Another great article! Notice it was AGT that contracted the Bear family, not the other way around. AGT could benefit from the publicity of Emily on the show, however Emily is doing just fine without AGT. With her talent and sweet personality, she will never lack for media coverage.
Jerry
Jerry,
I completely agree with you. I was also surprised that AGT contacts some people to participate on this show. But on other hand I understand it. And I also agree with Emily's parents decision. However, who know's next year is probably again AGT and who knows ... However what is very joyfull is another Emily's visit on Ellen show this fall. We don't have to miss it.
I was walking and browsing on Internet and found one page where Emily's name was mentioned and maybe I didn't agree with all what was written there so I wanted to share that with you. People on this page comment video of Aimi Kobayashi:
and 4th comment says:
"the people who like to compare aimi with emily bear should take a look at this video, there's absolutely no comparison. i can't find words to describe just how talented aimi is! i love everything she does!"
I agree with part of this comment. Aimi is really-unreally talented pianist and will belong to best great pianists in the world (in my opinion). When you look how she moves with fingers, hands, body and head when she plays it is really unbelievable. Even when you look at her other videos on youtube where she is 4 or even 3 years old playing.
I don't go to compare Emily and Aimi. I only say I watched many Aimi's videos on youtube now and also before and said WOW fantastic. However, when I saw probably first two Emily's videos on youtube I knew that I want no longer to see anybody else playing piano just EMILY and only EMILY. Why? For me Aimi is too serious even professional. And on other hand I feel from Emily's playing so much passion, love and fun. And that's what I love on Emily so much.
I am not against man who wrote that comment because everybody has own view and feels things different. I only wanted to contribute my view by using of this forum. That's all.
you know me that I still track life on wonderworldTV contest and so want to share actual news from that contest although it is a bit off-topic in relation to Emily now.
I only wanted to say that it looks the situation there is a bit stabilised because e.g. today one talent went through Final with only 47800 stars. That's record and markedly low value in comparison with cca Emily's 200 000 stars and Jackie's 1 000 000 stars.
One big welcome for our new members anna gargon shellawriten
I wish you pleasant time spent on this forum among many interesting information about Emily, many her beautiful photos and videos and many nice forum member's comments about Emily and her music. Just login and read and watch and eventually post something. We will be looking forward it.
another incredible article about Emily with another incredible photo. I have nearly fallen down from my chair. Enjoy:
Ellen’s favorite Rockford pianist will be watching her on Idol
September 14th, 2009 at 11:47am Georgette Braun
Emily Bear, 8, doesn’t watch much TV, especially considering all her gigs with celebrities and local on-stage appearances, not to mention schoolwork.
But the cheery and charming piano player and composer will make time to watch “American Idol,” now that Ellen DeGeneres is a judge, Emily’s mom, Andrea Bear, told me today. Andrea said Emily is expected to make her sixth appearance in two years on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” this fall some time.
By the way, another show about talented Americans, “America’s Got Talent,” which announces this season’s winner on Wednesday, twice came calling for Emily, but the family declined the offers, Andrea said. She said producers of the show had asked Emily to audition. “We were just not sure it was the right thing at the right time,” Andrea said.
(KATY MULL | ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR Pianist Emily Bear of Rockford holds her pet Winston, a miniature golden labradoodle, Aug. 18 at Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center in Rockford, where she’ll perform Nov. 19.)
Emily’s schedule is full these days anyway. In the next few months, she’ll:
* Record her fourth CD tomorrow. It is expected to be released in about a month and includes classical and jazz pieces as well as love songs.
* Perform as one of five musical acts at the Oct. 18 first Noble Awards in Los Angeles. (It won’t be televised.) The star-studded event will recognize charities and the celebrities who support them.
* Perform at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center, 415 N. Church St., Rockford. Cost is $15. Emily will play piano before or after the screening of the film, “Note By Note,” a documentary that follows the creation of a Steinway concert grand piano.
welcome on board, enjoy your stay here and don't hesitate to make your posts here concerning Emily, existing topics or you can create just new one if you want.
