A musician, bereaved wife and mother’s memoir of finding healing through music and the natural world while facing family illness and the loss of her child.
Of Song and Water is a journey along the currents of music, nature, and healing which form the basis of life.
Follow the life of musician, conductor and dreamer, Rhonda Levine Muckerman, as she and her family face the challenges of addiction, loss, and illness. After the death of their son Eliot, followed by her husband's diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, Rhonda makes an inner journey from her early formation as a professional conductor, through a landscape of dreams, intuition and waterways to find ultimate healing for herself and her family. Of Song and Water is a story for anyone who wants to discover a path to healing within, accompanied by the song and water of life.
Rhonda L. Muckerman is an accomplished musician, teacher, and conductor. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Michigan State University and a Master of Music degree from the College-Conservatory of Music/University of Cincinnati in Wind Conducting. For over thirty-five years, Rhonda has taught instrumental and choral music to musicians of all ages, and is currently the Artistic Director of the Southwest Civic Winds and Assistant Artistic Director of the Durango Choral Society. She lives in Durango, Colorado in the San Juan mountains, near the Animas River, with her husband, Peter.