Season 8 EP 7: Re-emergence of the Arts w/ Melanie Penn

Melanie Penn returns to the podcast to talk about some of her latest music and how creative work is needed now more than ever. She describes beauty as an act of defiance against the dark times of the world and how artists play a significant role in healing from the events since 2020. We discuss the many changes and new norms we've all experienced including some big changes and loss that happened in her own life. Melanie has a backgournd in classical voice training before becoming an independent recording artist. During a career touring in Broadway musicals, she felt compelled to write her own songs and recorded her first album in 2010 which received critical acclaim. She has since released several albums including her Immanuel project in 2017 which rose to on Amazon's Christian worship and holiday charts. Her most recent albums, More Alive Vol 1 and Vol 2 , she released from 2020-2022. Clips featured in this episode are from Vol 2. She first appeared on the podcast in Aug. 2020 on Season 5 Episode 16 titled, "Creative Clarity" which can be found on all streaming platforms. Melanie Penn Support the Podcast More Info

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Season 8 EP 7: Re-emergence of the Arts w/ Melanie Penn is an episode from Art & Faith Conversations by Libby John.

This episode is 44:05 long.

This episode was published on Jan 5, 2023.

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