Epic Beethoven ‘Ode to Joy’ flashmob...

July 22, 2020

If banks across the world paid homage to their founding and made a subtle commercial for themselves while they were at it, this would be the great grandmother of all of them...in Sebadell, Spain, May 31, 2012

 

Surprise and a sense of joy on the faces citizens from 7 to 70 is a universal response to emotive music...contagious, too. I cheered.

"We will be back."

They intend to come back? Hope? A coping mechanism?

Whatever it is, it's the spirit that we call up every day in the midst of living with the pandemic.  Here they are, in living rooms, kitchens, offices, keeping their chops sharp, virtually connecting with their colleagues while their families make dinner and their children dance in the kitchen. 

They don't know how or when it will happen.

Not the point. A musician at the 2:16 mark is wearing a surgical mask, playing through the reality of a global pandemic. The point is they intend it to happen.

Lord knows, we all need something to look forward to, even if it will happen in a way we don't yet comprehend.

Embrace uncertainty...and be ready to perform when the time comes!

 

Comments

[Myke Farricker]

Great job Paul!

[Rebecca Wilson]

Wonderful! Love the quick shot of the two little girls covered in joy.
Thx

[Paul A. Tamburello, Jr. aka pt at large]

That kind of joy has no shelf life, there are lots to moments of joy, wonder and surprise from at least four generations of Spaniards!

[Ann Baker]

The most wonderful , few minutes of life in these past days, weeks, months. THANK YOU !

[Paul A. Tamburello, Jr aka pt at large]

Yes indeed... the amalgam of music, children and women and men of every age and their reactions, often telegraphed through close ups of their faces, is the informal chorus to the ode.

[Tom Mguire]

What a way to wake up sure beats reveille!! Thank’s Paul!!

[Paul A. Tamburello, Jr. aka pt at large]

I know you speak from experience, glad it started your day so gloriously.

[Paul Sinopoli]

That was great Paul!

[Paul A. Tamburello, Jr. aka pt at large]

Thanks Paul, I’ve played those two videos many times, have the same uplifting response every time.
We need a positive charge anywhere we can find it.

[Abigail Ransonet]

OH PAUL!!!! YOU CONTINUE TO BRING TO US MUSICAL MAJESTRY! I AM SITTING HERE WITH TEARS DOWM MY CHEEKS. NOT JUST FOR OUR LOCAL CAJUN CREOLE MUSIC BUT FOR ALL THE LIVE MUSIC AROUND THE WORLD!!!

[Louie deB]

Thanks for sharing that Paul. What a treat!

[Paul A Tamburello, Jr. aka pt at large]

Hey Louie,
The joy of playing, listening to, dancing to, music is so universal. The videos are a pale substitute for the live versions that we miss so dearly. In the meantime, I celebrate by having a fabulous virtual dance with you in an Ode to Joy Cajun/Creole style!

[Paul A Tamburello, Jr. aka pt at large]

Abigail~
Thanks for the comment. We knew how much music contributed to our lives before the pandemic…and miss it deeply since the pandemic began. I feel for the Cajun and Creole musicians who are out of circulation, miss the dancing and socializing, so special always in SW Louisiana.