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GSO Young
People's Concerts
Patricia Handy, Associate Conductor of the Greenwich
Symphony Orchestra is Music Director and Conductor
of the Young People's Concert series.
These concerts
are specially designed to introduce
Greenwich school
children to the music of the great masters
and the symphony orchestra. Attending the
programs are all children in grades two
through seven of all public and private
schools in Greenwich. These students are
prepared for knowledgeable listening by
their schools; music teachers, with the aid
of CDs and creative classroom assignments
prepared by the Greenwich
Symphony Board's
Young People's Concert Committee.
This enrichment is made
possible by contributions from parents,
friends, corporations and foundations, PTA
organizations, and proceeds from the
Symphony Board's annual
benefits. The series received the CT
Alliance for Arts Education's
2001 Award for ''Outstanding
Community Arts Program.''
Performances are during school hours in the
Greenwich High School Auditorium. Limited
seating is available for interested persons.
For further information, please call the
Symphony office at (203) 869-2664 or (203) 622-6611.
Beethoven – Musical Titan
October
28, 2009 (grades 4-5)
When asked, ''Who is the greatest
composer who ever lived?'' an astounding
number of musicians will answer, Ludwig van
Beethoven. Beethoven is so great, he is even
popular! This micro-portrait of the musical
titan will touch on three vital elements of
his personality – elements that infuse every
page of this music: his profound love of
nature; his fierce commitment to
enlightenment thought; and his (ultimately)
total deafness. Looking beyond
extremely complicated musical
discussions on the subject, part of the
answer to Beethoven's greatness can be found
in two lines of Schiller's Ode to Joy: ''You
millions, I embrace you. This kiss is for
all the world.''
European Soundscape
February 24, 2010 (grades 6-7)
Is music in the country or the country in
the music? Selections from the art music of
England, France, Germany, the Czech
Republic, Italy, Spain and Russia will
demonstrate how specific aspects of a
culture, its language, and its landscape
frequently end up in its music. From the
rhythm of the Spanish dance to the delicate
nuances of the French language,
the audience will tour Europe with
their ears instead of their eyes!
Carnival
of Animals
April 22, 2010 (grades 2-3)
Quoting the composer, our final concert of
the season is ''a grand zoological
fantasy.'' Saint-Saens' ever-popular work,
Carnival of the Animals, will help us to
explore the role and importance of the
animal kingdom in our lives. We will also
examine how the composer
uses music to conjure up the images
of animals in our minds. Leopold Mozart's
Toy Symphony opens the program with teachers
from the Greenwich schools playing the
''toy'' instruments – cuckoo and nightingale
included!
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