Like rock and the symphony: The multi-dimensional, multi-layered beauty of good communication

I went to a show recently. The artist, Amos Lee, is, according to Wikipedia, “an American singer-songwriter whose musical style encompasses folk, rock, and soul.” Accompanying the headlining performer was…the Chicago Philharmonic. I like Amos Lee. I like the symphony. I went to the show so obviously I expected to like the combination. And it did not disappoint. In short, by combining to seemingly disparate entities (rock and symphony), the multi-dimensional, multi-layered results were extraordinary.

And in the moment—thought no one ever until then—I thought, “This is how good communication works.”