Euterpe y otras musas

441.- Sunday, September 7, 2025

Euterpe y Otras Musas: Eighth anniversary

Chad Lawson / Solace (Together) / Rupi Kaur / The Sun and Her Flowers / Seth Parker Woods / VOCES8

Artwork: Morgan Harper Nichols

(Photo*)

Piece: Solace (Together) (video clip)

Single: Solace (Together) (feat. Seth Parker Woods and VOCES8) (2025)

Composer: Chad Lawson

Lyrics: Rupi Kaur ^

With: VOCES8, Chad Lawson (piano) Seth Parker Woods (cello)

Chad comments

Chad Lawson (b. 1975). 🇺🇸 American pianist and composer. During his childhood and adolescence, he received classical training. While studying at the University (Berklee College), he worked intensively as a studio musician, which forced him to interrupt his academic studies. He collaborated with various musicians and formed his own trio during that same time. In 2007, he was part of Julio Iglesias' world tour band, an experience that encouraged him to record his first solo album. In 2016, he wrote music for the successful podcasts Lore (about horror stories) and Unobscured. In September 2020, he created his own weekly podcast, Calm It Down, combining his music with reflections, positive commentary, and meditation techniques. The purpose of his podcast is to contribute to its listeners' mental and emotional health. Specifically, he hopes to help alleviate anxiety and prevent suicide. His podcast has been nominated for the 2021 iHeartRadio Podcast Award in the Spirituality and Religious category. (Previous post: #198 [April 18, 2021]; #276 [August 21, 2022]; #338 [October 22, 2023]; and #373 [June 2, 2024]). (Photo**)

Rupi Kaur (b. 1992). 🇮🇳 🇨🇦 Young Canadian poet born in India.

(Photo: By Baljit Singh - rupi kaur inc., CC BY-SA 4.0,

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81982974)

Seth Parker Woods 🇺🇸 (b. 1984). Extraordinary cellist who moves and floats easily across a variety of musical genres. Woods has three nominations for the GRAMMY Award and multiple recognitions. He has taught at several academic institutions, including the University of Southern California and the Music Academy of the West, where he currently works as a profesor. His musical training was at The Juilliard School, Brooklyn College and the Musik Akademie der Stadt Basel, and he earned a PhD from the University of Huddersfield. (Photo***) Photo Credits: Ben Gibbs

VOCES8. 🇬🇧 British choral ensemble. (Previous post: #37 [April 29, 2018]; #286 [October 9, 2022]; #340 [November 5, 2023]; #358 [February 25, 2024]; and #391 [October 27, 2024]). (Photo****).

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Back sumersault to my teens...

Song: Jingo

Album: Santana (1969)

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Books, phrases, ideas…

it was when I stopped searching for

home within others

and lifted the foundation of home

whitin myself

I found there were no roots more

intimate