One post sent one or two days ago on Connie's forum inspired me to make similar post here. Thanks Dieter for your help. I think I don't have to explain why I made this decision . And I also think that there is no need to write here how much common Emily and Connie have.
Oh GREAT ! I Can't Wait Heres Me Playing The Love In Us Sunday Morning And Ellens Song
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Hi dann,
I have to say WOW. I should not to say that but I envy you this ability. I started to play guitar but ...
I saw so far sheets for Sunday Morning and Ellens Song only, how did you learn to play The love in us. Great job.
You have one big advantage now. You can play some Emily's compositions by yourself but what I see more important you can play "duet" with Emily. You can listen to Emily's play and play with her at the same time or even you can play video where Emily plays it on TV or monitor and play with her at the same time. At least for me this possibility looks very amazing.
I again repeat that I didn't listen to jazz before I got to know Emily. However, jazz songs in Emily's version are beautiful. And I think that probably everything Emily will play I will love it.
However I wanted to say something else. Today I walked in city center and at every handbill about some jazz event I was looking for Emily's name. Unfortunately, unsuccessfully.
please let me welcome here other three new members on Emily's forum
mccoy, xdaniela and xj
I am glad you have joined us here and I hope that time spent on this forum will belong to your very pleasant time spent at all. There are many forum threads here where you can find many interesting information and links about Emily and where you can also post your message to Emily (I hope she will read someday) or reply to any existing post.
There is one nice article about Emily published on our well-known website:
A kid at heart: Rockford’s piano prodigy Emily Bear turns 8 on Sunday By Georgette Braun
GO.RRSTAR.COM
The past two years, Emily Bear has made a name for herself, writing classical and jazz piano compositions and playing them in live performances on talk and documentary TV shows and at the White House.
On Sunday, Emily turns 8 years old.
She still delights with the cute smile and sweet disposition that the producers of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” had to know early on would make her a five-time returning guest.
At home in Rockford, Emily plucks grape tomatoes she has grown in her family’s organic garden with giddy pride. And she is captivated by almost every move the family’s 9-month-old miniature golden labradoodle, Winston, makes when he’s sniffing around the yard.
In other words, Emily is still a little brown-eyed girl who likes to play dress-up and will eat any kind of fruit or vegetable.
But the look on her face last week oozed analytical sophistication when she was composing a piano piece at home. It was a song she wrote in a spur of the moment for the Queen of England, whom she told a reporter she’d really like to meet some day.
As she focused on the playing of the keys on her electronic piano, Emily layered in the sounds of oboes, then violins, to the classical/pop melody. Her eyes looked up to the right as she furrowed her brow and let her fingers do the walking over the keys before landing them on certain ones. If it didn’t sound just right to her, she’d quickly restart at the unacceptable part, flipping this lever and that one to create the orchestral sounds for the music she wanted to hear.
Such orchestration is among Emily’s first steps, her mother, Andrea, says, to the career Emily hopes to have when she’s older. Emily wants to compose music for movies. “Like John Williams. I like the music in the ‘Star Wars’ movies,” Emily says of the American conductor/composer/pianist whose credits along with the “Star Wars” films include “Home Alone,” “Jaws” and the “Indiana Jones” series.
For the near future, though, Emily has other plans, some kidlike, others, not as much: Emily will celebrate her 8th birthday with family and friends at the farm of a family friend. They’ll go on a scavenger hunt, pick wildflowers, and eat hot dogs and s’mores. If she had her choice of birthday presents, she’d prefer these, she says: “a new turquoise bike, a new swing set for my family and 10 puppies.”
Next month, she’ll head to Los Angeles for the first Noble Awards Oct. 18. Emily will be one of five musical acts performing at the star-studded event that will recognize charities and the celebrities who support them.
— By Georgette Braun
Profile: Emily Bear
Age: Turns 8 on Sunday, Aug. 30
Residence: Rockford; her family has lived here 12 years.
