[jim brickman] hi i'm jim brickman. welcome to niagara falls, ontario canada, one of the most spectacular places on earth. you know even from where i'm standing you can feel the mist. you can see a rainbow any time of the day. you can go from one country to another just by walking across a bridge, and like a lot of other natural wonders, it attracts people from all over. and the water is just mesmerizing. it tunes out whatever's on your mind, lets you escape. [jim brickman] tonight we're celebrating "beautiful world". you know in my travels i've gotten a chance to meet some

great friends through music. and i've invited some of those friends to join me this evening. we're sharing a message of hope, peace, friendship, and of course the international language of music. come on... [mc] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome america's romantic piano sensation, jim brickman. [mc] welcome to jim brickman's "beautiful world", a concert special featuring latin superstar, jon secada, and from america idol melinda doolittle, from celtic woman, orla fallon, and canadian singing sensation, mark masri. it also features many other wonderful guests including, david klinkenberg, anne cochran, tracy silverman, arthur hanlon, and adam crossley

with dala. [mc] ladies and gentlemen, jim brickman, beautiful world.

[jim brickman] brand new song called "carnival" from "beautiful world". that song kind of celebrates my latin roots, growing up in cleveland, oo. for such a long time i was a soloist and i still am really, but collaboration is something that's a really big part of my life, and it's hard for me to talk about collaborations without talking about my first...collaboration...musical collaboration. my first was with anne cochran. as many of you know she joined my band...yeah...

anne joined my band in high school, and she's been in the band ever since and she's here to sing for you. please welcome anne cochran. [anne] ♪winter snow is falling down♪ ♪children laughing all around♪ ♪lights are turning on like a fairy tale come true♪ ♪sitting by the fire we made♪ ♪you're the answer when i prayed♪ ♪i would find someone and baby i found you♪ ♪all i want is to hold you forever♪

♪all i need is you more every day♪ ♪you saved my heart from being broken apart♪ ♪you gave your love away ♪and i'm thankful every day for the gift♪ [jim] ♪watching as you softly sleep♪ ♪what i'd give if i could keep♪ ♪just this moment if only time stood still♪ ♪but the colors fade away♪ ♪and the years will make us grey♪ [anne] ♪but baby in my eyes you'll still be beautiful♪

[both] ♪all i want is to hold you forever♪ ♪all i need is you more every day♪ ♪you saved my heart from being broken apart♪ [anne] ♪you gave your love away♪ [jim] ♪i'm thankful everyday♪ [both] ♪for the gift

[both] ♪all i want is to hold you forever♪ ♪all i need is you more every day♪ ♪you saved my heart from being broken apart♪ [anne] ♪you gave your love away♪ [jim] ♪i can't find the words to say♪ [anne]r♪that i'm thankful everyday♪ [both] ♪for the gift [jim brickman] anne cochran!

[jim brickman] thank you. please welcome, jon secada. [john secada] thank you jim. [jim brickman] i have to say i have been such a fan of yours. ever since i was just a little kid i've just loved your music... [john secada] thanks man. [jim brickman] actually that's not completely true because we

have something in common that i'm not sure you're aware of. [john secada] we do? [jim brickman] we actually went to college together. [john secada] what, you went to the university of miami? [jim brickman] i did...go hurricanes! i did and we were there at the same time. i know you don't remember 'cause you were like a big star and everything. you brushed by me a couple times at the cafeteria...it was no big deal. [john secada] there was a language barrier. i was learning english at the time. [jim brickman] oh...that's the reason... i see... but you've done something actually really special for our alma matter. [john secada] yeah, we did a scholarship in my name that to me means a lot. any opportunity to give back...especially to a great school and a great program for the arts. you know these days the arts need all the help they can get. [jim brickman] very true. this next song celebrates how beautiful this world is. the classic "what a wonderful world".

[jon] ♪i see trees of green♪ ♪red roses too i see them bloom♪ ♪for me and for you♪ ♪and i think to myself what a wonderful world♪ ♪veo un paraiso en un cielo azul♪ ♪alumbrado con tu luz ♪es un mundo sin fronteras es un mundo major♪

♪the colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky♪ ♪are also on the faces of people going by♪ ♪i see friends shaking hands saying how do you do♪ ♪they're really saying i love you♪ ♪i hear babies crying i watch them grow♪ ♪theyll learn much more than ill never know♪ ♪and i think to myself what a wonderful world♪ [jon] mr. jim brickman.

