Symphony Tales
Join us for Symphony Tales on these upcoming dates. The Symphony Tales performances listed here are open to the public, but please contact the venue directly as some may require pre-registration due to space limitations.
Saturday, February 4, 11:00am Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library, Rochester
Saturday, March 17, 11:00am and 12:30pm Wareham Library
Saturday, March 24, 11:00am Marion Public Library at Tabor Academy Headmaster’s House
Saturday, April 28, 2:00pm Partners Village Store in Westport
Tuesday, July 24, 1:00pm Dighton Public Library Town Meeting Room
Music Education is Education
By David M. Prentiss
New Bedford Standard Times, Your View 7/9/2011
If I told you that I knew a way to improve the reading and math skills of children, keep them from dropping out of school, and make them more likely to go to college—and that my method was really fun too, would you be interested to learn more about it?
Or, if you didn't want to take my word for it, how about listening to Rafe Esquith, an elementary school teacher in Los Angeles whose students all come from homes where English is not the primary language spoken in the household. Rafe has been recognized as one of the most dynamic, inspiring and effective teachers in the United States. He has received more teaching awards than you can shake a stick at. (...read more)
Our Classical Coffee video series focuses on the musical program of our upcoming concert, and each day of the series brings you a video that is just long enough to watch with your morning cup of coffee. Each program begins with a brief talk by Music Director David MacKenzie, followed by a music clip.
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Classical IV
“Virtuoso Orchestra”
Saturday, February 11, 2012 8:00pm
Zeiterion Theatre, New Bedford, MA
Arturo Marquez: Danzón No. 2
Paul Hindemith: Symphonie: “Mathis der Maler”
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A, Op. 56 “Scottish”
Free Concert Prelude: Join Dr. David MacKenzie for an informal talk on the evening’s program at 6:45PM in the theater.
Mexican composer Arturo Márquez gained international attention with his series of Danzones in the early 1990s, based on a dance style from Cuba and Veracruz that could be considered the northern Latin American counterpart of tango–nostalgic melodies, driving rhythm and a smoldering sensuality. Danzon No. 2, the most frequently performed from the set, begins, as is traditional, with an elegant main theme, stated in a restrained manner by the clarinet, but the underlying sensuality of the style builds throughout the work until erupting into passionate rhythmic urgency at the end.
The idea for Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 “Scottish” (which actually is the fifth symphony he composed) was born during a Scottish vacation in 1829, but its completion would be delayed until 1842.
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