orchestra.became the 10th music director of the chicago symphony orchestra in 2010. here's a look at a performance of beethoven's fifth. ♪ he will lead the chicago symphony orchestra and three concerts at carnegie hall beginning january 30. i'm pleased to have him back at this table. welcome. >> thank you. >> is that the happiest moment for you when you are there with a good orchestra, with music and composers that you like leading them? >> this is a good question. many people feel extremely happy on the podium. i feel always that to conduct a great orchestra in front of the public that knows what they are listening, it is a big challenge every time. you cannot be completely happy. >> is it thrilling to be there? and each time, think i can get it better this time? >> every time. one of the most difficult moments is the end of the performance because if the public likes the performance the public applauds. sometimes with standing ovations and the public -- if you are honest with yourself, you sta

, but not leading the orchestra. >> yes.orchestra -- board of directors. and chicago, it's very well-balanced. we have sponsors, the bank of america who have been very helpful and still are very helpful. then we have a family, sam and helen, they are friends of mine and they gave a huge contribution to the orchestra for the chair of the music director. so staying together one or two times a year, having dinner together and making jokes and this and that -- >> charlie: it's pleasant. yeah it's pleasant. >> charlie: are you going to take the orchestra to cuba? >> i hope. i hope because that would be a statement. >> charlie: yeah. of friendship. as nixon when he opened the china, the philadelphia orchestra went there. that was one of the cultural statements. and it helped. when they went to japan, the french restaurants lost the competition with italian restaurants. >> charlie: what will you conduct at carnegie hall? >> now it's three programs. quite interesting, because we bring two symphonies of scriabin. there's a composer t

, but not leading the orchestra. >> yes.pends very much on the people that are working for the orchestra. in chicago, it is very well-balanced because the sponsor is bank of america which has been very helpful and still very helpful. we have a family, sam and helen, they are friends of mine. they gave a huge contribution to the orchestra for the chair of the music. staying together one or two times ofa year, it is pleasant. >> are you going to take the orchestra to cuba? >> i hope because that would be a statement of friendship. as nixon when he went to china, the philadelphia orchestra went. that was one of the cultural statements. it helped. when we went to japan the first time, it was such a revolution. even in the restaurants, the french restaurants, they lost their competition with the italian restaurants. >> what would you conduct at carnegie hall? >> three programs. quite interesting because we bring two symphonies. it is one of the greatest composers of the russian school together with the others. we do the first and

string orchestra repertoire is pretty small. i used to be boxed into small repertoire. i kept constantly looking for new repertoire and commissioning new arrangements. if you look at the first of the program you have very early, young vibrant mendelson; fabulous opener and then you have this fabulous concerto written for us in the orchestra. is our gift. msk(music) >> and then you have strauss, extraordinary piece. the most challenging of all. string orchestra work. 23 solo instrument no violin section, now viola section; everybody is responsible for their part in this piece. the challenge is something that i felt not only that we could do , absolutely could do but i wanted to show off. i can't tell you how aware i am of the audience. not only what i hear but their vibes, so strong. i have been doing this for a long time. i kind of make them feel what i want them to feel. there is nobody in that audience or anywhere that is not going to know that particular song by the fourth note. and that is our encore on tour. by the way. i am proud to play it we are from san francis

then it was up to albert, the orchestra's surgeon, to heal them.his patients. but they survived. you took the wire from a bicycle? >> bicycle. >> reporter: the brake of a bicycle and turned it into a string for a violin. >> yes. >> reporter: and it played music? >> yes. >> reporter: sylvia's life has gotten more demanding since she started in the orchestra 17 years ago. she's got three kids now. there are no daycare centers in the neighborhood, so the kids are always with her, never far from her fiddle. but when she turns from mother to musician, she says she has left this planet. she's not in the congo anymore. opera vocalists came to teach technique and diction. and if you ever question that music is the universal language, watch this. ♪ ♪ ♪ a german-speaking teacher tutoring a french-speaking african how to sing an aria in italian. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> bon, bon. >> reporter: the boys' choir has quite a repertoire now-- bach, mendelson, handel, and, of course, beethoven. the week we were there, the orchestra was rehearsing beethoven's 9th symphony. not exact

