NPR's Melissa Block talks to violinist Lynn Chang, who will be playing at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony on Dec. 10, honoring Chinese writer and human rights activist Liu Xiaobo.
Chang said "An artist plays to educate, to entertain, to illuminate, but here, it's a much deeper purpose. We're trying to finish in music where words are left off."
So beautiful and so true. I hope you will listen to this article as Chang plays his violin at the end. He plays a beautiful tune called "Jasmine Flower" and I could hum along. I recognized it instantly. It's on this CD! If you click below on the picture you can scroll down at the Play.Kindermusik.com site and hear a sample of the Kindermusik arrangement.
Isn't this another really wonderful reason to love Kindermusik? Babies who've listened to Kindermusik CDs have experienced a wide, wide variety of music. They already can appreciate the different timbres, tonalities and textures of music from around the world.
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