Vivace Newsletter
Volume 48, Issue 2


 

Comps for Kids Concert: Free for Ages 18 and Under!

"Meet the Orchestra" with the American Youth Philharmonic

Daniel Spalding, Conductor | John R. Adams, Narrator

    

Sunday, November 4, 3:00 p.m.

Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center

Northern Virginia Community College, 3001 N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria, Virginia

 

PROGRAM:

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Britten)

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dukas)

Prelude to Die Meistersinger von N�rnburg (Wagner)

Bol�ro (Ravel)

 

TICKETS: Free for Ages 18 and Under* | Free for Music Teachers
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Advertiser: James Madison University
Advertiser: Eastern Music Festival
Concert to Feature The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Narration of Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

 

The American Youth Philharmonic (AYP) and Music Director Daniel Spalding begin the season with "Meet the Orchestra" on Sunday, November 4, 3:00 p.m. at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center of Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Virginia. The concert is free for ages 18 and under as part of the annual

 
   Daniel Spalding, Music Director 

Comps for Kids program, generously sponsored by Target, with tickets available at the door (no reservations necessary). To enhance the educational experience, the program features Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, narrated by John R. Adams.

 

"Imagine! Benjamin Britten included a 270-year-old piece into his Young Person's Guide when he wrote that piece in 1946," comments Adams. "Now the musicians of the American Youth Philharmonic will have those themes in their ears throughout their lifetimes, extending the cultural span of Henry Purcell's work to well over three centuries. I know they'll retain it, because once musicians have thoroughly worked up a sophisticated piece of music, it stays with them throughout their lifetimes. I'm proud to help introduce this music to the youngsters in the audience as well."

    

AYP will also perform Prelude to Die Meistersinger von N�rnburg (Wagner), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dukas), and Bol�ro (Ravel).

 

"This program is specifically designed for young people who might be attending an orchestra concert for the first time, featuring The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, a brilliant work that presents the entire orchestral palette one section at a time and ending in an incredibly exciting fugue," said Music Director and AYP Conductor Daniel Spalding. "There is no doubt that any connoisseur of classical music is going to enjoy this program! The iconic Sorcerer's Apprentice is a colorful tone poem, Die Meistersinger shows the orchestra in all of its glory, and Bol�ro features AYP musicians as soloists building to a great finale. We're having a lot of fun preparing for this concert!"

 

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors (65+), $10 for college students, free for ages 18 and under, and free for music teachers. Tickets available online or at the door. For concert details visit www.aypo.org/events. The next concert will be "Music in Motion" on Friday, November 30, 8:00 p.m. at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center. The concert will feature the American Youth Concert Orchestra led by J.D. Anderson and the American Youth Symphonic Orchestra led by Carl J. Bianchi with repertoire by Bellini, Tchaikovsky, Luigini, Rimsky-Korsakov, Hardiman, Berlioz, Debussy, Ravel, and Saint-Sa�ns.

 

About the Guest Artist: John R. Adams has been associated with the American Youth Philharmonic as a parent and sponsor for over 18 years. Among his musical enterprises, he was Manager and scriptwriter for the Yale Precision Marching Band, scriptwriter and briefly announcer for the University of Pennsylvania Bands, and Clarinet Player and Section Leader for the Pennsylvania Army National Guard Band. More recently he played saxophone in several big bands in the Washington area, such as the LaSalle Dance Orchestra. He also served as chaperone and AYP bass clarinetist on the Orchestra's trip to Russia in 1998. His daughter, Elizabeth, spent eight years with the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras under directors Rosenberg, Bianchi, and Haza. Dr. Adams retired as a planner with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.


Photo by Alexis Glenn/Creative Services/George Mason University         

 

Regards,

Michelle Wallace

Education & Outreach Manager

American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras 

"Training the Creative Minds of the Future" 

703-642-8051 | [email protected] | www.aypo.org  

 

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