Thinking about the festival always leads me to seek out other sublime parts of life, whether that is in the arts, leisurely pursuits, or in my career. The sheer excellence of Marlboro heightens the appetite and expectation for other excellent things… truly great creations are almost always the product of hard work, discipline, and dedication.
The beauty and power [of chamber music] emerges from a sublime combination of discourse, togetherness, and development. The analogy is more than a bit blunt and overly simplistic, but surely our daily home lives, society, and certainly our politics would benefit from a more civilized discourse and togetherness.
Like everyone living in this technologically saturated age, the challenge is to avoid distraction and to carve out time to think.
