Rediscovery

One thing that I forgot to mention was that, after Chapel on Sunday, I went to Conrad Grebel to check out their practice rooms. Word on the street was that they had a grand piano, and I couldn’t pass that up! Rodney and I had some time to kill, so he showed me where the rooms were.

To my dismay, there was only a baby grand. I guess that’s what I get for having some pretty high expectations; I should have been elated just to see that since I’ve been condemned to playing on uprights ever since I stopped taking lessons. But, one thing that did disappoint (legitimately) was the weighting of the keys; the higher notes were considerably lighter and it was somewhat tough to compensate.

I bumbled my way through one song (Saint Saens’ The Swan) before I couldn’t take it anymore; the regret of stopping lessons really sank in and I was really disheartened by it. But, playing has rekindled my love for classical music… I went home and listened to some of the most beautiful pieces ever written, and classical has dominated my playlist since then.

This reminds me of when I was considerably younger: my parents enveloped me into classical music. From the sounds coming out of my dad’s stereo to the classical training for piano to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra concerts, I was completely immersed into that culture. In fact, it was the only music that I really knew.

I feel that I’ve lost touch with my appreciation of this genre. It truly is amazing to listen to it; the layers of instruments dance with each other as a piece goes on, bringing a trained ear to audio euphoria. Brilliant.

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