More #quarantinemusic, following through on my #QuarantineLife music and culture thread during #LuzonLockdown yesterday.
1. "Bring Him Home," sung by former cast members of Les Mis, to support Britain's .@NHSuk frontliners:
1. "Bring Him Home," sung by former cast members of Les Mis, to support Britain's .@NHSuk frontliners:
2. The Civic Orchestra of Philadelphia was due to celebrate its centennial with a concert. When canceled by #COVID19 the musicians recorded themselves singly to perform Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony jointly; and commissioned new compositions. Amazing!
3. The Colorado Symphony started a very nice #PlayOn online series featuring its musicians. Here is a performance of an Aria from Bach's Goldberg Variations for Mandolin, Guitar, and Bass (April 1, 2020):
4. Colorado Symphony's #PlayOn series merged classical performers with pop music pieces, such as this quarantine recording of the symphony's horns playing "All By Myself" (March 25, 2020).
5. The Colorado Symphony's horns also did a joint #PlayOn online performance of "Don't Stand So Close To Me," March 20, 2020:
6. Non-traditional orchestras unable to perform also did joint online performances, such as Kaleidoscope Orchestra performing a version of Swedish House Mafia's "Don' You Worry Child." (March 24, 2020):
7. Talking about non-traditional orchestral renditions, there's a Gaga Symphony Orchestra and they did a quarantine collaboration too, of "Good Times." You're welcome. March 18, 2020:
8. Back in a more classical vein, WDR Symphony Orchestra said it best: "We're staying home - and still play together. In the only way that's possible right now." Here, Igor Stravinsky's "The Firebird" (Home Office Edition!), March 29, 2020:
9. #QuarantineMusic is a global initiative featuring Online Philharmonic Orchestra, musicians from all over the world, here a performance of Glinka's "Ruslan and Ludmilla," April 2, 2020:
10. The Münchener Kammerorchester did a #homeoffice performance om March 23, 2020:
11. In Italy, the International Opera Choir did a version of the "Va Pensiero" from Verdi's "Nabucco," on March 19, 2020:
12. In London, Paul Potts recorded the famous aria, "Nessun Dorma," dedicating it to frontliners --doctors, nurses, truck drivers, grocery staff, etc.-- on April 2, 2020:
13. From her 5th floor balcony, Teiya Kasehara has been recording herself singing arias, in this case, "O mio babbino caro" (she has 18 others!), March 23, 2020:
14. Quarantine didn't stop Andrea Bocelli from singing "Con te partiro" from his home in Tuscany, March 30, 2020:
15. A very moving act of solidarity by the orchestra of the National Theater of Serbia: they performed "Bella Ciao," the 1939 anti-Fascist resistance song, which has become Italy's anti-#COVID19 anthem. March 20, 2020:
16. The Confined Orchestra performace of "La Tendresse," a 1963 song, dedicated to all those affected by #COVID19. March 29, 2020:
17. Whimsy is part of #QuarantineLife too. There's the "Toilet Paper Challenge" taken up by this quarantined Cello player who played "The Swan" by Camille Saint-Saëns (March 21, 2020):
18. More whimsy --or frustration because practice might disturb the neighors? So The Cello Doll just practiced her moves with the help of a toilet paper and Lysol "cello", March 21, 2020:
19. Soprano? Quarantine? A barn? Problem solved! Erin G. McCarthy sings "Dich, teure halle" from Wagner's Tannhauser, with some farm animals as companions, March 24, 2020:
20. Other musicians have taken to musical tricks in the time of quarantine. J.P. Cormier proves he can play a mean country guitar even while blindfolded, March 28, 2020:
21. Or you can be a violinist sight reading Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" (Spring, anyway) while wearing a mask, March 28, 2020:
22. Or you can just be a cellist named Clean Bandit playing Elvis in your bathrobe, March 23, 2020:
23. Or you can be a violinist playing the Super Mario Brothers them because why not, you're in quarantine anyway. March 18, 2020:
24. Pop musicians have taken to online performances to show support for frontliners and their fans. Graham Nash performs their hits from his NYC home, March 28, 2020:
25. Paul Simon performed an accoustic version of "The Boxer" on March 30, 2020, dedicating it toNew York City:
26. From her garage, Renee Brna insisted the show must go on, singing a Broadway song (March 24, 2020):
27. As part of their lockdown diaries, a duo of classical piano-playing sisters did a piano duo challenge, featuring Beethoven's 32 Variations WoO 80 in C minor, April 2, 2020:
27. For their part, in their Quarantine Sessions, the Leo Twins played "Havana" on rubab and violin, March 27, 2020:
28. The Ragtime Bandits for their part, did a lockdown cover of "Eleanor Rigby," March 28, 2020:
29. Christopher Moschlberger and his friend Anna performed Johann Ernst Alternburgs "Bourée", March 29, 2020:
30. Finally for today, the whole world is online and doing quarantine music. R. Suryaprakash has been doing Quarantine Carnatic Music; on Day 4 (March 29) he did "Nanmayum Selvamum" and "Saranam Saranam Raghu Rama," so beautiful.
Here was yesterday's #QuarantineMusic thread: threadreaderapp.com/thread/1245938…
