Things to make my flist smile: 2

[azalaisdep]

And in honour of St Cecilia's Day, I defy any musician or music-lover who has 5 minutes to spare (and sound on their device) not to have a smile on their face, a lump in their throat or both after watching this...
[Cross-posted at both LJ and DW - feel free to comment at either...]

Comments

[just_ann_now]

Thank you! Got my day off to a great start, and Mr. Marwalk's, too!

[azalaisdep]

It was the kid climbing lamp-posts to get a better view, and the little one jumping up and down conducting, and above all the girl who'd started it all just standing there utterly gobsmacked, who got me :-)

[azalaisdep]

My enjoyment wasn't even spoiled by discovering it was filmed as a commercial for Banco Sabadell (the bank behind the musicians) - obviously it had to be staged, with all those cameras clearly ready to capture it, and suspiciously good sound quality! But it's the reactions of the passers-by which make it, especially the little kids - you can't coach children to react like that. And the Ode to Joy really does have that effect on people :-)

[marta_bee]

That little lamppost-climbing kid? That would be so me. Just the kind of thing I did at that age.

[mrowe]

Oh, that was lovely:)

[azalaisdep]

Wasn't it? Beethoven FTW :-)

[curiouswombat]

I love the little girl who started it all - it was a pity she wasn't in the last shot, too, really.

[azalaisdep]

She just stands there completely awestruck - it's lovely.

I just adore all the children, jumping up and down and conducting. I posted the link to the FB wall of a friend of mine who works in orchestral administration - she said: "Kids are good with orchestras anyway. I remember a LPO programme when a 9 year old called up from the audience at random was handed the conductor's baton at the RFH and the orchestra instructed to follow his beat for the William Tell overture. It took about 10 seconds for him to realise what power he had and how much fun it was to wave his arms faster and faster until the orchestra collapsed!"

[lindahoyland]

Thanks for sharing.

[marta_bee]

Not a bad show for a euro! Although I'm not sure you have to be a music lover to get a smile out of this. Just all that beauty hidden under the surface, waiting to come out.