as with the israelis too. >> you have conducted orchestras in sarajevo and kashmir. there seems to be conflict that draws one another, what is that? >> we plus not stop use our art to help people, bring people together. the sarajevo, we played a concert in the bombed courtyard of an islam ick library. one of the first things that the sesh serbs bombed was the courtyard of book. no public could be allowed it was only for television. but we did the rehearsals in the non-bombed theater. where three or four times it was full and the sarajevo public came to listen. it was my lifelong dream to have muslims and hindus, come and listen together. i didn't change history from the end of that concert but they sat together and heard beethoven and tc hykofsky. >> india is very important to you. i wonder if you could describe your path from india to israel, i know it's a very long story. >> no, i'm still an indian with my pas passport. i studied in berlin. i got a call that a very venerable conductor eugene ormandy was ill. they had nobody, i had just cond

when did you join the orchestra? think you remember the exact date? >> carrime bilolo: ( speaking french ) >> simon: "well," he said, "it's like a birth for us in this symphony orchestra, so it's a date we can't forget." and this is how they get to rehearsal, six days a week-- 90 minutes each way. some would call it a trek; for them, it's a commute. when they get downtown, the last stretch is on a bus. what keeps them going? the music-- always, the music. ♪ ♪ >> kallhammer: they come here every day, they sing, and they go home. it's really amazing. ♪ ♪ >> simon: it's pretty difficult to relate to that, isn't it? >> kallhammer: yeah. i don't think that anybody would do that, with this conditions, in our country, no. >> simon: the boys and the choir have quite a repertoire now: bach, mendelssohn, handel... and, of course, beethoven. the week we were there, the orchestra was rehearsing beethoven's ninth symphony. not exactly starter music, but armand was determined to take it on. and like a good general, he reviewed all

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 francisco. we are going to play that piece no matter where we are.welcome francisco municipal transportation board of directors department of the authority please call the roll. director brinkman, heinicke, nolan, ramos, director rubke is present. directors, please be adviced that director lee is not going to be able to be here at today's meeting. annunciation prohibition of elec

the most challenging of all. string orchestraork. 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 francisco. we are going to play that piece no matter where we are. >> if you have phones or things that make noise if you could put them on vibrate. >> if you have a comment to make, we have speaker cards that should be up front, if you could fill that out and with your name and what agenda item you would like to speak on and hand them over to our staff and finally thank you to sfg

good to see you all. >> the orchestra is finding a new audience in the detroit public school system. in the past 10 years detroit's financially double school distribute endured cuts to music. several times a month artists like michael, who play the bass on share their tollent and love of music with children. >> i feel fulfilled. i can give what i learn and make music to the younger generations. it's a wonderful thing to me. >> i think it gave the students a sense of community, a part of i'm a part of a larger whole. >> the detroit symphony orchestra is setting a tone for the people of detroit. >> the summer film director steven spielberg whether join the detroit orchestra to host a conference. >>> when we come back, we go inside one of the holiest churches in christianity. stay with us. >> thousands of christians flock to the holy land, taking part in ceremonies at the church of the holy seppica in old jerusalem. >> nick schifrin has more on this sacred shrine. >> how old is this document? >> this one is 1,261. >> adeed's documents not only unlock his family's past... ..this is the s

over here was space reserved for the officials and dignitaries of the city, nearest the orchestra where the chairs of state occupied by the priests of dionysus and by the choragus, the private citizen who paid for each days' productions. this whole tiered section was called the theatron or seeing place. and all theaters of the classical age, both greek and roman, basically followed this model. great theaters existed at delphi, at epidaurus in the peloponnesus, at ephesus in asia minor and at rome. at delphi, the theater fits naturally into its hillside setting, facing as every greek theater did, a magnificent view. at the foot of the hillside theatron is the circular orchestra where the chorus danced, sang and performed. behind this was the platform stage or skene. simple at first, it grew more elaborate over the years. eventually, a storied structure ornamented with numerous statues faced the audience. such a structure provided not only backdrop but also tiring rooms where the actors could change costumes and masks. sophocles, we are told, was the first playwright to use painted scener

