After the Lockdown
A lighter musical message sent out during the lockdown to guest and crew of Regent Seven Seas Cruises. One of the things I miss the most is performing for other people. I don’t have any deep wisdom or pragmatic, constructive optimism to offer. Half a year from now things could improve, they could get worse, or they could be the same. So much analysis has been thrown to us with ideas and positive thinking about how the world will be and how we will move forward. But the truth is, nobody has any idea how our lives will be in six months from now. For the time being I can only share how things are today. I have seen crises around the world many times, and now for the first time I find myself trying to follow my own advice: “don’t give up”, “carry on”, “this will pass”. But I think am speaking for all musicians out there when I say that it is getting harder and harder, with work cancelled till the end of the year. Like all musicians, connecting with people through music has