[jon] ♪the colors of a rainbow so pretty in the sky♪ ♪are also on the faces of people going by♪ ♪i see friends shaking hands saying how do you do♪ ♪theyre really saying i love you♪ i hear babies crying i watch them grow♪ ♪you know their gonna learn a whole lot more than ill never know♪

♪and i think to myself what a wonderful world♪ ♪yes i think to myself what a wonderful world♪ [ernie manouse] hi i'm ernie manouse and you're enjoying jim brickman, "beautiful world" right here on pbs. we're taking a break in the program to give you an opportunity to do something that's so important to this station. that's calling your pledge of support. the number's right there on your screen. now we're going to give you a few minutes here. we're going to meet with jim, we're going to meet some of the artists, we're going to show you all the wonderful ways we have to say thank you. but the important thing is

that you take a moment right now and make that pledge of support. think about all the wonderful entertainment programming public television has brought into your life. all the acts you've been introduced to. maybe you're a jim brickman fan, maybe it's your first time hearing his music. go to the phones right now and make that pledge of support. let us hear from you. as i said, there are wonderful ways to say thank you, and here they are. [narrator] for your pledge of $50, you'll receive jim brickman's latest cd release, "beautiful world". with uplifting new songs and feature former celtic woman star orla fallon, latin superstar jon secada, and american idol's melinda doolittle. pledge $75 and receive the dvd of jim brickman's, "beautiful world" as our thank you gift. the dvd includes bonus material not available in this broadcast. there are so many more great performances on the expanded dvd by jim brickman, jon secada, melinda dootlitle, and more. plus behind the scenes of this spectacular show. all for the special pledge level of $75. contribute $150 and we'll say thank you with the jim brickman, "beautiful world" combo, exclusive to this broadcast. including the

beautiful world cd and dvd, with 20 minutes bonus material. plus a bonus cd with jim brickman singing his hits, "the gift", "simple things", "peace", and many more. this bonus only available tonight. finally, you will get a jim brickman after concert pass, giving you access to meet jim brickman after any show you attend through 2010. remember the pass is good for you and a guest. all of this tonight for your pledge of $150. please call the number on your screen and give what works best for you. you'll be helping your public television station bring you a years worth of quality programming. [mark masri] hi i'm mark masri, and i think what makes pbs so special to me is the fact that we've got this incredible platform where quality music, quality entertainment for the whole family can be brought to you in such a well prepared and excellent manner. now a days there's a lot of options when it comes to your home

entertainment and unfortunately not all of them are as great as others and i think the important thing about public broadcasters is that we know that this is going to be good family programming that meets your needs, is educational and entertaining at the same time. i'd say go out there and make sure you continue on supporting public broadcasters of america. [narrator] for your pledge of $50, you'll receive jim brickman's latest cd release, "beautiful world". with uplifting new songs and feature former celtic woman star orla fallon, latin superstar jon secada, and american idol's melinda doolittle. pledge $75 and receive the dvd of jim brickman's, "beautiful world" as our thank you gift. the dvd includes bonus material not available in this broadcast. there are so many more great performances on the expanded dvd by jim brickman, jon secada, melinda dootlitle, and more. plus behind the scenes of this spectacular show. all for the special pledge level of $75. contribute $150 and we'll say thank you with the

jim brickman, "beautiful world" combo, exclusive to this broadcast. including the beautiful world cd and dvd, with 20 minutes bonus material. plus a bonus cd with jim brickman singing his hits, "the gift", "simple things", "peace", and many more. this bonus only available tonight. finally, you will get a jim brickman after concert pass, giving you access to meet jim brickman after any show you attend through 2010. remember the pass is good for you and a guest. all of this tonight for your pledge of $150. please call the number on your screen and give what works best for you. you'll be helping your public television station bring you a years worth of quality programming. [david klinkenberg] hi my name is david klinkenberg and i'm playing violin here with jim brickman at the pbs special. i grew up watching pbs. i mean, "mr. rogers"? are you kidding me? and "sesame street". this is something that i think almost every child in america is weaned on. it's part of the

american landscape. it shapes us as who we are as children and into adulthood. i've watched pbs my whole life. it's a hugely important thing as musicians. i don't think you can get any bigger than a pbs special. just recently i saw "david foster and friends" and that was one of the best musical performances i've ever seen on television. i've seen "sting""..pbs brings the kind of television that no other channel brings. they are presenting the kinds of musical artists, and they give us the venue to perform live in public when we just wouldn't have that opportunity any other place. so absolutely, go to the phones. pledge pbs. i'm a member of pbs, i pledge every year. it's something that's definitely well worth doing. [narrator] for your pledge of $50, you'll receive jim brickman's latest cd release, "beautiful world". with uplifting new songs and feature former celtic woman star orla fallon, latin superstar jon secada, and

