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1 Assembling the Orchestra WOODWINDS BRASS PERCUSSION STRINGS 2010 / 2011 Education Concerts & In- School Ensembles

2 Assembling the Orchestra BRASS Education Concerts April 6 & April 7, 2011 Many students study the instruments of the orchestra or even attend concerts, but their understanding of classical music and why musicians choose to play in a symphony orchestra is probably still limited. As a result they have trouble relating to classical concerts. In Assembling the Orchestra the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra will demystify the orchestral experience by taking a lively, in depth, look at each instrument family and its unique qualities. Students will explore how each family of instruments contributes to the sound of a full symphony orchestra and why the musicians find it so exciting to play their instruments. The concert will culminate with a boisterous, entertaining performance of Russell Peck s Thrill of the Orchestra. The concerts will be held on Wednesday, April 6 and Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 9:45 and 11:30am at Veterans Memorial Auditorium Arts & Cultural Center, Providence. To register your students, please use the form on page 6. You may also register by calling Rebecca Tingleff, Community Partnerships Coordinator, at We will post curriculum guides with activities and lesson plans to prepare students for the performance on the Philharmonic website in February ( To Book an Ensemble Contact Rebecca Tingleff at or rtingleff@riphil.org Please consider the following when selecting an ensemble: Your Budget Age Range & Number of Students Types of Ensembles & Activities you would like Desired Curriculum Connection, if any Potential Dates Our ensembles are organized by group type: Woodwinds, Strings, Brass, Jazz, World Music, Folk and Music & Science. Pricing All fees listed in this brochure are for two 45-minute performances unless otherwise indicated. Additional performances may be added. Any school exceeding a 50-mile travel radius will be charged an additional $100 for travel costs. Availability & Curriculum Connections The availability of some ensembles is limited. When calling to book an ensemble, please try to give a minimum of four weeks notice and a first and second choice of dates. All ensembles address some or all of the national music standards, and many connect music to other classroom curriculums. To help educators identify which standard(s) are addressed, each ensemble is marked accordingly: (A) Art, (E) English Language arts, (So) Social Studies, (Sc) Science, (M) Math, (H) History. In-School Ensembles and Education Concerts are designed to help students work toward the Rhode Island Fine Arts Proficiency graduation requirement in music in the responding category. For more information about the Fine Arts Proficiency graduation requirements visit riartslearning.net. The Rhode Island Philharmonic strives to provide enhanced educational opportunities for your students that are meant to supplement your own music program. In addition to In-School Ensembles, we are available to work with you to design unique residencies and workshops that connect music to your classroom curriculum. For more info contact Rebecca Tingleff at or rtingleff@riphil.org 2

Woodwinds Pipes: Melody and Mystery Grades: 1-6 Cost: $550 Recorders and Storyteller A demonstration of ancient pipes the family of recorders, a variety of crumhorns and the chalumeau leads to

