Discoveries 85

Every Tuesday I offer three (or so) contributions to the web that I found interesting. I hope you, too, find them inspiring. Enjoy!

This week (01/12/2010):

Bobby McFerrin plays the pentatonic scale together with people:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6tB2KiZuk&feature=related

Giving,generosity and altruism have fortunately not just become more popular but also more interesting for scientific research. We leave that for another moment but here – just to enjoy – some indeed generous moments (and please go through ALL of them in case you don’t like any one in particular). Since the ones mentioned here are all located in the US, maybe you find out some examples in your country or neighbourhood:
http://tinyurl.com/yktqsou

Austrian composer Wolfgang Mitterer is a versatile and original man. Watch some small clips of his work and/or listen to his piano concerto:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6tpimD6UVI&feature=related (Nitweitaget – transl.: Doesn’t continue)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvDqs_bLmXA&feature=related (Im Sturm – transl.: In the storm)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldr_FN0WC00&feature=related (piano concert)

 

 

 

 

 

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