Wednesday, Aug 12, 2009

TTT AUG 12: YouthMusicEducation

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AUG 12: MUSIC AND THE YOUNG: Inspiring Hope and Education- but what about Funding?

Arts and music education programs in the schools are under fire. In spite of evidence that arts and music programming in schools enhances over all academic learning in significant ways, these programs too often take a back seat to such activities as organized sports and to budget cutters on school boards, in the Legislature and Governor's office.

TTT's ANDY DRISCOLL and LYNNELL MICKELSEN talk with leaders of four Twin Cities youth music organizations: directors, conductors, and educators about their music, their programs and their recruiting methods for ensemble members - and we'll hear from students and music from the orchestras themselves, playing the excellent work of these young ensembles. Listen to a live flute performance as well.

GUESTS:

• DIANE SOLLENBERGER - Director, Twin Cities Youth Band (TCYB); Music educator, Capitol Hill Magnet School, St. Paul

• FELIX JAMES - Jazz Program Director, Walker-West Music Academy, St. Paul

• AMIR KATS - Artistic Director/Conductor, Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies - Minneapolis

• MANNY LAUREANO - Co-Artistic Director, Minnesota Youth Symphonies; Principal Trumpet, Minnesota Orchestra

• HANNAH PETERSON - Award-winning flutist with Minnesota Youth Symphonies and a 2009 graduate of St. Paul Central High School, heading for the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music as a flute performance and music education major.

LINKS:

• Twin Cities Youth Band INFORMATIONTwin Cities Youth Band (TCYB):

• Minnesota Youth Symphonies (MYS) AUDITIONS

• Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (GTCYS) AUDITIONS

• Walker-West Music Academy (WWMA) JAZZ ENSEMBLE AUDITIONS/PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

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