Songs
From the River by Ruth Fazal: "I am increasingly seeing that
God wants me to use my violin as an instrument of prophesy. Obviously,
it does not speak with words, and so this is a mystery to me. However,
I believe that at times God says to me "PLAY" and so I
play...whether it is over congregations, individuals, or places.
If God is saying to do it, then I am trusting that something is
happening in a realm that I am not aware of. Music is such a powerful
tool in His hands, and I believe that the highest call on a musicians
life is to play or sing at the prompting of the living God. The
power inherent in music is beyond anything we could imagine, and
when we submit that into His hands, there is no telling what He
will accomplish!"
Ruth Fazal was born in England, and
began her musical studies on the piano and the violin. At the age
of sixteen, Ruth attended Dartington College of Arts in Devonshire,
where she began to concentrate on the violin. After completing her
studies at the Guildhall School of Music in London, Ruth won a French
Government Scholarship to study the violin in Paris for two years.
Ruth
has lived in Toronto, Canada since 1975, and has performed with
all of the major orchestras in the city, and is actively involved
in many chamber music ensembles. She can be frequently heard performing
on CBC radio. Ruth is currently concertmaster of all three orchestras
of the Mississauga Symphonic Association, including the acclaimed
string orchestra Sinfonia Mississauga. Ruth is also concertmaster
of the Elora Festival Orchestra and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Orchestra. Ruth is the Organist/Music Director at Little Trinity
Anglican Church in downtown Toronto.
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