Rev. Clovice Lewis has produced a wide range of works over a lifetime devoted to intellectual and artistic excellence. Justice and creativity is at the core of it all...
Anti-Racist - Clovice's commitment to countering racism, and all other forms of oppression, is expressed in a multitude of creative ways.
Musician - Clovice is a world-class composer and cellist who's music has been widely performed.
Theologian - In a career spanning over twenty years, Clovice has made profound contributions as a strident voice for justice and in preaching the gospel of the madness of human self-extinction.
Technologist - For over 35 years, Clovice has made innovative technological contributions through software design, inventions, and serial entrepreneurship.
Educator - Clovice was the first professor of Computer Music at UC Santa Barbara. Creative ways of presenting complex concepts is a hallmark of his approach towards education and training.
Musician - Clovice is a world-class composer and cellist who's music has been widely performed.
Theologian - In a career spanning over twenty years, Clovice has made profound contributions as a strident voice for justice and in preaching the gospel of the madness of human self-extinction.
Technologist - For over 35 years, Clovice has made innovative technological contributions through software design, inventions, and serial entrepreneurship.
Educator - Clovice was the first professor of Computer Music at UC Santa Barbara. Creative ways of presenting complex concepts is a hallmark of his approach towards education and training.
You Can Now Support Clovice on Patreon!
Creating multiple and diverse works takes time away from pursuing secure sources of income (jobs). Clovice has been transitioning from being a "Technologist" to becoming a full time "Artist and Social Justice Activist". Having no assured minimum income makes this vital work much more difficult. Please consider helping by donating money to this cause. Click here to make a donation on Clovice's Patreon page. √
Purchasing Clovice's Creative Works, Products, and Services
Clovice's creative output is extensive... from symphonic music to mobile apps and most everything in between. Here is a listing with links to places where you can purchase his works, products, and services:
Jazzical Music - A Website with over 180 Musical Works - Scores, parts, and recordings with program notes
Summer - The latest Jazz Album
Music Lectures - A series of university-level lectures, workshops, and workshop on various musical topics
Harlem Voices© - A Musical of a trilogy of musicals with scores, parts, and recordings
Harlem Voices© Training Project Workshops - Diversity and Anti-Racism Training
Anatomy of Hate: Lockheed and the VA (The Inner Workings of Systemic Racism in Corporate America) - Book and Website
Anatomy of Hate - Workshops
Church 2.0 - Consultation for Spiritual and Religious Organizations
Theological Sightlines - A collection of Sermons About Theology and the Human Condition (EBook and Printed Book available through Amazon)
Yearning for Justice - A collection of sermons About Race, Conscience, and Human Dignity (EBook and Printed Book available through Amazon)
On the Fence - A One Act Play about life in the United States as a young black man. (EBook available through Amazon)
Summer - The latest Jazz Album
Music Lectures - A series of university-level lectures, workshops, and workshop on various musical topics
Harlem Voices© - A Musical of a trilogy of musicals with scores, parts, and recordings
Harlem Voices© Training Project Workshops - Diversity and Anti-Racism Training
Anatomy of Hate: Lockheed and the VA (The Inner Workings of Systemic Racism in Corporate America) - Book and Website
Anatomy of Hate - Workshops
Church 2.0 - Consultation for Spiritual and Religious Organizations
Theological Sightlines - A collection of Sermons About Theology and the Human Condition (EBook and Printed Book available through Amazon)
Yearning for Justice - A collection of sermons About Race, Conscience, and Human Dignity (EBook and Printed Book available through Amazon)
On the Fence - A One Act Play about life in the United States as a young black man. (EBook available through Amazon)
Two New Movies From Harlem Voices: Revisited
Harlem Voices© is a musical by Rev. Clovice A. Lewis, Jr., that is set in the 1920s. It is the first of three musicals dealing with Harlem, NY from 1923 through the present day. Harlem Voices: Revisited is the second musical. It picks the up the Harlem Voices© story eight years later on August 1, 1943 and continues until the Fall of 1976.
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This is a song Belle Carter, one of the main characters in "Harlem Voices" and "Harlem Voices: Revisited" sings. She is having a crisis of faith as her world crumbles, along with the dissolution of Harlem N.Y. and its Renaissance. She has just had a conversation with management of the Pantheon Dance Hall about what it will take to keep their doors open while battling systemic racism and discrimination in 1959. This version of the song has narration in the place of singing a vocalist has not been found to record the song yet.
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This is a video created from "Harlem Voices: Revisited". It is the second of two sequels to the original "Harlem Voices" musical, which was completed in 2019. The year is 1965. In this scene Belle Fontenot sings for her dear friend, Maurice Siwel, who conducts her and the Pantheon Club orchestra for the last time at his farewell celebration. This song "Saying Goodbye" is the title song to one of the many hit records the two have created over a span of over 42 years. This version of the song has narration in the place of singing a vocalist has not been found to record the song yet.
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New Books by Rev. Clovice Lewis
Click on the book cover to order ebook or paperback versions of "Theological Sightlines" from Amazon.
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Click on the book cover to order ebook or paperback versions of "Yearning for Justice" from Amazon.
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At Bookstores Now!
My two latest books: "Yearning for Justice" and "Theological Sightlines" are available at local bookstores in Mendocino and Lake Counties.
1. Watershed Books - 305 N Main St, Lakeport, CA 95453
2. The Mendocino Book Company - 102 S School St, Ukiah, CA 95482
I will soon announce the publication of my first musical: "Harlem Voices©" as a book with QR codes embedded in it so that you can read the play and listen to the music (or watch movies) simultaneously. The second musical: "Harlem Voices: Revisited" will be published by early 2023, also with embedded QR codes. (Yes... this is one of those, "How come we can't put little wheels on luggage?" moments!)
1. Watershed Books - 305 N Main St, Lakeport, CA 95453
2. The Mendocino Book Company - 102 S School St, Ukiah, CA 95482
I will soon announce the publication of my first musical: "Harlem Voices©" as a book with QR codes embedded in it so that you can read the play and listen to the music (or watch movies) simultaneously. The second musical: "Harlem Voices: Revisited" will be published by early 2023, also with embedded QR codes. (Yes... this is one of those, "How come we can't put little wheels on luggage?" moments!)
"On the Fence" eBook
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The Kindle Book of my One Act Play "On The Fence" is available for worldwide distribution from Amazon. This play was written a long time ago, but I am publishing it now because it illuminates two things: 1) what it was like 44 years ago to be "kindly oppressed" as a young black man in the United States and 2) how little has changed. I hope you purchase "On The Fence" and benefit from reading it. If anyone out there wants to perform this play, please let me know. I would love to see it on stage!
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A Word From Rev. Clovice Lewis
This website is all about my passions, which are summed up in one word... creativity. That is what drives everything I do. It is, in an essential way, my religion. I tell people I do this one thing (create) many different ways. Whether expressed in music, writing, programming, aviation, teaching, modeling and animation, or in business, my primary approach is always through the lens of creativity to all of these activities. I hope this site inspires you to do the same. Please contact me if you'd like to collaborate on projects. I am always open to that. Welcome to my world!