029 Ode to Joy at Place des Arts
The next day, the wind and the sun were beautiful.
The first to go out was the newly established Street Symphony Orchestra of the Imperial University of the Arts, and the small half of the choir that accompanied the symphony orchestra.
Although it is still morning, the Imperial Capital Art Square is already very lively, the rest day in the spring, the weather is beautiful, the old people exercise here, and the adults accompany the children to frolic and play, enjoying the sunshine in the spring.
Li Qing stood on the public balcony on the second floor of the Imperial Capital Golden Performing Arts Hall directly north of the Imperial Capital Art Square, directly opposite the big clock in the square, and saw that the pointer had reached ten o'clock, so he picked up his mobile phone and dialed it out.
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After Zhuo Chao received the order, he carried his double bass on his back and walked out of the security personnel working room rented in advance in the corner of the square, today he was dressed very formally, wearing the black dress he bought when he applied for the student symphony orchestra before, although he successfully passed the assessment, but the double bass position has not been lacking in people, and this dress has not had the opportunity to be used.
I was finally able to put on the show today, although it was only on the street, Zhuo Chao was still a little nervous.
After all, he was the first to appear, but the thought of his companions who had already prepared in the five nearby rooms eased his nerves a lot.
Zhuo Chao, who was carrying a double bass on his back, did not attract too much attention.
There are many musical instrument shops and musical instrument training bases around the Art Square, and there are often young people dangling musical instruments on their backs.
But Zhuo Chao did not disappear at the end of the square in a hurry like other young people, but walked to the southeast corner of the predetermined square, which was the closest to the five strongholds prepared in advance, and the five photographers hidden in the crowd had already prepared nearby, and the drones specially rented in the sky were always hovering in this corner.
Zhuo Chao first carefully put down his beloved double bass, then took off his hat, put it in front of him, and put it in a street artist posture, then turned around, set up the violin, put the bow on the strings, stood up straight, head slightly down, and made a good posture, but did not pull the strings......
According to Li Qing's previous design, he had to wait for someone to throw money into his hat before he could start playing officially.
It's only now that I know that just by posing as playing the violin, but never starting to play, standing here like a sculpture, my body will be sore, how long will I have to wait?
Zhuo Chao's action of standing there like a sculpture finally attracted people's attention.
What is this doing?
Even if it's a street show, you have to put on a show to everyone to see if it's worth losing money, right?
But this young man who seems to be quite energetic just sits there motionless, like a sculpture, alternative performance art?
Gradually, the crowd of onlookers began to increase, and just when Zhuo Chao felt that his neck was already starting to be sore and he couldn't hold on, a young man holding a skateboard tentatively took out a five-yuan bill from his pocket and threw it into his hat......
"......Huh" Zhuo Chao let out a long breath, he could finally start performing, and the next moment, with the gentle swing of his arm, the unique low and soft voice of the double bass finally appeared in the square.
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The old man who was playing Tai Chi not far away paused in his movements and glanced in the direction of Zhuo Chao......
The little guy next to him, who was practicing cycling under the guidance of his parents, looked curiously to this side......
The people who sat in the pergola by the square began to turn around and watch the direction the music was coming from......
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After a simple start, Zhuo Chao turned his head sideways, one on the left and one on the right, two female voices, holding their cello in one hand and a small bench in the other, walked to his side, sat down, and then the melodious melody of the cello joined in.
If it was in Li Qing's world, the onlookers would immediately hear the classic song "Ode to Joy" they were playing, but no one could hear the name of the song here, but it just drifted away with the melodious music, which also attracted more and more attention.
Immediately after, twelve violinists joined the camp behind Zhuo Chao one after another, and when the clear violin sound joined the band, the entire square was filled with music.
And the skateboarder who had just thrown money into his hat was already confused at the moment, and his half-open mouth could almost stuff an egg into it. Not only him, but the scattered crowds who were watching before were no better at this time, and they were completely disturbed by this scene.
In the distance, it's a different story.
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"Eh, do you hear that? This music is beautiful!"
Couples who were walking in the musical fountain suddenly paused and looked in the direction where the sound was wafting.
"If you like, go check it out!" the boy pointed to the southeast corner, where there was already a crowd of people.
"Well, let's go!"
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"Wife, is that the Imperial Capital Symphony Orchestra organizing a performance?" The husband took his wife's hand and listened to the music coming from the wind,
"Probably, right? But how can the Imperial Capital Symphony Orchestra perform in the square?" the wife said uncertainly, "And have you heard this piece before?"
