Isn't this nice?

[wheresthesun]

Musical Diplomacy, and Tears, in NKorea


By BURT HERMAN
The Associated Press
Tuesday, February 26, 2008; 1:44 PM

PYONGYANG, North Korea -- The New York Philharmonic's unprecedented concert could herald warmer ties between North Korea and the West. After three encores, some musicians left the stage in tears as the audience waved fondly.

And more musical diplomacy could be in the works for the isolated communist state: rock guitarist Eric Clapton has been invited to Pyongyang.

Between horn fanfares and the flourishes of a conductor's baton, the U.S. and North Korea found common ground in a concert Tuesday that spanned American and Korean musical traditions.

Whether the feeling lingers after the music will depend on the North's compliance with an international push to rid it of nuclear weapons.

After the New York Philharmonic played the last notes of the folk song "Arirang," the adoring audience stood and applauded enthusiastically, waving to the musicians.

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[keyboard150]

I'd love to share this with my students...it's awesome.

They don't care. It's unfortunate. Even the principal said it today: "I can't believe how bad these kids are.....or how much they don't care"


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