Yo-Yo Ma: Songs of Joy & Peace
Copy at Case Memorial Library
David Downs wrote in Wired: "Radiohead, Deerhoof, Nine Inch Nails, Public Enemy, Mariah Carey — plenty of indie, hip hop, and pop artists have welcomed others to remix their songs online. Now classical music aficionados can get in on the act. Renowned cellist and 15-time Grammy winner Yo-Yo Ma is hosting an online competition, inviting listeners to add their own accompaniment to his performance of the traditional hymn 'Dona Nobis Pacem,' from his latest album, Songs of Joy & Peace. 'Just releasing a CD is constraining to an artist,' Ma says. 'You know: "I'm the product, you're the consumer" — it's no longer like that.' In October, he posted his cello solo to the online site Indaba Music. Since then, scores of Indaba's 125,000 users — amateur noodlers, music teachers, and pros alike — have used the site's free Flash-based mixing board to add their own variations and countermelodies. In January, Indaba users will vote for their favorite arrangements, with the winner scoring a coveted recording session with Ma that will be featured on both Indaba and the cellist's own site" ("Music: Mix Maestro," 1/09, p. 50).
David Downs wrote in Wired: "Radiohead, Deerhoof, Nine Inch Nails, Public Enemy, Mariah Carey — plenty of indie, hip hop, and pop artists have welcomed others to remix their songs online. Now classical music aficionados can get in on the act. Renowned cellist and 15-time Grammy winner Yo-Yo Ma is hosting an online competition, inviting listeners to add their own accompaniment to his performance of the traditional hymn 'Dona Nobis Pacem,' from his latest album, Songs of Joy & Peace. 'Just releasing a CD is constraining to an artist,' Ma says. 'You know: "I'm the product, you're the consumer" — it's no longer like that.' In October, he posted his cello solo to the online site Indaba Music. Since then, scores of Indaba's 125,000 users — amateur noodlers, music teachers, and pros alike — have used the site's free Flash-based mixing board to add their own variations and countermelodies. In January, Indaba users will vote for their favorite arrangements, with the winner scoring a coveted recording session with Ma that will be featured on both Indaba and the cellist's own site" ("Music: Mix Maestro," 1/09, p. 50).
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