美国音乐会接入互联网全球直播
时间:2019-01-12 作者:英语课 分类:2016年VOA慢速英语(一)月
American Concerts Available Worldwide 美国音乐会接入互联网全球直播
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will be performing works by Georges Bizet Friday morning. You might enjoy classical music and like to attend the performance, but live far away from America’s Motor City.
On Saturday, the GoGo group Curtis Johnson & The Band Eternity 1 is performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. If you live overseas, going to that show is probably out of the question.
But there is a solution! These and other concerts are available “live” on the Internet. You can hear them in real time with an electronic device.
Both performances will be available on the World Wide Web. They are part of a growing number of concerts broadcast on computers, tablets and smart phones. These digital concerts are known as live-streaming.
Technology expert Michael Antonoff says better and less costly 3 equipment is making it easier for performers and theaters to offer music "live" online. The quality of the sound and video images are improving all the time, he says.
A few years ago, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra experienced hard times, similar to its home city’s financial problems. The orchestra even had to cancel its 2010-2011 season because of a bitter labor 4 dispute.
After the dispute ended, the group started offering concerts online. Those online concerts now have as many as 40,000 viewers per show. People in 100 nations are watching.
“It is a huge part of our increasing global reach,” said Eric Woodhams, director of digital initiatives at the Detroit Symphony. He said it also increases donations to the orchestra.
Some concerts are done from fine arts centers. The Kennedy Center has been offering live webcasts of its daily, free 6 o’clock concerts since 1999.
Other performers sing from their living rooms, using a small camera or two and several microphones to capture their songs. But it does take some getting used to, especially the lack of a live audience.
“The first time we played, the lack of reaction was somewhat weird 5, but you quickly get used to it,’’ said Graydon James of Toronto’s Young Novelists. “You finish the song and there's a moment of quiet, then you start chatting again.”
People show their appreciation 6 by leaving comments in the space provided.
After a recent webcast concert by California singer-songwriter Marina V. ((Verenikina)), people offered these comments: “Wow,” “Great song,” “You killed it,” and “Standing ovation 7.”
Many livestream concerts charge between $2 and $10 to watch. Many are free or let people choose how much to pay.
People can add “tips” for the performers – much like someone might leave extra money for a server at a restaurant.
“People can be surprisingly generous and streaming services now have interesting perks 8 you can add in to the experience,” says James of The Young Novelists. “We've done things like say give us a tip of $5 or more and we'll play a cover song you request.”
On New Year’s Eve, many people at Washington’s Kennedy Center were dancing to the modern jazz tunes 9 of Michael Mwenso & the Shakes. Mwenso urged people watching at home to join in the dancing.
But performers cannot see whether their online followers 10 are dancing, cheering or falling asleep.
For international performers, Kennedy Center officials see a jump in online viewership from the home countries of the performer.
There is hometown pride when an artist is performing at one of America’s best-known concert venues 11, says the Kennedy Center’s Garth Ross. At a recent Kennedy Center concert, a performer said he was so happy that his disabled mother back in California could watch his performance.
It is not just music being streamed on the web. On December 10, the producer of the musical “Daddy Long Legs” put the show on the web free of charge. It was the first live webcast of a New York musical.
Over 150,000 people from 135 nations watched, producer Ken 2 Davenport said.
In other words, it would take his musical 2.7 years of sold out performances to draw that many people. Davenport said the webcast provided the “word-of-mouth” that smaller theaters like his, “need to get noticed.”
Words in This Story
classical – adj. relating to music in a European tradition that includes opera and symphony and that is generally considered more serious than other kinds of music
solution – n. something that solves a problem
concert – n. a public performance of music
electronic – adj. operating through the use of many small electrical parts
performance -- n. an activity (such as singing a song or acting 12 in a play) that a person or group does to entertain an audience
digital – adj. showing the time with numbers instead of with hour and minute hands
viewer – n. a person who watches a show on television, or online
global – adj. worldwide
audience – n. a group of people who gather together to listen to something, such as a concert or play
appreciation – n. a feeling of being grateful for something
generous – adj. freely giving or sharing money and other valuable things
pride – n. a feeling of happiness that you get when you or someone you know does something good
- The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
- Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞,永世相随。
- Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
- Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.
- It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
- This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用,左不过贵了些。
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
- From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来,他好像有点怪。
- His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。
- I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
- I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。
- The hero received a great ovation from the crowd. 那位英雄受到人群的热烈欢迎。
- The show won a standing ovation. 这场演出赢得全场起立鼓掌。
- Perks offered by the firm include a car and free health insurance. 公司给予的额外待遇包括一辆汽车和免费健康保险。
- Are there any perks that go with your job? 你的工作有什么津贴吗?
- a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦
- When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时,她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
- The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
- The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
- Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角,有长800米,宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网