>> well, we are applying for this orchestra and on internet.plied in videos and they chose our work. and then we get together and they teach us with very good maestro and we learn a lot with them. >> fantastic. >> and then we play together and we share different experience for all over the world. >> where are you from? >> i'm from the dominican republic. >> and you're from canada. so this orchestra includes kids from all over the -- the north and south america. central america as well. and how long have you been playing with them? >> i've been playing since 2013. i was lucky enough to go on a tour to central america with them. >> how great for you to be here and work with these kids? >> well it's been very -- a awesome experience to work this different people and we have a different approach of music, which is very interesting, because we have seen all things from a very different perspective. >> fantastic. you have enjoyed it? >> yes. >> we want to hear you play sometime. you have to let us know when they're on and we'll tell everybody when th

where is the orchestra and who wrangles the galaxy of stars on hollywood's big night. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us on this saturday. i'm cecilia vega. as we come on the air tonight, nearly 100 million americans. there is no escaping the wrath of this winter. take a look right behind me a thick coating of ice covering roads and trees. and in in tennessee, a state of emergency tonight. in alabama, watch this. that pick-up truck -- no match for those icy roads and to the north, that beautiful blanket of snow at the white house later turning to rain, a dangerous mix. and behind this storm, an arctic blast striking denver tonight set to reach all of the way across the country. that forecast in a moment. first, abc's linzie janis starting us off from monterey, tennessee. >> reporter: overnight, more than three-quarters of an inch of ice in some parts of illinois, vehicle after vehicle spinning out today. extreme weather wreaking havoc in 18 states. traffic snarled to practically a standstill on washington, d.c. area highways. this driver says it took him two hours to travel a q

today, she is the orchestra's first violinist.olors. were you surprised when you learned that they were made from trash? >> ada rios ( translated ): yes. i was very surprised because i had thought that trash was useless. but thanks to the orchestra, i now realize that there are so many different things that can be done with the stuff. >> simon: cateura didn't exist before paraguay's capital asuncion started dumping its trash here. the town grew up around the garbage and became one of the poorest places in south america. 2,500 families live here now. there is hardly any electricity or plumbing. the drinking water is contaminated. many of the children move from broken homes to crime and drugs. but ada and her younger sister noelia, who plays the cello, say that music has become their salvation, the centerpiece of their lives. >> ada rios ( translated ): when i play the violin, i feel like i am somewhere else. i imagine that i'm alone in my own world and forget about everything else around me, and i feel transported to a beautiful pl

she said, well, fantastic, we haven't got a cello in the orchestra.stra was just being created and everybody who could play anything, little bit of mandolin, scratching on the violin, it was a very peculiar collection. there were five people who could play the instruments. the rest were all people trying to be saved into this so-called temporary survivor possibility. she said to me, look, you have to go to quarantine, but we'll fetch you to the music group and you'll play. so now i was in this quarantine block. i mean for god's sake, that was really terrible. not many people got out of there. then they fetched me. and said, where's the cellist? i hadn't played the cello for two years. i said, well, excuse me, i must see if i can still move my fingers. i wasn't particularly frightened no the to pass the audition. i was a savior. they didn't have low notes in the orchestra. every camp had some sort of band. you know? but we were the only one really that consisted of children, more or less. and then there was alma. she was very, very strict. we were almo

