Bake’s Blog: In The Pocket

There is no question that times are tough. We are in the midst of a financial crisis that is overwhelming and at times, confusing. We are all understandably concerned about our financial survival and about the overall prosperity of our future. It is a time of great stress and worry. Our feelings are exacerbated by daily media poundings about rising unemployment and a seemingly freefalling economy. It is no wonder that we are weary.

We believe that now more than ever, music is critical to our sense of well being and peace. Throughout history, music has been a powerful source of respite during troubled times. It was during the Great Depression (1930-39) that people flocked to dance to music of the Big Bands led by the likes of Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and Glen Miller. In the music, people found relief from the daily struggle of survival and uncertainty, were able to reconnect with their spirits and were able to reestablish a visceral sense of meaning despite the bleak mood of the times.

The power of music is unquestionable. It is able to reach, touch and heal vital places in our internal landscape and to connect us with possibility, hope and our own enduring souls.  At Bake’s, we feel that listening to music is meditation. We have gone to great lengths to create a musical refuge that allows our guests to retreat from the stress and worry of the day, turn off the chatter of the mind and open to the music that speaks directly to their hearts. We feel that such retreat is necessary to our health and that it allows us to thrive in difficult times. We hope that you will give yourself this opportunity to escape for an evening, relax in a comfortable and intimate setting and let world-class music rejuvenate and feed your soul.

Art is part of survival; art is part of the human spirit, an unquenchable expression

of who we are, Art is one of the ways in which we say, “I am alive, and my life has meaning.”

- Karl Paulnack

Boston Conservatory of Music