As a musician, there is nothing more beautiful than a good melody. A good line that you can sing over and over again the touches you and digs deeper into your soul with each run of it. It’s so rare though to find a melody that is simultaneously both sad and happy and always moving. For me that piece with this type of melody is Valseana from the Aquarelle by Sergio Assad. There’s just something about this melody and it moves me every time! It’s so cool that in music so many people can play the same melody in a myriad of ways and it miraculously still turns out beautifully. The recording below is one of my favorites of this particular piece.

Enjoy!

-Ciyadh

P.S. Art At A Time Like This recently curated on online exhibition featuring artists who are creating work during this time. It’s super awesome.