the accident with in depth reports and special features. nuclear watch, only on "newsline". >>> a junior high school symphony orchestra from japan's fukushima prefecture has performed in one of london's most prestigious concert venues. ♪ >> the fukushima youth symphony played at the city's queen elizabeth hall on and. the 37 members of the orchestra are from four junior high schools. the orchestra was invited by a british charity group that encourages people through wars and disasters through music. they received lessons from professional musicians. ♪ >> the students played the well-known japanese tune fusato which means hometown. >> translator: i am grateful for the opportunity the british people have created for us. >> these communities from japan really need this to feel that they come together and they send a positive message to the rest of us. ♪ >>> let's now bring in our meteorologist sigh yack ka mori. i hear there's severe weather in the central united states. what are people there saying. >> severe weather is occurring in the u.s. from the central plains through the ohio river valley. baseball-sized hail as well as one tornado were

the detroit symphony orchestra was on the brink.te funding dropped from $4 million a year to $20,000. ticket sales plunged. audiences down 40 to 50%, plus a deficit of $6.5 million. but with a new new contract and a partnership with pbs the symphony rebounded and finally it's in the black. >> and take one. >> reporter: this is one reason for the turnaround. the symphony's recording room, it's the only orchestra in the u.s. to stream live concerts through internet for free. the web casts are viewed by hundreds of thousands of people in over 80 countries. and there are studies that show people who school certain content on the internet are far more likely to school it live. as well. >> good morning. how you guys doing today? good. good to see you all. >> reporter: the orchestra is finding a new audience in the detroit public school system. >> this is a bassoon. >> the detroit music program has had cuts to its program. michael mah shares his talent and love for music with the children. >> i actually feel fulfilled, give what i learned

were >> one of the things about the conduct our you enter and turn your your back and just so the orchestra 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 organizations well, i thought that was going

tavis: if you are in or near virginia, you can get a ticket to see the orchestra do this ben-hur, talethe christ. ch of usge -- a bun are huge police fans. 86 --ally broke up in >> you are showing your age. tavis: that, too. what do you think about this distance in the rearview mirror? >> i wish i had been nicer. the bounty that came from that eight years in the pressure cooker is resounding 40 years later. tavis: what do you mean by you wish you had been nicer? >> you get confused. when you have been struggling, the light rushes in, and you are there, everybody wants to hear your voice and everybody loves you and surrounds you with weird -- you see people shape shifting in front of you. behaving in ways they don't behave amongst each other. i probably don't even need to tell you that it's weird. at that level and at that age, suddenly, it gives you a sense of vertigo. his celebrity saying i wish i hadn't done that or said that, if i had practiced some humility then -- tavis: i have often struggled in my own life with how you navigate your word with that kind of angst behind you. it's

good. ♪ >> reporter: in response the 58-year-old created the me-to orchestra made of musicians with meantalsses, and those who love them. for this man who has schizophrenia, the group gives him purpose. >> they just had me on a bunch of meds and sitting around, and i couldn't get anywhere. >> reporter: the unique orchestra has helped soften the stigma often associated with a mental illness. >> all i want to do is support him and make sure he is in a place where he can be the greatest artist that he can be, because i could see that there was magic when he got on the podium. >> reporter: not long ago bronstein was having a rough day, and came close to canceling rehearsal. >> when i came in that door i felt so much love and warmth in the room that i just felt -- i felt ready to conduct. >> reporter: a room free of judgment and full of musical passion. ♪ >> reporter: the combination has proved to be the best therapy at all. >>> the british actor bob hoskins has died at the age of 71. he rose to fame for his performance in who framed roger rabbit. he died in hospital after a bout of pneumonia.

during the financial collapse the detroit symphony orchestra was on the brink.e funding dropped from $4 million a year to $20,000. ticket sales plunged. audience down 40 to 50% plus a deficit of $6.5 million but with a new musician contracts reinforced funding and a partnership with pbs the symphony rebounded and finally it's in the black. >> and take one -- >> reporter: this is one reason for the turn around. the symphony's television control room where every concert is recorded and broadcast to the world. it is the only orchestra in the u.s. to stream live concerts to the internet for free. the webcasts are send to 80 countries. >> the studies show that people who school are live content on the internet are far more likely to school it live as well. >> how are you doing? good to see you all. >> the organize descra is finding a new audience in the detroit public school system. >> viola this is a bassoon. >> deep cuts to its education program. several dimes a month artists like michael ma who plays the bassoon shares their love of plusk with the students. >> i g

