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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Educating the Future - Symphony for the Schools

Today and tomorrow, thousands of schoolchildren will descend upon Symphony Hall for our regular Symphony for the Schools program. Our Education and Community Engagement department has the monumental task of organizing the event. Just how monumental is it? Take a look at the numbers:

Students and teachers attending: 7,742
Buses: 119
Schools Participating: 61
Phoenix Symphony Musicians: 61
Staff Members: 11
Volunteers: 10
Police Officers Directing Traffic: 6
Puppets: 3
Musical Selections Performed: 12

Watching thousands of children experience the joy of symphonic music for the first time: Priceless

If that wasn't enough, the Education and Community Engagement Department is also putting on four free concerts at two Phoenix Public Libraries this weekend on Saturday and Sunday afternoon featuring the Phoenix Symphony Woodwind Ensemble!

Special thanks to the Education and Community Engagement department for these numbers and this wonderful programming!

posted by The Phoenix Symphony | 7:45 AM

2 Comments:

Blogger Ur-spo said...

i remember going to the 'young peoples concerts' in detroit, michigan; it got me interested in going to the symphony. and i still go, so exposing children is a very good investment for future patrons.

9/26/2007 10:31 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think the goal of these concerts should be to make kids want to play these instruments. We must portray the instruments and the people who play them in a positive light. That is one of the few ways that we know for sure will get and keep people interested in this music.

9/28/2007 3:53 PM  

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