Wednesday, March 12, 2008

"Who says band's not cool?"

This is a short video of the Venezuelan National Youth Orchestra. They are directed by a young man named, Gustavo Dudamel. Many of you know that I lived in Venezuela for over a year as a missionary for my church. I miss mi otra patria (my other homeland). I would love a chance to go back. I keep in regular contact with a couple of queridas amigas (dear friends). One of them recently sent me this video. I love it because it embodies the spirit and exuberance of the Venezuelan people. Enjoy!

11 comments:

  1. aubreyannieMarch 12, 2008 at 10:50 PM

    i never knew this about you, annie. how very cool. and i "have" to say that band is cool cuz paul was a band geek in h.s. he loves to watch drumline. whoops. i mean "we" love to watch drumline.

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  2. Tori :)March 13, 2008 at 7:48 AM

    I loved it!! I recognized "West Side Story" right off. That was fun to watch...
    What years did you serve? I forget.

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  3. TamaMarch 13, 2008 at 9:09 AM

    WOW! That was great. I'm going to watch it again.

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  4. MelissaMarch 13, 2008 at 9:46 AM

    So fun! I love watching people play music and they are having FUN!! Too many times it turns into something waaaaay too serious!

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  5. SharMarch 13, 2008 at 11:49 AM

    I loved your Anniethology on Idol (all of them). It made me laugh so hard. I might have even peed a little bit. Brooke White totally looks like lamb chop.

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  6. Nancy FaceMarch 13, 2008 at 8:58 PM

    That is the coolest symphony I've EVER seen! I love it! :)

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  7. KateMarch 14, 2008 at 2:26 AM

    This is me commenting...
    Now that is my kind of orchestra concert! None of that black tie business. I don't know when American Idol comes on here...no cable, but I love your "Who's your daddy?" bits. I have a friend that runs an American Idol pool...the first year she did it she had a hard time getting 12 people...now she has nearly 200. Yeah, she's a regular bookie.
    Thanks for checkin' out my blog.

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  8. Elizabeth-WMarch 14, 2008 at 10:11 AM

    If Shazzy hadn't gone bald, he'd totally look like that director.

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  9. b.March 14, 2008 at 9:24 PM

    Hoss' brother served his mission there too.

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  10. carrieMarch 16, 2008 at 9:56 PM

    I saw that guy on 60 Minutes a few weeks ago. He has an amazing passion for music. He started a music program for inner city Venezulian kids and he is the youngest director ever hired by the Las Angeles Phil Harmonic.

    My pop culture knowledge is fierce.

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  11. Sarah BlueApril 11, 2008 at 10:56 AM

    That was Awesome! I got chills! I played violin in junior high and Hated all the slow classical songs that our conductor chose, so I quit the orchestra. I would TOTALLY have stuck it out if we did songs like those Fabulous Venezuelans!!!

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