http://www.richvanvoorst.com Composer | Saxophonist | Worship Music Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:44:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thom Yorke announced the name of his new band, "Atoms for Peace." Impressive lineup, but nothing can touch what has already been done with Radiohead. People are now calling him a political activist. I have always thought of him along with the other members of Radiohead as more of a ... http://www.richvanvoorst.com/2010/02/26/what-about-radiohead/ I was blown away by this 1995 clip from "Smoke," as my pastor showed this in a course on symbolism in film. Harvey Keitel's character Auggie, is a smoke shop owner and William Hurt's character Paul, is a writer who has been suffering from writer's block since the death of ... http://www.richvanvoorst.com/2010/02/23/auggies-photo-album/ The following is part of the president of the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies, Dr. Jim Hart’s letter to the students. "Today, February 17, the Commission on Accreditation of the Association for Biblical Higher Education passed a motion granting the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies full accreditation! Here ... http://www.richvanvoorst.com/2010/02/18/iws-recieves-accreditation-from-abhe/ "The church as a living witness to God s narrative became the place where the consumer could buy a product that fulfilled his or her needs. Of course, the church does fulfill needs, but they must be placed within the cosmic narrative, thereby reducing the individual's focus on self and ... http://www.richvanvoorst.com/2010/02/16/iws-webber-quote-of-the-week-2/ {image found here} Narrative thinking reverses the world's way of doing things. . . . We must stop standing outside the narrative and judging it by human reason or any other intellectual discipline. Such an approach makes God and God s narrative an object of investigation. We become the arbiter of ... http://www.richvanvoorst.com/2010/02/08/robert-e-webber-quote-of-the-week/ This is a beautiful quote from an interview of Makoto Fujimura given by Stewart Lundy, regarding art and worship. Complete interview found here! {image found here} He was asked: How can a particular work of art be “untwisted” for the glory of God? What is an example of “bad” art? Or is the ... http://www.richvanvoorst.com/2010/02/02/fujimura-quote-art-and-worship/ The Mars Trio will be performing the first Wednesday of every month at Bonefish Grill in Carrollwood on N. Dale Mabry beginning Wednesday February 3rd.We will be playing three sets beginning at 8:00pm. Come on out and have a few drinks, some Bang-Bang Shrimp, and some great Jazz. The Mars Trio ... http://www.richvanvoorst.com/2010/01/31/the-mars-trio-at-bonefish-grill-this-wednesday/ Ahh, the joys of sound in a church. Hangin' with Dad Reynolds, Mike D., Guy B., & Don R. Always a blast. - Posted using MobyPicture.com http://www.richvanvoorst.com/2010/01/30/sound-work-at-tcc/ So I'm weighing in. The iPad has got to be the worst product that Mac has ever come out with! Why would I want a gigantic iPhone that doesn't even have a phone in it? {image found here} http://www.richvanvoorst.com/2010/01/27/can-anyone-say-ifad/ {image found here} As If the Music Wasn't Bad Enough in this Country, the Live Nation, Tickemaster merger has been approved. I love how rock n roll used to be about sticking to The Man. Now The Man is sitting next to you at every concert, sold you your tickets, over-priced ... http://www.richvanvoorst.com/2010/01/26/live-nation-and-tickemaster-kill-art/