Music really inspires me!
I've been up all night/morning listening to, writing, practicing and transcribing music. I am in love with music. The power it has over the mind and body are unbelievable. It simply pulls me into an almost neverending vortex of emotions. Music matters to me because it releases in us such an immensely powerful creativity and spontaneity - something which is unpredictable, elemental, thrilling, but which can often struggle for recognition and reward in a world dominated by bottom lines and measurable targets. It can describe things untouchable by the human language..indeed it is a language of it's own. I believe passionately that classical and jazz especially has the power to connect with people of all ages, classes and backgrounds up and down the country. It can have a unique spiritual quality which engages listeners in a far more deep and meaningful way than most things.
One of the deepest joys for me of classical and jazz music is the ability to have access to the thinking of all the world's greatest composers as they elevate our human chaos into musical landscapes of exquisite complexity and coherence. Living or dead, great artists of all kinds reveal layers of meaning and patterns of thinking that continue to travel over centuries. Music, more than any other artform can can express an unlimited range of emotions and, at the same time, create these emotions in human beings. What other art form can make people unbelievably happy or unbelievably sad, with all shades in between? What can matter more than bringing happiness and enjoyment to a wide range of people from all walks of life and from many different cultures? It's simply amazing!
One of the deepest joys for me of classical and jazz music is the ability to have access to the thinking of all the world's greatest composers as they elevate our human chaos into musical landscapes of exquisite complexity and coherence. Living or dead, great artists of all kinds reveal layers of meaning and patterns of thinking that continue to travel over centuries. Music, more than any other artform can can express an unlimited range of emotions and, at the same time, create these emotions in human beings. What other art form can make people unbelievably happy or unbelievably sad, with all shades in between? What can matter more than bringing happiness and enjoyment to a wide range of people from all walks of life and from many different cultures? It's simply amazing!