GRANT TO BOLSTER A.V. CONCERT SERIES.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer LANCASTER - The Antelope Valley Symphony Orchestra and Master Chorale will offer a concert series for schoolchildren schoolchildren school npl → écoliers mpl; (at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school through a $20,000 grant from the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, officials said Thursday. Featuring Prokofiev's ``Peter and the Wolf For other uses, see . Peter and the Wolf is a composition by Sergei Prokofiev written in 1936 after his return to the Soviet Union. It is a children's story (with both music and text by Prokofiev), spoken by a narrator accompanied by the orchestra. ,'' Tchaikovsky's overture to ``Romeo and Juliet'' and Bizet's farandole far·an·dole n. 1. A spirited circle dance of Provençal derivation. 2. The music for this circle dance. [French, from Provençal farandoulo; akin to Spanish farándula from ``L'Arlesienne,'' eight school-day performances will be offered Feb. 6-9 at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. for youngsters in grades four through 12. ``For many folks in the valley, this will be the first time for them to hear classical music,'' said Donald Crane, the orchestra board president. The grant money will be distributed by the Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. Foundation. Besides funding the Youth Concert Series, the grant money will support the orchestra's established Bach competition for young musicians and its youth ticket program. Officials also released the orchestra's upcoming concert season. The season will open Sept. 30 with the ``Ode to Joy'' concert featuring Beethoven's ``Overture, The Consecration of the House'' and ``Symphony No. 9 in D minor.'' Performers will include soprano soloist Hyun-Joo Kim, mezzo-soprano mezzo-soprano: see soprano. Alis Clausen, tenor Bon-Won Kye and bass James Scot Sykon. The ``Holiday Harmonies'' concert Dec. 2 will feature the Master Chorale presenting traditional and contemporary Christmas and Hanukkah songs. The Feb. 10 ``Love and Adventure'' concert will feature the 2001 Bach competition winners in addition to the orchestra performing Bizet's farandole from ``L'Arlesienne,'' Prokofiev's ``Peter and the Wolf'' and Tchaikovsky's overture to ``Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet star-crossed lovers die as teenagers. [Br. Lit.: Romeo and Juliet] See : Death, Premature Romeo and Juliet archetypal star-crossed lovers. [Br. Lit. .'' The ``Sensuous Strings'' concert March 31 will present Barber's ``Adagio for Strings "Adagio for Strings" is a work for string orchestra, arranged by the American composer Samuel Barber from his first string quartet. It is Barber's most popular piece. Genesis Barber's "Adagio for Strings" originated as part of his String Quartet No. 1, Op. ,'' Vivaldi's ``Spring'' from his ``Four Seasons,'' Bartok's ``Divertimento'' and Grieg's ``Holberg Suite.'' The season will conclude with ``Romantic Renaissance'' on May 12 featuring Brahms' ``A German Requiem'' with soprano Deborah Mayhan and baritone Aram Barsamian. Two additional community performances are scheduled for Sept. 16 at Marie Kerr Park and Oct. 21 at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center. The Oct. 21 performance is with the Electric Light Orchestra II. The Antelope Valley Symphony Orchestra and the Master Chorale are both under the direction of David Newby. All concerts will be at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W. Lancaster Blvd. Tickets for the concerts are $16 for adults, $14 for seniors and $8 for those under age 18. Season tickets for all five concerts are $60 for adults, $55 for seniors and $30 for under-18s. Half-season tickets for any three concerts are $39 for adults, $36 for seniors and $18 for under-18s. Youth Concert Series shows are booked through local schools. To order tickets or for more information, call (661) 722-6383 or visit the AVC (1) (Advanced Video Coding) The video compression techniques used in the H.264 standard, jointly developed by ISO and the ITU-T. See H.264. (2) (Audio Visual C Web site at www.avc.edu. |
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