very good post Bruce!!! thsnks and I saw Andre on the PBS show with
David Foster and
sent a cd he made to the Montreal woman I have been nuts about... good
voice
Bruce Hershenson wrote:
I was forwarded this by a good friend (I hope you can spare a minute
to read it):
What are we missing?
Washington DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. A
violinist played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that
time approx 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them
on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man not...iced
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 till 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, as the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally 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 them to move on.
45 minutes:The musician played. Only 6 people stopped and stayed for a
while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace
.He collected $32.
1hour:He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No
one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
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Comment: No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of
the best 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 had sold out a theater in Boston where the
seats averaged $100. This is a real 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: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 ..... then how many other things are we
missing?
P.S. I verified this story as true on Snopes
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