It's been a while ..
until then, I leave you with this.
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struggling for beauty
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Leonard Slatkin, music director of the National Symphony Orchestra, was asked the same question. What did he think would occur, hypothetically, if one of the world's great violinists had performed incognito before a traveling rush-hour audience of 1,000-odd people?
"Let's assume," Slatkin said, "that he is not recognized and just taken for granted as a street musician . . . Still, I don't think that if he's really good, he's going to go unnoticed. He'd get a larger audience in Europe . . . but, okay, out of 1,000 people, my guess is there might be 35 or 40 who will recognize the quality for what it is. Maybe 75 to 100 will stop and spend some time listening."
So, a crowd would gather?
"Oh, yes."
And how much will he make?
"About $150."
Thanks, Maestro. As it happens, this is not hypothetical. It really happened.
"How'd I do?"
We'll tell you in a minute.
"Well, who was the musician?"
Joshua Bell.
"NO!!!"
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There a some seriously horrible worship albums out there. I want let you in on a secret. A diamond in the rough. His name is Brandon Grissom … and he’s the the real deal.Living in the Chicago area, I get to meet some very creative and talented people. Living in the back yard of Willow Creek Community Church–I am friends with many young, shiny faces that come to Willow from around the world because of their gifting. Often these folks, while talented, seem to be on the fast track to become minor “Christian celebrities” and, to be brutally honest, lack a collaborative heart. The bright lights of the mega church (and the notoriety and salary that come with it) have drawn them like moths to a flame … and some hearts just get burnt up.
Grissom seems to have escaped all this nonsense. Why is all this important for a music review? It’s really simple, if you are going to make real worship music what’s in your heart is 99% of the battle.
Out of a man’s heart flows his music. Out of a man’s heart flows his lyrics. You should investigate Brandon Grissom’s heart.
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Three days before autumn
A cold winter came
Blew in a telephone call when my friend went away
And I swear I heard thunder at the sound of his name
He never knew me at all, but I loved him the same
And it's easy enough
To say he's better off
Chalk it up
To the luck of the draw
Life is tough
It was his time to go and that's all
I don't know about that, Ścause
I'm broken and breathless and bent to the ground
And I'm listening; Lord, but I don't hear a sound
Though the angels in heaven are dancing around
To the music that I want to hear
And I'm watching and wishing and wondering why
But this silence is louder the harder I try
And I cant believe it, but I can't deny
That the winter came early this year
I stood in the kitchen
And I stared at the wall
And I prayed for some wisdom
So I could make a little sense of it all
And I thought about the seasons
How quickly they pass
How there's little to do but hope
That the good ones will last
And this night is beautiful
I see the sky above the rain
And I think I hear the wild wind howling
Come to blow me away
And I take comfort in know that this ain't my home
And I know when I'm lonely
That I ain't alone
And I know that he's singing at the foot of the throne
But that don't seem to matter down here
Because the winter came early this year
Three days before autumn
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