Free transportation and tickets for following field- trips and in-school performances are available for schools registered Key Communicators

 

NSO YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS - EXPLORING EXTREMES

Presented by: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts/National Symphony Orchestra

Exploring Extremes is a full orchestra concert focusing on musical extremes and contrasts that make the symphonic repertoire particularly exciting. Hosted by Assistant Conductor Ankush Kumar Bahl along with NSO Principal Second Violinist Marissa Regni, this varied program includes symphonic music from Haydn to Mahler and Tchaikovsky to Sousa as they spotlight musical extremes of loud and soft, fast and slow, big and small, high and low, and more.

Register Here- Date: April 24, 2015

Time: 11:45 AM                      Length of Event:  50 minutes

Location:

The Kennedy Center: Concert Hall

2700 F St., NW

Washington, DC. 20566

Discipline: Music

Curriculum Connections:  English/Language Arts, History and Geography, Science

Grades: 5th

 

Rehearsing with The American Chamber Players

Presented by: The Kreeger Museum

The American Chamber Players, formed in 1985 through the efforts of violist Miles Hoffman, will perform pieces from their world-renown repertoire of familiar classical masterpieces and less recognized or newly commissioned American works. A fascinating and delightful program composed of various instrumental combinations, this opportunity will expose students to classical music, many for the first time. Students will be invited to handle musical instruments such as the piano, viola, cello, or flute, in addition to benefitting from an intimate Q&A session with the musicians following the open rehearsal.This concert experience will take place in The Kreeger Museum's Great Hall, known for its incredible acoustics and a selection of paintings by Picasso, Braque, and Gorky. According to the Washington Post, "[The ACP] have established standards of chamber music performance equal to any in the world," and they are eager to share their talents with young people in the District of Columbia.

Register Here: June 5, 2015, June 9, 2015

Time: 10:30 AM

Location: The Kreeger Museum

2401 Foxhall Rd NW,

Washington, DC 20007

Discipline: Music

Grades: 6^th-7^th, 8^th, 9^th-12^th

 

MUSICAL IMPROVISATION AROUND THE WORLD

Presented by: CHIME (Community Help in Music Education)

^{Register by emailing- info@dccollaborative.org}

Come swing with multiple Wammie winner, Seth Kibel, ("Best Jazz Instrumentalist" and "Best World Music Instrumentalist") as he and his trio introduce you to the ways many kinds of music, besides jazz, use improvisation as a vehicle for personal expression.  Seth plays clarinet, flute, and sax and is backed up by piano and drums.  They demonstrate the role of improvisation in the following musical genres:  Brazilian bossa nova, an Irish reel, a German polka, a Jewish Klezmer and, of course, jazz.  Seth will also stress how this philosophy of individuality and self-expression can be applied to all aspects of life, not just music. Note:  Date and time will be determined after registration based on a mutually agreeable schedule.

Discipline: Music

Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Philosophy, History and Geography, Diversity

Grades: 3^rd, 4^th, 6^th-7^th, 8^th, 9^th-12^th

^{Register by emailing- info@dccollaborative.org}

 

Come learn with NASA astronauts! Earth Day Network invites students and educators to join us for Earth Day's 45^thAnniversary. We will have a variety of fun and exciting exhibits on the National Mall on Friday, April 17^th and Saturday, April 18^th.

 

Anyone interested in participating can fill out this form. If you have any further questions, feel free to contact me at schechter@earthday.net.

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