"No! But I feel like it! Promote a new song?"
"Why don't you go over and have a look?"
"Okay!"
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"Grandpa, what are you doing over there?" the little granddaughter held out her immature little finger and pointed to the southeast corner of the square.
"That's the orchestra performing! "Does the little girl think it sounds good?" Grandpa touched the little girl's head lovingly.
"Well, I want to go see it too, can I? The granddaughter said in a milky voice.
"Let's go, I'll take you!"
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"Oh, the sun is coming out of the west today, and there are still people playing symphony music in the square?" A group of old people who were exercising in the square were attracted by the music, stopped their aerobics, and looked in the direction where the music came from in the northeast corner.
"yes, I've never heard of them, they've moved out of the concert hall, and this is the first time we've seen them, and they're close to the crowd, right?" said the aunt on one side.
"Don't you say it, although this melody is the first time I've heard it, it's very good, why don't you go over and take a look?"
"What else are you talking about, sisters go!"
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In this way, more and more people walked in the direction of the northeast corner.
At this time, the student musicians holding horns, trumpets and other wind instruments under the guidance of a black suit, also finally walked out, followed by the drummer pushing the big drum, when the whole band appeared, everyone looked at each other and smiled, and finally began the first official street performance of the whole band.
The passionate and cheerful notes of "Ode to Joy" kept popping out, fluttering over the square, one by one, and then drifting away, the crowd began to gather, gathered in front of the band, the inner and outer three floors were full of people, this performance attracted at least hundreds of onlookers, the rest of the whole square has become empty, almost everyone gathered in the northeast corner.
"Ah, these are still students, aren't they? so young?"
"yes!
"It's so fresh, where's my phone, I'm going to record it back and show it to my roommate!"
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The patrol police who were patrolling the square also noticed the sudden situation in the square and walked towards this side, and the aerial camera in the sky and the photographer mixed in the crowd faithfully recorded this scene.
Everything is under control......
Li Qing picked up the phone again and dialed it out.
"Xiaoying, it's your turn!"
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Fan Xiaoying, who had been standing in the front row of the crowd for a long time, cleaned up her mood and walked into the circle of the orchestra.
"Goddess of joy, holy and beautiful, shining brightly on the earth,"
"Our hearts are filled with passion and we have come to your temple,"
After two soprano phrases, the choir singers, who had blended into the crowd, began to sing aloud in the crowd.
"Your power enables people to overcome all differences,"
"Under your radiance, people are united as brothers. ”
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The crowd began to boil, no one thought that there would be a surprise, many singers, right next to them, and after this unknown song was sung twice in a row by these singers, the catchy melody and easy-to-remember lyrics made many people can't help but hum along with it.
"The goddess of joy, holy and beautiful, shining brightly on the earth"
"Our hearts, full of passion, come to your temple"
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The cheerful atmosphere was finally fully mobilized, and more and more people joined the humming team with smiles, and even the patrol officers who came to see the situation and maintained order by the way couldn't help but start humming along with the tune.
"Your power enables people to overcome all differences,"
"Under your radiance, people are united as brothers!"
After three consecutive cycles, the atmosphere in the crowd reaches its highest point, and the melody suddenly changes, and the end of the whole section ends in this cheerful atmosphere.
The choir members in the crowd had quietly dispersed on their own, and the band members quickly lined up, and after the conductor turned around, bowed slightly to all the street audiences, and suddenly shouted loudly in the stormy applause: "We are the street symphony band of the Imperial Capital Conservatory of Music, a song "Ode to Joy" is given to all friends who yearn for music, we are waiting for you at the Imperial Conservatory of Music......! See you!"
Dropping this sentence, a group of students quickly dispersed.
Zhuo Chao was the slowest, after all, his double bass was the biggest, and he also had a hat on the ground.
Possessed and picked up the hat, put the money in the hat in his pocket, Zhuo Chaochong was still standing in front of the hat, and the skateboarder who didn't seem to have come back to his senses nodded, smiled, and said sincerely: "Thank you!"
Only then did he turn around and pick up his double bass, and walked quickly towards the intended retreat route.
Until this time, the applause behind him still did not stop, and some people even involuntarily hummed the melody just now......
"Whew! it's done!" Li Qingmu, who had been standing on the second floor watching the entire performance, let out a long breath after seeing Zhuo Chao leave smoothly, and then clenched his fists, very good, there were no accidents, and the first flash mob had a perfect curtain call.