For example, here is the very first paragraph you will find on his Home page following his picture: (He is a Greek Orthodox)<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel strongly that
\nwith my music, I am trying
\nto force a tiny opening in the clouds
\nthat will allow His Light to shine through.
\nAt best, I am a follower, not a master,
\nand my MASTER holds the patterns
\nand patents of my being and work.
\nSo, in the best of circumstances,
\nI can only think of myself
\nas an imitator.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I don\u2019t know if you have heard of this Greek-Canadian composer before, but even if he writes a lot of sacred music, he is one of the contemporary composers whose art music is most often played in the (secular) world. For example, here is the very first paragraph you will find on his Home page […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4],"class_list":["post-100942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-music-stuff"],"yoast_head":"\n
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