american idol's melinda doolittle. pledge $75 and receive the dvd of jim brickman's, "beautiful world" as our thank you gift. the dvd includes bonus material not available in this broadcast. there are so many more great performances on the expanded dvd by jim brickman, jon secada, melinda dootlitle, and more. plus behind the scenes of this spectacular show. all for the special pledge level of $75. contribute $150 and we'll say thank you with the jim brickman, "beautiful world" combo, exclusive to this broadcast. including the beautiful world cd and dvd, with 20 minutes bonus material. plus a bonus cd with jim brickman singing his hits, "the gift", "simple things", "peace", and many more. this bonus only available tonight. finally, you will get a jim brickman after concert pass, giving you access to meet jim brickman after any show you attend through 2010. remember the pass is good for you and a guest. all of this tonight for your pledge of $150. please call the number on your screen

and give what works best for you. you'll be helping your public television station bring you a years worth of quality programming. [jim brickman] please welcome arthur hanlon.

[jim] arthur hanlon. [jim] you know over the years of course i've done a lot of duets with amazing people, all different kinds of genres and styles of people. so now i want to do a song that features a vocalist who i hardly ever work with as a duet partner... me... this next song is one from the ultimate love sos collection; one of my favourites called "without you in my life".

[jim brickman] ♪it would be winter but never christmas♪ ♪summer with no 4th of july♪ ♪a train bound for paris♪ ♪that passes right on by♪ ♪heavy clouds that never rain♪ ♪oh i'd never hear the music when you sing my name♪ ♪looking back

on what it would be like♪ ♪without you in my life♪ ♪chocolate cake without the icing♪ ♪sleep but never dream♪ ♪indigo sky with out the starlight shining♪ ♪when you're lying next to me♪ ♪just a thought on the tip of my tongue♪ ♪i try so hard to remember♪ ♪but the thought just wouldn't come♪ ♪looking back that's what it would be like♪ ♪without you in my life♪

♪oh i'd miss the taste♪ ♪the touch ♪the feel of falling into you♪ ♪lost on the horizon sailing on the blue♪ ♪looking back that's what it would be like♪ ♪without you in my life♪ ♪looking back that's what it would be like♪ ♪looking back that's what it would be like♪ ♪without you in my life♪

[jim brickman] one of the best parts of tonight is celebrating all points of view. of course tonight we're doing this through music. but there are not that many events where the whole world is celebrated together other than things like the olympic games. i love the olympics and i've been so fortunate to write music for the olympic games. i thought we should do some songs from the olympics. "peace, where the heart is". [anne] ♪on a city street somewhere someone♪ ♪shoots a gun in the midnight air♪ ♪and i don't know why

♪somebody lives ♪somebody dies ♪somebody runs ♪and a mother cries ♪and i don't know why ♪some things we'll never understand♪ ♪other things you'd change if you can♪ ♪peace you'll find it♪ ♪where the heart is ♪and the heart is right where love lives♪ ♪and love can always find a way♪ ♪hope is the something that reminds us♪ it's not too late to find us♪ ♪one day we may be in peace♪

[mark] ♪they haven't spoken in thirty years♪ ♪after angry words and bitter tears♪ ♪and i don't know why ♪best of brothers and best of friends♪ ♪one mistake and their story ends♪ ♪and i don't know why [both] ♪some things we'll never understand♪ ♪other things you'd change if you can♪ ♪peace you'll find it where the heart is♪ ♪and the heart is right

where love lives♪ ♪and love can always find a way♪ ♪hope is the something that reminds us♪ ♪it's not too late to find us♪ ♪one day we may be in peace♪ [mark] ♪it's all about forgiveness♪ ♪as god as my witness i want to live to see peace♪ [both] ♪peace you'll find it where the heart is♪ ♪and the heart is right where love lives♪ ♪and love can always find a way♪

♪hope is the something that reminds us♪ ♪it's not too late to find us♪ ♪one day we may be in peace♪ [jim brickman] tonight we are celebrating music from all over the world and if you've ever had a chance to see "celtic woman" then you have met my next guest, orla fallon. orla joins us tonight all the way from knockananny, county wicklow, ireland. please welcome orla fallon!

