experience

The house is so hectic and full of people and responsibility that I have hidden away in the bathroom to post my blog today... I could wait until this evening but by then the thoughts in my head right now that I want to share will be crowded out by the experiences I am yet to have...
Last night I performed in a concert of contemporary music where all the composers were present. I love contemporary music - for the mental challenge, the musical discipline, the incredible imaginative journey and the brilliantly quirky and individual audiences. The concerts always seem to attract a particular type of person; the middle aged woman with wild hair and a penchant for big jewellery and bright clothing, the very skinny and pale young man with a nervous tic, the cord-clad academic with dandruff and big frown lines and the 'don't-care' teenager who is almost exclusively concerned with how they are perceived....I love these people for their willingness to be taken into the total unkown - to be taken right out of their intellectual/sensual/emotive comfort zone - and for their appreciation of our efforts to convey these unique meditative expressions. I love their enthusiasm for experience - the fact they have sought out this event and taken the time to attend. And I especially love that I can be part of the creation of it for them.
Darn, I am being called. I will pick up tonight where I have left off - at least I have made a little space for today now....