Flying drones made music. A turntable played tree rings instead of vinyl grooves. An orchestra turned a parking garage into a concert hall.
Some unique musical videos turned up in CPR Classical's Facebook and Twitter feeds in 2014. Here’s a selection of the ones that left our staff with a chuckle or a sense of awe, and got great reactions from our listeners and on social media.
This turntable plays tree rings instead of vinyl grooves. The story of how and why it works was also impressive -- as were the unique compositions generated when the turntable played different types of wood.
A charming and awe-inspiring drone ensemble made music in a laboratory:
Violinist Lara St. John and dancer Stephanie Cadman brought Bach to the streets of Toronto:
Trombonist sneezes into trombone during a concert. Video footages becomes viral sensation:
Rapper Mac Lethal responded to a teacher’s request to help make Mozart more appealing to her students.
Around the time John Luther Adams’ “Become Ocean” won a Pulitzer Prize last spring, the Seattle Symphony released this footage from the premiere at Benaroya Hall.
The Multi-Story Orchestra turns a UK parking garage into a concert hall:
From TED-Ed, a look at how playing an instrument benefits your brain:
In a year stuffed with flash mob videos, here are a few that stood out. First, an operatic flash mob on a commercial Air Dolomiti flight:
Members of the Detroit Symphony played the "Ode to Joy" at a Michigan Ikea:
And finally, Colorado’s conductorless 13-member string group Sphere Ensemble brings a flash mob version of Pachelbel’s Canon in D to the University of Colorado:
Which video was your favorite? What other videos should we have included? Weigh in below in the comments section.
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