We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams

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James Rhodes - Is that not worth exploring?

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A wonderfully illustrated point

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Matthias Heiderich, 2015

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This is the most touching rendition of Beethoven’s 9th that I’ve heard yet... 

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if anyone ever asks what band is just show them this vine

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meeeeeee

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omg

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Cello bow positions.

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Song Premiere: Ben Folds And yMusic, 'Capable Of Anything'

Working with the classical sextet yMusic has helped open Ben Folds' songwriting to new possibilities. The pop pianist's new song is maybe his most lovable yet.

Yes Ben Folds!!!!! Check this out if you are interested in the intersection of classical music and other genres! (which i totally am!) I love how the ensemble is used in this song. Can’t wait for the full album! 

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You will not regret watching this.

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This is so cool!! 

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Matthias Heiderich

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Composer: Max Reger (1873 - 1916)

Work: Vivace from Little Sonata in d minor for Violin and Piano (1909)

Performer: Ulf Wallin, Roland Pöntinen

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I’ve got 99 problems but pitch… pitch is definitely one of them.

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leopold mozart: the adventure

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The first week of my semester has just ended, and I think it's going to be the best yet! 

My friend (gemgay) and I started a new music ensemble for undergrad students at school (we're still thinking of a name- so if anyone has any suggestions feel free to msg!!). So far we've gotten 3 compositions submitted to us, and I'm really excited to see what else we get next week. It's so cool to be able to work with composers and get music written just for us. 

I'm also working on a piece with one of the dance professors to be performed at a concert in April. I've played a piece with a dancer once, and it was a really interesting and fun experience so I'm glad to be doing that again! I'm going to be playing for a musical too, which I'm listening to and looking over right now. Although musicals generally aren't my favorite thing, I love playing in pit orchestras. It's such a fun atmosphere. 

Hope everyone else has a great semester ahead! 

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Brilliant. 

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This 144-Year-Old Wisteria In Japan Looks Like A Pink Sky

These stunning photographs, which look like a glorious late evening sky with dashes of pink and purple, are actually pictures of Japan’s largest wisteria (or wistaria, depending on whom you ask) plant.

This plant, located in Ashikaga Flower Park in Japan, is certainly not the largest in the world, but it still comes in at an impressive 1,990 square meters (or half an acre) and dates back to around 1870 (the largest, at about 4,000 square meters, is the wisteria vine in Sierra Madre, California). Although wisterias can look like trees, they’re actually vines. Because its vines have the potential to get very heavy, this plant’s entire structure is held up on steel supports, allowing visitors to walk below its canopy and bask in the pink and purple light cast by its beautiful hanging blossoms.

Image credits: Takao Tsushima