Minds of Blue, Souls of Gold by Michael Levy

Examples have remarkably survived from both ancient Greece & ancient Mesopotamia. My arrangements for solo lyre are based on reconstructions of some of the incredibly rare, actual surviving written music of antiquity. My albums are a blend of some original ancient melodies and some of my own creations. Over the years I have dedicated my life to recreating the playing techniques and performance of the lyres of antiquity. This website is dedicated to my relentless quest and life's passion. Close your eyes and through the strange and enigmatic notes, plucked on strings lost through time, let the ancestors sing you their songs. Hark.can you hear the lyres and lutes strumming victories and love songs of ordinary people living under these same skies, so many thousands of years before?Ĭlick here to experience life, at a different rhythm. Music, I say! For, in nothing more than an instant the notes from an ancient melody can carry us right back into the heart of ancient society. With its capacity to transport our thoughts and imaginations, truly there must only be one true magic left in this realm.

To luxuriate in a gentler time when the fragility of life was truly appreciated and its every action was performed in the almighty sense of awe felt for the ancient gods. To capture, for just a few moments, a time when people imagined the fabric of the universe was woven from harmonies and notes. An obsession, some might say to open a portal to a time that has been all but forgotten - I dream to rekindle the very spirit of our ancient ancestors. Somehow this replacement pacemaker doesn’t quite measure up!

It’s as if the stonking beat of rock’ n roll was replaced by a drum machine and suddenly a thrumming heartbeat was silenced in the world. We live in a bland and relentlessly manufactured 'musical' world. Prepare to embark on a 'Musical Adventure in Time Travel'! On this calming, healing, meditative musical journey, I will take you back to ancient Rome, ancient Greece, ancient Israel, ancient Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia & to hear once more, the haunting refrains of the lyre of the ancient world.

Minds of Blue, Souls of Gold by Michael Levy