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Looking Above the Faith of Joseph

from The Manual of Light by James Newton

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LOOKING ABOVE, THE FAITH OF JOSEPH (2008)
Yegor Shevstov, Piano
Dedicated to Cecil Lytle

One of my greatest inspirations in the Bible has come from Joseph, the son of Jacob, who kept a steady gaze on the Word of God. Despite his enslavement and imprisonment, Joseph’s faith remained steadfast in the knowledge that, as the Bible states, “The Lord was with Joseph.”

The music for “Looking Above, The Faith of Joseph” is partially programmatic, and refects upon certain aspects of Joseph’s life in a non-chronological manner. In writing this work, I thought about four great pianists: Yvonne Loriod; Thelonious Monk; Art Tatum and Cecil Taylor. At particular junctures within the structure of the composition, each of these pianists is a source of inspiration. I have attempted to refect my profound admiration for these great artists by infusing the music with their impact on my compositional language. At times an imagined interaction occurred among these pianists that compelled me to approach composition in new ways. In playing this composition, pianists should not attempt to play precisely like these great artists but instead, should use their approaches as a point of reference.

“Looking Above, The Faith of Joseph” refects a sound world that I have been developing for many years. This sound world refects my experiences in the jazz, classical and world music genres and my improvisational language that mixes all three.

Joseph is the conduit for God’s revelation to Jacob, “Fear not to go down to Egypt, for a great nation I will make you there.” One can get lost in the profound numerological structures within Joseph’s journey within the book of Genesis. For many years I have incorporated biblical numerology in compositional structures. In this composition, as in others, I have tried to achieve a balance between these numerological structures and divine inspiration.

In its way, this humble ofering reveals my love for Joseph’s crucial role in inspiring many others to follow his faith by his moving through life steadily gazing at God’s luminescent radiance.

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from The Manual of Light, released November 30, 2018

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