Quarantine Music

After canceling in-person performances @CO_Symphony prepared a virtual Ode to Joy as a reminder of the power of community. "We will come back stronger than before." It has been a long year, and we hope you will indeed return stronger than ever! youtu.be/p09hpKAv9Jc/vi…

A ray of hope in a dark time: A year ago @TorontoSymphony shared a virtual performance of Appalachian Spring with the world. Hoping this spring brings better news and a return to regular in-person performances! youtu.be/5rzZ2F18MwI/vi…

A year ago @bambergsymphony asked, "What lights the hearts? What brings us together, overcomes distances & unites us-both in good & challenging times? It’s music!" Ja, Musik hat uns dieses Jahr wirklich zusammengebracht! View their global Ode to Joy... youtu.be/nZHOJHP33Ps/vi…

A year ago @CamdenVoices released one of the more moving early virtual quarantine music videos, the gorgeous True Colours--now viewed nearly 2m times (song by the wonderous @cyndilauper). youtu.be/lqWQCWc_zCc/vi…

A year ago @BCChorus singers, alumni, and staff shared their uplifting anthem, "We Sing" by @JimPapoulis, the group's debut video in the earliest days of physical distancing. Musical groups of all ages & abilities have shown so much resilience this year. youtu.be/euSHfiiix8Y/vi…

March 20, 2020 @rdamphil released "From us, for you: Beethoven Symphony No. 9." Among the first virtual pandemic orchestra videos, orchestras around the world soon followed suit. In honor of the landmark & in memory of those we lost since... youtu.be/3eXT60rbBVk/vi…

A year ago @ChinoValleyUSD cancelled their annual Choral Festival. The CVHS Chamber Singers recorded a virtual performance of Over the Rainbow. The video soon had >1.4m views, among the first of thousands of videos created by musicians around the world. youtu.be/k3_crTZ0NHg/vi…

March 19 2020 Covid was sweeping through Italy. The International Opera Choir Coro Internazionale Lirico Sinfonico shared an emotional performance of Verdi's "Va’ pensiero", among the 1st virtual pandemic videos soon shared by many musicians. In memory... youtu.be/JTVXEGIS3LE/vi…

People getting vaccinated:😀 Listening to @YoYo_Ma live: 😀 Ave Maria & prelude to Bach's Cello Suite No 1: 😀 People at vaccine center getting to hear Yo-Yo Ma play Ave Maria and Suite No. 1 in impromptu concert after he got his shot... youtu.be/BWWzmha1_jE/vi…

Scottish classical guitarist @McAllisterpluck and former student Roberto Kuhn make it look easy to play a calming Bach Invention No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 784 ("Virtual Lockdown Guitar Duo"). youtu.be/UsOrULEaqJI/vi…

2020 US @NAfME All-National Honor Guitar Ensemble performing Gävlebocken by Hawaii based composer Darin Au. Virtual Guitar Orchestra Director @makguitar Conductor @ChuckHulihan. Tough year for young musicians, but great they can share talents virtually! youtu.be/5FcGepnw0CA/vi…

The @kingssingers joined w the @sfgirlschorus to perform Leonard Cohen's iconic 'Hallelujah' w countertenors @patdunachie & @edwardbutton1, tenor @julianosgregory, baritones @CBruerton & @nashbybass, & bass @jonathanmhoward. Great collaboration! youtu.be/HOogCHT9Ab8/vi…

A "striking" performance of Chaconne in D Minor by JS Bach by @YamahaMusicEU Artist & concert percussionist @A_Ferriere, an extract from a concert June 2020 broadcast Nov 2020 as part of the @SingerPolignac Festival w the participation of @medicitv. youtu.be/3LnnE8akdHc/vi…

Members of @NatSymphonyDC wonderfully tease spring playing Vivaldi's "Winter" @MountVernon w Concertmaster Nurit Bar-Josef solo violin, Ying Fu & Marissa Regni violin, Daniel Foster viola, Eugena Chang Cello, Robert Oppelt Bass, Todd Fickley Harpsichord. youtu.be/ey2v4aOLiQU/vi…

Hoping you had a good Monday. This awesome (mostly) trombone choir celebrated International Women's Day in style playing "This Is Me." Music by @benjpasek & @heyitsjustin, orchestration by Rob Mathes, adapted by freelance trombonist Jennifer Wharton. youtu.be/HMuC1psWl_Y/vi…

One year ago the @Princeton University Orchestra played its last in-person concert. Spring 2020 students performed Nimrod from Elgar's Enigma Variations in this just-posted virtual tribute to the victims of the coronavirus epidemic. @PUMusicDept youtu.be/hn69Sm41YNw/vi…

We love efforts to inspire youth musicians when so many are unable to play in person. Watch 150 young musicians from around the world play their hearts out performing Fireflies through the Virtual Youth Orchestra. This is the 29th video by @ShowcaseMS. youtu.be/a4yNwRgYxco/vi…

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