[orla] ♪when to your green valleys some day i return♪ ♪when you lay your mantel around me at rest i will be♪ ♪where the heart will not yearn♪

♪then my land will ever surround me♪ ♪for you are the song ever singing in me♪ ♪and you are the heart ever true♪ ♪for you are my land and you always will be♪ ♪the voice ever calling me home to you♪

♪for you are the song ever singing in me♪ ♪and you are the heart ever true♪ ♪for you are my land and you always will be♪ ♪the voice ever calling me home to you♪

♪the voice ever calling me home to you♪ [orla] thank you! [jim] orla fallon! [jim] when i introduced you i told everybody where you were from, knockananny, right...is that right? [orla] nearly there. very good. it's not everyday you get... it's knockananna, but that's very very good. [jim] knockananna...it sounds better when you say it though. [orla] i like the way you say it. [jim] i could just listen to you talk all night. i'd go out to a concert of you just talking. if you've seen orla perform before then you may know that she plays the harp and i couldn't let her come and not play the harp. although that harp is like a

small harp. do you pack that in your suitcase? [orla] i have a big case for it. [jim] this next song that features violinist david klinkenberg starts off with harp. "jesu joy"

[ernie manouse] it doesn't get any better than this. hi i'm ernie manouse and you're enjoying jim brickman "beautiful world" right here on public television. we ask that you take a moment right now and go to the phone and pledge your support. there's a lot more concert to come, more great songs, more great artists. but right now we're taking the break so you don't miss anything, yet you have the opportunity to make that pledge of support. we have lots of ways to say thank you; you're going to learn about all of those in just a moment. so please, pick up the phone, dial the number on your screen and say this is the kind of programming i want on my

public television station. [narrator] for your pledge of $50, you'll receive jim brickman's latest cd release, "beautiful world". with uplifting new songs and feature former celtic woman star orla fallon, latin superstar jon secada, and american idol's melinda doolittle. pledge $75 and receive the dvd of jim brickman's, "beautiful world" as our thank you gift. the dvd includes bonus material not available in this broadcast. there are so many more great performances on the expanded dvd by jim brickman, jon secada, melinda dootlitle, and more. plus behind the scenes of this spectacular show. all for the special pledge level of $75. contribute $150 and we'll say thank you with the jim brickman, "beautiful world" combo, exclusive to this broadcast. including the beautiful world cd and dvd, with 20 minutes bonus material. plus a bonus cd with jim brickman singing his hits, "the gift", "simple things", "peace", and many more. this bonus only available tonight. finally, you will get a jim brickman after concert pass, giving you access to meet jim

brickman after any show you attend through 2010. remember the pass is good for you and a guest. all of this tonight for your pledge of $150. please call the number on your screen and give what works best for you. you'll be helping your public television station bring you a years worth of quality programming. [john secada] hi i'm john secada. as a child my marriage to pbs was directly linked to education and the wonderful programming that i grew up with. from "mr. rogers" to "sesame street". that's the way that i learned english as an immigrant. and i can't tell you what those shows meant to me. later on i had the opportunity to do a tribute to mr. rogers. and in my heart and as an artist it's directly, directly because of pbs, because of all the shows that i watched as a kid. so give, pledge, give as much as you can to this wonderful, wonderful network. it's going to be worth it for you, and your children.

[ernie manouse] remember, this is your opportunity to go to the phones and call in your pledge of support. now we had an opportunity to catch up with jim when he was out by the falls earlier today. we'd like to share with you a little of jim's views and feelings about this show and public television. [jim] i'm so thrilled have this show "beautiful world" broadcast on pbs. i mean where else can you see a concert special like this on television. these days with the commercial stations showing the stuff they show, it's just not the same as a pbs concert special. you're sitting in the audience, you get a chance to experience it just as if you're sitting in the theatre and i'm there playing with all my friends and bringing you this particular special called "beautiful world". now this is my fourth concert special for pbs, so i'm so thrilled that i have this support from all of you, the viewers for these specials. for me it's a labor of love. i of course grew up on pbs; i grew up watching pbs. my dad used to cook and follow julia child all the way, i was a huge fan of

"sesame street" growing up, and of course influenced by so many of the things that i watched. just like you and maybe your children are. so for me getting a chance to play music that's heard and seen all over the country on pbs really makes a difference. now it's really important too that you, the viewer, knows that you are a big part of this. now i know you hear this all the time that you, the viewer, are how these things happen, but it really does make a difference. when you pledge to this station, you're contributing to your local public broadcasting station. you're saying, i want the arts to be supported in my community. and you're doing that by pledging to public broadcasting stations. that's how these shows are made and that's how i'm able to bring you this special, "beautiful world". so call the station right now. make your pledge to public television. let us know how important these concerts are to you. [narrator] for your pledge of $50, you'll receive jim brickman's latest cd release, "beautiful world". with uplifting new songs and feature former celtic woman

