Education and Engagement

Education and Engagement

Program Details 2011–12 Season

Education Staff

Engagement (see program descriptions in Education and Engagement book, pages 18 –22)

Theodore Wiprud Director of Education The Sue B. Mercy Chair WiprudT@nyphil.org Amy Leffert Assistant Director of Education LeffertA@nyphil.org Toya Lillard Director, In-School Programs education@nyphil.org Debora Kang Education Assistant KangD@nyphil.org Jon Deak Young Composers Advocate DeakJ@nyphil.org Lauren Eigenbrode Program Manager, Very Young Composers EigenbrodeL@nyphil.org

Teaching Artists Hassan Anderson* Richard Carrick Janey Choi Stanichka Dimitrova* Stephen Dunn Daniel Felsenfeld Arnold Greenwich Avery Griffin Christopher Gross Justin Hines Jihea Hong-Park Elizabeth Janzen Katie Kresek Wendy Law Andrea Lee Richard Mannoia** Colin McGrath Paul Murphy Emily Ondracek-Peterson Paola Prestini Andrew Roitstein Rachel Shapiro** David Wallace** Erin Wight *Apprentice **Senior Teaching Artist

Education Policy & Planning Committee of the New York Philharmonic Board of Directors Sung E. Han-Andersen, chair Dale Frehse Annabelle Garrett Benjamin Harris Robert Hekemian Honey Kurtz Karen LeFrak Phyllis Mills

Free Concerts A Concert for New York In Remembrance and Renewal The Tenth Anniversary of 9/11 September 10, 2011, 7:30 p.m.

Free Open Dress Rehearsal September 21, 2011, 9:45 a.m.

Concerts in the Parks Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer (nyphil.org/parks) Schedule, artists, and repertoire to be announced.

Major Coporate Support by Time Warner, Inc. Free Annual Memorial Day Concert Presented by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation (nyphil.org/memorialday) May 28, 2011, 8:00 p.m.

Mahler Symphony No. 9 Alan Gilbert, conductor

New York Philharmonic Archival Exhibits In Times of Strife: The Philharmonic’s Response from Abraham Lincoln to 9/11 September 9 – October 30, 2011 Who’s Listening? A Look at the Philharmonic Subscribers Since 1842 November 2 – December 31, 2011 An Extraordinary Musician: Remembering Bruno Walter January 5 – February 25, 2012 Beethoven in Nineteenth Century America: Why Did He Take So Long to Be Heard Here?

March 1– June 23, 2012

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concerts Merkin Concert Hall AllAll concerts atat Merkin Concert Hall onon Sundays 12:30 and 3:00 p.m.; Sundays atat 12:30 and 3:00 p.m.; Mondays 10:30 a.m.

Mondays atat 10:30 a.m.

Rebecca Young, host; Musicians the Rebecca Young, host; Musicians ofof the Philharmonic Philharmonic

concerts Avery Fisher Hall AllAll concerts atat Avery Fisher Hall onon Saturdays 2:00 p.m.; Saturdays atat 2:00 p.m.; Kidzone Live! begins 12:45 p.m.

Kidzone Live! begins atat 12:45 p.m.

Theodore Wiprud, host; Theodore Wiprud, host; Tom Dulack, scriptwriter and director Tom Dulack, scriptwriter and director

Fourteen schools five boroughs Fourteen schools in in allall five boroughs ofof New York City enjoy deep, long-term partnership New York City enjoy deep, long-term partnership with the New York Philharmonic: with the New York Philharmonic:

the 2011–12 season, Mozart and Friends, InIn the 2011–12 season, Mozart and Friends, feature some the most delightful music wewe feature some ofof the most delightful music ever composed, set stories Philippe the ever composed, set toto stories ofof Philippe the Penguin authored Philharmonic violist Penguin authored byby Philharmonic violist Dorian Rence, along with illustrations created Dorian Rence, along with illustrations created Marion Schoevaert. byby Marion Schoevaert.

this season’s Four Greats, focus InIn this season’s Four Greats, wewe focus onon four the biggest names orchestral music, four ofof the biggest names in in orchestral music, placing them the context the music placing them in in the context ofof the music ofof their own time and tracing their impact future their own time and tracing their impact onon future generations.

Find out why Bach, Beethoven, generations.

Find out why Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms are the lasting pillars the repertory, and Brahms are the lasting pillars ofof the repertory, and why Bernstein’s legacy as a composer and why Bernstein’s legacy as a composer continues grow. continues toto grow.

