Emily Bear performs "Stars & Stripes Forever" at the 2022 A Capitol Fourth

[@carlrutledge3096]

Absolutely amazing! I had never heard of Emily Bear, but now I have watched many of her KZbin videos and will be a lifetime fan! She is one child prodigy that has far exceeded the high expectations of her youth... and she is only 20! I can't wait to see what she does next!

[@robingarvin-mack]

How could you not have!? I'm English and not only have I heard of her, I have bought all her albums and EPs as well! 😃😃😃 If you like prodigies, check out former child prodigy Alma Deutscher... she is a virtuoso on both violin and piano. *_R_* 😎

[@kgilburg]

No one out there can play the piano like you do Emily Bear! That was the most beautiful rendition of The Stars and Stripes Forever! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 it was so emotional! ❤❤❤

[@fineartz99]

Exquisite !

[@kgilburg]

Emily’s happy place, the joy in her face illuminates!

[@barbglaw3212]

I could watch her over and over. She is so beautiful and accomplished.

[@TheFreddyEduard]

2014 Disney Films Disney has approached her about composing film scores, Joe (Joseph) Illick added. And, unlike some accomplished young musicians, she doesn’t just play the notes correctly, but reaches down into the heart of a piece of music, he said. “She plays someone else’s music as if she were creating it,” Illick said. And she has been composing her own pieces for years. “The ideas she has are totally original,” he said. “Most of us compose by mimicking and altering (works that already exist), but she comes out with a new kind of idea that no one has had before.” Bear’s compositions often are a mixture of classical and jazz styles, he said,

[@AndySaenz]

I first saw her on the Ellen show! She dazzled the audience as a child prodigy on the piano. I’m grateful that Ellen helped pave the path for her on her talk show. She’s amazing!

[@aloha1005]

And that piece she played for Ellen, she had composed herself! In 10 minutes!!

[@TheFreddyEduard]

( Zuill Bailey about Emily's sixth album 'Diversity' recorded at age 11) Zull Bailey, classical cellist, Artistic Director of El Paso Pro Musica (Texas), Artistic Director of the Sitka Music Festival (Alaska) and Professor of Cello at University of Texas at El Paso: Emily Bear is obviously classically trained. But she’s not just an interpreter and performer. She writes her own music. Everything that you hear on that album came from her. She wrote everyone’s part. She directed us. One forgets within minutes that you’re listening to someone who is a child. : She is an absolutely exceptional… It’s literally... It makes one believe the myths and the grandeur of what Mozart would have been like had you met him. This person is so purely gifted that music simply pours out of her. It pours out with such joy and creativity and spontaneity that you just stand back in awe. It’s rather mind-boggling. This ability comes around so rarely. I believe the word prodigy is so so so overused for business tactics and salability. Video: Emily Bear - Diversity featuring Zuill Bailey

[@chrisrussell63]

My wife and I started following Emily's rising star when she was 6 and appeared on the 'Ellen' show. We flew to NYC for the release of her 6th CD, at the age of 9. (!) Believe it or not, she is, at age 21, already halfway to having the EGOT, (Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Oscar)! A superstar on the rise for sure! And completely humble and gracious! She is hugely talented at playing, but her true genius is in composition, which she has been working at since age 4!

[@TheFreddyEduard]

Emily compose her music already at age 2 ad real pianio pieces like Sunday Morning at age 3. At age 4 she was a professional composer and her music was worldwide distributed and released by Hal leonard . At age 5 she started as professional concert pianist at the Ravinia Festival (USA) Subday Morning composed at age 3 (first part of the video) Piano Lesson based on the music of pianist & composer Emily Bear kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3Oph6OaYpaAqbc 5 Year Old Amazing Piano Prodigy Emily Made Music History as Professional Concert Pianist & Composer kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJCaomqNhqd1d9U

[@gog6256]

Emily. I don't quite know what words to use to describe what I think about her performance. I have always like to hear people playing the piano. I have watch videos of people singing, dancing, acting, running, you name it, but the few vides I've watched of Emily's has captivated me. Watching her videos, my main focus is her face, because all I see there is pure Joy. Joy follows her fingertips across the keys of the piano.

