A violinist in the metro

A Violinist in
the Metro

A man sat in a  metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a
cold  January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes.
During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands
of people  went through the station, most of them on their way to
work.

Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was
 a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and
 then hurried up to meet his schedule.

A minute later, the violinist
received his first dollar tip:  a woman threw the money in the till and,
without stopping, continued to  walk.

A few minutes later, someone
leaned against the wall to  listen to him, but the man looked at his watch
and started to walk again.  Clearly he was late for work.

The one
who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His  mother tagged him
along, hurried, but the kid stopped to look at the  violinist.
Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk
 turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other
 children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move
on.

In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped
 and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk
 their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence
 took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any
 recognition.

No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell,
one of  the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most
intricate  pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million
dollars.

Two days before playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out
 at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.

This
is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the  metro station was
organized by the Washington Post as part of an social  experiment about
perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines  were: in a
commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we  perceive beauty?
Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected
context?

One of the possible conclusions from this  experience could
be:

If we do not have a moment to stop and  listen to one of the
best musicians in the world playing the best music  ever written, how many
other things are we missing?

WHAT DID YOU
MISS TODAY??
and here's
the link to the whole shebang...



 http://www.washingtonpost.com/ wp-dyn/content/article/2007/ 04/04/AR2007040401721.html

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A Violinist in
the Metro

A man sat in a  metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin;
it was a
cold  January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes.
During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands
of people  went through the station, most of them on their way to
work.

Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was
 a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and
 then hurried up to meet his schedule.

A minute later, the violinist
received his first dollar tip:  a woman threw the money in the till and,
without stopping, continued to  walk.

A few minutes later, someone
leaned against the wall to  listen to him, but the man looked at his watch
and started to walk again.  Clearly he was late for work.

The one
who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His  mother tagged him
along, hurried, but the kid stopped to look at the  violinist.
Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk
 turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other
 children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move
on.

In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped
 and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk
 their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence
 took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any
 recognition.

No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell,
one of  the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most
intricate  pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million
dollars.

Two days before playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out
 at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.

This
is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the  metro station was
organized by the Washington Post as part of an social  experiment about
perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines  were: in a
commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we  perceive beauty?
Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected
context?

One of the possible conclusions from this  experience could
be:

If we do not have a moment to stop and  listen to one of the
best musicians in the world playing the best music  ever written, how many
other things are we missing?

WHAT DID YOU
MISS TODAY??
and here's
the link to the whole shebang...



 http://www.washingtonpost.com/ wp-dyn/content/article/2007/
04/04/AR2007040401721.html