Noël Nouvelet (Renaissance Carol, arr. by Jeannette Sorrell)
SIDE-BY-SIDE Orchestra - Apollo's Fire & Matteson School District (Greater Chicago)
Winter Concert, December 8, 2022
Choir conducted by Elizabeth Norman
Orchestra led by Eric Gratz, Senior Teaching Artist in Residence
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ABOUT THE "SIDE-BY-SIDE" STRING PROGRAM
The SIDE-BY-SIDE program is a partnership between Apollo's Fire, Southland College Prep Charter High School, and Matteson School District 162 (Greater Chicago, Southside suburb). The full orchestra, as heard in the first piece, includes 5th and 6th-graders from 4 elementary schools in the Matteson district. The Apollo's Fire team of 8 teaching artists are in the schools 5 days per week, and perform side-by-side with the students in the concerts.
Modeled on Vivaldi's orchestra of orphan girls in 18th-century Italy, the program was conceived and designed by APOLLO'S FIRE Artistic Director Jeannette Sorrell in partnership with Matteson School District 162 administrators - Dr Blondean Davis, CEO and Dr Carl Cogar, Director of Fine Arts. The program was launched in November 2021. The elementary-school students in the orchestra have played for 1 year at the time of this concert.
30 янв 2023