Allegro and Adagio Allegro and Adagio January – 23, 2012 January 2222 – 23, 2012 Treble and Bass Treble and Bass February – 27, 2012 February 2626 – 27, 2012 Forte and Piano Forte and Piano March 25 – 26, 2012 March 25 – 26, 2012

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach October 15, 2011 October 15, 2011 Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein November 2011 November 12,12, 2011 Case Scaglione, conductor Case Scaglione, conductor Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven March 2012 March 17,17, 2012 David Zinman, conductor David Zinman, conductor Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms April 14, 2012 April 14, 2012 Case Scaglione, conductor Case Scaglione, conductor

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Wednesday, January 2012 Wednesday, January 4,4, 2012 Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Manhattan: P.S. 59, P.S. 108, P.S. 165, Manhattan: P.S. 59, P.S. 108, P.S. 165, P.S. 199, Carmel-Holy Rosary P.S. 199, Mt.Mt. Carmel-Holy Rosary Brooklyn: P.S. P.S. 39, P.S. 46k, P.S. 270 Brooklyn: P.S. 11,11, P.S. 39, P.S. 46k, P.S. 270 Bronx: P.S. 24, Bronx Little School, P.S. Bronx: P.S. 24, Bronx Little School, P.S. 8181 Queens: P.S. Queens: P.S. 1919 Staten Island: P.S. Staten Island: P.S. 5050

CreditSuisse Suisse Credit VeryYoung YoungComposers Composers Very (nyphil.org/csvyc) (nyphil.org/csvyc) Six the School Partnership Program schools Six ofof the School Partnership Program schools participate the afterschool workshops participate in in the afterschool workshops ofof Credit Suisse Very Young Composers, while Credit Suisse Very Young Composers, while students from twelve middle schools participate students from twelve middle schools participate the Composer’s Bridge: in in the Composer’s Bridge: P.S. (Bronx) P.S. 2424 (Bronx) P.S. (Brooklyn) P.S. 3939 (Brooklyn) P.S. 59 (Manhattan) P.S. 59 (Manhattan) P.S. 108 (Manhattan) P.S. 108 (Manhattan) P.S. 165 (Manhattan) P.S. 165 (Manhattan) P.S. 199 (Manhattan) P.S. 199 (Manhattan)

PhilharmonicMentors Mentors Philharmonic Select secondary schools where Philharmonic Select secondary schools where Philharmonic musicians and Teaching Artists work with musicians and Teaching Artists work with ensembles and individual student musicians: ensembles and individual student musicians: Frank Sinatra School the Arts (Queens) Frank Sinatra School ofof the Arts (Queens) The Hoff-Barthelson Music School The Hoff-Barthelson Music School (Westchester County) (Westchester County) Fiorello LaGuardia High School Music Fiorello H.H. LaGuardia High School ofof Music && ArtArt and Performing Arts (Manhattan) and Performing Arts (Manhattan) Mamaroneck High School (Westchester County) Mamaroneck High School (Westchester County) Manhattan Academy Arts and Languages Manhattan Academy forfor Arts and Languages (Manhattan) (Manhattan) Newcomers High School (Queens) Newcomers High School (Queens) The Young Women’s Leadership School The Young Women’s Leadership School (Manhattan) (Manhattan)

SchoolDay DayConcerts Concerts School (nyphil.org/sdc) (nyphil.org/sdc) Billy the Kid and Rodeo Billy the Kid and Rodeo —— Musical Transformations Musical Transformations Joshua Weilerstein, conductor; Joshua Weilerstein, conductor; Theodore Wiprud, host Theodore Wiprud, host

the 1930s, the New York composer Aaron InIn the 1930s, the New York composer Aaron Copland created a new sound that would forever Copland created a new sound that would forever associated with the American west.

Copland bebe associated with the American west.

Copland transformed cowboy songs ways that transformed oldold cowboy songs in in ways that evoke vast landscapes and fill them with striking evoke vast landscapes and fill them with striking characters.

The legend the outlaw hero Billy the characters.

The legend ofof the outlaw hero Billy the The Anderson School, P.S. 334 The Anderson School, P.S. 334 Kid was a perfect subject this new American Kid was a perfect subject forfor this new American Booker Washington Middle School, M.S. Booker T. T. Washington Middle School, M.S. 5454 music, and Copland’s 1939 ballet Billy the Kid was music, and Copland’s 1939 ballet Billy the Kid was Community Action School, M.S. 258 Community Action School, M.S. 258 such a success that follwed it with Rodeo such a success that hehe follwed it with Rodeo in in East Side Middle School, M.S. 114 East Side Middle School, M.S. 114 1942.

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How does Copland present the and Math and Math story Billy the Kid, and how was the story itself story ofof Billy the Kid, and how was the story itself New Voices Middle School, M.S. 443 New Voices Middle School, M.S. 443 transformed over time? transformed over time?

