Nick Page
// author, composer & conductorNICK PAGE is an author, composer, conductor, songwriter, and workshop leader from Boston, Massachusetts. His book “Sing And Shine On!: The Teacher’s Guide To Multicultural Song Leading” (1995) is available from World Music Press, “Music As A Way Of Knowing” (1995) is available from Stenhouse Publishers, and his third book “Sing With Us” will be released soon. Nick Page is also Founder and Artistic Director of Mystic Chorale.
Websites: www.nickmusic.com and www.mysticchorale.org
Photo: Susan Wilson / NickMusic.com
Interview:
Nada Brahma: the world is made of sound. Atoms and consciousness are made of resonance. This interconnected self-organizing living being that we call the universe overwhelms us with its’ complexity, but at its core, the universe is seeking harmony. To paraphrase physicist Brian Swimme, “If you leave hydrogen alone for a long enough period of time, it will create great symphonies.” Our emotions are chemical reactions in the brain. These reactions are triggered by resonance, both the physical and the mentally perceived. The most humble emotion can be brought on by a simple smile. The most enlightened emotion can be brought on by uplifting music. We describe this heightened emotion as being spiritual. The words “spiritual” or “God” do not come close to describing the magnificence we feel with music that manifests the conscious vibration of the universe. We touch the harmony and we are changed. E=MC2 is energy equals music times consciousness squared.
“E=MC2 is energy equals music times consciousness squared.”
– Nick Page, author of “Sing And Shine On!: The Teacher’s Guide To Multicultural Song Leading”
