It never ceases to amaze me how the involuntary
memory works. Hearing the first notes of
Mozart's Piano Concerto 23 and I am instantly transported back more than 35
years ago - Sunday around lunchtime, lunch being prepared by Mom and Dad
enjoying 'a small Mozart before lunch' as he called it.
These musical memories are a big present
and also a curse. Van Morrison's
Moondance will always remind me of a tender first kiss on a sunny summer night,
and Taiko music will always remind me of a dear friend I recently had to say
goodbye to.
Going through my cd-collection is stepping
back in the past, with all the joys and pains that brings. It is meeting old friends with bittersweet
memories.
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| Maarten Van Ingelgem at the piano - Mazzic 2013 |
Recently I was lucky enough to be able to attend
all the concerts of MAZZIC 5 - the fifth edition of a local music festival in
Aalst, curated this year by Jan Michiels. The joy of it is that, not only did
I enjoy all the music when attending the concerts, but they will bring me joy
and incredible feelings in all the years to come, when hearing the pieces that
were played that weekend. Although some were one-offs and can only be played back in my head.
Marleen
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