[@cjpplrstupid7095]

OUTSTANDING!!!! Thank you for sharing the gift of your remarkable talent, Emily Bear 🇺🇸❤️💥

[@jamesteasley5402]

Im a big fan of Emily Bear. Love her work on The Flight of the Bumble Bee. This song (Stars and Stripes Forever), has many different movements that are played simultaneously in perfect, and comlimentary harmony. This song runs the gaunlet of trials and victories, and the emotions that accompany them. This is what well written music does to the human experience. For those who would like to experience "the whole gaunlet", Listen to the same song as demostrated by the Boston Pops with Arthur Fiedler conducting. Listen to the different instruments playing their different parts, and notice the how the intensity of this piece changes as it goes through three different themes. My favorite part is at the end where Arthur slows down the tempo only to ramp it up for a victorious, and upbeat finish. A true classic.

[@janeenlarsen1182]

Amazing, loved it! I like the way she starts with a "rational" tempo...

[@abrahamcortes8100]

She is the best ever !!

[@Malletdude31]

This was seriously one of the most impressive things I've ever seen, amazing!

[@robingarvin-mack]

If you think this is impressive, check her out at age 11... kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3vTcnZ5ZsSdhpo And here, aged 14... kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJKTXnmhjqiKd7M ENJOY!!! *_R_* 😎

[@bobguinn5418]

She has the genius to be pure of heart and may she be as wise as can be.

[@johnstonewall917]

...that lovely smile while Emily is playing...

[@skywalkercorp]

Absolutely beautiful Thank you for many many years of making me smile. Hugs

[@skunkface]

An awesome performance of a difficult piece of piano music, all from memory! Well done young lady!

[@marthadiedericks7540]

This young lady is júst MAGIC!!!

[@peternemeth1777]

Absolutely incredible.

[@paulbrouwer4717]

She can play what ever she likes it always is 😊😊😊

[@esmereldatabitski8335]

Emily Bear is fantastic!

[@dorynitro4224]

Bravo! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Just fantastic! ❤️🥰

[@purpleillusion5082]

My own musical hands get tired of watching her @2:30! I think I found another one of her videos I’ll be watching again and again :) 🇺🇸

[@microdesigns2000]

Such lively playing!

[@bobscheuer9013]

WOW!!!!!

[@fineartz99]

Breathtakingly Wonderful !

[@kelvinsmallwood6315]

Brilliant Emily with a supportive patriotic crowd. Anything else from this concert?

[@roberttalamini2935]

Great performance JpS would be proud.

[@honeyqueen4619]

Bravo Emily. 🇺🇸

[@peteraghaulor9177]

Nice one. I love this performance.

[@roberttalamini2935]

A true national treasure

[@richardleone9745]

Inspiring! Vladimir Horowitz would be very proud; she plays just like he did. ​

[@Florestan1000]

Vladimir Horowitz is lucky not to be alive.. girl needs a serious practice.

[@classicalmusicforall8184]

Omg

[@classicalmusicforall8184]

This is Horowitz to you , and this is really brilliant :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHK9Y3xmbaiehpo

[@premutos5]

I doubt seriously…Poor interpretation especially when your compare this rendition with the existent ones by great Vladimir Horowitz…🤦🏻‍♂️

[@herobrine1847]

She almost slipped at the very beginning! I’m glad she was able to keep her cool for the entire rest of the piece.

[@jacquishumway7469]

Amazing!

[@FabioTitoMontefinale]

Woooww! 👌Una grande mi hermosa y genial Emily💘🌹😘👸🎹

[@AirQuotes848]

Lovely ❤

[@robertmurdock7530]

Stunningly beautifu!

[@geographer756]

she is so cute and pretty

[@aloha1005]

The part of the score where it sounds as a 4-hands requires a very difficult technique. She shows her virtuosity and incredible talent as pianist. This is not even taking her composing talent into consideration. A prodigy.

[@TheFreddyEduard]

Beautyful playing by Emily.