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. >>> next weekend is valentine's day and the philadelphia orchestra has a special concert to serenade sweety, karen rogers has more in 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: love is in the air as the philadelphia orchestra partner also with shakespeare theater of philadelphia for a special concert and play combo. >> an evening like this, we have the hall lit in a special way and create a different experience when you're in the hall beyond what you might see in a simple -- symphonic concert. 450 years later shakespeare provides so much inspiration. for the composers we chose were wrote based on on shakespeare. much to do about nothing and a midsummers night dream and romeo and juliette. >> we'll have vignettes between each peels or each moment that will place you inside the play. >> reporter: the orchestra jeremy rothman vows will be a night set with passion. >> to hear the orchestra to play these incredible pieces of music. bring somebody special on valentine's day and have a great time. >> reporter: the concert is at 8:00 p.m. verizon hall go to arts in philly.org or go to 6abc loves the

nominated for "symphony live" his first recording was a 38 piece orchestra. >> it is my dream. working with symphony. >> reporter: and, speaking of symphony -- [music] >> it is so fun, that song, and by the end of it you just -- i feel like i have gone on a roller coaster ride. [music] >> reporter: the san francisco symphony is nominated for "west side story". >> it follows the plan of its own complete recording but it does so with a really knock- your-socks off orchestra. >> reporter: and come tonight, let's hope something great will be coming. [music] >> reporter: and tonight after the show i will have an exclusive look behind-the- scenes. what you did not see during the show. celebrity interviews and we can not talk about the grammys without talking about the wild outrageous fashions on the red carpet. that is what makes the grammys so much fun. >> absolutely. i love seeing what the stars are wearing. betty who was your best dressed? who do you think looked the best tonight? >> reporter: you know, so far i am going to go with taylor swift and rihana. a lot of talked about he

. >> another element not in the auditorium on oscar night the orchestra. >> while people at home andrr hear the orchestra music, it is actually being perform here a mile away at capitol records. music then piped through fiberoptic cables back to the theater t only takes 2.7 milliseconds. >> we just keep trying get that latency down, as close to zero so that performers can hear exactly what the orchestra doing and the orchestra can respond. >> movie clips and musical performance, will be in dole i 5.1 surround sound. technology at the theatres also helping stars and their fans connect through social media. this year the green room designed by architectural digest will have samsung tablets, and a gist mirror for celebrity reactions, powered by twitter. the academy added 4glte cell tower to improve activity. no charging station, since most celebrities aren't using their phones during the ceremony. >> unless, they're taking the ultimate hollywood selfie. kara tsuboi, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> now most of the nominees will walk away without statues. but some will still be getting gift b

youth orchestra program.n my opinion, one of most inclusive in the city. >> do they have to already know to do play an instrument or can they learn? >> they have tiny violences this high practicing and learning instruments, about 5 years old. inspiring. >> you start them at 5 and through high school? >> exactly. >> fantastic. congratulations on this big program. good luck with it. i hope we'll have a lot of people to come out and i want to remind everyone "forever free" at the arc and that is on sunday. two shows, at 3:00 and 6:00. >> yes. >> thank you so much for coming to talk about it. >> thank you so much barbara. >> thank you. >>> reaction is pouring in this morning to the passing of bob simon of "60 minutes." we'll look back on his career. >>> plus, a library sit-in 75 years ago and why the organizer was ahead of his time. stay with us. >>> i'm hoping the room sir true a third movie. say it's true? >> there's no green light, but it's definitely in the work. >> they're talking about the movie "the sister

burst onto the international jazz scene as the youngest member of dizzy gillespie's united nations orchestra. 20 years later, his signature pan-american sound continues to revolutionize contemporary jazz. innovative pianist, composer, and humanitarian danilo perez. i'm maria hinojosa. this is one on one. wow, how beautiful, danilo perez. thank you for joining us. >> it's a pleasure to be here. >> hinojosa: some people might not know your name, but you are a grammy award winning musician, composer. you head up the berklee college of music global jazz institute. >> yes. >> hinojosa: you head up the panamanian jazz festival that you created. you live in boston. >> yes. >> hinojosa: and you give so much back in terms of your music to the world. it's really an honor to have you here. >> it's my honor, too. >> hinojosa: when people think about jazz, sometimes they think it's a solid american traditional music. you grew up in panama, and in fact, panama and jazz, there's a long history there. i mean, you're panamanian, latin jazz, but this is not new, right? >> yes. actually, there has been a signi

