Left profoundly deaf by an illness nearly a year ago, Julian Orestes, an internationally renowned pianist/composer, struggles to adjust to a life without music. Locking himself in a world of silence, he avoids human contact as he attempts to rid himself of all reminders of his former life. His self-imposed isolation becomes difficult to maintain as encounters with his neighbour, Gwynne - an aspiring pianist - compels a reluctant Julian to reach beyond his wall of silence to a place where the soul always hears...