Catcerto - A Concerto With A Cat!
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Music has it's countless sources. It comes in the most unexpected ways and sizes. A cat is surely one of the surprising ones out of the lot. The Internet seems to love cats. And of all the thousands of cat videos that roam the internet, this is the one I want to share with you.
Nora the Cat is a gray tabby cat that was rescued by their owners from a shelter in New Jersey. Nora developed a curiosity towards her owner's piano when she was a year old and has played ( well, more like tapped ) it ever since. Youtube videos uploaded by Nora's owners became viral because of her musical paws.
When Lithuanian conductor and composer Mindaugas PieÄaitis found one of Nora's videos, he became very interested in the idea of writing a concerto for one of her "pieces". The consequent result of the idea came to be called CATcerto, the first concerto ever composed for a cat. On 5th June, 2009, CATcerto was performed for the very first time by KlaipÄ—da Chamber Orchestra at the KlaipÄ—da Concert Hall, KlaipÄ—da, Lithuania, lead by PieÄaitis. It has been performed by many other orchestras all over the world since.
Nora the Cat and the KlaipÄ—da Chamber Orchestra were further included in the Guinness World Records for the first ever concerto for a cat in 2012.
Personally, I find the piece very beautiful and intricate. Goes to show how we can derive what we love from almost all the things around us if we put our mind to it. Here is the video. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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