anyone, while of particular value for those in career and life transitions. Trips are adaptab...
In Search of the Great Song (trailer)
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In Search of the Great Song (official trailer) Fifty voices. Twelve countries. One question. (82 minutes, April 2016) Produced by Michael Stillwater and Doris Laesser Stillwater A Song Without Borders Production www.thegreatsong.net View full film online: thegreatsong.net/search-great-... In spoken word, sound and music this documentary explores and celebrates the universal current pulsing thro...
In Search of the Great Song (Official Trailer #2)
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Fifty voices. Twelve countries. One question. Produced by Michael Stillwater and Doris Laesser Stillwater A Song Without Borders Production View full film online: thegreatsong.net/search-great-song-video-demand-vimeo/ From the Australian Outback to the San Juan Archipelago, from South India to the Swiss Alps, the question is asked of artists, scientists, and traditional elders: "What is the Gre...
Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen- Trailer
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A Film by Michael Stillwater Co-produced by Doris Laesser Stillwater A Song Without Borders Production from the documentary series, 'In Search of the Great Song' A man, an island, and music that moves the world. Winner of four Best Documentary awards at US Film Festivals, deemed 'a heartening rarity' by Wall Street Journal, 'Shining Night' brings the life and music of America's most-performed l...
DSLR Video 'Road Test' with Canon EOS 70D
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A run-through with new Canon camera and lenses: 28 mm f/1.8 50mm f/1.4 85mm f/1.8 75-300mm f/4-5.6 location: Kloentaler See/Lake Kloental, Glarus, Switzerland
Reflections on Lux Aeterna with Morten Lauridsen and Paul Salamunovich
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Excerpted from the award-winning film, Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen, this piece includes commentary by master conductor Salamunovich on the creation of Lauridsen's epic work, Lux Aeterna. This piece is offered also as a tribute to Paul, who continues to touch so many lives.
Gary Zukav and The Great Song
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In Search of The Great Song, a Song Without Borders documentary series by Michael Stillwater and Doris Laesser Stillwater, explores and celebrates the song within us, connecting and surrounding us. Filmed in America, Europe, Australia and India, it features artists, educators, scientists, spiritual teachers and 'ordinary people' expressing a multitude of perspectives on this universal concept. ...
Find Your Voice, Sing Your Song with SongSourcing ™
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Find Your Voice, Sing Your Song with SongSourcing ™
Paul Mealor & The Great Song of Wales (a'r Gân yng Nghymru)
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Paul Mealor & The Great Song of Wales (a'r Gân yng Nghymru)
In The Beginning Was The Song (18 minute introduction to the series)
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In The Beginning Was The Song (18 minute introduction to the series)
Shining Night Trailer for World Choir Games
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Shining Night Trailer for World Choir Games
Shining Night: Trailer (for Interkultur/World Choir Games)
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Shining Night: Trailer (for Interkultur/World Choir Games)
Abundant Life: Care for the body, mind and spirit™
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Abundant Life: Care for the body, mind and spirit™
Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen-Trailer4 (long version)
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Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen-Trailer4 (long version)
The Shining Night Collection (4-CD set of Morten Lauridsen Music)
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The Shining Night Collection (4-CD set of Morten Lauridsen Music)
Leuchtende Nacht: Ein Portrait des Komponisten Morten Lauridsen (Trailer #2 w Deutsch Untertitel)
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Leuchtende Nacht: Ein Portrait des Komponisten Morten Lauridsen (Trailer #2 w Deutsch Untertitel)
Leuchtende Nacht: Ein Portrait des Komponisten Morten Lauridsen (Trailer #1 w/Deutsch Untertitel)
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Leuchtende Nacht: Ein Portrait des Komponisten Morten Lauridsen (Trailer #1 w/Deutsch Untertitel)
Auf der Suche nach dem Grossen Gesang (mit Deutsch Untertitel)
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Auf der Suche nach dem Grossen Gesang (mit Deutsch Untertitel)
Commentaries on Film- 'Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Lauridsen'
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Commentaries on Film- 'Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Lauridsen'
This beautiful soul, Brother David is such a blessing to us during this time. I am so grateful he is here now and I am breathing the same air on this planet earth. I appreciate your sharing this wonderful message . Thank you so much.❤❤❤
You are so welcome- thank you for your message.
