Händel English Oratorios

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We are all spiritual beings living a human experience, and evidence of spirituality is manifested above all else in our examination of and curiosity about life and ourselves. It is an extremely personal journey, taking us along multiple pathways towards a wholesome form of divesting as well as of discovery of who we really are.

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Music, the art of sound, has throughout time been a powerful instrument of expression, of introspection and of veneration before the mysterious nature of the Great Whole. It allows words to be much more than words and, at times, to express that which no philosophical treatise could ever explain. It is able to call all things into question, it probes, sometimes revealing places hidden deep within ourselves. It is interesting to note, furthermore, that a piece of music can never be played or listened to in exactly the same way twice. Music vibrates and adapts to life’s perpetual changes while carrying the wisdom of ancient times along with it. Thanks to the universality of its language, it gathers together, unifies and inspires us to acts of sharing. It is also a meditative experience for those who, coming into contact with it, are able momentarily to let go of their analysing, commenting minds in order to experience it fully.

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This is why the artist is able to act as a catalyst, a bridge towards that mysterious and divine truth. His or her role is no longer simply to represent the World but equally to transform it for the common good.

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ALEX BLAKE