Sublime

Perhaps this is the right time to big up my friend Bono, as one of the great singers and improvisers. His ability to transform the direction of a piece of music is really something. Once he gets to that zone, it’s like some other being has entered his body as he challenges the rest of us to rise to that same level of nonthinking, only performing. T

strings, and voice. Most versions of Pachelbel’s Canon fill this bill. So does the adagietto from Mahler’s Fifth Symphony or the Barber Adagio for Strings. Mike Rowland’s Fairy Ring is a lovely popular piece that works well. These are just suggestions. Don’t let them preclude your own preferences.