Violin solo of "Agni Parthene"

 

I have been expanding on my creativity with my music, art, and writing. Here, I have included a video where I play the violin for a sweet Greek Orthodox hymn for Virgin Mary.

Agni Parthene" ("O Pure Virgin") is a Greek poetic hymn written by the Greek Orthodox bishop, St. Nectarios of Aegina, in the late 19th century. Many miracles have been attributed to him, particularly healing. This hymn consists of 24 stanzas with a refrain, "Hail, unwedded bride." For more information, visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Virgi... I used to sing the first parts of this hymn to my son as a lullaby when he was a baby. It is a beautiful poem dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and the melody is soothing. Years later, we visited St. Nectarios's tomb in Aegina, which is an island near mainland Greece. I felt peaceful there.

Credits: I play the violin in this video. The equipment I used was a microphone, Behringer soundboard (Flow 8), and Audacity. Photo credit: Pictory.AI Note: The copyright owner allows this content to be used on Youtube

Basic Drawing

 I've always wanted to dabble in drawing, but never had the time. Recently, I attended a basic drawing class, and I practiced my drawing. I was unprepared because the pencil I used was a regular No. 2 pencil but the paper was correct. I ended up drawing an image I found in the drawing book. It was an image of a mountain man. After I took it home, I purchased several drawing pencils that helped shape the nuances and shades better. After I was done, I realized that this mountain man could easily be a Greek mountain man. There are similarities in the rugged look, beard, and long hair. Even the knitted hat was similar.