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okay. >> in response, the 58-year-old created the me too orchestra, made up of musicians with mental ess, and those who love them. for dylan moore, who has schizophrenia, the group gives him a sense of purpose. >> i had nothing to go to. once i was diagnosed with a mental illness, i had nothing i was supposed to do. i was on a bunch of meds, sitting roorned. and i couldn't get anywhere. >> the orchestra helped to soften the stigma associate with mental illness. it lead him to caroline, who became his wife. >> all i want to do is support him, and make sure he is in a place where he can be the greatest artist he can be, because i could see there was manningic when he got on the podium. >> sometimes the magic is hard to find the not long ago he was having a rough day and came close to caning rehearse -- cans lick rehearsal. he realised he didn't have to pretend or make an excuse. when i came through the door, i felt so much love. it was huge. >> a room free of judgment and full of musical passion. [ ♪ music ] >> a combination that proved the level therapy of all. >>> now, let's get the l

just had me on a bunch of meds and sitting around, and i couldn't get anywhere. >> reporter: the unique orchestran the stigma often associated with mental illness. and it lead bronstein to caroline who recently became his wife. >> i just want to support him and let him be in a place where he can be the greatest artist that can be. >> reporter: not long ago bronstein was having a rough day and came close to canceling rehearsal. and then he realized he didn't have to make up an execution. when i came in the room i felt so much love, i thought i'm ready to conduct. >> reporter: a room full of compassion and musical talent. >> now here is andy. >> thank you very much. magic johnson says the decision to ban l.a. clippers owner donald sterling for life benefits all races. >> reporter: adam silver dished out the strongest penalty in his power. >> effective immediately, i am banning mr. sterling for life from any association with the clippers organization or the nba. >> reporter: sterling the long-time owner of the team was caught on tape making racist statements about african-americans to a girlfriend.

that the fed giving some thought behind it at present nicholas wood to insist that the protests the orchestra and funded by the united states and elsewhere the two the troubles in south america just know that it will be students of the twenty twenty to play with them tuesday the government provided shelter to eat at least six people bottom of the czars that hundreds of thousands of displaced chill is located in an area with high seismic activity has really kicked off lately and it's a suffer the two hundred smaller quakes just in the last few weeks. the whole maybe maybe of the breaks in the search for that missing malaysia airlines flight that makes three seventy. we are no chinese patrol ships picked up a signal the same frequency used by thick rough flight recorders this no confirmation it's from an actual jet but it's raise the little button hope of drawing and of course because those black folks is this flight data recorders only have tougher but for the betterment of the month by the triple seven disappeared nearly a month ago. two and thirteen on paper folded into one of most mysteriou

the love unlimited orchestra. >> that says it all. and they were cold. firstry was brother who turned me onto a real appreciation of strings. >> he had gene page doing all those arrangements. that was supposed to be a vocal song and the arrangement with the strings was so strong that they took the lyrics off and let the strings. it was amazing because barry, he was a national superstar. we played the apollo theater and madison square garden, in detro it. tavis: did your mama know where you was? >> i know. it was early days. tavis: you get your start with barry. how do you work your way into being this studio artist that everybody wants to plan their project question mark >> funny enough, jean paid to did all those arrangements was responsible for just all these songs. here ranged for the jacksons and elton john and streisand. he would call you and you would see all the session guys. ray parker and the heavy hitters would be on the dates. they would go, there's this guy named nate. word travels and next thing you know you are working every day. it was fant

during the financial collapse, the detroit symphony orchestra was on the brink.d dropped from 4 million a year to $20,000. ticket sales plunged. audience was down 40 to 50% plus a deficit of $6.5 million. buff with the new musician's contract reinresponse forced, the sim phone rebounded. finally, it's in the black. >> take 1 >> reporter: this is one reason for the turnaround every concert is the recorded and broadcast to the world. it's the only orchestra in the u.s. to streamline concerts through the internet for free. web casts are viewed by hundreds of thousands of people in over 80 countries. >> there are studies that show people who con assume certain content on the internet are far more likely to consume it live as well. >> good morning. how are you guys going today? good. good to see you all. >> the orchestra is finding a new audience in the detroit public school system. >> voila, this is a bassoon. >> in the past 10 years, detroit's school district has endured deep cuts to its music education program. several times a month, artists like michael ma who wil

the power of mathematics. how does a symphony orchestra play in sync and harmony? thers, synchronized via spoken or unspoken communication. what about schools of fish or flocks of birds? how do they know when to turn left, turn right, move higher or lower, perfectly in sync, each adjusting its movements instinctively, somehow highly sensitive to what its neighbors are doing? while the orchestra and marching band work in a premeditated, planned, even calculated order, the flock of birds and school of fish, they move in unison by a phenomenon called "spontaneous biological order." in their collective movement, we see a system of individuals who somehow have managed to synchronize their changes in motion. and through mathematics, we can make sense of this group dynamic using the language of calculus. to put it simply, calculus allows us to make mathematical sense of change in moving systems, whether gradual or constant. for instance, a car's speedometer may say 55 miles per hour, but that's just a rough approximation of its exact speed at that moment. how can we descri

