Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies
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Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies In 1972, a unique music organisation was formed with the Twin Cities of Minnesota and St. Paul in the United States. Its purpose was to provide an opportunity for young musicians up to the age of eighteen to become members of symphony orchestras comprised of other young musicians of comparable skills and interest. It replaced several diverse music groups to which schoolage musicians could belong. The organisation was called the Greater Twin Cities' Youth Symphonies (GTCYS). Today GTCYS is the largest independent youth symphony grouping in America with more than 700 young musicians partici pating and performing in more than 60 concerts throughout Minnesota each year. It has received international recognition and has been studied by other cities as a model for the formation of similar groups. This year 100 members of GTCYS will be playing for the first time at the Schools Prom under the direction of Dr. William L. Jones, Music Director. Under his leadership GTCYS has achieved international recognition for its successful approach in providing quality orchestral experience for young musicians.
Parents. The ideal
Christmas gift for your child. Antony Hopkins
John and the Magic Music Man & A Child's Guide to the Orchestra Narrated and conducted by the Composer with the Philharmonia Orchestra For 25 years Antony Hopkins' BBC programme Talking About ~Iu,ic ha, b('Cn fascinating and compelling lislcning for cou ntless people in 44 counlries Hen.' he brings his unique gift of musical co mmunication to young people through this delightful story .. All the groups of instrumc nts aTC introduced and on Side 2 :\nlOn~ Hopkins develops his absorbing narrati on to concentrate on lhe charaCleristic. . of the various instruments individually and in short exct"rpl~ from some of the Rn.'at 'classics .' The cha rming full colour skt"\c design \\'a5 commiss ioned from childr('n\ book illustrator Cara Lockhan -Smith, and a leafl('l is prmidcd with llw reco rd which includt-s photographs of a ll the principal in'inumC' nl 5. ('te
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