Robert Gibbs had the best seat in the house yesterday. Air/Simple Gifts up on Youtube.

[KittyWampus]

There's one point where Perlman and Yo Yo Ma smile at each other just as the Simple Gifts hymn begins to edge in. I think they enjoyed that piece.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Ao9jyq5Vk

[catgirl]

1. That was a great moment

their whole performance, that is. I was hoping it would show up on YouTube.

[TwilightGardener]

2. I thought it was beautiful, especially the opening with just the violin and cello.

Starts off somber, then goes into the lighter melody (which I knew as "Lord of the Dance" as a kid).

[KittyWampus]

3. I knew it as Lord of the Dance too. Wiki explains it's a Shaker Hymn though

so it was fun to learn more about it.

[Tinksrival]

4. Thanks for the link!

My favorite part! So beautiful.