Happy Birthday, Maestro!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- May 8, 2022 Lincoln, Nebraska.
Upon returning from intermission during their season finale, "Renée Fleming in Concert," concertmaster Anton Miller and Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra had a surprise for their maestro, Edward Polochick, whose birthday is May 22.
"Happy Birthday" arr. Damon Thomas Lee, 2022
i might have found my new favorite thing - surprise symphony happy birthday videos!
I'm on a binge
Same! And crying with the biggest smile while watching!
I agree❤
Me too 😂😂😂😂
It is so beautiful.
the brass entrance at 0:55 is actually sublime oml
I'm a simple man. I hear french horn + trombone unison; I upvote.
here before it went viral :)
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Transcription Please Sir
same
Ooo!
Here before transcription video 😏
Damn imagine them practicing this for weeks, if not months, in secret just to give him a best bday present
trust me, with a good orchestra, good musicians, 15-20 minutes is more than ample for a short piece like this.
They weren't planning to rehearse it at all, but squeezed in a run-through before the dress rehearsal while the Maestro was conveniently accosted outside the hall. A magnificent orchestra and organization that I'm lucky to work for!
Nah, for an orchestra like this it took closer to 15 mins. These are professional musicians who can sight read any piece of music and do a pretty decent job of it, and that's the expectation. Something as simple as Happy Birthday would be a cakewalk. They probably played it once or twice, and that was it.
@@user-jg9rp5qf4g Exactly. Beside when you start out on an instrument of any kind, Happy Birthday is almost always one of your first songs
They could sight read it
The maestro went nuts (understandably so!) and his reaction, together with the piece itself (and the actions/antics of the concertmaster!), are priceless!
I love how the violinist starts conducting & then the actual conductor ends up giving him his baton
He is first chair.
@@catherined3791 concertmaster
So pure. That has to be the best reaction to one of these I've seen. And such a varied arrangement!
I also love at 1:02 where CM literally doesn't miss a beat as he grabs the baton mid-bar and swings it out into a perfect 3.
Wow! What a beautiful arrangement, both in song and in prank. But of course, the two stars were the conductor and the semi-conductor (pun intended). The conductor's reactions were priceless; I can practically hear his thoughts going "What is even happening?" and "Well, I'm out of a job now." The violinist who not only began the arrangement, then began to conduct it ( even using the baton when the maestro presented it to him mid-performance), and finally offering his violin only to take it away. Everything about it was hilarious and priceless!
“Semi-conductor” is comedy genius.
I love how the audience started laughing right when they were playing happy birthday it was classic 😂😃
見てるこっちまで幸せな気持ちになります
ありがとう
The conductor is like "I haven't even started conducting. Why are you playing already?"
Happy Birthday, dear Maestro! It was wonderful to see this amazing surprise by your fabulous orchestra! You deserve it! Great job, Anton!
Yes, great job Anton!
It's such a beautiful moment when the maestro embraces it so visibly and creates lighthearted comedy with his quick thinking.
The first violin conducting, that was GREAT!!!!!😘😘😘
Это самое блистательное исполнение! Браво! ❤😂🎉
Всем любви и здоровья!
This is one of the happiest videos on the TH-cam
It’s so beautiful to see dear grannies and grandpas in here playing music and enjoying :D
Best orchestral version of Happy Birthday ever!
I have no words. Thank you for posting. The love shared here is God-like and I wish it could be shared everywhere. Wow! Wow! Wow! Thank you for posting.
Omg.....where do I begin?!?!?!? The fantastic arrangement / presentation, the musicians somehow keeping this a secret from the Maestro.....and last (but not least) the joyous and grateful appreciation shown by the *MAESTRO!!!*
This was so sweet it brought tears to my eyes!!! *BEAUTIFUL!!!!*
That was a Fantastic concert! So much fun!! And a Happy Birthday Maestro!
I don't know why these videos are so wholesome but they really are...
That’s actually wholesome
What a phenomenal and joyous prank! You know you're appreciated when the whole orchestra practices this as a gift to you :) I imagine he'll cherish that memory the rest of his life.
such a perfect performance, how has this not gone viral yet
Love these. His reaction was priceless
That is one best grand happy birthday song I ever heard.
