The Rotterdam Symphony Orchestra performed Beethoven’s exhilarating “Ode to Joy,” a tribute to theh7man spirit, as each musician was isolated in his or her home.
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra responded by performing Aaron Copeland’s “Appalachian Spring” in their homes.
The website SlippedDisc posted both and invites viewers to vote.
Bottom line: creative artists are learning to collaborate while isolated, to share the gift of music with all of us.
I vote that we, each isolated, are the real winners!
Bravo!
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Keep posting these, Diane – they are a light in the darkness!
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Good morning.
THANK YOU, Diane.
Soothes the soul. Beautiful, beautiful.
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I watched/listened to both of these performances and revisited some others . Here are some more prospectsfrom the National Endowmwnt for the Arts.
“The Healing Power of the Arts
It has been shown in research time and again that the arts can help heal, whether physical or emotional troubles. In this time of crisis, the arts community, though bearing a heavy economic toll, have continued to present their art using today’s technology to provide arts programming to the public to help them through these trying times. Here is just a small sampling of Arts Endowment grantees who have been doing just that.
Academy of American Poets
The academy has created a new engaging initiative, Shelter in Poems, where the public can select a poem from their collection and post on social media a sentence or two about why the poem is inspiring.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Ailey dancers are off tour but will not stop dancing! Take a look at their rendition of “I’ve Been Buked” from Alvin Ailey’s dance masterpiece, Revelations.
Ann Arbor Film Festival
The film festival, from March 24-29, 2020, will be presented as a free live stream on their website.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Enjoy reading all of Shakespeare’s plays for free and listen to audio recordings of seven complete productions, as well as watch a video production from 2009 of Macbeth, for free through July 1, 2020.
Houston Chamber Choir
At noon each day for the next several weeks, the Houston Chamber Choir will present favorite moments from past performances to offer a moment of peace and comfort during these anxious days.
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Kennedy Center education artist-in-residence Mo Willems invites viewers into his studio every weekday at 1:00 p.m. ET for his LUNCH DOODLE. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle, and explore new ways of writing.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met’s digital digest offers a selection of the museum’s many videos, articles, and online resources, including past exhibitions and a kid’s section.
University of Oregon
The University of Oregon offers hours of content in visual arts, media arts, music, dance, and theater from various university sources.
And as a special treat from one of last year’s National Medal of Arts recipients (the U.S. military bands), the USAF Heritage of America Band demonstrates the best way to telework…
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A special ‘Thank you’ to the Sound Engineers who mixed this.
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Was watching this the other day. Might interest some of you. Posting part 1, parts 2-4 also on YouTube:
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Thanks for sharing. Agreed – this kind of creative collaboration makes all of us winners.
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This orchestra competition will not be fair.
The Netherlands has a population of 17.18 million.
Canada has 37.58 million people.
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