Day 5 of #QuarantineMusic, a thread. 1. Ravel's "Bolero" has emerged as a phone-in favorite among orchestras performing virtually. The New York Philharmon dedicated its April 3, 2020 performance to healthcare workers:
2. The other piece favored by phone-in performers is Elgar's "Nimrod" from his Enigma Variations, here performed by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra on April 6, 2020 (poignantly: "From our homes to yours"):
3. A third favorite is Beethoven's "Ode to Joy," although the Met of Bogotá decided on the 1st Movement from his 1st Symphony, April 6, 2020:
4. Indonesian musicians formed a Virtual Orchestra and also performed Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma" - IX. Nimrod by Elgar, April 5, 2020:
5. For its part, the United States Army Field Band put forward an online concert, reminding folks this year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of WW2: and how #COVID19 has triggered a wartime-like response from societies and governments, April 5, 2020:
6. Our own Manila Symphony Orchestra put forward an unusual but very contemporary choice as part of its "Tagpi-tagping Tagping Damdamin Video Series: MSO in Quarantine": they picked Tifa's theme from Final Fantasy 7, April 4, 2020:
7. A broad spectrum of soloists have also taken to uploading lockdown performances. Here, a cellist stranded in Australia did Bach's Cello Suite no.1 "Allemande" in a field, April; 5, 2020:
8. A WW2 fave, "Well Meet Again" (alluded to by Queen Elizabeth II in her #covid19UK message) performed on guitar by Jarmo Hynninen, April 1, 2020:
9. A rendition of "Georgia On My Mind," March 28, 2020:
10. A very mellow cover of "Happy Together" by C.A. House Music, March 28, 2020:
11. Kevin Loh recorded Sérgio Assad's "Remembrance," April 4, 2020:
12. A dramatic electric guitar performance by Jacopo Mastrangeloof Deborah's Theme" by Ennio Morricone, recorded overlooking Rome's Plaza Navona, April 2, 2020:
13. Musical phoned-in collaborations have alspo been uploaded. Two Polish oboists perform a delightful version of the "Queen of the Night" Aria from Mozart's "The Magic Flute," April 5, 2020:
14. Doruk & Burak Çebi playing Tchaikovsky, April 5, 2020:
15. A quintet performs Piazzolla's "Soledad," April 4, 2020 (a haunting performance):
16. The ever-favorite "Canon" by Pachelbel, performed by Synthesis Musical Pairings, March 16, 2020:
17. A difficult phone-in: Monti's "Czardas," by a Polish clarinet and flute quartet, March 31, 2020:
18. Musicians of the San Antonio Symphony with their phoned-in version of "Nimrod" from Elgar's Enigma Variations, March 31, 2020:
19. The Horszowski Trio in NYC, with a quarantine performance of Chopin, as arranged by St-Saens, "Nocturne in E Major," March 27, 2020:
20. An exotic piece, "Verklärte Nacht" by Arnold Schoenberg, by Andy Liang on violin and Nathan Chan on cello, March 24, 2020:
21. Individuals recording multiple versions of themselves to create a musical whole: Jeff Brumley performs "Appalachia Waltz" for mandolins, April 5, 2020:
22. More contemporary phoned-in musical efforts include Alfredo Rodriguez and Insta friends jamming together on April 5, 2020:
23. Or take the swinging version of Doris Day's "Enjoy Yourself" by the Bee Swing Orchestra with La Chorale Confinée (130 singers!), April 5, 2020:
24. Or take the Sogdiana Orchestra, April 5, 2020:
25. The remarkably named conductor Le Fi Fi and his students from the Symphonic orchestra of State Music and Ballet Highschool "Ilya Nikolovski-Lui" in North Macedonia, recorded the Pirates of the Caribbean theme on March 29, 2020:
26. The National Orchestra of Lyon for its part took a more traditional approach, phoning in a performance of "L'Arlésienne" by Georges Bizet, March 28, 2020 (opening bars will remind you of a traditional Christmas carol):
27. Another #COVID19 era favorite is the 1939 anti-Fascist song, "Bella Ciao," which was an early solidarity song as the pandemic swept through Italy. Here performed through Classical Guitar and Vocals by Luciano Renan and Joshua Pivato, April 4, 2020:
28. Podcasting of course already enjoying its heyday has deepened its reach during quarantine;
Rion Willard started one where he interviews a conductor about what the job entails, April 5, 2020:
Rion Willard started one where he interviews a conductor about what the job entails, April 5, 2020:
29. Dancers too have taken to online collaboration, see this video by 12 performers through the LA Dance Project, April 5, 2020:
30. And humor is never far away, either. Muhammed Yıldırır did "Karantina’da ki Kemancı (Violinist of the quarantine)" with the help of an alcohol squirt bottle, March 25, 2020:
31. But the day wouldn't be complete without Teiya Kasahara singing the famous aria, " Un bel dì," from her balcony, April 5, 2020:
