Opera Company of Philadelphia "Hallelujah!"

Random Act of Culture Flash Mob

On Saturday, October 30, 2010, the Opera Company of Philadelphia brought together over 650 choristers from 28 participating organizations to perform one of the Knight Foundation's "Random Acts of Culture" at Macy's in Center City Philadelphia. Accompanied by the Wanamaker Organ - the world's largest pipe organ - the OCP Chorus and throngs of singers from the community infiltrated the store as shoppers, and burst into a pop-up rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's "Messiah" at 12 noon, to the delight of surprised shoppers.


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Christmas songs by Owl City

Owl City Picture via deviantart by ~CupCakeOwO

Owl City is an American synthpop musical project by Adam Young. Owl City was born from Young's musical experiments in his parents' basement in Owatonna, Minnesota. As Owl City, Young developed a following through MySpace before signing with Universal Republic.

After two independent albums, Owl City gained mainstream popularity with the 2009 major label debut album Ocean Eyes, which spawned the hit single "Fireflies".

Wiki






The song "In Christ Alone" as performed by Adam Young of Owl City.
Written by Keith Getty and Stuart Townsend.

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Christmas song by Flyleaf

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Front Cover for the Album Much Like Falling
 by the artist Flyleaf

Flyleaf: Christmas Song Lyrics

A frightened virgin teenage girl 

Receives a message that defies the laws of this world 
All she can do is weep and nod 
She's to bring into this world the Son of God 

God's angels sound their trumpets 
And blow their horns 
Tonight the long awaited savior is to be born 
The goodness bound by Satan it has been torn 
With this baby's precious brow ready for thorns 

A star appears fufilling ancient prophecy 
There's an ounce of fear as wise men follow faithfully 
The Virgin Mary brings forth the human savior 
And this future king sleeps soundly in the manger 
Soundly in the manger 

God's angels sound their trumpets 
And blow their horns 
Tonight the long awaited savior is to be born 
The goodness bound by Satan it has been torn 
With this baby's precious brow ready for thorns 

Tonight He is born so one day He can die 
To heal hearts that are torn and live the perfect life 
So He can hang upon a cross and we can take His life 
So we can live as sinners 
And He can pay the price 
Tonight He is born so one day he can die 
But He will rise again 

God's angels sound their trumpets 
And blow their horns 
Tonight the long awaited savior is to be born 
The goodness bound by Satan it has been torn 
With this baby's precious brow ready for thorns


Flyleaf website: flyleafmusic.com
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Christmas Food Court Flash Mob

On Nov.13 2010 unsuspecting shoppers got a big surprise while enjoying their lunch.
This flash mob with over 100 participants was organized by AlphabetPhotography to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!
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Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent (Video)

Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish singer who came to international public attention when she appeared as a contestant on reality TV programme Britain's Got Talent on 11 April 2009, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables. Her first album was released in November 2009 and debuted as the number one best-selling CD on charts around the globe.
Global interest in Boyle was triggered by the contrast between her powerful voice and her plain appearance on stage. The juxtaposition of the audience's first impression of her, with the standing ovation she received during and after her performance, led to an international media and internet response. Within nine days of the audition, videos of Boyle—from the show, various interviews and her 1999 rendition of "Cry Me a River" — had been watched over 100 million times. Her audition video has been viewed on the internet several hundred million times. Despite the sustained media interest she later finished in second place in the final of the show behind dance troupe Diversity.


Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent

I Dreamed a Dream lyrics

There was a time when men were kind,
And their voices were soft,
And their words inviting.
There was a time when love was blind,
And the world was a song,
And the song was exciting.
There was a time when it all went wrong...

I dreamed a dream in time gone by,
When hope was high and life, worth living.
I dreamed that love would never die,
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
Then I was young and unafraid,
And dreams were made and used and wasted.
There was no ransom to be paid,
No song unsung, no wine, untasted.

But the tigers come at night,
With their voices soft as thunder,
As they tear your hope apart,
And they turn your dream to shame.

He slept a summer by my side,
He filled my days with endless wonder...
He took my childhood in his stride,
But he was gone when autumn came!

And still I dream he'll come to me,
That we will live the years together,
But there are dreams that cannot be,
And there are storms we cannot weather!

I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living,
So different now from what it seemed...
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed...


Via: wiki, talent.itv.com

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Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir

Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir - 'Lux Aurumque'

Eric Whitacre (born January 2, 1970 in Reno, Nevada) is an American composer, conductor and lecturer. He is one of the most popular and performed composers of his generation.

Whitacre's Virtual Choir projects began with Sleep in 2009 and was followed by Lux Aurumque in 2010. Combining 185 voices from 12 countries, the virtual choir has been described as a "musical experience that works better than anyone might have expected" (Gramophone, August 2010). Not only did it receive 1,000,000 hits in the first two months captured the attention of entrepreneurs and decision makers worldwide, from the United Nations to Google.