Professional Performing Arts School, M.S. 408 Professional Performing Arts School, M.S. 408 Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy, M.S. 167 Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy, M.S. 167 May – 25, 2012, 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

May 2424 – 25, 2012, 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

Robert Wagner Middle School, M.S. 167 Robert F. F. Wagner Middle School, M.S. 167 West Side Collaborative Middle School, M.S. 250 West Side Collaborative Middle School, M.S. 250 Preparatory Workshops for Teachers Preparatory Workshops for Teachers William Alexander Middle School, M.S. William Alexander Middle School, M.S. 5151 March – 8, 2012 March 5 –58, 2012

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School Musical Partnership Encounters Program (nyphil.org/spp) (nyphil.org/musicalencounters)

Philharmonic Mentors combining traditional Korean instruments

with Western classical instruments, premiered Select secondary schools where Philharmonic December 3, 2011.

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Philharmonic Teaching Artists work Manhattan: OctoberP.S. 5, 20, 59,&P.S. 27,108, 2011P.S. 165, The with Hoff-Barthelson Music School areas of Japan children in disaster-affected P.S.November 199, Mt. Carmel-Holy 17, 2011 Rosary (Westchester County) and with music students at Soai University.

Brooklyn: December P.S. 11, 7, P.S. 201139, P.S. 46k, P.S. 270 Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art Bronx: January P.S. 24, 5, 18 Bronx & 26, Little 2012 School, P.S. 81 andCredit Performing Arts (Manhattan) Suisse Very Young Queens: March P.S. 1, 15 19 & 28, 2012 Mamaroneck High School (Westchester County) Composers – Finland Staten April Island: 19, 2012 P.S. 50 Manhattan Academy Arts and Languages In partnership withfor Sibelius Acaademy, Helsinki May 3, 2012 (Manhattan) Philharmonic, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, June 6, 2012 Newcomers High School (Queens) Finnish National Opera, Helsinki Music Centre, Credit Suisse The and Young Leadership School theWomen’s Finnish Foreign Ministry, Philharmonic (Manhattan) Teaching Artists initiate a long-term exploration of Very Young Composers Workshops for children’s composition with Finnish musicians and (nyphil.org/csvyc) educators.

Visiting Ensembles School Day Concerts Six of the School Partnership Program schools In 2011–12, musicians provide Learning Overtures – London participate in thePhilharmonic afterschool workshops of (nyphil.org/sdc) more thanVery 35 clinics, post-concert In partnership with the Barbican Centre, Credit Suisse Youngsectionals, Composers, while BillyGuildhall the Kid School, and Rodeo talks, from and master and — London Symphony students twelve classes. middle schools participate Musical Transformations Orchestra.

The New York Philharmonic carries in the Composer’s Bridge: Joshua conductor; out aWeilerstein, Credit Suisse Very Young Composers Conservatory Collaborations Theodore Wiprud, hostwith master classes by pilot project, along P.S. 24 (Bronx) Philharmonic principals and a Young People’s P.S. 39 (Brooklyn) In 2011–12, approximately 50 young In the 1930s, “Bernstein’s the New YorkNew composer Aaron with Concert, York,” complete P.S. 59 (Manhattan) conductors and composers are attending Copland createdKidzone a new sound large-scale Live! that would forever P.S. 108 (Manhattan) rehearsals of the New York Philharmonic be associated with the American west. Copland P.S. 165 (Manhattan) 150 times. They have four opportunities to join transformed old cowboy Credit Suisse Verysongs Youngin ways that P.S. 199 (Manhattan) the Philharmonic’s guest conductors and evoke vast landscapes and fill them with striking Composers – Venezuela composers for post-rehearsal conversations. characters.

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New Explorations Into Science, Technology Teaching Artists, are participating in five landscape? How does Copland present the and Math international projects in the 2011–12 season. story of Billy the Kid, and how was the story itself New Voices Middle School, M.S. 443 transformed over time?

Professional Performing Arts School, M.S. 408 Credit Suisse Very Young Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy, M.S. 167 Composers – Korea/New York May 24 – 25, 2012, 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

Robert F. Wagner Middle School, M.S. 167 In partnership with Korea Arts and Culture West Side Collaborative Middle School, M.S. 250 Education Service. Nine children, including Preparatory Workshops for Teachers William Alexander Middle School, M.S. 51 Korean-Americans, write new pieces March 5 – 8, 2012

Musical Pre-Concert Encounters Talks (nyphil.org/musicalencounters) (nyphil.org/preconcert)

combining traditional Korean instruments Toscanini: The Philharmonic Years withThursday, WesternFebruary classical 9, instruments, 6:30 p.m. premiered December 3, 2011.

Harvey Sachs, Leonard Bernstein Scholar-inFourteen A 30-minute of the Philharmonic’s talk one hour before Open Rehearsals every Residence at the New York Philharmonic feature subscription workshops concert. specially designed for school Learning Overtures – Japan groups.

In partnership with Japan’s Life With Music The Modern Beethoven 2011–12 Speakers: Project. Philharmonic Teaching Artists work Monday, March 5, 6:30 p.m.

