Homecoming with Jessica

Dear Friends, This concert is compelled in my heart by the African-American experience--the unfathomable suffering and oppression--and the healing and witnessing that's being called for. Beloved hymns and spirituals will accompany the reflections, I share with heartfelt appreciation, experiences offered by a dear friend, India Elaine Holland-Garnett, and include readings from the Declaration of In...

In this live-stream piano concert, I play to the tender heart in each of us. The music is infused with prayer for the people of Lake Tahoe and Eastern California, as fire is posing catastrophic threats to life and property there. I also play to those in Louisiana, in New York City and the Eastern US, in the wake of Hurricane Ida; and to all those suffering, and enduring hardship, on this beautiful...

This concert celebrates the power of music, intention, friendship and love, especially in these pivotal times. I share prayers for the people of Louisiana amidst the hurricane, who are enduring the fires in the Western USA, individuals who are in need of healing across the world, and how the music and beautiful vibrations we create can have a profound effect, now and into the future. Songs include...

On a cool, rainy Sunday morning in Sydney, I was inspired to create this little concert, as an affirmation, as encouragement, to experience awe and wonder, with love...It is a wonderful world. Join me for Live-streamed concerts, Monday and Thursday evenings, EST US/Tuesday and Friday mornings in Sydney, on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jessica.roemischer/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user...

This live-streamed piano concert is inspired by a fortune that read, "To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose one's self." The music and stories you'll hear are dedicated to the experience of moving from the familiar, in search, with uncertainty, and also with hope. Music includes Tom Petty's great anthem, "Free Fallin," Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," "Can't Help Fall...

Amidst lockdown here in Sydney, I find that a marvellous friendship, and the vast expanses of the sea, converge in depth and love. The ebb and flow of conversation - and my daily walks near the ocean - open my heart to the subtle realms of the spirit, present and near. Piano music - the glorious Scottish ballad, "Loch Lomond." Dear friends, my life and work are supported by donations...if you enjo...

This concert conjures the dreams and visions that arise through music. It's inspired by the special challenges of living as an American 'ex-pat' in Australia...like the inability to find Fig Newtons when I crave them! Through music and story, this live-streamed concert flows from early musical influences to the present time, as the past and present meld into, ultimately, a special July 4th tribute...

This episode is inspired by stories of faith and friendship. I read from the beloved tale, "The Little Prince," and share a poignant experience, in which a friend develops a beautiful connection to a horse, patiently allowing him to become comfortable as she gains his trust. I finish with the song, "Have a Little Faith," by John Hiatt, which sums it all up. Donations are gratefully accepted at htt...

One evening at a local Starbucks, I had an extraordinary encounter - my mom's spirit came to me, unbidden. In the days that followed, I'd realize that healing is possible; that underneath the hardship, is her enduring love; that the veil between this side and the other is thin, indeed. My mom, a pianist, cherished the music of Claude Debussy, and my playing of it. Thus, this podcast concludes with...

My reflection on a glorious energy that's in our midst. When we allow ourselves to sense it, the feeling of its presence, close and near is healing and reassuring... Music - "Hallelujah," arranged by Jessica Roemischer Tune in to my weekly live-streamed concerts on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JessicaRoemischerPianoConcerts YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JessicaRoemischer Donations of...

A live-streamed piano concert dedicated to the many expressions of, and longing for home. I share stories and memories of my home town, of my own search, reflections on faith and finally, a poem written by my father shortly before he passed - a poem that celebrates renewal, and the perennial cycles of nature. Piano music includes spirituals, popular themes, originals and the beloved Canon in D by...

A live-streamed piano concert dedicated to healing for the listeners, and all who need it. As people join together, we're lifted by the music and our prayers. Piano music includes hymns, spirituals, blues, rock, popular music and originals. With blessings to all. Tune in to my weekly piano concerts on my Inspirational Piano Concerts Page: https://www.facebook.com/JessicaRoemischerPianoConcerts Per...

