Greetings! I hope everyone is keeping warm and using their time 'inside' wisely with good practicing and enjoying the wonderful gift of music, while the snowflakes fall to the ground outside :0) Here is the website for the CPO ... check out the many presentations and listen to a bit of what they are offering ...
Why go to the CPO? I'll let their new conductor, Maestro Robert Minczuk, say it (By the way, did you know the word 'maestro' means 'teacher' or 'master of a particular subject' ?):
"We love music because among the many feelings it gives us, it is an overwhelming source of inspiration ... People come to concerts not only to hear music but also to see it happening. It is quite fascinating to observe how musicians and conductor can be so involved with the music, the instruments, the audience and with one another . . . We invite you, our beloved audience and the most important part in the orchestra concert experience, to be inspired by and with us, on this wonderful live musical journey."
I was looking over the CPO - Orchestra brochure and marvelling at all the wonderful opportunities to enjoy some really great music! For example, in March, there is a FAMILY SPECIAL on Sunday, March 11th at 2pm of "Peter and the Wolf". It is a fantastic, musically inspired symphony using the orchestra instruments as characters in this classic "tail" :0) It's a favourite of mine and a perfect introduction to the world of classical music for children and families ... Also, at the end of March (Friday the 30th and Saturday the 31st), is a production of the " "New World Symphony" by Antonin Dvorak combined with Gershwin classics (who we heard a 'taste' of during GROUP LESSON! :0) What a great opportunity to re-affirm all of the knowledge we gained about the Romantic Era and share it with the family! For the more "Baroque" inclined, there is a presentation of 'Brandenburg and Company' on Wednesday, May 16th. (Do you remember who composed the Brandenburg Concertos? Let me know at your next lesson and get a prize! Here's a hint: this composer's last name starts with "B")
The CPO offers many Family-focused programs and pricing that can suit your budget. Check out "Saturday Morning at the Symphony - SMATS" as well as other 'low cost'options (like loft seating, rush tickets and 'cpossibilities').
I was mulling over the idea of a Field Trip to the Symphony in June; a kind of precursor to our year end Recital (June 9th) ... The CPO is presenting Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff (remember the pianist who could reach a '13th' on the piano?) on Friday, June 1st at 8pm. Please let me know if this would interest any of you and we'll start making arrangements for tickets (parents are welcome! :0) LISTENING to the many varieties of music that we study is an important part of developing the necessary skills to become proficient musicians of our instrument. Our ears become 'atuned' to the more and more complex sounds and we become acutely aware of harmonies and rhythms we had not been aware of before! Let's try the technique of ACTIVE LISTENING and visit the CPO!
P.S. The art I've included here is entitled, "L'envolee Lyrique" by Dominique Guillemard
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