Flash Mob at the Science Museum. Royal College of Music Philharmonic play Holst’s Planets
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- In April 2016 the Science Museum London, played host to an amazing flash mob by the Royal College of Music. We surprised our visitors with excerpts from Mars and Jupiter from Holst’s The Planets, as a vivid demonstration of how music has the power to unite art and science.
The event was staged in the Making the Modern World Gallery www.sciencemuse... in the Science Museum which charts 250 years of science and technology, featuring iconic items that have shaped our society.
Striving to be the best place in the world for people to enjoy science, the Science Museum's www.sciencemuse... world-class collection forms an enduring record of scientific, technological and medical achievements from across the globe.
The Royal College of Music (www.rcm.ac.uk/) is one of the world’s great conservatoires, training gifted musicians from all over the world for international careers as performers, conductors and composers.
Music:
Excerpts from Mars and Jupiter from Holst’s The Planets, arranged and conducted by Ben Palmer.
Orchestra:
Royal College of Music Philharmonic.
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Imagine being the guy who just stood there the whole time, holding the cymbals and waiting for his big moment at the end.
4:52 The dream of every percussionist, having a one-note solo on cymbals
That’s the fastest anyone has ever gone from Mars to Jupiter. Breathtaking!
That certainly brightened up the science museum i used to go there when I was a little boy now I'm a big boy 72
bit late for me now--I'm 77, and 300 miles away
Wow thats cool
I love the transition from Mars to Jupiter! Just beautifully done, and how am I just seeing this now?
@katekat4522 because Jupiter doesn’t come after Mars in the actual symphony. Venus comes after Mars! But I agree, they certainly made it sound very beautiful!
I have loved The Planets, and these free performances bring it to a whole new generation. Bravo!
Uh-huh . Great !
Marvelous, perfect execution from Holst's "The Planets" a Rolercoster of very fine feelings Mars and Jupiter, just beautiful, a grande bravissimo to all players and conductor !!!
My favourite piece of classical music and it was the one day I wasn't working! :'(
William Courquin I feel for you
William Courquin it isn't considered classical because it was written in 1912 though
AkwadGaming YT classical can be considered both a time period and a genre :P
A technicality .
Oh dang ! Isn't that the way it usually happens .
I love that they start this one with Mars... Holst's Planets is an incredible piece, and this rendition is superb!
The order as written is Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Pluto hadn't been discovered yet, let alone disrespected.
@@WilfBond55 I wouldn't say Pluto was disrespected, after all it now names an entire new class of objects!
WOW! What a magnificent combo of Mars and Jupiter! Loved the ending! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
His moment of glory xD 4:53
: )))))))))))))
The deadpan look KILLS me, hahaha
I cant hold myself together whenever I read a joke about percussionist 😂😂😂😂😂
I only watched this for that bit.
He had great technique!
Excellent! I found myself tearing up, then my heart swelling with the beautiful climax.
Astonishing 🤔👍
Wow! from 2 until 3 min. is one of my all-time spine-tingling pieces.
Great setting for Mars and Jupiter, and nice images from the museum. Thanks!
quite so
What makes this flash mob special is the camera work, very haunting at times.
Bloody marvellous.
Brilliant! How wonderful to see young people keeping Holst's immortal music alive! Bravo!
Good grief. Those first few bars of Mars made me tingle and the hairs stand up. Brilliant
An amazing video about an amazing place set to an amazing piece of music :-)
mars is my all time favorite but that brief excerpt from jupiter never fails to elicit emotion from me.
I'm sorry. I wouldn't be able to contain my excitement and I'd screw it up as soon as I realized what was playing. This suite happens to be my favorite piece of classical music.
08/31/2020. USA. Imagine we were still a country symphony, what wondrous things of beauty we could create!
I am familiar with a fair amount of Holst's music. By historical accounts I've read, Gustav Holst was a strange character.Being sickly all his life, he thought that by riding a bicycle in the hot Algerian desert, he could restore his health. After the success of The Planets, he would hand out typed slips of paper stating he didn't sign autographs to those who sought his signature. In fact, he was so displeased by The Planets success that he never wrote anything else like it. What a shame.
What a place to play in
Wonderful performance and one of the best recordings. I wish all recordings were this good!
Brilliantly played by the young ,they should be proud!
Super orchestre merci beaucoup ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂
Love this and it's appropriate for the setting.
Mars, the God of War...............this takes me back many many years, to the old black and white TV, ... Quatermas and the Pit.
Truly wonderful! Brilliant stuff.
Bravo bravo very nicely done!
this is the best. great concise mashup of Mars and Jupiter!
wonderful!
Brilliant! I often hear this on PBS in USA.
This are actually short excerpts of "Mars, the Bringer of War" and "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity". Gustav Holtz composed this 100 years ago. PLEASE listen to every piece in that Suite. His arthritis was so terrible while orchestrating this suite of seven pieces that he DICTATED every note you hear to two young women who notated everything Holtz was telling them. Mars inspired the Star Wars Main Title Theme. Some bits of Mars are used nearly ver batim in the Main Title of Star Wars. PLEASE listen to the whole suite. Thank you so much for posting. Pure Heaven.
No I'm not.. this is.... awesome. I'm in awe.
MORE !!!
Magnificent!!
They really added to the beginning of the piece.
SENSATIONAL! Thank you.
BRAVO!!!!
I wish my school could storm Melbourne central with our Symphony orchestra and chamber choir. This is such an exciting peice, it was fantastically executed.
very very very well done !
