really excited because what the piece

that we're going to contribute is the

"Largo" from a selection, a collection

called "Song of Survival," which was

created by some women who were interned

in a prison camp during the second World War

in the East Indies and to survive they

created arrangements from memory of some of

the great orchestral pieces that they knew.

And the women in the camp

sung and performed the pieces together.

I'm Barbara Yahr. I'm the music director and conductor

of the Greenwich Village Orchestra.

Our members, a selection of our members are

behind me here.

And we perform at Washington Irving

Auditorium. In Dvořák's old neighborhood.

I'm Jose Ortiz

aka Dr. Drum

The organization I'm with is BombaYo.

It's a new experience for us,

but at the same time it's also a

connection to the history of the music

that we're already doing; It's called Bomba.

My intention was to

inspire our music and see what happens.

Hoping that we could create some symphony with the Bomba.

You know the musical saw

is somewhat limited in comparison to let's

say a violin or a flute.

But the "Goin' Home" section I actually know works

perfect for the saw because I played it

in the past with the Little Orchestra Society

here at David Geffen Hall. So I was

really excited to hear that this is what they want me

to do because i know it fits the musical

saw like a glove.

This is one of the first pieces of

orchestral music that I got to perform as a

young player. So it has a lot of significance

to me. It brings back a lot of

really warm memories.

The reason why I believe this piece is

so special is that the melodies are

simple but heartfelt and strong.