The themes were enchanting, decidedly spiritual, even Christian, but not explicitly so. Introducing his first few pieces, Doan told engaging stories (gleaned from his travels) about Saint Patrick, the lost tribes of Israel, and the stone on which Jacob laid his head. Our lives are so full of noise-television, radio, cd players, video games-that we rarely stop to think about matters of the spirit. He opened the concert by contrasting the technological world with the serenity he had experienced on his pilgrimage to the Celtic Isles. At a concert hall in Portland, Oregon, the first clue that there might be more to John Doan than pleasant melodies was the quote from Jeremiah 6:16 in his "Celtic Pilgrimage" concert program: "Stand at the crossroads and look ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls." Jeremiah (prophet before the destruction of Jerusalem, 586 B.C.)ĭoan appeared on stage in black pants and a loose hand-woven smock.
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