3 Woodwinds Pipes: Melody and Mystery Grades: 1-6 Cost: $550 Recorders and Storyteller A demonstration of ancient pipes the family of recorders, a variety of crumhorns and the chalumeau leads to storytelling. During a costumed poetic recitation of Robert Browning s Pied Piper of Hamlin evocative pipe playing identifies the characters and the action of the poem. Just as the Pied Piper used music to hypnotize a plague of rats and then all the children of Hamlin, this presentation employs music and poetry to instruct and entertain with engaging effect. (E) Eyes That Speak Grades: K-8 Cost: $625 Quartet Recorders and Voices This in-school program explores the inspiration that animals have given composers through the ages using recorders and voices. The musicians play Renaissance wind instruments that introduce the family of recorders, the family of crumhorns and the chalumeau. The stories conveyed in the songs encourage an awareness of, and compassion for, animals. The text of In Defense of Animals from the movie Dr. Doolittle emphasizes that message and punctuates the program. (Sc, So) Listening Game Grades: K-5 Cost: $775 Woodwind Trio: Flute, Oboe & Bassoon This charming program teaches the use of aural as well as visual skills to identify instruments. (A) What Composers Do Grades: K-5 Cost: $775 Woodwind Trio: Flute, Oboe & Bassoon This program explores unison, melody and accompaniment, imitation and musical conversation, with examples played by each instrument, then duets and finally all three instruments together. Composers include Bozza, Telemann, Haydn and New Bedford resident, Andy McWain. (A, M) Good Vibrations Grades 2-5 Cost: $1,000 Woodwind Quintet: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon & Horn How do instruments generate sound? We will introduce the instruments of the wind family and explore how each one vibrates to produce its sound and present the various tone colors in solo, duet, trio, quartet and quintet. We will relate these principles to common items found around the house and make music from unexpected objects. (Sc, M) WOODWINDS Music From Around the World Grades: 1-6 Cost: Trio: $775; Quintet: $1,000 Woodwind Trio: Flute, Oboe & Bassoon, or Quintet: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon & Horn Geography and music combine as we explore classical and folk traditions from other countries as well as the USA, including music of living local composers. Students participate by identifying countries on a world map. (So) Dances With Winds Grades: 1-7 Cost: $1,000 Woodwind Quintet: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon & Horn International program of historical, folk and contemporary dance music. Students will learn about the significance of dance music in many cultures from a classical Beethoven country dance to an energetic Cuban waltz, an ancient Mummer s dance and a Zulu isicathamiya. (So) Peter and the Wolf Grades K-6 Cost: $1,000 Woodwind Quintet: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon & Horn Prokofiev s classic fable is performed and narrated by the members of the woodwind quintet. The program begins with an explanation of the scientific principles of the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn followed by a demonstration of each instrument. The program concludes with a question and answer period. (E, Sc) Woodwinds & Strings Musical Influences Grades: 3-8 Cost: $725 Trio: Flute, Violin & Viola This program explores the use of Eastern European folk songs in contemporary classical music by such composers as Bela Bartok. The influence of these folk melodies will be demonstrated by playing musical selections, including Bartok s Violin Duos, in arrangements for flute, violin, and viola. This interactive program will have students identifying and singing folk melodies. (So, H) For more info contact Rebecca Tingleff at or rtingleff@riphil.org 3

STRINGS Strings Talking Cello Grades: K-6 Cost: $175/class Solo Cello (in a Classroom Setting - Minimum Two 30-Minute Classes, Maximum 40 students per session) The Talking Cello is a fascinating

