True Beauty in Music – Isaiah Richter

Episode #28

Isaiah is a young, powerhouse, prolific violinist and composer who has high standards and deep thoughts. This was a lengthy episode, so for your context, the first hour breaks down his work, and the second hour dives into some broader philosophy, so you can do with that what you will. Please enjoy!

CHAPTERS

0:00-Intro

1:23-Since the last episode (concerts/opportunities)

2:33-Composer symposium in Austin, TX

9:40-"I don't like most of what I do" / writing peaks

13:10-Writing music using expectations / prolificacy

17:55-Reminiscence / Evening With the Composers

1:00:40-Book of Job / love / brokenness / sacrifice

1:05:45-On Job's friends / spiritual warfare

1:09:10-Connecting Job's story to music

1:14:00-God using opportunities / outcomes / motivations

1:20:00-God's omniscience / The Gospel

1:28:20-Connection to musicianship / modern music industry / prayer

1:33:45-Writing "new" music / conveying beauty / contrast

1:37:40-True beauty / interestingness

1:44:27-No one will say your message like you

1:49:25-A rebuttal of only beautiful music matters

1:54:40-Truth, beauty, "good music", benefits of genres

1:58:33-Isaiah's example

2:03:33-Outro