Giving a Soul to the Universe
HDAE’s Celebration of Music
A long time ago Plato said “music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, and life to everything.” Napoleon was later heard to utter “music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows.” And many, many, years later Pam Rodgers, former Ortega Dining Commons General Manager, said “we’ve got this grand piano in the middle of our dining commons… how can we let it sing!?”