The Music, The Music... Bach - Cello Suite No.1 i-Prelude

1748 Portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach at 63 (Source: The Face of Bach)

The Music The Music

resounding voices of spirit be heard

the knowing of soul and the glory of THE WORD

strings touched by faith and devotion of BEING true

and known be the majesty of music on to you

the MUSE claims the heart and the quest divine

the music the music made yours made mine.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. If heed is not paid to this, it is not true music but a diabolical bawling and twanging.

Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750.

Johann Sebastian Bach, 21 March 1685 – 28 July 1750, was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity.

And so it is...

the tear yet falls
the smile yet comes
a loss, a birth
the setting and rising sun

the tear yet falls
the smile yet comes
the thorn, the bloom, petals to unfold
strength, protection, our story be told.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


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Noon hour in Tappan, New York

ah such a sweet chorus of song birds do sing
calling melodies of the coming Spring
warming sun and so bright a lambent sky
the delight of majestic blue on high
fresh and light be this noon day air
this day's offering so wonderfully fair
with all that calls to heart this day
blessed be nature's bounty and THE WAY.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


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St. Patrick's Day in Tappan, New York

today in Tappan, New York the call of Spring is heard
in the warming sun and chirping song bird
robins in flight and busy they be
perched on barren branches of the towering tree
scampering squirrels by two in play run
gathering, nesting, much to be done
mounds of snow be they gone in final melting away
and grass new and green be the beckoning of Spring this day
the wearing of Green be nature's ever present delight
and to all a Happy St. Patrick's Day filled with joy and light.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Prods of Passion

prods of passion this alchemic quest
golden light of soul be this moment's decree
within the depths of darkness this breath's ebb and flow
the sounding silence of PRESENCE known within me
to this rapture of faith and love I willingly surrender
beyond all loss, pain, darkness and despair
ever the endowment of CREATION, light and care
to its enfolding embrace I shall succumb
to this golden light of sun and life I, ALL, ONE.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Prods of Passion, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

The Music Yet Heard ~ In Memory of William R. Hargrove, 1926-2010. Founder/Music Director, Carnegie Room Concerts, Nyack, New York

In dedication to the memory of
William R. Hargrove
1926-2010

Many a sounding memory from performances of a yesteryear
From a heartfelt dream and a vision held clear
A love of music a tradition of presentation
Brought he an outstanding series held in celebration
A tradition to endure and brought forward this day
Alive and resounding music brought our very way
One could feel the pleasure and the delight he knew
A pause a deep breath of satisfaction made known to you
A gentle smile and applause he did ever share
For blessed he felt by music and its loving care
In gratitude be he held in day present and memory sublime
For all yet held in heart, the Muse divine.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Music Yet Heard, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

The Carnegie Room concert series has a long history: It was established in 1982 by pianist William Hargrove as the St. Paul's Festival of the Arts, with concerts held at St. Paul's Church in Nyack. When Yashar Yaslowitz joined as co-director in 2007, it was renamed the South Nyack Recital Series, with a focus on solo piano performances. Shortly afterward, when Hargrove retired, Yaslowitz became executive director.

In loving gratitude for all that William Hargrove has brought to so many do plan to attend, March 19, Saturday at 7:30 pm, Carnegie Room Concerts, The Nyack Library, 59 South Broadway, Nyack, New York - 845-608-3593 - http://www.carnegieroom.org/

HARGROVE MEMORIAL CONCERT
In Memory of William Hargrove
Founder/Music Director, Carnegie Room Concerts
Jennifer Eyges, soprano; Peter Tarsio, piano
Beethoven — ‘Moonlight’ Sonata, Op.27 No.2
Granados — La Maja y el Ruiseñor
Chopin — Waltz in E minor, Op.posth.
Schumann — In der Fremde; Widmung
Schubert — Die Forelle; Serenade
Bizet — Habanera
Songs and Arias by Handel, Mozart, Tosti, Pucini
March 19, Saturday at 7:30 pm

...and be it affirmed... Flower of Faith

this night be it dark
quivering roots of despair
take not hold
spirit spirit awaken
bequeathed I to the light
this radiant bloom
flower of faith be known.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Night Bloom, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.