right now, we're listening to, i believe, the boston pops orchestra. n to new england" by john williams. that's the opening song there. i want to bring in cnn contributor mel robins. defense attorney. a lot of connections to boston. you've had family running, you've run it yourself. a relatively small town. >> yes, you've got to remember, boston's only 600,000 people in the city proper, and it's the kind of town where it's not six degrees of separation, it's one. there's not a person living in boston, chris, that wasn't directly impacted by knowing somebody, by knowing a family that was impacted. one of the things, brooke was speaking to this, i found to be so moving about the last year is tragedy either pulls you apart or it makes you stronger. and in a town that was already had a lot of civic pride thanks to the last decade of our sports teams, this was the kind of tragedy that made boston truly unite around civic pride, around resilience, because you have terrorists attacking possibly the most important event that actually happens in boston, which is

>> yeah, just a word about the boston pops, i mean, such a fine orchestra. e boston pops turn out whenever they want more of a family occasion, which this sort of is, and they are playing that tune by john williams to get the service up and running today. security is extremely tight. we have been in the city for the best part of the last week, and you have seen security officers in places you wouldn't normally in boston. but it's all building up to the appearance of the governor and the vice president and the families and guests. now according to the massachusetts emergency management agency, there will be about 3500 police officers en route in the seven towns that build up to the finish line here in the city of boston. and according to the new city police commissioner, who has only recently been appointed by the new major, he had staff to call on, all leave has been canceled next monday. so they will be available should they need that. there will be enhanced closed circuit television coverage, and there have been trainings of the officers to look at the crow

too late. >> jimmy: you like this orchestra so much? >> yeah, one of the. i toured with them in the u.k. >> jimmy: i see, i got you. how can you tell if an orchestra is good or not? it's an orchestra, right? >> yeah. to me it is, if an orchestra is really good you can tell because they have the tightness of -- a group of ten players, yet there is 100 of them. one organism. >> jimmy: i see. one way. i never, i would have no idea. i was in band. >> you play the clarinet. >> every once in a while. >> is tonight one of those? [ cheers and applause ] >> a little song, satin doll, maybe. you are interested in science. i know. by the way i love the show that -- it is really, really good. again, weird that you are producing it. but you, you have always been a science buff. interested in this sort of thing? >> yeah, it's -- it's -- strikes some people as odd that i am involved with the show. and i think when they see my name at the front they're, they're like always the ship, the imagination. shaped look a penis or something. something that -- that is the telltale

hooens convention centre, well attended, 90 minute event, spectacular, heavenly music, provided by the orchestrar and moving speeches from the governor patrick, and survivors who spoke about how they feel now, 12 months on, and from the vice president joe biden. who ramped it up at the end. his message is bot job is strong -- boston is strong, you are inspirational, referring to those present, injured, surrounded by their families, and that boston represents something that is good for this country and for other cities like it around the world. it's been an extraordinary day in many respects. as i say, something that the people of boston wanted to experience. >> now that this has happened, i think they feel they can move on a little bit and the next test for them will be next monday. >> john, you mentioned that there were a few survivors who spoke at the ceremony at the heinz convention centre. i think we have some tape of one of the survivors making comment at that event. let's have a listen. >> a year ago today we chose to run towards smoke and danger. we chose to utilize our belts and purse st

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in the convention center, the music of the boston pops orchestra fills the area with vice president biden in the office the victims are named and remembered and survivors speak. >> i am so proud to be a bostonnian because i am so proud to be connected to all of you. >> no milestone is too many to celebrate even walking into a nonhandicapped bathroom stall for the first time doing a happy dance. a 12-year-old is in boston with his family and at the finish line waiting for his mom to finish the race when he was hit. he spent ten days in the hospital and released in a wheelchair but now is involved. both parents will run next monday the 118 the boston marathon. moment silence at the capacity moment the bombs explodeed. >> we will have a special live report from boston later this morning scheduled to we begin at 11:35 right after this news conference and we will also stream it for you, live, on the when, at abc7news.com. >> developing news, a.c. transit's chief financial officer is on paid administration leave accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands not from the job but from the church. a

