Performance Videos
Performance videos from the meetings of the local Fair Oaks group of the Section for Literary Arts & Humanities
“Sonnets to Orpheus” by R. M. Rilke / Part 1, Sonnet 15 / “Dance the Orange”
Music composed & played by Bruce Donehower. Speech Artist: Marion Donehower. The “Rilke Project” is an initiative arising from meetings of the local Fair Oaks group of friends and members of the Section for Literary Arts & Humanities.
Jorinda and Jorindel, a Tale from the Brothers Grimm
The fairy tale “Jorinda and Joringel” from the collection by the Brothers Grimm. Translated and arranged for voice performance by Bruce Donehower. Speech Artists: Margit Ilgen & Marion Donehower Artwork: Marion Donehower Music by Fernando Sor, performed by Bruce Donehower. Video and recording production by Bruce Donehower.
Sonnets to Orpheus” by R. M. Rilke / Part 1, Sonnet 21 / “Spring Has Come Again”
Music composed & played by Bruce Donehower. Speech Artist: Marion Donehower. The “Rilke Project” is an initiative arising from meetings of the local Fair Oaks group of friends and members of the Section for Literary Arts & Humanities.
“Hyacinth and Rosebud” by Novalis / A fairy tale from The Apprentices at Sais
The fairy tale “Hyacinth and Rosebud” by Novalis (1772-1801); from the book “The Apprentices at Sais.” A project inspired by the Section for Literary Arts and Humanities local group in Fair Oaks, CA. Speech Artists: Margit Ilgen & Marion Donehower. Music Composed and Performed by Bruce Donehower. Recording and Video Production by Bruce Donehower.
“Sonnets to Orpheus” by R. M. Rilke / Part 1, Sonnet 20 / “What Can I Dedicate to you O Lord?”
Music composed & played by Bruce Donehower. Speech Artist: Marion Donehower. The “Rilke Project” is an initiative arising from meetings of the local Fair Oaks group of friends and members of the Section for Literary Arts & Humanities.
“Sonnets to Orpheus” by R. M. Rilke / Part 2, Sonnet 1 / “Breath, You Invisible Poem”
Music composed & played by Bruce Donehower. Speech Artist: Marion Donehower. The “Rilke Project” is an initiative arising from meetings of the local Fair Oaks group of friends and members of the Section for Literary Arts & Humanities.
“Sonnets to Orpheus” by R. M. Rilke / Part 1, Sonnet 8; Part 2 Sonnet 29 / “Only in the Realm of Praising” & “Silent Friend of Many Distances”
Music composed & played by Bruce Donehower. Speech Artist: Marion Donehower. The “Rilke Project” is an initiative arising from meetings of the local Fair Oaks group of friends and members of the Section for Literary Arts & Humanities.
“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens / Abridged and performed by Bruce Donehower, with seasonal music
An artistic offering performed on New Year’s Eve, 2020. Storyteller: Bruce Donehower. Music performed by Bruce Donehower. Public Domain Illustrations by John Leech and Arthur Rackham. Musical arrangements of “Silent Night” and “In the Bleak Midwinter” by Bruce Donehower. Video Production: Bruce Donehower.
“The Unending Task” / A Tale of Mercy and Compassion from Asia
Speech artists: Margit Ilgen and Marion Donehower. Music composed by Ben Verdery: “Let Go.” Performed by Bruce Donehower. Artwork: Marion Donehower. Photography: Bruce Donehower. A project inspired by the Section for Literary Arts and Humanities local group in Fair Oaks, CA. Autumn 2020. Video and recording production by Bruce Donehower.
“Alle Menschen Seh ich Leben” by Novalis / “All Around I See the Living”
A poem by Novalis; the last poem written during his life; translated by Bruce Donehower; speech by Marion Donehower. Photos: Bruce Donehower Music by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 999), performed by Bruce Donehower. Video and recording production by Bruce Donehower.
“La Belle Dame Sans Merci” by John Keats / Read by Margit Ilgen to original music by Bruce Donehower
The poem “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” by John Keats. Speech artist: Margit Ilgen. Music composed and played by Bruce Donehower. A project inspired by the Section for Literary Arts and Humanities local group in Fair Oaks, CA. Summer 2020. Video and recording production by Bruce Donehower.
“An den Mond” by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (“To the Moon”) / Read by Marion Donehower to Adagio from Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, preformed by Bruce Donehower
A project for the Section of Literary Arts and Humanities. Music: Adagio from Betthoven’s “Moonlight Sonata”. Speech Artist: Marion Donehower. Classical Guitar: Bruce Donehower. Photos and Video Production: Bruce Donehower.