pursuing an orchestra career. >>> the british american business council of greater philadelphia had special guest today good they welcome honorable carwin jones the first minister of wales. this is his fire visit to the area the first minister met with mayor michael nutter and other area business lead tore highlight historic relationship between wales and pennsylvania and the current industry sector development. >> the objective is to make sure that people heard of wales that they understand wales is a nation just like scotland, just likening land and ireland, and of course continue to build on the business that we already have with companies here in a pennsylvania. >> indeed, pennsylvania maintains the highest number of welsh american residents anywhere in the the country. >>> well, all right, we know february got off to a cold start, and it looks like it is going to end the same way. >> so it goes. meteorologist kathy orr is tracking the chill kathy. >> at least it is consistent. >> there is that, yes. i have to say something good about it. at least it is a short month perhaps. on

he won 27 emmy awards including this one about a south america orchestra whose poor members constructed their instruments out of trash. >> just look and listen. ♪ >> reporter: this is the recycled orchestra. >> reporter: "60 minutes" executive producer jeff fager praised his friend. >> he loved what he did. a body of work that i think is difficult to match. >> reporter: bob simon was 73. kris van cleave, cbs news, new york. >>> reaction to simon's death is pouring in from journalists who remember him for his lifetime of contributions to news and his writing. on twitter cnn's candy crowley called simon a courageous no-nonsense reporter with a touch of a poet. larry king recalled simon as a great reporter and a wonderful man. shortly after learning of his death, cnn host and "60 minutes" contributor anderson cooper called simon a warrior poet. >> bob was for the last five decades one of the best in my opinion the best in the world in getting a story, telling a story, writing a story, and making it simply unforgettable. >> and "cbs evening news" anchor and simon's "60 minutes" colleague sc

. >> reporter: another element not in the auditorium on oscar night, the orchestra.eople at home and inside the theater can hear the orchestra music, it's actually being performed here a mile away live at capital records. the music is then piped through fiber optic cables back to the theater and it only takes 2.7 mill seconds. >> we to get the late si down -- lay sensey down as close to zero so they can hear exactly what the okay stray is doing and the orchestra can respond. technology at the theater sls helping stars and their fans connect through social media. this year the green room designed by architectural digest will have samsung tablets for celebrity reactions powered by twitter. they added a cell tower to improve connectivity but there are no charging stations since most celebrities aren't using their phones during the ceremony unless they're taking the ultimate hollywood selfie. >>> good morning. welcome to wusa9 at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. it's just about 6:30. the cold air has returned to the mid-atlantic and we're preparing for a refreeze. we're also

kennedy: like brad pitt and the chamber orchestra.coming up next, a new guest is joining us right here on site kennedy: welcome back. the only living member, giving us a glimpse into the crazy world of rock 'n roll in his new book, my life as marky ramon. thank you for joining me everyone is gone. >> unfortunately. kennedy: have their ghost haunted you for the last several years? why write the book now? >> it took five years. you know, to think that you can write it within a week is pretty impossible. you have to have a plan. so being in the band for 15 years, it's the most comprehensive book out there to be one what was the hardest thing for you in the van to dealing with joey's ocd order johnnies love of ronald reagan? >> i mean, joey had an illness and later on we realized back, not in the beginning. the other -- that's what happens when you have ocd. johnny's lover ronald was his weakness, but we heard it every minute. and that was between joey and johnny's politics and that was the main topic. so after a while because of that, th

i sometimes practice a lot of my orchestra music if i have a back gig. material ton because it's fun and gets my fingers going. you can also change the sound. this get. ♪ you do that and it rocks them out. >> showing them all of this this coming sunday? >> sunday at 2:00 a 4:00 concerts and i start off the program playing the national anthe at the nationals games. with this rock sound, my own version people think sounds like jimi hendrix but i modeled amp eddie van halen. tickets are available and before hand petting zoo to try out instruments there in the orchestra for fun. an afterwards talk going on. s.p. santangelo one of the last great broadcasters. >> glen thank you for coming to tell us about it. >> thanks for having me. >> glad you brought your batolin with you. remember the concert at the kennedy center 2:00 and tickets still available. >>> tomorrow is safer internet da up what you should be doing as parent to dieppe keep your child safe. >>> plus a planned sleep-in. what parents and students in our area are trying to persuade schools to do i ha

