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First Concert Guide for the 2018-19 Season
SYMPHONY FOR THE SCHOOLS:
Take Action!
Take Action!
CONCERT INTRODUCTION
The Phoenix Symphony is excited that you will be joining us for our first Symphony for the Schools Concert of the 2018/19 season, Take Action!
Take Action aims to give students the power to find their own voice in their schools and in their communities. Join The Phoenix Symphony’s Assistant Conductor, Mathew Kasper, as he leads the orchestra through a program of classical favorites and modern orchestral hits. Accompanied by actors from Phoenix Theatre, the students will follow the orchestra as they explore how people have taken action in their own times and communities.
This guide includes information about the composers you will hear at the performance, short descriptions of the individual pieces and links to performances of the pieces on YouTube.
Consider playing these excerpts throughout the school day helps familiarize students with the music. You may find that it has a dramatic effect on their engagement in their field trip to Symphony Hall.
For best use, please use this guide digitally – you may need to speak with your IT professional to enable access to YouTube and other sites used in the program. We look forward to performing for you in October!
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THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY
October 2-4, 2018
MATTHEW KASPER
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR
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MATTHEW KASPER,CONDUCTOR
Matthew Kasper is the Assistant Conductor of The Phoenix Symphony and Music Director of The Phoenix Youth Symphony. He has also served as Interim Music Director of the Queens Symphony Orchestra and was the founding Music Director of the Chicago Composers Orchestra.
Matthew holds degrees in violin performance from Queens College and the Chicago College of Performing Arts, he earned a degree in Orchestral Conducting from Queens College and is a former member of the Chicago Civic Orchestra. He also studied chamber music and is an accomplished arts administrator, having served as an artistic intern for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and as Artistic Operations Manager of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, Matthew currently resides in Phoenix with his wife, Rebecca and children, Theodore and Fiona.
SYMPHONY HALLABOUT THE VENUE
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PHOENIX SYMPHONY HALL
Symphony Hall was built in 1972, and received a major upgrade in 2004 to be the space you’ll enjoy at your concert. Seating over 2,300 people, there’s a lot of space for your class and friends from all over the valley.
When you arrive, you’ll park along 3rd Street between Washington and Jefferson streets. On your way from your bus, keep your eyes peeled for the East buildings of the Convention Center, Science Center, and the enormous Bank of America building running right alongside of the bus parking. Volunteers will help you find your assigned entrance door, and we ask that you find your seats before sending students to the restroom, which are located to the east and west of the performance space.
As you enter, your students will see carpeting inspired by the natural desert landscapes of Arizona, Navajo-inspired tapestries, and hand-blown glass chandeliers from Italy. Take a minute to take it all in, and we’ll start the show promptly at 10:00am and 11:45am.
THE PHOENIX SYMPHONYMEET THE ORCHESTRA
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THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY
The orchestra is made up of all kinds of different people and is also more than just musicians! Let’s meet everyone that’s part of an orchestra and learn about their role in making each performance successful:
CONDUCTOR:The conductor, or maestro, keeps everyone together. The conductor often uses a baton to keep the beat steady. He/she rehearses the orchestra before each performance.
MUSICIANS:The musicians are generally split up into FOUR sections*:Woodwinds: Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, BassoonBrass: Trumpet, Tuba, Horn, TrombonePercussion: Timpani, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Triangle, Piano, and many moreStrings: Violin, Viola, Cello, Double-Bass, Harp*More information on each individual instrument can be found on Be Part of the Music: http://www.bepartofthemusic.org/
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SYMPHONY AND AN ORCHESTRA?The short answer is: None! The term “orchestra” originally referred to the circular space occupied by the chorus in the ancient Greek theatre, and the name later came to refer to groups of musicians, especially string players, sitting in the same shape. Today we use the term to describe a larger group of instrumentalists that includes a number of strings. Brass bands, concert bands, and string quartets are not orchestras, but a dance band that includes a few strings may choose to call themselves an orchestra.
“Symphonic” comes from terms meaning “sounding together,” which orchestras certainly do. Today we typically use the term “Symphony” to refer to a large orchestra including brass, woodwinds and percussion along with strings.
THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY
THE MUSIC:PLAYLIST
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Below is a listing of the music your students will hear on the concert. Included are YouTube links to each of the pieces – we encourage you to play these for your students as you see fit, even during individual work time or as students are walking in and out of class.
The Star-Spangled Bannerhttps://youtu.be/DADmZdbQ9x8
*Beethoven: Overture to Fideliohttps://youtu.be/yMPJl_qzlTc
*Shostakovich, Dimitri: Symphony No. 5, Mvt. IVhttps://youtu.be/r0AK_50-9rQ?t=37m46s
*Sibelius, Jean: Finlandiahttps://youtu.be/qOSaT6U4e-8?t=15s
Williams, John: Olympic Fanfarehttps://youtu.be/TkSyUBTFxJU
WILLIAMS, John: Raider’s March https://youtu.be/_CJhsHodOLw
* This piece may be shortened to fit within the time constraints of the Symphony for the Schools program, but please feel free to play entire selections for your students!
ABOUT THE COMPOSERS
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)Beethoven is considered one of the greatest composers of classical music ever to live. He worked in the Classical Era of music history (1750-1825) and is seen as a transitional figure, leading many of the musical style changes that led to the Romantic Era. He wrote many important Symphonies, Concertos and Chamber Ensemble Pieces. Near the end of his life, Beethoven completely lost his hearing, but continued to write music, including his celebrated Ninth Symphony!
