Steve Schwartz wrote about composer Alan Hovhaness, relative to Richard Yardumian, that: >he seems in comparison to Yardumian so mystical as to be disconnected from >life on earth. As he goes on, he reaches out to other Eastern mystical >traditions. He winds up with as much connection to Hinduism and Zen as to >Armenia. Yet it could be argued that Yardumian's connection to Armenia (and as a consequence his music) was similarly affected by his embrace of Swedenborgianism and its emphasis on the contemplation of spiritual matters and commuunication with "spirits and angels." John Dalmas [log in to unmask]