This film trailer about the Kinshasa Symphony in the Congo gave me chills!
"Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the third-largest city in Africa. Almost 10 million people live here and they number among the poorest inhabitants on this planet. Kinshasa is the home of Central Africa’s one and only symphony orchestra..."
"I like it here. Here I feel free."
"When I sing, I'm entirely myself. I'm in a different world."
This is what orchestras are *really* about.
(Props to Jason Weinberger for posting this on his blog - and then tweeting about it)
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