[Applause] so we all breathe and most often loved
so we all breathe and most often loved
so we all breathe and most often loved one who passed away but we also agreed
one who passed away but we also agreed
one who passed away but we also agreed for objects
for objects
for objects bodily injuries or losses the nail broke
bodily injuries or losses the nail broke
bodily injuries or losses the nail broke the Bible took too much off the top I’ve
the Bible took too much off the top I’ve
the Bible took too much off the top I’ve experienced perhaps more than my fair
experienced perhaps more than my fair
experienced perhaps more than my fair share of the loss of loved ones
share of the loss of loved ones
share of the loss of loved ones including one of my sisters so I’m kind
including one of my sisters so I’m kind
including one of my sisters so I’m kind of intimate with this grieving process
of intimate with this grieving process
of intimate with this grieving process but somehow it always takes me by
but somehow it always takes me by
but somehow it always takes me by surprise it takes time for us to fully
surprise it takes time for us to fully
surprise it takes time for us to fully realize the absence of the deceased and
realize the absence of the deceased and
realize the absence of the deceased and the shock of loss and delay the grieving
the shock of loss and delay the grieving
the shock of loss and delay the grieving period and we feel pressure to move on
period and we feel pressure to move on
period and we feel pressure to move on partly due to the externally visible
partly due to the externally visible
partly due to the externally visible signs of sadness crying being the most
signs of sadness crying being the most
signs of sadness crying being the most obvious one and feeling for the most
obvious one and feeling for the most
obvious one and feeling for the most part socially unacceptable but we need
part socially unacceptable but we need
part socially unacceptable but we need to commit ourselves to grieve as much as
to commit ourselves to grieve as much as
to commit ourselves to grieve as much as we need to find ways to channel this
we need to find ways to channel this
we need to find ways to channel this grief itself and I find music is the
grief itself and I find music is the
grief itself and I find music is the best outlet agree so I have the
best outlet agree so I have the
best outlet agree so I have the privilege of being able to make music
privilege of being able to make music
privilege of being able to make music and by that I mean I’ve been to our to
and by that I mean I’ve been to our to
and by that I mean I’ve been to our to read music
read music
read music I’ve been practicing as a learning the
I’ve been practicing as a learning the
I’ve been practicing as a learning the merits as well as performing regularly
merits as well as performing regularly
merits as well as performing regularly my whole life and I’ve got the
my whole life and I’ve got the
my whole life and I’ve got the confidence and support to continue to do
confidence and support to continue to do
confidence and support to continue to do so so I’ve been nurtured by my parents
so so I’ve been nurtured by my parents
so so I’ve been nurtured by my parents my dad as a classical musician he’s
my dad as a classical musician he’s
my dad as a classical musician he’s primarily a violinist from Barbados and
primarily a violinist from Barbados and
primarily a violinist from Barbados and I’m Richard myself for 12 assault
I’m Richard myself for 12 assault
I’m Richard myself for 12 assault theremin this instrument here which I’ll
theremin this instrument here which I’ll
theremin this instrument here which I’ll be performing on in a bit and I also
be performing on in a bit and I also
be performing on in a bit and I also conduct the orchestra
which allows me to collective music
which allows me to collective music making in contrast to my solo voices and
making in contrast to my solo voices and
making in contrast to my solo voices and all this might sound like I’m just
all this might sound like I’m just
all this might sound like I’m just showing up about all the ways I make
showing up about all the ways I make
showing up about all the ways I make music music it’s performance is
music music it’s performance is
music music it’s performance is inherently communal performance without
inherently communal performance without
inherently communal performance without an audience it cannot exist without this
an audience it cannot exist without this
an audience it cannot exist without this audience your presence the audience’s
audience your presence the audience’s
audience your presence the audience’s presence is essential to creating the
presence is essential to creating the
presence is essential to creating the unique moment the unique moments are the
unique moment the unique moments are the
unique moment the unique moments are the only moment in which performance truly
only moment in which performance truly
only moment in which performance truly exists so despite the unprecedented
exists so despite the unprecedented
exists so despite the unprecedented advancement in smartphones so we’ve all
advancement in smartphones so we’ve all
advancement in smartphones so we’ve all got video cameras in our pockets this
got video cameras in our pockets this
got video cameras in our pockets this might even be live-streamed despite that
might even be live-streamed despite that
might even be live-streamed despite that there’s nothing quite like being present
there’s nothing quite like being present
there’s nothing quite like being present both physically and mentally
both physically and mentally
both physically and mentally at the performance and the intensity of
at the performance and the intensity of
at the performance and the intensity of light performance can be overwhelming
light performance can be overwhelming
light performance can be overwhelming I’m thinking of the way fans screen you