Herzlichen Dank für diesen wundervollen Song♥️
Thanks, Michael Stillwater !🙏💓
OK....he can compose like Mahler or Beethoven in the slow tempi, but does he have anything to offer that is fiery in fast tempi...sort of like the last movement of Beethoven 7 or something really fiery like Richard Strauss "Don Juan" or the last movement of Mahler 1? Now, that's the mark of a composer.
each has their gifts -- we don't require that the orca flies through the air like a lark, why require that one composer be anything other than who they are? One doesn't require a Dutch master to paint like an Impressionist... Enjoy each one's expression without having to diminish that expression by comparison to another's.
It's amazing that someone today can still work within the tertian/diatonic system and create something really new and meaningful! When we really thought that we had exhausted this system,...now ...someone with immense talent...breathes real life into something that we really knew all along was it!
I am so moved by what you are doing…. Thank you so very much. We share one heart
I would love to got there for a visit..💞❤
If he had composed nothing else in his life, except for DIRAIT - ON, he’d still be one of my favorite vocal composers…
wonderful, Michael, love your work.🙏🏻✨🧖♀️🕊️🤍🪬🌀🪷
Amen.
I had the great privilege to sing in the LAMC for the premiere performance and recording of this great work. Rest in peace, dear Paul.
I spent a week with Paul in 1994 in Hawaii! Very lucky I have to say!
❤
Beautiful ❤ I love it 🥰
Thanks, so greatful listening to you! All my love from Santiago de Chile!
Amazing creatures and amazing humans you are dedicating their lives to this humbling work! 🙏🏼 Thank you for sharing! 🩵
💚💛❤it would be amazing to get to know these beings
This is my most favorite piece of music.
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JUST DISCOVERED MORTEN LAURIDSEN . O MAGUM MYSTERIUM. OUTSTANDING !!!! PEACEFUL SOOTHING SUPER GREAT !!!!! THANKS M.L. FROM U.K. (2022).
I don't know if you respond to any comments but I had a dream about you last week and I found your music afterwards and I am greatful thanks
I love works by Lauridsen!
Just this morning I awoke remembering the words to one of Michael's great and beautiful songs called "One Light". I began to recall the melody and then the words to this beautiful prayerful group melody from a cassette tape of the Celebration Collection from about 30 years ago. "There are many Holy Place and ways for us to pray. Many are the Paths for you and me. But behind the many faces, behind the many ways, behind the many colors that we see ~ ( Chorus) There is One Life, Shining Forever. There is One Light which we all come from...There is One Light Shining Forever. There is One Light, the Light of Eternal LOVE . . .
Thank you James- nice to remember this song
@@MichaelStillwater Thank you Michael! I'm so glad I found you again! I was hoping to find that edition of your songs available here on CZcams. Can I find that Celebration collection online somewhere? They are some of the sweetest, most wonderful recordings I have ever found.
Love your voice!
<3
el sonido es vibración, el universo es vibración, nosotros somos vibración.
My friend is in this movie that is pretty cool right like if agreed 🍄🌸🍄🌸🍄🌸🍄🌸🍄🌸🍄🌸
Lauridsen used all the great notes. Sometimes at the same time.
A 50$ piano in the hands of a genius gives O Magnum. 👊🏻 he is EXACTLY what universities and young impressionable people need.
Thank you, Charlotte. To spend time with Lauridsen and his music is uplifting to the spirit.
Thank you for doing this with the kids. So immensely valuable and much needed.
Die Stimme imponiert mir sehr. Bisher war er mir nicht bekannt.
