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The Flute of the Infinite

$2.15

Playful rhythms and melodies interweave with unique harmonies in this exciting piece

SATB, optional flute and hand drum

Text: Kabir, translated by Rabindranath Tagore

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Poet, weaver and 15th century Indian mystic, Kabir spoke about the holy being close at hand, something to be found in the everyday of life. Never pursuing the life of a contemplative, he led the life of the world, earning his living at the loom. Kabir was also a musician, a husband and a father. Today, Kabir’s poetry is an inspiration to many people worldwide.

Text

The Flute of the Infinite

The flute of the Infinite is played without ceasing and its sound is love:

When love renounces all limits, it reaches truth.

How widely the fragrance spreads! It has no end, nothing stands in its way.

The form of this melody is bright like a million suns: incomparably sounds the vina, the vina of the notes of truth.

From Songs of Kabir Translated by Rabindranath Tagore © 1915 The Macmillan Company

Program Notes

Poet, weaver and 15th century Indian mystic, Kabir spoke about the holy being close at hand, something to be found in the everyday of life. Never pursuing the life of a contemplative, he led the life of the world, earning his living at the loom. Kabir was also a musician, a husband and a father. Today, Kabir’s poetry is an inspiration to many people worldwide.

The Flute of the Infinite captures the joy that Kabir talks about in knowing that the divine is everywhere and in everything. The joy in knowing that that the Infinite, the divine, never ceases to “play” and that its sound is always Love.

Performance Notes

Critical Acclaim

Performances

  • * Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, Henry Sgrecci, director (Bethesda, MD) – World Premiere
  • All Souls Unitarian Church, Rick Fortner, conductor (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
  • Minnesota All-State SATB Choir, G. Phillip Shoultz, III (VocalEssence), conductor (Minneapolis)
  • Unitarian Universalist Society of Mill Creek, Kristen Tosh-Morelli, director (Newark, Deleware)
  • 2016 Southwest American Choral Directors Association (SWACDA) High School Reading Session (Kansas City)
  • 2016 Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network (UUMN) National Conference Reading Session (Madison, WI)

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