Inspire Choir / Acousti KALE/ BurkeWorks Studio
P.O. BOX 4225
Bellingham, WA 98227
Quotes:
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“Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul.”
(found it online, no obvious author)
(found it online, no obvious author)
A CHOIR IS A BEAUTIFUL THING
"Every time, it's a miracle. Here are all these people, full of
heartache or hatred or desire, and we all have our troubles and
the year is filled with vulgarity and triviality and consequence,
and there are all these 'people' of every shape and size, and
there's this life we're struggling through full of shouting and
tears and laughter and fights and break-ups and dashed hopes
and unexpected luck - it all disappears, just like that, when the
choir begins to sing. Everyday life vanishes into song, you are
suddenly overcome with a feeling of brotherhood, of deep
solidarity, even love, and it diffuses the ugliness of everyday life
into a spirit of perfect communion. Even the singers' faces are
transformed....human beings, surrendering to music.....everyone
singing together, this marvelous sharing. I'm no longer myself, I
am just one part of a sublime whole, to which the others also
belong, and I always wonder at such moments why this cannot
be the rule of everyday life, instead of being an exceptional
moment, during a choir. When the music stops, everyone
applauds, their faces all lit up, the choir radiant. It is so beautiful.
In the end, I wonder if the true movement of the world might not
be a voice raised in song."
Muriel Barbery, from her novel Elegance of theHedgehog
"Every time, it's a miracle. Here are all these people, full of
heartache or hatred or desire, and we all have our troubles and
the year is filled with vulgarity and triviality and consequence,
and there are all these 'people' of every shape and size, and
there's this life we're struggling through full of shouting and
tears and laughter and fights and break-ups and dashed hopes
and unexpected luck - it all disappears, just like that, when the
choir begins to sing. Everyday life vanishes into song, you are
suddenly overcome with a feeling of brotherhood, of deep
solidarity, even love, and it diffuses the ugliness of everyday life
into a spirit of perfect communion. Even the singers' faces are
transformed....human beings, surrendering to music.....everyone
singing together, this marvelous sharing. I'm no longer myself, I
am just one part of a sublime whole, to which the others also
belong, and I always wonder at such moments why this cannot
be the rule of everyday life, instead of being an exceptional
moment, during a choir. When the music stops, everyone
applauds, their faces all lit up, the choir radiant. It is so beautiful.
In the end, I wonder if the true movement of the world might not
be a voice raised in song."
Muriel Barbery, from her novel Elegance of theHedgehog
- BEYOND THE WALLS"...one of the most direct ways of praying and meditating is through singing, and singing in community is exceptionally powerful. You get people together in a room and get them singing, and you instantly knock down all the walls, the creeds, the gender, age and race differences, everything. You're all one at that point, lifting your voices."
Bobby McFerrin
P.O. BOX 4225
Bellingham, WA 98227
