For years violinist and educator Marta Richardson longed to record her own CD, but full-time work, and family obligations forced her to put those dreams on hold.

Then a series of events gave her a new sense of purpose. First, a close friend and fan of Marta's work who had always encouraged her to document her sound was diagnosed with stage four cancer. So Marta took a renewed sense of urgency into the recording studio. Then shortly after beginning the project, she came across the poetry of 16th century mystic, St. John of the Cross. After reading two stanzas and the remarkable imagery she found there, she instantly realized her recording would be a concept album based on his poetry. 

Violinist and educator Marta Richardson shared her vision with David Ford. Her new album is Mystic Canticle, a meditation which we sample from in today's show. 

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