Gratitude – Day 71 – Joyce DiDonato

I’m grateful for music. Again. But I REALLY needed reminding of this as I sat at the piano yesterday for countless hours, often in what felt like a daze thinking, “I don’t even know where to start!” I’m drowning a bit in new music at the present moment – so many notes, so many ornaments, so many words, so little time! But the beautiful thing is that it IS music and each note is a gem, – from Handel to Vivaldi to Chausson to Bellini to Gershwin – so it’s inspiring work to say the least. I just need to stop feeling overwhelmed and dive in, wasting no precious time. (And here I thought, after Ariodante it would all be downhill this season! HA!) Let the games begin!

Gratitude - Day 71

As an artist, you will never arrive at a fixed destination. THIS is the glory and the reward of striving to master your craft and embarking on the path of curiosity and imagination, while being tireless in your pursuit of something greater than yourself.