The Angeli Symphony Composed by Stuart J. Sharp

Snap Judgement, the podcast hosted by Glynn Washington is new to my podcast list.  This episode  is about a man who lost a newborn son named Ben. The evening of Ben's funeral, the bereaved father, Stuart Sharp, had a vision and heard astoundingly beautiful music, a symphony!   He saw Ben's body rise and an Angel came down and gave Stuart a gift, the gift of strength to pursue the vision.  He is not a religious man.

Without any musical training, he left his family, divorced his wife and moved from Leicester to London to pursue the vision.  It took many, many years.  At one point he was homeless. 

From the dissonant beginning to the lyrical resolution at the end, you may listen to a portion of the piece here.

Click on the 4th icon, the one about The Angeli Symphony to learn about Stuart's journey.

This is the first time in history the musicians in The London Philharmonia stood to give a composer a standing ovation.