An enterprising group of Julliard music and dance students, led by my guy Yo Yo Ma, have recorded a brilliant video of Ravel’s Bolero. Alongside the students, musical giants including Itzhak Perlman, Emanuel Ax, Jon Batiste, and Yo Yo Ma lend a hand. There are also surprise (comedic) appearances by the likes of Renee Fleming, Patti LuPone, Bradley Whitford, Bebe Neuwirth, Christine Baranski, and Laura Linney. And every time I watch it, I spot more surprises!
Conducted by David Robertson, Julliard’s Director of Conducting Studies, the video was directed and choreographed by Larry Keigwin and Nicole Wolcott of KEIGWIN + COMPANY, and the music was arranged by Hamilton‘s Music Director, Kurt Crowley.
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May 19, 2020 at 6:57 am
I want to give it a ten!! One of my favorite music and they had a great sound. Yes, he is also one of my all time favorites. Yo Yo Ma is always super. Super great post today. The arrangement was a little different and a nice change for a couple of bars. Hal
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May 19, 2020 at 10:05 pm
I thought it was very interesting and entertaining. And every time I watch it, I see something new!
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May 19, 2020 at 7:48 am
I just can’t imagine how to go about putting something like this together. Must take hours. Fun to watch. Great talent.
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May 19, 2020 at 10:06 pm
It truly must be an Herculean undertaking. So impressive!
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May 19, 2020 at 1:17 pm
That was an absolute joy! I loved the creativity within the performances, the moments of levity, and – as Beverly noted above – that is some top notch coordination and editing work that went into post-production in particular. This and similar musical productions are making me even more emotional than usual during Shelter in Place. Watching this video, I found myself wondering if it is because nothing more potently encapsulated the weird dislocation of “separately together” than performers who would usually be part of a group having to make individual contributions to a group project. I hope that makes sense. Anyway, bravo! This was wonderful.
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May 19, 2020 at 10:09 pm
I totally get you. For me, it’s all those little boxes. They’re a big part of my work life and my social life, and now they’re where we’re getting our creative input, too. It’s a perfect representation of our own four walls. I’m always grateful when someone comes up with a new way to interpret all those little boxes.
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May 19, 2020 at 9:18 pm
Oh that was brilliant!
And of course I have to share this:
Alison
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May 19, 2020 at 10:15 pm
That was very good! Thank you!
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May 21, 2020 at 11:41 pm
Amazing!
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