2:58 The Part That Everyone Came Here For.
Lovely job 👍
I guess some people were thinking something like „Wow, that orchestra playing music from „Star Wars" was great"
I would die if I were there!
The edning to Jupiter has that Star Trek vibe going strong don't it?
A mock-up of the Watson and Crick model is there
The REAL Watson and Crick model there.
Jovial!
And where is the Organ? ;)
It was left in the taxi.
why is jupiter being played so fast? imo, its far better slower
Wonderful event - They did no need sheet music.
Gustav Holst wrote the Planets suite actually based on Astrology and not Astronomy as it is commonly associated with today. I think it fits the real astronomical planets don't you think?
This also includes Mars the bringer of war.
I love this music but it makes me think of ships sailing on the ocean more than planets floating in space.
0:06 “mE”
Rugby world cup?
Lewis Jason Miller Mark Hall Steven
4:00-4:30 Hook anyone? No just me?...
You want to solve the world's problems? Because this is how you solve the world's problems.......
The orchestra assembled too fast, but still very great performance.
1de bateria chau mis amigos😔
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i know one of the timpanists
Wonder how maNY KIDS THOUGHT IT WAS JOHN WILLIAMS.
Dota 2 Mars here!
Beautiful but too fast.
drives me out of mi mind
Angela Merkel 3:00??????
When I went there last - in September 2009, I saw a couple of Germans apprehensively taking a picture of the V-2. They felt a sense of discomfort.
Sorry but I find that opening horrendous ..sounds flat no correct rhythm .. havent heard it all yet ..hope timpani improves as imo underlies whole escalating strength if they are starting with mars
Not as good as the US one.
They played 2:57 WAY TOO FAST
shaarrap
I dislike these flash mobs, it cheapens classical music. You'll never see Katy Parry or Lady Gaga in flash mobs!
I Vow To Thee My Country was taken way too fast. Sorry to be critical, but it spoilt the piece overall.
3:18 this is what those people want to take away, our freedom.
VERY POOR DYNAMICS
This old man is utterly moved to see such talented youngsters. Every credit to them for the hours of practice which has resulted in this and other bravura performances. They deserve to feel proud and I wish them every success in their careers.
I too think it was a bit too fast but why the negative? Much fun for all who were lucky enough to experience first hand. Million thumbs up!!
Prob saw the person in a niqab. An antithesis to the beautiful wonder of the orchestra
way too fast
@@fredfinks🤬
Amazing musicians, outstanding photography. You could see from people present this is not something they will forget for some time. Bravo!
"The Planets" at The Science Museum. Seems appropriate !
The Jupiter movement always makes my hair stand on end.
It makes my heart swell
Realy? I have goosebumps? Oh man...i like it! That was amazing!
Damn, those kids are good.
For The best--watch the 'National Youth Orchestra' play the whole 'Planet Suite' at the Royal Albert Hall--2016. on You tube. A massive Orchestra--none better.
Oh that was brilliant! Such superb musicians and a lovely excerpt/arrangement for the place. Bravo for bringing it to those kids!
Superb musicians, superb music, superb location. We still do some things brilliantly in UK.
I don’t think you know what a flash mob is but this is so amazing!
Sometimes I don't know which music brings on the happy waterworks more: Holst's "Planets" suite or Vangelis' "Chariots of Fire." That's just a testament to how much I love any music inspired by the cosmos.
Try Rachmaninov, to me his music is from the stars!
Sadly, Hoslt's Planets Suite was inspired by Astrology and not Astronomy. But I think it fits the cosmos and the real planets better than it does Astrology :-)
@@margeryharper7837 I do quite like Rachmaninoff, actually. 😁
@@5ammy13 When I talk about cosmically inspired music, I don't really care if it's inspired by astrology or astronomy. As a creative person, I feel all sources of inspiration are valid, regardless of anyone's opinion.
@@a.katherinesuetterlin3028 Cool. I was just stating a commonly misunderstood fact about Holst's Planets Suite. In my opinion, the Planet Suite suits the astronomical planets more, and in your opinion it fits both the astronomical and astrological planets. There may be purists who might think that it suits only the astrological context better. To each their own, and that's the beauty of creativity or interpretation of art, isn't it? :-)
C est à réécouter c est manifique.quel orchestre merci beaucoup ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Cette 🎶 correspond à se milieu. C est agréable à réécouter. Merci beaucoup ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Sometimes the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Performance, audio recording, camera work and editing all fantastically good. Then a great wave of emotion is released by this wonderful mix of elements. Credit also to Gustav Holst. My thanks to everyone involved, I really enjoyed this video.
C est un plaisir de réécouter l orchestre il est super .tout ses jeunes ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😅
C est toujours agréable de la reoucouter ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😅
Très très bon musiciens et musicienne super❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂j adore😅😅😂😂😂
This one you really can't start unobtrusively.
A réécouter très très souvent manifique.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Manifique musique 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Great timpani opening!!....im happy!
Visited the Science Museum many years ago during a holiday. Wonderful experience.
TH-cam truly has a beautiful treasure trove of classical flash mobs.
Not really a flash mob but ok.
Flash Performance!
Maybe not but Wikipedia describes: A flash mob (or flashmob) is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place...so I think on that basis the suddenness was still there given the size of harps, tubas, timpani, and double bass etc! Well done RCM, brilliantly executed and inspiring for the youngsters watching! :-)
Fantastic. Great arrangement and musicians. I enjoyed this video so much. Made me tear up.🎵🎼