Value for Wednesday of Week 13 in the season of Sowing

Being Resolute

Not merely to dream but as the poet wrote, to hold fast to our dreams – then we can begin to empower ourselves.

We need hope and optimism, sometimes, when external forces have control over the outcomes that will affect our lives. So these values do not have an action component. At their best, they prepare us to act but hope and optimism alone do not express action.

The closest thing we have to an action, in keeping with hope and optimism, is resolve. We can resolve to persevere and not to be defeated. We might call this internal action, as it expresses an individual’s purposeful attempt to maintain a positive attitude and set of convictions.

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The stately themes and driving rhythms of Johann Sebastian Bach’s four Orchestral Suites, BWV 1066-1069 (1724-1731) (approx. 73-85’) capture the spirit of resolve. The great master seems to have drawn inspiration from the four orchestral suites of his second cousin Johann Bernhard Bach (1720s) (approx. 75-82’), which are decidedly similar in tone and character.  Top recorded performances of all four of JSB’s suites are conducted by Busch in 1938, Reiner in 1953, Harnoncourt in 1972, Savall in 1990, Huggett in 2009, Kraus in 2010, (Freiburger Barockorchester) in 2011, Kiujken in 2013, Egarr in 2014, Güttler in 2015, Bernardini in 2017, Alessandrini in 2019, and Butt in 2022. Individually, the suites are: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066 (1720s) (approx. 20-25’); Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 (late 1730s) (approx. 20-22’); Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 (1731) (approx. 18-20’); and Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069 (1720s) (approx. 18-22’).

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Johnathan Blakeis an influential drummer known for his resolute actions and instinctive reactions.” His albums include “Trion” (2017) (113’), “Homeward Bound” (2021) (43’), and “The Eleventh Hour” (2012) (68’).

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