I’m thinking of the way fans screen you
I’m thinking of the way fans screen you know historically Michael Jackson
know historically Michael Jackson
know historically Michael Jackson beetles
beetles
beetles we’re passing out and also how people
we’re passing out and also how people
we’re passing out and also how people weep at the Opera but recorded music
weep at the Opera but recorded music
weep at the Opera but recorded music also has the ability to produce this
also has the ability to produce this
also has the ability to produce this kind of effect on us and I know when I
kind of effect on us and I know when I
kind of effect on us and I know when I want to cry or I’m already crying and
want to cry or I’m already crying and
want to cry or I’m already crying and I’m in for a bit of a session there’s
I’m in for a bit of a session there’s
I’m in for a bit of a session there’s Hugh go to tracks
Hugh go to tracks
Hugh go to tracks yeah soundtrack for this emotional
yeah soundtrack for this emotional
yeah soundtrack for this emotional release
release
release Jacqueline Duprey performing Ella Garth
Jacqueline Duprey performing Ella Garth
Jacqueline Duprey performing Ella Garth chairman contention conducted by her
chairman contention conducted by her
chairman contention conducted by her partner Daniel Barenboim it was a
partner Daniel Barenboim it was a
partner Daniel Barenboim it was a specific video on YouTube it’s black and
specific video on YouTube it’s black and
specific video on YouTube it’s black and white performers from 1967 and this
white performers from 1967 and this
white performers from 1967 and this performance is documented informant or
performance is documented informant or
performance is documented informant or should say is retrospectively infused
should say is retrospectively infused
should say is retrospectively infused with the tragedy of Jacqueline Dupre’s
with the tragedy of Jacqueline Dupre’s
with the tragedy of Jacqueline Dupre’s premature death age of 20 she battles
premature death age of 20 she battles
premature death age of 20 she battles with multiple sclerosis fair environment
with multiple sclerosis fair environment
with multiple sclerosis fair environment D crazy look to one another is so
D crazy look to one another is so
D crazy look to one another is so present in the way that they interact
present in the way that they interact
present in the way that they interact this performance though this unknown
this performance though this unknown
this performance though this unknown tragic future of Jackie’s death is
tragic future of Jackie’s death is
tragic future of Jackie’s death is present in the bitter sweet melody of
present in the bitter sweet melody of
present in the bitter sweet melody of Elgar epic work and this undeniably
Elgar epic work and this undeniably
Elgar epic work and this undeniably intensifies that entire thing it’s what
intensifies that entire thing it’s what
intensifies that entire thing it’s what we know
we know
we know my favorite for the sorrowful
my favorite for the sorrowful
my favorite for the sorrowful soundtracks includes Billie Holiday’s
soundtracks includes Billie Holiday’s
soundtracks includes Billie Holiday’s gloomy sunday’ Chris he’s explicative
gloomy sunday’ Chris he’s explicative
gloomy sunday’ Chris he’s explicative game and also boys to men the end of the
game and also boys to men the end of the
game and also boys to men the end of the road but the point is music flows
road but the point is music flows
road but the point is music flows through us through memory through
through us through memory through
through us through memory through presence to the presence the memory of
presence to the presence the memory of
presence to the presence the memory of the memory of the present and perhaps
the memory of the present and perhaps
the memory of the present and perhaps most permanently through the human voice
most permanently through the human voice
most permanently through the human voice in song so historically particularly in
in song so historically particularly in
in song so historically particularly in ancient Greece the human voice if song
ancient Greece the human voice if song
ancient Greece the human voice if song was believed to connect the man with
was believed to connect the man with
was believed to connect the man with gods and that singing could transcend
gods and that singing could transcend
gods and that singing could transcend time and space and mortality and this
time and space and mortality and this
time and space and mortality and this would ultimately established hungry in
would ultimately established hungry in
would ultimately established hungry in the universe being moved to being being
the universe being moved to being being
the universe being moved to being being moved means being touched by something
moved means being touched by something
moved means being touched by something but music itself is intangible one good
but music itself is intangible one good
but music itself is intangible one good thing about music when it hits you you
thing about music when it hits you you
thing about music when it hits you you feel no pain for Molly said that
feel no pain for Molly said that
feel no pain for Molly said that listening to music provides mental space
listening to music provides mental space
listening to music provides mental space in time for us to contemplate and to
in time for us to contemplate and to
in time for us to contemplate and to reflect and music transfigured suffering
reflect and music transfigured suffering
reflect and music transfigured suffering into joy and we couldn’t have submarine
into joy and we couldn’t have submarine
into joy and we couldn’t have submarine without Joey we couldn’t have
without Joey we couldn’t have
without Joey we couldn’t have without suffering but I’ll end my
without suffering but I’ll end my
without suffering but I’ll end my speaking part by contemplating