Video for Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold) by Eric Whitacre taken from his new album Light and Gold - released in October 2010

Video for Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold) by Eric Whitacre taken from his new album Light and Gold - released in October 2010

Info: wiki

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World’s largest dancing fountain

Dubai Fountain - "Con te partirò" (Time to Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman)

Dubai Fountain - "Con te partirò" (Time to Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman)

The Dubai Fountain is a record-setting choreographed fountain system set on the 30-acre manmade Burj Khalifa Lake, at the center of the Downtown Dubai development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was designed by WET Design, the California-based company responsible for the fountains at the Bellagio Hotel Lake in Las Vegas. Illuminated by 6,600 lights and 25 colored projectors, it is 275 m (902 ft) long and shoots water 150 m (490 ft) into the air (equivalent to a 50-story building), accompanied by a range of classical to contemporary Arabic and world music. It was built at a cost of AED 800 million (USD 218 million). 
The Dubai Fountains project water in the air in many different combinations and patterns. The beam of light from the fountain can be seen from over 20 miles away.
The fountain is animated with performances set to light and music. It is visible from every point on the lake promenade and from many neighboring structures. Performances take place every 20 minutes from 6 pm to 10 pm on weekdays, and from 6 pm to 11 pm on weekends.
Info: wiki

Dubai Fountain - "Waves" ("Amvaj") (song by Bijan Mortazavi)

Dubai Fountain - "Bassbor Al Fourgakom" (song by Emirati artist Hussain Al Jassmi)

Dubai Fountain - "Baba Yetu" (an award-winning song in Swahili from the Civilization) 

Dubai Fountain - "Shik Shak Shok" (the Arab world’s top-selling dance number)

Dubai Fountain - "Dhoom Thana" (a Hindi song)

Dubai Fountain - Showing off (no music)

Dubai Fountain in HD - Recent shows

Dubai Fountain shot from afar

Greyson Chance - 13-year-old YouTube sensation

Greyson Chance. Photo: greyson-official.com

Greyson Michael Chance is an American singer, songwriter and pianist whose April 2010 performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" at a sixth-grade music festival became a hit onYouTube. As of June 15, 2010, his cover for the song "Paparazzi" has a total viewership of over 30 million. He has two original compositions, "Stars", and "Broken Hearts", both posted on his YouTube channel which have 4 and 5 million views respectively. His debut single, "Waiting Outside the Lines," was released in October 2010.

Greyson Chance performing "Paparazzi" by Lady Gaga at Edmond's Sixth Grade Festival.

Personal life

Greyson Chance was born on August 16, 1997 in Wichita Falls, Texas and now resides in Edmond, Oklahoma. In May 2010, he completed his 6th grade year at Cheyenne Middle School in Edmond, Oklahoma for the school year 2009-2010.He is now currently doing school online. He is the youngest child of Scott and Lisa Chance. He has a 16-year-old sister, Alexa, and a 19-year-old brother, Tanner, both of whom also play music. Chance has had three years of piano lessons, but no formal vocal training.

Appearances

Chance's "Paparazzi" cover video was posted to YouTube on April 28, 2010, and for almost two weeks the video generated low views. At least two social websites, GossipBoy.ca and reddit.com, posted video embeds on May 10, 2010. Ellen DeGeneres first saw the video after Chance's brother, Tanner Chance, wrote to her show suggesting she watch it. The video had about 10,000 views when DeGeneres first saw it; while explaining her reasons for naming her new record label "eleveneleven", she listed as one reason the fact that she first saw Chance's Paparazzi cover on May 11, 2010. Also, she states that 11 is Greyson's soccer jersey number. On the afternoon of May 11, Yahoo! Music reported: "As of this writing, the video has gotten more than 36,000 views so far, and he's even been invited to perform on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show".

Greyson Chance: At the studio all night! Making some music!
Photo: greyson-official.com

On May 12, 2010 Greyson Chance taped an interview and performance of "Paparazzi" for Ellen in Los Angeles. It was broadcast on May 13. During the interview, Chance received a phone call from Lady Gaga, who the youth says is his "true inspiration." This first appearance on Ellen was followed by a second appearance on the show, airing May 26, 2010, on which Chance performed his original song "Broken Hearts," received a $10,000.00 award for winning Ellen's Wonderful Web of Wonderment contest, a brand new Yamaha piano, and was announced as DeGeneres's first signed artist to her new recording label eleveneleven. Chance now has many fans on online social sites such as Facebook and Twitter. He is the 30th most subscribed musician of all time on Youtube, with a 220,000+ strong subscriber base, as of August 17, 2010. Greyson Chance also appeared at We Day (also known as Me to We Day 2010) in downtown Toronto at the Air Canada Center. He performed Fire by Augustana.

Greyson Chance visits Canada.

Greyson Chance Performs "Waiting Outside The Lines" on Ellen. Single available now on iTunes. 

Greyson Chance on Bullying - Ellen DeGeneres Interview.

Sources: greyson-official.com, wiki 

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