Paul Pennell
// composer & pianistPAUL PENNELL is a composer and pianist from Santa Fe, New Mexico. “Fearless” (2001), and “The Velveteen Boy” (2007) are both available from Amazon, CDBaby, and the iTunes Music Store. In 2007, Paul and his music was featured on a compilation with Bill Douglas, David Lanz, David Darling, and Kurt Bestor, among several others. For many years, Paul has written wedding processionals for Brides and Grooms for their weddings. Paul Pennell’s music has been featured on “Coach On Call” with host Cheryl Richardson on Hay House Radio and SIRIUS Satellite Radio, and his music has featured in many radio and television spots. Paul loves listening to Rickie Byars Beckwith, The Carters, Shawn Colvin, The Hopper Brothers & Connie, David Lanz, Deva Premal, Kelly Willard, and Chris Williamson.
Photo: Paul Pennell
Interview:
Music just might be the most universal, collected image of God that exists on this planet. I’m quiet sure artists of any medium must feel the same way about their own expressions, their art, but isn’t it interesting that the language of music has no boundaries when it comes to communicating? You can love with music. You can hate with music. You can express and give and receive and cry and laugh and even die with the energy of music. You can build up and you can destroy. It’s a source of connecting to life. And even death. But for me, the most powerful spiritual significance of music is the power to Connect to Source. We literally, through frequential vibrational energies access in a single note of music, have the power to heal our own lives. Our hearts. Our minds. Our bodies. Our Souls. To tap into the healing energies of the frequencies of music is accessing the power to Life. To being alive. With music we have the power to Heal. The power to teach and share and honor and maybe even more greatly, we have the ability to be GRACE for ourselves and others. What do I believe is the spiritual significance of music? Is there any other significance to music? One that isn’t spiritual? Music is about Light and about us having the freedom, the choice to be the energy of who we really are. And offering that connection to freedom to others. And each time we have the opportunity to be a part of this spiritual vibration and connection, we have the opportunity to be a part of who and what we really, truly are. For me, playing and hearing and sharing music, well, it’s much like COMING HOME after having been gone a long, long time.
“Music just might be the most universal, collected image of God that exists… the most powerful spiritual significance of music is the power to Connect to Source.”
– Paul Pennell, composer and pianist