the art of listening
This invitation is artfully balancing act of composing a mutual space for creation. No really creative transformation can possibly be effected by human beings, “unless they are in the creative state of mind that is generally sensitive to the differences that always exist between the observed fact and any preconceived ideas, however noble, beautiful, and magnificent they may seem to be.” David Bohm (1917-1992)
Even if we act to erase material poverty and environmental challenges, there is another great task – it is to confront the poverty of beauty, purpose and dignity that afflicts us all.
This invitation goes much deeper than mere expertise of music sharing – i.e., guiding through music listening process. The main aim of EuMuse is to delve into imaginative capacities of audiences, honoring creativity and power, and demonstrating the art of listening. The EuMuse program starts with the idea that the way we evolve our ability to listen will be the way we evolve as human beings.
Why “The half-known hinders knowing. Since all of our knowing is only half, our knowing always hinders our knowing.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
Premise “Do you know that our soul is composed of harmony.”
Leonardo da Vinci, Notebooks (1451-1519)
How “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants” Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)
Driving force “Without music, life would be a mistake.” Friedrich Nietzsche Götzen-Dämmerung (Twilight of the Idols) (1844-1900) “Music, the only Force, which links and makes infinite worlds alive”. Giordano Bruno (1548-1600)
What to expect As much or as little as you put into it. One cannot hear noise and music at the same time, but once you hear something you cannot “unhear” it.
Grateful for your attention, described by Simone Weil as “the rarest and purest form of generosity” Marina de Moses