College of Music students film videos of them playing the instruments they major in while taking online classes
Showing support to students practicing ‘social distancing’ while taking online classes
[April 2, 2020]

 YU College of Music students gathered their talents to perform an online concert to students practicing ‘social distancing’ while taking online classes for this semester that began on the 16th of last month, as well as for everyone helping to beat COVID-19.

 This ensemble was completed by the students filming themselves playing the instruments they major in and editing the videos to create a single orchestra performance. The students who saw a video of the members of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra of the Netherlands that has been trenading on YouTube decided to film themselves playing as well.

  At this online concert, 25 students at the College of Music majoring in cello, violin, bass, trumpet, flute, etc. performed a beautiful harmony with Beethoven’s 9th Symphony ‘Choral’ 4th Movement ‘Ode to Joy’. ‘Ode to Joy’ is a song that praises the friendship of all humanity and it is conveying a message of consideration and harmony in this challenge faced by the entire world because of COVID-19.

  YU College of Music Professor of Orchestral Music Baek Yoon-hak said, “I was proud to see the students who are experiencing huge changes in their everyday lives due to social distancing doing their best in their respective fields and supporting each other. Like the message that the students delivered through music, I hope that they will become members of society who harmonize with each other more out of this COVID-19 situation.

  This video can be seen on the YU homepage (http://www.yu.ac.kr/) or Youtube account (https://youtu.be/oxk0z1d-j_w).