Who Is Mindaugas Piečaitis and What is the CATcerto?

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The CATcerto, created by Lithuanian conductor and composer Mindaugas Piečaitis, premiered on June 5, 2009, performed by the Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra. This unique composition features Nora The Piano Cat™ as a soloist, with her performance integrated via video. The project has received international media attention, including coverage from the BBC and various Baltic channels. The discussion highlights the cleverness and charm of the composition, with participants expressing amusement over the cat's antics during the performance and commenting on the visual presentation, including the clutter on the piano that revealed the spliced nature of the clips. Overall, the CATcerto is celebrated for its creativity and the joy it brings to viewers, showcasing the playful interaction between cats and music.
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The CATcerto is the current project of the lithuanian conductor, composer and artist Mindaugas Piečaitis. The world premiere was performed by Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra in the Klaipėda Concert Hall in Klaipėda (Lithuania) on 5th June, 2009. It gained recognition in the international media, a.o. the BBC, Lithuanian TV, Baltic TV and the First Baltic Chanel (russian).

Mindaugas Piečaitis composed and directed the Catcerto for Nora The Piano Cat™ and orchestra, where Nora, the soloist, was brought in via video.

http://www.catcerto.com/
 
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That is cool, top cat watch out, LOL.
 
Hi Wollie! Yea, I thought that was some pretty clever composing :)
 
It's quite cute. Though, I think we should talk to the yellow tabby who walked out on the performance. Clearly he is a critic and was not as impressed by the performance. :biggrin: (If the people filming the cat had kept their piano more clutter-free, the fact that it was a lot of clips spliced together would have been less obvious...the books and other clutter on the piano kept changing. :wink:)
 
Moonbear said:
It's quite cute. Though, I think we should talk to the yellow tabby who walked out on the performance. Clearly he is a critic and was not as impressed by the performance. :biggrin: (If the people filming the cat had kept their piano more clutter-free, the fact that it was a lot of clips spliced together would have been less obvious...the books and other clutter on the piano kept changing. :wink:)

I sensed just the tiniest bit of jealousy from the other two felines.
 
That was gorgeous!

and hi Wolram!
 
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That's great! :biggrin:

Smooch those keys. :cool:
 
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My cousin's cat seemed to love running on the keyboard when he jumped off the bookcase. Couldn't have composed much around his free-form scales, though. If he had stayed on the black keys, we might have been able to compose a blues number around his improvisations.
 
It's great when people roll their faces on things and make art. Hey, cats are people too!

It's cute and very clever composition.
 
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http://www.catcerto.com/


Aw, that made my heart feel happy. I especially liked how much the cat appeared to enjoy rubbing his face on the keys.
 
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