I wanted to find a way to throw positivity back into the disintegrating world, back into the cauldron of the universe, and our individual hearts — I wanted to inject new energy into the system rather than watching as it drained.

This project formed as a mechanism for survival of the spirit — for regularly practicing artists and closeted artists, for friends, family members, neighbors and strangers, for banished audiences, essential workers, patients and their loved ones; for anyone facing struggle in the changed world. In other words, this project formed for everyone, for all of us. 

I initiated the Pandemic Polyphony project from my home in Providence, RI in March of 2020, just after lockdown went into effect across the US. The idea at first was to establish a sort of game — a fun and stimulating back and forth between musician friends; an exchange of ideas, layer by layer, and a way to keep motivation circulating amongst us in the ether as we sheltered in place, alone with our instruments.  Since then, I have expanded the project to include creators of all kinds. What has coalesced over the last several months has felt astonishing.  

You will find within the ever-growing collection of creations, peepholes into conjured atmospheres, vignettes of emotion, essences of narrative, and flashes of mysterious meaning— little windows, not of escape, but of previously unrealized connection and possibility, fragments of inspiration that came about, not in spite of, but because of, physical isolation.  I have been shown undeniable ways in which the confines of our present circumstances and the innate freedom of being alone can actually serve as catalysts to the unbinding of our creative voices. Let’s use our restricted movement and limited interaction to embrace a fuller letting go of what we believed to be true about our voices and the world. Let's transform ourselves, each other, and the underpinnings of adversity together.

If you feel inspired to join the Pandemic Polyphony project as a creator and add your voice to this growing web of interconnected expressive energy, take a moment to find out how the process works.  If you are simply here to witness and absorb what you see and hear, I would LOVE to hear about your experience as you explore the PANDEMIC POLYPHONY creations. 

Please share what moves you widely, dissolving isolation through the common experience of bearing witness to the beauty of connected creative expression.