4 STRINGS Strings Talking Cello Grades: K-6 Cost: $175/class Solo Cello (in a Classroom Setting - Minimum Two 30-Minute Classes, Maximum 40 students per session) The Talking Cello is a fascinating exploration of how a cello is made and a demonstration of solo cello music and the various sound effects the cello can make. Students identify the sounds and, guided by the cellist, write a story using the sounds they have heard. Students experience the emotional content of music and learn that music can speak without words. (A, E) Composing Cello Grades: 3-5 Cost: $175/class Solo Cello (in a Classroom Setting - Minimum Two 30-Minute Classes, maximum 40 students per session) In this highly interactive program, the cellist performs a short story using the special sound effects a cello can make. The students write a composition that the cellist performs as a finale to the presentation. (A, E) Celebrate the Holidays Grades: K-8 Cost: $825 String Quartet: 2 Violins, Viola & Cello Celebrate the December holiday season with our String Quartet: old tunes, new tunes and a sing-along! Musical selections will reflect your school s preference for sacred and/ or secular selections. Go for Baroque Grades: K-8 Cost: $825 String Quartet: 2 Violins, Viola & Cello Hats (or wigs) off to the master composers of the Baroque era, including Bach, Handel and Vivaldi, who laid the cornerstone of later music through the ages. In an interactive program, our quartet performs and discusses this great music and its effect on later classical composers, as well as the Beatles, Elton John and Billy Joel. (So) Musical Paintings Grades: K-8 Cost: $825 String Quartet: 2 Violins, Viola & Cello Take a musical journey through time as our string quartet explores the techniques that composers use to create imagery through music: rhythm, melody, harmony and instrumental color. Children are encouraged to put into words and pictures what they think the composers had in mind. (A, E) Brass Meet the Brass Grades: K-12 Cost: $1,000 Brass Quintet: 2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone & Tuba This program introduces the instruments of the brass family and emphasizes their unique characteristics. Find out how the instruments work while hearing music from Baroque to classical, pop and Broadway show tunes. This is a wonderful recruitment tool for your school instrumental program. (M, Sc) Deck the Halls With Sounds of Brass Grades:K-12 Cost: $1000 Brass Quintet: 2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone & Tuba Ring in the December holiday season with the festive sounds of brass. What a great way to celebrate the holidays and learn about brass instruments at the same time. Musical selections will reflect your school s preference for sacred and/or secular selections. Jazz Intro to Jazz Grades: K-6 Cost: $1,000 Music School Faculty Jazz Quintet: Flute, Piano, Bass, Saxophone, Drum Set & Voice This program is an introduction to the elements of music that make Jazz what it is. We will explore swing, improvisation, scat singing and the blues, as as well learn about the musical personalities of jazz composers and performers. This program is an exciting and interactive introduction to the world of Jazz music. (So) Inspiration: A Musical Introduction Grades: K-6 Cost: $825 Music School Faculty Jazz Quartet: Flute, Piano, Conga Drums, Bass & Voice A quartet of musicians presents a playful program to teach students how inspiration can lead people to paint pictures, write plays, study hard for school, compose music and achieve their goals. (A, E) Jazz History Project Grades 6-12 Cost: Quartet: $825; Quintet $1,000 Quartet: Piano/Vocals, Saxophone, Bass, Drums (Quintet can add percussion or guitar) This performance ensemble gives a historical look at Jazz at its various stages of development, through a larger lens of political, civil and social world events, with particular emphasis on Black History and its influence in the US. Specific needs: tuned piano, PA system (H, So) For more info contact Rebecca Tingleff at or rtingleff@riphil.org 4

Using traditional folkloric drumming styles, dance and story telling, Grupo Chekere will demonstrate how the music and rhythms of Africa during the African slave trade were transformed throughout the

