Posted on 11/24/2013 11:39:59 AM PST by Sheapdog
A soloist starts playing just a bass starts on a town plaza.
Much like many of the musicians who dot downtown pedestrian malls in American cities, there is a hat on the paving stones in front of him for donations.
But then comes a cello. And a bassoon.
The melody becomes apparent, “Ode to Joy”
Violins join in and the crowd’s cell phone cameras appear. Boys climb lampstands to see. A crowd of brass and woodwinds appear and percussion is rolled onto the plaza.
This flash mob reveals itself to be the Valles Symphony Orchestra and the Lieder, Amics de l’Opera and Coral Belles Arts choirs.
The were put up to the performance by Banco Sabadell on the occasion of its 130th anniversary. Company officials said they wanted to find a way to pay homage to their city as part of their publicity campaign campaign “Som Sabadell” (We are Sabadell).
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Lovely! Thank you for that slice of heavenly.
Bump
Thanks for posting this and I shared with my friends from the Canary Islands...I’m sure it’s not new to them but I’m glad I saw it. Beautiful!
Thanks!
That was rather awesome.
Very cool.
What a lovely way to end my Sunday...thank you.
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