As a trombone player since 1986 I greatly appreciate this! Great job orchestra, great job!
his reactions are so cute! definitely best birthday surprise!!
Most high-effort yet wholesome prank ever
It doesnt take much to make someone feel appreciated!! These videos are amazing
I would absolutely love it if this ever happened on my birthday!! I love listening to Orchestra music.
なんと粋な計らい！ こんなゴージャスなBDソングを聴いたのは初めてでした(^▽^)/
FANTASTIC ARRANGEMENT of this iconic piece!!! Thank you for posting this video...much appreciated!!
I can't stop watching this!! Love, love, love it!!!🎶🎶
Great performance & happy birthday again to the maestro
It's pure, it's kind. It's fun. Love this.
Pure Joy all around. Rare these days...
I love this moment lots 👏👏👏💝💝💝🎹🎼🎶🎵
보는 제 마음이 너무 예뻐지네요^^ 늦었지만 마에스트로 생일축하합니다!
Listening to this on my actual birthday! Thank you so much!! Loved the look of surprise and joy on the conductor’s face. Well done to all!!
I love it when they serious music pros make people laugh! 🤗👍😁♥️
This is the most beautiful and amazing thing I have witness today ever!!!
Happy Birthday 💐💐💐🎁🎁
That gotta be his best day ever
Wow! They killed that piece! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
i didn’t know this existed :) so happy to see my lincoln symphonic community and teachers killing it like always ❤
He really was surprised! Love it!
WHAT a wonderful way to say WE LOVE YOU
This is the best Happy Birthday surprise version I have seen! Well done!
Why the F*** do these make me cry lol. I love these so much.
This make my heart warm
Great birthday song arrangement by composer Damon Lee!!!
What a wonderful orchestra！
Great member& great tune！
That's a musicianship！！
Thi is soooo nice and refreshing!
Music is the best part of this world
This might be the best one of these I have seen.
Such an amazing performance, well done.
That was the best version of this prank I've heard so far
This was so cute !!!!
The love they had to practice and play that to perfection so beautiful...this is not just the regular happy birthday they learned to play in 4th grade, this is breath-taking!
This was fantastic
That was so lovely! Put a smile on my face for the rest of the morning
Ahh this video makes me so happy❤
日本では「粋」なサプライズとでも言うのでしょうか。
アレンジも素敵で聴き入ってしまいました。
Que lindo,me hubiese gustado estar ahi,soy de Chile,linda sorpresa,linda amistad.
정말 오랜만에 어린 아이처럼 신나게 웃었어요!! 생일 축하드려요🎉🎉🎉
A really great idea!
What a majestic arrangement!
This makes my heart warm, thank you!
That was great!
정말 유쾌하고 감동적이네요❤
that was the greatest.
What a wonderful tribute! Bravo
BEAUTIFUL!
なんて素晴らしいオーケストラ
平和だな。そして、音楽って素敵だな。
what a nice arrangement
This is amazing! Happy belated birthday Maestro!
Bel hommagei ,très ralentueux ,,merci .
생일축하노래를 오케스트라로 들은 건 처음이에요. 와우!!! 너무 즐거운 무대였어요
Absolutely brilliant 😊
I LOVE THE BUILD!!! 🧡👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Oh I love humans so much
How brilliant was that 👌
Brilliant when he handed over the baton.
so so good love these vids
Lovely gesture !
Gonna cry 🥰
it's so NICE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
his reactions is everything hahahahah
Это так прекрасно! Очень душевно!!!
There are so many ways to show respect. Some involve hijacking a symphony. 😀
That's so preciously AWESOME!
I'm listening to this today because it's my birthday!
Happy belated birthday!! 🎉🥳🎈🎁
Absolutely priceless!
i LOVE this video!!!
HE so happy, I happy
That guy really said "look at me I'm the composer now"
Just wonderful! ❤️ 🎶
How much to rent this orchestra for 2 minutes every year? ☺️