How Music is Like Other Things You Never Imagined
by Michael Kurek
“I have come to believe there is a little-noticed nexus of analogous aspects found amongst very different human activities that would seem to have nothing to do with each other. But under close examination, they all have to do, creatively, with my own experience of music. The more we see that so many things are only different manifestations of the same remarkable truths and impulses, the more they all point collectively to faith in God. Likewise, the more that my music reflects these parallels, the more I can see what this mysterious, invisible thing called music really is and how it reveals to us the personhood of God, in whose image we have been created. I believe that the more these parallels flow into and through an artist like the blood through one’s veins, and then out through one’s music, the more genuine and the greater can be the art he makes.”
What can music teach us about inspiration, painting, chess, cooking, childhood, dance, nature, and even artificial intelligence? In How Music Is Like Other Things You Never Imagined, acclaimed composer Michael Kurek draws on a lifetime of creativity to uncover surprising connections among seemingly unrelated pursuits. Written with warmth, wit, wisdom, and a Catholic perspective, this engaging exploration invites musicians, artists, and curious readers to discover how creativity, beauty, and faith reveal the divine harmony underlying experience.
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