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  Alan LemGuitarist Music Therapist Musicologist Composer |
Alan Lem carries the flame of the ancient tradition of Music Therapy into the Third Millenneum. The Greek physician Paracleus prescribed special compositions for ailments in Athens more than 2000 years ago. However, it was not until the 1970s that moves were made to establish formal training centers for music therapy. Today music therapy is established in universities around the world. Alan started his musical voyage on classical guitar. In 1979 Alan was awarded first prize in the Polish National Guitar Competition and second prize for guitar composition. He holds a B.A. in musicology from Warsaw University, a Masters degree in Music Therapy from Melbourne University and is currently completing a PhD in Music at the University of Western Sydney Nepean.His work has been featured on ABC Radio National's Health Report and at the VII International Music Medicine Conference. In 1998 Alan founded "Harmonic Encounters", a Sydney music event inspired by the spiritual traditions of indigenous Australia, Japan, Africa and the Himalayas. "Harmonic Encounters" is designed to offer listeners a meditative journey and to stimulate experiences of mental imagery. In this context Alan also enjoys playing a custom designed guitar-lute and Tibetan Singing Bowls. His publications include the Music Therapy Collection, essays on Music Therapy,1993; Mixed Spice, a collection of original clarinet duets, 1999.
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Beyond Words"...music improvisation...has the
unique capacity to accommodate even the most distinct
personalities and skills while allowing for meaningful
communication beyond the confines of verbal language."
Alan Lem, Music Therapy Collection, essays on Music
Therapy,1993 PioneeringAlan Lem's musical language has developed through the use of music in diverse contexts. He has performed in concert halls for lovers of classical music and for many years, has been a pioneer in the use of music as a communication tool for people with profound physical disabilities. There is a depth of expression in Alan's playing that transcends the mind and speaks directly to the heart. Discography
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e-mail jarekc Mail: PO Box 22 Belgrave VIC 3160 Australia ©2000 jarekc |
'reSonance: sounds for music
therapy' is Alan's latest work. On this CD Alan plays the
Tibetan bowls with multi-instrumentalist Michael Atherton,
Professor of Music and Head of the School of Contemporary Arts at
the University of Western Sydney. Mina Kanaradis provides some
soulful vocals on track four. 'reSonance provides a deeply
relaxing experience of improvised music.