This podcast is a live-streamed concert. For Easter/Passover, I celebrate our ability to prevail against all odds. The music and stories are uplifting and hopeful. From hymns and spirituals, to blues, Motown, gospel, rock, classical, sacred and secular become one as I celebrate the spirit of a New World. Wonderful to share it with you here, and thank you for listening! Weekly live-streamed concert...

At this challenging time, I’m asking for your support to create a vision of hope and healing - an inspirational video called, "A Love Song to The Earth." It's a dream I've long held. Amidst these uncertain times, it's a dream whose time has come. This podcast describes my vision...of performing high on a bluff overlooking the vast Pacific Ocean, as I share a story of love for all of life. You can...

With heartfelt wishes to you and yours for Thanksgiving....this beloved Shaker hymn, arranged for piano. Blessings, Jessica www.pianobeautiful.com

On the anniversary of my beloved dad's passing, a miracle occurred - my family lineage became revealed to me, a legacy I'd resigned myself to never knowing. The generations unfolded, back in time to my great-great-great-great Russian grandfather who lived in the 1700's. I discovered, too...my family name is uncommon enough as to suggest that everyone with that name is related, and form a single fa...

They say that, "home is where the heart is." More than ever, we each need a home, a place--no matter how small or seemingly unremarkable--where we feel at ease, at rest, at peace. Amidst the flux and challenge of the world, we each need a haven. There, we can find ourselves renewed. Piano music: "Haven," composed and performed by Jessica Roemischer

Amidst the up-welling of consciousness about racial divides, suffering, disenfranchisement, I share memories of my youth...a girl born into a progressive, broad-minded family, and yet one who was buoyed by being white and middle-class. The complexity of my own story, as is the case for each of us, is a microcosm. As we seek to create a new world, whites and blacks together, our stories and music c...

This podcast is about my recovering from a bad fall. An experience that's given me an unusual opportunity to reflect on life, my life, all of life...our human lives. All that's happened in my decades on Earth. And it feels like God, the Universe, Life itself is saying, now is the time to come home to yourself, to who you truly are, to find yourself resting and at home, in the loving embrace of the...

One stormy afternoon on the vast Australian ocean, the waves roiling, a handful of surfers endeavored to ride the power of the sea. As I looked on, together with dozens of others, what I witnessed was astounding. Then, two other miraculous occurrences unfolded, leaving us all feeling as if we'd entered a dream-like reality. Piano Music: "Amazing Grace" by John Newton, arranged and performed by Jes...

In a span of three months, my life has shifted dramatically, as has the world. A new chapter is opening in our individual and collective lives. The values, dreams, visions and convictions we hold dear are essential. They will shape our future. In that light, I share two guiding influences: modern physics, which reveals the inter-connectedness of all things, and nature, in which I find healing and...

At this time of massive change and upheaval I ask, what is it that I can offer? What can I contribute from my own convictions, from the deepest truth that I know? I find myself journeying into the depths of the human experience, into that which we share, no matter who we are - into that which makes us one. The song that keeps coming to me is the heart-rending Scottish ballad, "Loch Lomond." Piano...

As I sit easily on the sand, looking out to the vast, blue horizon, I find myself cherishing this time of pause...because the natural world is regenerating. We have been given a blessed opportunity to perceive nature liberated from...us. It's said that, "Whatever we do to the Earth, we do to ourselves." Indeed, if the Earth heals - as it's doing amidst our collective sequestering - we do. If its l...

Instead of returning to 'normal,' what if we fuse our human inventiveness with a newfound awe for the living world. In so doing, we'll find ourselves riding a force that's emerging...one that will guide us and protect us, and move us into a new future on Earth. Podcast concludes with a 17-minute piano improvisation inspired by the power of the waves and the beloved hymn, "Amazing Grace." Piano mus...

Sometimes the smallest details hold the most meaning. So it is, as I gaze upon a photo of my dad's old home. It's not the grandeur of the Victorian house in which he lived that buoys my mind and heart, but rather a little gas tank he'd installed at the end of the garage. From that tank, my dad would fill my car when I'd visit, happy to help me. That memory carries all the feelings of love he had f...