Yoway nunyars Bundjulung Banahm 🙏🏿🖤 deadly my uncle Lewis, taught me alot on yadaki didgeridoo
This is work and, more importantly and underlying radical-love philosophy that is precisely and all that is needed to save the entire world - the sanctity of *all* life, not just all human life independent of race, gender, national origin, beliefs but of ALL life and righteous humbling of human-kind to know that nothing is put here for our unique use and we have no right, indeed it is entirely wrong, for us ever to think we "deserve" more respect, care, bounty than any of the other life forms w/whom we share this gorgeous, generous, giving planet. Literally the adoption of this "creed" this level of awareness would end all war, all profiteering at the expense of the health of our Mother-Earth, the life/freedom of our fellow species. No one would take or buy more than they needed for healthy sustenance -- no giant houses filled with stuff, no fighting over stuff bcuz it would hurt us inside, we'd feel shame and sadness if we behaved in such a selfish way. This ethos would save the entire Planet and bring lasting peace... "and the wolf shall dwell with the lamb" Isaiah 11:16... lasting internal peace instead of angst and fear and greed and anger and thus we'd have real joy, not the "where's my next toy" joy. Blessed be, EarthFire. NOW folks who have come to watch this video - how do we, the choir make sure this message gets out, gets understood.. .do we just passively view/take and then walk away? Or do we send this message as far and wide as we can, do we hit the subscribe button and the thumbs up buttons? That's the least we can do.
I always love watching this trailer and felt absolutely privileged to be able to sing Sure On This Shining Night and the Lux Aterna at my college and even had a chance to meet him and have him signed my Lux Aterna and got a photo with him. Truly a talented genius who will be remembered for all eternity
I join Dana and Daniel in their praise for this work. Jeremy, Maria, and Paula work at such a level that each of us who hears this wants to have been on the island that night. It can't be overstated that while Morten's music simply lifts the listener onto another level -- for too short a time -- he also honors his poets with a sensual and subtle intelligence few can match. Dana's 'Prayer' is such a gift in itself, and in Morten's hand, that "shadow of the rainfall" goes redolent with such grace that this one magnificent phrase stays with you for hours. And then we find, of course, that Dana has translated the Neruda, a meeting of three rare minds. To Lauridsen, Rilke, Gioia, Neruda/Gioia, and Agee, we can do no less than keep listening -- and learning with gratitude.
Thank you! Love will see us through!
Michael - what a wonderful video with great explanations! Never saw this video before Thanks again and again for bringing this to the world Namasté
from Italy - 2 novembre 2020 - Amazing video- Thanks
Seriously thats one of the best songs I ever witnessed. With Micheals voice - its so peacefull - so truefull - I can say I really love this music! And its absolutely totally unclear to me why this channel isnt more famous !
Thereos, Thank you for your kind response to this song. You might enjoy coming this weekend to my online events- on Saturday, The Honoring Ceremony (no fee), in which I create original songs in the moment for participants; on Sunday, MasterClass on Intuitive Songmaking (free introduction)- Hope to see you there, Michael (and if not possible to attend, you can visit my music and films here: www.innerharmony.com/store ) Here are the event links: Saturday: www.tickettailor.com/events/innerharmony/410494 Sunday: www.tickettailor.com/events/innerharmony/410142
@@MichaelStillwater I would love to ! Visiting family at the weekend so maybe :) But I will keep track of them at the website thanks ! And it was really nice to get a personal response. Keep up the great work ! I think its hard to find that sort of music
Thank you so much - looking forward seeing and hearing you again
So heavenly lovely!
Danke dass du dieses schöne Lied mit uns teilst und danke für die Gitarrengriffe. Bleibt gesund ❤️
Beautiful made - Music - lyrics - video ... everything - love to you and all
Beautiful Michael 😍 Thank you 💖
💝Much love to you, Michael.
Thank you Michael & Doris. My time with you last year in Assisi was a treasured experience. My blessings & love to you both. ♥️
Truly magnificent work by Earthfire and great filmmaking by Michael Stillwater. Inspiring and praiseworthy!
So wunderbar, Danke!
beautiful!
Beautiful***
I remember Paul from the St. Charles Borromeo choir back in the early 1970's when I attended grade school there. Too young back then to appreciate his masterful work.