Nowhere to hide
No one to blame
Musicians stare at each other
Shadows look after them
There is no conductor
There are no partitions
Musicians know what to play
Shadows know the moves
No white collars
No blue either
Musicians are all in black
Shadows can finally shine
Musicians look at us
They are here for us
We look at shadows
They are here with us
But the end comes
Instruments are taken away
Musicians are now gone
Shadows have long disappeared
The stage is empty
Yet it is full of light
This is where music lives
That of J.-S. Bach
Olivier Vojetta
Text written after seeing Tafelmusik – Bach and His World by Musica Viva Australia at City Recital Hall, Sydney, on Monday 4th June 2018.
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