{"id":2363,"date":"2014-10-04T14:52:47","date_gmt":"2014-10-04T21:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/?page_id=2363"},"modified":"2023-01-12T22:01:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T06:01:46","slug":"joshua-bell-at-union-station","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/galleries\/joshua-bell-at-union-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua Bell at Union Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 30, 2014<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Bell once performed a free concert in a Washington, DC, subway station. And hardly anyone stopped to listen. This episode is chronicled in a <a title=\"Joshua Bell plays and nobody listens\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/magazine\/pearls-before-breakfast-can-one-of-the-nations-great-musicians-cut-through-the-fog-of-a-dc-rush-hour-lets-find-out\/2014\/09\/23\/8a6d46da-4331-11e4-b47c-f5889e061e5f_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">famous <em>Washington Post<\/em> article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On September 30, 2014, Bell tried again. This time, a crowd <span id=\"f1e9b8de-7559-4ad0-9f7f-f57ef5423178\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"bd07c94b-c0c6-4b9a-8937-59db27af3362\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"9ccb6000-6844-4b3b-b953-3f070ee11798\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"14a8401f-d524-4130-babc-788038a4e3b3\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">did gather<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/01qLpBJ6DIo?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the following videos, the gentleman in a medium blue shirt under the center pillar in the distance is Joshua Bell. Click on any photo for a larger view, or click the expansion box in the videos for a larger view.<\/p>\n<p>First movement of a Bach concerto, for the impatient:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2ElKgJQzHK0?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>First movement of a Bach concerto, for the patient (partial):<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p0BDZHKZHtk?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Second movement of a Bach concerto, for the impatient:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E9qJZnCDXc0?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Second movement of a Bach concerto, for the patient (partial):<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sGwCxuYbElY?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Start of a piece by Mendelssohn, written when he was sixteen:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LTwe17hJmC8?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here is a still photo of Joshua Bell in mid-Bach:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2364\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2364\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/guyinblue.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2364\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/galleries\/joshua-bell-at-union-station\/guyinblue\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/guyinblue.jpg?fit=1500%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1412080990&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"guyinblueJoshua Bell, in a medium blue shirt under the center pillar in the distance.\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Joshua Bell, in a medium blue shirt under the center pillar in the distance.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Joshua Bell, in a medium blue shirt under the center pillar in the distance.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/guyinblue.jpg?fit=530%2C398&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2364\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/guyinblue.jpg?resize=530%2C398&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Joshua Bell, in a medium blue shirt under the center pillar in the distance.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/guyinblue.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/guyinblue.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/guyinblue.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/guyinblue.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joshua Bell, in a medium blue shirt under the center pillar in the distance. To take this photo, I held my camera (not a phone) well over my head, and shot blindly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Public events in the 20th century: a sea of portable digital phones with cameras:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2365\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2365\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/guyinbluewithcameras.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2365\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/galleries\/joshua-bell-at-union-station\/guyinbluewithcameras\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/guyinbluewithcameras.jpg?fit=1500%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1412080665&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lots of cell phone cameras record Joshua Bell\u2019s concert at Union Station.\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lots of cell phone cameras record Joshua Bell\u2019s concert at Union Station.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lots of cell phone cameras record Joshua Bell\u2019s concert at Union Station.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/guyinbluewithcameras.jpg?fit=530%2C398&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2365\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/guyinbluewithcameras.jpg?resize=530%2C398&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lots of cell phone cameras record Joshua Bell\u2019s concert at Union Station.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/guyinbluewithcameras.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/guyinbluewithcameras.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/guyinbluewithcameras.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/guyinbluewithcameras.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lots of cell phone cameras record Joshua Bell\u2019s concert at Union Station. Again, I am holding the camera well over my head.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What I saw:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2366\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2366\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/whatisaw.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2366\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/galleries\/joshua-bell-at-union-station\/whatisaw\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/whatisaw.jpg?fit=1500%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1412082143&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Because of the crowd, I didn\u2019t see Joshua Bell at all during the concert. It wasn\u2019t until I got back to work and looked at the photos on my phone that I noticed the guy in the blue shirt \u2014 Joshua Bell.\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Because of the crowd, I didn\u2019t see Joshua Bell at all during the concert. It wasn\u2019t until I got back to work and looked at the photos on my phone that I noticed the guy in the blue shirt \u2014 Joshua Bell.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Because of the crowd, I didn\u2019t see Joshua Bell at all during the concert. It wasn\u2019t until I got back to work and looked at the photos on my phone that I noticed the guy in the blue shirt \u2014 Joshua Bell.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/whatisaw.jpg?fit=530%2C398&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2366\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/whatisaw.jpg?resize=530%2C398&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Because of the crowd, I didn\u2019t see Joshua Bell at all during the concert. It wasn\u2019t until I got back to work and looked at the photos on my phone that I noticed the guy in the blue shirt \u2014 Joshua Bell.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/whatisaw.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/whatisaw.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/whatisaw.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/whatisaw.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Because of the crowd, I didn\u2019t see Joshua Bell at all during the concert. It wasn\u2019t until I got back to work and looked at the photos on my phone that I noticed the guy in the blue shirt \u2014 Joshua Bell.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While I may not have had a good view, and definitely not a good seat (as there were no seats), Joshua Bell sounded wonderful in the vast expanse of Union Station. And the price was right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 30, 2014 Joshua Bell once performed a free concert in a Washington, DC, subway station. And hardly anyone stopped to listen. This episode is chronicled in a famous Washington Post article. On September 30, 2014, Bell tried again. 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