Empathy

“Vermont sun setting” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender on March 1, 2025.
“Empathy” composed and performed with guitar and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on March 2, 2025

Impromptu pilgramage

“Trident Sunset” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender on December 15, 2024.
“Impromptu pilgramage” improvised with guitar, electric bass, concertina, and percussion by Sanford Ross Bender on December 18, 2024.

Moose appearance

“Forest retreat” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in Baxter State Park, Maine on Septeptember 22, 2024.
“Running moose” drawn with colored pencil in 2024 by Sanford Ross Bender.

“Moose appearance” composed and performed with two guitars by Sanford Ross Bender on September 22, 2024 (Autumn Equinox).

Too late to love

“Sun glow dialogues” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender on April 3, 2024.
“Too late to love” composed and performed by Sanford Ross Bender with mandolin and guitar on April 2, 2024.

Royal sunset & Fountain of innocence

“Royal sunset” drawn with colored pastels and charcoal on paper by Sanford Ross Bender
“Royal sunset” composed, performed, and recorded with dobro, concertina, and clarinet by Sanford Ross Bender on December 16, 2022
“Fountain of innocence” composed, performed, and recorded with guitar and concertina by Sanford R. Bender on December 24, 2022.

Along the Corn Furrows

Along the Corn Furrows – photograph by Sanford Bender – February 6, 2021

I was in Tyler Park near my home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on a cold, wintry day. The sun was low in the sky and the bare trees and knobby remnants of corn stalks evoked the music I had recorded a few days earlier…