Lucky Liam

Dear friends of mine, who were married in 2008, recently celebrated the birth of their first child – son, Liam Jacob. I believe that to have such steadfast, unselfish, and capable parents, who will provide love, discipline, and nurturing – Liam begins his life as one of the world’s most lucky (or, “blessed”) humans.

Sometime during the days/weeks preceding Liam’s birth, I decided to compose a song in his honor. Silently, in my mind, I envisioned the beginning, middle, and ending of the tune. I first recorded a piano-only version on Saturday, June 21, 2014.

This arrangement includes two verses. The evolving instrumentation features a solo-violin that plays the melody throughout. A second violin joins the first during the latter portions of the second verse. Other instruments come and go – a third violin that is pitched above the melody, a viola playing a tenor-like part, a cello outlining certain bass parts, piano, and selected synthesizer parts, including a quite-low-frequency bass voice (sounds better with a subwoofer).

I hope that you enjoy this audio-visual presentation.