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Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)Shostakovich was a Russian composer, most well known for his symphonies. He worked in the Soviet Union under communist rule for most of his career. Because of communist rules, Shostakovich’s music had to be written with the interests of the communist party in mind. Many people who have studied his music think that he wrote most of it tongue-in-cheek – that he really didn’t mean any praise for the communist party and was secretly rebelling against it.
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ABOUT THE COMPOSERS
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Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)Sibelius is from the country of Finland and is one of the most celebrated composers from Scandinavia. He worked during the Romantic and 20th Century eras of music history and often wrote in a ‘Nationalist’ style, meaning his music was evocative of his home country, Finland. Sibelius wrote seven symphonies, some concertos and tone poems.
John Williams (b. 1932)Williams is an American composer and conductor and specializes in writing music for movies. Some of his most famous works include music for Star Wars, Harry Potter, E.T., Jaws, and Indiana Jones. He also writes other music, including Concertos and music for the Olympic Games. John Williams continues to write music and work as a conductor and at the age of 86, shows no signs of slowing down!
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ABOUT THE MUSICThe Star-Spangled Banner (Arr. Toscanini)
The national anthem of the United States of America. We invite your students to sing along with the orchestra and singers!
Ludwig van Beethoven, Overture to FidelioAn Overture is a piece of music that is played at the beginning of an opera of other dramatic musical work. Overtures were originally meant to quiet the crowd and prepare them for the upcoming performance. Beethoven was never very happy with this piece; he updated it four times and even renamed it once!
Dmitry Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5Shostakovich described this piece prior to its premiere as “a Soviet artist’s response to just criticism”, but like much of Shostakovich’s other music, his fifth symphony may have actually been written as more of a protest against the USSR than praise for the country. Music was Shostakovich’s only way to speak out against the government.
Jean Sibelius, FinlandiaFinlandia is a Tone Poem, a piece like a symphony, but usually only in one movement and with a story or idea attached to it. Finlandia was written to protest Russian control of Finnish press and the piece is ‘nationalistic’ – it is evocative of music and themes familiar to the Finnish people.
John Williams, Olympic Fanfare and ThemeComposed for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California, William’s music has become synonymous with the Olympics. Every four years, the entire world hears this piece and its familiar themes around Olympic coverage.
John Williams, Raider’s MarchThe iconic Raider’s March was first heard in the first Indiana Jones movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark. John Williams often uses powerful brass melodies, beautiful love themes and driving rhythms, and Raider’s March does not disappoint!
ARIZONA STATE STANDARDS
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COLLABORATIONStandards taken from Arizona’s College and Career Ready Standards: http://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/
EnglishReading Standards for Informational Text (Grades K-1): K.RI.4, 1.RI.4, K.RI.10, 1.RI.10English LAWriting (Grades 3-5): 3.W.2, 4.W.2, 5.W.2, 3.W.7English LA and LiteracyWriting (Grades 6-10): 6.W.3, 7.W.3, 8.W.3, 6.W.4, 7.W.4, 8.W.4, 9-10.W.4
Mathematics3.MP.7, 4.MP.7, 5.MP.7: look for and make use of structure.3.MP.8, 4.MP.8, 5.MP.8: look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
General MusicStrand 3, Concept 2, PO 2 (Grades K-8): listening attentively while others perform and showing appropriate audience behavior for the context and style of the music performed.Strand 1, Concept 1, PO 1 (Grade K): exhibiting singing and speaking voices.Strand 1, Concept 2, PO 1 (Grade K): maintaining a steady beat.Strand 2, Concept 1, PO 1 (Grade K): exploring the relationship between music and dance by responding to sounds through movement.Strand 2, Concept 3, PO 1 (Grade K): describing what a piece of music makes them think of/or about.Strand 3, Concept 1, PO 2 (Grade 1): identifying a variety of band, orchestra, and classroom instruments.Strand 3, Concept 1, PO 4 (Grade 1): demonstrating various moods heard in music through facial expression, body posture and/or movement.Strand 1, Concept 2, PO 1 (Grade 2): maintaining a steady beat in a group.Strand 1, Concept 3, PO 1 (Grade 2): improvising simple rhythmic accompaniments.Strand 1, Concept 5, PO 4 (Grades 3-6): reading and notating music using standard musical notationStrand 2, Concept 2, PO 1 (Grade 3): identifying music from various genres and diverse cultures.Strand 3, Concept 1, PO 4 (Grade 3): describing changes in mood while listening to music.Strand 1, Concept 1, PO 2 (Grade 4): singing unaccompanied with correct timing and intonation.Strand 2, Concept 2, PO 1 (Grade 6): describing the characteristics that distinguish one style/period of music from another.Strand 3, Concept 1, PO 4 (Grade 6-7): classifying musical examples by culture.Strand 3, Concept 1, PO 4 (Grade 7): classifying musical examples by genres.Strand 1, Concept 2, PO 1 (Grades 7-8): playing expressively on the instruments of the genreStrand 2, Concept 2, PO 1 (Grade 8): comparing and contrasting the characteristics that distinguish one style/period of music from other various time periods
CONTACT INFORMATION
VALERIE BONTRAGERDirector of Education and Community Engagement
[email protected] O’NEAL
Manager of Education and Community [email protected] SERVICES/BOX OFFICE
Phone: 602-495-1999 or 1-800-776-9080EMAIL
phoenixsymphony.org
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