speaking part by contemplating
speaking part by contemplating collective grief in fact we felt more of
collective grief in fact we felt more of
collective grief in fact we felt more of this this year but awful year for many
this this year but awful year for many
this this year but awful year for many reasons but we’ve lost an abnormally
reasons but we’ve lost an abnormally
reasons but we’ve lost an abnormally high number of high profile artists
high number of high profile artists
high number of high profile artists Prince Bao e5 dog amongst many others
Prince Bao e5 dog amongst many others
Prince Bao e5 dog amongst many others the world has been united through
the world has been united through
the world has been united through grieving for these gifted musicians we’d
grieving for these gifted musicians we’d
grieving for these gifted musicians we’d be with being United through their music
be with being United through their music
be with being United through their music whilst they were alive and we continued
whilst they were alive and we continued
whilst they were alive and we continued to connect through their music now that
to connect through their music now that
to connect through their music now that they’re dead and this was particularly
they’re dead and this was particularly
they’re dead and this was particularly potent in the initial reading process
potent in the initial reading process
potent in the initial reading process when we were finding out so in this
when we were finding out so in this
when we were finding out so in this current bleak global socio-political
current bleak global socio-political
current bleak global socio-political climate race relations are far from
climate race relations are far from
climate race relations are far from harmonious to the point that we’re
harmonious to the point that we’re
harmonious to the point that we’re regularly breathing for innocent
regularly breathing for innocent
regularly breathing for innocent individuals at times I find for now
individuals at times I find for now
individuals at times I find for now unfortunately expected fatalities of
unfortunately expected fatalities of
unfortunately expected fatalities of black subjects through police brutality
black subjects through police brutality
black subjects through police brutality overwhelmingly traumatic and we need to
overwhelmingly traumatic and we need to
overwhelmingly traumatic and we need to grieve these losses both individually
grieve these losses both individually
grieve these losses both individually and collectively or at least to realize
and collectively or at least to realize
and collectively or at least to realize that we are grieving together both for
that we are grieving together both for
that we are grieving together both for individuals and for collective traumas
individuals and for collective traumas
individuals and for collective traumas I’m going to perform other men for a
I’m going to perform other men for a
I’m going to perform other men for a much lesser known figure booster booster
much lesser known figure booster booster
much lesser known figure booster booster instigated the largest slave ball in
instigated the largest slave ball in
instigated the largest slave ball in Barbados in 1816 this was followed by
Barbados in 1816 this was followed by
Barbados in 1816 this was followed by two
two
two more large-scale a billions in Demerara
more large-scale a billions in Demerara
more large-scale a billions in Demerara in 1823 in Jamaica and in 1832 in the
in 1823 in Jamaica and in 1832 in the
in 1823 in Jamaica and in 1832 in the buzzer in months at the Emancipation
buzzer in months at the Emancipation
buzzer in months at the Emancipation statue is a landmark in Barbados though
statue is a landmark in Barbados though
statue is a landmark in Barbados though few people outside that’s outside of
few people outside that’s outside of
few people outside that’s outside of Barbados know anything about it so I
Barbados know anything about it so I
Barbados know anything about it so I realized its urgency to give more
realized its urgency to give more
realized its urgency to give more attention to Buster as I continued to
attention to Buster as I continued to
attention to Buster as I continued to decolonize my own mind and as I
decolonize my own mind and as I
decolonize my own mind and as I constantly struggle to express myself
constantly struggle to express myself
constantly struggle to express myself through words
through words
through words so my sonic lamentable sir saves so much
so my sonic lamentable sir saves so much
so my sonic lamentable sir saves so much more than I couldn’t attempt to explain
more than I couldn’t attempt to explain
more than I couldn’t attempt to explain through words alone so yeah this
through words alone so yeah this
through words alone so yeah this estimate here theremin is totally unique
estimate here theremin is totally unique
estimate here theremin is totally unique amongst all instruments in that you do
amongst all instruments in that you do
amongst all instruments in that you do not touch it to make a sound
not touch it to make a sound
not touch it to make a sound and I think this performed intangibility
and I think this performed intangibility
and I think this performed intangibility relates to the way in which we feel so
relates to the way in which we feel so
relates to the way in which we feel so emotion is cannot be grasped easily
emotion is cannot be grasped easily
emotion is cannot be grasped easily defined verbally and mental pain does
defined verbally and mental pain does
defined verbally and mental pain does not uncommon off so the mystical
not uncommon off so the mystical
not uncommon off so the mystical theremin for me is my outlet I devised a
theremin for me is my outlet I devised a
theremin for me is my outlet I devised a for channel my grief into the airwaves
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