Anne has been active in performance for many years. Her experience ranges from piano and vocal performance to public speaking and poetry recitation to acting. She also has written, directed, and produced plays and presentations. Many of Anne’s creations take advantage of her multiple talents by combining art with music, poetry, or theatre.
In the past few years, Anne has focused her work in the performing arts on spiritual and mystical subjects. Most recently, she has begun arranging and composing music and combining it with spoken word and visual art.
Hymn to Aton
Akhnaton, a great mystic and pharaoh who ruled Egypt in the mid-14th century BC, wrote this beautiful poem, Hymn to Aton, in homage to the Sun. For Akhnaton (known as Amenhotep IV before he changed his name), the Sun (Aton) symbolized the sole deity who gives light and joy to all creation.
Text by Akhnaton. Narration, music, paintings, and photography by Anne Nordhaus-Bike
Journey Within
This haunting arrangement consists of variations on a 17th century French melody. Let it draw you in to enter the gate of your heart. Let the paintings help you make the journey within.
Music created, arranged, and produced by Anne Nordhaus-Bike. Paintings by Anne Nordhaus-Bike: Sophie's Rose, oil on canvas; Heart, watercolor on paper.
