Episode 42

May 18, 2023

02:08:26

Vraidden von Strykenbach: A Musical Journey of Redemption

Hosted by

Brian Levine
Vraidden von Strykenbach: A Musical Journey of Redemption
The Gould Standard
Vraidden von Strykenbach: A Musical Journey of Redemption

May 18 2023 | 02:08:26

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Show Notes

Vraidden von Strykenbach is a self-taught composer and pianist, and a good friend of The Glenn Gould Foundation. His grandfather was a member of the Tahltan First Nation in British Columbia, and Vraidden experienced an abusive childhood and spent his teen years living with poverty, homelessness, trauma and despair. Meet this extraordinary man and artist, as he recounts how he discovered the power of music, taught himself to play and compose, and in so doing, transformed his life. Vraidden’s message of hope carries the powerful lesson that none of us is without value and each possesses the potential to bring beauty into the world, no matter how afflicted their situation.

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