Performance - the tip of the creative iceberg

I was greatly moved by this wonderful choral work performed by the Voice conducted by Gareth Malone at the Brit Awards. It got me thinking about the multiplicity of current and historical creative inputs into what for me was an uplifting and emotionally engaging experience. The composer who wrote the song and music. The orchestra and choir who interpreted and performed the work. The staging of the performance. The creation of the choir in the first place bringing together so much talent and the enormous amount of individual preparation and the choir as a whole to master this medium. When we experience a performance like this we only witness the tip of the creative iceberg - one moment in the creative lives of many individuals but it represents the integration of so much creative thought and disciplined action by so many people over a long time in order to invent the experience. Creativity takes time to develop.