Music, Depression, Oppression, Salvation

This is a short piece about music and depression.

A few days ago, the young Korean violinist, Ji-Hae Park, gave a TED Talk, entitled, The Violin and My Long Dark Night of the Soul. Ms Park began with an exuberant rendition of Vivaldi. Then she put down her violin and revealed that she had once suffered from severe depression and had been in total despair.

Depressives, of course, are drawn to music and the arts and literature. The...

Source: John McManamy's SharePosts - May 29, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: John McManamy Source Type: blogs