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Congregation Of The Street

Congregation of the street

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change. The courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Congregation of the Streets is just what it says. Street Preacher Benji, a devout patriot, is the minister of guided worship and music meditation. The congregations sermons teach love of god and fellow man, as well as forgiveness. Street preacher Benji is a comic on the side, so his music and sermons, worship meditation, have a comic edge which gives praise to the Lord. “We’re going to praise the Lord today,” and “It’s time for Meditation” are the catch phrases he uses when starting a prayer sermon turned to song accompanied by violin or guitar. Et’s Meditation time is a guided musical worship trance meditation which uses the prayers, psalms, and stories of the Holy Bible as the lyrics of the Sermon. St. John Coltrane often is referenced, as well as music in the style of Jimi Hendrix.

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Congregation of the Streets

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Congregation of the Streets

Rilke String Quartet

RILKE STRING QUARTET

The Rilke String Quartet was formed in 1992 by four students at the San Francisco Conservatory. They can be hired to play classical music at wedding ceremonies, receptions, special events and other occasions. Members are booked as a trio or duet when occasion calls for a smaller ensemble.

Rilke String Quartet

Rilke String Quartet 1997

01 Air Bach
02 Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Mozart
03 The Water Music Suite Allegro Handel
04 Brandenburg Concerto No.3 Allegro Moderato Bach
05 The Four Seasons Winter Largo
06 Kanon in D Pachelbel
07 The Four Seasons Spring Allegro Vivaldi
08 Divertimento in D major Allegro Mozart
09 Divertimento in D major Andante Mozart
10 Divertimento in D major Presto Mozart
11 Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
12 The Watermusic Suite Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Handel
13 Concerto for Two Violins in D minor Largo Bach
14 Brandenberg Concerto no.3 Allegro

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Piano Quartet in C minor
opus 60 (1875)

Johannes Brahms

Rilke String Quartet

01 Piano @uartet no.3 in in C minor opus 60 Allegro non Troppo Brahms
02 Piano @uartet no.3 in in C minor opus 60 nScherzo Allegro Brahms
03 Piano @uartet no.3 in in C minor opus 60 Andante
04 Piano @uartet no.3 in in C minor opus 60 Finale Allegro Commodo nBrahms

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Lyric Suite
opus 30 (1925-1926)

Alban Berg

Rilke String Quartet

01 Lyric Suite Allegretto Giovale Berg
02 Lyric Suite Andante Amaroso Berg
03 Lyric Suite Allegro Misterioso Berg
04 Lyric Suite Adagio Appassionato Berg
05 Lyric Suite Presto Delirando Berg
06 Lyric Suite Largo Desolato Berg

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J.S. Bach & G.P. Jennings

Bach

Rilke String Quartet

01 D minor Minuet I & II
02 Bach Sonata no. 3 In G major Adagio
03 Bach Sonata no. 3 In G major Allegro Moderato
04 Bach Sonata no. 3 In G major Allegro ma non Tanto
05 Bach Sonata no. 3 In G major Andante
06 Bach Sonata no. 2 in D minor Prelude
07 Bach Sonata no. 2 in D minor Allemande
08 Bach Sonata no. 2 in D minor Corrente
09 Bach Sonata no. 2 in D minor Sarabande
10 Bach Sonata no. 2 in D minor Minuet I
11 Bach Sonata no. 2 in D minor Minuet II
12 Bach Sonata no. 2 in D minor Gigue
13 G.P. Jennings Two Pieces for Viola and Piano I
14 G.P. Jennings Two Pieces for Viola and Piano II

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Lafayette Originals

Rock ‘n Roll music label based in San Fransisco, CA. Lafayette Originals is dedicated to providing a unique singer/songwriter sound for all to enjoy. Founded by Benjamin Barnes a.k.a. Bencasso Basquiat in 2021. Check out the YouTube channel and be sure to follow. Have a great day!
—Lafayette Originals

Street Preacher Benji

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Benjamin The Dog 2020

01 Roscoe
02 She Curses Like a Sailor
03 Tea Pot Jam
04 I Buried My Sweety
05 Tricky Bonez
06 Beware
07 X-mas Bitch
08 80’s Modal Dalmation
09 Licking My Wounds
10 Play Fetch

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Sadist

S.A.D.I.S.T. is a reality show. The acronym stands for Strategies: Against Disorders, Injuries, & Struggles, Therapy. These are my real time chronicles, diaries of difficulties I face every day. Mood, learning, and personality disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Poverty, The videos show how I’m learning to cope with personal issues. I cope with positive strategies despite a sadistic self image. The stories show how creating art and music blends performance with practice. Creativity, as I have learned is founded on necessary dreams. Necessity inspires goals. Achieving ambitious goals require ingenuity. Ingenuity requires imagination, and my very active imagination, I hope, will prevent me from becoming a bitter old man who spends his last days alone in a residential hotel in San Francisco’s Tenderloin or a tent in Golden Gate Park. Welcome. This is my story.

Performance Channels

Musical Acts

From Bencasso to The Strolling Violinist, Ben has many unique musical acts. Click on the images below to read about the projects and a list of any available songs to download or stream.

The renowned The Rilke String Quartet are also available for booking in different member configurations to compliment any special occasion.

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Youtube Channel

Crooner At Large

Crooner At Large

Crooner at Large project features vocals in the styles of Frank Sinatra and Chet Baker, as well as violin solos heavily influenced by Baker’s inspiring and romantic trumpet playing.

Smile

Crooner At Large 2020

01 Smile

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Body and Soul

Crooner At Large 2020

01 Body and Soul

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Year Of The Dog

The Artist formerly known as

Benjamin The Dog

Swears he got this name because he happened to be born in the year of the dog – a likely story.

Year of the Dog writes and produces music for videos, used as beats for hip hop recording artists and singers, podcasts, video games, soundtracks, and dance venues etc. The first Benjamin the Dog beat “Roscoe” is used by the Bay Creative Company.

Beats

Benjamin The Dog 2020

01 Roscoe
02 She Curses Like a Sailor
03 Tea Pot Jam
04 I Buried My Sweety
05 Tricky Bonez
06 Beware
07 X-mas Bitch
08 80’s Modal Dalmation
09 Licking My Wounds
10 Play Fetch

Donations are not required but greatly appreciated.

Rilke Music

RILKE Music

Rilke Music is a place for unknown classical musicians to put their video performances on a community platform. Ensembles as small as a solo picolo performance to grandiose symphony orchestras submit their videos for review. The music of Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century, and modern composers is performed by semi pros and hobbyists, whom you may find give performances which surpass those performances on recordings made in million dollar halls.