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There is some joy in this world. This is pretty Cool! ... (Original Post) aggiesal Jun 2020 OP
aggiesal...That was beautiful... Upthevibe Jun 2020 #1
You're welcome. I really enjoyed it. n/t aggiesal Jun 2020 #10
What the world was then. Gosh, the world is in ruin. LakeArenal Jun 2020 #2
Today, it would be broken up with teargas. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #4
Or worse. LakeArenal Jun 2020 #8
2012, I think. Here's the story... CurtEastPoint Jun 2020 #3
Ode to Joy words by Schiller. Bernstein conducted it in celebration of fall of Berlin Wall in 89 bobbieinok Jun 2020 #5
Loved it! Thanks! MoonRiver Jun 2020 #6
Oh, thank you! Thank you! Having some goose bumps question everything Jun 2020 #7
You're welcome. I really enjoyed it as well. n/t aggiesal Jun 2020 #12
An oldie but a goodie... Wounded Bear Jun 2020 #9
Beautiful. I love this one. crickets Jun 2020 #11
You're welcome. Enjoy the rest of your day! n/t aggiesal Jun 2020 #13
Thanks! electric_blue68 Jun 2020 #14
You're welcome! n/t aggiesal Jun 2020 #16
We used Ode to Joy as our recessional at our wedding 44 years ago Maeve Jun 2020 #15
You're welcome! Anytime. ... aggiesal Jun 2020 #17
My friend just died of Covid and it's been such a sad day. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #18
I'm sorry to hear of your friend passing away ... aggiesal Jun 2020 #19
Ode to Joy words are by Schiller. Bernstein conducted it in celebration of fall of Berlin Wall bobbieinok Jul 2020 #20
Thanks! mvd Jul 2020 #21

CurtEastPoint

(18,552 posts)
3. 2012, I think. Here's the story...
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:46 PM
Jun 2020

Flashmob performances haven't been a fresh concept for some time. And they've been somewhat taken over by corporations during recent years. But that doesn't stop viewers from enjoying the performances, whether in person or on the web. Take this recent example orchestrated by the financially-challenged Spanish bank, Banco Sabadell.

Earlier this summer, the bank brought together 100 musicians and singers from the Orchestra Simfonica del Valles,Amics de l'Opera de Sabadell,Coral Belles Arts, and Cor Lieder Camera to perform the anthem of the European Union -- Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" from his Symphony No. 9. It all happens in the Plaça de Sant Roc in Sabadell, Spain, a little north of Barcelona. Perhaps this will put a smile on your face. Maybe you'll even shed a tear. One way or another, make sure you turn up your speakers....

bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)
5. Ode to Joy words by Schiller. Bernstein conducted it in celebration of fall of Berlin Wall in 89
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:52 PM
Jun 2020

For that concert performance, Leonard Bernstein changed one word--Freude to Freiheit, ie joy to freedom


Eta---Wall fell in November 89, concert was a Christmas concert that same year

question everything

(47,265 posts)
7. Oh, thank you! Thank you! Having some goose bumps
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 01:08 PM
Jun 2020

(Dragging those kettle drums must have been a major undertaking.)

Wounded Bear

(58,440 posts)
9. An oldie but a goodie...
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 01:17 PM
Jun 2020

it is heartening to revisit things like this, remembering what the world could be.

crickets

(25,896 posts)
11. Beautiful. I love this one.
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 02:14 PM
Jun 2020

Today has not been a good day, and that definitely brightened it up a bit. Thanks for that.

Maeve

(42,224 posts)
15. We used Ode to Joy as our recessional at our wedding 44 years ago
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 05:14 PM
Jun 2020

Didn't sound this good, however...thanks!

aggiesal

(8,864 posts)
19. I'm sorry to hear of your friend passing away ...
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 07:17 PM
Jun 2020

and that I could at least bring a little joy to your world.

My condolences.

Stay strong and stay safe, otherwise we all lose.

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