The challenges are welcome, as we approach the day - Monday - when ICE and Quicksilver will descend on Philadelphia, followed by composers, poets, scholars, and, finally a week from today, an audience, to hear all this for the first time.
Read MoreIt asks, at what point will we have pulverized Christ and his elements – and those of the saints of all religions – until there's nothing left of them but a memory of the dust. And, it asks, at that point, will there be enough love left in that memory to heal our wounds?
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The Crossing’s programming begins with a kind of dramatic structure influenced by the 3-Act progression and, at times, the hero’s journey. When it works, we tell a story that begins in a place we recognize, presents a crisis of sorts, arrives at a solution by which we may be reminded of one of life’s beauties or mysteries or truths, and resolves into a conclusion that may leave us satisfied, or elated, or simply sad. And, like a playwright, the goal isn’t to educate or even enhance; it’s simply to present – to define or describe the world we know.
Read MoreNo one needs me to ‘blog’ about how loss is felt deeply in all levels of the social stratum and the world. While art may not be universal, grief certainly is. The artists of The Crossing 2014 will probably spend the rest of our lives navigating the loss of Jeff. Seven Responses is an unexpected gift to do so with the same anticipation and joy, the same excitement and child-like wonder, as I heard in Jeff's voice the day I called and said, "OK, so, I have this idea about Buxtehude..."
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