[Applause] rapturous intoxicating commanding an
rapturous intoxicating commanding an
rapturous intoxicating commanding an earthquake of sound bursting beneath my
earthquake of sound bursting beneath my
earthquake of sound bursting beneath my fingers transporting me this was my
fingers transporting me this was my
fingers transporting me this was my first experience playing on this 200
first experience playing on this 200
first experience playing on this 200 year old cello
[Music]
[Music] I had stepped into another era the faces
I had stepped into another era the faces
I had stepped into another era the faces of all who had played this cello flashed
of all who had played this cello flashed
of all who had played this cello flashed before me I heard their songs I felt
before me I heard their songs I felt
before me I heard their songs I felt their bow on the string and I heard
their bow on the string and I heard
their bow on the string and I heard their dance like fingers drumming
their dance like fingers drumming
their dance like fingers drumming calloused from their tireless commitment
calloused from their tireless commitment
calloused from their tireless commitment to this instrument this exquisitely
to this instrument this exquisitely
to this instrument this exquisitely carved piece of wood the product of
carved piece of wood the product of
carved piece of wood the product of passion and precision and as I played I
passion and precision and as I played I
passion and precision and as I played I heard their stories
heard their stories
heard their stories I watched them grow up open their hearts
I watched them grow up open their hearts
I watched them grow up open their hearts and fall in love yes these notes new
and fall in love yes these notes new
and fall in love yes these notes new passion
passion
passion I watched youth fade into wisdom on
I watched youth fade into wisdom on
I watched youth fade into wisdom on their deep wrinkled faces change war and
their deep wrinkled faces change war and
their deep wrinkled faces change war and loss I felt their hearts break yes these
loss I felt their hearts break yes these
loss I felt their hearts break yes these notes to new pain
my friends told me save yourself the
my friends told me save yourself the stress the failure and the humiliation
stress the failure and the humiliation
stress the failure and the humiliation and just buy a cheaper cello I would
and just buy a cheaper cello I would
and just buy a cheaper cello I would hear with that money you could buy a
hear with that money you could buy a
hear with that money you could buy a house not quite in San Francisco but you
house not quite in San Francisco but you
house not quite in San Francisco but you can go with you there and every voice on
can go with you there and every voice on
can go with you there and every voice on the inside told me it was impossible to
the inside told me it was impossible to
the inside told me it was impossible to fear had me chained against its walls
fear had me chained against its walls
fear had me chained against its walls but no matter how much I tried to say no
but no matter how much I tried to say no
but no matter how much I tried to say no this cello would not let go of me
this cello would not let go of me
this cello would not let go of me it had a bigger question for me was I
it had a bigger question for me was I
it had a bigger question for me was I ready to step up I came to realize it
ready to step up I came to realize it
ready to step up I came to realize it wasn’t about stepping away from stress
wasn’t about stepping away from stress
wasn’t about stepping away from stress hardwork failure or humiliation it was
hardwork failure or humiliation it was
hardwork failure or humiliation it was about turning toward my dreams it was
about turning toward my dreams it was
about turning toward my dreams it was about not settling for Less just because
about not settling for Less just because
about not settling for Less just because I was so afraid and it was about doing
I was so afraid and it was about doing
I was so afraid and it was about doing whatever it took to buy this cello
whatever it took to buy this cello
whatever it took to buy this cello because I had a vision to impact
because I had a vision to impact
because I had a vision to impact humanity through sound and it wasn’t
humanity through sound and it wasn’t
humanity through sound and it wasn’t really my choice anymore
really my choice anymore
really my choice anymore I had already been written into this
I had already been written into this
I had already been written into this cellos story
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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