Music Therapy

There are a lot of good concerts and shows toward the end of the year; and last night I went to one of them.  It’s “Jim Brickman’s Concert: The Moment of Grace”.  At first, I was really debating if I wanted to go to see the show as I had some other plans to spend my money.  But at the end I still went for it.  At the time I bought the ticket, I thought it would not be a full house concert.  However, last night was the opposite and I was glad that I did go to see it.
I never went to any one of Jim Brickman’s concert before despite he had been to Bangkok for several times.  I heard his song for the first time when I was in the States and it was a big hit.  Then I have been followed his music ever since.  I would like to think of his music as a therapeutic music for myself.  And last night made it for certain.
Other factors that made me decide to go to this concert was the guests–Kob Saovanit Navaphant (Vocalist), Tor+ (Pianist), Siriphong and Apichai (Violinist and Cellist from Bangkok Symphony Orchestra), and John Trones (a vocalist on tour with him).  There were such a great musicians and performers.
The concert started with a piano solo session by Tor+, then it’s all handed over to Jim performing all the hits such as Waterfall, Paradise, By Heart, No Words, Picture This, etc.  Alternately, John and Kob Saovanit sang all the sweetest songs like Valentine, Love Of My Live, Never Alone, The Gift, and Destiny.
In this concert, Jim also sang one song called Simple Things, which was my most favorite song of the night.  I guessed because I was touched by the lyric, which incredibly talked about the (simple) truth of life.  The third session was what I called the string session, where those musician from Bangkok Symphony Orchestra took the stage and perform with Jim.  It really a genuine music made from wood and strings.  Those songs from this session were so beautiful.
I guessed what he said in the concert was really true.  He said he only wrote and composed music about love, hope, life, faith, and joy.  I believed that his music reflected his words.  I felt like I was in one of the therapy session where I forgot all of the crazy things in life and stress and I just let the music took me. I believed that those of you who went to his concert last night would probably feel the same way as me.