Wednesday, 19 March 2014

Oil Drum Cello

I don't know about you, but I find this little film about a youth orchestra who play on home-made instruments, recycled from rubbish, intensely moving. A powerful demonstration of the transforming power of music - and a reminder of how immensely privileged we are who have music on tap and the money to buy  instruments... Incidentally, this orchestra has just been booked to support Metallica!
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  1. Peter19 March 2014 at 13:40

    Oh, wow. Just wow.

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  2. Kate_in_Welly20 March 2014 at 08:10

    Tears in my eyes... How wonderful.

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  3. mahlerman20 March 2014 at 10:40

    I remained dry-eyed, and have just used the word 'wow' in my own post on the other channel but....yes, a cocktail of emotions are stimulated by this short vid, the two most arresting being - the transcendentally rewarding experience of making music and, by way of a corrective, the egression of that experience from a backdrop of poverty. In short, humbling.

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