40-piece. >> a 40-piece orchestra in the theater? ushers would be dressed in period pieces. the audience were given programs for the movie which would start in 20 mins or so. >> how many people acted in the movie? >> i do not have an accurate count. griffith, who was again one of the groundbreaking in public relations as well and promotions, talked about having 25,000 extras in the civil war scene. that was wildly untrue. he's a lot of tricks with the camera to make it seem like thousands of soldiers. >> how long did it take him to make the film? >> he started shooting on july 4, 1914 and he done by the end of the year. >> did you plan your book because it was the 100th anniversary? >> i did. this centennial of the movie is next year. i expect people to pay attention in the film world and i wanted a story that gave a good notice to all of that accomplishment and put it in a larger context of its time. not just in terms of civil rights, but to the history of censorship. >> the public is watching. how much did it cost? >> that is anoth

were >> one of the things about the conduct our you enter and turn your your back and just so the orchestra contrary composer of this time if you accountability his music you would think he's a camera come important he become ill and it was crazy he at the end of his life and pushed the boundary to think we're not acceptable at this point for sure it had a great influence he was a great influence on the harmonic language on the contemporary up to now. i thought it would be interesting because they have e he was contemporary we use him on this and his life was you kill our wife you get poisons all those things are great stories for on opera. i was leaving behind a little bit which those collaborative dancers i was really trying to focus on opera. a friend of mine said well, what would you really want to do i said opera what is it not opera parallel. why isn't it are that i have the support now we can do that. i realized that was something that wasn't being done in san francisco no other organization was doing this as opposed to contemporary we are very blessed in san francisco to have organi

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there was a 40-piece orchestra. >> it helped to create the magic of it all.and usherettes were in period costumes and the movie would start in 20 minutes or something. >> and how many people acted in the movie and plus all of the extras. >> i don't have an exact account. and griffith again, who was one of the ground-breaking and in public relations in self promotion talked about having 25,000 extras in the civil war scene of which we saw. that was wildly untrue. again, he used a lot of tricks with the camera to make it seem like thousands of soldiers. but i don't have an accurate count to include extras and major roles and what not. >> how long did it take him to make the film? >> with a sense of history. he started shooting on july 4th 1914 and done by the end of the year. >> did you plan your book because this is the 100th anniversary of this? >> i did. i could have -- yeah. i think the centennial of the movie is next year. i expect people to be paying attention it to it in the film world and i wanted a story that both -- that gave good notice to all of tha

hadhe's the co-director of the iraq symphony orchestra.live anywhere, but he wants to make a difference. the ude the guitar. once he founded a music school but he's found most effective way to spread the love of music is to go out and play. >> i head to these places almost every other day of the week. between hospitals streets of baghdad, churches, book market, fish market, whatever is possible to create this exposure. >> across town he has turned a little used community affairs building into a center for murvegmusicclasses for young people. they're still learning the basics here but many of the lessons are outside the classroom. a lot of these people have only ever known war. music gives them an escape and a realization that life could have other possibilities. it's brought this community center back to life as well. ♪ ♪ in a spare room the part time musicians figure out what they're going to play. they give lessons to any of the kids that want them. they all have day jobs but they are trying to give back. they all hope instead of playing

