"Happiness is not exuberant or noisy, like pleasure or joy; it's silent, tranquil, and gentle; it's a feeling of satisfaction inside that begins with self-love."
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Finally finished this sketch! Started the outline back in December but the challenge to portray the grandeur of this view from 3000 feet high was just too daunting. The magnificent mountain range, the tiny city of Santa Barbara in the distance, the Pacific ocean, ...the wisp of clouds streaming across the sky, like wings. Camino Cielo, "Road to Heaven". It really did feel like we were standing on top of the world. I still remember so vividly.
Read MoreThis recording is from a live performance at Leipzig's Mendelssohn Academy in the summer of 2014. A piece very special to me. I first heard the NEC Symphony play this suite during my freshman year, and I fell in love with it right away. I learned the solo piano version and have since then, throughout my undergrad years, grown with the music through many, many experiences (both musically and personally).
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