There's a beautiful quote by the Romantic German composer Robert Schumann, who said, To send light into the darkness of men's hearts, such is the duty of the artist.

In 2005, composer Frank Wildhorn and lyricist Jack Murphy premiered their musical, Waiting For The Moon, in Marlton, New Jersey.

Now my parting shot comes courtesy of the great Joseph Haydn, wonderful Austrian composer in the second half of the 18th century spent the bulk of his life in the employ of Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy, along with his orchestra.