What Do You Want Out of Music?

​What is the point of music?  Is it to achieve Aesthetic perfection through flawless performance and the related ability to discern elite presentation from the merely mundane?  Or is it about building, maintaining, and reinforcing human relationships--and the related ability to overcome divisions and speak a language that speaks to us all?  Is there room for both? Where do you/ does your ensemble stand? It comes down to how we view the world, our music, and ourselves--and how these fit in with the others.  Our view affects the decisions we make and the kind of musician we become. We should know where we want to go.