Saturday, 2 March 2019

La Sinfónica Nacional Infantil de Venezuela.


This will gladden the heart of any music lover. A thousand (if not more) Venezuelan children under the enthusiastic batton of Sir Simon Rattle. I hope you have good speakers connected to your laptop!




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17 comments:

  1. Lettice2 March 2019 at 08:11

    A brilliant start to a wet and miserable day here on the Kent coast... thank you Cro.

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    1. Cro Magnon2 March 2019 at 08:13

      Light rain here too this morning Lettice. It makes a change!

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  2. Lettice2 March 2019 at 08:14

    Perhaps they could do the same thing here with our street kids, adopt instruments instead of knives?

    LX

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  3. The Weaver of Grass2 March 2019 at 08:19

    Does the heart good to hear this, especially in these troubled times for their country.

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  4. the veg artist2 March 2019 at 09:42

    It was all the joyous movement that got to me - that's the way to enjoy making music!

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    1. Cro Magnon2 March 2019 at 09:55

      Even Rattle seemed to be enjoying himself.

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  5. Tom Stephenson2 March 2019 at 11:48

    Amazing. Latin classical. I hope those kids have enough to eat today.

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    1. Cro Magnon2 March 2019 at 14:32

      Only when they've swept a few chimneys, or worked a treadmill for a few hours.

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  6. Tim B. Inman2 March 2019 at 14:34

    THANK YOU! That was exactly what I needed to get my cold brutal winter worn bones smiling this morning! The world needs more kids making music, and of course less old grouchy people telling each other what they should do. Thanks!

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    1. Cro Magnon3 March 2019 at 04:28

      That just about sums up my reason for posting this.

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  7. Ruth2 March 2019 at 15:35

    It makes you wonder where those precious souls are today - could some of them be in those tragic groups fleeing the horrific things going on in Venezuela now. Here's a link to an earlier video about the beginnings of the orchestra:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43tqQhOTCgQ

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    1. Cro Magnon3 March 2019 at 04:34

      Thanks for that. Venezuela has always been a corrupt country. My wife lived in Caracas for several years (her father was a British diplomat), and they experienced it on a daily basis. Once after having been burgled the police came to investigate, and when they left even more was missing. It's rotten from top to bottom.

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  8. Graham Edwards2 March 2019 at 19:59

    The Simon Bolivar orchestra is a truly amazing phenomenon. I remembered the 2008 Proms appearance which made huge waves here.

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    1. Cro Magnon3 March 2019 at 04:35

      Very different to the Chinese approach. They seem to be having so much fun.

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  9. Shawn3 March 2019 at 20:14

    Ah. If only they weren't in Venezuela.

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