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music by Kimberly Daum A Divine Calling h o w t o p r o c e e d t h r o u g h life," p r o foundly influenced him."I've n e v e r seen s o m e o n e so articulate a n d selfa long night o f singing t h e p o s s e s s e d - p r o u d . She'd say.'Be bodacious enough to recreate yourself e v e r y day,' a n d I believe that." O t h e r " s h e r o e s " include " v e r y s t r o n g w o m e n " s u c h as jazz pianist L o u i s e R o s e , jazz singer D e e D a n i e l s -- " b o t h o f w h o m a r e incarnate g o d d e s s e s " -- a n d d r e d spirit. If w o m e n a r e t h e m a j o r influences in Mosely's life, t h e n music is t h e joy. H e has sung a r o u n d t h e w o r l d : S o u t h Vietnam, Germany, Switzerland, Z i m b a b w e , A r g e n t i n a , Japan, Eastern E u r o p e , a n d t h e S o u t h Pacific. H e has p e r f o r m e d in local t h e a t r i c a l p r o d u c t i o n s such as Ain't Misbehavin', Santa's Got Soul, a n d 8/ack a n d Gold Review. H e also t o u r e d i n 1995 a n d 1996 w i t h Livent's Show Boat. Perhaps r e c o r d i n g his music w i l l also b e c o m e p a r t o f Mosely's calling as w e l l . L o o k f o r his C D , a g o s p e l music release n a m e d Two Rivers. One Source, a c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h P e t e r D e n t , in early spring. Catch M a r c u s Mosely in performances 19 at 7:30 pm. Call (604) 922-9171 more details. 0 Kimberly Daum is a freelance Vancouver writer. at Lenore C o p e l a n d , w h o M o s e l y calls his k i n - A / v t e r blues, a little jazz, o r s o m e A f r i c a n American-style gospel, Marcus M o s e l y drives t h r o u g h Stanley Park and o v e r t h e bridge t o t h e N o r t h S h o r e , leaving " t h e w o r l d a n d all its hassle b e h i n d . " B o r n in Ralls,Texas, M o s e l y c o m e s f r o m a long line o f s u r v i v o r s . " A l l t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s I h a d in my life w e r e built o n my m o t h e r ' s l a b o u r a n d sacrifice," he says. W h e n M o s e l y w a s a boy, his m o m c l e a n e d h o u s e s a n d p i c k e d c o t t o n w h i l e he h e l p e d h e r o r slept o n h e r bag o f c o t t o n as w o r k ers sang mighty songs u n d e r t h e p o w e r f u l Texas s u n . "I've sung all my life. M y earliest m e m o r i e s a r e a b o u t singing," M o s e l y says. "I o f t e n tell p e o p l e that I w a s 12 o r 13 b e f o r e I r e a l i z e d that life didn't c o m e with a soundtrack.That's because I w a s always b r e a k i n g into s o n g in r e a c t i o n t o life." T h o s e poignant m e m o r i e s o f music in t h e c o t t o n fields a r e p a r t o f a musical M o s e l y w r o t e , d i r e c t e d a n d p e r f o r m e d in. A Time To Sing is a " c h r o n o l o g y o f gospel music f r o m slavery t o C a r n e g i e H a l l , " a n d it e a r n e d b o t h M o s e l y a n d his musical d i r e c t o r Bill Sample Jesse A w a r d nominations. M o s e l y lives o n t h e cusp, always in the m i d d l e o f s o m e t h i n g , always o n the b r i n k o f s o m e t h i n g m e a n i n g f u l . " M y singing," he says, " w i t h w a r t s a n d all. has its o w n p o w e r because it r e s o n a t e s w i t h t h e failures as w e l l as t h e t r i u m p h s o f m y life. I d o n ' t sing because I c a n , I sing because I must....My singing w h e n it's at its b e s t is v e r y r a w a n d ruthlessly h o n e s t , " says M o s e l y . A t r a i n e d music therapist, M o s e l y says w o r k i n g w i t h t h e t e r m i n a l l y ill in palliative c a r e is o n e half o f his c a l l ing; t h e o t h e r half is " s t a n d i n g in f r o n t of an a u d i e n c e singing gospel o r jazz." " E v e r y m a j o r change in my life has c o m e as a r e s u l t o f a w o m a n being t h e signpost o r i n d i c a t o r o f an opportunity," Mosely says."Sheroes" such as Maya A n g e l o u . w h o s e b o o k s b e c a m e " a s o r t o f r o a d m a p about West Vancouver United Church on January for give t o t h e F u n d A r t s N o r t h f o r o n t h e t h e S h o r e T h e arts are vital and integral t o the wellbeing of a c o m m u n i t y . T h e y help to create the very fabric of society.The Fund for the A r t s o n the N o r t h S h o r e needs y o u r help t o build o u r community's permanent cultural legacy. F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n h o w t o give, c o n t a c t t h e N o r t h S h o r e A r t s C o m m i s s i o n at 9 8 0 - 3 5 5 9 . Y o u r t a x d e d u c t i b l e d o n a t i o n w i l l give f o r e v e r . T h e i n t e r e s t e a r n e d f r o m t h e f u n d w i l l b e u s e d t o assist N o r t h S h o r e a r t i s t s . T h e f u n d is m a n a g e d by t h e N o r t h S h o r e C h a r i t a b l e F o u n d a t i o n .