The National Symphony Orchestra is trying an experiment. It's tweeting Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony, Thursday night at Wolf Trap ... Dumbing down, here we come. -- The Washington Post, 7/30/09

Thanks for joining us at the Twitter Arts Channel (TACi). It's a beautiful night here at Wolf Trap, not a cloud in the sky. What more could you ask for than a nice blanket, a glass of wine with a loved one, and an endless sea of LED lights emanating from your neighbor's cellphone. If you're lucky, some of those same neighbors will make a few calls during the show and probably grab a couple of snapshots. Should be a great and relaxing time!

Tonight, we'll be hearing Beethoven's Sixth Symphony, the "Pastoral." We couldn't think of a piece of music that lends itself more to constant typing away at a Blackberry than this one. It just screams out "technology!" The musicians are warming up now and while they do, we thought it would be a good time to reprise some of our recent Twittercasts here on TACi. Enjoy the show!

Turandot, by Giacomo Puccini, Metropolitan Opera, 7/12/09.