How a thing grows in the human memory, in the human imagination,
when love, worship, and all that lies in the human heart, is
there to encourage it.
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Thomas Carlyle
I was groping for words to explain why it is so important to Gloriae Dei Cantores to memorize our concert music (as well as our recording music). I came across this quote and there was that inner hum of recognized truth. Thomas Carlyle has expressed our position perfectly. It is a kind of "falling in love" that happens when there is no paper barrier between the singer and listener. When the singer is not distracted by the markings and the "science" of following what is on the page, and instead has to listen to what the heart says, then there is real music.
There has been a lot of talk about how Classical Music has to be come more accessible to the listener. Isn't
this the answer ? Be in the moment, share the experience.
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