The Grand Opera House in Paris was packed on November 22, 1928. That day was the premiere of Maurice Ravel\u2019s \u201cBolero,\u201d which captivated and hypnotized the audience with the same melody repeating continuously for 15 minutes through its simplicity and directness, and simultaneously heralding the increasing and overwhelming pace of science and technology in the 20th century. At the end, when everyone was applauding vigorously and shouting \u201cbravo,\u201d a woman screamed in a much higher and shrill voice: \u201cHe\u2019s mad, he\u2019s mad!\u201d Maurice Ravel responded to this outcry: \u201cHow correctly she understood my music.\u201d Some musicologists rushed to write that Maurice Ravel was using music to raise his voice of protest against the implementation of conveyor belts in factories during those years, where a person had to stand in front of the conveyor throughout the workday performing the same simple action that required no creativity and was very boring, but they had to do it \u2013 it was their job until an automatic device replaced them. It should be said that this interpretation of Bolero sounds very logical but isn\u2019t convincing simply because the composition captured the hearts of music lovers worldwide within a year and continues its triumph to this day. How can boredom, torment, and hatred capture people\u2019s hearts? Later, Maurice Ravel himself confessed that with this composition, he simply wanted to express his love for musical instruments and the entire orchestra \u2013 a simple human desire, and Ravel himself didn\u2019t expect, and however much he didn\u2019t want it, Bolero became the calling card of his entire creative life. The reason was the expression of love for the magical effect of musical instruments, each musician in the orchestra, and together the whole orchestra and music in general. In an orchestra, as in life, each person finds their place and participates within the limits of their own potential. The same is true in our educational complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Bolero and our educational complex<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I suggest first listening to and watching \u201cBolero\u201d performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev, which lasts exactly 15 minutes and 50 seconds. Pay attention to the conductor\u2019s baton and eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n