mozart's requiem

I want to share something incredible today.

Sadly, I was asked to play for memorial service of one of my professor's wife.
The piece that I was asked to play in the small ensemble was Mozart's Requiem- probably one of the most amazingly beautiful works of all time and my favorite piece.
We played some excerpts from it- Introit, Kyrie, Recordale, and Lacrimosa.
It was just unbelievably beautiful performance.
What was touching the most was that this performance showed that music can really move people and give messages.
The professor, who usually is a role of grumpy, old man, showed his tears with sadness and sorrow, when we performed the piece.

It was somehow odd first experience for me to play at the memorial service, but it turned out that the most amazing musical experience of my life.
Especially as being a pregnant woman, I might have felt something special about life after seeing so many great stories from family talking about their loss. It was indeed emotional and moving, and yet I found it very positive- to celebrate her accomplished life-.
At the same time, I couldn't stop thinking but how fortunate to have people whom you love in your life. You don't know when the end will be. You'll never know.
Of course, we can't live with sort of scary thoughts in your head all the time, but I reminded myself how precious to live in each moment, with people whom you care, doing what you love...

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