Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Beyond belief. . . beautiful!

Koriyama Second Junior High School ( The Vocal Ensemble Competition Japan 2010 )
Mozart Missa Brevis KV 275 Performed by Japanese High Schoolers. . .





Sadly, too many high school choral programs in American schools are unison singing to a soundtrack, usually a poor attempt at mimicking a pop artist. . . at least that is what it looks like down South. . . We worry about being bested in science, math, etc... we ought to wake up to the lead such schools have over us in terms of music!

2 comments:

  1. One thing that always strikes me when I see a group of oriental young people is their self discipline. Our American youth would feel so put upon to be asked to follow this model; they all want to think of themselves, and be seen, as free spirits, marching to their own drummer. They are repulsed by the idea that there is a corporate good that can and should prevail over their individuality. The reject discipline in all forms and all guises. The result is all-American chaos. To produce music such as this requires a willingness to accept the discipline to meet the group objective.

    Fr. D+
    Anglican Priest

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  2. You can find disciplined American youth. They are located close to American parents who are willing to expend the energy required to discipline them.

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