"Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast" wrote William Congreve in "The Mourning Bride" in 1697 and his words still ring true today.
Music does indeed touch virtually all of our lives in varying ways and can make better a day wracked by problems, issues or the pressures put on all of us by a society rapidly becoming overloaded.
This week on my WKXL radio program, "Downtown Dialogues", I had an opportunity to talk about all things musical with a guest for whom music is an important part of her life.
Peggo Horstmann Hodes is a singer, musician, teacher, healer, guide and someone who recognizes the value of music and shares her gifts and insight with many. In addition, she has been the Director of the singing group, The Songweavers for the past 3 years.
On the program we discuss not only how it felt stepping into the shoes of Carolyn Parrott who founded Songweavers twenty-three years ago, but Peggo's career as a successful singer, both solo and with her husband, Paul Hodes.
Peggo has recorded extensively and her Vibrant Voice Workshops help singers and non-singers alike explore, release and reclaim their voice. Connecting voice and breath with heart and spirit, Vibrant Voice Workshops are a way to discover deeper layers of ourselves, who we really are, and how to sing and express that in life.
To find out about her upcoming workshops both in Concord and Nashua, you can visit www.peggohodes.com
On November 8th at 7:30 PM, there will be a concert at Concord's Music School to mark the launch of her latest CD. For information on the concert you can visit www.ccmusicschool.org
On her website is a beautiful quote:
I believe
The voice is the soul's fingerprint.
Every voice has a right to be heard.
Everyone can sing.
Singing makes us happy.
Here is the link to our conversation this week and after listening to it, you'll understand why this is so true.
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