Lloyd Goldstein

What a great time we had performing music and spoken word on WMNF with Bill Dudley interviewing and Chris and Sheila at the controls. It was my first time doing a full hour live radio broadcast and it was fun! The new studios at WMNF are wonderful. We were comfortable, with plenty of space and wonderful recording equipment as well as expert engineers. I think everyone enjoyed the mix of music and spoken word, all inspired by Yoga and Music for Healing. Bill did a superb job of interviewing and I felt at ease and confident that Bill would keep us all on course. His warm manner and humor really made us feel at home. Thanks again to Ryan Pate for his guitar accompaniments. I look forward to the next time we can do this.

Hi all. Here is a set list for the music Ryan and I will be playing at the Tampa Museum tonight. The event is from 8-11pm and we will play at around 9:30.

1. The Owls’ Wing: Original music by me, (Lloyd), a haunting bowed bass solo that is meant to evoke the flight of the Owl in the night forest.
2. Sheebag Sheemore: A traditional irish melody in 3/4 time with Ryan on guitar and Lloyd on bass.
3. 2 Irish Hornpipes: Me and Ryan
4. More: One of my favorite melodies that my mom used to sing, from around 1960, a ballad: Ryan and me.
5. Little Help from My Friends, Beatles, Ryan and me
6. Dancing Moonbeams: Original solo bass: two romantic dances
7. Over the Rainbow: Ryan and me
8. Hop, Skip and a Jump: Original bouncy bass tune
9. Waltz Etude: By Francois Rabbath: Bass accompanies itelf in this waltz between minor and major.
10. A Walk in the Woods: Original solo bass gets a little jazzy in the end.
11. Poucha Das: Based on an Indian Raga: Solo bass music by Francois Rabbath
12. Breiz: Original music by Francois Rabbath based on music from Brittany

Hope to see you there!

Music Show Review/Reflections: Lloyd Goldstein in Conert
Link to original review: http://www.tampabay-online.org/interviewpage.php?Id=12

I recently had the enormous pleasure of seeing Lloyd Goldstein’s first two solo performances, emerged from a cocoon of 21 years in the Florida Orchestra, Lloyd has recently blossomed into a Music Practitioner (certified through the Music for Healing and Transition Program ) and now plays music for patients at the Moffit Caner Center. He has been deeply inspired after taking up yoga practice a few years ago, while at first taken up to heal his back pains from playing in the orchestra (without the need of a chiropractor for the rest of his life), his yoga practice did much more than heal his back and has brought a new spiritual awaking that he recently had the pleasure of sharing with a large audience at his first two solo performances. The yoga has directly inspired writings, paintings and eventually music compositions. Lloyd also started teaching yoga last year at the TreeHouse Yoga Center in Tampa.

Lloyd has just finished compiling his yoga inspired writings and paintings (after much work of the past few years) into a book and is currently working on publishing. The book is entitled Inside Yoga: Inside Yoga: First Years’ Journey. Layouts from the book were on display at both concerts, they were also matted and for sale at the second concert which was held at Mirta’s Gallery.

The recent concerts were made up of two sets, in the first one Lloyd went though his basic yoga practice which involved reading his yoga inspired poetry and writings with a head set (including a reading done in head-stand posture) and between poses plays his yoga inspired compositions with his “Big ol’ Singing Tree” (his recently named 200 year old upright bass). The set is introspective and goes though a cycle of emotions of beauty, joy, unsureness, discontent and breaks though in the end by laughing and “being the lamp,” burning though all physical, mental and spiritual blockage.

The second set was all music and contained a variety of influences and friends. The composition choices included a few pieces by Lloyd’s teacher Francois Rabbath, a few “standards” that are uplifting and bring fond memories to patients, and ending off with a few selections by Reinhold Gliere for bass and viola played with master violist Dr. Libor Ondras. The first concert, held at the Unitarian Universalist Church in North Tampa, showed Lloyd doing a lot of collaborative work, with help from some people at Moffitt, and other friends: there were duets on a variety of instruments, interpretive dancing, and live painting. The second set of the second concert, held at Mirta’s Gallery, was a stripped down and refined set, showing Lloyd working with guitarist Ryan Pate and Dr. Libor Ondras again, and exploring more territory with his renditions of his teacher’s pieces.

The second concert, held at the back room of Mirta’s Gallery in Hyde Park, spoke even more to me. I think the more intimate atmosphere worked well for the music and made it easier to see the yoga poses. The show was hot, inspired and had me hanging on every word and note. Lloyd’s playing and speaking made consciousness of being in the moment as natural as being is.

