Cynthia Erivo: "Natural Woman" and "Johnny and Donna"
Синтија Ериво (Cynthia Erivo): „Природна жена“ и „Џони и Дона“
Best known for her role in the Broadway revival of "The Color Purple," Cynthia Erivo is a Tony-, Grammy- and Emmy-winning performer. Full bioJason Webb - Musical director
Jason Webb is a writer, musical director, arranger, orchestrator, lecturer and a lover of music. Full bio
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the whole thing through,
да о свему размисле добро,
When and where?
често постављали Богу.
twirl, t-twirl, twirl.
When and where?
често постављали Богу.
twirl, t-twirl, twirl.
but I love music.
it's the fast-track route to the heart.
да је то најкраћи пут до нечијег срца.
we all understand music.
сви разумемо музику.
that we can all understand.
as fluently as each other,
or the storyteller
how someone else is feeling
can finally understand.
може коначно то да разуме.
simply by using a tune.
само уз коришћење мелодије,
I think we can change things.
можемо да променимо ствари.
to help to change things.
да помогнем да се промене ствари.
of tune in our hearts --
that we can all understand.
уз коришћење језика који сви разумемо.
да ли ћете ми се придружити.
if you understand this.
on the morning rain --
by a piece of music somewhere.
неким музичким делом негде.
by the same thing,
is something that connects us all.
је нешто што нас све повезује.
we can use to move us forward
коју можемо искористити да идемо напред
да се суочим са новим даном,
for my piece of mind.
у „изгубљеном-нађеном“,
није помогао да то именујем.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Cynthia Erivo - Actor, performerBest known for her role in the Broadway revival of "The Color Purple," Cynthia Erivo is a Tony-, Grammy- and Emmy-winning performer.
Why you should listen
Cynthia Erivo made her Broadway debut as Celie in The Color Purple -- a role that earned her Tony, Grammy and Emmy Awards. Erivo has performed for the annual Kennedy Center Honors and been featured on stage in Sister Act as well as A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Most recently, Erivo teamed up with John Legend at the 2017 Grammy Awards to perform the Beach Boys’ song, “God Only Knows.”
The actress stars with Viola Davis in the upcoming Steve McQueen film Widows, and as Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet.
Cynthia Erivo | Speaker | TED.com
Jason Webb - Musical director
Jason Webb is a writer, musical director, arranger, orchestrator, lecturer and a lover of music.
Why you should listen
From conducting orchestras in Broadway pits to writing and arranging music for a presidential inauguration, Jason Michael Webb has dedicated his life to using music to heal, uplift and encourage.
Webb;s early musical training consisted of formal classical study, playing in small churches and listening to pop music. By 21, he had a degree in classical piano, played in the biggest churches in New York City and made his orchestral solo debut with the Queens Symphony Orchestra. He then went on to become Musical Director of the six-time Grammy-winning Brooklyn Tabernacle, for whom he co-wrote and produced four albums for The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, leading to two Stellar Award nominations and a Dove Award win. His arrangement of BTC's "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" was featured at the 2013 inauguration of President Barack Obama and simultaneously heard by over one billion people worldwide.
Webb also recently served as musical director of the Tony- and Grammy-winning 2016 Broadway Revival of Oprah Winfrey's "The Color Purple", directed by John Doyle and based on the timeless novel by Alice Walker. Webb is now currently the US Music Supervisor of the tour, as well as Music Director/Arranger for Cynthia Erivo, who won a 2016 Tony Award as Celie in the Broadway Revival.
Mr. Webb’s writing can also be heard on the TV series "Empire", Netflix’s film Juanita, and numerous recording projects and original musicals, including "The First Noel" (produced annually at the world famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, NYC) and the South African musical "Ilathi," which premiered July 2017 at the New York Musical Festival. Webb has conducted live and recording orchestras from New York to LA, including pianist Lang Lang's 2016 love letter to NYC, "New York Rhapsody", which featured performances by Rufus Wainwright, Regina Spektor and Suzanne Vega.
Jason Webb | Speaker | TED.com