Family: Dr. Brian Bear, orthopedic surgeon, father; Andrea Bear, mother; siblings, Benji, 12, and Lauren, 9
Accomplishments include: Appearances on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “Good Morning America” and “Sunday Night,” an Australian news magazine show for an episode on child prodigies; performances at the White House, Ravinia and with the Rockford Symphony Orchestra; three CDs, including her latest, “Once Upon A Wish,” and a fourth to be released this fall.
Music teachers: For piano, James Giles from Northwestern University (classical) and Alan Swain (jazz); also mentored by Yocheved Kaplinsky, head of Juilliard Piano Department.
Upcoming local show: Emily will perform for 15 minutes or so at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center, 415 N. Church St., Rockford. Cost is $15. She will play piano before or after the screening of the film, “Note By Note,” a documentary that follows the creation of a Steinway concert grand piano. The event is tied to a Steinway piano sale at Mendelssohn Nov. 20 to 22, and a portion of the proceeds will support maintenance of the center’s six Steinways. For more information, go to mendelssohnpac.org.
Likes: Brussels sprouts, having her fingernails painted, making crafts including gluing seashells she has collected to a wooden treasure chest the size of a bread box, reading books including her favorite, “The Little Princess.”
does anyone have the sheet music for journey to my heart ? perhaps you can post it up .
I see you are very impatient . You can not wait to see new CD and sheet book like me. However, I am afraid nobody on this forus has musical sheet for "Journey to my heart". Maybe look at this thread if you have not been there yet for inspiration:
eulenspiegel2: most things have some delay because of the custom service...and very likely Emily and Abigail did not pay for speed shifting/transport...
Feb 11, 2022 16:47:40 GMT -6
eulenspiegel2: we all don‘t know anything...in recent weeks only speculation...we all have just to wait...
Sept 1, 2022 16:11:04 GMT -6
Ursula: Unfortunately I can't read the German forum. Sigh. Too bad they haven't said anything. You'd think their lawyers would come out with a statement at the least. And they keep posting on social media like everything is normal.
Sept 7, 2022 23:14:39 GMT -6
Ursula: Also why is that other forum in German. Why not English?
Sept 7, 2022 23:15:55 GMT -6
eulenspiegel2: it is a German forum...about German pop singer... you may be surprised...but the USA is not the center of the world - it is like US people coming to Europe wondering why not signs in English ..
Sept 8, 2022 5:30:36 GMT -6
ursus: Ursula, Google Translate works very well if you translate from German into English and you just need to understand the meaning of what was written. It does still require an understanding of German if you want to use it to post in that language.
Sept 14, 2022 1:53:26 GMT -6
ursus: IIRC B&B's lawyers have until 9/23 to respond to the lawsuit. It would not make sense for them to make a public statement before that. B&B themselves have undoubtedly been instructed not to say anything either. That makes sense to me.
Sept 14, 2022 1:59:52 GMT -6
eulenspiegel: Happy New Year!!!
Dec 31, 2022 18:14:37 GMT -6
mastersgttom: For the benefit of all the members and the guests who visit this site be advised that there is a You Tube video out there of Barlow and Bear doing a live stream. The video was posted by Epic Wonderland. Where she got it I have no clue.
Mar 8, 2024 12:53:33 GMT -6
mastersgttom: The video of the live stream cannot be found on any of their social media platforms. At least from any of my feeble attempts. The video is a bit hard to watch because the audio is totally out of sync with the video.
Mar 8, 2024 12:58:25 GMT -6
mastersgttom: What I got out of the video was that it had nothing to do with Moana. They were very mum about their work on that movie. Bling Ring came up in some of the comments. A bit odd that they have a live stream out there, writing music, and not making it public.
Mar 8, 2024 13:02:27 GMT -6
mastersgttom: Wow! I just noticed that it has been a little over a year since anyone has posted anything in this Shoutbox. Eluenspiegel was the last one. I messaged him this discovery a week ago but haven't heard back. He used to be the most active member here.
Mar 8, 2024 13:08:36 GMT -6