Fwd: Air & Space Museum at Smithsonian Jesu & Joy to the World


In the spirit of Christmas I believe this is worth your time to look at.  Jim M.
 

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             Subject: Jesu – Joy of Man's Desiring
Starting with a single cellist on the floor of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's "Milestones of Flight" gallery, and swelling to 120 musicians, The U.S. Air Force Band exhilarated museum visitors with its first-ever flash mob. They featured an original arrangement of "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring/Joy to the World," led by commander and conductor, Col. Larry H. Lang. The orchestra then played some traditional Christmas songs while the Singing Sergeants sang the lyrics.

Unsuspecting museum visitors including tourists and school groups were astonished as instrumentalists streamed into the gallery from behind airplanes and space capsules, and vocalists burst into song from the Museum's second floor balcony.
 
 
Note the Mercury capsule (ground floor) and the Wright Flyer (suspended).  The last time I visited there on company business, our rental car was towed from a block away (parking meter) to Maryland.  Such fun finding, hiring a taxi, and paying for release.
 
Jim M.



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