Unrivalled not only in its class, but in a class by itself.
Music should be an integral part of one's life, but how one is able to access it or use it as a career vehicle will always remain in question.
Even though I started playing the violin when I was four, my early chamber music experiences helped build a strong foundation for my solo work, as all music is a rich language and dialogue that is shared on stage, no matter what the size of the ensemble.
One has to commit their life to music and not expect to get famous or rich doing it.
I've always had my ear peeled for interesting music. As a student, I regularly spent time hunting for interesting repertoire, looking through music bins, buying stacks and stacks of CDs, and discovering rarely played pieces by composers.
There are many ways to get involved with lives or communities and enrich the minds of others through music, but you really have to want to do this.
I've always believed that the range or depth of emotion can be great, whether you're play a three-minute piece, or a half-hour work.
It's amazing how dumb people can impress you with how much stupider they can be when they really assert themselves.
Presumably a movement is more polite than a revolution, and a lot slower.
The tragedy in our colleges and seminaries right now is that we turn men out who know the word of God. That is never going to turn the world. The question is not whether they know the Word of God. . . . The question is. . . . . . Do they know the God of the Word?
So many people work so hard, to achieve, attain, accumulate and cherish their fortunes. How many of us blissfully fill our days and nights being the Divine expression we are? This is the meaning of life. It is to be. As a result, all of your creations are a natural outflow from the Divine within your being. This is the joy of life.