Artistic Musings by Kathryn Mannyng

In doing music for a career for the majority of my life, I have realized that pleasure and gratification I receive is only a side benefit to being a musician. The rewards of doing music for music’s sake have become evident.

When a musician or any performer is “on” and the performance is truly clicking, that performer becomes a conduit for the music. I mean to say that the music is always there, and the performer just taps into it for the moment they are performing. They become the music, and if there is an audience, hopefully the audience taps in to it also. When a sculptor sculpts, they uncover the form in the rock by taking away what is not necessary. This is the same for musicians. Taking away the superflous and everyday is what the sculptor and musician do. Less is more. Musicians are trained to find the music at the moment by using artistic sensibilities, technique, creativity and surrender. When the extra nonsense is removed, then real communication and authenticity can take place. After all, communication is the point of any art.

In my performances I strive to turn off everything but the music, so that I can become a clean conduit for the sound to flow through. This benefits both myself and hopefully my audience. I wish to transcend the everyday world and go to a place where the only time is the pulse of the sound measuring the music.


A short artist history - Kathryn Mannyng

Born in County Ramsey, St. Paul Minnesota, Kathryn Mannyng has been performing since she was five years old and has received international airplay.

The first music Katy listened to was the Vienna Choir Boys and Harry Belafonte. While growing up in Minnesota, Kate was fortunate to be able to hear many great midwestern musicians and groups such as the Minnesota Opera, North Star Opera, Concentus Musicus, Ex Machina, and Maria Jette. All of whom made a lasting impression and were great inspirations for her. Some of the great national and international musicians Kate saw and heard in her formative years were the King's Singers, The Metropolitain Opera, Kathleen Battle, and Luciano Pavarotti. Yes, Minnesota is truly rich in the arts and culture.

Kate's expanded plans include continuing her opera and recital career, and contributing to the emerging field of sound healing with reiki, and classical vocal music.. Studies are being done on the effects of sound, vibration, music, and harp music in particular, on the human body in health and sickness. Some of the documented effects have been, relaxation, temporary relief from pain and stress.

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�2000-2004 Kathryn Mannyng
Page last updated 2/23/2004
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