This conductor is amazing. He is relatively young, is from South America and is taking the world by storm. BUT this video of an encore is completely ridiculous and totally enjoyable.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Beauty and perception
This just came up on StumbleUpon, and I found it very interesting. I think you might too.
Perception
Something to think about….
Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approximately. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.
4 minutes later:
The violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.
6 minutes:
A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.
10 minutes:
A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.
45 minutes:
The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.
1 hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.
This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities.
The questions raised:
*In a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?
*Do we stop to appreciate it?
*Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?
One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made.
How many other things are we missing?
Perception
Something to think about….
Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approximately. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.
4 minutes later:
The violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.
6 minutes:
A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.
10 minutes:
A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.
45 minutes:
The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.
1 hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.
This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities.
The questions raised:
*In a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?
*Do we stop to appreciate it?
*Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?
One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made.
How many other things are we missing?
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Why I love Debussy
I keep finding more reasons why I love Claude Debussy and his music. Here is another. I lose myself in the musical world he creates.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
A Day in the Life
I had this idea, for those of you whom I have not seen in too long a time, that I would take a picture every time a sat down somewhere. So, I attempted to do that today. I was hoping that this little experiment would create some cool results. I may need to tweak how I do it a little bit in the future, it will be an ongoing experiment. SO here is Tuesday October 27, 2009.
I hope this provides some insight to my daily life.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Rainy day
I was listening to this today as I was walking through the rain to class. It perfectly captures my feelings for the day.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Procrastination
I should be studying. But this came up on iTunes, and I was reminded that I absolutely love this piece of music. The short film is pretty cool too. Listen and disappear into the music.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Late Night Music
Call me a nerd, but video games have some really great music written for them. Like for real. Love it.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Words
So, here I am. 8 months after starting this blog, I am finally writing something in it. But what, you might ask, has been deterring me?
Fear.
Fear that I might not be able to express myself properly.
Fear that my words would not be smart enough.
Fear that I am not funny enough.
Fear that I am not interesting.
Fear that no one will care.
Fear of failure.
But who cares. This is me. This is my blog. This is you reading my blog. Though I may not be the best with words, these are my thoughts. My thoughts about life and my thoughts to you.
Hopefully this will be the start of great friendship between me and you.
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