Friday, October 23, 2009

"Musee de Alsace" a musical experience

It has almost been two months that we have been staying in France and the experiences and broad base of knowledge we have are abundant. Personally, I have never been involved myself with so many diverse experiences each and every day. The majority of places we have visited have mostly been museums and monuments which in turn play a vital role not only in our course but life in general. Each day I question myself that how is this connected in our course and after experiencing it I find my answers and truly appreciate all the opportunities that comes. Talking about opportunities, this time I had another exciting experience of watching a live performance of classical music which was played with different ancient instruments. I have always been passionate about music and the more I listen, the more I get rejuvenated. Earlier the same day, we had visited the brewery factory and it was pretty tiring to have another program on the same day. But being a worshipper of music, I was completely pumped up to watch the show.

As I went inside the auditorium, I saw some instruments on the stage. To my knowledge I knew some of the instruments but the rest was totally a new for me. The crowd gathered in silence and the musicians positioned themselves to start the show. As I have taken guitar courses in my childhood days, I know exactly how much dedication and discipline you need in order to get the vive of the music. The chanting vocals and the sounds of the classical instruments made the whole music into a beautiful piece of metaphor. There was so much melody in their music that everyone was carried away. It was so peaceful and elegant that I felt like I have been enriched with the knowledge of various emotions. Whenever I experience something, I recall and gather my thought from the past. I could clearly remember my childhood days when I sat down with my guitar for hours in the room practicing guitar lessons. After hours of hard work and dedication I would finally come to know how to play those tunes. Now if I connect this with what I saw that night in the concert was the knowledge of light.

Music has a purpose and its main purpose is to capture the minds and soul of the listener and send messages and build up connections. As the show was getting more interesting, I was questioning myself what was the main theme of their music and I wondered sometimes. I felt that their music was based on a knowledge which were emotions pouring out from their hearts. Remembering the bad times I have gone through and most importantly being away from my parents, I was literally in tears as I was listening to their music. I think this is how music defines a soul.

The show was approaching towards the end and the feeling towards the music was more intense. As the musicians played their final piece, everyone in the crowed made their ears and eyes wide open as they knew that they wouldn’t get this opportunity to hear them again. The show ended with a fabulous piece of music and the musicians were appreciated with a blazing sound of clapping hands standing applause. Everyone in the crowed enjoyed their performance and I was literally trying to get a glimpse of their music on my camera and I did as well. The show was just reviving and I personally felt that I had a lot of memories to share with my families and friends.

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