Loudspeakers
Imagine all the sounds of an orchestra. Now picture all the different instruments you need to get them. PICTURE: Khakimullin Aleksandr/Shutterstock From the bright ting of the triangle to the mournful sigh of the oboe, and the sensual stir of the strings. Plus, the great talent of each individual player. Different sounds come from different […]
Orchestra plays national anthem in central Kyiv as Russians advance
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters On a Kyiv square where recent popular uprisings have scuppered Moscow’s ambitions in Ukraine, an orchestra assembled before a small crowd on Wednesday to play the national anthem as Russian forces advanced on the city. The Kyiv-Classic Symphony Orchestra also performed an excerpt from Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, on which the European […]
Musicians from every country form Earth Orchestra to record unique song
London, UK Reuters For the first time in music history, 197 musicians – one from each country – have formed an orchestra, hoping to exemplify how people can transcend physical and cultural borders to come together. The Earth Orchestra’s song Together is Beautiful – recorded in different locations then mixed together – and a documentary […]
Freedom and orchestras
I’ve been suggesting that true freedom is not the ability to do whatever you want, but rather choosing to obey God. To do good! PICTURE: Samuel Sianipar/Unsplash Let me give you another example – the orchestra! If each musician did whatever they want, I can’t imagine that anyone would go along to hear them. It would be a […]