"Bridge Over Troubled Water" — like you've never heard it before | MAS Vocal
Summary
Host Elise Hu introduces a musical performance by the Miami-based youth choir Moss Vogel, featuring Jacob Collier’s arrangement of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Collier shares how hearing these high school students sing changed his life, highlighting their extraordinary ability to learn his complex arrangement entirely by ear without notation. This episode showcases the power of music to convey ideas that must be felt rather than just heard.
Topics discussed
Intro: Music as a vehicle for powerful ideas
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Sponsor: Dell XPS laptops
Sponsor: Ground News
Jacob Collier introduces Moss Vocal Choir
Performance: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Collier reveals choir learned arrangement by ear
Outro and production credits
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