A book review by Wor. Bro. Frederic L. Milliken Coach John Nagy has written a most important book for the Fellow Craft, Building Athens – Uncommon Catechism for Uncommon Masonic Education – Volume 3. It is about the winding staircase with emphasis on the 7 Liberal Arts and Sciences. In case you have forgotten (heaven […]
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Mozart and The Magic Flute
The topic of Masonic Music came up recently in a sub reddit forum with the posting of the Grand Leveler video from up and coming artist Apathy. The gist of the discussion came down to what was art, and more particularly, what elevated Masonry in its art. In one of the exchanges, Mozart’s Magic Flute […]
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The Grand Leveler
Not much I can say about this video, other than to comment that it seems to really come from the heart takes a serious and respectful approach to the fraternity in a very modern and contemporary way. It definitely belongs in the sphere of the Masonic nexus of the material culture. Even if you’re not […]
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Auld Lang Syne
As another year comes to a close and and the future looms on the horizon, I wanted to take a moment out of the holiday season to say thank you to all our friends, brothers and readers who have happened by this humble blog in the past year. It seems most apt to look at Br. […]
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Brother Hando Nahkur Plays Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #3
Just released on You Tube talented friend and Masonic Brother Hando Nahkur’s concert that the Beehive went to. You might remember this previous article about him on the Beehive. Brother Nahkur has a new concert December 10, 2013 at Caruth Auditorium, SMU, Dallas, Texas at 5:00 PM.
Continue readingBrother Hando Nahkur Plays Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3
It was a pleasure to once again go to watch the wondrous talent of Brother Hando Nahkur performing this time with the Irving Symphony Orchestra. Nahkur is emerging as one of the great new concert pianists. He holds a Bachelor’s of Music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Gabriel […]
Continue readingKe$ha’s Die Young occult foray
Pop singer KeSha’s new video Die Young, a track off her new album Warrior, is an interesting foray into the Masonic Nexus as it swirls in a mix of secret society symbolism. Certainly not the most interesting use of esoteric or occult symbolism in music, I’d give that prop to Jay-Z and his all seeing […]
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Brother Hando Nahkur Revisited
Once again we visit with the talented Freemason, concert pianist Hando Nahkur. You might remember from the previous article on Freemason Information – that Brother Nahkur studied at Yale, The New England Conservatory of Music and TCU. He has moved on this year to continue his studies to SMU, Dallas. On September 22, 2011 he gave […]
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Book Review: Blind Lemon Jefferson
I first met Dr. Bro. Robert Uzzel three years ago at a Grand Session of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas. Later I had a more in depth conversation with him at a Phylaxis Convention. Brother Uzzel came over to Prince Hall from the Grand Lodge of Texas in 1981. He has a Doctor […]
Continue readingBrother Hando Nahkur Wins Record Of The Year In Europe
The Beehive did a story on classical pianist Brother Hando Nahkur in December. This talented Brother has just received notice that he has been awarded the record of the year in Germany for his CD DeusExClavier. Here is his press release: Hando Nahkur and his second CD “DeusExClavier” (released in 2010 by ERP – Estonian […]
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