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[View \| Download]	Philip Glass on Writing Music By ForaTv Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/12/Philip_Glas... Celebrated composer Philip Glass describes his approach to writing music as watching buildings slowly emerge from "a foggy field," and claims to have an ironically poor musical ear. ----- Director Scott Hicks discusses his recent bio-doc, Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts, with its subject, the fascinating and entertaining composer Philip Glass. - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Philip Glass is a famed American composer of operas, symphonies and music scores, including Einstein on the Beach and Koyaanisqatsi. Scott Hicks is an Oscar-winning director of Shine, as well as Snow Falling on Cedars and No Reservations. Tags: composer, composing, compositions, conductor, deaf, ear, foratv, glass, instrumental, instruments, language, musical, philip, tone 5 Downloads - Last from: http://www.google.com/reader/view/?tab=my (Your Blog here!)
[View \| Download]	Jung Lin Performing Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody no 2" By ForaTv Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/07/08/Piano_in_Wo... Concert piano virtuoso Jung Lin performs Franz Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2." This excerpt is taken from a program entitled "The Piano in World Civilization," featuring commentary by piano expert David Dubal. ----- "The Piano in World Civilization" with David Dubal and Jung Lin in discussion and performance at the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival. In this, its third year, Aspen Ideas Festival once again gathers scientists, artists, politicians, historians, educators, activists, and other great thinkers around some of the most important and fascinating ideas of our time. As these thinkers present their provocative ideas, they engage a sophisticated and highly motivated audience. Jung Lin is a classical pianist who has been acclaimed for her poetic and virtuosic performances. A native of Taiwan, she conducted her own orchestral works at age 12 and has won numerous competitions. At 16, her symphonic poem, The Black Wedding, was given its premiere by the Juilliard Symphony under Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Lin graduated with honors from the Juilliard School, and she has performed at such prestigious venues as the International Keyboard Institute and Festival, the Summit Festival in China, and at Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts. Late this year, Naxos will release Jung Lin's two all-Medtner CDs, including the first complete recording of the Russian composer's 38 Fairy Tales. Tags: classical, classics, concert, foratv, grand, music, musical, musicians, performance, pianists, piano, playing, plays 1 Downloads - Last from: http://downthisvideo.com/ (Your Blog here!)
[View \| Download]	India's Unique Multiculturalism - Shashi Tharoor By ForaTv Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/09/17/Elephant_Ti... Prolific Indian author and diplomat Shashi Tharoor discusses the unique levels of pluralism evident in Indian culture and government. ----- Shashi Tharoor discusses The Elephant, The Tiger, and the Cell Phone: India, the Emerging 21st Century Power. Asia Society and the South Asia Journalists Association (SAJA) host the New York launch of Tharoor's new book. Tharoor shares his insight into the complex and intriguing culture of this rapidly evolving nation. The event includes excerpts from the book and a conversation with Pramit Pal Chaudri, a Bernard Schwartz Fellow at Asia Society. Over the past twenty-five years, India has moved from a largely impoverished, underdeveloped country to a bustling, innovative, fast-changing society. In his new book "The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone: India, the Emerging 21st-Century Power", celebrated author Shashi Tharoor discusses and demystifies the vast changes that have taken place in India to transform this once sleeping giant into an emerging world leader. - Asia Society Shashi Tharoor is chairman of the Dubai-based Afras Ventures and former Under-Secretary- General for Communications and Public Information at the United Nations. His UN career began in 1978, when he joined the staff of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He was also a senior adviser to the Secretary-General. He has written hundreds of articles, op-eds, and book reviews in a wide range of publications. A contributing editor and occasional columnist for Newsweek International and a columnist for The Hindu and The Times of India, he is the author of nine books, including India: From Midnight to the Millennium, Nehru: The Invention of India, Bookless in Baghdad, The Great Indian Novel, Riot, and Show Business. Tags: barriers, chrisitians, delhi, english, foratv, hindi, hindus, languages, muslims, political, politics, religions, sikhs, society 1 Downloads - Last from: http://downthisvideo.com/ (Your Blog here!)