Song of Fire

This is a site about music, its meaning in our lives, and how it is woven into the very fabric of the universe.

The site is comprised of two elements: articles about music (such as reviews, information, essays and general musings) and stories.

The stories are real, drawn from actual experiences, though they are not always the literal truth. In the interests of coherence and simplicity, events have sometimes been condensed or combined, information omitted, small details created from imagination. Nonetheless, the stories are, at heart, about actual people and actual experiences. Some of the names have been changed to protect privacy, but I’ve made a few exceptions where the name is an integral part of the story and is already known to a wider audience. Each story is accompanied by an original song and an image that in some way complement what the story is about.

The stories are best read in order, but that’s not essential. They are grouped as follows:

FIRE — Tales of Music, Love and Passion
EARTH — Tales of Appetite, Desire and the Body
WATER — Tales of Spirituality, Soul and Compassion
AIR — Ghost Stories, Spirits and Tales of Passage

The music and written content of my postings are copyright protected, but I welcome quotations if you credit me and this website as the source. Most of the photographs are in the public domain, including those from my personal collection, unless otherwise noted. Proprietary images that may not be copied include the Song of Fire website image in the upper left corner and the signature clef that appears on this page.

I am a composer of 5 CDs, a keyboardist with the jazz/funk fusion band Gemini Soul, and to pay the bills I work at a community college district. You can find more info on my music at obergh.net.

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