In this video from Osaka, Japan, a 10,000 member amateur choir performs the “Ode to Joy” section of Beethoven’s Symphony Number Nine. The concert is an annual event, but this year’s performance — recorded in late December 2011 — was dedicated to the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Incredible.
Reminds me of the ‘brass band’ at the Landesposaunentag in Ulm I participated in many years go, where over 8,000 trumpet players come together on the plaza in front of the Ulmer Münster to play together.
Seattle is celebrating 50 years of World’s Fair. Love the Space Needle’s look… so… orange.
All 32 sports at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London will be streamed live at nbcolympics.com.
So, freakin’ excited. Such incredible news. Will have every screen in the house pointing at NBC capturing every moment… glorious!
After a disappointing defeat in trying to get the Olympic Winter Games for 2018 Munich is gearing up for another round in 2022 or 2026.
Once the ground work is done, you gotta try until the IOC listens. Can’t wait for the Games to come back to Germany. I’ll be there!
The Guardian:
Daniel Craig will help open the London Olympics later this year in character as James Bond, following a personal invitation from the Queen.
So great. Two of my absolute favorite things combined. No, not the queen. 007 and the Olympics.
TYPO San Francisco. Tons of great speakers. Must remember to watch the livestream!
with the London 2012 Olympics logo.
Man, Sasquatch has a killer line-up this year.
Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, Tenacious D, fun., Childish Gambino (that one’s for you Jason) and so many more awesome acts.
I feel ‘in’ again!
Via Twitter:
I’m honored and thrilled to be speaking at @TEDxPenas March 9, sharing what I think is Africa’s tech/design advantage.
Wow, incredible. Congrats!
So good.
Mark Ronson records the sounds of athletes and turns them into music. Whitney Houston’s One Moment In Time was my song growing up. It connected the amazingness of the Olympics with popular culture. It was the moment of the time. One of my earliest memories of me longing to reach for the stars.
How will you make it to the Olympics? I can’t believe Vancouver is already over 2 years past.
Superbowl is Sunday, but what to eat? I’m still not decided, but I’m hungry.
We’re staging a global talent search to bring together the most remarkable lineup in TED’s history. A series of public auditions in cities around the world will reveal voices, talents and ideas that delight and surprise. As a result, at least half of our TED2013 program will literally be crowd-sourced through what we’re calling the TED2013 Worldwide Auditions.
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Matthew Prince:
For all its faults, this is likely the greatest virtue of Davos: The massively interdisciplinary nature of the conference and its attendees. People at the top of their respective fields actively seek to learn about things they didn’t know or understand before. That’s the kind of petri dish from which real innovative ideas can occasionally emerge.
On a 1959 visit to Germany, World’s Fair Commission chairman Eddie Carlson saw Stuttgart’s concrete Fernsehturm tower and imagined one for Seattle. His napkin sketch of such a steeple—a doodle he recreated in the 1980s—was the basis for the Space Needle design.
Tina on CreativeMornings:
Fostering local community. Make people get out of their office to actually meet up.
Summer Games in Baku, Azerbaijan; Doha, Qatar; Istanbul, Turkey; Madrid, Spain; Rome, Italy; and Tokyo, Japan.
Where do you want to see the Games go next?
In case someone wants to nominate me. This is the link to the nomination for “Young Global Leaders”. Thank you in advance!
PandoDaily has an insider on the ground… must keep my eye out for his articles over the coming week. Bonus, he has good insider tips on how to get a ticket to Davos.
Asymco has one. Future Insights is happening in Vegas.
I want one too…
How to tackle the future:
“Create collaborative efforts”.
Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum on Charlie Rose in 2002.
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