Musical Moments: Bach, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring/Joy to the World

Perennial favorites...

Air Force Band at the Air and Space Museum

Starting with a single cellist on the floor of the National Air and Space Museum's "Milestones of Flight" gallery, and swelling to 120 musicians, The U.S. Air Force Band entertained museum visitors with its first-ever flash mob last year.

The performance featured an original arrangement of one of Johann Sebastian Bach's best-loved works, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring/Joy to the World.

The museum was a favorite place for our family when we lived in the Washington area.  The  famous X-15 is above the performer in the photo. The black rocket plane was built by North American Aviation, where I worked after serving in the Air Force in Italy.

Thanks to my old friend, Bob LeWinter, for reminding me about this perennial Bach favorite.

I hope you'll enjoy it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cKE8pyfcZc&feature=youtu.be

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For more on the X-15:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR5SYp948kw

For more about North American Aviation and its many historic projects:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Aviation

Below are two videos about Taranto, where I was stationed in Italy. 

The first, in English, is a short travelogue with a history and highlights of the city and its surrounding region called Apulia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAh6N4T61kQ 

The second, in Italian, is more fun because it focuses on people and everyday life in Taranto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3_Byt3Xq4Y

For more about Taranto:  https://www.google.com/search?q=google&gws_rd=ssl#q=Taranto