I know Kirby well, and if he had been in the Metro that day, I bet he would have ruined their video by stopping, listening to the end, and then giving Mr. Bell well deserved applause!
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 6:33 PM, Kirby McDaniel <[email protected]> wrote: > I saw Joshua Bell play the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in Austin about 10 > years ago. He is worth stopping for! > > Kirby McDaniel > > > On Dec 12, 2009, at 2:32 PM, 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. > > . > > . > > . > > . > > . > > . > > . > > . > > 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 > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
