RANDOM ACTS OF CULTURE

Opera Company of Philadelphia "Hallelujah!" Random Act of Culture


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp_RHnQ-jgU

on Saturday, October 30, 2010, the Opera Company of Philadelphia brought together over 650 choristers from 28 participating organizations to perform one of the Knight Foundation's "Random Acts of Culture" at Macy's in Center City Philadelphia. Accompanied by the Wanamaker Organ - the world's largest pipe organ - the OCP Chorus and throngs of singers from the community infiltrated the store as shoppers, and burst into a pop-up rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's "Messiah" at 12 noon, to the delight of surprised shoppers.

That is cool.  Here's another act of random culture.  It's the same, only different.

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Opera Company of Philadelphia "Hallelujah!" Random Act of Culture


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp_RHnQ-jgU

on Saturday, October 30, 2010, the Opera Company of Philadelphia brought together over 650 choristers from 28 participating organizations to perform one of the Knight Foundation's "Random Acts of Culture" at Macy's in Center City Philadelphia. Accompanied by the Wanamaker Organ - the world's largest pipe organ - the OCP Chorus and throngs of singers from the community infiltrated the store as shoppers, and burst into a pop-up rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's "Messiah" at 12 noon, to the delight of surprised shoppers.

Nice one!

janet had sent me a link to this one earlier.

while I am glad these things are happening I was not thrilled with whoever edited/produced the video.  notice at the beginning they are capturing the real sound of the live organ.  then when the singing starts its not those opera members in the crowd who are singing.  the singing is a dub-over of a recording of a large choir (notice also that the organ sound changes).

then at the end when they are applauding, the applauding changes back to the mall.

I was not impressed with that.