“Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.” No one seems to know the origins of this wise quote about love and music, but it doesn't make it any less true.
Angelina Jolie’s character Joan said it best in the movie Playing
By Heart, “He may be right, but it ain't gonna stop me from trying.”
I've tried rather unsuccessfully to write about love and
music, and my love for music. I've also
tried to write about my love for the music of Pink Martini, a mini orchestra
from Portland. This last Wednesday,
Sheena and I adored their performance with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra from
the 5th row at Boettcher Concert Hall.
The band takes the stage to roaring applause, picking up their
instruments. Thomas sits at the piano. China
and Timothy take their microphones. The
music begins and my soul is lifted from my body, transformed into a weightless
cloud of bliss. This is what I imagine
heaven must be.
I believe everyone has a musical soul mate, an artist that
gets you high just with their own unique sound. That’s what Pink Martini means to me; the
perfect combination of vocals, horns, strings, piano, percussion, guitar, and
bass.
What band, artist, or composer does that for you?
