Orchestras Use Computer Videos, E-Concerts and Community Outreach to Attract New Audiences; Grants Spur Creative Outreach by Leading Orchestras.Entertainment Editors KANSAS CITY Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Mo.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 2, 2002 Are symphony orchestras World
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Kansas City's symphony orchestra is encouraging area students to produce computer videos incorporating history, literature and personal reflections with classical music the orchestra is performing this season. Elsewhere, patrons of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) was founded in 1914. It performed the world's first radio broadcast of a symphonic concert on February 10, 1922 with pianist Artur Schnabel, and became the first nationally broadcast radio orchestra on the Ford Sunday Evening Hour, later Ford can subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; the "e-concert" series and receive a compact disc about upcoming performances. In Long Beach, Calif., the Symphony Orchestra is going into the Latino/Hispanic community with performance and educational programs. The St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery Chamber Orchestra Noun 1. chamber orchestra - small orchestra; usually plays classical music orchestra - a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players provides lectures and educational activities called Musical 'U' to make classical music more accessible and enjoyable for audiences. These four orchestras are working together on related projects to enhance the experience of their audiences. They are among 15 orchestras supported by grants from the John S. and James L. Knight James Landon Knight (born 21 July 1909 Akron, Ohio, died 5 February 1991 Santa Monica, California) was an American newspaper publisher and founder of the Knight Ridder group of newspapers. He was also co-founder of the John S. and James L. Foundation's Magic of Music partnership. As one of its six priority areas, the foundation's Community Partners Program seeks to improve the vitality of cultural life by providing all residents access to a wide variety of artistic and cultural pursuits, and to nourish nour·ish v. To provide with food or other substances necessary for sustaining life and growth. creativity in children, youth and adults "We're using technology as a tool to attract new listeners," said Kansas City Symphony Executive Director Roland Valliere. "We must be relevant and leading edge in order to attract a new generation of patrons." The Kansas City initiative will be unveiled April 5, 6 and 7 when student videos, called digital stories, are shown at the Symphony's performance entitled, "Of War and Remembrance War and Remembrance is a novel by Herman Wouk, published in 1978, which is the sequel to The Winds of War. It continues the story of the extended Henry family and the Jastrow family starting on 15 December 1941 and ending on 6 August 1945. ." The themed concerts explore war and conflict through the music of Latvian composer Peteris Vasks, contemporary American composer John Adams, and Russian Dmitri Shostakovich Noun 1. Dmitri Shostakovich - Russian composer best known for his fifteen symphonies (1906-1975) Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich, Shostakovich whose composition "Babiy Yar" will be performed by the Kansas City Symphony and Chorus under music director Anne Manson. Students from four area schools (Blue Valley West, Olathe East, Frontier Trail Junior High and New Mark Middle schools) have created personal accounts of their own or family members' experiences with war and conflict. A few put their feelings about the September 11 terrorist attacks to words, pictures and music. Some chose family photographs and stories about a grandfather who served in World War II. Others downloaded photos from the Library of Congress to look at the Civil War through the eyes of Walt Whitman's poem "The Wound Dresser," which was the basis for John Adams' composition. After the concerts, the student videos will be on the symphony web site, www.kcsymphony.org. "Students listened to complex music and gained understanding of what inspired the composer. They used this music in their own exploration of war and conflict resolution," Valliere said. "We've made a connection with these kids that we hope will last." The curriculum and technology components of the program were developed by The Learning Exchange in Kansas City and The Center for Digital Story Telling in Berkeley. To engage another audience, the symphony is asking veterans and their families to write personal accounts of their contributions to our country and to post them on-line now through Memorial Day. While at www.kcsymphony.org, they can listen to snippets of the "Of War and Remembrance" concert and read about the composers. "We're hoping to touch a new segment of our community," Valliere said. "The Internet and technology are opening new pathways to creative expression and musical enjoyment," Valliere said. "If classical music is to be relevant to new listeners, we have to exploit technology just as pop and other musical forms have done so successfully." Editors Note: More information on the symphony programs mentioned can be found at: www.kcsymphony.org, click on the "Of War and Remembrance" link www.lsbo.org for the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra www.thespco.org for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra www.detroitsymphony.com for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra |
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