Ben Folds Composes s a Song Live with the Orchestra in only Ten Minutes - Enjoy with Troy!
You have to admire the immense creative talent of Ben Folds. I was fortunate to see him in concert last year in Davenport, Iowa and have followed this piano man for two decades. He does a 'create a song on the spot' segment in his concerts. Well you will be treated to Ben creating a song with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center ...in only 10 minutes! What talent! Take a few minutes and listen to how quickly he constructs a song for orchestra. LOVE IT! Below is the liner for the video.
NSO Artistic Advisor Ben Folds composes a piece live with the National Symphony Orchestra and conductor Edwin Outwater during Sound Health in Concert: Music and the Mind, an initiative spearheaded by Artistic Advisor At Large, Renée Fleming, presented by The Kennedy Center and National Institutes of Health. Introduced by Dr. Charles Limb.
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I've been a BF fan since 1997 when I couldn't get 'Brick' out of my head. I didn't realize at the time that the song was about a boy whose girlfriend has an abortion. Now I listen to that song from a completely different point of view and it's extremely sad.
I am the same way. I was introduced to Brick and thought it was a pretty break up song until a friend 15 years later told me what it was about. Such talent though. Thanks @ironshield
Thanks for sharing this. I've seen it before, but have to say that I admire Ben Folds. I first encountered him as a judge on a spectacular TV show called "The Sing-Off," an a capella group competition.
If you've never seen that show, I can't recommend it enough.
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I will look it up. I cannot say enough about Ben as he has my complete respect and admiration. Thanks @creatr
I've heard him do the song before but the video was new to me. NICE performance by Ben. Thanks.