tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048025771349159983.post7410170765740502660..comments2024-03-22T06:38:04.697-04:00Comments on Beyond the Notes: Musical synergy that will take your breath awayErica Ann Sipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526622607656348353noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048025771349159983.post-28047214916232034092020-10-09T17:51:53.416-04:002020-10-09T17:51:53.416-04:00AmazingAmazingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12610336931746472149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048025771349159983.post-23045263238249536162010-06-29T14:21:30.072-04:002010-06-29T14:21:30.072-04:00Thank you so much, Leigh Anne, for sharing those i...Thank you so much, Leigh Anne, for sharing those insights and examples of music in action! Music truly is a gift for anyone who opens themselves up to it :-)<br /><br />EricaErica Ann Sipeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526622607656348353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048025771349159983.post-75222773709188394062010-06-29T13:59:58.752-04:002010-06-29T13:59:58.752-04:00Here's a beautiful thing, Erica, I (as song le...Here's a beautiful thing, Erica, I (as song leader) was awash in the same beauty at that very moment. It was not something that you or I made up...it was outside of ourselves and, yes, powerful. A woman who was visiting our service that day said to me after worship, "this congregation really sings!" She felt it too.<br /><br />It was an early experience of this powerful, outside of myself, deeply spiritual experience in music that grabbed me and has never let me go. When I was 16 years old, our church choir was singing "The Heavens are Telling the Glory of God" from Haydn's Creation and it seemed to me as if heaven were breaking in on us as we sang. Words fail to describe the power of that experience for me. <br /><br />Later, I was blessed to sing a Morton Lauridson piece with the Wichita Chamber Chorale in Chartre Cathedral (I think it was O Magnum Mysterium) in the stunning ancient beauty of architecture and stained glass. I could not sing for the beauty, joy, reverence and awe that took my breath away when the sound of human voices reverberated in those ancient arches, as they had done so for centuries. <br /><br /> <br />Again with the WCC, presenting the Durufle Requiem, in honor of the soldiers from Wichita KS who had given their lives as they liberated the city of Orleans, France during World War II, it seemed to me as if the music itself created a cathedral of sound in the air before us that transcended both time and space. It is as real to me now as I remember it, as it was when we sang "in paradisum..."<br /><br />These "heaven breaking through" moments in music have wooed me so strongly that I have spent my entire professional life making music in worship in the hope that together we can create the likelihood that this powerful experience will happen again and again, both for myself and for others. <br /><br />Not a bad reason to go to work each day.<br />Thanks for sharing the journey, Erica.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10297953029324529791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048025771349159983.post-33119601519032610602010-06-21T14:59:48.829-04:002010-06-21T14:59:48.829-04:00I'm glad you like the blog, Christos, and plea...I'm glad you like the blog, Christos, and please do stop by when you get a chance. I don't promise anything profound, but there's always something going on here! And thanks for taking the time to comment - it's great to know who's here and to find out your thoughts and reactions.<br /><br />-EricaErica Ann Sipeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526622607656348353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048025771349159983.post-66773808729163251582010-06-21T14:57:15.698-04:002010-06-21T14:57:15.698-04:00Always great to hear from you, Marion. I like how...Always great to hear from you, Marion. I like how you put those thoughts into words. And you already know how I feel about the perfection bandwagon - I'm going to let it pass me by ;-)Erica Ann Sipeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526622607656348353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048025771349159983.post-60428401340258236752010-06-21T14:51:27.207-04:002010-06-21T14:51:27.207-04:00I really liked your blog, Erica! I also listened t...I really liked your blog, Erica! I also listened to your 3rd movement of Beethoven PC3, and I thought your sound was very well balanced and "within" the spirit of the period - well done! <br />I'll be a frequent visitor, from now on..<br />All best, christoschristos makropouloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13767927703684899821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048025771349159983.post-58036981752730167592010-06-21T14:42:54.541-04:002010-06-21T14:42:54.541-04:00Always go with your gut instinct, Erica - whatever...Always go with your gut instinct, Erica - whatever your personal beliefs. That's your connection with "upstairs" and what makes music such a transformational experience each time we enable ourselves to connect "with source". I argue that we need to jump off the "perfection bandwagon" and return to the essence of creation.Marion Harringtonhttp://www.marionharringtonclarinet.comnoreply@blogger.com