I always say that it is a great thing when a group of strangers come together to make music. This could be in a choir or an orchestra or a folk group. When people make music together it creates an unspoken bond between them. They feel as though they share one voice, even if just for one song.
I have recently realised that it can be even more powerful when a group of people, with something very important in common, come together in one voice. In the first episode of this year's Britain's Got Talent something very special happened. A choir walked on stage with one thing in common and one very important goal. The vast majority of the choir's members have loved ones who are missing and the others work for the organisation who helps people in this awful situation. Their objective was to get the names and faces of these missing people out to the world on a large screen behind them as they sang. This just shows how powerful music can be. I was moved to tears as I heard the voices and saw the faces of these people who are so so desperate to see the people they love again. To sing beautifully, in my eyes, is to sing from the heart and these people's hearts are broken in the same places. The unity in their sound is there because they are singing from the deepest part of themselves and they are quite literally calling out for help. I hope with all my heart that something good can come from this incredible display of love and hope and courage.
Music truly is healing. It is magic. It can save you in your darkest hour.
I have recently realised that it can be even more powerful when a group of people, with something very important in common, come together in one voice. In the first episode of this year's Britain's Got Talent something very special happened. A choir walked on stage with one thing in common and one very important goal. The vast majority of the choir's members have loved ones who are missing and the others work for the organisation who helps people in this awful situation. Their objective was to get the names and faces of these missing people out to the world on a large screen behind them as they sang. This just shows how powerful music can be. I was moved to tears as I heard the voices and saw the faces of these people who are so so desperate to see the people they love again. To sing beautifully, in my eyes, is to sing from the heart and these people's hearts are broken in the same places. The unity in their sound is there because they are singing from the deepest part of themselves and they are quite literally calling out for help. I hope with all my heart that something good can come from this incredible display of love and hope and courage.
Music truly is healing. It is magic. It can save you in your darkest hour.
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