Notes by the composer By some inward urgency I am not really alive unless I am creating, To be a composer is a calling, not a profession. My favorite moment in any piece of music is the moment of maximum risk and striving, Whether the venture is tiny or large, loud or soft, fragile or strong, passionate, erratic, or eccentric...! This is the moment of exquisite humanity and raw soul. When I read this beautiful poem by Rumi, written 800 years ago, all of it but especially the last 3 lines, Stop the words now. Open the window in the center of your chest and let the spirits fly in and out. made me feel deeply compelled to recreate it as a song without words, trying to capture its intensely personal, fiery, honest meaning. Where Everything is Music by Jalaluddin Rumi Translated Coleman Barks Movement I Don't worry aobut saving these songs! And if one of our instruments breaks, it doesn't matter. We have fallen into the place where everyt...