0:00 Heidi Intro

0:55 Steve mentions the Integral European COnference

2:00 Steve about himself and how he came to integral. His widespread musical interests.

4:00 The development to new spiritual music, requiems – inspiration to write an in tegral requiem.

5:55 Sample recordings of the oratorio. Heidi shares her impressions when listening to his music 

8:10 Steve about his work: how it came about: Put the Spectrum of consciousness into music.

9:00 A short introduction of the Wilber Model of integrating psychology and spirituality. Steve desires to introduce people to the integral map by means of his music.

12:00 Heidi: Music can transmit spiritual content.

12:55 Steve’s experience on the power of music. Music is an integral form. A holarchy when performing. Being together in synergy. Difference between soccer and music. Sense of unity which transmits to the audience.

17:00 The step into the unknown. “Anamnesis”: setting in music of Wilber’s “One taste” Unforgetting = remembering.  Music evoking the feeling of the different stages of consciousness, different musi styles 

20:50 Heidi explains the model. Wilber I as opposed to later versions of the theory: the Wilber-Combs matrix, stages and states.

23:20 Never lost, never found: Unity consciousness is ever present.

24:15 Evolution 5 – the whole evolution in 5 minutes in music!

26:40 Sex and death, movements. Sexuality and spirituality belong together. The eye of flesh, the eye of mind, the eye of spirit – the eye of heart.

30:00 You can listen to the sample music at Steves Website, including the texts and descriptions. www.stevebanks.info  “Blue Pearl – the One World Oratorio”

31:10 About the planned premier  performance. In Dartington UK, in need of a choir and a certain style of solo singing.

33:40 Steve plans Crowdfunding and asks people to support his project.

34:40 What is integral about Steve’s composition? What is your voice as a composer? 

37:40 Integrating factors: Silence. The U-Process. Steve’s music is a series of “U” s. Specially in the piece “Death” Buddha nature, Christconsciousness is found NOW in the music. Silence in “Be still” and then a whole piece just silence, like “4 minutes 33 secunds” by John Cage.

44:15 Blue Pearl Oratorio is like a guided meditation. A comparison of requiems. Steve’s requiem wants to point out, that peace  (or God) is here, if you turn towards it.

48:00 Heidi: Music has the power to lead you to find access to feeling, intuition, inner self – if we are open for that.

49:30 Second integrating element: 2 recurring melodic themes. Key signatures change: Losing the sense of home > everywhere is home!

54:25 Steve’s work as a Phd? It is not just a music composition!  Steve’s intention is thte music and be moved, and then maybe get interested in  Integral.

57:00 The challenge is to get this piece performed and listened to! The request for feedback and sponsorship.

58:45 Steve refers to Stuart Davis and Brooke McNamara, Alex Grey, Jand other integral artists. Are there others around?? Cultural/artistic side is not yet much present in Integral.