. >> just reminded me of the "titanic" and the orchestra playing as the ship went down. >> the outlookeadly serious, however, when the ship loses power and begins listing heavily to the side. the captain can no longer control the ship. >> we're floating toward that iceberg. and we actually hit into another iceberg. the iceberg just hit the boat. oh, my gosh. >> at that point the captain issues the order everyone fears. >> so the captain came on to the loudspeaker and said, "this is an emergency, and i am ordering all to abandon ship." complete terror. >> lifeboat number? >> lifeboat number? >> what's our lifeboat number, kaye? we don't know. to think that we were going to be unprotected, that we were going to be in those winds and the rain and the storm and the sea. this is the roughest, coldest, windiest place on the planet. >> lisa and the other passengers pile onto the lifeboats, and the terrifying wait begins. >> the last we'd heard is there were ships ten hours away, and those ice cold frigid waters, time just stood still. you could not think about how cold you were or the reality

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. >> she's guest starring in "after midnight" and here with the great orchestra, the jazz at lincolnk change. you look gorgeous. >> broadway, baby, yeah. >> this is what we can expect to see you in? >> you have the most numbers, right, from what i can remember? six or -- >> i do four and then at the end. but it is delicious and fantastic. >> and great performing with these guys, the all-stars? >> they're stand-ups for a reason, they stand the test of time. music is phenomenal. having them behind me, doesn't get any better than that. >> what are you going to sing for us? >> "stormy weather". >> here she is, vanessa williams, and those guys too. ♪ ♪ i look around heavy heart ♪ night comes around and i'm still feeling bad ♪ ♪ rain pouring down blinding every hope i had ♪ ♪ pitter and patter and beating and splattering drives me mad ♪ ♪ this misery is just too much for me ♪ ♪ don't know why there's no sun up in the sky ♪ ♪ stormy weather since my man and i ain't together ♪ ♪ keeps raining all the time ♪ life is bad gloom and misery everywhere ♪ ♪ stormy weather just can't keep my poor se

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let's take a look first at james conlon conducting the cincinnati orchestra and chorus. ♪ tavis: goodo have you on the program. >> thank you so much. tavis: let me start by talking about the state of opera. the opera is in trouble, it seems. wantte this down because i to get some context for our conversation if i can. peril,ld of opera is in as i said a moment ago. san diego's opera will fold now after 49 years. these are the closures of late. the new york city opera, 2013. baltimore opera, 2009 opera. boston, 2011. i percent tonio 2012. clearly you still believe in it -- opera san antonio 2012. >> i'm still optimistic about the future. nothing is happening to opera. it's not that, it's institutions and these are economic issues. aera is very expensive, it is very expensive art form. what has happened basically in our country is that in the last taken out ofs were schools. programs were taken out of schools. now we have adults who are not old enough to remember, i was in the band, a play the violin, we had music appreciation. i grew up in new york city public schools. everybody had th

because expensive stocks rally and the orchestra of all stocks doesn't play together very much anymore. we have to resume that it will be distinstively short lived when you look at the preponderance of the earnings reports. >> the house of pain. sell sell sell. >> so let's take advantage of our second back-to-back up day to talk about what can happen next. like to save these comments for up days so that people can take advantage of them. first, understand that we're totally in the grips of the 2000 analogy, meaning the year 2000. when many people believe that the overloved cohort is beginning to play over and twitter barely beat expectations. panera had the asian chicken salad, guided well below expectations. at least for the next quarter. and ebay is motivated by vicious competition from the now defrocked stock that was amazon. they need to raise guidance for sales and earnings. we didn't get those good cities from the three gutter balls. second, i think a huge number of traders and many investors do believe that in 2000, the nasdaq rolled over and then brought down the s&p 500. they

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the high school orchestra, the cheerleading squad.'t hang out all that much in the lunchroom, coming together for a cause. 68 songs in 6.5 minutes. quite literally a cast of thousands. 2,700, to be exact. the whole school. this is the place, avon high school. in avon, indiana. how did they bring it all? >> this was pretty much one big thing. >> reporter: one take, after 6 weeks of planning, enlisting participants, and mapping the school. plus one, slightly disastrous rehearsal. >> music stopped in the middle, people weren't in their right spot, they didn't know what they were doing. >> reporter: but last thursday, camera rolling, it all came together flawlessly. the student cameraman rolled along in a chair by a teacher holding an ipod. >> this is probably the most fun thing i've done in my teaching career to this point. >> reporter: their goal? to raise $20,000 for the local childrens hospital. an american high school, uniting with one voice. >> america strong! >> reporter: david right, abc news. >> love hearing you shout america str