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May 03, 2009

Violinist in the Metro:

(Just discovered this story today. I believe the lesson to be learned is still a good one two years later.)

From April 11, 2007 - NPR:All Things Considered

“Virtuoso concert violinist Joshua Bell plays more than 200 international bookings a year. But in January, he found himself performing during rush hour for morning commuters at a metro station in Washington, D.C.

Bell, who on Tuesday won the Avery Fisher Prize for outstanding achievement in classical music, talks to Michele Norris about the stunt, an experiment concocted by The Washington Post columnist Gene Weingarten.

During the 40 minutes he played, Bell says only seven people stopped to listen — and only one person recognized him. “ - listen to this NPR story here.

Click here to read Gene Weingarten’s story in the Washington Post.

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A wonderful piece in the Washington Post. A noble experiment. A sad commentary.

I went to Juilliard during the years Lenny Slatkin did. As a matter of fact, he conducted the Juilliard Theater Orchestra quite often when Jean Morel or Jorge Mester decided they weren't :-). We all would have said the same thing. Of course people would stop when surrounded by such an amazing musical experience.

Here we are all those years later, and I smile sadly as I read the Post article thinking how all too often I find myself hurrying past beautiful gardens going to my appointment, or racing down the highway not bothering to take in the Pacific Ocean on my right or left side. I understand how people missed it.

I suppose only a few who have spent much time in life appreciating music would be stopped cold as Mr. Picarello was. I like to think I would have been...but then again... it would depend on how late I was.

A commentary on our world more than our love of music or its quality.

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