Music
The Fourth Messenger
Selected Songs
All songs ©Tanya Shaffer and Vienna Teng.
Piano and Vocals: Vienna Teng, except where otherwise noted.
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“The Human Experience”
Mama Sid helps a woman with cancer cope with her feelings of fear.
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“Bois Riche”
The sheltered community in which Sid was raised springs vividly to life in her memory.
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“Force of Nature”
The persistent questions of a young meditation student have a powerful effect on Mama Sid. In this song, Sid notices a shift taking place within herself.
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“Temptations: Bread and Water”
A loaf of bread and a glass of water try to cajole Sid into giving up her quest for enlightenment.
(Bread: Stephan Smith Collins, Water: Anna Ishida)
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“Temptations: Come Back to Me”
Sid’s former boyfriend Yasha tries to lure her back to the sensual world.
(Yasha: Robert Brewer, Sid: Cathleen Riddley)
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“Look to the Thought”
Mama Sid, Raina, and the ensemble reflect on Sid’s teachings about actions and their consequences.
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