5 World Music Grupo Chekere Grades: K-12 Cost: Trio: $725; Trio & Dancer $825 Afro-Caribbean Percussion, Dance and Storytelling. (bi-lingual) This unique trio comprises drummers from Cuba, the Dominican Republic and the US. Using traditional folkloric drumming styles, dance and story telling, Grupo Chekere will demonstrate how the music and rhythms of Africa during the African slave trade were transformed throughout the Caribbean and Americas into the modern styles of music we listen to today. (E, So) The Healing Journey of the African Drum Grades K-12 Cost: $2,000 for 4 workshops & a performance There is a 40 student maximum per residency World-renowned African Drummer Obuamah Laud Addy offers a residency in ancient traditional Ghanaian drumming and singing. These unique performance and participatory workshops involve learning different rhythms and techniques on the drum along with combinations of other musical instruments, that include shakers, bylophone (ancient piano) and bells. This residency will consist of four one-hour sessions followed by a student performance of the music they learned. (So, H) Folk The Whompers Grades: K-12 Cost: $725 Trio Various Instruments The Whompers, featuring Chris Turner and Rachel Maloney, present a lively and colorful educational program that illustrates the history and development of folk music in the US and Europe. They play an unusual collection of acoustic instruments that includes harmonica, fiddle, bagpipes, hurdygurdy and jaw harp, as they energize audiences with their own unique blend of folk styles. (So) Early American Music with The Whompers Grades: 7-12 Cost: $725 Trio-Various Folk Instruments The Whompers read examples of early American poetry by writers such as Emerson and Thoreau and demonstrate the music which was performed with this literature. A variety of folk instruments characteristic of early Americana are featured. The interrelationship of history, music and literature are clearly presented. This is an excellent second program for schools who have already had The Whompers perform. (E, So, H) Songs of Peace, Protest and Social Justice Grades 4-12 Cost: $550 (duo), $725(trio) This program sings the music and traces the history of when and where music and social justice issues intersected in recent American history. This interactive presentation will teach/sing songs from the 50s and 60s, with short explantions of the historical context. Question and answer time to follow. (So, H) I Sing the Body Electric Grades 9-12 Cost:$725 Trio - poet and 2 musicians A spellbinding presentation of selected readings of Walt Whitman interspersed with folk music from that era. High School ages only. (E, So, H) Music and Movement Grades: 1-5 Cost: $175/class Cost:Trio-$725 (2 workshops), Solo fiddle $175/class String band trio (maximum 100 students per workshop) Solo fiddle (maximum 40 students per session) Connect with tunes hundreds of years old by getting up and moving to them! Students will be introduced to community dance and to the music of New England contra dance: Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian, Old-time are all a part of the recordings we ll dance along to. The fiddler will also demonstrate the live sound when she s not leading the calls of the dances. (So,H) Music & Science Physics of Music Making Grades: 3-12 Cost: $550 All-day teaching artist, up to five 45-minute sessions, or one group all day. By experiencing the fundamental sounds of wind, string and percussion instruments, using simple and common objects and instruments, students learn how sound is created and what makes it musical. This workshop can be modified to suit the grade level and science aptitude of your class. Our staff person may request an advance visit to your school to see what instruments and objects are available and to coordinate the workshop with your curriculum. (Sc, M) PERCUSSION For more info contact Rebecca Tingleff at or rtingleff@riphil.org 5

Assembling the Orchestra BRASS 2011 Registration Form School Phone Address City State Zip Contact Person Phone Email Payment: m Check Enclosed m Visa m MasterCard Credit Card Number Exp.

6 Assembling the Orchestra BRASS 2011 Registration Form School Phone Address City State Zip Contact Person Phone Payment: m Check Enclosed m Visa m MasterCard Credit Card Number Exp. Name Please Check your choice of concert date and time: m Wednesday, April 6, 2011 (9:45am) m Wednesday, April 6, 2011 (11:30am) m Thursday, April 7, 2011 (9:45am) m Thursday, April 7, 2011 (11:30am) Total number of students x $5.00 each = $ Total number of chaperones x $5.00 each = $ (One free chaperone for every 20 students.) Special seating needed for Total Number of Seats Total Amount Enclosed $ Registration Procedure By Mail Fill out this form and mail it with the non-refundable payment to the address below. By Phone Call the Philharmonic offices at to register and pay with a MasterCard or VISA. Please have the information on this form available when you call. To register by phone, you must pay by credit card. Return Completed Form By Mail Rhode Island Philharmonic Attn: Rebecca Tingleff 667 Waterman Avenue, East Providence, RI Or fax to , Attn: Rebecca Tingleff Important Information Reservations are non-refundable and must be purchased before the concert. We cannot accept payments on the day of the concerts. Financial aid is available through generous support from RIHBEC, RISCA and Textron. Schools in which at least 80% of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch may attend education concerts at no charge. We also offer other financial aid opportunities. Please contact us to learn more. All concerts are held at VMA Arts & Cultural Center, 1 Avenue of the Arts, Providence, Rhode Island. Reservation confirmations will be sent prior to the selected concert date. Curriculum guides will be posted on the Philharmonic website in February ( For more info contact Rebecca Tingleff at or rtingleff@riphil.org 6

NEMC COURSE CATALOGUE

NEMC COURSE CATALOGUE MAJOR PERFORMING GROUPS Each camper is required to participate in at least one major performing group. However, because of instrumentation limits, some campers might not get their