I’m So Lucky
They took me as a choir conductor of their little church
though an amateur, while I’ve no authority in conducting.
I searched for the most beautiful songs, music. I’ve not
just heard it, them, not only once, twice, but enjoyed, hundred times
exercizing and singing it, though very difficult, with old untrained, not
educated singers. We just have an electronic organ to accompany us. But I’ve no fear, am not scared were it not
perfect and NB I don’t care, am not ashamed to have our concerts in our little
church, that I recorded it just with a pocket digital camera, an i Pad, ... and
uploaded it in You Tube.
Otherwise, how could I ever know, enjoy such difficult
pieces as the “Requiem” of Mozart, “Bess, you is my woman now” of Gershwin,
“Ruht Wohl” of Bach, “Sei Nun Gnadig” of Haydn,...
Imagine, I enjoy Diana Krall, “When I Look in your eyes”,
love songs of Schumann, “Mein Schoner Stern”, songs of Schubert, ... with
deeper, intenser feelings than my son. I think,
I’m younger than he is though I’m over 80 by now.
Could I have a gamelan and its music score, would I also
eagerly learn and play it. Why don’t they invent the electronic gamelan, then
could I, anyone play it without having a gamelan set and musicians. I would
learn to compose when I stop conducting my choir.
I’m so lucky. Were I just a frequent, dedicated concert
visitor, could I never have enjoyed, known, developed my knowledge about music
and come this far, know this much.
How rich, grateful am I, though, for so short a time as
life. A thousand years wouldn’t be enough to learn, to know, enjoy all that,
what I desired, wished.
So mused the Choir Conductor.
Note
Here are some recordings. Don’t listen - if you’re a professional
or an educated singer -, except you’re also an amateur choir singer:
Listen to just one in order not to be satiate. Remember, we
are old agers, amateurs.
June 2013
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