“It’s not just mastering your art, it’s not just practicing the piano, it takes a lot more. It takes meeting people, knowing people, it takes knowing who you are and what you do.” Pianist, Jenny Lin, knows that good music can be hard work. “it’s not just mastering…
“The people who wrote this music were fun-loving, just as we are…I beam just thinking about it. it just makes me happy. There is flesh and blood behind the creation of this music.” We all yearn for it, that “Ahah!” moment. Finally it clicks and all falls into place.…
“We bring this music to life through the sounds of the instruments that played them originally. For me, it goes back to the time when you don’t have to think about your technique; just letting the body do its thing… it can help the musicians sing through their instruments.” In…
“Working in New York City is surreal to me, it seems to be boiling all the time. It can be a lot of pressure for an artist to survive, one has to be really strong, but an artist can reach a great capacity here. But they have to be ready for what they are asking for.” One of New York’s…
“What I love doing most in a performance is to close my eyes and let it come. I don’t have it written down, I don’t play it the same way twice. It just happens, and it I feels like I’m flying”. Let Greenwood’s passion for music lift your spirits. This merry band…
“I like to uncover music that has yet to be recognized on the modern concert stage… to take advantage of the connection between the audience and the performer. It is incredibly visceral, dance-like music, that shows how diverse the world was.” A window into the delights of the…
“The music is interactive between the performers…we all connect our souls and spirits together to portray the melody, it’s like having a conversation with someone who is not physically with you. It’s limitless…the deeper you go into the conversation, the higher you…
“Music is a universal way to communicate with people; it was the first time I had this experience, people in a room, no words, just a spark… it changed my life. It’s such a big part of my life. I don’t think I could exist without it.” “Meet The Jazz Ensemble…
“You have to feel the music inside you when you play…the Erhu has the tears of a thousand people...it is the closest thing to the human voice. To learn music is to learn life.” Meet the Guo sisters, two passionate young Chinese students of the two-stringed fiddle. Listen and resonate…
“It’s something else, greater than oneself…the sublime and the ordinary are intertwined. I love this, it’s so wonderful.” Carlos Fittante, the man behind the mask, delights in telling his story through the music that moves his body. Truly a consummate performer with…
“The way that I perform my music, it’s opening up my entire being so that people can understand the music they are hearing, I can immerse myself in my music and feel free.” Connect with Bree Zhang as she seeks to find identity and heritage through traditional Chinese music performed…
The first in a series of regional documentaries covering the country, and where appropriate France’s immediate neighbours. The centre for our exploration is Thionville in the Department of Lorraine, though we actually start at Somain and Valenciennes in the Nord-Pas-de Calais, make a foray into…
