2/4/06 Overall I am still feeling very prolific with this, but some of my biggest struggle is: Are these pieces truly inspired by the play, or by what’s going on around me? Both? Probably. My rather sudden emergence into Islamic writings, combined with my perennial study of Sufi poetry, Joseph Campbell ...

1/7/06 My work has always addressed religious dogma in some way or another. However, I have questioned the clarity of this material from time to time. With this play, I was able to allow Steve’s play to speak for itself about the experiences and questionable occurrences of such an isolated religious ...

12/17/05 I know what Steve is trying to say with this play, but I am forced to consider what I’ll be saying with the music for the play. Will it complement the play or stand on its own? The writing approach has been largely organic, inspired by the things around me ...

12/28/05 The music writing for this play took place, almost strategically, over the 2005/2006 holiday season, which included the usual weekend away at my in-law’s, all Catholic. Of particular note are my interests in Sufi poetry (Rumi, Hafiz) and the spiritual traditions of Buddhism, Hinduism and – to some extent – ...