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. >> reporter: the orchestra's jeremy rothman believes it will be a evening full of music and passion> bring someone special and have a great time. >> reporter: the valentine's day concert at is 8:00 p.m. in the verizon high. go to 6abc.com/6abc loves the arts for more on this and other area events. for 6abc loves the arts, i'm karen rogers. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪ >> welcome back it is sunday, 12:21, 44 degrees, sky6 live hd looking live at a beautiful shot of cape may, new jersey. >> what else rides new york city subway trains besides millions of people? todges of germs. -- tons of germs. there were germs that were associated with anthrax. super-storm sandy turned up bacteria linked to marine life. the levels of bacteria found pose no health problems. >> herb magee has achieved his rare milestone. he won his 1,000th game this weekend. all the wins are at a small school in east falls. # a big hug for the coach who is in his 48 season at philly university. he was his low key self after the

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. >>> the baltimore symphony orchestra is celebrating a very special milestone. >> and the latest on the search for those missing after a deadly plane crash in taiwan. wusa9 is back right after this. we thought our cable internet was fast. but, our uploads are half the speed of our downloads so our internet is really half-fast. so half-fast. someone did a half-fast job posting our vacation pics. when i post my slow jams, i'm a little half fast totally half fast stop living with half fast internet. only verizon fios comes with speedmatch - uploads as fast as downloads. and the fastest wi-fi available from any provider. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> welcome back. 6:09 on this very cold friday morning. thankfully the winds are light because we have some readings in the upper single digits. going to start sunny this morning. it will be very cold but you know this afternoon, a little below average. upper 30s and low 40s with a few more clouds around. and then we're going above average temperature-wise for the weekend. i'll have that full

. >> we just keep trying to get that latency down to zero so the orchestra can respond. >> they have to make way for the big show. >>> if you purchased tickets to bill cosby show in santa rosa, you soon will be getting a refund. he was scheduled to perform june 6 this summer at the wells fargo center for the arts. but the promoter and cosby decided to postpone the show indefinitely now. he has been accused of sexual assault by dozens of women. >>> the rate of unemployment goes down after years of education goes up. but that doesn't mean you're earning more. degrees worth the most at 12:20. >> everybody is fed up with the snow in the northeast. but some of our four-legged friends are having a ball. they are getting down in the fluffy white stuff. [ laughter ] >> okay, so now the fog is cleared. so i can see clearly into the weekend. i'll show you where we expect rain and even possibly snow coming up. what's that thing? i moved our old security system out here to see if it could monitor the front yard. why don't you switch to xfinity home? i get live video monitoring and 24/7 professio

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♪ >> reporter: well as you can perhaps hear the national symphony orchestra firing up. president spoke a few minutes ago, and he had to strike a balance, really between the sad remembrance taking place in this square of these events exactly a year ago when all of the protesters were killed and so much help that came out of those i events in the mydone contrasting what has happened in the course of the last year with war now raging in the east of this divided country. he spoke of a rousing remembrance for those who died for a united motherland and united ukraine, and the european future for this country, and he then very pointedly turned the tables on russia. he said that mydan now seems so symbolic of the first thrust of aggression of russia towards ukraine when it turned to president yanukovych against the e.u. trade agreement that he was to have signed. that of course sparked these protests. he said this has been a victory by the people against russia's first aggression the enemy then turned their tanks on ukraine. he then sounded positively like a wartime leader in a

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several programs are on the chopping block including elementary orchestra, middle school sport programs for gifted students and career and technical training. >>> today a maryland state senate panel will talk about a matching grant program for new school construction. it would help school districts build new schools faster. the hearing will happen at 1:00 this afternoon in annapolis. >>> a second case of measles is confirmed in the district. the first case was reported in january and was linked to international travel. the health department says there is no indication that the cases are connected. there have been no cases reported in maryland virginia or west virginia. but 17 states and d.c. now have measles cases. >>> it's 4:36. today it's out with the old and in with the new in prince george's county. the old plumber's building in brentwood will be demolished to make way for a new state-of-the-art building. you may see some traffic delays in the area and this will take place this morning. new building will include apartments and retail space. it's not known when the project will be co