Westchester Philharmonic to Perform for 1,200 Local Students

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - Feb. 3, 2015 - PRLog -- WHEN:Tuesday, February 10^th from 10:30-11:30 am

*The concert is not open to the public but is open to the press with advance notice.*

WHERE:Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase NY

WHO:1,200 local third through sixth graders who are participants in the Philharmonic’s 2015 classroom music education program will attend the concert. Orchestra Principal Conductor Ted Sperling (http://www.westchesterphil.org/aboutsperling.asp) will lead the orchestra and guest artist renowned pianist Anne-Marie McDermott (http://www.westchesterphil.org/aboutmcdermott.asp).

*Participating Elementary Schools (# students):

Edgewood, Seely Place, Greenville, Quaker Ridge, Heathcote – Scarsdale (442)

Parsons – Harrison (162)

Milton, Osborn and Midland – Rye (217)

Trinity - New Rochelle (161)

Liberty – Nyack (76)

Roosevelt School – Ossining (102)

WHAT: The February 10^th concert is the culminating experience for students who have been participating in the Philharmonic’s annual classroom music education program, which integrates music into the academic classroom through curriculum guides and live presentations. The program culminates in this full-orchestra performance which, for many students, is their first time in a concert hall.Designed for elementary school students in grades 3-6, the Westchester Philharmonic’s 2015 education program features Mozart’s Overture to The Magic Flute as a springboard to musical learning. Working from both the podium and the piano, conductor Ted Sperling will introduce the instrument families of strings, winds, brass, and percussion; musical elements of tempo and dynamics, melody and harmony; and key aspects of compositional form. Study guides as well as optional visits from professional teaching artists help teachers weave the music and themes into classroom lessons. Excerpts will also be performed from Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2.

The Westchester Philharmonic’s education program provides children with an opportunity to experience a professional symphony orchestra in a real concert hall.

For more information on the Phil’s education program: westchesterphil.org (http://www.westchesterphil.org/educationprogram.asp)