star orla fallon, latin superstar jon secada, and american idol's melinda doolittle. pledge $75 and receive the dvd of jim brickman's, "beautiful world" as our thank you gift. the dvd includes bonus material not available in this broadcast. there are so many more great performances on the expanded dvd by jim brickman, jon secada, melinda dootlitle, and more. plus behind the scenes of this spectacular show. all for the special pledge level of $75. contribute $150 and we'll say thank you with the jim brickman, "beautiful world" combo, exclusive to this broadcast. including the beautiful world cd and dvd, with 20 minutes bonus material. plus a bonus cd with jim brickman singing his hits, "the gift", "simple things", "peace", and many more. this bonus only available tonight. finally, you will get a jim brickman after concert pass, giving you access to meet jim brickman after any show you attend through 2010. remember the pass is good for you and a guest. all of this tonight for your pledge of $150. please

call the number on your screen and give what works best for you. you'll be helping your public television station bring you a years worth of quality programming. [anne cochran] hi. i'm anne cochran and i'm a huge supporter of public television. i not only grew up with pbs, i raised my children with pbs with programs such as "sesame street'"and "mr. rogers" that are quality educational programs you don't find anywhere else. pbs is also a wonderful platform for music and theatre that you don't see anywhere else. this is my fourth pbs special with jim brickman. i urge you please support pbs. otherwise you won't see quality programing like you're seeing tonight. thank you. [ernie manouse] everyone's back in the theatre, the show is about ready to continue. we don't want you to miss a thing. please though go to the phone, make that pledge of support, enjoy this wonderful show. support public television. do it now. and without further adieu we want

to give you more concert. so sit back, relax and hear one more time jim brickman "beautiful world". [jim] without music in my life certainly i wouldn't be who i am and i couldn't have gone all the places that i've had a chance to see, meet the people that i've met, it's just an amazing thing. the first time that i realized that my music was traveling even farther than me i was pretty blown away. i knew my songs were used in like spas and elevators, bathtubs and hospitals, on-hold music...but who'd have thought that it would end up on a shuttle in outer space? "dreams come true" the song, was the nasa wake-up song for astronaut, rex walheim on a recent space mission. being in space was a dream come true for him my

music went along for the ride.

[jim] please welcome adam crossley and dala. [adam] ♪strawberry lips shining in the summer sun♪ ♪canary-tipped glowing there for everyone♪ ♪you fell asleep under the cherry tree♪ ♪la la la la it's beautiful world we're all here♪ ♪your winter skin warming in the summer sun♪ [dala] ♪summer sun

[adam] ♪we know within you will stay forever young♪ [dala] ♪forever young [adam] ♪you fell asleep under the cherry tree♪ ♪it's time to wake up♪ ♪the moon is high above you♪ ♪we're all here 'cause we love you♪ ♪and when youinally open your eyes♪ ♪and ears you'll see♪ ♪and you'll hear us sing♪ ♪la la la la it's a beautiful world♪ ♪and we're all here♪ ♪la la la la it's a beautiful world♪ ♪and we're all here♪ ♪la la la la

it's a beautiful world♪ ♪it's a beautiful world [sharon] good morning atlantis, and special good morning to you today rex. [rex] good morning sharon. thanks for the music that's called, "dream come true" by jim brickman. and doing a space walk certainly is a dream come true. [adam] ♪you fell asleep under the cherry tree♪ ♪it's time to wake up♪ ♪the moon is high above you♪ ♪we're all here 'cause we love you♪ ♪and when you finally open your eyes♪ ♪and ears you'll see♪ ♪and you'll hear us sing♪ ♪la la la la it's a beautiful world♪ ♪and we're all here♪ ♪la la la la

it's a beautiful world♪ ♪and we're all here♪ ♪la la la la it's a beautiful world♪ ♪and we're all here♪ ♪la la la la it's a beautiful world♪ [dala] ♪it's a beautiful world [adam] ♪it's a beautiful world [jim] adam crossley and dala! from american idol, melinda doolittle! you have such an inspirational story about the encouragement from your mom growing up. [melinda] i really do. i

actually used to be tone deaf, and it was so bad that people would just say, "you have some charisma so just lip sync, don't sing out loud". and i told my mom i really want to sing and she's like, baby you've got to pray hard... so with a lot of prayer and a lot of practice and my momma with me the entire way i'm here today and so so blessed to be here. [jim] and we're going to do a song that celebrates all that from melinda's latest album, "we will find a way". [melinda] ♪sun follows rain ♪strength follows pain ♪oh, we will find a way

♪there is a plan, peace follows understanding♪ ♪oh, we will find a way ♪and in the long run all things happen for a reason♪ ♪though it's hard sometimes believing what that means♪ ♪there's a long road, we will sail above these waters♪ ♪there are more than seven wonders to be seen♪ ♪here in your smile, my heart ct