October Victoria 5, 20, Bond, & 27, James 2011 M. Keller, Paul Moravec, with children in disaster-affected areas of Japan November Fred Plotkin, 17, 2011 Arbie Orenstein, Harvey Sachs, andDavid with music students Zinman, speakerat Soai University.

December Elizabeth 7, 2011 Seitz, Lawrence Tarlow, David Wallace, Harvey Sachs, host January Joelle 5, Wallach, 18 & 26, Theodore 2012 Wiprud, and Credit Suisse Very Young March Edward 1, 15 & Yim 28, 2012 Composers – Finland An Evening with Frank Peter Zimmermann April 19, 2012 In partnership with Sibelius Helsinki Tuesday, March 27, 6:30Acaademy, p.m.

May 3, 2012 Philharmonic, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Frank Peter Zimmermann, speaker and violin Matinee Talkbacks JuneSaturday 6, 2012 Finnish National Opera, Helsinki Music Centre, and the Finnish Foreign Ministry, Philharmonic Conversations with Philharmonic musicians Teaching Artists initiate a long-term exploration of Workshops for Matinee Concerts. following Saturday children’s composition with Finnish musicians and educators.

Visiting Ensembles October 1, 2011 In 2011–12, Philharmonic November 26, 2011 musicians provide Learning Overtures – London more than clinics, sectionals, post-concert May 19,35 2012 In partnership with the Barbican Centre, talks,June and16, master 2012classes.

Guildhall School, and London Symphony Orchestra. The New York Philharmonic carries out a Credit Suisse Very Young Composers Conservatory Insights Series Collaborations pilot project, along with master classes by Philharmonic principals and a Young People’s (nyphil.org/insights) In 2011–12, approximately 50 young Concert, “Bernstein’s New York,” complete with Talks byand major artists and scholars on themes conductors composers are attending large-scale Kidzone Live! of the Philharmonic season.

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They have four opportunities join65th Credit Suisse Very Young Street at Amsterdam Avenue the Philharmonic’s guest conductors and Composers – Venezuela composers for post-rehearsal conversations.

In partnership with El Sistema. For the third In Times of Strife: Music Responds year, Philharmonic Teaching Artists work with Friday, September 9, 2011, 6:30p.m. musicians and educators to establish Credit Learning Overtures Suisse Very Young Composers as an integral John Corigliano, speaker part of the pedagogy of Venezuela’s burgeoning Barbara Haws, speaker New York Philharmonic musicians and youth orchestra movement.

Theodore Wiprud, moderator Teaching Artists, are participating in five Cherry Duke, mezzo-soprano international projects in the 2011–12 season.

Stephen Gosling, piano Musicians of the Philharmonic Credit Suisse Very Young Composers – Korea/New York In partnership with Korea Arts and Culture Education Service. Nine children, including Korean-Americans, write new pieces

Support

Support for educational activities is provided by:

Marion Moore Foundation Mitsui USA Foundation Oceanic Heritage Foundation

MetLife Foundation

Leo Rosner Foundation Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.

The Carson Family Charitable Trust The William Randolph Hearst Education Endowment Fund

C.F. Roe Slade Foundation Malcolm Thomson Joseph and Sophia Abeles Foundation

Credit Suisse Deutsche Bank The William Randolph Hearst Foundation Eugene Mercy, Jr.

Kathi and Peter Arnow The ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund Shirley Brodsky Colgate-Palmolive Company Disney Worldwide Outreach

The Astor Education Fund IBM Company Fund for the Conductorship of Youth Concerts The Willard T.C. Johnson Fund Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation Mary P. Oenslager Student Concert Endowment Fund Mr. and Mrs. Laurance S. Rockefeller Fund Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman The Theodore H. Barth Foundation Carolyn and David Cohen An Endowment in the Name of Lillian Butler Davey Basem L. Hishmeh National Endowment for the Arts The Resource Foundation The Beatrice Snyder Foundation

Richard Gilder and Lois Chiles Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg New York State Council on the Arts The Rudin Foundation, Inc. Alan and Katherine Stroock Fund The Staten Island Foundation Other Generous Donors

A Concert for New York was generously underwritten

by Credit Suisse, the exclusive Global Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic. Additional support was

Marilyn G. Abrams

provided by Alec Baldwin, Antonio and Gabriela

Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust

Quintella, Mrs. Frederick P. Rose, Didi and Oscar

Halee and David Baldwin Teaching Artist Fund

Schafer, Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the

The Donald and Vera Blinken General

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

Education Endowment Rhoda Weiskopf Cohen; in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weiskopf

Programs of the New York Philharmonic are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City

Dale M. Frehse

Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State

SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris Andersen

Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment

Jephson Education Trust No. 2

for the Arts.

Mrs. Erich Leinsdorf Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. Endowment Fund Miller Khoshkish Foundation