Both concerts were packed to capacity and I encourage you to get out and see Lloyd next time he performs live. I would especially encourage young adults (an age category that I fall in) as I believe my peers would enjoy and benefit from the experience. I only mention this because I was one of the only young adults at both concerts, which are joyous events not to be missed by anyone. Check Lloyd’s concert section for details on upcoming shows.

Lloyd Goldstein and Ryan Pate will be performing on WMNFs “Live Music Showcase on Friday, June 16th from 9am till 10 am. WMNF is Tampa Bay’s award winning community radio station and can be found on the FM dial at 88.5 (read more about it at the concert section of Lloyd’s website).

I recently had the pleasure of designing Lloyd’s website, working with lots of beautiful content. I encourage you to read his reflections on the book, concerts, MHTP and yoga at http://lloydgoldstein.com.

John F. Russell
Tampa Bay and Beyond (art | music | events)
Director of Operations, Web Design, and Management

Thanks to all of you who came out for the concert at Mirta’s tonight. There were just enough people for just enough seats! It was so great to be able to share the practice, music, art and writings with you all. Hello to LeGrand, Gloria, Patricia, John and Teresa, David Pate, Deanna Fulgoni, Ann and Steve, Susan and Jim, Daniel and Daniella, Marcella, Joel, Virginia and everyone else who show up and enjoyed the time together. How cool is it to be able to share the things we enjoy with some of our favorite people. (We even sold 4 prints.) Ryan and Libor and I all really enjoyed ourselves and we could not have done it without you. Until we meet again.

Love,

Lloyd

Some time ago I was playing for the staff of a local Hospice organization in their offices. They were all in their cubicles and I was playing to an unseen audience. When I finished, the receptionist, a friendly and enthusiastic person, began to clap and soon all the invisible people began to clap and heads began to pop up around the cubicles. Anyway, this receptionist asked me if I had ever named my instrument. I told her - no I had not. She chided me by asking me how I could possibly have such an intimate relationship with this beautiful bass and not have named her. She told me that I had better do that before I saw her again! I spent some time back then thinking about a name and thought I found one but it never sang true for me. It has been about a year and a half since then and more than 15 years since this bass came into my life, but now I think I have found a name. Are you ready?

“Big ol’ Singin’ Tree”, or “Singing Tree” for short.

The idea for this name came from a woman named Debbie I met at a recent workshop I performed in for the Unitarian Universalist Florida District Meeting in Vero Beach. Thank you Debbie.

Singing Tree. That’s really what or who she is. Or he is. This part I am not sure about. I want to feel she is a woman, but who knows?

It has the cry of the cello,
But it’s like a big old singin’ tree,
You can feel it vibrating in your teeth!

Hi Lloyd,

I talked to you briefly via email last year about your work at
Moffitt after I saw you perform as an opener for Matt Haimovitz. Your
performance touched me. Thanks for sending me an invite to your next
performance. I am going for sure and will bring some friends too.

I’m a amateur cellist. I played at FSU and USF (studied with Scott
Kluksdahl) and have since performed in local musicals in Largo/
Clearwater. I’ve been doing IT work as a software programmer for 6
years now but now ready to switch careers to find something more
fulfilling. I’d love to play my cello as healing music. After
talking with you last year, I did actually play once at Moffitt as a
volunteer. I hope to get started with that again in the next several
of months. As I explore the idea of playing my cello as healing
music, I may send you an email with more questions.

I look forward to your concert!!

Cheers,
Marcella

Dear Lloyd,

Thank you for the wonderful concert today. Your honesty and openness were a wonderful gift as well as your talent and creativity.

I loved the yoga mixed in with the music. And your friends who joined you were a real treat.

The element of newness and surprise was tantalizing. You are on the growing edge. Thank you for sharing your work and yourself.

Many hugs,
Carol

Lloyd I was one of many who were very moved by your lovely expressive arts concert.  If I can help you through the library with your publisher search, let me know.  I would be glad to schedule you for an author concert presentation at Safety Harbor Library when your book is published.  Sometimes going for a small independent publisher first printing is a good idea and then it can get picked up by larger publisher at later time.

  Best wishes and shalom,
  Robin

Hi Lloyd,

I found your performance wonderfully spiritual—touching, healing,
inspiring. The bass goes deep into the soul, like bagpipes, only
without the urge to run as the pipes get closer!

So often, I stay away from Sunday concerts just because I need free
time to regroup myself before work on Monday, but I am so glad I came.

I like your word and picture art as well.
Grateful for your talent and your willingness to share it,

Harriet Blymiller