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"Sometimes our flame goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being."
--Albert Schweitzer
We all know Albert Schweitzer was a great humanitarian, leaving Europe at age 30 to build a hospital and leper colony in Africa. There he became known as Fanana Yei, a man like no other.
Before he left Vienna, he was regarded as one of the preeminent interpreters of Bach's piano work. Sam Cardon and Kurt Bestor drew upon that when they composed this piece that went along with the Public Television series Innovators. Using African rhythms, instruments and vocals combined with Bach-like piano rills and a children's choir, this never fails to strengthen my belief in the inherent goodness of man, and the greatness of a few shining examples.
One of these exception individuals is Ellen Geer, the Artistic Director of Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga. The history and continuing vision and growth of Theatricum deserves experiencing firsthand, and I will not shortchange it here.
I met Ellen at their "Friendraiser" last Spring and I was rekindled as Schweitzer would say by her amazing beauty. Her strength is apparent from her voice, the set of her shoulders, the way she plants herself onto the earth. Her joy flashes from her eyes and her face, smile-lines of deep humor and warmth. And her wisdom comes as you listen to her, a sharp intellect and discernment honed through time, experience and a mighty heart.