My greatest musical inspiration is Beethoven, but I also enjoy many kinds of music. I feel that music is one of the most sublime of the arts, and don't feel that it should be used to endlessly express the darkest parts of our souls. Music, at its best is an inspiration and expression of joy.
Heroes
J. S. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Schubert, Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandi, Helen Keller, E. E. Cummings, John Steinbeck, Charles Dickens, and many more.
About me: My name is Dale E. Victorine, and I'm a composer and apartment manager. I enjoy all kinds of music - especially classical. I play the flute, guitar, piano and recorder. I'm a member of NACUSA and the Monterey County Composers Forum. I'm married and have two wonderful kids. My website is www.heartflyer.com
The music you're hearing is the 3rd movement of my Sonata for Cello and Piano, Opus 86. The next 3 tracks are the 3 movements of my Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano.
This is a video I've done of one of my compositions: The Road Not Taken - for Chorus with Piano. The poem is by Robert Frost, and the work is performed by the San Jose Symphonic Choir directed by Leroy Kromm.
To all of my MySpace friends, a song for you for the New Year: May it be a year filled with blessings and renewal! -george
I Am Not Used Up
But for the Grace of God I would have been like you. He took me out of suffering: Re-made my life a-new.
He gave me friends who would show the way To a stable life and a better day. He washed away the deep, dark sins, And He showed me where new life begins.
I am not used up: There’s a plan for my life! Though the whispers of the world are dark, I am not used up! They cannot take away What God’s been doing in my life: I’m not used up!
And with the Grace of God I can do anything. Through the pow’r of Him Who Strengthens me And gives me voice to sing!
He shows me love when all else have failed, And He carries me when my heart is frail! And He wipes away the flow of tears, And He promises He’ll calm my fears!
I am not used up: There’s a plan for my life! Though the whispers of the world are dark, I am not used up! They cannot take away What God’s been doing in my life: I’m not used up!