[@tillm2481]

it is an arrangement by Vladimir Horrowitz

[@Florestan1000]

Horowitz , and this is how it really goes:)) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHK9Y3xmbaiehpo

[@herobrine1847]

^ This is not by Emily.

[@olliveiromcallister6517]

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[@general5104]

W O W !!! I never have heard better! Liberace MAY have done it, but she's still very YOUNG !!! I'd say she'll pass Liberace !!!

[@bierbrauer11]

She crushed it!!!

[@Rosannasfriend]

Impressive.

[@straightarrow372]

Was it an original arrangement that she created for this performance?

[@TheFreddyEduard]

Ja! En het is belachelijk om te denken dat Emily fouten maakt in haar eigen arrangement! Zij maakte geen fouten toen zij 3 was en nu ook niet als 20-jarige pianist / componist / arrangeur en dirigent. Hoe kan een amateur als jij zo een grootheid in muziek beoordelen en beweren dat zij fouten maakt terwijl jij niet eens weet dat het een eigen arrangement van haar is?

[@tillm2481]

@@TheFreddyEduard no, it is the Vladimir Horowitz arrangement/transcribtion of Stars and Stripes Forever

[@johnrobbins917]

fortissimo

[@aaronberns8485]

Horowitz version. Very difficult piece.

[@Philippepencet]

who is the composer? Emily?

[@effyleven]

Hmm.. I have heard her play rather better. In places it dragged, but then, even Horowitz himself found it a handful.

[@robingarvin-mack]

Would it not have been AWESOME if Emily and Jackie Evancho had performed here together??? Maybe next year? *_R_* 😎

[@jdg48439]

Jackie Evancho is has-been. Give it up already...

[@robingarvin-mack]

@@jdg48439 TROLL!!! Jackie may have lost her _'Wunderkind'_ appeal, but she still has an extremely beautiful voice and continues to tour and perform at sold-out concerts.

[@jdg48439]

@@robingarvin-mack "continues to tour and perform at sold-out concerts," So you believe the hype on social media from her management?? She is nowhere near the musical talent level of Emily Bear that you desperately tried to achieve with your comment. And you call me the "TROLL" Why are you on Emily Bear's video talking about another artist?????

[@robingarvin-mack]

@@jdg48439 This year so far, Jackie has performed in concert in Salt Lake City, Parker, Colorado Srpings, Palm Desert, Fort Lauderdale, Clearwater, The Villages, & Ocean City. FACT... not 'Social Media Hype'!!! 2ndly,, Jackie has long been lauded by industry professionals as being one of the best classical/operatic sopranos in the world, and I think it is a great pity that she has shied away from the genre in favour of more contemporary music. 3rd, Jackie's last concert prior to the above was in 2019, after which CoViD hit and caused many artistes to cancel their concert tours, and additionally, she broke her back in two places as the result of a road traffic accident, and she is struggling to recover from Anerexia Nervosa and she suffers with Osteopororis (which was caused by her AN). 4th, this is not 'Emily Bear's video', it is a 'Capital Concerts' YT channel video. 5th, I have in no way derided Emily, who is a true prodigy who I have been following and admiring for years. I merely suggested that a collaborion of Emily's & Jackie's respective talents would be awesome. ***YOU*** however, derided Jackie' talent with your TROLLISH comment about her! SHAME on you!!!

[@n.e.s5864]

Así debería sonar!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6PJqn2lls93oq8

[@Goldio-ct9fe]

She plays with great passion and emotion which one cannot fault her for. However this is the Horowitz transcription of the piece. It is incredibly technically demanding. Im afraid her technique lets her down particularly in the latter half of the performance. The tune on the top must be light and annunciated. She plays with too much pedal whilst failing to hit all the notes. It sounds garbled which is a shame. A fair longer while practising the piece and she would be able to play it well. I recommend anyone in the comments to listen to the Horowitz or Valery Kuleshov performance of this piece. It shows you how it is meant to sound. That being said this is a valiant effort. Just pointing out that concert pianists can really bring those voices out to take it to the very next level.

[@herobrine1847]

Credit the arranger, Horowitz, please.

[@_sonicfive]

People clapping is the most horrible thing ever… Do you want to support? Just listen