Link Up The Orchestra Moves A 2 SO Teacher Welcome Guide March 19 th, 2019 10:15 am 12:15 pm Hill Auditorium
Teachers- We are so excited to have you celebrating our 90 th season by joining us for our March 2019 Link Up concert, The Orchestra Moves! We hope that the new life we ve brought to this program will show your students how music can move them. In a world where so many things divide us we hope this experience connects your students. We hope as they are linked up with the musicians, with our community, and with each other that they can build lasting connections between the music and their hearts. Please use this booklet as a guide to allow Link Up to support your work in the classroom. All of these materials are available on our new website at: www.a2so.com/link-up/. Thank you, Kira Woodfield Leeper Education & Engagement Manager kira@a2so.com Yi-Ching Chen Education & Volunteer Coordinator yiching@a2so.com The Orchestra Moves 2019 Repertoire (This year Away I Fly & Mozart s Marriage of Figaro from the Moves curriculum will not be featured) Students Play Students Composer Title Students Sing Recorder Listen Thomas Cabaniss Come to Play x x Can-Can from Orpheus in the Offenbach x Underworld J. Strauss II The Blue Danube x x Cécile Chaminade* Concertino for Flute x Mendelssohn Nocturne from A Midsummer Night s Dream x Samuel Danse Nègre from African Suite Op. x Coleridge-Taylor* 35 Bizet Toreador from Carmen x Beethoven Symphony No. 5 First Movement x Filho Cidade Maravilhosa x *these selections are substitutions made by the A 2 SO. Curricular content for these selections will not be found in your student or teacher Link Up guides but supplementary materials will be provided by the A 2 SO at a later date.
LINK UP IMPORTANT DATES Teacher Workshop October 25 th, 2018, 4:30-6:00 PM WISD, Ann Arbor Michigan Music Mentor Deadline November 1st, 2018 Final date to apply for the supplementary Music Mentor program. 25 th 1 st 23 rd 1 st Teacher Workshop October 23 rd, 2018 4:30-6:00 PM Hilton Elementary School, Brighton Busing Subsidy Deadline November 1st, 2018 Final date to indicate a need for a busing subsidy. Ticket Adjustment Deadline March 5 th, 2019 After the ticket adjustment deadline you will be billed for the number of tickets you reserved. Even if you end up brining fewer students to the concert than planned. 5 th 18 th 19 th $100 Deposit Due Date January 18 th, 2019 Reservations with unpaid deposits are subject to cancellation after this date. Link Up Concert Date March 19 th, 2019 Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI 10:15-11:15 AM & 12:15-1:15 PM Final Payment Due April 19 th, 2019 Payments received after this date are subject to a late fee. 19 th www.a2so.com kira@a2so.com yiching@a2so.com 734-994-4801
Meet the Composers that make the music MOVE! Thomas Cabaniss Born in 1962 (Charleston, South Carolina) He lives in New York City, teaches at the Juilliard School, and leads arts education projects at Carnegie Hall! He wrote Come to Play, the Link Up theme song! Cécile Chaminade Born in 1857 (Paris, France) Died in 1944 (Monte Carlo, Monaco) French pianist and composer in the Late-Romantic era, known for her piano works She wrote Concertino for Flute and Orchestra Georges Bizet Born in 1838 (Paris, France) Died in 1875 (Bougival, France) French composer in the Romantic period, known for his opera Carmen He wrote Toreador (from Carmen)! Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Born in 1875 (London, England) Died in 1912 (Surrey, England) English composer and conductor, known for his cantatas First major classical composer of African descent He wrote African Suite Op. 35!
Jacques Offenbach Born in 1819 (Cologne, Germany) Died in 1880 (Paris, France) German-born French composer and cellist in the Romantic period, known for his operettas He wrote Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld! Johann Strauss II Born in 1825 (Vienna, Austria) Died in 1899 (Vienna, Austria) 19th century composer of dance music and operettas; known as the Waltz king! He wrote The Blue Danube! Felix Mendelssohn Born in 1809 (Hamburg, Germany) Died in 1847 (Leipzig, Germany) Composer, pianist, organist and conductor in the early romantic period, known for A Midsummer Night s Dream, Italian Symphony, and his Violin Concerto He wrote Nocturne from A Midsummer Night s Dream! André Filho Born in 1906 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Died in 1974 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Actor and musician known for his march Cidade Maravilhosa ( Beautiful City ) which became the anthem for the city of Rio de Janeiro He wrote Cidade Maravilhosa! Ludwig van Beethoven Born in 1770 (Bonn, Germany) Died in 1827 (Vienna, Austria) German composer and pianist between the Classical and Romantic eras, known for his nine symphonies and many piano sonatas He wrote Symphony No. 5! www.a2so.com kira@a2so.com yiching@a2so.com 734-994-4801
Resources - all ONLINE! Carnegie Hall through the Weill Music Institute provides Link Up partner schools with the following materials: Online access to:»teacher & Student Guides (PDF)»Complete Audio Practice Tracks (available for download)»piano & Vocal Scores for most pieces»visual Scores (PDF)as they are displayed at the concert for all recorder pieces»assessment tools and Common Core Standard information»webinar for Link Up teaching strategies»videos»introduction to Link Up»Recorder basics»assessment tools instruction»come to Play music video https://www.carnegiehall.org/education/educators/link-up/resources/the-orchestra-moves Printed access to:»teacher & Student Guides»Supplemental A 2 SO information including»featured Young Soloist Jonathan Zou»Curricular Materials for added repertoire»information on Hill Auditorium Easy to find links to all of these resources can be found at www.a2so.com/link-up/ Music Mentors: Music Mentors:» teach lessons that help prepare students for the Link Up concerts;» offer performance tips as students demonstrate their recorder/singing parts;» answer questions and share ideas with school music teachers;» make a personal connection with students in advance of the Link Up. Apply online: https://a2so.com/school-programs/music-mentors/ Schools pay only $30/visit for a professional musician in your classroom! A Day in Ann Arbor» U of M Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Free admission 4 minute walk» U of M Museum of Art Free admission; $10 suggested donation 5 minute walk» U of M Museum of Natural History and Planetarium reopening Spring 2019 5 minute walk» Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum $8/child for groups of 15 or more 12 minute walk» Leslie Science and Nature Center $7/student 8 minute drive» Matthaei Botanical Gardens Free admission 8 minute drive» U of M Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments Free admission 10 minute drive.» Michigan Firehouse Museum and Education Center $5/person 22 minute drive» Domino s Petting Farm Discounted rate of $3/student for Link Up participants 15 minute drive» Yankee Air Museum typically $8/child, FREE for Link Up participants 26 minute drive Make use of your buses and visit a local Washtenaw County attraction after the youth concert! *The A 2 SO is not responsible for the coordination of additional activities. Schools must contact venues directly to arrange attendance, schedule tours and confi rm the information above as correct.