My bonafides:
I’m a recent graduate of the Sound Recording Technologies program at Texas State
University, and also hold a degree in music composing from the University of Texas at Austin.
About the name:
Varda is another name for Elbereth Gilthoniel, who is my namesake. She is featured in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion,
and is an important, if subtle, influencing force in his Lord of the Rings trilogy. Tolkien’s beautiful story reminds
me of how much the seemingly ephemeral realm of thought and emotion makes life worth living.
