Curtis (violin) - Ashokan Farewell

[516morgan]

He is still amazing too :) He was 1st chair and i was 2nd in our orchestra then!

[RoseBing]

Wish I could play as half as well as he does

[gutozao]

@dryfrog2002 you are dryer than Joan Rivers vagina and you suck lactating elephant nipples. Other than that this kid has A LOT of talent for some one his age.

[silverviolin4]

very nice :) especially the vibrato :)

[coutureposter]

I played the violin as a youngster and put it down for over 20 years. Ashokan Farewell was played at my grandfather's funeral and I started to look for versions on YouTube so I could hear it. This clip of you playing inspired me to pick up the violin again! Great job and thanks - from the bottom of my heart! DO NOT LET ANYTHING MAKE YOU PUT THAT FIDDLE DOWN!

Melody

[SophieS1111]

heyy i play the violin too and i fort that that was ace :D and i love the song

[teamhonda2002]

It's obvious that some of the comments here are from envious people whom I bet have never picked up an instrument in their lives. Any one of us who have experience with a string instrument realize how well this young person is playing. Stop being jealous and start learning people; your musical appreciation will blossom..I promise.

[laughwest101]

I wish that the people viewing these videos would have respect for individual interpretations instead of regarding their interpretation of the music above anyone else's. I believe that this child did a phenomenal job, especially for his age, and that he should be extremely proud of himself. May I add that he has a marvelous vibrato? :)

[gothgir5]

i thought it was extremly remarkable that a child of such young age played this song. best of wishes for the future

[mrsmops2]

Lovely! You are a very talented child.

[sanfranciscobay]

Bravo.

Very Good.

If the violinist can play this well at the young age, imagine what they will be playing like when they are 20-30.

[Madrid1230]

I like this song . . . when played right . . . poor pianist.

[Dryfrog2002]

Terrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm playing that for All-State. The bow directions are ALL WRONG and practically MOST of the notes. Who plays a 5 total long note and on the 4th beat switches to an open string. THAT"S RIGHT! NO ONE! DISGRACE! AND RIGHT THERE IS no talent. I started playing the violin when I was 5 years old. I still have the 1/16 violin in my closet. That kid just stinks, but is better than average.

[sexiestbutler]

yeah i have pretty high standards for kids playing in the christian inspiration section of barnes&noble too

[laoshizainali]

You know what just shut the fuck up you terrible person - who clearly thinks your better than a kid like him.

How can you compare yourself. Everyone has their different standards.

[21magicman21]

i don't like how he vibratoed like evernote, it kinda killed the slow melody of the song, the preformance was decent for his age, and he needs a smaller violin!!!

[Navyseal925]

STILL A DISGRACE!!!!

[Navyseal925]

u messed up on measure 14!!! DISGRACE!!!

[miikoashida]

It seems as though he was rushing a bit, and the intonation was sometimes off, but the tone itself, especially the vibrato, was absolutely beautiful. He has immense talent.

(This is one of my all-time favorite songs, by the way. :) )

[cutiemarshmallow]

man thats as slow as its supposed 2 be!!!

[canadianboy40]

the violin looks pretty big for him, he should get a smaller size, but hes pretty good for his age.

[curtboy95]

I HAVE KNOW CLUE WHAT THAT SONG WAS but it was AWESOME!!!!

[junkmailboy1000]

1:13 - that was one dumpy looking person that walked into the frame

I love this song

[JesusisamightyGod]

ahahhahahaah

[a3755]

very nice indeed, keep up  the nice playing

[Smarby]

That is reeeeeeally good for his age. Smaller sized fiddles have a tendency to sound really high pitched and...er..horrible. But he made it sounds beautiful.

Personally i prefer it slow.

[smartone403]

not a surprise, he's asian. "My father says that beacause I live in America, I have to be a world famous violinist."

[ShawDAMAN]

Awesome for his age. I've loved this song for a long time.

[Sistahsixythree]

very good kid!! but you need to get those fours on the A and D string higher!! i loved when you did the c naturals and when you went on the a string, we have a very similar style of playing this song.

[piratesquirtmomo]

OMG!!! i wish i could play that good!!! and i'm older than him too!!! very talented, and it sounds really nice!!!

[devilneko]

Barnes & Noble O_o wow

[novastormufo]

Wow he almost makes this piece seem easy to play. Very talented kid, keep up the good work!

[itsrunescapetime]

i like it better fast........... when the mom came in it all went slow.

[MeeganFamily]

yes he was going too fast in the beginning... but that's only because he's a beginner himself and doesn't have the age/experience to "feel" a song like he will when he's older. His mom slowed it all down when she came in.) Good job though... keep up the work, kid!

[TennisChamp59]

Good job, but I thought it was a little bit too fast and a little bit out of tune. But again, good job.

[cowsandcavys]

you should put more feeling into it!

[LazyBadgerHC715]

I played this song in 6th grade and what barns and noble  r u at I am from Guilfrod ct age 16 and play viola and piano

[kyclin]

this is in SW Denver area

[boonchuey]

Lovely. I wish my local bookshop had nice live music like that. Such a beautiful tune. Well played young man.

[perv8898]

Mom and baby boy sharing the talent DNA. Beautiful thing. Bravo!

[nikongigio]

I cannot believe people could just walk by and not stop to listen. Bravo

[LazyBadgerHC715]

what barns and noble r u at

[YakakoSato84]

it sounds like he rushed, we played this song in our crchestra and we didn't go that fast, and it sounds better with a whole orchestra.

[anonymousxo]

Why am I finding so many little people who learned this song way before I did. I learned it in 7th grade!!! Why do I feel inferior now!

[DemiGotti]

aww...ur so good and ur so little..i was not that good wen i was little...imagine wen your my age youll be famous..lol

[Raichu111092]

our school's orchestra is playing this next week, and we're downright horrible. Kudos to you

[LazyBadgerHC715]

your better then the chine kid

[LazyBadgerHC715]

That is good I play the viola and I played this song in sixth grade but why are chinese always so good at insterments

[rinsohma107]

aww...you're so cute!

[SorenAi]

Sheesh, I'm harpist and they gave me a frickin piano part for this... like they alwats do... and im expected to play a solo with a violinist in about three weeks! i just got the friggin music!!!

[ViDDeRcHiCk]

our orchestra had to learn 10 pieces in 2 weeks for disneyland, so dont think its that big of a deal. we're only 7th and 8th graders...

[bcthomas2h90]

Beautiful

[yepimhere]

yea my orchestra is playing a full selection of Ashokan Farewell, i love this song, its so much fun to play.

[Naniatachi]

Wow, that is very impressive. I...wow.

I can't even play that song...wow.

In the beginning though, their was this squeaky, sound, but maybe it was just me.

I gotta practice some more...

[Emidra]

There are a few places where he paused, but for a 10 year old that's really good!

[blipper1]

I sound better grating cheese

[SuperNerdFace]

to be honest; one of the best versions ive heard in a WHILE - GREAT tempo, wonderful expression... can't believe i can feel the emotion from a 10-year-old

[eddiejc1]

I know billions of kids learn to play "Ashokan Farewell" on violins every day, but DAMN is this kid great!

[johnbarney]

Excellent that kids got talent

[PhantomxjL97]

I have talents too

[johnbarney]

But of course you do

[RandomFreakyGirl]

How old is that child!?

[kyclin]

10, playing violin since 6