Stick Time: Musical Universality

We’ve all said it: “Music is the Universal Language.”  It’s probably trite; but one suspects it just happens to be true.

 

In this brief selection, we hear a choir from Korea singing for the 2009 ACDA National Conference.  Does the audience understand Korean?  Doubtful.  However, as choral musicians themselves, the members of the audience are responding to exceptional vocal skill exhibited within the context of engaging choral performance.  As human beings, they are responding to the universal sounds of laughter from the performers.

 

One is continually amazed by the infinite variety of sounds, colors, and performance techniques available in the choral art.  (Amazing performances such as this await you at the 2013 ACDA National Conference.)