"It was a symphony of triumph. The notes flowed up, they spoke of rising and they were the rising itself, they were the essence and the form of upward motion, they seemed to embody every human act and thought that had ascent as its motive. It was a sunburst of sound, breaking out of hiding and spreading open. It had the freedom of release and the tension of purpose. It swept space clean, and left nothing but the joy of an unobstructed effort. Only a faint echo within the sounds spoke of that from which the music had escaped, but spoke in laughing astonishment at the discovery that there was no ugliness or pain, and there never had had to be. It was the song of an immense deliverance." -Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, 1957

This is a news and discussion list on the meaning and value of music to one's life, and on its value in catalyzing cultural change. The main focus is on music that could be inspired by Rand's statement above, and, in particular, on the new work by John Mills-Cockell called Concerto of Deliverance.