E.D. Faulkin is a self-taught composer and pianist, and a good friend of The Glenn Gould Foundation. His grandfather was a member of the Tahltan First Nation in British Columbia. Separated from his heritage and growing up in the United States, Elgis experienced an abusive childhood and spent his teen years in poverty, homelessness, trauma and despair.

Meet this extraordinary man and artist, as he recounts how he discovered the power of music, taught himself to play and compose, and in so doing, transformed his life. E.D.'s message of hope carries the powerful lesson that none of us is without value and each possesses the potential to bring beauty into the world, no matter how afflicted their situation.

Music included in this episode:

Mahler’s Night Shadows - E.D. Faulkin

Anti-Klassieka - E.D. Faulkin

Moonlight Sonata - First Movement - L. v. Beethoven - Hoffman

Lescallda - E.D. Faulkin

"What Love Tells Me,” Adagio, Symphony No. 3 - G. Mahler - Abbado/Vienna Philharmonic

Nocturne No. 5 - E.D. Faulkin

Asian Nocturne No. 2 - E.D. Faulkin

Bodenbach Prelude - E.D. Faulkin

Concerto in D minor after Alessandro Marcello, BWV 974 II. Adagio 1 - J.S. Bach, performed by Glenn Gould

Du Coeur (From the Heart) - E.D. Faulkin

Listen to E.D. Faulkin's music and compositions on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/darkpoetical/featured 

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